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	Author	Duarte-Neto, P.; Stosic, B.; Stosic, T.; Lessa, R.; Milošević, M.V.; Stanley, H.E.
	Title	Multifractal properties of a closed contour : a peek beyond the shape analysis			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	PLoS ONE	Abbreviated Journal	Plos One
	Volume	9	Issue	12	Pages	e115262
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	In recent decades multifractal analysis has been successfully applied to characterize the complex temporal and spatial organization of such diverse natural phenomena as heartbeat dynamics, the dendritic shape of neurons, retinal vessels, rock fractures, and intricately shaped volcanic ash particles. The characterization of multifractal properties of closed contours has remained elusive because applying traditional methods to their quasi-one-dimensional nature yields ambiguous answers. Here we show that multifractal analysis can reveal meaningful and sometimes unexpected information about natural structures with a perimeter well-defined by a closed contour. To this end, we demonstrate how to apply multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis, originally developed for the analysis of time series, to an arbitrary shape of a given study object. In particular, we show the application of the method to fish otoliths, calcareous concretions located in fish's inner ear. Frequently referred to as the fish's “black box”, they contain a wealth of information about the fish's life history and thus have recently attracted increasing attention. As an illustrative example, we show that a multifractal approach can uncover unexpected relationships between otolith contours and size and age of fish at maturity.
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	Language		Wos	000347239900030	Publication Date	2014-12-26
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	ISSN	1932-6203;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.806	Times cited	6	Open Access
	Notes	; Funding: This work was supported by CNPq, Brazil (Projects No. 201506/2011-4, No. 303251/2010-7, and No. 306719/2012-6). MVM acknowledges support from Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vlaanderen) and CAPES PVE action No. BEX1392/ 11-5. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.806; 2014 IF: 3.234
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:123770			Serial	2218
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	Author	Xu, P.; Qi, D.; Schoelz, J.K.; Thompson, J.; Thibado, P.M.; Wheeler, V.D.; Nyakiti, L.O.; Myers-Ward, R.L.; Eddy, C.R.; Gaskill, D.K.; Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M.;
	Title	Multilayer graphene, Moire patterns, grain boundaries and defects identified by scanning tunneling microscopy on the m-plane, non-polar surface of SiC			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Carbon	Abbreviated Journal	Carbon
	Volume	80	Issue		Pages	75-81
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Epitaxial graphene is grown on a non-polar n(+) 6H-SiC m-plane substrate and studied using atomic scale scanning tunneling microscopy. Multilayer graphene is found throughout the surface and exhibits rotational disorder. Moire patterns of different spatial periodicities are found, and we found that as the wavelength increases, so does the amplitude of the modulations. This relationship reveals information about the interplay between the energy required to bend graphene and the interaction energy, i.e. van der Waals energy, with the graphene layer below. Our experiments are supported by theoretical calculations which predict that the membrane topographical amplitude scales with the Moire pattern wavelength, L as L-1 + alpha L-2. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Oxford	Editor
	Language		Wos	000344132400009	Publication Date	2014-08-19
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	ISSN	0008-6223;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	6.337	Times cited	14	Open Access
	Notes	; P.X. and P.M.T. gratefully acknowledge the financial support of ONR under grant N00014-10-1-0181 and NSF under grant DMR-0855358. L.O.N. acknowledges the support of American Society for Engineering Education and Naval Research Laboratory Postdoctoral Fellow Program. Work at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is supported by the Office of Naval Research. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government, and the EUROgraphene project CONGRAN. M.N.-A was supported by the EU-Marie Curie IIF postdoc Fellowship 299855. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 6.337; 2014 IF: 6.196
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121194			Serial	2221
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	Author	Roose, D.; Leroux, F.; de Vocht, N.; Guglielmetti, C.; Pintelon, I.; Adriaensen, D.; Ponsaerts, P.; van der Linden, A.-M.; Bals, S.
	Title	Multimodal imaging of micron-sized iron oxide particles following in vitro and in vivo uptake by stem cells: down to the nanometer scale			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Contrast media and molecular imaging	Abbreviated Journal	Contrast Media Mol I
	Volume	9	Issue	6	Pages	400-408
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Bio-Imaging lab
	Abstract	In this study, the interaction between cells and micron-sized paramagnetic iron oxide (MPIO) particles was investigated by characterizing MPIO in their original state, and after cellular uptake in vitro as well as in vivo. Moreover, MPIO in the olfactory bulb were studied 9months after injection. Using various imaging techniques, cell-MPIO interactions were investigated with increasing spatial resolution. Live cell confocal microscopy demonstrated that MPIO co-localize with lysosomes after in vitro cellular uptake. In more detail, a membrane surrounding the MPIO was observed by high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM). Following MPIO uptake in vivo, the same cell-MPIO interaction was observed by HAADF-STEM in the subventricular zone at 1week and in the olfactory bulb at 9months after MPIO injection. These findings provide proof for the current hypothesis that MPIO are internalized by the cell through endocytosis. The results also show MPIO are not biodegradable, even after 9months in the brain. Moreover, they show the possibility of HAADF-STEM generating information on the labeled cell as well as on the MPIO. In summary, the methodology presented here provides a systematic route to investigate the interaction between cells and nanoparticles from the micrometer level down to the nanometer level and beyond. Copyright (c) 2014 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	S.l.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000346172100001	Publication Date	2014-04-24
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1555-4309;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.307	Times cited	5	Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes	; The authors would like to thank Sofie Thys for her technical support. The UltraVIEW VoX spinning disk confocal microscope was purchased with support of the Hercules Foundation (Hercules Type 1: AUHA 09/001 and AUHA 11/01). The authors also appreciate financial support from the European Union under the Seventh Framework Program (Integrated Infrastructure Initiative no. 262348 European Soft Matter Infrastructure, ESMI), the Fund for Scientific Research- Flanders and the Flemish Institute for Science and Technology and the Belgian government through the Interuniversity Attraction Pole Program (IAP- PAI). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.307; 2014 IF: 2.923
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:122750			Serial	2222
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	Author	Roose, D.; Leroux, F.; De Vocht, N.; Guglielmetti, C.; Pintelon, I.; Adriaensen, D.; Ponsaerts, P.; Van der Linden, A.; Bals, S.
