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Author Wang, Y.-L.; Glatz, A.; Kimmel, G.J.; Aranson, I.S.; Thoutam, L.R.; Xiao, Z.-L.; Berdiyorov, G.R.; Peeters, F.M.; Crabtree, G.W.; Kwok, W.-K. pdf  doi
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  Title Parallel magnetic field suppresses dissipation in superconducting nanostrips Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication America Abbreviated Journal P Natl Acad Sci Usa  
  Volume (down) 114 Issue 48 Pages E10274-E10280  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract <script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('The motion of Abrikosov vortices in type-II superconductors results in a finite resistance in the presence of an applied electric current. Elimination or reduction of the resistance via immobilization of vortices is the \u0022holy grail\u0022 of superconductivity research. Common wisdom dictates that an increase in the magnetic field escalates the loss of energy since the number of vortices increases. Here we show that this is no longer true if the magnetic field and the current are applied parallel to each other. Our experimental studies on the resistive behavior of a superconducting Mo0.79Ge0.21 nanostrip reveal the emergence of a dissipative state with increasing magnetic field, followed by a pronounced resistance drop, signifying a reentrance to the superconducting state. Large-scale simulations of the 3D time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau model indicate that the intermediate resistive state is due to an unwinding of twisted vortices. When the magnetic field increases, this instability is suppressed due to a better accommodation of the vortex lattice to the pinning configuration. Our findings show that magnetic field and geometrical confinement can suppress the dissipation induced by vortex motion and thus radically improve the performance of superconducting materials.'));  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Washington, D.C. Editor  
  Language Wos 000416891600007 Publication Date 2017-11-13  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0027-8424; 1091-6490 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 9.661 Times cited 18 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the US Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division. The simulation was supported by the Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing program funded by US DOE, Office of Science, Advanced Scientific Computing Research and Basic Energy Science, Division of Materials Science and Engineering. L.R.T. and Z.-L.X. acknowledge support through National Science Foundation Grant DMR-1407175. Use of the Center for Nanoscale Materials, an Office of Science user facility, was supported by the DOE, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Contract DE-AC02-06CH11357. ; Approved Most recent IF: 9.661  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:147697 Serial 4889  
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Author Li, L.L.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Strain engineered linear dichroism and Faraday rotation in few-layer phosphorene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume (down) 114 Issue 24 Pages 243102  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We investigate theoretically the linear dichroism and the Faraday rotation of strained few-layer phosphorene, where strain is applied uniaxially along the armchair or zigzag direction of the phosphorene lattice. We calculate the optical conductivity tensor of uniaxially strained few-layer phosphorene by means of the Kubo formula within the tight-binding approach. We show that the linear dichroism and the Faraday rotation of few-layer phosphorene can be significantly modulated by the applied strain. The modulation depends strongly on both the magnitude and direction of strain and becomes more pronounced with increasing number of phosphorene layers. Our results are relevant for mechano-optoelectronic applications based on optical absorption and Hall effects in strained few-layer phosphorene.  
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  Language Wos 000472599100029 Publication Date 2019-06-17  
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  ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 11 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was financially supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and by the FLAG-ERA Project TRANS-2D-TMD. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:161327 Serial 5428  
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Author de Sousa, A.A.; Chaves, A.; Pereira, T.A.S.; de Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Wave packet propagation through branched quantum rings under applied magnetic fields Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Physica. E: Low-dimensional systems and nanostructures Abbreviated Journal Physica E  
  Volume (down) 114 Issue 114 Pages 113598  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We investigate the effect of opening and closing pathways on the dynamics of electron wave packets in semiconductor quantum rings with different geometries. Our analysis is based on the time evolution of an electron wave packet, within the effective-mass approximation. We demonstrate that opening an extra channel in the quantum ring does not necessarily improve the electron transmission and, depending on the extra channel width, may even reduce it, either due to enhancement of quantum scattering or due to interference. In the latter case, transmission reduction can be controlled through the Aharonov-Bohm phase of the wave function, via an applied magnetic field. It is also shown that, closing one of the channels of the quantum ring, system improves the transmission probability under specific conditions, an effect which is a quantum analog of the Braess paradox.  
