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	Author	Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Vagov, A.; Vasenko, A.S.; Milošević, M.V.; Axt, V.M.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Influence of disorder on superconducting correlations in nanoparticles			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Journal of superconductivity and novel magnetism	Abbreviated Journal	J Supercond Nov Magn
	Volume	29	Issue	29	Pages	605-609
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We investigate how the interplay of quantum confinement and level broadening caused by disorder affects superconducting correlations in ultra-small metallic grains. We use the electron-phonon interaction-induced electron mass renormalization and the reduced static-path approximation of the BCS formalism to calculate the critical temperature as a function of the grain size. We show how the strong electron-impurity scattering additionally smears the peak structure in the electronic density of states of a metallic grain and imposes additional limits on the critical temperature under strong quantum confinement.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	New York, N.Y.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000371089500013	Publication Date	2016-01-08
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1557-1939	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.18	Times cited	7	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO Back to Belgium Grant), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government, TOPBOF-UA, and the bilateral project CNPq-FWO-Vl. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.18
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132286			Serial	4195
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	Author	Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Vagov, A.; Milošević, M.V.; Axt, V.M.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Phonon limited superconducting correlations in metallic nanograins			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Scientific reports	Abbreviated Journal	Sci Rep-Uk
	Volume	5	Issue	5	Pages	16515
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Conventional superconductivity is inevitably suppressed in ultra-small metallic grains for characteristic sizes smaller than the Anderson limit. Experiments have shown that above the Anderson limit the critical temperature may be either enhanced or reduced when decreasing the particle size, depending on the superconducting material. In addition, there is experimental evidence that whether an enhancement or a reduction is found depends on the strength of the electronphonon interaction in the bulk. We reveal how the strength of the e-ph interaction interplays with the quantum-size effect and theoretically obtain the critical temperature of the superconducting nanograins in excellent agreement with experimental data. We demonstrate that strong e-ph scattering smears the peak structure in the electronic density-of-states of a metallic grain and enhances the electron mass, and thereby limits the highest T-c achievable by quantum confinement.
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	Publisher	Nature Publishing Group	Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000364647700001	Publication Date	2015-11-13
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2045-2322	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	4.259	Times cited	9	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO Back to Belgium Grant), the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government, TOPBOF-UA, and the bilateral project CNPq-FWO. M.D.C. acknowledges fruitful discussions with V. Z. Kresin, S. N. Klimin and V. N. Gladilin. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 4.259; 2015 IF: 5.578
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:129543			Serial	4224
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	Author	Hannibal, S.; Kettmann, P.; Croitoru, M.D.; Vagov, A.; Axt, V.M.; Kuhn, T.
	Title	Quench dynamics of an ultracold Fermi gas in the BCS regime : spectral properties and confinement-induced breakdown of the Higgs mode			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : A : atomic, molecular and optical physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev A
	Volume	91	Issue	91	Pages	043630
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The Higgs amplitude mode of the order parameter of an ultracold confined Fermi gas in the BCS regime after a quench of the coupling constant is analyzed theoretically. A characteristic feature is a damped oscillation which at a certain transition time changes into a rather irregular dynamics. We compare the numerical solution of the full set of nonlinear equations of motion for the normal and anomalous Bogoliubov quasiparticle excitations with a linearized approximation. In doing so the transition time as well as the difference between resonant systems, i.e., systems where the Fermi energy is close to a sub-band minimum, and off-resonant systems can be well understood and traced back to the system and geometry parameters.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000353448500005	Publication Date	2015-04-24
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1094-1622; 1050-2947	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.925	Times cited	10	Open Access
	Notes	; M.D.C. acknowledges support by the BELSPO Back to Belgium Grant. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.925; 2015 IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132509			Serial	4235
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	Author	Shanenko, A.A.; Aguiar, J.A.; Vagov, A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Milošević, M.V.
