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Author Shanenko, A.A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Mints, R.G.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  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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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  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 (up) 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.; Vagov, A.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  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.  
  Address  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  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 (up) 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 Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  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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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Editor  
  Language Wos 000278418300025 Publication Date 2010-04-08  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record  
  Impact Factor (up) 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 Shanenko, A.A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Peeters, F.M. openurl 
  Title Superconductivity in the quantum-size regime Type P1 Proceeding
  Year 2008 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 79-103  
  Keywords P1 Proceeding; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Recent technological advances resulted in high-quality superconducting metallic nanofilms and nanowires. The physical properties of such nanostructures are governed by the size-quantization of the transverse electron spectrum. This has a substantial impact on the basic superconducting characteristics, e.g., the order parameter, the critical temperature and the critical magnetic field. In the present paper we give an overview of our theoretical results on this subject. Based on a numerical self-consistent solution of the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations, we investigate how the superconducting properties are modified in the quantum-size regime.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication S.l. Editor  
  Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 978-1-4020-9144-5 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record;  
  Impact Factor (up) Times cited Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:75944 Serial 3374  
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Author Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M. doi  isbn
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  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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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  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 (up) 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.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  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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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  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 (up) 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.; Vagov, A.; Vasenko, A.S.; Milošević, M.V.; Axt, V.M.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  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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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000371089500013 Publication Date 2016-01-08  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1557-1939 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor (up) 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 Shanenko, A.A.; Vagov, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Aguiar, J.A. doi  openurl
  Title Nanofilms as effectively multiband superconductors: Intraband-pairing approximation and Ginzburg-Landau theory Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Physica: B : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal Physica B  
  Volume 455 Issue Pages 3-5  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract It is well-known that the Ginzburg-Landau (GL) theory is a reliable and powerful theoretical tool to investigate the magnetic response of a superconducting state. However, in its standard form, this approach is not applicable to atomically uniform nano-thin superconducting films which are effective multiband superconductors. Here we discuss a relevant generalization of the GL theory, focusing on the underlying intraband-pairing approximation. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000344239200002 Publication Date 2014-07-03  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0921-4526; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor (up) 1.386 Times cited 1 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish Government, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), and the Methusalem program. A.A.S. acknowledges the support of the Brazilian agencies CNPq and FACEPE (APQ-0589-1.05/08). ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.386; 2014 IF: 1.319  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121192 Serial 2256  
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Author Croitoru, M.D.; Zachmann, M.; Vagov, A.; Axt, V.M.; Shanenko, A.A.; Kettmann, P.; Papenkort, T.; Kuhn, T. pdf  doi
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  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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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  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 (up) 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 Shanenko, A.A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  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)  
  Abstract  
  Address  
  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 (up) 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. doi  openurl
  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)  
  Abstract  
  Address  
  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 (up) 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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Author Komendová, L.; Shanenko, A.A.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title The healing lengths in two-band superconductors in extended Ginzburg-Landau theory Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physica: C : superconductivity Abbreviated Journal Physica C  
  Volume 479 Issue Pages 126-129  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We study the vortex profiles in two-gap superconductors using the extended Ginzburg-Landau theory. The results shed more light on the disparity between the effective length scales in two bands. We compare the behavior expected from the standard Ginzburg-Landau theory with this new approach, and find good qualitative agreement in the case of LiFeAs. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000308580600029 Publication Date 2012-01-04  
  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 (up) 1.404 Times cited 1 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the ESF-INSTANS network. ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.404; 2012 IF: 0.718  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101871 Serial 3585  
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Author Shanenko, A.A.; Tempère, J.; Brosens, F.; Devreese, J.T. doi  openurl