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  Language Wos 000482637000039 Publication Date 2019-06-13  
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  ISSN 1386-9477 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.221 Times cited Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was financially supported by PRONEX/CNPq/FUNCAP, Science Without Boards (Ciencias Sem Fronteiras) and the bilateral project CNPq-FWO. A. A. Sousa was financially supported by CAPES, under the PDSE contract BEX 7177/ 13-5. T. A. S. Pereira was financially supported by PRONEX/CNPq/FAPEMAT 850109/ 2009 and by CAPES under process BEX 3299/13-9. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.221  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:162777 Serial 5432  
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Author Milovanovic, S.P.; Masir, M.R.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Graphene hall bar with an asymmetric pn-junction Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys  
  Volume (down) 113 Issue 19 Pages 193701-193708  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We investigated the magnetic field dependence of the Hall and the bend resistances in the ballistic regime for a single layer graphene Hall bar structure containing a pn-junction. When both regions are n-type the Hall resistance dominates and Hall type of plateaus are formed. These plateaus occur as a consequence of the restriction on the angle imposed by Snell's law allowing only electrons with a certain initial angles to transmit though the potential step. The size of the plateau and its position is determined by the position of the potential interface as well as the value of the applied potential. When the second region is p-type, the bend resistance dominates, which is asymmetric in field due to the presence of snake states. Changing the position of the pn-interface in the Hall bar strongly affects these states and therefore the bend resistance is also changed. Changing the applied potential, we observe that the bend resistance exhibits a peak around the charge-neutrality point (CNP), which is independent of the position of the pn-interface, while the Hall resistance shows a sign reversal when the CNP is crossed, which is in very good agreement with a recent experiment [J. R. Williams and C. M. Marcus, Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 046602 (2011)].  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000319295200022 Publication Date 2013-05-16  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0021-8979; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 7 Open Access  
  Notes This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES Program EuroGRAPHENE within the project CONGRAN, and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish government. We acknowledge fruitful discussions with M. Barbier. Approved Most recent IF: 2.068; 2013 IF: 2.185  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108999 Serial 1371  
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Author Carrillo-Nuñez, H.; Magnus, W.; Vandenberghe, W.G.; Sorée, B.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title Phonon-assisted Zener tunneling in a cylindrical nanowire transistor Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys  
  Volume (down) 113 Issue 18 Pages 184507-184508  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The tunneling current has been computed for a cylindrical nanowire tunneling field-effect transistor (TFET) with an all-round gate that covers the source region. Being the underlying mechanism, band-to-band tunneling, mediated by electron-phonon interaction, is pronouncedly affected by carrier confinement in the radial direction and, therefore, involves the self-consistent solution of the Schrodinger and Poisson equations. The latter has been accomplished by exploiting a non-linear variational principle within the framework of the modified local density approximation taking into account the nonparabolicity of both the valence band and conduction band in relatively thick wires. Moreover, while the effective-mass approximation might still provide a reasonable description of the conduction band in relatively thick wires, we have found that the nonparabolicity of the valence band needs to be included. As a major conclusion, it is observed that confinement effects in nanowire tunneling field-effect transistors have a stronger impact on the onset voltage of the tunneling current in comparison with planar TFETs. On the other hand, the value of the onset voltage is found to be overestimated when the valence band nonparabolicity is ignored. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000319294100093 Publication Date 2013-05-10  
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  ISSN 0021-8979; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 4 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), and the Interuniversity Attraction Poles, Belgium State, Belgium Science Policy, and IMEC. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.068; 2013 IF: 2.185  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109651 Serial 2599  
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Author Grujić, M.M.; Tadić, M.Z.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Spin-valley filtering in strained graphene structures with artificially induced carrier mass and spin-orbit coupling Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume (down) 113 Issue 4 Pages 046601  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The interplay of massive electrons with spin-orbit coupling in bulk graphene results in a spin-valley dependent gap. Thus, a barrier with such properties can act as a filter, transmitting only opposite spins from opposite valleys. In this Letter we show that a strain induced pseudomagnetic field in such a barrier will enforce opposite cyclotron trajectories for the filtered valleys, leading to their spatial separation. Since spin is coupled to the valley in the filtered states, this also leads to spin separation, demonstrating a spin-valley filtering effect. The filtering behavior is found to be controllable by electrical gating as well as by strain.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000339620300013 Publication Date 2014-07-23  
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  ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 90 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1), and the Methusalem program of the Flemish government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2014 IF: 7.512  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:118731 Serial 3104  
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Author Abdullah, H.M.; Zarenia, M.; Bahlouli, H.; Peeters, F.M.; Van Duppen, B. url  doi
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  Title Gate tunable layer selectivity of transport in bilayer graphene nanostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Europhysics letters Abbreviated Journal Epl-Europhys Lett  
  Volume (down) 113 Issue 113 Pages 17006  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Recently it was found that bilayer graphene may exhibit regions with and without van der Waals coupling between the two layers. We show that such structures can exhibit a strong layer selectivity when current flows through the coupled region and that this selectivity can be tuned by means of electrostatic gating. Analysing how this effect depends on the type of bilayer stacking, the potential on the gates and the smoothness of the boundary between the coupled and decoupled regions, we show that nearly perfect layer selectivity is achievable in these systems. This effect can be further used to realise a tunable layer switch.  
