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| Author | Li, L.L.; Zarenia, M.; Xu, W.; Dong, H.M.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Exciton states in a circular graphene quantum dot: Magnetic field induced intravalley to intervalley transition | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | The magnetic-field dependence of the energy spectrum, wave function, binding energy, and oscillator strength of exciton states confined in a circular graphene quantum dot (CGQD) is obtained within the configuration interaction method. We predict that (i) excitonic effects are very significant in the CGQD as a consequence of a combination of geometric confinement, magnetic confinement, and reduced screening; (ii) two types of excitons (intravalley and intervalley) are present in the CGQD because of the valley degree of freedom in graphene; (iii) the intravalley and intervalley exciton states display different magnetic-field dependencies due to the different electron-hole symmetries of the single-particle energy spectra; (iv) with increasing magnetic field, the exciton ground state in the CGQD undergoes an intravalley to intervalley transition accompanied by a change of angular momentum; (v) the exciton binding energy does not increase monotonically with the magnetic field due to the competition between geometric and magnetic confinements; and (vi) the optical transitions of the intervalley and intravalley excitons can be tuned by the magnetic field, and valley-dependent excitonic transitions can be realized in a CGQD. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000391856000006 | Publication Date | 2017-01-12 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 14 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was financially supported by the China Scholarship Council (CSC), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 11304316, No. 11574319, and No. 11604380), and by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:141444 | Serial | 4555 | ||
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| Author | Satarifard, V.; Mousaei, M.; Hadadi, F.; Dix, J.; Sobrino Fernández, M.; Carbone, P.; Beheshtian, J.; Peeters, F.M.; Neek-Amal, M. | ||||
| Title | Reversible structural transition in nanoconfined ice | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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95 | Issue | 95 | Pages | 064105 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | The report on square ice sandwiched between two graphene layers by Algara-Siller et al. [Nature (London) 519, 443 (2015)] has generated a large interest in this system. By applying high lateral pressure on nanoconfined water, we found that monolayer ice is transformed to bilayer ice when the two graphene layers are separated by H = 6,7 angstrom. It was also found that three layers of a denser phase of ice with smaller lattice constant are formed if we start from bilayer ice and apply a lateral pressure of about 0.7 GPa with H = 8,9 angstrom. The lattice constant (2.5-2.6 angstrom) in both transitions is found to be smaller than those typical for the known phases of ice and water, i.e., 2.8 angstrom. We validate these results using ab initio calculations and find good agreement between ab initio O-O distance and those obtained from classical molecular dynamics simulations. The reversibility of the mentioned transitions is confirmed by decompressing the systems. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000393943300005 | Publication Date | 2017-02-16 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 23 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Foundation. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:141994 | Serial | 4558 | ||
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| Author | Han, F.W.; Xu, W.; Li, L.L.; Zhang, C.; Dong, H.M.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Electronic and transport properties of n-type monolayer black phosphorus at low temperatures | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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95 | Issue | 95 | Pages | 115436 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We present a detailed theoretical study of the electronic and transport properties of monolayer black phosphorus (BP). This study is motivated by recent experimental activities in investigating n-type few-layer BP systems. The electron density of states, the screening length, and the low-temperature electron mobility are calculated for monolayer BP (MLBP). In particular, the electron transport mobilities along the armchair and zigzag directions are examined on the basis of the momentum-balance equation derived from a semiclassical Boltzmann equation. The anisotropic electron mobilities in MLBP along different directions are demonstrated where the electron-impurity scattering is considered. Furthermore, we compare the results obtained from two electronic band structures of MLBP and find that the simplified model can describe quite rightly the electronic and transport properties of MLBP. This study is relevant to the application of few-layer BP based electronic systems as advanced electronic devices. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000399140700012 | Publication Date | 2017-03-27 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 12 | Open Access | |
| Notes | National Natural Science Foundation of China, 11574319 11304316 11304317 11604380 ; Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, 2011YQ130018 ; Chinese Academy of Sciences; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | CMT @ cmt @ c:irua:142431 | Serial | 4564 | ||
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| Author | Zhao, H.J.; Misko, V.R.; Tempere, J.; Nori, F. | ||||
| Title | Pattern formation in vortex matter with pinning and frustrated intervortex interactions | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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95 | Issue | 95 | Pages | 104519 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Theory of quantum systems and complex systems; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We investigate the effects related to vortex-core deformations when vortices approach each other. As a result of these vortex-core deformations, the vortex-vortex interaction effectively acquires an attractive component leading to a variety of vortex patterns typical for systems with nonmonotonic repulsive-attractive interaction, such as stripes and labyrinths. The core deformations are anisotropic and can induce frustration in the vortex-vortex interaction. In turn, this frustration has an impact on the resulting vortex patterns, which are analyzed in the presence of additional random pinning, as a function of the pinning strength. This analysis can be applicable to vortices in multiband superconductors or to vortices in Bose-Einstein condensates. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000399138800006 | Publication Date | 2017-03-30 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 5 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; We acknowledge fruitful discussions with E. Babaev and V. Gladilin. This work is partially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK20150595), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. NSFC-U1432135, No. 11611140101, and No. 11674054), the “Odysseus” program of the Flemish Government and Flemish Research Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Flemish Research Foundation (through Projects No. G.0115.12N, No. G.0119.12N, No. G.0122.12N, and No. G.0429.15N), the Research Fund of the University of Antwerp, the RIKEN iTHES Project, the MURI Center for Dynamic Magneto-Optics via the AFOSR Award No. FA9550-14-1-0040, the IMPACT program of JST, a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI), CREST, and a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:142429 | Serial | 4602 | ||