	Title	Multimodal imaging of micron-sized iron oxide particles following in vitro and in vivo uptake by stem cells: down to the nanometer scale			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging	Abbreviated Journal	Contrast Media Mol I
	Volume	9	Issue	6	Pages	400-408
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT);
	Abstract	In this study, the interaction between cells and micron-sized paramagnetic iron oxide (MPIO) particles was investigated by characterizing MPIO in their original state, and after cellular uptake in vitro as well as in vivo. Moreover, MPIO in the olfactory bulb were studied 9 months after injection. Using various imaging techniques, cell-MPIO interactions were investigated with increasing spatial resolution. Live cell confocal microscopy demonstrated that MPIO co-localize with lysosomes after in vitro cellular uptake. In more detail, a membrane surrounding the MPIO was observed by high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM). Following MPIO uptake in vivo, the same cell-MPIO interaction was observed by HAADF-STEM in the subventricular zone at 1 week and in the olfactory bulb at 9 months after MPIO injection. These findings provide proof for the current hypothesis that MPIO are internalized by the cell through endocytosis. The results also show MPIO are not biodegradable, even after 9 months in the brain. Moreover, they show the possibility of HAADF-STEM generating information on the labeled cell as well as on the MPIO. In summary, the methodology presented here provides a systematic route to investigate the interaction between cells and nanoparticles from the micrometer level down to the nanometer level and beyond.
	Address	EMAT, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; Bio-Imaging Lab, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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	Language	English	Wos	000346172100002	Publication Date	2014-04-22
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1555-4309;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.307	Times cited	8	Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes	IAP-PAI; 262348 ESMI; Hercules Type 1: AUHA 09/001 and AUHA 11/01			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.307; 2014 IF: 2.923
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @			Serial	3938
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	Author	Autrique, D.
	Title	Multiphase modelling of a ns-laser-irradiated copper sample			Type	Doctoral thesis
	Year	2014	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
	Language		Wos		Publication Date	0000-00-00
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	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:116428			Serial	2224
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	Author	Abakumov, A.M.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Bakaimi, I.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Lappas, A.
	Title	Multiple twinning as a structure directing mechanism in layered rock-salt-type oxides : NaMnO₂ polymorphism, redox potentials, and magnetism			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Chemistry of materials	Abbreviated Journal	Chem Mater
	Volume	26	Issue	10	Pages	3306-3315
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	New polymorphs of NaMnO2 have been observed using transmission electron microscopy and synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction. Coherent twin planes confined to the (NaMnO2) layers, parallel to the (10 (1) over bar) crystallographic planes of the monoclinic layered rock-salt-type alpha-NaMnO2 (O3) structure, form quasi-periodic modulated sequences, with the known alpha-and beta-NaMnO2 polymorphs as the two limiting cases. The energy difference between the polymorphic forms, estimated using a DFT-based structure relaxation, is on the scale of the typical thermal energies that results in a high degree of stacking disorder in these compounds. The results unveil the remarkable effect of the twin planes on both the magnetic and electrochemical properties. The polymorphism drives the magnetic ground state from a quasi-1D spin system for the geometrically frustrated alpha-polymorph through a two-leg spin ladder for the intermediate stacking sequence toward a quasi-2D magnet for the beta-polymorph. A substantial increase of the equilibrium potential for Na deintercalation upon increasing the concentration of the twin planes is calculated, providing a possibility to tune the electrochemical potential of the layered rock-salt ABO(2) cathodes by engineering the materials with a controlled concentration of twins.
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	Language		Wos	000336637000036	Publication Date	2014-05-01
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	ISSN	0897-4756;1520-5002;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	9.466	Times cited	35	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 9.466; 2014 IF: 8.354
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:117766			Serial	2232
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	Author	Shenderova, O.; Vargas, A.; Turner, S.; Ivanov, D.M.; Ivanov, M.G.
	Title	Nanodiamond-based nanolubricants : investigation of friction surfaces			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Tribology transactions	Abbreviated Journal	Tribol T
	Volume	57	Issue	6	Pages	1051-1057
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Synergistic compositions of detonation nanodiamond (DND) particles with polytetrafluoroethylene and molybdenum dialkyldithiophosphate were used in ring-on-ring, four-ball, and block-on-ring tests as an additive to polyalphaolefins and engine oils. Modest to significant reductions in the friction coefficients, wear, or both were observed. In the wear scars produced in the block-on-ring tests, the friction surfaces were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and profilometry. Significant polishing effects of the friction surfaces in lubricants containing DND were revealed in SEM observations and roughness measurements. The roughness of the scar surfaces produced in the presence of DND additives was about 35% lower than the roughness of the scars observed in pure oil experiments.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Park Ridge, Ill.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000345317900009	Publication Date	2014-06-26
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	ISSN	1040-2004;1547-397X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.685	Times cited	23	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 1.685; 2014 IF: 1.349
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:122161			Serial	2252
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	Author	Shanenko, A.A.; Vagov, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Aguiar, J.A.