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  Language Wos 000371479500024 Publication Date 2016-01-28  
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  ISSN 0295-5075 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.957 Times cited 15 Open Access  
  Notes HMA and HB acknowledge the support of the Saudi Center for Theoretical Physics (SCTP) for their generous support and the support of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals under physics research group projects RG1306-1 and RG01306-2. This work is supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) by a PhD grant (BVD) and a post-doctoral fellowship (MZ). Approved Most recent IF: 1.957  
  Call Number c:irua:131909 c:irua:131909 Serial 4037  
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Author Chwiej, T.; Bednarek, S.; Adamowski, J.; Szafran, B.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title Coulomb-interaction driven anomaly in the Stark effect for an exciton in vertically coupled quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2005 Publication Journal of luminescence T2 – 6th International Conference on Excitonic Processes in Condensed Matter, (EXCON 04), JUL 06-09, 2004, Cracow, POLAND Abbreviated Journal J Lumin  
  Volume (down) 112 Issue 1-4 Pages 122-126  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The effect of the electric field on an exciton confined in a pair of vertically coupled quantum dots is studied. We use a single-band approximation and a parabolic model potential. As a result of these idealizations, we obtain a numerically solvable model, which is used to describe the influence of the electron-hole interaction on the Stark effect for the lowest-energy photo luminescence lines. We show that for intermediate tunnel coupling between the dots this interaction leads to an anomalous Stark effect with an essential deviation of the recombination energy from the usual quadratic dependence on the electric field. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000228439600029 Publication Date 2004-12-06  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0022-2313; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.686 Times cited 10 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.686; 2005 IF: 1.518  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:103675 Serial 532  
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Author de Sousa, J.S.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M.; Farias, G.A. doi  openurl
  Title Time-dependent investigation of charge injection in a quantum dot containing one electron Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys  
  Volume (down) 112 Issue 9 Pages 093705-93709  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The interaction of an injected electron towards a quantum dot (QD) containing a single confined electron is investigated using a flexible time-dependent quantum mechanics formalism, which allows both electrons to move and undergo quantum transitions. Different scenarios combining quantum dot dimensions, dielectric constant, injected wave packet energy, and width were explored, and our main results are: (i) due to the large characteristic transitions times between the confined state in the quantum dot and the delocalized state in the continuum, it is relatively difficult to ionize the occupied QD by Coulomb interaction solely and (ii) the charging state of the quantum dot can be sensed by direct injection of charges. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4759292]  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000311968400052 Publication Date 2012-11-06  
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  ISSN 0021-8979; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 1 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was financially supported by the Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq), under Contract No. NanoBioEstruturas 555183/2005-0, Fundao Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientfico e Tecnolgico (Funcap), CAPES, Pronex/CNPq/ Funcap, the Bilateral program between Flanders and Brazil, and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO). ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.068; 2012 IF: 2.210  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:106014 Serial 3664  
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Author Abdullah, H.M.; Van der Donck, M.; Bahlouli, H.; Peeters, F.M.; Van Duppen, B. pdf  url
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  Title Graphene quantum blisters : a tunable system to confine charge carriers Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume (down) 112 Issue 21 Pages 213101  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Due to Klein tunneling, electrostatic confinement of electrons in graphene is not possible. This hinders the use of graphene for quantum dot applications. Only through quasi-bound states with finite lifetime has one achieved to confine charge carriers. Here, we propose that bilayer graphene with a local region of decoupled graphene layers is able to generate bound states under the application of an electrostatic gate. The discrete energy levels in such a quantum blister correspond to localized electron and hole states in the top and bottom layers. We find that this layer localization and the energy spectrum itself are tunable by a global electrostatic gate and that the latter also coincides with the electronic modes in a graphene disk. Curiously, states with energy close to the continuum exist primarily in the classically forbidden region outside the domain defining the blister. The results are robust against variations in size and shape of the blister which shows that it is a versatile system to achieve tunable electrostatic confinement in graphene. Published by AIP Publishing.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000433140900025 Publication Date 2018-05-22  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 9 Open Access  
  Notes ; H.M.A. and H.B. acknowledge the Saudi Center for Theoretical Physics (SCTP) for their generous support and the support of KFUPM under physics research group Project Nos. RG1502-1 and RG1502-2. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) by a post-doctoral fellowship (B.V.D.) and a doctoral fellowship (M.V.d.D.). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:151505UA @ admin @ c:irua:151505 Serial 5027  
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Author Kong, X.; Li, L.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Topological Dirac semimetal phase in <tex> $GexSny alloys Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume (down) 112 Issue 25 Pages 251601  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Recently, two stable allotropes (germancite and stancite) for the group IV elements (Ge and Sn) with a staggered layered dumbell structure were proposed to be three-dimensional (3D) topological Dirac semimetals [Phys. Rev. B 93, 241117 (2016)]. A pair of Dirac points is on the rotation axis away from the time-reversal invariant momentum, and the stability of the 3D bulk Dirac points is protected by the C-3 rotation symmetry. Here, we use the first principles calculations to investigate GexSny alloys which share the same rhombohedral crystal structure with the space group of D-3d(6). Six GexSny alloys are predicted to be energetically and dynamically stable, where (x, y) = (8, 6) and (6, 8) and the alpha and beta phases of (10, 4) and (4, 10). Our results demonstrate that all the six GexSny alloys are topological Dirac semimetals. The different nontrivial surface states and surface Fermi arcs are identified. Our work will substantially enrich the family of 3D Dirac semimetals which are within the reach of experimental realization. Published by AIP Publishing.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000435987400013 Publication Date 2018-06-18  
