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	Author	da Costa, D.R.; Chaves, A.; Sena, S.H.R.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Valley filtering using electrostatic potentials in bilayer graphene			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	92	Issue	92	Pages	045417
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Propagation of an electron wave packet through a quantum point contact (QPC) defined by electrostatic gates in bilayer graphene is investigated. The gates provide a bias between the layers, in order to produce an energy gap. If the gates on both sides of the contact produce the same bias, steps in the electron transmission probability are observed, as in the usual QPC. However, if the bias is inverted on one of the sides of the QPC, only electrons belonging to one of the Dirac valleys are allowed to pass, which provides a very efficient valley filtering.
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	Language		Wos	000358253200009	Publication Date	2015-07-20
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	47	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was financially supported by CNPq, under PNPD and PRONEX/FUNCAP grants; the CAPES Foundation under ProcessNo. BEX7178/13-1; the Bilateral programme between Flanders and Brazil; the Flemish Science Foundation (FWOVl); and the Brazilian program Science Without Borders (CsF). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	c:irua:127152			Serial	3833
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	Author	Warwick, M.E.A.; Kaunisto, K.; Barreca, D.; Carraro, G.; Gasparotto, A.; Maccato, C.; Bontempi, E.; Sada, C.; Ruoko, T.P.; Turner, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.;
	Title	Vapor phase processing of \alpha-Fe₂O₃ photoelectrodes for water splitting : an insight into the structure/property interplay			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	ACS applied materials and interfaces	Abbreviated Journal	Acs Appl Mater Inter
	Volume	7	Issue	7	Pages	8667-8676
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Harvesting radiant energy to trigger water photoelectrolysis and produce clean hydrogen is receiving increasing attention in the search of alternative energy resources. In this regard, hematite (alpha-Fe2O3) nanostructures with controlled nano-organization have been fabricated and investigated for use as anodes in photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells. The target systems have been grown on conductive substrates by plasma enhanced-chemical vapor deposition (PE-CVD) and subjected to eventual ex situ annealing in air to further tailor their structure and properties. A detailed multitechnique approach has enabled to elucidate between system characteristics and the generated photocurrent. The present alpha-Fe2O3 systems are characterized by a high purity and hierarchical morphologies consisting of nanopyramids/organized dendrites, offering a high contact area with the electrolyte. PEC data reveal a dramatic response enhancement upon thermal treatment, related to a more efficient electron transfer. The reasons underlying such a phenomenon are elucidated and discussed by transient absorption spectroscopy (TAS) studies of photogenerated charge carrier kinetics, investigated on different time scales for the first time on PE-CVD Fe2O3 nanostructures.
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	Language		Wos	000353931300037	Publication Date	2015-04-08
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	ISSN	1944-8244;1944-8252;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	7.504	Times cited	51	Open Access
	Notes	246791 Countatoms; Fwo			Approved	Most recent IF: 7.504; 2015 IF: 6.723
	Call Number	c:irua:126059			Serial	3836
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	Author	Abakumov, M.A.; Nukolova, N.V.; Sokolsky-Papkov, M.; Shein, S.A.; Sandalova, T.O.; Vishwasrao, H.M.; Grinenko, N.F.; Gubsky, I.L.; Abakumov, A.M.; Kabanov, A.V.; Chekhonin, V.P.;
	Title	VEGF-targeted magnetic nanoparticles for MRI visualization of brain tumor			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Nanomedicine: nanotechnology, biology and medicine	Abbreviated Journal	Nanomed-Nanotechnol
	Volume	11	Issue	11	Pages	825-833
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	This work is focused on synthesis and characterization of targeted magnetic nanoparticles as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) agents for in vivo visualization of gliomas. Ferric oxide (Fe3O4) cores were synthesized by thermal decomposition and coated with bovine serum albumin (BSA) to form nanoparticles with D-eff of 53 +/- 9 nm. The BSA was further cross-linked to improve colloidal stability. Monoclonal antibodies against vascular endothelial growth factor (mAbVEGF) were covalently conjugated to BSA through a polyethyleneglycol linker. Here we demonstrate that 1) BSA coated nanoparticles are stable and non-toxic to different cells at concentration up to 2.5 mg/mL; 2) conjugation of monoclonal antibodies to nanoparticles promotes their binding to VEGF-positive glioma C6 cells in vitro; 3) targeted nanoparticles are effective in MRI visualization of the intracranial glioma. Thus, mAbVEGF-targeted BSA-coated magnetic nanoparticles are promising MRI contrast agents for glioma visualization. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	S.l.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000354559600004	Publication Date	2015-01-31
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	ISSN	1549-9634;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	5.72	Times cited	62	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 5.72; 2015 IF: 6.155
	Call Number	c:irua:126351			Serial	3838
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	Author	Richardson, C.L.; Edkins, S.D.; Berdiyorov, G.R.; Chua, C.J.; Griffiths, J.P.; Jones, G.A.C.; Buitelaar, M.R.; Narayan, V.; Sfigakis, F.; Smith, C.G.; Covaci, L.; Connolly, M.R.;
	Title	Vortex detection and quantum transport in mesoscopic graphene Josephson-junction arrays			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	91	Issue	91	Pages	245418
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We investigate mesoscopic Josephson-junction arrays created by patterning superconducting disks on monolayer graphene, concentrating on the high-T/T-c regime of these devices and the phenomena which contribute to the superconducting glass state in diffusive arrays. We observe features in the magnetoconductance at rational fractions of flux quanta per array unit cell, which we attribute to the formation of flux-quantized vortices. The applied fields at which the features occur are well described by Ginzburg-Landau simulations that take into account the number of unit cells in the array. We find that the mean conductance and universal conductance fluctuations are both enhanced below the critical temperature and field of the superconductor, with greater enhancement away from the graphene Dirac point.