	Title	Atomically flat superconducting nanofilms: multiband properties and mean-field theory			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Superconductor science and technology	Abbreviated Journal	Supercond Sci Tech
	Volume	28	Issue	28	Pages	054001
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Recent progress in materials synthesis enabled fabrication of superconducting atomically flat single-crystalline metallic nanofilms with thicknesses down to a few monolayers. Interest in such nano-thin systems is attracted by the dimensional 3D-2D crossover in their coherent properties which occurs with decreasing the film thickness. The first fundamental aspect of this crossover is dictated by the Mermin-Wagner-Hohenberg theorem and concerns frustration of the long-range order due to superconductive fluctuations and the possibility to track its impact with an unprecedented level of control. The second important aspect is related to the Fabri-Perot modes of the electronic motion strongly bound in the direction perpendicular to the nanofilm. The formation of such modes results in a pronounced multiband structure that changes with the nanofilm thickness and affects both the mean-field behavior and superconductive fluctuations. Though the subject is very rich in physics, it is scarcely investigated to date. The main obstacle is that there are no manageable models to study a complex magnetic response in this case. Full microscopic consideration is rather time consuming, if practicable at all, while the standard Ginzburg-Landau theory is not applicable. In the present work we review the main achievements in the subject to date, and construct and justify an efficient multiband mean-field formalism which allows for numerical and even analytical treatment of nano-thin superconductors in applied magnetic fields.
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	Language		Wos	000353015700005	Publication Date	2015-03-19
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-2048;1361-6668;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.878	Times cited	23	Open Access
	Notes	This work was supported by the Brazilian agencies CNPq (grants 307552/2012-8 and 141911/2012-3) and FACEPE (APQ-0589-1.05/08). AAS acknowledges fruitful discussions with A Perali and D Neilson during his stay in the University of Camerino and is thankful for partial support of his visit by the University of Camerino under the project FAR 'Control and enhancement of superconductivity by engineering materials at the nanoscale'. MDC acknowledges the support from the Back to Belgium Grant of the federal Science Policy (BELSPO).			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.878; 2015 IF: 2.325
	Call Number	c:irua:132501			Serial	3944
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	Author	Zalipaev, V.; Linton, C.M.; Croitoru, M.D.; Vagov, A.
	Title	Resonant tunneling and localized states in a graphene monolayer with a mass gap			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	91	Issue	91	Pages	085405
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We study tunneling of quasiparticles through potential barriers in a graphene monolayer with the mass gap using a semiclassical (WKB) approach. The main equations are derived in away similar to the WKB theory for the Schrodinger equation, which allows for explicit solutions at all orders. The analog of the classical action is used to distinguish types of possible stationary states in the system. The analysis focuses on the resonant scattering and the hole states localized in the vicinity of a barrier that are often overlooked. The scattering coefficients for the physically interesting limits are obtained by matching the WKB approximation with the known solutions at turning points. The localized states demonstrate unconventional properties and lead to alterations of the single particle density of states.
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	Language		Wos	000351773900004	Publication Date	2015-02-05
	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	; M.D.C. acknowledges the Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO Back to Belgium Grant). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	c:irua:125523			Serial	2891
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	Author	Croitoru, M.D.; Buzdin, A.I.
	Title	FFLO-wave-vector lock-in effect in quasi-1D superconductors			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Journal of superconductivity and novel magnetism	Abbreviated Journal	J Supercond Nov Magn
	Volume	28	Issue	28	Pages	1305-1308
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We study the phase transition into the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov state in high magnetic field in quasi-one dimensional superconductors within the quasi-classical formalism, taking into account the interchain Josephson coupling and the paramagnetic spin splitting. We show that anomalies in the field-direction dependence of the upper critical field when the magnetic field length equals to the FFLO period, previously described in [29], are characterized by the lock-in effect of the FFLO modulation wave vector, which is governed by the magnetic length.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	New York, N.Y.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000352085700019	Publication Date	2014-12-13
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1557-1939;1557-1947;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.18	Times cited	4	Open Access
	Notes	; We thank D. Jerome for useful discussions. We acknowledge the support by the French ANR program “ElectroVortex” and European NanoSC COST Action MP1201. M.D.C. acknowledges the support by the BELSPO Return to Belgium Grant. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.18; 2015 IF: 0.909
	Call Number	c:irua:125540			Serial	1187
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	Author	Vagov, A.; Glaessl, M.; Croitoru, M.D.; Axt, V.M.; Kuhn, T.