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  ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 8 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, the Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO-VI), and the FLAG-ERA Project TRANS 2D TMD. The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) and the Flemish Government – department EWI, and the National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin, funded by the Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:151970UA @ admin @ c:irua:151970 Serial 5045  
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Author Becker, T.; Nelissen, K.; Cleuren, B.; Partoens, B.; van den Broeck, C. url  doi
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  Title Diffusion of interacting particles in discrete geometries Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume (down) 111 Issue 11 Pages 110601  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We evaluate the self-diffusion and transport diffusion of interacting particles in a discrete geometry consisting of a linear chain of cavities, with interactions within a cavity described by a free-energy function. Exact analytical expressions are obtained in the absence of correlations, showing that the self-diffusion can exceed the transport diffusion if the free-energy function is concave. The effect of correlations is elucidated by comparison with numerical results. Quantitative agreement is obtained with recent experimental data for diffusion in a nanoporous zeolitic imidazolate framework material, ZIF-8.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000324233800001 Publication Date 2013-09-11  
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  ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 22 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vlaanderen). ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2013 IF: 7.728  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:111176 Serial 699  
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Author Latimer, M.L.; Berdiyorov, G.R.; Xiao, Z.L.; Peeters, F.M.; Kwok, W.K. url  doi
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  Title Realization of artificial ice systems for magnetic vortices in a superconducting MoGe thin film with patterned nanostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume (down) 111 Issue 6 Pages 067001-67005  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We report an anomalous matching effect in MoGe thin films containing pairs of circular holes arranged in such a way that four of those pairs meet at each vertex point of a square lattice. A remarkably pronounced fractional matching was observed in the magnetic field dependences of both the resistance and the critical current. At the half matching field the critical current can be even higher than that at zero field. This has never been observed before for vortices in superconductors with pinning arrays. Numerical simulations within the nonlinear Ginzburg-Landau theory reveal a square vortex ice configuration in the ground state at the half matching field and demonstrate similar characteristic features in the field dependence of the critical current, confirming the experimental realization of an artificial ice system for vortices for the first time.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000322799200013 Publication Date 2013-08-05  
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  ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 63 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the US Department of Energy DOE BES under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357 (transport measurements), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government (numerical simulations). G. R. B. acknowledges an individual grant from FWO-Vl. The nanopatterning and morphological analysis were performed at Argonne's Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) which is funded by DOE BES under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357. We are grateful to Dr. Charles Reichhardt in Los Alamos National Laboratory for stimulating discussions and critical comments. Z. L. X. acknowledges DOE BES Grant No. DE-FG02-06ER46334 (sample fabrication and imaging). M. L. L. was a recipient of the NIU/ANL Distinguished Graduate Fellowship grant. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2013 IF: 7.728  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:110750 Serial 2836  
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Author Milovanović, S.P.; Tadic, M.Z.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title Graphene membrane as a pressure gauge Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume (down) 111 Issue 4 Pages 043101  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Straining graphene results in the appearance of a pseudo-magnetic field which alters its local electronic properties. Applying a pressure difference between the two sides of the membrane causes it to bend/bulge resulting in a resistance change. We find that the resistance changes linearly with pressure for bubbles of small radius while the response becomes non-linear for bubbles that stretch almost to the edges of the sample. This is explained as due to the strong interference of propagating electronic modes inside the bubble. Our calculations show that high gauge factors can be obtained in this way which makes graphene a good candidate for pressure sensing. Published by AIP Publishing.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000406779700035 Publication Date 2017-07-24  
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  ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 11 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Methusalem program, the Erasmus+ programme, and the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145202 Serial 4718  
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Author Duflou, R.; Ciubotaru, F.; Vaysset, A.; Heyns, M.; Sorée, B.; Radu, I.P.; Adelmann, C. url  doi
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  Title Micromagnetic simulations of magnetoelastic spin wave excitation in scaled magnetic waveguides Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (down) 111 Issue 19 Pages 192411  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We study the excitation of spin waves in scaled magnetic waveguides using the magnetoelastic effect. In uniformly magnetized systems, normal strains parallel or perpendicular to the magnetization direction do not lead to spin wave excitation since the magnetoelastic torque is zero. Using micromagnetic simulations, we show that the nonuniformity of the magnetization in submicron waveguides due to the effect of the demagnetizing field leads to the excitation of spin waves for oscillating normal strains both parallel and perpendicular to the magnetization. The excitation by biaxial normal in-plane strain was found to be much more efficient than that by uniaxial normal out-of-plane strain. For narrow waveguides with a width of 200 nm, the excitation efficiency of biaxial normal in-plane strain was comparable to that of shear strain. Published by AIP Publishing.  