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	Language		Wos	000356129800012	Publication Date	2015-06-15
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	2	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was financially supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, and an NPL/EPSRC Joint Postdoctoral Partnership. Supporting data for this paper is available at the DSpace@Cambridge data repository (https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/248242). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	c:irua:126982			Serial	3865
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	Author	Schoeters, B.
	Title	An ab initio study of the properties of doped semiconducting nanwires			Type	Doctoral thesis
	Year	2015	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
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	Keywords	Doctoral thesis; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Antwerpen	Editor
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	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:128354			Serial	4133
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	Author	Arsoski, V.V.; Čukarić, N.A.; Tadic, M.Z.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	An efficient finite-difference scheme for computation of electron states in free-standing and core-shell quantum wires			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Computer physics communications	Abbreviated Journal	Comput Phys Commun
	Volume	197	Issue	197	Pages	17-26
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The electron states in axially symmetric quantum wires are computed by means of the effective-mass Schrodinger equation, which is written in cylindrical coordinates phi, rho, and z. We show that a direct discretization of the Schrodinger equation by central finite differences leads to a non-symmetric Hamiltonian matrix. Because diagonalization of such matrices is more complex it is advantageous to transform it in a symmetric form. This can be done by the Liouville-like transformation proposed by Rizea et al. (2008), which replaces the wave function psi(rho) with the function F(rho) = psi(rho)root rho and transforms the Hamiltonian accordingly. Even though a symmetric Hamiltonian matrix is produced by this procedure, the computed wave functions are found to be inaccurate near the origin, and the accuracy of the energy levels is not very high. In order to improve on this, we devised a finite-difference scheme which discretizes the Schrodinger equation in the first step, and then applies the Liouville-like transformation to the difference equation. Such a procedure gives a symmetric Hamiltonian matrix, resulting in an accuracy comparable to the one obtained with the finite element method. The superior efficiency of the new finite-difference scheme (FDM) is demonstrated for a few p-dependent one-dimensional potentials which are usually employed to model the electron states in free-standing and core shell quantum wires. The new scheme is compared with the other FDM schemes for solving the effective-mass Schrodinger equation, and is found to deliver energy levels with much smaller numerical error for all the analyzed potentials. It also gives more accurate results than the scheme of Rizea et al., except for the ground state of an infinite rectangular potential in freestanding quantum wires. Moreover, the PT symmetry is invoked to explain similarities and differences between the considered FDM schemes. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Amsterdam	Editor
	Language		Wos	000362919500003	Publication Date	2015-08-08
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0010-4655	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.936	Times cited	4	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development of Serbia (project III 45003) and the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Belgium). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.936; 2015 IF: 3.112
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:129412			Serial	4139
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	Author	Zhong, R.; Peng, L.; de Clippel, F.; Gommes, C.; Goderis, B.; Ke, X.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Jacobs, P.A.; Sels, B.F.