  Title Mesoscopic samples: the superconducting condensate via the Gross.Pitaevskii scenario Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2004 Publication Solid state communications Abbreviated Journal Solid State Commun  
  Volume 131 Issue Pages 409-414  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Theory of quantum systems and complex systems; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract  
  Address  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000223011700012 Publication Date 2004-03-20  
  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 (up) 1.554 Times cited 1 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.554; 2004 IF: 1.523  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:48282 Serial 2000  
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Author Shanenko, A.A.; Ivanov, V.A. pdf  doi
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  Title Effects of confining interaction in meso-superconductors Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2004 Publication Physics letters : A Abbreviated Journal Phys Lett A  
  Volume 322 Issue 5-6 Pages 384-389  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract This Letter presents a generalized Ginzburg-Landau equation for the superconducting order parameter which includes the terms resulting from the confining interaction associated with the specimen boundary. While the original Ginzburg-Landau theory had been developed for a bulk superconductor, this generalization is meant for study of a meso-superconductor. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000220123600018 Publication Date 2004-02-05  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0375-9601; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor (up) 1.772 Times cited 1 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.772; 2004 IF: 1.454  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:103244 Serial 859  
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Author Shanenko, A.A.; Smondyrev, M.A.; Devreese, J.T. openurl 
  Title Stabilisation of bipolarons by polaron environment Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1996 Publication Solid state communications Abbreviated Journal Solid State Commun  
  Volume 98 Issue Pages 1091  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Theory of quantum systems and complex systems  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos A1996UT02900012 Publication Date 0000-00-00  
  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 (up) 1.897 Times cited 11 Open Access  
  Notes Approved PHYSICS, APPLIED 28/145 Q1 #  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:16186 Serial 3115  
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Author Shanenko, A.A.; Orlova, N.V.; Vagov, A.; Milošević, M.V.; Axt, V.M.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Nanofilms as quantum-engineered multiband superconductors : the Ginzburg-Landau theory Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Europhysics letters Abbreviated Journal Epl-Europhys Lett  
  Volume 102 Issue 2 Pages 27003-27006  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Recently fabricated single-crystalline atomically flat metallic nanofilms are in fact quantum-engineered multiband superconductors. Here the multiband structure is dictated by the nanofilm thickness through the size quantization of the electron motion perpendicular to the nanofilm. This opens the unique possibility to explore superconductivity in well-controlled multi-band systems. However, a serious obstacle is the absence of a convenient and manageable theoretical tool to access new physical phenomena in such quasi-two-dimensional systems, including interplay of quantum confinement and fluctuations. Here we cover this gap and construct the appropriate multiband Ginzburg-Landau functional for nano-thin superconductors. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2013  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Paris Editor  
  Language Wos 000319617700019 Publication Date 2013-05-03  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0295-5075;1286-4854; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor (up) 1.957 Times cited 8 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish Government and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.957; 2013 IF: 2.269  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109859 Serial 2257  
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Author Shanenko, A.A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Quantum-size effects on T-c in superconducting nanofilms Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2006 Publication Europhysics letters Abbreviated Journal Epl-Europhys Lett  
  Volume 76 Issue 3 Pages 498-504  
  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 Paris Editor  
  Language Wos 000241434300022 Publication Date 2006-09-21  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0295-5075;1286-4854; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor (up) 1.957 Times cited 31 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.957; 2006 IF: 2.229  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:61463 Serial 2788  
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Author Chen, Y.; Shanenko, A.A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  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  
  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 (up) 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 Chen, Y.; Hong-Yu, W.; Peeters, F.M.; Shanenko, A.A. pdf  doi
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  Title Quantum-size effects and thermal response of anti-Kramer-Pesch vortex core Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat  
  Volume 27 Issue 27 Pages 125701  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Since the 1960's it has been well known that the basic superconductive quantities can exhibit oscillations as functions of the thickness (diameter) in superconducting nanofilms (nanowires) due to the size quantization of the electronic spectrum. However, very little is known about the effects of quantum confinement on the microscopic properties of vortices. Based on a numerical solution to the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations, we study the quantum-size oscillations of the vortex core resulting from the sequential interchange of the Kramer-Pesch and anti-Kramer-Pesch regimes with changing nanocylinder radius. The physics behind the anti-Kramer-Pesch anomaly is displayed by utilizing a semi-analytical Anderson approximate solution. We also demonstrate that the anti-Kramer-Pesch vortex core is robust against thermal smearing and results in a distinctive two-maxima structure in the local density of states, which can be used to identify the existence of the anti-Kramer-Pesch vortex.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000351294700018 Publication Date 2015-03-09  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor (up) 2.649 Times cited 4 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. NSFC-11304134, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Methusalem program. AAS acknowledges the support of the Brazilian agencies CNPq (grants 307552/2012-8 and 141911/2012-3) and FACEPE (APQ-0589-1.05/08). WHY acknowledges the support of Scientific Research Fund of Zhejiang Provincial Education Department (Y201120994). ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2015 IF: 2.346  
  Call Number c:irua:125460 Serial 2787  
