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Berdiyorov, G.R.; Milošević, M.V.; Hernandez-Nieves, A.D.; Peeters, F.M.; Dominguez, D. |
| Title |
Microfluidic manipulation of magnetic flux domains in type-I superconductors : droplet formation, fusion and fission |
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A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Scientific reports |
Abbreviated Journal |
Sci Rep-Uk |
| Volume |
7 |
Issue |
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Pages |
12129 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
| Abstract |
The magnetic flux domains in the intermediate state of type-I superconductors are known to resemble fluid droplets, and their dynamics in applied electric current is often cartooned as a “dripping faucet”. Here we show, using the time-depended Ginzburg-Landau simulations, that microfluidic principles hold also for the determination of the size of the magnetic flux-droplet as a function of the applied current, as well as for the merger or splitting of those droplets in the presence of the nanoengineered obstacles for droplet motion. Differently from fluids, the flux-droplets in superconductors are quantized and dissipative objects, and their pinning/depinning, nucleation, and splitting occur in a discretized form, all traceable in the voltage measured across the sample. At larger applied currents, we demonstrate how obstacles can cause branching of laminar flux streams or their transformation into mobile droplets, as readily observed in experiments. |
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Nature Publishing Group |
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London |
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000411416700032 |
Publication Date |
2017-09-15 |
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Edition |
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2045-2322 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
4.259 |
Times cited |
1 |
Open Access |
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| Notes |
; This work was supported by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) and the MINCYT-FWO FW/14/04 bilateral project. A.D.H. and D.D. acknowledge support from CONICET (Grant No. PIP111220150100218), CNEA and ANPCyT (Grant No. PICT2014-1382). ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.259 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:146743 |
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4789 |
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de Aquino, B.R.H.; Neek-Amal, M.; Milošević, M.V. |
| Title |
Unconventional two-dimensional vibrations of a decorated carbon nanotube under electric field : linking actuation to advanced sensing ability |
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A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Scientific reports |
Abbreviated Journal |
Sci Rep-Uk |
| Volume |
7 |
Issue |
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Pages |
13481 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
| Abstract |
We show that a carbon nanotube decorated with different types of charged metallic nanoparticles exhibits unusual two-dimensional vibrations when actuated by applied electric field. Such vibrations and diverse possible trajectories are not only fundamentally important but also have minimum two characteristic frequencies that can be directly linked back to the properties of the constituents in the considered nanoresonator. Namely, those frequencies and the maximal deflection during vibrations are very distinctively dependent on the geometry of the nanotube, the shape, element, mass and charge of the nanoparticle, and are vastly tunable by the applied electric field, revealing the unique sensing ability of devices made of molecular filaments and metallic nanoparticles. |
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Nature Publishing Group |
Place of Publication |
London |
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000413188600005 |
Publication Date |
2017-10-12 |
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Edition |
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2045-2322 |
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Additional Links |
UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
4.259 |
Times cited |
1 |
Open Access |
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| Notes |
; This work was supported by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) and Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.259 |
| Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:146672 |
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4796 |
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Bekaert, J.; Bignardi, L.; Aperis, A.; van Abswoude, P.; Mattevi, C.; Gorovikov, S.; Petaccia, L.; Goldoni, A.; Partoens, B.; Oppeneer, P.M.; Peeters, F.M.; Milošević, M.V.; Rudolf, P.; Cepek, C. |
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Free surfaces recast superconductivity in few-monolayer MgB2 : combined first-principles and ARPES demonstration |
Type |
A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Scientific reports |
Abbreviated Journal |
Sci Rep-Uk |
| Volume |
7 |
Issue |
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Pages |
14458 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
| Abstract |
<script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('Two-dimensional materials are known to harbour properties very different from those of their bulk counterparts. Recent years have seen the rise of atomically thin superconductors, with a caveat that superconductivity is strongly depleted unless enhanced by specific substrates, intercalants or adatoms. Surprisingly, the role in superconductivity of electronic states originating from simple free surfaces of two-dimensional materials has remained elusive to date. Here, based on first-principles calculations, anisotropic Eliashberg theory, and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), we show that surface states in few-monolayer MgB2 make a major contribution to the superconducting gap spectrum and density of states, clearly distinct from the widely known, bulk-like sigma-and pi-gaps. As a proof of principle, we predict and measure the gap opening on the magnesium-based surface band up to a critical temperature as high as similar to 30 K for merely six monolayers thick MgB2. These findings establish free surfaces as an unavoidable ingredient in understanding and further tailoring of superconductivity in atomically thin materials.')); |