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| Author | Michel, K.H.; Çakir, D.; Sevik, C.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Piezoelectricity in two-dimensional materials : comparative study between lattice dynamics and ab initio calculations | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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95 | Issue | 95 | Pages | 125415 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | The elastic constant C-11 and piezoelectric stress constant e(1),(11) of two-dimensional (2D) dielectric materials comprising h-BN, 2H-MoS2, and other transition-metal dichalcogenides and dioxides are calculated using lattice dynamical theory. The results are compared with corresponding quantities obtained with ab initio calculations. We identify the difference between clamped-ion and relaxed-ion contributions with the dependence on inner strains which are due to the relative displacements of the ions in the unit cell. Lattice dynamics allows us to express the inner-strain contributions in terms of microscopic quantities such as effective ionic charges and optoacoustical couplings, which allows us to clarify differences in the piezoelectric behavior between h-BN and MoS2. Trends in the different microscopic quantities as functions of atomic composition are discussed. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000396013400005 | Publication Date | 2017-03-11 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 29 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; The authors acknowledge useful discussions with L. Wirtz and A. Molina-Sanchez. This work was supported by the Methusalem program and the Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek-Vlaanderen. Computational resources were provided by 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: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:142444 | Serial | 4603 | ||
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| Author | De Beule, C.; Zarenia, M.; Partoens, B. | ||||
| Title | Transmission in graphene-topological insulator heterostructures | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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95 | Issue | 95 | Pages | 115424 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We investigate scattering of the topological surface state of a three-dimensional time-reversal invariant topological insulator when graphene is deposited on the topological-insulator surface. Specifically, we consider the (111) surface of a Bi2Se3-like topological insulator. We present a low-energy model for the graphene-topological insulator heterostructure and we calculate the transmission probability at zigzag and armchair edges of the deposited graphene, and the conductance through graphene nanoribbon barriers, and show that its features can be understood from antiresonances in the transmission probability. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000399216700004 | Publication Date | 2017-03-22 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 4 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; The authors would like to thank B. Van Duppen for interesting discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO) through the Aspirant Fellowship of Christophe De Beule. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:143652 | Serial | 4609 | ||
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| Author | de Sousa, G.O.; da Costa, D.R.; Chaves, A.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Unusual quantum confined Stark effect and Aharonov-Bohm oscillations in semiconductor quantum rings with anisotropic effective masses | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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95 | Issue | 95 | Pages | 205414 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | The effects of external electric and magnetic fields on the energy spectrum of quantum rings made out of a bidimensional semiconductor material with anisotropic band structures are investigated within the effective-mass model. The interplay between the effective-mass anisotropy and the radial confinement leads to wave functions that are strongly localized at two diametrically opposite regions where the kinetic energy is lowest due to the highest effective mass. We show that this quantum phenomenon has clear consequences on the behavior of the energy states in the presence of applied in-plane electric fields and out-of-plane magnetic fields. In the former, the quantum confined Stark effect is observed with either linear or quadratic shifts, depending on the direction of the applied field. As for the latter, the usual Aharonov-Bohm oscillations are not observed for a circularly symmetric confining potential, however they can be reinstated if an elliptic ring with an appropriate aspect ratio is chosen. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000401230600007 | Publication Date | 2017-05-12 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 19 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was financially supported by CNPq under the PRONEX/FUNCAP grants, CAPES Foundation, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Brazilian Program Science Without Borders (CsF). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:143746 | Serial | 4610 | ||
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| Author | Zarenia, M.; Neilson, D.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Wigner crystallization in transition metal dichalcogenides : a new approach to correlation energy | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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95 | Issue | 95 | Pages | 115438 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We introduce a new approach for the correlation energy of one- and two-valley two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) systems. Our approach is based on an interpolation between two limits, a random phase approximation at high densities and a classical approach at low densities which gives excellent agreement with available Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) calculations. The two-valley 2DEG model is introduced to describe the electron correlations in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). We study the zero-temperature transition from a Fermi liquid to a quantum Wigner crystal phase in monolayer TMDs. Consistent with QMC, we find that electrons crystallize at r(s) = 31 in one-valley 2DEG. For two valleys, we predict Wigner crystallization at r(s) = 30, implying that valley degeneracy has little effect on the critical r(s), in contrast to an earlier claim. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000399141200003 | Publication Date | 2017-03-30 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 18 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was partially supported by the Flanders Research Foundation (FWO) and the Methusalem program of the Flemish government. D.N. acknowledges support by the University of Camerino FAR project CESEMN. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:142428 | Serial | 4613 | ||