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  Language Wos 000414975500027 Publication Date 2017-11-10  
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  ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
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  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:152599 Serial 8247  
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Author Dong, H.M.; Xu, W.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title High-field transport properties of graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys  
  Volume (down) 110 Issue 6 Pages 063704,1-063704,6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We present a theoretical investigation on the transport properties of graphene in the presence of high dc driving fields. Considering electron interactions with impurities and acoustic and optical phonons in graphene, we employ the momentum- and energy-balance equations derived from the Boltzmann equation to self-consistently evaluate the drift velocity and temperature of electrons in graphene in the linear and nonlinear response regimes. We find that the current-voltage relation exhibits distinctly nonlinear behavior, especially in the high electric field regime. Under the action of high-fields the large source-drain (sd) current density can be achieved and the current saturation in graphene is incomplete with increasing the sd voltage Vsd up to 3 V. Moreover, for high fields, Vsd>0.1 V, the heating of electrons in graphene occurs. It is shown that the sd current and electron temperature are sensitive to electron density and lattice temperature in the graphene device. This study is relevant to the application of graphene as high-field nano-electronic devices such as graphene field-effect transistors.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000295619300059 Publication Date 2011-09-19  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0021-8979; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 17 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10974206) and the Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.068; 2011 IF: 2.168  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:93614 Serial 1433  
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Author Amini, M.N.; Saniz, R.; Lamoen, D.; Partoens, B. doi  openurl
  Title Hydrogen impurities and native defects in CdO Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys  
  Volume (down) 110 Issue 6 Pages 063521,1-063521,7  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We have used first-principles calculations based on density functional theory to study point defects in CdO within the local density approximation and beyond (LDA+U). Hydrogen interstitials and oxygen vacancies are found to act as shallow donors and can be interpreted as the cause of conductivity in CdO. Hydrogen can also occupy an oxygen vacancy in its substitutional form and also acts as a shallow donor. Similar to what was found for ZnO and MgO, hydrogen creates a multicenter bond with its six oxygen neighbors in CdO. The charge neutrality level for native defects and hydrogen impurities has been calculated. It is shown that in the case of native defects, it is not uniquely defined. Indeed, this level depends highly on the chemical potentials of the species and one can obtain different values for different end states in the experiment. Therefore, a comparison with experiment can only be made if the chemical potentials of the species in the experiment are well defined. However, for the hydrogen interstitial defect, since this level is independent of the chemical potential of hydrogen, one can obtain a unique value for the charge neutrality level. We find that the Fermi level stabilizes at 0.43 eV above the conduction band minimum in the case of the hydrogen interstitial defect, which is in good agreement with the experimentally reported value of 0.4 eV.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000295619300041 Publication Date 2011-09-23  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0021-8979; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 13 Open Access  
  Notes ; The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the IWT-Vlaanderen through the ISIMADE project, the FWO-Vlaanderen through Project G.0191.08 and the BOF-NOI of the University of Antwerp. This work was carried out using the HPC infrastructure at the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.068; 2011 IF: 2.168  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:93613 Serial 1533  
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Author Nikolaev, A.V.; Verberck, B.; Ionova, G.V. doi  openurl
  Title Molecular interaction energies and optimal configuration of a cubane dimer Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication International journal of quantum chemistry Abbreviated Journal Int J Quantum Chem  
  Volume (down) 110 Issue 5 Pages 1063-1069  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We have studied the dependence of the binding energy of a cubane dimer on the mutual orientation of and the distance between the composing monomers employing the second-order Møller-Plesset perturbation scheme (MP2) with the cc-pVDZ molecular basis set. We have found that the MP2 contribution from the molecular correlations is responsible for the bound state of the cubane dimer, whereas the Hartree-Fock contribution remains anti-bonding at all intermolecular distances. Starting with two molecules in the standard orientation and centers of mass at (0,0,0) and (0,0,d), respectively, the maximal binding energy is found at d = 5.125 Å and one of the monomers rotated by 45° about the z-axis. This configuration implies that the hydrogen atoms belonging to different monomers tend to repel each other. The results are in agreement with experimental data on the optimal packing of cubane molecules in the solid state.  