	Title	Competition between pure dephasing and photon losses in the dynamics of a dot-cavity system			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	90	Issue	7	Pages	075309
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We demonstrate that in quantum-dot cavity systems, the interplay between acoustic phonons and photon losses introduces novel features and characteristic dependencies in the system dynamics. In particular, the combined action of both dephasing mechanisms strongly affects the transition from the weak-to the strong-coupling regime as well as the shape of the spectral triplet that represents the quantum-dot occupation in Fourier space. The width of the central peak in the triplet is expected to decrease with rising temperature, while the widths and heights of the side peaks depend nonmonotonically on the dot-cavity coupling.
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	Language		Wos	000341258700002	Publication Date	2014-08-27
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	11	Open Access
	Notes	; We acknowledge fruitful discussions with A. Nazir which helped us to more clearly formulate the relation between our phenomenological approach and the microscopic theory. M.D.C. further acknowledges Alexander von Humboldt and BELSPO grants for support. Financial support from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Grant No. AX 17/7-1) is also gratefully acknowledged. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119257			Serial	437
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	Author	Croitoru, M.D.; Buzdin, A.I.
	Title	Peculiarities of the orbital effect in the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov state in quasi-one-dimensional superconductors			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	89	Issue	22	Pages	224506
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Using the quasiclassical formalism, we determine the low-temperature phase diagram of a quasi-one-dimensional superconductor, taking into account the interchain Josephson coupling and the paramagnetic spin splitting. We show that the anisotropy of the onset of superconductivity changes in the FFLO state as compared with the conventional superconducting phase. It can result in anomalous peaks in the field-direction dependence of the upper critical field when the magnetic field length equals to the FFLO period. This regime is characterized by the lock-in effect of the FFLO modulation wave vector, which is governed by the magnetic length. Furthermore, in the FFLO phase, the anisotropy of the upper critical field is inverted at T-1(**) = 0.5T(c0), where the orbital anisotropy disappears. We suggest that an experimental study of the anisotropy of the upper critical field can provide very reach information about the parameters of the FFLO phase in quasi-1D samples.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	000336975000005	Publication Date	2014-06-09
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:117749			Serial	2569
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	Author	Croitoru, M.D.; Zachmann, M.; Vagov, A.; Axt, V.M.; Shanenko, A.A.; Kettmann, P.; Papenkort, T.; Kuhn, T.
	Title	Coherent dynamics of confinement-induced multiband superconductors			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Physica: C : superconductivity	Abbreviated Journal	Physica C
	Volume	503	Issue		Pages	183-186
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We study the coherent dynamics of pairing in a nanoscale superconductor, that is intrinsically multiband, after an external perturbation in the non-adiabatic regime. The description of the dynamics of the pairing order is within the density-matrix approach based on the BCS model and the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations. We find that for certain resonant wire widths the superconducting order parameter exhibits two oscillatory frequencies which are determined by the long-time asymptotic values of the subgaps. This in turn leads to a pronounced beating phenomenon. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Amsterdam	Editor
	Language		Wos	000340070600040	Publication Date	2014-04-26
	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	1	Open Access
	Notes	; M.D.C. acknowledges the support from the Back to Belgium Grant of the federal Science Policy (BELSPO). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.404; 2014 IF: 0.942
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:118745			Serial	378
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	Author	Croitoru, M.D.; Vagov, A.; Shanenko, A.A.; Axt, V.M.