	Title	An eco-friendly soft template synthesis of mesostructured silica-carbon nanocomposites for acid catalysis			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	ChemCatChem	Abbreviated Journal	Chemcatchem
	Volume	7	Issue	7	Pages	3047-3058
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	The synthesis of ordered mesoporous silica-carbon composites was explored by employing TEOS and sucrose as the silica and carbon precursor respectively, and the triblock copolymer F127 as a structure-directing agent via an evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) process. It is demonstrated that the synthesis procedures allow for control of the textural properties and final composition of these silica-carbon nanocomposites via adjustment of the effective SiO2/C weight ratio. Characterization by SAXS, N-2 physisorption, HRTEM, TGA, and C-13 and Si-29 solid-state MAS NMR show a 2D hexagonal mesostructure with uniform large pore size ranging from 5.2 to 7.6nm, comprising of separate carbon phases in a continuous silica phase. Ordered mesoporous silica and non-ordered porous carbon can be obtained by combustion of the pyrolyzed nanocomposites in air or etching with HF solution, respectively. Sulfonic acid groups can be readily introduced to such kind of silica-carbon nanocomposites by a standard sulfonation procedure with concentrated sulfuric acid. Excellent acid-catalytic activities and selectivities for the dimerization of styrene to produce 1,3-diphenyl-1-butene and dimerization of -methylstyrene to unsaturated dimers were demonstrated with the sulfonated materials.
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	Language		Wos	000361189400037	Publication Date	2015-09-03
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	ISSN	1867-3880; 1867-3899	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	4.803	Times cited	13	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 4.803; 2015 IF: 4.556
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:127836			Serial	4138
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	Author	Chaves, A.; Low, T.; Avouris, P.; Çakir, D.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Anisotropic exciton Stark shift in black phosphorus			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	91	Issue	91	Pages	155311
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We calculate the excitonic spectrum of few-layer black phosphorus by direct diagonalization of the effective mass Hamiltonian in the presence of an applied in-plane electric field. The strong attractive interaction between electrons and holes in this system allows one to investigate the Stark effect up to very high ionizing fields, including also the excited states. Our results show that the band anisotropy in black phosphorus becomes evident in the direction-dependent field-induced polarizability of the exciton.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000353459200005	Publication Date	2015-04-27
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 1550-235x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	88	Open Access
	Notes	; Discussions with J. M. Pereira Jr. and J. S. de Souza are gratefully acknowledged. This work was supported by the Brazilian Council for Research (CNPq) through the PQ and Science Without Borders programs, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Methusalem programme of the Flemish government, and the Bilateral program (CNPq-FWO) between Flanders and Brazil. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132506			Serial	4141
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	Author	Somers, W.
	Title	Atomic scale simulations of the interactions of plasma species on nickel catalyst surfaces			Type	Doctoral thesis
	Year	2015	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
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	Keywords	Doctoral thesis; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Antwerpen	Editor
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	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:127915			Serial	4142
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	Author	Kurttepeli, M.
	Title	Carbon based materials and hybrid nanostructures investigated by advanced transmission electron microscopy			Type	Doctoral thesis
	Year	2015	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages
	Keywords	Doctoral thesis; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Antwerpen	Editor
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	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:130502			Serial	4145
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	Author	Galvan-Moya; Misko, V.R.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Chainlike transitions in Wigner crystals : sequential versus nonsequential			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	92	Issue	92	Pages	064112
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The structural transitions of the ground state of a system of repulsively interacting particles confined in a quasi-one-dimensional channel, and the effect of the interparticle interaction as well as the functional form of the confinement potential on those transitions are investigated. Although the nonsequential ordering of transitions (non-SOT), i.e., the 1 – 2 – 4 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – ... sequence of chain configurations with increasing density, is widely robust as predicted in a number of theoretical studies, the sequential ordering of transitions (SOT), i.e., the 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – ... chain, is found as the ground state for long-ranged interparticle interaction and hard-wall-like confinement potentials. We found an energy barrier between every two different phases around its transition point, which plays an important role in the preference of the system to follow either a SOT or a non-SOT. However, that preferential transition requires also the stability of the phases during the transition. Additionally, we analyze the effect of a small structural disorder on the transition between the two phases around its transition point. Our results show that a small deformation of the triangular structure changes dramatically the picture of the transition between two phases, removing in a considerable region the non-SOT in the system. This feature could explain the fact that the non-SOT is, up to now, not observed in experimental systems, and suggests a more advanced experimental setup to detect the non-SOT.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000359859400003	Publication Date	2015-08-21
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 1550-235x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	3	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Odysseus and Methusalem programmes of the Flemish government. Computational resources were provided by HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA) a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:127753			Serial	4148
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	Author	de de Meux, A.J.; Pourtois, G.; Genoe, J.; Heremans, P.