  Address  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000274720000011 Publication Date 2009-04-10  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0020-7608;1097-461X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.92 Times cited 1 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.92; 2010 IF: 1.302  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:81944 Serial 2179  
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Author Ghosh, P.K.; Misko, V.R.; Marchesoni, F.; Nori, F. url  doi
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  Title Self-propelled Janus particles in a ratchet : numerical simulations Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume (down) 110 Issue 26 Pages 1-5  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Brownian transport of self-propelled overdamped microswimmers (like Janus particles) in a two-dimensional periodically compartmentalized channel is numerically investigated for different compartment geometries, boundary collisional dynamics, and particle rotational diffusion. The resulting time-correlated active Brownian motion is subject to rectification in the presence of spatial asymmetry. We prove that ratcheting of Janus particles can be orders of magnitude stronger than for ordinary thermal potential ratchets and thus experimentally accessible. In particular, autonomous pumping of a large mixture of passive particles can be induced by just adding a small fraction of Janus particles.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000320956500017 Publication Date 2013-06-25  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 143 Open Access  
  Notes ; We thank RICC for computational resources. P. K. G. acknowledges financial support from JSPS through fellowship No. P11502. V. R. M. acknowledges support from the Odysseus Program of the Flemish Government and FWO-VI. F. M. acknowledges partial support from the European Commission, Grant No. 256959 (NanoPower). F. N. was supported in part by the ARO, RIKEN iTHES Project, JSPS-RFBR Contract No. 12-02-92100, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S), MEXT Kakenhi on Quantum Cybernetics, and the JSPS via its FIRST program. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2013 IF: 7.728  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109833 Serial 2979  
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Author Leenaerts, O.; Vercauteren, S.; Partoens, B. url  doi
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  Title Band alignment of lateral two-dimensional heterostructures with a transverse dipole Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume (down) 110 Issue 110 Pages 181602  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract It was recently shown that the electronic band alignment in lateral two-dimensional heterostructures is strongly dependent on the system geometry, such as heterostructure width and layer thickness. This is so even in the absence of polar edge terminations because of the appearance of an interface dipole between the two different materials. In this study, this work is expanded to include two-dimensional materials that possess an electronic dipole over their surface, i.e., in the direction transverse to the crystal plane. To this end, a heterostucture consisting of polar hydrofluorinated graphene and non-polar graphane layers is studied with first-principles calculations. As for nonpolar heterostructures, a significant geometry dependence is observed with two different limits for the band offset. For infinitely wide heterostructures, the potential step in the vacuum is equally divided over the two sides of the heterostructure, resulting in a finite potential step in the heterostructure. For infinitely thick heterostructure slabs, on the other hand, the band offset is reduced, similar to the three-dimensional case.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000400931900014 Publication Date 2017-05-01  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 4 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO-VI). The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Hercules Foundation and the Flemish Government-department EWI. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:143755 Serial 4586  
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Author Volodin, A.; Van Haesendonck, C.; Leenaerts, O.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
openurl 
  Title Stress dependence of the suspended graphene work function : vacuum Kelvin probe force microscopy and density functional theory Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume (down) 110 Issue 19 Pages 193101  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We report on work function measurements on graphene, which is exfoliated over a predefined array of wells in silicon oxide, by Kelvin probe force microscopy operating in a vacuum. The obtained graphene sealed microchambers can support large pressure differences, providing controllable stretching of the nearly impermeable graphene membranes. These measurements allow detecting variations of the work function induced by the mechanical stresses in the suspended graphene where the work function varies linearly with the strain and changes by 62 +/- 2 meV for 1 percent of strain. Our related ab initio calculations result in a work function variation that is a factor of 1.4 larger than the experimental value. The limited discrepancy between the theory and the experiment can be accounted for by a charge transfer from the unstrained to the strained graphene regions. Published by AIP Publishing.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000402319200036 Publication Date 2017-05-08  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 8 Open Access  
  Notes ; The authors wish to thank A. Klekachev (IMEC Leuven, Belgium) for the fabrication of the samples. This work was supported by the Science Foundation-Flanders (FWO, Belgium). The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Hercules Foundation and the Flemish Government-Department EWI. The Hercules Foundation also funded the scanning probe microscopy equipment. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144279 Serial 4690  
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Author Zhu, J.; Badalyan, S.M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
openurl 
  Title Electron-phonon bound states in graphene in a perpendicular magnetic field Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume (down) 109 Issue 25 Pages 256602-256605  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The spectrum of electron-phonon complexes in monolayer graphene is investigated in the presence of a perpendicular quantizing magnetic field. Despite the small electron-phonon coupling, usual perturbation theory is inapplicable for the calculation of the scattering amplitude near the threshold of optical phonon emission. Our findings, beyond perturbation theory, show that the true spectrum near the phonon-emission threshold is completely governed by new branches, corresponding to bound states of an electron and an optical phonon with a binding energy of the order of alpha omega(0), where alpha is the electron-phonon coupling and omega(0) the phonon energy. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.256602  
  Address  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000312841700011 Publication Date 2012-12-22  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 19 Open Access  
  Notes ; We acknowledge support from the Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO) and EU, the ESF EuroGRAPHENE project CONGRAN, and the Flemisch Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2012 IF: 7.943  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:105962 Serial 983  