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| Author | Yang, W.; Misko, V.R.; Tempère, J.; Kong, M.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Artificial living crystals in confined environment | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical Review E | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev E |
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95 | Issue | 6 | Pages | 062602 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Theory of quantum systems and complex systems; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Similar to the spontaneous formation of colonies of bacteria, flocks of birds, or schools of fish, “living crystals” can be formed by artificial self-propelled particles such as Janus colloids. Unlike usual solids, these “crystals” are far from thermodynamic equilibrium. They fluctuate in time forming a crystalline structure, breaking apart and re-forming again. We propose a method to stabilize living crystals by applying a weak confinement potential that does not suppress the ability of the particles to perform self-propelled motion, but it stabilizes the structure and shape of the dynamical clusters. This gives rise to such configurations of living crystals as “living shells” formed by Janus colloids. Moreover, the shape of the stable living clusters can be controlled by tuning the potential strength. Our proposal can be verified experimentally with either artificial microswimmers such as Janus colloids, or with living active matter. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000402667600006 | Publication Date | 2017-06-06 | |
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| ISSN | 2470-0045;2470-0053; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 2.366 | Times cited | 10 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish Government and the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO-Vl) (Belgium), the Flemish Research Foundation (through Projects No. G.0115.12N, No. G.0119.12N, No. G.0122.12N, and No. G.0429.15N), and the Research Fund of the University of Antwerp. W.Y. acknowledges the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants No. 11204199 and No. 51135007, the China Scholarship Council, the 131 project and the Program for the Outstanding Innovative Teams of Higher Learning Institutions of Shanxi, and a project under Grant No. 2016-096 by Shanxi Scholarship Council of China. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.366 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144205 | Serial | 4641 | ||
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| Author | Van Pottelberge, R.; Zarenia, M.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Graphene quantum dot with a Coulomb impurity : subcritical and supercritical regime | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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95 | Issue | 24 | Pages | 245410 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We study the influence of confinement on the atomic collapse due to a Coulomb impurity placed at the center of a graphene quantum dot of radius R. We apply the zigzag or infinite-mass boundary condition and consider both a point-size and a finite-size impurity. As a function of the impurity strength Za, the energy spectra are discrete. In the case of the zigzag boundary condition, the degenerate (with respect to the angular momentum m) zero-energy levels are pulled down in energy as Z alpha increases, and they remain below epsilon = – Z alpha. Our results show that the energy levels exhibit a 1/R dependence in the subcritical regime [Z alpha < |km + 1/2|, k = 1 (-1) for the K (K') valley]. In the supercritical regime (Z alpha > |km + 1/2|) we find a qualitatively very different behavior where the levels decrease as a function of R in a nonmonotonic manner. While the valley symmetry is preserved in the presence of the impurity, we find that the impurity breaks electron-hole symmetry. We further study the energy spectrum of zigzag quantum dots in gapped graphene. Our results show that as the gap increases, the lowest electron states are pushed into the gap by the impurity. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000403072400005 | Publication Date | 2017-06-13 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 13 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; We thank Massoud Ramezani-Masir and Dean Moldovan for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Methusalem funding of the Flemish Government, and by the Canadian NSERC Grant No. OGP0121756 (P. V.). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144197 | Serial | 4661 | ||
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| Author | Houben, K.; Couet, S.; Trekels, M.; Menendez, E.; Peissker, T.; Seo, J.W.; Hu, M.Y.; Zhao, J.Y.; Alp, E.E.; Roelants, S.; Partoens, B.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.; Bessas, D.; Brown, S.A.; Vantomme, A.; Temst, K.; Van Bael, M.J. | ||||
| Title | Lattice dynamics in Sn nanoislands and cluster-assembled films | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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95 | Issue | 15 | Pages | 155413 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | To unravel the effects of phonon confinement, the influence of size and morphology on the atomic vibrations is investigated in Sn nanoislands and cluster-assembled films. Nuclear resonant inelastic x-ray scattering is used to probe the phonon densities of states of the Sn nanostructures which show significant broadening of the features compared to bulk phonon behavior. Supported by ab initio calculations, the broadening is attributed to phonon scattering and can be described within the damped harmonic oscillator model. Contrary to the expectations based on previous research, the appearance of high-energy modes above the cutoff energy is not observed. From the thermodynamic properties extracted from the phonon densities of states, it was found that grain boundary Sn atoms are bound by weaker forces than bulk Sn atoms. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000401762400008 | Publication Date | 2017-04-11 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | 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 Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) and the Concerted Research Action (GOA/14/007). The authors acknowledge Hercules stichting (Projects No. AKUL/13/19 and No. AKUL/13/25). K.H. and S.C. thank the FWO for financial support. T.P. acknowledges the IWT for financial support. S.R., M.V.M., and B.P. acknowledge TOPBOF funding of the University of Antwerp Research Fund. J.W.S. acknowledges Hercules Stichting (Project No. AKUL/13/19). The authors want to thank R. Lieten for help with the XRD measurements and T. Picot for fruitful discussions. The authors gratefully acknowledge R. Ruffer and A. I. Chumakov for fruitful discussions and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility for the measurement of the SnO<INF>2</INF> powder at the Nuclear Resonance beamline (ID-18). This research used resources of the Advanced Photon Source, a US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility operated for the DOE Office of Science by Argonne National Laboratory under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144305 | Serial | 4667 | ||