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Nature Publishing Group |
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London |
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Wos |
000414231000059 |
Publication Date |
2017-10-25 |
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Edition |
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2045-2322 |
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Additional Links |
UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
4.259 |
Times cited |
27 |
Open Access |
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| Notes |
; This work was supported by TOPBOF-UAntwerp, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM)-part of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, the Swedish Research Council (VR) and the Rontgen-Angstrom Cluster. P.v.A. acknowledges an Ubbo Emmius fellowship for his PhD studies. The computational resources and services used for the first-principles calculations in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) and the Flemish Government – department EWI. Eliashberg theory calculations were supported through the Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing (SNIC). We thank D. Lonza for technical assistance in the experimental part. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.259 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:147426 |
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4875 |
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Dutta, S.; Zografos, O.; Gurunarayanan, S.; Radu, I.; Sorée, B.; Catthoor, F.; Naeemi, A. |
| Title |
Proposal for nanoscale cascaded plasmonic majority gates for non-Boolean computation |
Type |
A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Scientific reports |
Abbreviated Journal |
Sci Rep-Uk |
| Volume |
7 |
Issue |
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Pages |
17866 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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<script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('Surface-plasmon-polariton waves propagating at the interface between a metal and a dielectric, hold the key to future high-bandwidth, dense on-chip integrated logic circuits overcoming the diffraction limitation of photonics. While recent advances in plasmonic logic have witnessed the demonstration of basic and universal logic gates, these CMOS oriented digital logic gates cannot fully utilize the expressive power of this novel technology. Here, we aim at unraveling the true potential of plasmonics by exploiting an enhanced native functionality – the majority voter. Contrary to the state-of-the-art plasmonic logic devices, we use the phase of the wave instead of the intensity as the state or computational variable. We propose and demonstrate, via numerical simulations, a comprehensive scheme for building a nanoscale cascadable plasmonic majority logic gate along with a novel referencing scheme that can directly translate the information encoded in the amplitude and phase of the wave into electric field intensity at the output. Our MIM-based 3-input majority gate displays a highly improved overall area of only 0.636 mu m(2) for a single-stage compared with previous works on plasmonic logic. The proposed device demonstrates non-Boolean computational capability and can find direct utility in highly parallel real-time signal processing applications like pattern recognition.')); |
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Nature Publishing Group |
Place of Publication |
London |
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000418359600116 |
Publication Date |
2017-12-13 |
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2045-2322 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
4.259 |
Times cited |
2 |
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Approved |
Most recent IF: 4.259 |
| Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:148514 |
Serial |
4891 |
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Andrikopoulos, D.; Sorée, B. |
| Title |
Skyrmion electrical detection with the use of three-dimensional Topological Insulators/Ferromagnetic bilayers |
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A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Scientific reports |
Abbreviated Journal |
Sci Rep-Uk |
| Volume |
7 |
Issue |
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Pages |
17871 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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<script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('The effect of the magnetic skyrmion texture on the electronic transport properties of the Tl surface state coupled to a thin-film FM is numerically investigated. It is shown that both Bloch (vortex) and Neel (hedgehog) skyrmion textures induce additional scattering on top of a homogeneous background FM texture which can modify the conductance of the system. The change in conductance depends on several factors including the skyrmion size, the dimensions of the FM and the exchange interaction strength. For the Neel skyrmion, the result of the interaction strongly depends on the skyrmion number N-sk and the skyrmion helicity h. For both skyrmion types, significant change of the resistance can be achieved, which is in the order of k Omega.')); |
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Nature Publishing Group |
Place of Publication |
London |
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000418359600121 |
Publication Date |
2017-12-13 |
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Edition |
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2045-2322 |
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Additional Links |
UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
4.259 |
Times cited |
3 |
Open Access |
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| Notes |
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Most recent IF: 4.259 |
| Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:148513 |
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4896 |
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Bueken, B.; Van Velthoven, N.; Willhammar, T.; Stassin, T.; Stassen, I.; Keen, D.A.; Baron, G.V.; Denayer, J.F.M.; Ameloot, R.; Bals, S.; De Vos, D.; Bennett, T.D. |