	Title	Comparison of the electronic structure of amorphous versus crystalline indium gallium zinc oxide semiconductor : structure, tail states and strain effects			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Journal of physics: D: applied physics	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys D Appl Phys
	Volume	48	Issue	48	Pages	435104
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	We study the evolution of the structural and electronic properties of crystalline indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) upon amorphization by first-principles calculation. The bottom of the conduction band (BCB) is found to be constituted of a pseudo-band of molecular orbitals that resonate at the same energy on different atomic sites. They display a bonding character between the s orbitals of the metal sites and an anti-bonding character arising from the interaction between the oxygen and metal s orbitals. The energy level of the BCB shifts upon breaking of the crystal symmetry during the amorphization process, which may be attributed to the reduction of the coordination of the cationic centers. The top of the valence band (TVB) is constructed from anti-bonding oxygen p orbitals. In the amorphous state, they have random orientation, in contrast to the crystalline state. This results in the appearance of localized tail states in the forbidden gap above the TVB. Zinc is found to play a predominant role in the generation of these tail states, while gallium hinders their formation. Last, we study the dependence of the fundamental gap and effective mass of IGZO on mechanical strain. The variation of the gap under strain arises from the enhancement of the anti-bonding interaction in the BCB due to the modification of the length of the oxygen-metal bonds and/or to a variation of the cation coordination. This effect is less pronounced for the amorphous material compared to the crystalline material, making amorphous IGZO a semiconductor of choice for flexible electronics. Finally, the effective mass is found to increase upon strain, in contrast to regular materials. This counterintuitive variation is due to the reduction of the electrostatic shielding of the cationic centers by oxygen, leading to an increase of the overlaps between the metal orbitals at the origin of the delocalization of the BCB. For the range of strain typically met in flexible electronics, the induced variation in the effective mass is found to be negligible (less than 1%).
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000365876300012	Publication Date	2015-09-30
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0022-3727	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.588	Times cited	23	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.588; 2015 IF: 2.721
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:130277			Serial	4153
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	Author	Buh, J.; Kabanov, V.; Baranov, V.; Mrzel, A.; Kovic, A.; Mihailovic, D.
	Title	Control of switching between metastable superconducting states in delta-MoN nanowires			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Nature communications	Abbreviated Journal	Nat Commun
	Volume	6	Issue	6	Pages	10250
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The superconducting state in one-dimensional nanosystems is very delicate. While fluctuations of the phase of the superconducting wave function lead to the spontaneous decay of persistent supercurrents in thin superconducting wires and nanocircuits, discrete phase-slip fluctuations can also lead to more exotic phenomena, such as the appearance of metastable superconducting states in current-bearing wires. Here we show that switching between different metastable superconducting states in d-MoN nanowires can be very effectively manipulated by introducing small amplitude electrical noise. Furthermore, we show that deterministic switching between metastable superconducting states with different numbers of phase-slip centres can be achieved in both directions with small electrical current pulse perturbations of appropriate polarity. The observed current-controlled bi-stability is in remarkable agreement with theoretically predicted trajectories of the system switching between different limit cycle solutions of a model one-dimensional superconductor.
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	Language		Wos	000367576600002	Publication Date	2015-12-21
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2041-1723	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	12.124	Times cited	8	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 12.124; 2015 IF: 11.470
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:131108			Serial	4156
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	Author	Semkina, A.; Abakumov, M.; Grinenko, N.; Abakumov, A.; Skorikov, A.; Mironova, E.; Davydova, G.; Majouga, A.G.; Nukolova, N.; Kabanov, A.; Chekhonin, V.;
	Title	Core-shell-corona doxorubicin-loaded superparamagnetic Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles for cancer theranostics			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Colloids and surfaces: B : biointerfaces	Abbreviated Journal	Colloid Surface B
	Volume	136	Issue	136	Pages	1073-1080
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Superparamagnetic iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are successfully used as contrast agents in magnetic-resonance imaging. They can be easily functionalized for drug delivery functions, demonstrating great potential for both imaging and therapeutic applications. Here we developed new pH-responsive theranostic core-shell-corona nanoparticles consisting of superparamagentic Fe3O4 core that displays high T2 relaxivity, bovine serum albumin (BSA) shell that binds anticancer drug, doxorubicin (Dox) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) corona that increases stability and biocompatibility. The nanoparticles were produced by adsorption of the BSA shell onto the Fe3O4 core followed by crosslinking of the protein layer and subsequent grafting of the PEG corona using monoamino-terminated PEG via carbodiimide chemistry. The hydrodynamic diameter, zeta-potential, composition and T2 relaxivity of the resulting nanoparticles were characterized using transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, thermogravimetric analysis and T2-relaxometry. Nanoparticles were shown to absorb Dox molecules, possibly through a combination of electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions. The loading capacity (LC) of the nanoparticles was 8 wt.%. The Dox loaded nanoparticles release the drug at a higher rate at pH 5.5 compared to pH 7.4 and display similar cytotoxicity against C6 and HEK293 cells as the free Dox. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Amsterdam	Editor