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| Author | Mirzakhani, M.; Zarenia, M.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Electrostatically confined trilayer graphene quantum dots | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | |
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95 | Issue | 15 | Pages | 155434 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Electrically gating of trilayer graphene (TLG) opens a band gap offering the possibility to electrically engineer TLG quantum dots. We study the energy levels of such quantum dots and investigate their dependence on a perpendicular magnetic field B and different types of stacking of the graphene layers. The dots are modeled as circular and confined by a truncated parabolic potential which can be realized by nanostructured gates or position-dependent doping. The energy spectra exhibit the intervalley symmetry E-K(e) (m) = -E (h)(K') (m) for the electron (e) and hole (h) states, where m is the angular momentum quantum number and K and K' label the two valleys. The electron and hole spectra for B = 0 are twofold degenerate due to the intervalley symmetry E-K (m) = E-K' [-(m + 1)]. For both ABC [alpha = 1.5 (1.2) for large (small) R] and ABA (alpha = 1) stackings, the lowest-energy levels show approximately a R-alpha dependence on the dot radius R in contrast with the 1/R-3 one for ABC-stacked dots with infinite-mass boundary. As functions of the field B, the oscillator strengths for dipole-allowed transitions differ drastically for the two types of stackings. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000399797200003 | Publication Date | 2017-04-22 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | Times cited | 6 | Open Access | ||
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| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:152652 | Serial | 7878 | ||
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| Author | Shayeganfar, F.; Vasu, K.S.; Nair, R.R.; Peeters, F.M.; Neek-Amal, M. | ||||
| Title | Monolayer alkali and transition-metal monoxides : MgO, CaO, MnO, and NiO | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | |
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95 | Issue | 14 | Pages | 144109 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Two-dimensional crystals with strong interactions between layers has attracted increasing attention in recent years in a variety of fields. In particular, the growth of a single layer of oxide materials (e.g., MgO, CaO, NiO, and MnO) over metallic substrates were found to display different physical properties than their bulk. In this study, we report on the physical properties of a single layer of metallic oxide materials and compare their properties with their bulk and other two-dimensional (2D) crystals. We found that the planar structure of metallic monoxides are unstable whereas the buckled structures are thermodynamically stable. Also, the 2D-MnO and NiO exhibit different magnetic (ferromagnetic) and optical properties than their bulk, whereas band-gap energy and linear stiffness are found to be decreasing from NiO to MgO. Our findings provide insight into oxide thin-film technology applications. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000399792400001 | Publication Date | 2017-04-20 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | Times cited | 21 | Open Access | ||
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:152654 | Serial | 8278 | ||
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| Author | de Araujo, J.L.B.; Munarin, F.F.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.; Ferreira, W.P. | ||||
| Title | Structure and reentrant percolation in an inverse patchy colloidal system | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical Review E | Abbreviated Journal | |
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95 | Issue | 6 | Pages | 062606 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Two-dimensional systems of inverse patchy colloids modeled as disks with a central charge and having their surface decorated with oppositely pointlike charged patches are investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. The self-assembly of the patchy colloids leads to diverse ground state configurations ranging from crystalline arrangements of monomers to linear clusters, ramified linear clusters and to percolated configurations. Two structural phase diagrams are constructed: (1) as a function of the net charge and area fraction, and (2) as a function of the net charge and the range of the pair interaction potential. An interesting reentrant percolation transition is obtained as a function of the net charge of the colloids. We identify distinct mechanisms that lead to the percolation transition. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000404545700005 | Publication Date | 2017-06-27 | |
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| Impact Factor | Times cited | 5 | Open Access | ||
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:152628 | Serial | 8587 | ||
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| Author | Payette, C.; Partoens, B.; Yu, G.; Gupta, J.A.; Austing, D.G.; Nair, S.V.; Amaha, S.; Tarucha, S. | ||||
| Title | Modeling single-particle energy levels and resonance currents in a coherent electronic quantum dot mixer | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2009 | Publication | Applied physics letters | Abbreviated Journal | Appl Phys Lett |
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94 | Issue | 22 | Pages | 222101,1-22101,3 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We present model calculations based on a coherent tunneling picture, which reproduce well both the single-particle energy level position and the resonant current strength at two typical anticrossings, one involving two levels and the other three levels in a coherent mixer composed of two weakly coupled vertical quantum dots. An essential ingredient is the inclusion of higher degree terms to account for deviations from an ideal elliptical parabolic confining potential in realistic dots. We also calculate density plots of the mixed states for the modified potential. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Institute of Physics | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y. | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000266674300024 | Publication Date | 2009-06-01 | |
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| ISSN | 0003-6951; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.411 | Times cited | 5 | Open Access | |
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.411; 2009 IF: 3.554 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:77380 | Serial | 2139 | ||