	Title	Nanofilms as effectively multiband superconductors: Intraband-pairing approximation and Ginzburg-Landau theory			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Physica: B : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	Physica B
	Volume	455	Issue		Pages	3-5
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	It is well-known that the Ginzburg-Landau (GL) theory is a reliable and powerful theoretical tool to investigate the magnetic response of a superconducting state. However, in its standard form, this approach is not applicable to atomically uniform nano-thin superconducting films which are effective multiband superconductors. Here we discuss a relevant generalization of the GL theory, focusing on the underlying intraband-pairing approximation. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Amsterdam	Editor
	Language		Wos	000344239200002	Publication Date	2014-07-03
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	ISSN	0921-4526;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.386	Times cited	1	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish Government, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), and the Methusalem program. A.A.S. acknowledges the support of the Brazilian agencies CNPq and FACEPE (APQ-0589-1.05/08). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.386; 2014 IF: 1.319
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121192			Serial	2256
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	Author	Volkova, N.E.; Lebedev, O.I.; Gavrilova, L.Y.; Turner, S.; Gauquelin, N.; Seikh, M.M.; Caignaert, V.; Cherepanov, V.A.; Raveau, B.; Van Tendeloo, G.
	Title	Nanoscale ordering in oxygen deficient quintuple perovskite Sm_2-\epsilonBa_3+\epsilonFe₅O_15-\delta : implication for magnetism and oxygen stoichiometry			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Chemistry of materials	Abbreviated Journal	Chem Mater
	Volume	26	Issue	21	Pages	6303-6310
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	The investigation of the system SmBaFe-O in air has allowed an oxygen deficient perovskite Sm2-epsilon Ba3+epsilon Fe5O15-delta (delta = 0.75, epsilon = 0.125) to be synthesized. In contrast to the XRPD pattern which gives a cubic symmetry (a(p) = 3.934 angstrom), the combined HREM/EELS study shows that this phase is nanoscale ordered with a quintuple tetragonal cell, a(p) X a(p) X 5(ap). The nanodomains exhibit a unique stacking sequence of the A-site cationic layers along the crystallographic c-axis, namely SmBaBa/SmBa/SmBaSm, and are chemically twinned in the three crystallographic directions. The nanoscale ordering of this perovskite explains its peculiar magnetic properties on the basis of antiferromagnetic interactions with spin blockade at the boundary between the nanodomains. The variation of electrical conductivity and oxygen content of this oxide versus temperature suggest potential SOFC applications. They may be related to the particular distribution of oxygen vacancies in the lattice and to the 3d(5)(L) under bar configuration of iron.
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	Language		Wos	000344905600029	Publication Date	2014-10-07
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	ISSN	0897-4756;1520-5002;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	9.466	Times cited	16	Open Access
	Notes	The UrFU authors were financially supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation (project N 4.1039.2014/K) and by UrFU under the Framework Program of development of UrFU through the «Young scientists UrFU» competition. The CRISMAT authors gratefully acknowledge the EC, the CNRS and the French Minister of Education and Research for financial support through their Research, Strategic and Scholarship programs. This work was supported by funding from the European Research Council under the Seventh Framework Program (FP7), ERC grant N°246791 – COUNTATOMS. S.T. gratefully acknowledges the fund for scientific research Flanders for a post-doctoral fellowship and for financial support under contract number G004413N. N.G. acknowledges funding from the European Research Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7), ERC starting grant number 278510 – VORTEX; ECASJO_;			Approved	Most recent IF: 9.466; 2014 IF: 8.354
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:122137			Serial	2269
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	Author	Erni, R.; Abakumov, A.M.; Rossell, M.D.; Batuk, D.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Nénert, G.; Van Tendeloo, G.
	Title	Nanoscale phase separation in perovskites revisited			Type	L1 Letter to the editor
	Year	2014	Publication	Nature materials	Abbreviated Journal	Nat Mater
	Volume	13	Issue	3	Pages	216-217
	Keywords	L1 Letter to the editor; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000331945200002	Publication Date	2014-02-20
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1476-1122;1476-4660;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	39.737	Times cited	5	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 39.737; 2014 IF: 36.503
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:114579			Serial	2270
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	Author	Bekaert, J.; Saniz, R.; Partoens, B.; Lamoen, D.