	Language		Wos	000367408100131	Publication Date	2015-11-10
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0927-7765	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.887	Times cited	37	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.887; 2015 IF: 4.152
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:131075			Serial	4157
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	Author	Sadeghi, A.; Neek-Amal, M.; Berdiyorov, G.R.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Diffusion of fluorine on and between graphene layers			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	91	Issue	91	Pages	014304
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Using first-principles calculations and reactive force field molecular dynamics simulations, we study the structural properties and dynamics of a fluorine (F) atom, either adsorbed on the surface of single layer graphene (F/GE) or between the layers of AB stacked bilayer graphene (F@ bilayer graphene). It is found that the diffusion of the F atom is very different in those cases, and that the mobility of the F atom increases by about an order of magnitude when inserted between two graphene layers. The obtained diffusion constant for F/GE is twice larger than that experimentally found for gold adatom and theoretically found for C-60 molecule on graphene. Our study provides important physical insights into the dynamics of fluorine atoms between and on graphene layers and explains the mechanism behind the separation of graphite layers due to intercalation of F atoms.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000349125800002	Publication Date	2015-01-08
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 1550-235x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	15	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI) and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132561			Serial	4161
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	Author	Berdiyorov, G.R.; Savel'ev, S.; Kusmartsev, F.V.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Effect of ordered array of magnetic dots on the dynamics of Josephson vortices in stacked SNS Josephson junctions under DC and AC current			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	European physical journal : B : condensed matter and complex systems	Abbreviated Journal	Eur Phys J B
	Volume	88	Issue	88	Pages	286
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We use the anisotropic time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau theory to investigate the effect of a square array of out-of-plane magnetic dots on the dynamics of Josephson vortices (fluxons) in artificial stacks of superconducting-normal-superconducting (SNS) Josephson junctions in the presence of external DC and AC currents. Periodic pinning due to the magnetic dots distorts the triangular lattice of fluxons and results in the appearance of commensurability features in the current-voltage characteristics of the system. For the larger values of the magnetization, additional peaks appear in the voltage-time characteristics of the system due to the creation and annihilation of vortex-antivortex pairs. Peculiar changes in the response of the system to the applied current is found resulting in a “superradiant” vortex-flow state at large current values, where a rectangular lattice of moving vortices is formed. Synchronizing the motion of fluxons by adding a small ac component to the biasing dc current is realized. However, we found that synchronization becomes difficult for large magnetization of the dots due to the formation of vortex-antivortex pairs.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Berlin	Editor
	Language		Wos	000363960900002	Publication Date	2015-10-30
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1434-6028	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.461	Times cited	1	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by EU Marie Curie (Project No. 253057). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.461; 2015 IF: 1.345
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:129509			Serial	4166
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	Author	Van Boxem, R.
	Title	Electron vortex beams : an in-depth theoretical study			Type	Doctoral thesis
	Year	2015	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages
	Keywords	Doctoral thesis; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract
	Address
	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Antwerpen	Editor
	Language		Wos		Publication Date
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN		ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132968			Serial	4168
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	Author	Pavlović, S.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Electronic properties of triangular and hexagonal MoS₂ quantum dots			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	91	Issue	91	Pages	155410