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Author Nikolaev, A.V.; Michel, K.H. doi  openurl
  Title Elusive s-f intrasite interactions and double exchange in solids: ferromagnetic versus nonmagnetic ground state Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2009 Publication Journal of experimental and theoretical physics Abbreviated Journal J Exp Theor Phys+  
  Volume (down) 109 Issue 2 Pages 286-292  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract From the theory of many-electron states in atoms, we know that there exists a strong Coulomb repulsion, which results in the electronic term structure of atoms and is responsible for Hunds rules. By expanding the Coulomb on-site repulsion into a multipolar series, we derive this interaction and show that it is also present in solids as a correlation effect, which means that the interaction requires a multideterminant version of the Hartree-Fock method. Of particular interest is the case where this interaction couples states of localized ( f) and delocalized ( s) electrons. We show that the interaction is bilinear in the creation/annihilation operators for localized electrons and bilinear in the operators for conduction electrons. To study the coupling, we consider a simple model in the framework of an effective limited configuration interaction method with one localized f-electron and one itinerant s-electron per crystal site. The on-site multipole interaction between the f- and s-electrons is explicitly taken into account. It is shown that depending on the low-lying excitation spectrum imposed by the crystal electric field, the model can lead not only to ferromagnetism but also to a nonmagnetic state. The model is relevant for solids with localized and itinerant electron states.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Woodbury, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000270506500014 Publication Date 2009-09-18  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1063-7761;1090-6509; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.196 Times cited 3 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.196; 2009 IF: 0.871  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:79163 Serial 1027  
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Author Vandenberghe, W.; Sorée, B.; Magnus, W.; Fischetti, M.V. doi  openurl
  Title Generalized phonon-assisted Zener tunneling in indirect semiconductors with non-uniform electric fields : a rigorous approach Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys  
  Volume (down) 109 Issue 12 Pages 124503-124503,12  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract A general framework to calculate the Zener current in an indirect semiconductor with an externally applied potential is provided. Assuming a parabolic valence and conduction band dispersion, the semiconductor is in equilibrium in the presence of the external field as long as the electron-phonon interaction is absent. The linear response to the electron-phonon interaction results in a non-equilibrium system. The Zener tunneling current is calculated from the number of electrons making the transition from valence to conduction band per unit time. A convenient expression based on the single particle spectral functions is provided, enabling the evaluation of the Zener tunneling current under any three-dimensional potential profile. For a one-dimensional potential profile an analytical expression is obtained for the current in a bulk semiconductor, a semiconductor under uniform field, and a semiconductor under a non-uniform field using the WKB (Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin) approximation. The obtained results agree with the Kane result in the low field limit. A numerical example for abrupt p-n diodes with different doping concentrations is given, from which it can be seen that the uniform field model is a better approximation than the WKB model, but a direct numerical treatment is required for low bias conditions.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000292331200134 Publication Date 2011-06-21  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0021-8979; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 41 Open Access  
  Notes ; William Vandenberghe gratefully acknowledges the support of a Ph.D. stipend from the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation through Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT-Vlaanderen). ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.068; 2011 IF: 2.168  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:90808 Serial 1325  
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Milošević, M.V.; Latimer, M.L.; Xiao, Z.L.; Kwok, W.K.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Large magnetoresistance oscillations in mesoscopic superconductors due to current-excited moving vortices Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume (down) 109 Issue 5 Pages 057004  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We show in the case of a superconducting Nb ladder that a mesoscopic superconductor typically exhibits magnetoresistance oscillations whose amplitude and temperature dependence are different from those stemming from the Little-Parks effect. We demonstrate that these large resistance oscillations (as well as the monotonic background on which they are superimposed) are due to current-excited moving vortices, where the applied current in competition with the oscillating Meissner currents imposes or removes the barriers for vortex motion in an increasing magnetic field. Because of the ever present current in transport measurements, this effect should be considered in parallel with the Little-Parks effect in low-critical temperature (T-c) samples, as well as with recently proposed thermal activation of dissipative vortex-antivortex pairs in high-T-c samples.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000306994900024 Publication Date 2012-07-31  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 65 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP) (theory) and by the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) Award No. DE-FG02-06ER46334 (experiment). G. R. B. acknowledges individual grant from FWO-Vl. W. K. K. acknowledges support from DOE BES under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357, which also funds Argonne's Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) where the focused-ion-beam milling was performed. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2012 IF: 7.943  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:100832 Serial 1780  
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Author Müller, A.; Milošević, M.V.; Dale, S.E.C.; Engbarth, M.A.; Bending, S.J. url  doi