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| Author | Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Vortex-antivortex nucleation in magnetically nanotextured superconductors: magnetic-field-driven and thermal scenarios | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2005 | Publication | Physical review letters | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev Lett |
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94 | Issue | Pages | 227001,1-4 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y. | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000229700800059 | Publication Date | 2005-06-06 | |
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| ISSN | 0031-9007;1079-7114; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 8.462 | Times cited | 48 | Open Access | |
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 8.462; 2005 IF: 7.489 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:57243 | Serial | 3859 | ||
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| Author | da Costa; Zarenia, M.; Chaves, A.; Pereira, J.M., Jr.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Hexagonal-shaped monolayer-bilayer quantum disks in graphene : a tight-binding approach | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 035415 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Using the tight-binding approach, we investigate confined states in two different hybrid monolayer-bilayer systems: (i) a hexagonal monolayer area surrounded by bilayer graphene in the presence of a perpendicularly applied electric field and (ii) a hexagonal bilayer graphene dot surrounded by monolayer graphene. The dependence of the energy levels on dot size and external magnetic field is calculated. We find that the energy spectrum for quantum dots with zigzag edges consists of states inside the gap which range from dot-localized states, edge states, to mixed states coexisting together, whereas for dots with armchair edges, only dot-localized states are observed. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000379502200008 | Publication Date | 2016-07-11 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | 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 financially supported by CNPq, under contract NanoBioEstruturas No. 555183/2005-0, PRONEX/FUNCAP, CAPES Foundation, under the process No. BEX 7178/13-1, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Bilateral programme between CNPq and FWO-Vl, the Brazilian Program Science Without Borders (CsF), and the Lemann Foundation. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:134947 | Serial | 4190 | ||
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| Author | Zhao, H.J.; Wu, W.; Zhou, W.; Shi, Z.X.; Misko, V.R.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Reentrant dynamics of driven pancake vortices in layered superconductors | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 024514 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | The dynamics of driven pancake vortices in layered superconductors is studied using molecular-dynamics simulations. We found that, with increasing driving force, for strong interlayer coupling, the preexisted vortex lines either directly depin or first transform to two-dimensional (2D) pinned states before they are depinned, depending on the pinning strength. In a narrow region of pinning strengths, we found an interesting repinning process, which results in a negative differential resistance. For weak interlayer coupling, individually pinned pancake vortices first form disordered 2D flow and then transform to ordered three-dimensional (3D) flow with increasing driving force. However, for extremely strong pinning, the random pinning-induced thermal-like Langevin forces melt 3D vortex lines, which results in a persistent 2D flow in the fast-sliding regime. In the intermediate regime, the peak effect is found: With increasing driving force, the moving pancake vortices first crystallize to moving 3D vortex lines, and then these 3D vortex lines are melted, leading to the appearance of a reentrant 2D flow state. Our results are summarized in a dynamical phase diagram. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000380097800006 | Publication Date | 2016-07-18 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 3 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; We acknowledge useful discussions with C. Olson Reichhardt. This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK20150595), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. NSFC-U1432135 and No. 11611140101). V.R.M. acknowledges support from the “Odysseus” program of the Flemish Government and Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the FWO-Vl, and the Research Fund of the University of Antwerp. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:134943 | Serial | 4238 | ||
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| Author | Zhang, L.; Fernández Becerra, V.; Covaci, L.; Milošević, M.V. | ||||
| Title | Electronic properties of emergent topological defects in chiral p-wave superconductivity | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 024520 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Chiral p-wave superconductors in applied magnetic field can exhibit more complex topological defects than just conventional superconducting vortices, due to the two-component order parameter (OP) and the broken time-reversal symmetry. We investigate the electronic properties of those exotic states, some of which contain clusters of one-component vortices in chiral components of the OP and/or exhibit skyrmionic character in the relative OP space, all obtained as a self-consistent solution of the microscopic Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations. We reveal the link between the local density of states (LDOS) of the novel topological states and the behavior of the chiral domain wall between the OP components, enabling direct identification of those states in scanning tunneling microscopy. For example, a skyrmion always contains a closed chiral domain wall, which is found to be mapped exactly by zero-bias peaks in LDOS. Moreover, the LDOS exhibits electron-hole asymmetry, which is different from the LDOS of conventional vortex states with same vorticity. Finally, we present the magnetic field and temperature dependence of the properties of a skyrmion, indicating that this topological defect can be surprisingly large in size, and can be pinned by an artificially indented nonsuperconducting closed path in the sample. These features are expected to facilitate the experimental observation of skyrmionic states, thereby enabling experimental verification of chirality in emerging superconducting materials. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000381479500002 | Publication Date | 2016-07-26 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 27 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:135742 | Serial | 4303 | ||
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| Author | Klimin, S.N.; Tempere, J.; Verhelst, N.; Milošević, M.V. | ||||
| Title | Finite-temperature vortices in a rotating Fermi gas | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review A | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev A |