	Title	The Cooper problem in nanoscale : enhancement of the coupling due to confinement			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2012	Publication	Superconductor science and technology	Abbreviated Journal	Supercond Sci Tech
	Volume	25	Issue	12	Pages	124001-124005
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	In 1956 Cooper demonstrated (1956 Phys. Rev. 104 1189) that, no matter how weak the attraction is, two electrons in three-dimensional (3D) space just above the Fermi sea could be bound. In this work we investigate the influence of confinement on the binding energy of a Cooper pair. We show that confinement-induced modification of the Fermi sea results in a significant increase of the binding energy, when the bottom of an energy subband is very close to the Fermi surface.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Bristol	Editor
	Language		Wos	000311418100004	Publication Date	2012-11-08
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-2048;1361-6668;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.878	Times cited	9	Open Access
	Notes	; MDC acknowledges support by the European Community under the Marie Curie IEF Action (Grant Agreement No. PIEF-GA-2009-235486-ScQSR). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.878; 2012 IF: 2.758
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:105121			Serial	3573
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	Author	Shanenko, A.A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Vagov, A.V.; Axt, V.M.; Perali, A.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Atypical BCS-BEC crossover induced by quantum-size effects			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2012	Publication	Physical review : A : atomic, molecular and optical physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev A
	Volume	86	Issue	3	Pages	033612
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Quantum-size oscillations of the basic physical characteristics of a confined fermionic condensate are a well-known phenomenon. Its conventional understanding is based on the single-particle physics, whereby the oscillations follow variations in the single-particle density of states driven by the size quantization. Here we present a study of a cigar-shaped ultracold superfluid Fermi gas, which demonstrates an important many-body aspect of the quantum-size coherent effects, overlooked previously. The many-body physics is revealed here in the atypical crossover from the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) superfluid to the Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) induced by the size quantization of the particle motion. The single-particle energy spectrum for the transverse dimensions is tightly bound, whereas for the longitudinal direction it resembles a quasi-free dispersion. This results in the formation of a series of single-particle subbands (shells) so that the aggregate fermionic condensate becomes a coherent mixture of subband condensates. Each time when the lower edge of a subband crosses the chemical potential, the BCS-BEC crossover is approached in this subband, and the aggregate condensate contains both BCS and BEC-like components.
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	Publisher	American Physical Society	Place of Publication	New York, N.Y	Editor
	Language		Wos	000308639500004	Publication Date	2012-09-15
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1050-2947;1094-1622;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.925	Times cited	34	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). The authors thank C. Salomon and C. Vale for their valuable explications of the experimental situation and interest to our work. We are grateful to G. C. Strinati, D. Neilson, and P. Pieri for useful discussions. M. D. C. acknowledges support of the EU Marie Curie IEF Action (Grant Agreement No. PIEF-GA-2009-235486-ScQSR). A. P. gratefully acknowledges financial support of the European Science Foundation, POLATOM Research Networking Programme, Ref. No. 4844 for his visit to the University of Antwerp. A. A. S. acknowledges financial support of the European Science Foundation, POLATOM Research Networking Programme, Ref. No. 5200 for his visit to the University of Camerino. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.925; 2012 IF: 3.042
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101844			Serial	203
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	Author	Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Kaun, C.C.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Ultra-small metallic grains : effect of statistical fluctuations of the chemical potential on superconducting correlations and vice versa			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2012	Publication	Journal of physics : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys-Condens Mat
	Volume	24	Issue	27	Pages	275701
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Superconducting correlations in an isolated metallic grain are governed by the interplay between two energy scales: the mean level spacing delta and the bulk pairing gap Delta(0), which are strongly influenced by the position of the chemical potential with respect to the closest single-electron level. In turn superconducting correlations affect the position of the chemical potential. Within the parity projected BCS model we investigate the probability distribution of the chemical potential in a superconducting grain with randomly distributed single-electron levels. Taking into account statistical fluctuations of the chemical potential due to the pairing interaction, we find that such fluctuations have a significant impact on the critical level spacing delta(c) at which the superconducting correlations cease: the critical ratio delta(c)/Delta(0) at which superconductivity disappears is found to be increased.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000305653100012	Publication Date	2012-06-21
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-8984;1361-648X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.649	Times cited	9	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the European Community under the Marie Curie IEF Action (Grant Agreement No. PIEF-GA-2009-235486-ScQSR), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the ESF network INSTANS. MDC and AAS are grateful to A Vagov for stimulating discussions. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.649; 2012 IF: 2.355
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:100280			Serial	3793
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	Author	Chen, Y.; Shanenko, A.A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Quantum cascades in nano-engineered superconductors : geometrical, thermal and paramagnetic effects			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2012	Publication	Journal of physics : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys-Condens Mat
	Volume	24	Issue	26	Pages	265702
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The effect of a parallel magnetic field on the orbital motion of electrons in high-quality superconducting nanowires resulting in a superconductor-to-normal transition which occurs through a cascade of jumps in the order parameter as a function of the magnetic field. Such cascades originate from the transverse size quantization that splits the conduction band into a series of subbands. Here, based on a numerical solution of the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations for a hollow nanocylinder, we investigate how the quantum-size cascades depend on the confining geometry, i.e., by changing the cylinder radius R and its thickness d we cover the range from the nanowire-like to the nanofilm-like regime. The cascades are shown to become much less pronounced when increasing R/d, i.e., when the nanofilm-like regime is approached. When the temperature is non-zero they are thermally smoothed. This includes the spin-magnetic-field interaction which reduces the critical (depairing) parallel magnetic field H-c,H-parallel to but does not have any qualitative effect on the quantum cascades. From our calculations it is seen that the paramagnetic limiting field H-par significantly exceeds H-c,H-parallel to even in extremely narrow nanocylinders, i.e., when R, d are down to a few nanometers, and H-c,H-parallel to is only about 10% larger when switching-off the spin-magnetic-field interaction in this case. Both characteristic fields, H-c,H-parallel to and H-par, exhibit pronounced quantum-size oscillations. We demonstrate that the quantum cascades and the quantum-size oscillations survive in the presence of surface roughness.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000305640800014	Publication Date	2012-06-07
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-8984;1361-648X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.649	Times cited	6	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI) and the ESF-AQDJJ network. MDC acknowledges the support of the EU Marie Curie IEF Action (Grant Agreement No. PIEF-GA-2009-235486-ScQSR). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.649; 2012 IF: 2.355
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:100281			Serial	2773
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	Author	Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M.; Axt, V.M.