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  Title Magnetization measurements and Ginzburg-Landau simulations of micron-size \beta-tin samples : evidence for an unusual critical behavior of mesoscopic type-I superconductors Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume (down) 109 Issue 19 Pages 197003  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We describe investigations of the largely unexplored field of mesoscopic type-I superconductors. Micromagnetometry and 3D Ginzburg-Landau simulations of our single crystal β-tin samples in this regime reveal size- and temperature-dependent supercritical fields whose behavior is radically different from the bulk critical field HcB. We find that complete suppression of the intermediate state in medium-size samples can result in a surprising reduction of the critical field significantly below HcB. We also reveal an evolution of the superconducting-to-normal phase transition from the expected irreversible first order at low temperatures through the previously unobserved reversible first-order to a second-order transition close to Tc, where the critical field can be many times larger than HcB. Finally, we have identified striking correlations between the mesoscopic Hc3 for nucleation of surface superconductivity and the thermodynamic Hc near Tc. All these observations are entirely unexpected in the conventional type-I picture.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000310853100017 Publication Date 2012-11-09  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 21 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the EPSRC-UK under Grant No. EP/E039944/1, and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO). ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2012 IF: 7.943  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:102401 Serial 1893  
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Author Szumniak, P.; Bednarek, S.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Spin-orbit-mediated manipulation of heavy-hole spin qubits in gated semiconductor nanodevices Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume (down) 109 Issue 10 Pages 107201  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract A novel spintronic nanodevice is proposed that is able to manipulate the single heavy-hole spin state in a coherent manner. It can act as a single quantum logic gate. The heavy-hole spin transformations are realized by transporting the hole around closed loops defined by metal gates deposited on top of the nanodevice. The device exploits Dresselhaus spin-orbit interaction, which translates the spatial motion of the hole into a rotation of the spin. The proposed quantum gate operates on subnanosecond time scales and requires only the application of a weak static voltage which allows for addressing heavy-hole spin qubits individually. Our results are supported by quantum mechanical time-dependent calculations within the four-band Luttinger-Kohn model.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000308295700015 Publication Date 2012-09-05  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 41 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Grant No. NN202 128337 from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, as well as by the “Krakow Interdisciplinary PhD-Project in Nanoscience and Advances Nanostructures” operated within the Foundation for Polish Science MPD Programme and cofinanced by European Regional Development Fund, the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1). ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2012 IF: 7.943  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101849 Serial 3094  
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Author Zhang, L.-F.; Covaci, L.; Milošević, M.V.; Berdiyorov, G.R.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Unconventional vortex states in nanoscale superconductors due to shape-induced resonances in the inhomogeneous Cooper-pair condensate Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume (down) 109 Issue 10 Pages 107001  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Vortex matter in mesoscopic superconductors is known to be strongly affected by the geometry of the sample. Here we show that in nanoscale superconductors with coherence length comparable to the Fermi wavelength the shape resonances of the order parameter results in an additional contribution to the quantum topological confinement-leading to unconventional vortex configurations. Our Bogoliubov-de Gennes calculations in a square geometry reveal a plethora of asymmetric, giant multivortex, and vortex-antivortex structures, stable over a wide range of parameters and which are very different from those predicted by the Ginzburg-Landau theory. These unconventional states are relevant for high-T-c nanograins, confined Bose-Einstein condensates, and graphene flakes with proximity-induced superconductivity.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000308295700014 Publication Date 2012-09-05  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 31 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vlaanderen). ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2012 IF: 7.943  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101850 Serial 3801  
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Author Zhang, L.-F.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Position-dependent effect of non-magnetic impurities on superconducting properties of nanowires Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Europhysics letters Abbreviated Journal Epl-Europhys Lett  
  Volume (down) 109 Issue 109 Pages 17010  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Anderson's theorem states that non-magnetic impurities do not change the bulk properties of conventional superconductors. However, as the dimensionality is reduced, the effect of impurities becomes more significant. Here we investigate superconducting nanowires with diameter comparable to the Fermi wavelength $\lambda_F$ (which is less than the superconducting coherence length) by using a microscopic description based on the Bogoliubov-de Gennes method. We find that: 1) impurities strongly affect the superconducting properties, 2) the effect is impurity position dependent, and 3) it exhibits opposite behavior for resonant and off-resonant wire widths. We show that this is due to the interplay between the shape resonances of the order parameter and the subband energy spectrum induced by the lateral quantum confinement. These effects can be used to manipulate the Josephson current, filter electrons by subband and investigate the symmetries of the superconducting subband gaps.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Paris Editor  
  Language Wos 000348592100029 Publication Date 2015-01-21  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0295-5075 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.957 Times cited 7 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vlaanderen) and the Methusalem funding of the Flemish Government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.957; 2015 IF: 2.095  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:128424 Serial 4227  
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Author Milovanović, S.P.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title Strain controlled valley filtering in multi-terminal graphene structures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume (down) 109 Issue 109 Pages 203108  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Valley-polarized currents can be generated by local straining of multi-terminal graphene devices. The pseudo-magnetic field created by the deformation allows electrons from only one valley to transmit, and a current of electrons from a single valley is generated at the opposite side of the locally strained region. We show that valley filtering is most effective with bumps of a certain height and width. Despite the fact that the highest contribution to the polarized current comes from electrons from the lowest sub-band, contributions of other sub-bands are not negligible and can significantly enhance the output current. Published by AIP Publishing.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000388000000049 Publication Date 2016-11-16  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 50 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES Program EuroGRAPHENE within the project CONGRAN. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:139165 Serial 4463  
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