	Title	Native point defects in CuIn_1-xGa_xSe₂ : hybrid density functional calculations predict the origin of p- and n-type conductivity			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Physical chemistry, chemical physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Chem Chem Phys
	Volume	16	Issue	40	Pages	22299-22308
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We have performed a first-principles study of the p- and n-type conductivity in CuIn1−xGaxSe2 due to native point defects, based on the HSE06 hybrid functional. Band alignment shows that the band gap becomes larger with x due to the increasing conduction band minimum, rendering it hard to establish n-type conductivity in CuGaSe2. From the defect formation energies, we find that In/GaCu is a shallow donor, while VCu, VIn/Ga and CuIn/Ga act as shallow acceptors. Using the total charge neutrality of ionized defects and intrinsic charge carriers to determine the Fermi level, we show that under In-rich growth conditions InCu causes strongly n-type conductivity in CuInSe2. Under increasingly In-poor growth conditions, the conductivity type in CuInSe2 alters to p-type and compensation of the acceptors by InCu reduces, as also observed in photoluminescence experiments. In CuGaSe2, the native acceptors pin the Fermi level far away from the conduction band minimum, thus inhibiting n-type conductivity. On the other hand, CuGaSe2 shows strong p-type conductivity under a wide range of Ga-poor growth conditions. Maximal p-type conductivity in CuIn1−xGaxSe2 is reached under In/Ga-poor growth conditions, in agreement with charge concentration measurements on samples with In/Ga-poor stoichiometry, and is primarily due to the dominant acceptor CuIn/Ga.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Cambridge	Editor
	Language		Wos	000343072800042	Publication Date	2014-09-05
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	ISSN	1463-9076;1463-9084;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	4.123	Times cited	43	Open Access
	Notes	; We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the science fund FWO-Flanders through project G.0150.13. The first-principles calculations have been carried out on the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC), supported financially by the Hercules foundation and the Flemish Government (EWI Department). We also like to thank Prof. S. Siebentritt of the University of Luxembourg for a presentation of her work on GIGS during a visit to our research group and for helpful discussions of our results. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 4.123; 2014 IF: 4.493
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:120465			Serial	2284
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	Author	Snoeck, E.; Van Tendeloo, G.
	Title	Networking strategies of the microscopy community for improved utilisation of advanced instruments : (3) two European initiatives to support TEM infrastructures and promote electron microscopy over Europe, ESTEEM (20062011) and ESTEEM 2 (20122016)			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Comptes rendus : physique	Abbreviated Journal	Cr Phys
	Volume	15	Issue	2-3	Pages	281-284
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	The ESTEEM consortium of electron microscopy laboratories for materials science and solid-state physics has been created as an EU-supported delocalized infrastructure (I3) to bring together the major electron microscopy centres in Europe. Its main objectives were to develop networking, to offer transnational access to these centres with specialized and complementary techniques and skills and to upgrade in close collaboration different technical and methodological aspects such as tomography, spectroscopy, holography, detectors, and specimen holders. These efforts were aimed to strengthen the position of European microscopy and to generate new technologies potentially of high relevance in many domains identified as strategic. Following the success of the first program, ESTEEM has been reconducted in 2012 for four more years with an enlarged set of partners.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Paris	Editor
	Language		Wos	000334013600017	Publication Date	2014-01-24
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1631-0705;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
	Impact Factor	2.048	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.048; 2014 IF: 2.035
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:115550			Serial	2293
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	Author	Mai, H.H.; Kaydashev, V.E.; Tikhomirov, V.K.; Janssens, E.; Shestakov, M.V.; Meledina, M.; Turner, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Moshchalkov, V.V.; Lievens, P.
	Title	Nonlinear optical properties of Ag nanoclusters and nanoparticles dispersed in a glass host			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	The journal of physical chemistry: C : nanomaterials and interfaces	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys Chem C
	Volume	118	Issue	29	Pages	15995-16002
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	The nonlinear absorption of Ag atomic clusters and nanoparticles dispersed in a transparent oxyfluoride glass host has been studied. The as-prepared glass, containing 0.15 atom % Ag, shows an absorption band in the UV/violet attributed to the presence of amorphous Ag atomic nanoclusters with an average size of 1.2 nm. Upon heat treatment the Ag nanoclusters coalesce into larger nanoparticles that show a surface plasmon absorption band in the visible. Open aperture z-scan experiments using 480 nm nanosecond laser pulses demonstrated nonsaturated and saturated nonlinear absorption with large nonlinear absorption indices for the Ag nanoclusters and nanoparticles, respectively. These properties are promising, e.g., for applications in optical limiting and objects contrast enhancement.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Washington, D.C.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000339540700049	Publication Date	2014-07-01
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1932-7447;1932-7455;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	4.536	Times cited	43	Open Access
	Notes	FWO; Methusalem; funding from the European Research Council under the seventh Framework Program (FP7); ERC Grant 246791 COUNTATOMS and the EC project IFOX.			Approved	Most recent IF: 4.536; 2014 IF: 4.772
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:118626			Serial	2353
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	Author	Esfahani, D.N.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Nonlinear response to electric field in extended Hubbard models			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	90	Issue	20	Pages	205121