	Title	Parity-fluctuation induced enlargement of the ratio \Delta_E/k_BT_c in metallic grains			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2011	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	84	Issue	21	Pages	214518-214518,12
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We investigate how the interplay of quantum confinement and particle number-parity fluctuations affects superconducting correlations in ultra-small metallic grains. Using the number-parity projected BCS formalism we calculate the critical temperature and the excitation gap as a function of the grain size for grains with even and odd number of confined carriers. We show that the experimentally observed anomalous increase of the coupling ratio ΔE/kBTc with decreasing superconducting grain size can be attributed to an enhancement of the number-parity fluctuations in ultra-small grains.
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	Language		Wos	000298114100003	Publication Date	2011-12-16
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	14	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the European Community under a Marie Curie IEF Action (Grant Agreement No. PIEF-GA-2009-235486-ScQSR), the Flamish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). M. D. C. thanks A. S. Mel'nikov and N. B. Kopnin for fruitful discussions. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94373			Serial	2555
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	Author	Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Kaun, C.C.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Metallic nanograins : spatially nonuniform pairing induced by quantum confinement			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2011	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	83	Issue	21	Pages	214509-214509,12
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	It is well known that the formation of discrete electron levels strongly influences the pairing in metallic nanograins. Here, we focus on another effect of quantum confinement in superconducting grains that was not studied previously, i.e., spatially nonuniform pairing. This effect is very significant when single-electron levels form bunches and/or a kind of shell structure. We find that, in highly symmetric grains, the order parameter can exhibit variations with position by an order of magnitude. Nonuniform pairing is closely related to a quantum-confinement-induced modification of the pairing-interaction matrix elements and size-dependent pinning of the chemical potential to groups of degenerate or nearly degenerate levels. For illustrative purposes, we consider spherical metallic nanograins and also rectangular shapes. We show that the relevant matrix elements are, as a rule, enhanced in the presence of quantum confinement, which favors spatial variations of the order parameter, compensating the corresponding energy cost. The size-dependent pinning of the chemical potential further increases the spatial variation of the pair condensate. The role of nonuniform pairing is smaller in less symmetric confining geometries and/or in the presence of disorder. However, it always remains of importance when the energy spacing between discrete electron levels δ is approaching the scale of the bulk gap ΔB, i.e., δ>0.10.2 ΔB.
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	Language		Wos	000291310000006	Publication Date	2011-06-06
	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	23	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). M. D. C. acknowledges support of the European Community under a Marie Curie IEF Action (Grant Agreement No. PIEF-GA-2009-235486-ScQSR). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:90081			Serial	2010
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	Author	Shanenko, A.A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Vagov, A.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Superconducting nanowires : new type of BCS-BEC crossover driven by quantum-size effects			Type	P1 Proceeding
	Year	2011	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages	119-127
	Keywords	P1 Proceeding; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We show that a superconducting quantum nanowire undergoes a new type of BCS-BEC crossover each time when an electron subband approaches the Fermi surface. In this case the longitudinal Cooper-pair size drops by two-three orders of magnitude down to a few nanometers. This unconventional BCS-BEC crossover is driven by quantum-size effects rather than by tuning the fermion-fermion interaction.