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Using the tight-binding approach, we calculate the electronic structure of triangular and hexagonal MoS2 quantum dots. Due to the orbital asymmetry we show that it is possible to form quantum dots with the same shape but having different electronic properties. The electronic states of triangular and hexagonal quantum dots are explored, as well as the local and total density of states and the convergence towards the bulk spectrum with dot size is investigated. Our calculations show that: (1) edge states appear in the band gap, (2) that there are a larger number of electronic states in the conduction band as compared to the valence band, and (3) the relative number of edge states decreases with increasing dot size.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000352591200005	Publication Date	2015-04-11
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 1550-235x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	44	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI) and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish government. Stefan Pavlovic is supported by JoinEU-SEE IV, Erasmus Mundus Action 2 programme. We thank J. M. Pereira for interesting discussions. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132516			Serial	4170
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	Author	da Costa, D.R.; Zarenia, M.; Chaves, A.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Energy levels of bilayer graphene quantum dots			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	92	Issue	92	Pages	115437
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Within a tight binding approach we investigate the energy levels of hexagonal and triangular bilayer graphene (BLG) quantum dots (QDs) with zigzag and armchair edges. We study AA- and AB-(Bernal) stacked BLG QDs and obtain the energy levels in both the absence and the presence of a perpendicular electric field (i.e., biased BLG QDs). Our results show that the size dependence of the energy levels is different from that of monolayer graphene QDs. The energy spectrum of AB-stacked BLG QDs with zigzag edges exhibits edge states which spread out into the opened energy gap in the presence of a perpendicular electric field. We found that the behavior of these edges states is different for the hexagonal and triangular geometries. In the case of AA-stacked BLG QDs, the electron and hole energy levels cross each other in both cases of armchair and zigzag edges as the dot size or the applied bias increases.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000361663700003	Publication Date	2015-09-24
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 1550-235x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	21	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was financially supported by CNPq, under contract NanoBioEstruturas 555183/2005-0, PRONEX/FUNCAP, CAPES Foundation under the process number BEX 7178/13-1, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Bilateral programme between CNPq and FWO-Vl, and the Brazilian Program Science Without Borders (CsF). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:128726			Serial	4173
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	Author	Meng, X.; Pant, A.; Cai, H.; Kang, J.; Sahin, H.; Chen, B.; Wu, K.; Yang, S.; Suslu, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Tongay, S.;
	Title	Engineering excitonic dynamics and environmental stability of post-transition metal chalcogenides by pyridine functionalization technique			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Nanoscale	Abbreviated Journal	Nanoscale
	Volume	7	Issue	7	Pages	17109-17115
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	http://cmt.ua.ac.be/hsahin/publishedpapers/46.pdf
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Cambridge	Editor
	Language		Wos	http://cmt.ua.ac.be/hsahin/publishedpapers/46.pdf	Publication Date	2015-09-24
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2040-3364	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; http://cmt.ua.ac.be/hsahin/publishedpapers/46.pdf; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	7.367	Times cited	11	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 7.367; 2015 IF: 7.394
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:129434			Serial	4175
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	Author	Ao, Z.; Jiang, Q.; Li, S.; Liu, H.; Peeters, F.M.; Li, S.; Wang, G.
	Title	Enhancement of the stability of fluorine atoms on defective graphene and at graphene/fluorographene interface			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	ACS applied materials and interfaces	Abbreviated Journal	Acs Appl Mater Inter
	Volume	7	Issue	7	Pages	19659-19665
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Fluorinated graphene is one of the most important derivatives of graphene and has been found to have great potential in optoelectronic and photonic nanodevices. However, the stability of F atoms on fluorinated graphene under different conditions, which is essential to maintain the desired properties of fluorinated graphene, is still unclear. In this work, we investigate the diffusion of F atoms on pristine graphene, graphene with defects, and at graphene/fluorographene interfaces by using density functional theory calculations. We find that an isolated F atom diffuses easily on graphene, but those F atoms can be localized by inducing vacancies or absorbates in graphene and by creating graphene/fluorographene interfaces, which would strengthen the binding energy of F atoms on graphene and increase the diffusion energy barrier of F atoms remarkably.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	000361252400018	Publication Date	2015-08-24
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1944-8244	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	7.504	Times cited	35	Open Access
	Notes	; We acknowledge the financial supports from the Chancellor's Research Fellowship Program of the University of Technology Sydney, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish Government. This research was also supported by the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) through the merit allocation scheme and used the NCI resources and facilities in Canberra, Australia. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 7.504; 2015 IF: 6.723
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:128703			Serial	4177
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	Author	Guzzinati, G.