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The electric-field response of a one-dimensional ring of interacting fermions, where the interactions are described by the extended Hubbard model, is investigated. By using an accurate real-time propagation scheme based on the Chebyshev expansion of the evolution operator, we uncover various nonlinear regimes for a range of interaction parameters that allows modeling of metallic and insulating (either charge density wave or spin density wave insulators) rings. The metallic regime appears at the phase boundary between the two insulating phases and provides the opportunity to describe either weakly or strongly correlated metals. We find that the fidelity susceptibility of the ground state as a function of magnetic flux piercing the ring provides a very good measure of the short-time response. Even completely different interacting regimes behave in a similar manner at short time scales as long as the ground-state fidelity susceptibility is the same. Depending on the strength of the electric field we find various types of responses: persistent currents in the insulating phase, a dissipative regime, or damped Bloch-like oscillations with varying frequencies or even irregular in nature. Furthermore, we also consider the dimerization of the ring and describe the response of a correlated band insulator. In this case the distribution of the energy levels is more clustered and the Bloch-like oscillations become even more irregular.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	000345423300002	Publication Date	2014-11-15
	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 (Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek – FWO) and the Methusalem program of the Flemish government. One of us (L. C.) receives support as a postdoctoral fellow of the FWO. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:122204			Serial	2355
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	Author	Van Gaens, W.; Bruggeman, P.J.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Numerical analysis of the NO and O generation mechanism in a needle-type plasma jet			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	New journal of physics	Abbreviated Journal	New J Phys
	Volume	16	Issue		Pages	063054
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	In this paper we study two cold atmospheric pressure plasma jets, operating in Ar + 2% air, with a different electrode geometry but with the same power dissipated in the plasma. The density profiles of the biomedically active NO and O species throughout the plasma jet, previously obtained by laser diagnostics, are calculated by means of a zero-dimensional semi-empirical reaction kinetics model. A good agreement between the calculated and measured data is demonstrated. Furthermore, the most probable spatial power distribution in an RF driven plasma jet is obtained for the first time by comparing measured and calculated species density profiles. This was possible due to the strong effect of the power distribution on the NO and O density profiles. In addition the dominant reaction pathways for both the NO and the O species are identified. The model allows us to obtain key information on the reactive species production inside the jet, which is difficult to access by laser diagnostics in a coaxial geometry. Finally, we demonstrate that water impurities in the order of 100 ppm in the gas feed can have a significant effect on the spatial distribution of the NO and O density.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Bristol	Editor
	Language		Wos	000339081400006	Publication Date	2014-06-24
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1367-2630;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.786	Times cited	34	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.786; 2014 IF: 3.558
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:117946			Serial	2392
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	Author	Jiang, W.; Zhang, Y.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Numerical characterization of local electrical breakdown in sub-micrometer metallized film capacitors			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	New journal of physics	Abbreviated Journal	New J Phys
	Volume	16	Issue		Pages	113036
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	In metallized film capacitors, there exists an air gap of about 0.2 μm between the films, with a pressure ranging generally from 130 atm. Because of the created potential difference between the two films, a microdischarge is formed in this gap. In this paper, we use an implicit particle-in-cell Monte Carlo collision simulation method to study the discharge properties in this direct-current microdischarge with 0.2 μm gap in a range of different voltages and pressures. The discharge process is significantly different from a conventional high pressure discharge. Indeed, the high electric field due to the small gap sustains the discharge by field emission. At low applied voltage (~15 V), only the electrons are generated by field emission, while both electrons and ions are generated as a stable glow discharge at medium applied voltage (~50 V). At still higher applied voltage (~100 V), the number of electrons and ions rapidly multiplies, the electric field reverses, and the discharge changes from a glow to an arc regime.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Bristol	Editor
	Language		Wos	000346763400006	Publication Date	2014-11-15
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1367-2630;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.786	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.786; 2014 IF: 3.558
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:120455			Serial	2393
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	Author	Goncalves, W.C.; Sardella, E.; Becerra, V.F.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Numerical solution of the time dependent Ginzburg-Landau equations for mixed (d plus s)-wave superconductors			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Journal of mathematical physics	Abbreviated Journal	J Math Phys
	Volume	55	Issue	4	Pages	041501
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau formalism for (d + s)-wave superconductors and their representation using auxiliary fields is investigated. By using the link variable method, we then develop suitable discretization of these equations. Numerical simulations are carried out for a mesoscopic superconductor in a homogeneous perpendicular magnetic field which revealed peculiar vortex states. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	New York, N.Y.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000336084100001	Publication Date	2014-04-16
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0022-2488;1089-7658;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.077	Times cited	6	Open Access
	Notes	; We thank the Brazilian Agency FAPESP and Flemish Science Foundation (FSF) (FWO-Vlaanderen) for financial support. M. V. M. acknowledges support from the CAPES-PVE program. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.077; 2014 IF: 1.243
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:117728			Serial	2407
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	Author	Tomasi, N.; Mimmo, T.; Terzano, R.; Alfeld, M.; Janssens, K.; Zanin, L.; Pinton, R.; Varanini, Z.; Cesco, S.