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	Publisher	Springer	Place of Publication	Dordrecht	Editor
	Language		Wos	000289872900009	Publication Date	2010-12-11
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1874-6500;1874-6535;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP) and the ESF-network: INSTANS. M.D.C. acknowledges support from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:89946			Serial	3359
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	Author	Shanenko, A.A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Vagov, A.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Giant drop in the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer coherence length induced by quantum size effects in superconducting nanowires			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	82	Issue	10	Pages	104524-104524,6
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The BCS coherence length in low-dimensional superconductors is dramatically modified by quantum-size effects. In particular, for nanowires made of conventional superconducting materials, we show that the longitudinal zero-temperature coherence length exhibits width-dependent drops by 23 orders of magnitude each time when the bottom of one of single-electron subbands formed due to the transverse quantization of electron motion is situated in a close vicinity to the Fermi level. This phenomenon has strong similarities to the well-known BCS-BEC (Bose-Einstein condensation) crossover in ultracold fermionic condensates but with an important exception: it is driven by the transverse quantization of the electron motion rather than by the externally controlled strength of the fermion-fermion interaction.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	000282269600005	Publication Date	2010-09-29
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	29	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the ESF-network: INSTANS. M. D. C. acknowledges support from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. A. A. S. thanks R. G. Mints, W. V. Pogosov, D. Y. Vodolazov, A. Perali, and A. Bianconi for fruitful discussions. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85419			Serial	1337
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	Author	Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Superconducting nanowires: quantum-confinement effect on the critical magnetic field and supercurrent			Type	P1 Proceeding
	Year	2010	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages	327-338
	Keywords	P1 Proceeding; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We study the effect, of electron confinement on the superconducting-to-normal phase transition driven by a magnetic field and/or on the current-carrying state of the superconducting condensate in nanowires. Our investigation is based on a self-consistent. numerical solution of the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations. We show that, in a parallel magnetic field and/or in the presence of supercurrent the transition from superconducting to normal phase occurs as a cascade of discontinuous jumps in the superconducting order parameter for diameters D < 10 divided by 15 nm at T = 0. The critical magnetic held exhibits quantum-size oscillations with pronounced resonant enhancements.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	000278418300025	Publication Date	2010-04-08
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN		ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), Interuni-versity Attraction Poles Programme -Belgian State -Belgian Science Policy (IAP) and the ESF-AQDJJ network. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83294			Serial	3361
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	Author	Chen, Y.; Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Superconducting nanowires: quantum confinement and spatially dependent Hartree-Fock potential			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2009	Publication	Journal of physics : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys-Condens Mat
	Volume	21	Issue	43	Pages	435701,1-435701,7
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	It is well known that, in bulk, the solution of the Bogoliubovde Gennes equations is the same whether or not the HartreeFock term is included. Here the HartreeFock potential is position independent and so gives the same contribution to both the single-electron energies and the Fermi level (the chemical potential). Thus, the single-electron energies measured from the Fermi level (they control the solution) stay the same. This is not the case for nanostructured superconductors, where quantum confinement breaks the translational symmetry and results in a position-dependent HartreeFock potential. In this case its contribution to the single-electron energies depends on the relevant quantum numbers. We numerically solved the Bogoliubovde Gennes equations with the HartreeFock term for a clean superconducting nanocylinder and found a shift of the curve representing the thickness-dependent oscillations of the critical superconducting temperature to larger diameters.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000270642700012	Publication Date	2009-10-09
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-8984;1361-648X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.649	Times cited	12	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.649; 2009 IF: 1.964
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:79162			Serial	3360
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	Author	Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Superconducting nanowires: quantum-confinement effect on the critical magnetic field and supercurrent			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2009	Publication	International journal of modern physics: B: condensed matter physics, statistical physics, applied physics T2 – 32nd International Workshop on Condensed Matter Theories, Aug 12-19, 2008, Loughborough Univ, Loughborough, England	Abbreviated Journal	Int J Mod Phys B
	Volume	23	Issue	20-21	Pages	4257-4268
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	We study the effect of electron confinement on the superconducting-to-normal phase transition driven by a magnetic field and/or on the current-carrying state of the superconducting condensate in nanowires. Our investigation is based on a self-consistent numerical solution of the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations. We show that in a parallel magnetic field and/or in the presence of supercurrent the transition from superconducting to normal phase occurs as a cascade of discontinuous jumps in the superconducting order parameter for diameters D < 10 divided by 15 nm at T = 0. The critical magnetic field exhibits quantum-size oscillations with pronounced resonant enhancements.