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94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 023620 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Theory of quantum systems and complex systems; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Vortices and vortex arrays have been used as a hallmark of superfluidity in rotated, ultracold Fermi gases. These superfluids can be described in terms of an effective field theory for a macroscopic wave function representing the field of condensed pairs, analogous to the Ginzburg-Landau theory for superconductors. Here we establish how rotation modifies this effective field theory, by rederiving it starting from the action of Fermi gas in the rotating frame of reference. The rotation leads to the appearance of an effective vector potential, and the coupling strength of this vector potential to the macroscopic wave function depends on the interaction strength between the fermions, due to a renormalization of the pair effective mass in the effective field theory. The mass renormalization derived here is in agreement with results of functional renormalization-group theory. In the extreme Bose-Einstein condensate regime, the pair effective mass tends to twice the fermion mass, in agreement with the physical picture of a weakly interacting Bose gas of molecular pairs. Then we use our macroscopic-wave-function description to study vortices and the critical rotation frequencies to form them. Equilibrium vortex state diagrams are derived and they are in good agreement with available results of the Bogoliubov-de Gennes theory and with experimental data. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y. | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000381473100001 | Publication Date | 2016-08-16 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9934 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 2.925 | Times cited | 6 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; We are grateful to G. C. Strinati and H. Warringa for valuable discussions. This research was supported by the Flemish Research Foundation Projects No. G.0115.12N, No. G.0119.12N, No. G.0122.12N, and No. G.0429.15N, by the Scientific Research Network of the Flemish Research Foundation, Grant No. WO.033.09N, and by the Research Fund of the University of Antwerp. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.925 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:135686 | Serial | 4304 | ||
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| Author | Sisakht, E.T.; Fazileh, F.; Zare, M.H.; Zarenia, M.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Strain-induced topological phase transition in phosphorene and in phosphorene nanoribbons | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 085417 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Using the tight-binding (TB) approximation with inclusion of the spin-orbit interaction, we predict a topological phase transition in the electronic band structure of phosphorene in the presence of axial strains. We derive a low-energy TB Hamiltonian that includes the spin-orbit interaction for bulk phosphorene. Applying a compressive biaxial in-plane strain and perpendicular tensile strain in ranges where the structure is still stable leads to a topological phase transition. We also examine the influence of strain on zigzag phosphorene nanoribbons (zPNRs) and the formation of the corresponding protected edge states when the system is in the topological phase. For zPNRs up to a width of 100 nm the energy gap is at least three orders of magnitude larger than the thermal energy at room temperature. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000381600800004 | Publication Date | 2016-08-18 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 76 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Iran. M.Z. acknowledges support as a postdoctoral fellow of the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:135643 | Serial | 4309 | ||
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| Author | Bekaert, J.; Vercauteren, S.; Aperis, A.; Komendová, L.; Prozorov, R.; Partoens, B.; Milošević, M.V. | ||||
| Title | Anisotropic type-I superconductivity and anomalous superfluid density in OsB2 | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 144506 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We present a microscopic study of superconductivity in OsB2 , and discuss the origin and characteristic length scales of the superconducting state. From first-principles we show that OsB2 is characterized by three different Fermi sheets, and we prove that this fermiology complies with recent quantum-oscillation experiments. Using the found microscopic properties, and experimental data from the literature, we employ Ginzburg-Landau relations to reveal that OsB2 is a distinctly type-I superconductor with a very low Ginzburg-Landau parameter κ—a rare property among compound materials. We show that the found coherence length and penetration depth corroborate the measured thermodynamic critical field. Moreover, our calculation of the superconducting gap structure using anisotropic Eliashberg theory and ab initio calculated electron-phonon interaction as input reveals a single but anisotropic gap. The calculated gap spectrum is shown to give an excellent account for the unconventional behavior of the superfluid density of OsB2 measured in experiments as a function of temperature. This reveals that gap anisotropy can explain such behavior, observed in several compounds, which was previously attributed solely to a two-gap nature of superconductivity. |
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| Language | Wos | 000385622500009 | Publication Date | 2016-10-12 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 19 | Open Access | |
| Notes | Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; European Cooperation in Science and Technology, MP1201 ; Vetenskapsrådet; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | CMT @ cmt @ c:irua:139020 | Serial | 4338 | ||
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| Author | De Beule, C.; Ziani, N.T.; Zarenia, M.; Partoens, B.; Trauzettel, B. | ||||
| Title | Correlation and current anomalies in helical quantum dots | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 155111 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We theoretically investigate the ground-state properties of a quantum dot defined on the surface of a strong three-dimensional time-reversal invariant topological insulator. Confinement is realized by ferromagnetic barriers and Coulomb interaction is treated numerically for up to seven electrons in the dot. Experimentally relevant intermediate interaction strengths are considered. The topological origin of the dot has several consequences: (i) spin polarization increases and the ground state exhibits quantum phase transitions at specific angular momenta as a function of interaction strength, (ii) the onset of Wigner correlations takes place mainly in one spin channel, and (iii) the ground state is characterized by a robust persistent current that changes sign as a function of the distance from the center of the dot. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000385242200001 | Publication Date | 2016-10-07 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 3 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; We thank F. Cavaliere, F. Crepin, C. Felser, and B. Yan for interesting discussions, and S. Curreli for performing the finite-element calculation of the magnetic field in COMSOL. C.D.B. and M.Z. are supported by the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO). N.T.Z. and B.T. acknowledge financial support by the DFG (SPP1666 and SFB1170 “ToCoTronics”), the Helmholtz Foundation (VITI), and the ENB Graduate School on “Topological Insulators.” ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:137234 | Serial | 4351 | ||