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Gel-based morphological design of zirconium metal-organic frameworks |
Type |
A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Chemical science |
Abbreviated Journal |
Chem Sci |
| Volume |
8 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
3939-3948 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
| Abstract |
The ability of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to gelate under specific synthetic conditions opens up new opportunities in the preparation and shaping of hierarchically porous MOF monoliths, which could be directly implemented for catalytic and adsorptive applications. In this work, we present the first examples of xero-or aerogel monoliths consisting solely of nanoparticles of several prototypical Zr4+-based MOFs: UiO-66-X (X – H, NH2, NO2, (OH)(2)), UiO-67, MOF-801, MOF-808 and NU-1000. High reactant and water concentrations during synthesis were observed to induce the formation of gels, which were converted to monolithic materials by drying in air or supercritical CO2. Electron microscopy, combined with N-2 physisorption experiments, was used to show that irregular nanoparticle packing leads to pure MOF monoliths with hierarchical pore systems, featuring both intraparticle micropores and interparticle mesopores. Finally, UiO-66 gels were shaped into monolithic spheres of 600 mm diameter using an oil-drop method, creating promising candidates for packed-bed catalytic or adsorptive applications, where hierarchical pore systems can greatly mitigate mass transfer limitations. |
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Royal Society of Chemistry |
Place of Publication |
Cambridge |
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000400553000077 |
Publication Date |
2017-03-23 |
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Edition |
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2041-6520 |
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Additional Links |
UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
8.668 |
Times cited |
168 |
Open Access |
OpenAccess |
| Notes |
; B. B., T. S. and I. S. acknowledge the FWO Flanders (doctoral and post-doctoral grants). T. W. acknowledges a post-doctoral grant from the Swedish Research Council. T. D. B. acknowledges the Royal Society (University Research Fellowship) and Trinity Hall (University of Cambridge) for funding. S. B. and D. D. V. are grateful for funding by Belspo (IAP 7/05 P6/27) and by the FWO Flanders. D. D. V. further acknowledges funding from the European Research Council (project H-CCAT). S. B. acknowledges financial support from the European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant #335078-COLOURATOMS). The authors acknowledge Arnau Carne and Shuhei Furukawa for assistance with supercritical CO<INF>2</INF> extraction, and Charles Ghesquiere for assistance in synthesis. ; Ecas_Sara |
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Most recent IF: 8.668 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:152643UA @ admin @ c:irua:152643 |
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5143 |
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Ata, I.; Ben Dkhil, S.; Pfannmoeller, M.; Bals, S.; Duche, D.; Simon, J.-J.; Koganezawa, T.; Yoshimoto, N.; Videlot-Ackermann, C.; Margeat, O.; Ackermann, J.; Baeuerle, P. |
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The influence of branched alkyl side chains in A-D-A oligothiophenes on the photovoltaic performance and morphology of solution-processed bulk-heterojunction solar cells |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry |
Abbreviated Journal |
Org Chem Front |
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4 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
1561-1573 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
| Abstract |
Besides providing sufficient solubility, branched alkyl chains also affect the film-forming and packing properties of organic semiconductors. In order to avoid steric hindrance as it is present in wide-spread alkyl chains comprising a branching point position at the C2-position, i.e., 2-ethylhexyl, the branching point can be moved away from the pi-conjugated backbone. In this report, we study the influence of the modification of the branching point position from the C2-position in 2-hexyldecylamine (1) to the C4-position in 4-hexyldecylamine (2) connected to the central dithieno[3,2-b: 2', 3'-d] pyrrole (DTP) moiety in a well-studied A-D-A oligothiophene on the optoelectronic properties and photovoltaic performance in solution- processed bulk heterojunction solar cells (BHJSCs) with [6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (PC71BM) as the acceptor material. Post-treatment of the photoactive layers is performed via solvent vapor annealing (SVA) in order to improve the film microstructure of the bulk heterojunction. The time evolution of nanoscale morphological changes is followed by combining scanning transmission electron microscopy with low-energy-loss spectroscopic imaging (STEM-SI), solid-state absorption spectroscopy, and two-dimensional grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (2D-GIXRD). Our results show an improvement of the photovoltaic performance that is dependent on the branching point position in the donor oligomer. Optical spacers are utilized to increase light absorption inside the co-oligomer 2-based BHJSCs leading to increased power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of 8.2% when compared to the corresponding co-oligomer 1-based devices. A STEM-SI analysis of the respective device cross-sections of active layers containing 1 and 2 as donor materials indeed reveals significant differences in their respective active layer morphologies. |
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RSC Publishing |
Place of Publication |
London |
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000406374800013 |
Publication Date |
2017-05-02 |
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2052-4129 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
4.955 |
Times cited |
24 |
Open Access |
OpenAccess |
| Notes |
; We acknowledge financial support by the European Commission under the project “SUNFLOWER” (FP7-ICT-2011-7, grant number: 287594) and S.B. acknowledges the ERC Starting Grant Colouratoms (335078). ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.955 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145176UA @ admin @ c:irua:145176 |