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	Publisher	World scientific	Place of Publication	Singapore	Editor
	Language		Wos	000274525500026	Publication Date	2009-09-23
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0217-9792;1793-6578;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	0.736	Times cited	1	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 0.736; 2009 IF: 0.408
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:95673			Serial	3362
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	Author	Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Tuning the superconducting properties of nanomaterials			Type	H1 Book chapter
	Year	2009	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages	1-14
	Keywords	H1 Book chapter; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Electron continement and its effect on the superconducting-to-normal phase transition driven by a magentic field and/or a current is studied in nanowires. Our investigation is based on a self-consistent numerical solution of the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations. We find that in a parallel magneitc field and/or in the presence of a supercurrent the transition from the superconducting to the normal phase occurs as a cascade of discontinuous jumps in the superconducting order parameter for diameters D < 10 divided by 15 nm at T = 0. The critical magentic field exhibits quantum-size oscillations with pronounced resonant enhancements as a function of the wire radius.
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	Publisher	Springer	Place of Publication	Dordrecht	Editor
	Language		Wos	000274282900001	Publication Date	2009-07-29
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1874-6500;	ISBN	978-90-481-3118-1	Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:99226			Serial	3761
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	Author	Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Kaun, C.C.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Superconducting nanowires: interplay of discrete transverse modes with supercurrent			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2009	Publication	Physical review : B : solid state	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	80	Issue	2	Pages	024513,1-024513,11
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	From a numerical solution of the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations, we investigate an interplay of the transverse discrete modes with a longitudinal supercurrent in a metallic cylindrical superconducting nanowire. The superconductor-to-normal transition induced by a longitudinal superflow of electrons is found to occur as a cascade of jumps in the order parameter (supercurrent and superfluid density) as a function of the superfluid velocity for diameters d<1015 nm (for Al parameters) and sufficiently low temperatures T<0.30.4Tc, with Tc the critical temperature. When approaching Tc, the jumps are smoothed into steplike but continuous drops. A similar picture occurs for d>1520 nm. Only when the diameter exceeds 5070 nm the quantum-size cascades are fully washed out, and we arrive at the mesoscopic regime. Below this regime the critical current density jc exhibits the quantum-size oscillations with pronounced resonant enhancements: the smaller the diameter, the more significant is the enhancement. Thickness fluctuations of real samples will smooth out such oscillations into an overall growth of jc with decreasing nanowire diameter.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000268617500092	Publication Date	2009-07-22
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	21	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2009 IF: 3.475
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:77949			Serial	3358
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	Author	Vagov, A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Axt, V.M.; Kuhn, T.; Peeters, F.
	Title	Real time path integrals in studies of quantum dots dynamics: non-monotonous decay rate and reappearance of rabi rotations			Type	P1 Proceeding
	Year	2008	Publication	Path Integrals : New Trends and Perspectives, Proceedings	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages	57-62
	Keywords	P1 Proceeding; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The dynamics of strongly confined laser driven semiconductor quantum dots coupled to phonons is studied theoretically by calculating the time evolution of the reduced density matrix using the path integral method. We explore the cases of long pulses, strong dot-phonon and dot-laser coupling and high temperatures, which up to now have been inaccessible. We find that the decay rate of the Rabi oscillations is a non-monotonic function of the laser field leading to the decay and reappearance of the Rabi oscillations in the field dependence of the dot exciton population.