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Author Chen, Y.; Shanenko, A.A.; Perali, A.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Superconducting nanofilms : molecule-like pairing induced by quantum confinement Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat  
  Volume 24 Issue 18 Pages 185701-185701,8  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Quantum confinement of the perpendicular motion of electrons in single-crystalline metallic superconducting nanofilms splits the conduction band into a series of single-electron subbands. A distinctive feature of such a nanoscale multi-band superconductor is that the energetic position of each subband can vary significantly with changing nanofilm thickness, substrate material, protective cover and other details of the fabrication process. It can occur that the bottom of one of the available subbands is situated in the vicinity of the Fermi level. We demonstrate that the character of the superconducting pairing in such a subband changes dramatically and exhibits a clear molecule-like trend, which is very similar to the well-known crossover from the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer regime to Bose-Einstein condensation (BCS-BEC) observed in trapped ultracold fermions. For Pb nanofilms with thicknesses of 4 and 5 monolayers (MLs) this will lead to a spectacular scenario: up to half of all the Cooper pairs nearly collapse, shrinking in the lateral size (parallel to the nanofilm) down to a few nanometers. As a result, the superconducting condensate will be a coherent mixture of almost molecule-like fermionic pairs with ordinary, extended Cooper pairs.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000303500900018 Publication Date 2012-04-05  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor (up) 2.649 Times cited 26 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). AAS thanks A Bianconi, M D Croitoru and A V Vagov for useful discussions. AAS acknowledges the hospitality and fruitful interactions with G C Strinati, P Pieri and D Neilson during his visit to the University of Camerino, supported by the School of Advanced Studies of the University of Camerino. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2012 IF: 2.355  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:98223 Serial 3357  
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Author Chen, Y.; Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  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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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  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 (up) 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.; Kaun, C.C.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  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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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000305653100012 Publication Date 2012-06-21  
  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 (up) 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 Croitoru, M.D.; Vagov, A.; Shanenko, A.A.; Axt, V.M. pdf  doi
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  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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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  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 (up) 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.; Aguiar, J.A.; Vagov, A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Milošević, M.V. pdf  doi
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  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  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0953-2048;1361-6668; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor (up) 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 Shanenko, A.A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Vagov, A.V.; Axt, V.M.; Perali, A.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  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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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication New York, N.Y Editor  
  Language Wos 000308639500004 Publication Date 2012-09-15  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1050-2947;1094-1622; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor (up) 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 Shanenko, A.A. url  doi
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  Title Imperfect fermi gas : kinetic and interaction energies Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2004 Publication Physical review : A : atomic, molecular and optical physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev A  
  Volume 70 Issue 6 Pages 063618-13  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract A uniform ground-state three-dimensional Fermi gas with short-range repulsive pairwise interaction is under consideration. Its kinetic and interaction energies are calculated up to the second order of the expansion in the gas parameter. Similar to recent results for an interacting Bose gas, the quantities in question are found to depend on the pairwise interaction through two characteristic lengths: the former, a, is the s-wave scattering length, and the latter, b, is related to a by b=a-m(partial derivativea/partial derivativem), where m stands for the fermion mass. To control the results, we proceed in two independent ways. The first involves the Hellmann-Feynman theorem applied to derive the kinetic and interaction energies from the total-energy expansion in the gas parameter first found by Huang and Yang. The second way operates with in-medium pair wave functions and allows one to calculate the quantities of interest “from scratch.” The results of the present investigation, taken together with those of the recent consideration of a dilute Bose gas, make it possible to conclude that the pairwise interaction in a quantum gas has an essential and nontrivial effect on the kinetic energy, which is not the case for a classical many-particle system.  
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  Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication New York, N.Y Editor  
  Language Wos 000226418900116 Publication Date 2004-12-22  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1050-2947;1094-1622; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record  
  Impact Factor (up) 2.925 Times cited Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.925; 2004 IF: 2.902  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:103196 Serial 1562  
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Author Vargas Paredes, A.A.; Shanenko, A.A.; Vagov, A.; Milošević, M.V.; Perali, A. url  doi
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  Title Crossband versus intraband pairing in superconductors: signatures and consequences of the interplay Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 101 Issue 9 Pages 094516-94517  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We analyze the paradigmatic competition between intraband and crossband Cooper-pair formation in twoband superconductors, neglected in most works to date. We derive the phase-sensitive gap equations and describe the crossover between the intraband-dominated and the crossband-dominated regimes, delimited by a “gapless” state. Experimental signatures of crosspairing comprise notable gap splitting in the excitation spectrum, non-BCS behavior of gaps versus temperature, as well as changes in the pairing symmetry as a function of temperature. The consequences of these findings are illustrated on the examples of MgB2 and Ba0.6K0.4Fe2As2.  