	Title	Exploring electron beam shaping in transmission electron microscopy			Type	Doctoral thesis
	Year	2015	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages
	Keywords	Doctoral thesis; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Antwerpen	Editor
	Language		Wos		Publication Date
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN		ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:130499			Serial	4180
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	Author	Çakir, D.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Fluorographane : a promising material for bipolar doping of MoS₂			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical chemistry, chemical physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Chem Chem Phys
	Volume	17	Issue	17	Pages	27636-27641
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Using first principles calculations we investigate the structural and electronic properties of interfaces between fluorographane and MoS2. Unsymmetrical functionalization of graphene with H and F results in an intrinsic dipole moment perpendicular to the plane of the buckled graphene skeleton. Depending on the orientation of this dipole moment, the electronic properties of a physically absorbed MoS2 monolayer can be switched from n-to p-type or vice versa. We show that one can realize vanishing n-type/p-type Schottky barrier heights when contacting MoS2 to fluorographane. By applying a perpendicular electric field, the size of the Schottky barrier and the degree of doping can be tuned. Our calculations indicate that a fluorographane monolayer is a promising candidate for bipolar doping of MoS2, which is vital in the design of novel technological applications based on two-dimensional materials.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Cambridge	Editor
	Language		Wos	000363193800043	Publication Date	2015-09-25
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1463-9076	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	4.123	Times cited	7	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish government. Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TRGrid e-Infrastructure), and HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA) a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC), which is funded by the Hercules foundation. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 4.123; 2015 IF: 4.493
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:129477			Serial	4182
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	Author	Li, M.R.; Retuerto, M.; Deng, Z.; Stephens, P.W.; Croft, M.; Huang, Q.; Wu, H.; Deng, X.; Kotliar, G.; Sánchez-Benítez, J.; Hadermann, J.; Walker, D.; Greenblatt, M.;
	Title	Giant magnetoresistance in the half-metallic double-perovskite ferrimagnet Mn₂FeReO₆			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Angewandte Chemie: international edition in English	Abbreviated Journal	Angew Chem Int Edit
	Volume	54	Issue	54	Pages	12069-12073
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	The first transition-metal-only double perovskite compound, Mn2+ Fe-2(3+) Re5+ O-6, with 17 unpaired d electrons displays ferrimagnetic ordering up to 520K and a giant positive magnetoresistance of up to 220% at 5K and 8 T. These properties result from the ferrimagnetically coupled Fe and Re sublattice and are affected by a two-to-one magnetic-structure transition of the Mn sublattice when a magnetic field is applied. Theoretical calculations indicate that the half-metallic state can be mainly attributed to the spin polarization of the Fe and Re sites.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Weinheim	Editor
	Language		Wos	000363396000031	Publication Date	2015-08-01
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1433-7851; 0570-0833	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	11.994	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 11.994; 2015 IF: 11.261
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:129457			Serial	4186
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	Author	Peymanirad, F.; Neek Amal, M.; Beheshtian, J.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Graphene-silicene bilayer : a nanocapacitor with permanent dipole and piezoelectricity effect			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	92	Issue	92	Pages	155113
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Using density functional theory, we study the electronic properties of a graphene-silicene bilayer (GSB). A single layer of silicene binds to the graphene layer with adhesion energy of about 25 meV/atom. This adhesion energy between the two layers follows accurately the well-known -1/z(2) dispersion energy as found between two infinite parallel plates. In small flakes of GSB with hydrogenated edges, negative charge is transferred from the graphene layer to the silicene layer, producing a permanent and a switchable polar bilayer, while in an infinite GSB, the negative charge is transferred from the silicene layer to the graphene layer. The graphene-silicene bilayer is a good candidate for a nanocapacitor with piezoelectric capabilities. We found that the permanent dipole of the bilayer can be tuned by an external perpendicular electric field.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000362493400002	Publication Date	2015-10-09
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 1550-235x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	17	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:128762			Serial	4188
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	Author	Kang, J.; Horzum, S.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Heterostructures of graphene and nitrogenated holey graphene: Moire pattern and Dirac ring			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	92	Issue	92	Pages	195419
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Nitrogenated holey graphene (NHG) is a recently synthesized two-dimensional material. In this paper the structural and electronic properties of heterostructures of graphene and NHG are investigated using first-principles and tight-binding calculations. Due to the lattice mismatch between NHG and graphene, the formation of a moire pattern is preferred in the graphene/NHG heterostructure, instead of a lattice-coherent structure. In moire-patterned graphene/NHG, the band gap opening at the K point is negligible, and the linear band dispersion of graphene survives. Applying an electric field modifies the coupling strength between the two atomic layers. The Fermi velocity upsilon(F) is reduced as compared to the one of pristine graphene, and its magnitude depends on the twist angle theta between graphene and NHG: For theta = 0 degrees, upsilon(F) is 30% of that of graphene, and it increases rapidly to a value of 80% with increasing theta. The heterostructure exhibits electron-hole asymmetry in upsilon(F), which is large for small theta. In NHG encapsulated between two graphene layers, a “Dirac ring” appears around the K point. Its presence is robust with respect to the relative stacking of the two graphene layers. These findings can be useful for future applications of graphene/NHG heterostructures.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000364998000006	Publication Date	2015-11-19
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 1550-235x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	33	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:130266			Serial	4189
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	Author	Gjorgievska, E.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Nicholson, J.W.; Coleman, N.J.; Slipper, I.J.; Booth, S.