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| Author | Mirzakhani, M.; Zarenia, M.; da Costa, D.R.; Ketabi, S.A.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Energy levels of ABC-stacked trilayer graphene quantum dots with infinite-mass boundary conditions | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 165423 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Using the continuum model, we investigate the confined states and the corresponding wave functions of ABC-stacked trilayer graphene (TLG) quantum dots (QDs). First, a general infinite-mass boundary condition is derived and applied to calculate the electron and hole energy levels of a circular QD in both the absence and presence of a perpendicular magnetic field. Our analytical results for the energy spectra agree with those obtained by using the tight-binding model, where a TLG QD is surrounded by a staggered potential. Our findings show that (i) the energy spectrum exhibits intervalley symmetry E-K(e)(m) = -E-K'(h)(m) for the electron (e) and hole (h) states, where m is the angular momentum quantum number, (ii) the zero-energy Landau level (LL) is formed by the magnetic states with m <= 0 for both Dirac valleys, that is different from monolayer and bilayer graphene QD with infinite-mass potential in which only one of the cones contributes, and (iii) groups of three quantum Hall edge states in the tight-binding magnetic spectrum approach the zero LL, which results from the layer symmetry in TLG QDs. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000386168000011 | Publication Date | 2016-10-19 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 9 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Brazilian Council for Research (CNPq), the Science without Borders program, PRONEX/FUNCAP, and CAPES foundation. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:138174 | Serial | 4353 | ||
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| Author | Xiao, Y.M.; Xu, W.; Van Duppen, B.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Infrared to terahertz optical conductivity of n-type and p-type monolayer MoS2 in the presence of Rashba spin-orbit coupling | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 155432 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We investigate the effect of Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC) on the optoelectronic properties of n- and p-type monolayer MoS2. The optical conductivity is calculated within the Kubo formalism. We find that the spin-flip transitions enabled by the Rashba SOC result in a wide absorption window in the optical spectrum. Furthermore, we evaluate the effects of the polarization direction of the radiation, temperature, carrier density, and the strength of the Rashba spin-orbit parameter on the optical conductivity. We find that the position, width, and shape of the absorption peak or absorption window can be tuned by varying these parameters. This study shows that monolayer MoS2 can be a promising tunable optical and optoelectronic material that is active in the infrared to terahertz spectral range. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000386097800003 | Publication Date | 2016-10-18 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 20 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; Y.M.X. acknowledges financial support from the China Scholarship Council (CSC). This work was also supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11574319), Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2011YQ130018), Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province, and by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. B.V.D. is supported by a Ph.D. fellowship from the Flemish Science Foundation. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:138175 | Serial | 4355 | ||
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| Author | Yagmurcukardes, M.; Senger, R.T.; Peeters, F.M.; Sahin, H. | ||||
| Title | Mechanical properties of monolayer GaS and GaSe crystals | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 245407 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | The mechanical properties of monolayer GaS and GaSe crystals are investigated in terms of their elastic constants: in-plane stiffness (C), Poisson ratio (nu), and ultimate strength (sigma(U)) by means of first-principles calculations. The calculated elastic constants are compared with those of graphene and monolayer MoS2. Our results indicate that monolayer GaS is a stiffer material than monolayer GaSe crystals due to the more ionic character of the Ga-S bonds than the Ga-Se bonds. Although their Poisson ratio values are very close to each other, 0.26 and 0.25 for GaS and GaSe, respectively, monolayer GaS is a stronger material than monolayer GaSe due to its slightly higher sU value. However, GaS and GaSe crystals are found to be more ductile and flexible materials than graphene and MoS2. We have also analyzed the band-gap response of GaS and GaSe monolayers to biaxial tensile strain and predicted a semiconductor-metal crossover after 17% and 14% applied strain, respectively, for monolayer GaS and GaSe. In addition, we investigated how the mechanical properties are affected by charging. We found that the flexibility of single layer GaS and GaSe displays a sharp increase under 0.1e/cell charging due to the repulsive interactions between extra charges located on chalcogen atoms. These charging-controllable mechanical properties of single layers of GaS and GaSe can be of potential use for electromechanical applications. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000389503400008 | Publication Date | 2016-12-05 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 108 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H.S. acknowledges support from Bilim Akademisi-The Science Academy, Turkey under the BAGEP program. R.T.S. acknowledges the support from TUBITAK through project 114F397. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:139229 | Serial | 4356 | ||
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| Author | Khoeini, F.; Shakouri; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Peculiar half-metallic state in zigzag nanoribbons of MoS2 : spin filtering | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Layered structures of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) belong to a new class of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials in which monolayers exhibit a direct band gap in their electronic spectrum. This band gap has recently been shown to vanish due to the presence of metallic edge modes when MoS2 monolayers are terminated by zigzag edges on both sides. Here, we demonstrate that a zigzag nanoribbon of MoS2, when exposed to an external exchange field in combination with a transverse electric field, has the potential to exhibit a peculiar half-metallic nature and thereby allows electrons of only one spin direction to move. The peculiarity of such spin-selective conductors originates from a spin switch near the gap-closing region, so the allowed spin orientation can be controlled by means of an external gate voltage. It is shown that the induced half-metallic phase is resistant to random fluctuations of the exchange field as well as the presence of edge vacancies. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000383238800009 | Publication Date | 2016-09-09 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 38 | Open Access | |