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  Language Wos 000522074900002 Publication Date 2020-03-27  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor (up) 3.7 Times cited 14 Open Access  
  Notes ; This collaborative work was fostered within the international Multi Super network on Multi-condensate Superconductivity and Superfluidity [70]. The authors thank Andrea Guidini for his help during the initial stage of this work and Laura Fanfarillo for useful discussions. This work was partially supported by the Italian MIUR through the PRIN 2015 program (Contract No. 2015C5SEJJ001) and the Research Foundation -Flanders (FWO). A.A.V.-P. acknowledges support by the joint doctoral program and by the Erasmus+ exchange between the University of Antwerp and the University of Camerino. M.V.M. gratefully acknowledges support from a Visiting Professorship at the University of Camerino. A.S. and A.V. acknowledge support from the CAPES/Print Grant, Process No. 88887.333666/ 2019-00 (Brazil) and the Russian Science Foundation Project No. 18-12-00429, respectively. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.7; 2020 IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:168605 Serial 6479  
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Author Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Dependence of superconducting properties on the size and shape of a nanoscale superconductor: from nanowire to film Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2007 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 76 Issue Pages 024511,1-6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000248496200104 Publication Date 2007-07-18  
  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 (up) 3.836 Times cited 54 Open Access  
  Notes Fwo-Vi; Iap; Bof-Top Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2007 IF: 3.172  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69655 Serial 643  
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Author Komendová, L.; Milošević, M.V.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Different length scales for order parameters in two-gap superconductors : extended Ginzburg-Landau theory Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 84 Issue 6 Pages 064522-064522,5  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using the Ginzburg-Landau theory extended to the next-to-leading order, we determine numerically the healing lengths of the two order parameters at the two-gap superconductor/normal metal interface. We demonstrate on several examples that those can be different even in the strict domain of applicability of the Ginzburg-Landau theory. This justifies the use of this theory to describe relevant physics of two-gap superconductors, distinguishing them from their single-gap counterparts. The calculational degree of complexity increases only slightly with respect to the conventional Ginzburg-Landau expansion, thus the extended Ginzburg-Landau model remains numerically far less demanding compared to the full microscopic approaches.  
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  Language Wos 000294226000013 Publication Date 2011-08-25  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor (up) 3.836 Times cited 56 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the ESF-INSTANS network. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:92414 Serial 695  
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Author Vagov, A.V.; Shanenko, A.A.; Milošević, M.V.; Axt, V.M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Extended Ginzburg-Landau formalism : systematic expansion in small deviation from the critical temperature Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 85 Issue 1 Pages 014502-014502,17  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Based on the Gor'kov formalism for a clean s-wave superconductor, we develop an extended version of the single-band Ginzburg-Landau (GL) theory by means of a systematic expansion in the deviation from the critical temperature T(c), i.e., tau = 1 – T/T(c). We calculate different contributions to the order parameter and the magnetic field: the leading contributions (proportional to tau(1/2) in the order parameter and. t in the magnetic field) are controlled by the standard GL theory, while the next-to-leading terms (proportional to tau(3/2) in the gap and proportional to tau(2) in the magnetic field) constitute the extended GL (EGL) approach. We derive the free-energy functional for the extended formalism and the corresponding expression for the current density. To illustrate the usefulness of our formalism, we calculate, in a semianalytical form, the temperature-dependent correction to the GL parameter at which the surface energy becomes zero, and analytically, the temperature dependence of the thermodynamic critical field. We demonstrate that the EGL formalism is not just a mathematical extension to the theory: variations of both the gap and the thermodynamic critical field with temperature calculated within the EGL theory are found in very good agreement with the full BCS results down to low temperatures, which dramatically improves the applicability of the formalism compared to its standard predecessor.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Editor  
  Language Wos 000298985100002 Publication Date 2012-01-10  
  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 (up) 3.836 Times cited 36 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). A. V. V. is grateful to V. Zalipaev for important comments. A. A. S. thanks W. Pogosov for helpful notes. Discussions with E. H. Brandt and A. Perali are appreciated. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:96232 Serial 1155  
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