	Title	Nutrient accumulation in leaves of Fe-deficient cucumber plants treated with natural Fe complexes			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Biology and fertility of soils	Abbreviated Journal	Biol Fert Soils
	Volume	50	Issue	6	Pages	973-982
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
	Abstract	Plants mainly rely on a mixture of Fe complexes with different organic ligands, like carboxylates and soluble fractions of water-extractable humic substances (WEHSs), to sustain the supply of this micronutrient. It has been demonstrated that the Fe-WEHS complex is more efficiently acquired by plant roots as it enhances functionality of the mechanisms involved in Fe acquisition at the root and leaf levels, allowing a faster recovery of the Fe-deficiency symptoms. The aim of this work is to verify whether this recovery involves also the allocation and accumulation of nutrients other than Fe to and within the leaf tissues. Iron-deficient plants treated with Fe-WEHS recovered more quickly the functionality both to uptake nitrate at the root level and to fixate CO2 in the leaves than those supplied with Fe-citrate. Concomitantly, Fe-WEHS-treated plants also accumulated other cationic nutrients faster and at a higher extent. Synchrotron 2D-scanning μ-X-ray fluorescence analyses of the leaves revealed that the recovery promotes a change in the allocation of these nutrients from the vascular system (K, Cu, and Zn) or trichomes (Ca and Mn) to the entire leaf blade. Fe-WEHS treatment efficiently promotes the recovery from Fe-deficiency-induced chlorosis with an enhanced allocation of other nutrients into the leaves and promoting their distribution into the entire leaf blade.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	000339880800010	Publication Date	2014-04-24
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0178-2762	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.683	Times cited	25	Open Access
	Notes	; Research was supported by grants from Italian MIUR (FIRB-Programma “Futuro in Ricerca”) and Free University of Bolzano (TN5056). Synchrotron experiments at HASYLAB were financially supported by the European Community-Research Infrastructure Action under the FP6 “Structuring the European Research Area” Program I (Integrating Activity on Synchrotron and Free Electron Laser Science; project: contract RII3-CT-2004-506008). The authors acknowledge support from the Hercules fund, Brussels (grant A11/0387), and from FWO (Brussels) via grant G.0C12.13. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.683; 2014 IF: 3.398
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:116597			Serial	5753
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	Author	Aghaei, M.; Flamigni, L.; Lindner, H.; Günther, D.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Occurrence of gas flow rotational motion inside the ICP torch : a computational and experimental study			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry	Abbreviated Journal	J Anal Atom Spectrom
	Volume	29	Issue	2	Pages	249-261
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	An inductively coupled plasma, connected to the sampling cone of a mass spectrometer, is computationally investigated. The occurrence of rotational motion of the auxiliary and carrier gas flows is studied. The effects of operating parameters, i.e., applied power and gas flow rates, as well as geometrical parameters, i.e., sampler orifice diameter and injector inlet diameter, are investigated. Our calculations predict that at higher applied power the auxiliary and carrier gas flows inside the torch move more forward to the sampling cone, which is validated experimentally for the auxiliary gas flow, by means of an Elan 6000 ICP-MS. Furthermore, an increase of the gas flow rates can also modify the occurrence of rotational motion. This is especially true for the carrier gas flow rate, which has a more pronounced effect to reduce the backward motion than the flow rates of the auxiliary and cooling gas. Moreover, a larger sampler orifice (e.g., 2 mm instead of 1 mm) reduces the backward flow of the auxiliary gas path lines. Finally, according to our model, an injector inlet of 2 mm diameter causes more rotations in the carrier gas flow than an injector inlet diameter of 1.5 mm, which can be avoided again by changing the operating parameters.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000329934000005	Publication Date	2013-11-14
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0267-9477;1364-5544;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.379	Times cited	21	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.379; 2014 IF: 3.466
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:112896			Serial	2427
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	Author	Yin, S.; Tian, H.; Ren, Z.; Wei, X.; Chao, C.; Pei, J.; Li, X.; Xu, G.; Shen, G.; Han, G.
	Title	Octahedral-shaped perovskite nanocrystals and their visible-light photocatalytic activity			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Chemical communications	Abbreviated Journal	Chem Commun
	Volume	50	Issue	45	Pages	6027-6030
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Octahedral-shaped perovskite PbTiO3 nanocrystals (PT OCT) with well-defined {111} facets exposed have been successfully synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method by using LiNO3 as an ion surfactant. The Li-O bond on the surface of PT OCT nanocrystals is essential to the stability of such nanocrystals and also results in a dramatic high visible-light photocatalytic activity.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000335984700022	Publication Date	2014-04-15
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1359-7345;1364-548X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	6.319	Times cited	19	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 6.319; 2014 IF: 6.834
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:117690			Serial	2428
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	Author	Gielis, J.; Verhulst, R.; Caratelli, D.; Ricci, P.E.; Tavkhelidze, I.
	Title	On means, polynomials and special functions			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	The teaching of mathematics	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	17	Issue	1	Pages	1-20
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Educational sciences; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos		Publication Date
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1451-4966; 2406-1077	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	no
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:128660			Serial	8327
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	Author	Proost, J.; Blaffart, F.; Turner, S.; Idrissi, H.
	Title	On the Origin of Damped Electrochemical Oscillations at Silicon Anodes (Revisited)			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	ChemPhysChem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry	Abbreviated Journal	Chemphyschem
	Volume	15	Issue	14	Pages	3116-3124
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Electrochemical oscillations accompanying the formation of anodic silica have been shown in the past to be correlated with rather abrupt changes in the mechanical stress state of the silica film, commonly associated with some kind of fracture or porosification of the oxide. To advance the understanding on the origin of such oscillations in fluoride-free electrolytes, we have revisited a seminal experiment reported by Lehmann almost two decades ago. We thereby demonstrate that the oscillations are not stress-induced, and do not originate from a morphological transformation of the oxide in the course of anodisation. Alternatively, the mechanical features accompanying the oscillations can be explained by a partial relaxation of the field-induced electrostrictive stress. Furthermore, our observations suggest that the oscillation mechanism more likely results from a periodic depolarisation of the anodic silica.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Weinheim	Editor
	Language		Wos	000342770500029	Publication Date	2014-08-27
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1439-4235;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.075	Times cited	5	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.075; 2014 IF: 3.419
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121086			Serial	2444
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	Author	Bal, K.M.; Neyts, E.C.