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	Publisher	World Scientific	Place of Publication	Singapore	Editor
	Language		Wos	000264341000007	Publication Date	2009-09-15
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN		ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
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	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:95702			Serial	2834
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	Author	Shanenko, A.A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Superconducting nanofilms: Andreev-type states induced by quantum confinement			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2008	Publication	Physical review : B : solid state	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	78	Issue	5	Pages	054505,1-054505,8
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Quantum confinement of the transverse electron motion is the major effect governing the superconducting properties of high-quality metallic nanofilms, leading to a nonuniform transverse distribution of the superconducting condensate. In this case the order parameter can exhibit significant local enhancements due to these quantum-size effects and, consequently, quasiparticles have lower energies when they avoid the local enhancements of the pair condensate. Such excitations can be considered as new Andreev-type quasiparticles but now induced by quantum confinement. By numerically solving the Bogoliubovde Gennes equations and using Anderson's approximate solution to these equations, we: (a) formulate a criterion for such new Andreev-type states (NATS) and (b) study their effect on the superconducting characteristics in metallic nanofilms. We also argue that nanofilms made of low-carrier-density materials, e.g., of superconducting semiconductors, can be a more optimal choice for the observations of NATS and other quantum-size superconducting effects.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000259368200109	Publication Date	2008-08-11
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	14	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2008 IF: 3.322
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:76526			Serial	3356
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	Author	Shanenko, A.A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Mints, R.G.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Andreev-type states induced by quantum confinement			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2008	Publication	Journal of Surface Investigation. X-ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques	Abbreviated Journal	J Surf Investig-X-Ra
	Volume	2	Issue	4	Pages	611-615
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	The properties of a clean superconductor with nanoscale dimensions are governed by quantum confinement of the electrons. This results in a spatially inhomogeneous superconducting condensate and in the formation of new Andreev-type quasiparticle states. These states are mainly located beyond regions where the superconducting condensate is enhanced. A numerical self-consistent solution of the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations for a cylindrical metallic nanowire shows that these new Andreev-type states decrease the ratio of the energy gap to the critical temperature.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	000262864600021	Publication Date	2008-08-09
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1027-4510;1819-7094;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited	1	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:75991			Serial	113
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	Author	Shanenko, A.A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Magnetic-field induced quantum-size cascades in superconducting nanowires			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2008	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	78	Issue	2	Pages	024505,1-9
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000258190200105	Publication Date	2008-07-03
	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	42	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2008 IF: 3.322
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:70559			Serial	1876
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	Author	Croitoru, M.D.; van Dyck, D.; Liu, Y.Z.; Zhang, Z.
	Title	Measurement of specimen thickness by phase change determination in TEM			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2008	Publication	Ultramicroscopy	Abbreviated Journal	Ultramicroscopy
	Volume	108	Issue	12	Pages	1616-1622
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
	Abstract	A non-destructive method for measuring the thickness of thin amorphous films composed of light elements has been developed. The method employs the statistics of the phase of the electron exit wave function. The accuracy of this method has been checked numerically by the multislice method and compared with that based on the mean inner potential.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Amsterdam	Editor
	Language		Wos	000260808300016	Publication Date	2008-06-23
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0304-3991;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.843	Times cited	2	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.843; 2008 IF: 2.629
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:75643			Serial	1961
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	Author	Croitoru, M.D.; Gladilin, V.N.; Fomin, V.M.; Devreese, J.T.; Magnus, W.; Schoenmaker, W.; Sorée, B.
	Title	Quantum transport in an ultra-thin SOI MOSFET: influence of the channel thickness on the I-V characteristics			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2008	Publication	Solid state communications	Abbreviated Journal	Solid State Commun
	Volume	147	Issue	1/2	Pages	31-35
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Theory of quantum systems and complex systems; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	New York, N.Y.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000257220400009	Publication Date	2008-04-26
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0038-1098;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.554	Times cited	8	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 1.554; 2008 IF: 1.557
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69748			Serial	2794
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	Author	Shanenko, A.A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Nanoscale superconductivity: nanowires and nanofilms			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2008	Publication	Physica: C : superconductivity	Abbreviated Journal	Physica C
	Volume	468	Issue	7/10	Pages	593-598
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Amsterdam	Editor
	Language		Wos	000257355300021	Publication Date	2008-03-03
	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	6	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 1.404; 2008 IF: 0.740
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69623			Serial	2273
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	Author	Peeters, F.M.; Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.
	Title	Nanowires and nanofilms: superconductivity in quantum-size regime			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2008	Publication	Physica: C : superconductivity	Abbreviated Journal	Physica C
	Volume	468	Issue	4	Pages	326-330
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Amsterdam	Editor
	Language		Wos	000254816500017	Publication Date	2007-11-26
	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	3	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 1.404; 2008 IF: 0.740
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69621			Serial	2283
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