	Title	The incorporation of nanoparticles into conventional glass-ionomer dental restorative cements			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Microscopy and microanalysis	Abbreviated Journal	Microsc Microanal
	Volume	21	Issue	21	Pages	392-406
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Conventional glass-ionomer cements (GICs) are popular restorative materials, but their use is limited by their relatively low mechanical strength. This paper reports an attempt to improve these materials by incorporation of 10 wt% of three different types of nanoparticles, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, and titanium dioxide, into two commercial GICs (ChemFil((R)) Rock and EQUIA (TM) Fil). The results indicate that the nanoparticles readily dispersed into the cement matrix by hand mixing and reduced the porosity of set cements by filling the empty spaces between the glass particles. Both cements showed no significant difference in compressive strength with added alumina, and ChemFil((R)) Rock also showed no significant difference with zirconia. By contrast, ChemFil((R)) Rock showed significantly higher compressive strength with added titania, and EQUIA (TM) Fil showed significantly higher compressive strength with both zirconia and titania. Fewer air voids were observed in all nanoparticle-containing cements and this, in turn, reduced the development of cracks within the matrix of the cements. These changes in microstructure provide a likely reason for the observed increases in compressive strength, and overall the addition of nanoparticles appears to be a promising strategy for improving the physical properties of GICs.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Cambridge, Mass.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000353514700014	Publication Date	2015-02-18
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1431-9276	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.891	Times cited	15	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 1.891; 2015 IF: 1.877
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132523			Serial	4194
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	Author	Van Havenbergh, K.
	Title	Influence of silicon nanoparticle coating on the electrolyte decomposition in Li-ion batteries			Type	Doctoral thesis
	Year	2015	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages
	Keywords	Doctoral thesis; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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	Address
	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Antwerpen	Editor
	Language		Wos		Publication Date
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN		ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:131647			Serial	4196
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	Author	Clima, S.; Chen, Y.Y.; Fantini, A.; Goux, L.; Degraeve, R.; Govoreanu, B.; Pourtois, G.; Jurczak, M.
	Title	Intrinsic tailing of resistive states distributions in amorphous <tex>HfO_x </tex> and TaO_x based resistive random access memories			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	IEEE electron device letters	Abbreviated Journal	Ieee Electr Device L
	Volume	36	Issue	36	Pages	769-771
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	We report on the ineffectiveness of programming oxide-based resistive random access memory (OxRAM) at low current with a program and verify algorithm due to intrinsic relaxation of the verified distribution to the natural state distribution obtained by single-pulse programming without verify process. Based on oxygen defect formation thermodynamics and on their diffusion barriers in amorphous HfOx and TaOx, we describe the intrinsic nature of tailing of the verified low resistive state and high resistive state distributions. We introduce different scenarios to explain fast distribution widening phenomenon, which is a fundamental limitation for OxRAM current scaling and device reliability.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	000358570300011	Publication Date	2015-06-23
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0741-3106	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.048	Times cited	33	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.048; 2015 IF: 2.754
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:134412			Serial	4200
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	Author	Zha, G.-Q.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M.; Zhou, S.-P.
	Title	Majorana zero-energy modes and spin current evolution in mesoscopic superconducting loop systems with spin-orbit interaction			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	92	Issue	92	Pages	094516
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The Majorana zero modes and persistent spin current in mesoscopic d-wave-superconducting loops with spin-orbit (SO) interaction are investigated by numerically solving the spin-generalized Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations self-consistently. For some appropriate strength of the SO coupling, Majorana zero-energy states and sharp jumps of the spin-polarized currents can be observed when the highest energy levels cross the Fermi energy in the spectrum, leading to spin currents with opposite chirality flowing near the inner and outer edges of the sample. When the threaded magnetic flux turns on, four flux-dependent patterns of the persistent spin current with step-like features show up, accompanied by Majorana edge modes at flux values where the energy gap closes. Moreover, the Majorana zero mode is highly influenced by the direction of the Zeeman field. A finite in-plane field can lead to the gap opening since the inversion symmetry is broken. Remarkably, multiple Majorana zero-energy states occur in the presence of an out-of-plane field h(z), and the number of steps in the spin current evolution can be effectively tuned by the field strength due to the shift of Majorana zero modes. Finally, when the loop sample contains surface indentation defects, zero-energy modes can always show up in the presence of an appropriate h(z). Interestingly, multiple Majorana states may be present in the system with a corner defect even if h(z) = 0.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000362081000002	Publication Date	2015-09-30
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 1550-235x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	11	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants No. 61371020, No. 61271163, and No. 61571277, by the Visiting Scholar Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, and by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132467			Serial	4203
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