	Title	On the time scale associated with Monte Carlo simulations			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	The journal of chemical physics	Abbreviated Journal	J Chem Phys
	Volume	141	Issue	20	Pages	204104
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	Uniform-acceptance force-bias Monte Carlo (fbMC) methods have been shown to be a powerful technique to access longer timescales in atomistic simulations allowing, for example, phase transitions and growth. Recently, a new fbMC method, the time-stamped force-bias Monte Carlo (tfMC) method, was derived with inclusion of an estimated effective timescale; this timescale, however, does not seem able to explain some of the successes the method. In this contribution, we therefore explicitly quantify the effective timescale tfMC is able to access for a variety of systems, namely a simple single-particle, one-dimensional model system, the Lennard-Jones liquid, an adatom on the Cu(100) surface, a silicon crystal with point defects and a highly defected graphene sheet, in order to gain new insights into the mechanisms by which tfMC operates. It is found that considerable boosts, up to three orders of magnitude compared to molecular dynamics, can be achieved for solid state systems by lowering of the apparent activation barrier of occurring processes, while not requiring any system-specific input or modifications of the method. We furthermore address the pitfalls of using the method as a replacement or complement of molecular dynamics simulations, its ability to explicitly describe correct dynamics and reaction mechanisms, and the association of timescales to MC simulations in general.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	New York, N.Y.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000345641400005	Publication Date	2014-11-26
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0021-9606;1089-7690;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.965	Times cited	26	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.965; 2014 IF: 2.952
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:120667			Serial	2459
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	Author	Ying, J.; Yang, X.-Y.; Hu, Z.-Y.; Mu, S.-C.; Janiak, C.; Geng, W.; Pan, M.; Ke, X.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Su, B.-L.
	Title	One particle@one cell : highly monodispersed PtPd bimetallic nanoparticles for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Nano energy	Abbreviated Journal	Nano Energy
	Volume	8	Issue		Pages	214-222
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Highly monodispersed platinum-based nanoalloys are the best-known catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction. Although certainly promising, the durability and stability are among the main requirements for commercializing fuel cell electrocatalysts in practical applications. Herein, we synthesize highly stable, durable and catalytic active monodispersed PtPd nano-particles encapsulated in a unique one particle@one cell structure by adjusting the viscosity of solvents using mesocellular foam. PtPd nanoparticles in mesocellular carbon foam exhibit an excellent electrocatalytic activity (over 4 times mass and specific activities than the commercial Pt/C catalyst). Most importantly, this nanocatalyst shows no obvious change of structure and only a 29.5% loss in electrochemically active surface area after 5000 potential sweeps between 0.6 and 1.1 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode cycles. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	000340981700026	Publication Date	2014-06-23
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2211-2855;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	12.343	Times cited	40	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 12.343; 2014 IF: 10.325
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119255			Serial	2465
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	Author	Gonnissen, J.; de Backer, A.; den Dekker, A.J.; Martinez, G.T.; Rosenauer, A.; Sijbers, J.; Van Aert, S.
	Title	Optimal experimental design for the detection of light atoms from high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy images			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Applied physics letters	Abbreviated Journal	Appl Phys Lett
	Volume	105	Issue	6	Pages	063116
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
	Abstract	We report an innovative method to explore the optimal experimental settings to detect light atoms from scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) images. Since light elements play a key role in many technologically important materials, such as lithium-battery devices or hydrogen storage applications, much effort has been made to optimize the STEM technique in order to detect light elements. Therefore, classical performance criteria, such as contrast or signal-to-noise ratio, are often discussed hereby aiming at improvements of the direct visual interpretability. However, when images are interpreted quantitatively, one needs an alternative criterion, which we derive based on statistical detection theory. Using realistic simulations of technologically important materials, we demonstrate the benefits of the proposed method and compare the results with existing approaches.
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	Publisher	American Institute of Physics	Place of Publication	New York, N.Y.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000341188700073	Publication Date	2014-08-14
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0003-6951;1077-3118;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.411	Times cited	12	Open Access
	Notes	FWO (G.0393.11; G.0064.10; and G.0374.13); European Union Seventh Framework Programme [FP7/2007-2013] under Grant Agreement No. 312483 (ESTEEM2); esteem2_jra2			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.411; 2014 IF: 3.302
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:118333			Serial	2482
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	Author	Grieten, E.; Caen, J.; Schryvers, D.
	Title	Optimal sample preparation to characterize corrosion in historical photographs with analytical TEM			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Microscopy and microanalysis	Abbreviated Journal	Microsc Microanal
	Volume	20	Issue	5	Pages	1585-1590
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES)
	Abstract	An alternative focused ion beam preparation method is used for sampling historical photographs containing metallic nanoparticles in a polymer matrix. We use the preparation steps of classical ultra-microtomy with an alternative final sectioning with a focused ion beam. Transmission electron microscopy techniques show that the lamella has a uniform thickness, which is an important factor for analytical transmission electron microscopy. Furthermore, the method maintains the spatial distribution of nanoparticles in the soft matrix. The results are compared with traditional preparation techniques such as ultra-microtomy and classical focused ion beam milling.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Cambridge, Mass.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000345742900031	Publication Date	2014-09-26
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1431-9276;1435-8115;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.891	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 1.891; 2014 IF: 1.877
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:118481			Serial	2484
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	Author	Arana, A.; Loureiro, A.L.; Barbosa, H.M.J.; Van Grieken, R.; Artaxo, P.