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| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:137130 | Serial | 4360 | ||
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| Author | Callewaert, V.; Shastry, K.; Saniz, R.; Makkonen, I.; Barbiellini, B.; Assaf, B.A.; Heiman, D.; Moodera, J.S.; Partoens, B.; Bansil, A.; Weiss, A.H.; | ||||
| Title | Positron surface state as a spectroscopic probe for characterizing surfaces of topological insulator materials | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 115411 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Topological insulators are attracting considerable interest due to their potential for technological applications and as platforms for exploring wide-ranging fundamental science questions. In order to exploit, fine-tune, control, and manipulate the topological surface states, spectroscopic tools which can effectively probe their properties are of key importance. Here, we demonstrate that positrons provide a sensitive probe for topological states and that the associated annihilation spectrum provides a technique for characterizing these states. Firm experimental evidence for the existence of a positron surface state near Bi2Te2Se with a binding energy of E-b = 2.7 +/- 0.2 eV is presented and is confirmed by first-principles calculations. Additionally, the simulations predict a significant signal originating from annihilation with the topological surface states and show the feasibility to detect their spin texture through the use of spin-polarized positron beams. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000383232800012 | Publication Date | 2016-09-06 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 15 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; I.M. acknowledges discussions with M. Ervasti and A. Harju. V.C. and R.S. were supported by the FWO-Vlaanderen through Project No. G. 0224.14N. The computational resources and services used in this paper were, in part, provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center) and the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), both funded by the Hercules Foundation and the Flemish Government (EWI Department). I.M. acknowledges financial support from the Academy of Finland (Projects No. 285809 and No. 293932). The work at Northeastern University was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences Grant No. DE-FG02-07ER46352 and benefited from Northeastern University's Advanced Scientific Computation Center (ASCC) and the NERSC supercomputing center through DOE Grant No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. K.S. and A.W. acknowledge financial support from the National Science Foundation through Grants No. DMR-MRI-1338130 and No. DMR-1508719. D.H. received financial support from the National Science Foundation (Grant No. ECCS-1402738). J.S.M. was supported by the STC Center for Integrated Quantum Materials under NSF Grants No. DMR-1231319, No. DMR-1207469, and ONR Grant No. N00014-13-1-0301. B.A.A. also acknowledges support from the LabEx ENS-ICFP Grant No. ANR-10-LABX-0010/ANR-10-IDEX-0001-02 PSL. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:137134 | Serial | 4362 | ||
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| Author | Yagmurcukardes, M.; Torun, E.; Senger, R.T.; Peeters, F.M.; Sahin, H. | ||||
| Title | Mg(OH)2-WS2 van der Waals heterobilayer : electric field tunable band-gap crossover | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 195403 |
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| Abstract | Magnesium hydroxide [Mg(OH)(2)] has a layered brucitelike structure in its bulk form and was recently isolated as a new member of two-dimensional monolayer materials. We investigated the electronic and optical properties of monolayer crystals of Mg(OH)(2) and WS2 and their possible heterobilayer structure by means of first-principles calculations. It was found that both monolayers of Mg(OH)(2) and WS2 are direct-gap semiconductors and these two monolayers form a typical van der Waals heterostructure with a weak interlayer interaction and a type-II band alignment with a staggered gap that spatially separates electrons and holes. We also showed that an out-of-plane electric field induces a transition from a staggered to a straddling-type heterojunction. Moreover, by solving the Bethe-Salpeter equation on top of single-shot G(0)W(0) calculations, we show that the low-energy spectrum of the heterobilayer is dominated by the intralyer excitons of the WS2 monolayer. Because of the staggered interfacial gap and the field-tunable energy-band structure, the Mg(OH)(2)-WS2 heterobilayer can become an important candidate for various optoelectronic device applications in nanoscale. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000386769400007 | Publication Date | 2016-11-03 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 38 | 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 (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H.S. is supported by a FWOPegasus Long Marie Curie Fellowship. H.S. and R.T.S. acknowledge support from TUBITAK through Project No. 114F397. H.S. acknowledges support from Bilim Akademisi – The Science Academy, Turkey, under the BAGEP program. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:138205 | Serial | 4364 | ||
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| Author | Shumilin, A.V.; Baranov, V.V.; Kabanov, V.V. | ||||
| Title | Upper critical field in the model with finite-range interaction between electrons | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
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94 | Issue | 94 | Pages | 174506 |
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| Abstract | We develop a theory of the upper critical field in a BCS superconductor with a nonlocal interaction between electrons. We have shown that the nonlocal interaction is characterized by the parameter k(F)rho(0), where k(F) is the Fermi momentum and rho(0) is the radius of electron-electron interaction. The presence of the external magnetic field leads to the generation of additional components of the order parameter with different angular momenta. This effect leads to the enhancement of the upper critical field above the orbital limiting field. In addition the upward curvature in the temperature dependence of H-c2 (T) in the clean limit is predicted. The impurity scattering suppresses the effect in the dirty limit. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000387884100005 | Publication Date | 2016-11-14 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9950;2469-9969; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | Open Access | ||
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| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:139166 | Serial | 4365 | ||
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