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4727 |
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Huygh, S. |
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Towards a fundamental understanding of plasma : TiO2 catalyst interaction for greenhouse gas conversion |
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Doctoral thesis |
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2017 |
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Doctoral thesis; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Universiteit Antwerpen |
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Antwerpen |
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Most recent IF: NA |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:143954 |
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4698 |
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Mehta, A.N.; Zhang, H.; Dabral, A.; Richard, O.; Favia, P.; Bender, H.; Delabie, A.; Caymax, M.; Houssa, M.; Pourtois, G.; Vandervorst, W. |
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Structural characterization of SnS crystals formed by chemical vapour deposition |
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A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Journal of microscopy
T2 – 20th International Conference on Microscopy of Semiconducting Materials, (MSM), APR 09-13, 2017, Univ Oxford, Univ Oxford, Oxford, ENGLAND |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Microsc-Oxford |
| Volume |
268 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
276-287 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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<script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('The crystal and defect structure of SnS crystals grown using chemical vapour deposition for application in electronic devices are investigated. The structural analysis shows the presence of two distinct crystal morphologies, that is thin flakes with lateral sizes up to 50 m and nanometer scale thickness, and much thicker but smaller crystallites. Both show similar Raman response associated with SnS. The structural analysis with transmission electron microscopy shows that the flakes are single crystals of -SnS with [010] normal to the substrate. Parallel with the surface of the flakes, lamellae with varying thickness of a new SnS phase are observed. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), first-principles simulations (DFT) and nanobeam diffraction (NBD) techniques are employed to characterise this phase in detail. DFT results suggest that the phase is a strain stabilised \u0027 one grown epitaxially on the -SnS crystals. TEM analysis shows that the crystallites are also -SnS with generally the [010] direction orthogonal to the substrate. Contrary to the flakes the crystallites consist of two to four grains which are tilted up to 15 degrees relative to the substrate. The various grain boundary structures and twin relations are discussed. Under high-dose electron irradiation, the SnS structure is reduced and -Sn formed. It is shown that this damage only occurs for SnS in direct contact with SiO2. Lay description SnS is a p-type semiconductor, which has attracted significant interest for electronic devices due to its unique properties, low-toxicity and abundance of Sn in nature. Although in the past it has been most extensively studied as the absorber material in solar cells, it has recently garnered interest for application as a p-type two-dimensional semiconductor in nanoelectronic devices due to its anisotropic layered structure similar to the better known phosphorene. Tin sulphide can take the form of several phases and the electronic properties of the material depend strongly on its crystal structure. It is therefore crucial to study the crystal structure of the material in order to predict the electronic properties and gain insight into the growth mechanism. In this work, SnS crystals deposited using a chemical vapour deposition technique are investigated extensively for their crystal and defect structure using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and related techniques. We find the presence of two distinct crystal morphologies, that is thin flakes with lateral sizes up to 50 m and nm scale thickness, and much thicker but smaller crystallites. The flakes are single crystals of -SnS and contain lamellae with varying thickness of a different phase which appear to be -SnS at first glance. High-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy is used to characterise these lamellae where the annular bright field (ABF) mode better reveals the position of the sulphur columns. The sulphur columns in the lamellae are found to be shifted relative to the -SnS structure which indicates the formation of a new phase which is a distorted version of the phase which we tentatively refer to as \u0027-SnS. Simulations based on density functional theory (DFT) are used to model the interface and a similar shift of sulphur columns in the -SnS layer is observed which takes place as a result of strong interaction at the interface between the two phases resulting in strain transfer. Nanobeam electron diffraction (NBD) is used to map the lattice mismatch in the thickness of the flakes which reveals good in-plane matching and some expansion out-of-plane in the lamellae. Contrary to the flakes the crystallites are made solely of -SnS and consist of two to four grains which are tilted up to 15 degrees relative to the substrate. The various grain boundary structures and twin relations are discussed. At high electron doses, SnS is reduced to -Sn, however the damage occurs only for SnS in direct contact with SiO2.')); |
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Wiley |
Place of Publication |
Hoboken |
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000415900300009 |
Publication Date |
2017-09-28 |
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0022-2720 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
1.692 |
Times cited |
2 |
Open Access |
Not_Open_Access |
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Most recent IF: 1.692 |
| Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:147692 |
Serial |
4898 |
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