	Title	Optimized energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis of atmospheric aerosols collected at pristine and perturbed Amazon Basin sites			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	X-ray spectrometry	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	43	Issue	4	Pages	228-237
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
	Abstract	Elemental composition of aerosols is important to source apportionment studies and to understand atmospheric processes that influence aerosol composition. Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy was applied for measuring the elemental composition of Amazonian atmospheric aerosols. The instrument used was a spectrometer Epsilon 5, PANalytical B. V., with tridimensional geometry that reduces the background signal with a polarized X-ray detection. The measurement conditions were optimized for low-Z elements, e. g. Mg, Al, Si, that are present at very low concentrations in the Amazon. From Na to K, our detection limits are about 50% to 75% lower than previously published results for similar instrument. Calibration was performed using Micromatter standards, except for P whose standard was produced by nebulization of an aqueous solution of KH2PO4 at our laboratory. The multi-element reference material National Institute of Standards and Technology-2783 (air particulate filter) was used for evaluating the accuracy of the calibration procedure of the 22 elements in our standard analysis routine, and the uncertainty associated with calibration procedures was evaluated. The overall performance of the instrument and validation of our measurements were assessed by comparison with results obtained from parallel analysis using particle-induced X-ray emission and another Epsilon 5 spectrometer. The elemental composition in 660 samples collected at a pristine site in the Amazon Basin and of 1416 samples collected at a site perturbed by land use change was determined. Our measurements show trace elements associated with biogenic aerosols, soil dust, biomass burning, and sea-salt, even for the very low concentrations as observed in Amazonia. Copyright (C) 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	000337724600006	Publication Date	2014-06-09
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0049-8246	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
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	Notes				Approved	no
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:118419			Serial	8342
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	Author	Piña, J.C.; de Souza Silva, C.C.; Milošević, M.V.
	Title	Optimizing mesoscopic two-band superconductors for observation of fractional vortex states			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Physica: C : superconductivity	Abbreviated Journal	Physica C
	Volume	503	Issue		Pages	48-51
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Using the two-component Ginzburg-Landau model, we investigate the effect of sample size and magnitude and homogeneity of external magnetic field on the stability of fractional vortex states in a mesoscopic two-band superconducting disk. We found that each fractional state has a preferable sample size, for which the range of applied field in which the state is stable is pronouncedly large. Vice versa, there exists an optimal magnitude of applied field for which a large range of possible sample radii will support the considered fractional state. Finally, we show that the stability of fractional states can be enhanced even further by magnetic nanostructuring of the sample, i.e. by suitably chosen geometrical parameters and magnetic moment of a ferromagnetic dot placed on top of the superconducting disk. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Amsterdam	Editor
	Language		Wos	000340070600010	Publication Date	2014-05-02
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0921-4534;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.404	Times cited	5	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Brazilian science agencies CNPq and FACEPE, Grant APQ-2017-1.05/12. MVM acknowledges support from the CAPES-PVE program. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.404; 2014 IF: 0.942
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:118743			Serial	2494
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	Author	Grujić, M.M.; Tadić, M.Z.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Orbital magnetic moments in insulating Dirac systems : impact on magnetotransport in graphene van der Waals heterostructures			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	90	Issue	20	Pages	205408
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	In honeycomb Dirac systems with broken inversion symmetry, orbital magnetic moments coupled to the valley degree of freedom arise due to the topology of the band structure, leading to valley-selective optical dichroism. On the other hand, in Dirac systems with prominent spin-orbit coupling, similar orbital magnetic moments emerge as well. These moments are coupled to spin, but otherwise have the same functional form as the moments stemming from spatial inversion breaking. After reviewing the basic properties of these moments, which are relevant for a whole set of newly discovered materials, such as silicene and germanene, we study the particular impact that these moments have on graphene nanoengineered barriers with artificially enhanced spin-orbit coupling. We examine transmission properties of such barriers in the presence of a magnetic field. The orbital moments are found to manifest in transport characteristics through spin-dependent transmission and conductance, making them directly accessible in experiments. Moreover, the Zeeman-type effects appear without explicitly incorporating the Zeeman term in the models, i.e., by using minimal coupling and Peierls substitution in continuum and the tight-binding methods, respectively. We find that a quasiclassical view is able to explain all the observed phenomena.
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	Language		Wos	000344915800009	Publication Date	2014-11-10
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	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	5	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (Serbia), and the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Belgium). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:122141			Serial	2497
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	Author	Szaszko-Bogar, V.; Foeldi, P.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Oscillating spin-orbit interaction as a source of spin-polarized wavepackets in two-terminal nanoscale devices			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Journal of physics : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys-Condens Mat
	Volume	26	Issue	13	Pages	135302
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Ballistic transport through nanoscale devices with time-dependent Rashba-type spin- orbit interaction (SOI) can lead to spin-polarized wavepackets that appear even for completely unpolarized input. The SOI that oscillates in a finite domain generates density and spin polarization fluctuations that leave the region as propagating waves. In particular, spin polarization has space and time dependence even in regions without SOI. Our results are based on an analytical solution of the time-dependent Schrodinger equation. The relevant Floquet quasi-energies that are obtained appear in the energy spectrum of both the transmitted and the reflected waves.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
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	ISSN	0953-8984	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.649	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.649; 2014 IF: 2.346
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:116844			Serial	2533
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