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Author Matsubara, M.; Amini, M.N.; Saniz, R.; Lamoen, D.; Partoens, B. url  doi
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  Title Attracting shallow donors : hydrogen passivation in (Al,Ga,In)-doped ZnO Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 86 Issue 16 Pages 165207  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The hydrogen interstitial and the substitutional AlZn, GaZn, and InZn are all shallow donors in ZnO and lead to n-type conductivity. Although shallow donors are expected to repel each other, we show by first-principles calculations that in ZnO these shallow donor impurities attract and form a complex, leading to a donor level deep in the band gap. This puts a limit on the n-type conductivity of (Al,Ga,In)-doped ZnO in the presence of hydrogen.  
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  Language Wos 000310131300008 Publication Date 2012-10-22  
  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 3.836 Times cited 7 Open Access  
  Notes Iwt; Fwo; Bof-Noi Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101780 Serial 202  
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Author Lipavsky, P.; Elmurodov, A.; Lin, P.-J.; Matlock, P.; Berdiyorov, G.R. url  doi
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  Title Effect of normal current corrections on the vortex dynamics in type-II superconductors Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 86 Issue 14 Pages 144516-144518  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Within the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau theory we discuss the effect of nonmagnetic interactions between the normal current and supercurrent in the presence of electric and magnetic fields. The correction due to the current-current interactions is shown to have a transient character so that it contributes only when a system evolves. Numerical studies for thin current-carrying superconducting strips with no magnetic feedback show that the effect of the normal current corrections is more pronounced in the resistive state where fast-moving kinematic vortices are formed. Simulations also reveal that the largest contribution due to current-current interactions appears near the sample edges, where the vortices reach their maximal velocity.  
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  Language Wos 000309809700007 Publication Date 2012-10-15  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 4 Open Access  
  Notes ; The authors are grateful to Alex Gurevich and Tom Lemberger who brought the longitudinal f-sum rule to our attention. This work was supported by Grants GACR P204/10/0687 and P204/11/0015. We also acknowledge the support from the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). G.R.B. acknowledges individual support from FWO-Vl. P.-J.L. acknowledges support from Old Dominion University. P.M. acknowledges support through UA research index SR-614-1203. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:102168 Serial 827  
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Author Vagov, A.; Shanenko, A.A.; Milošević, M.V.; Axt, V.M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Two-band superconductors : extended Ginzburg-Landau formalism by a systematic expansion in small deviation from the critical temperature Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 86 Issue 14 Pages 144514  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We derive the extended Ginzburg-Landau (GL) formalism for a clean s-wave two-band superconductor by employing a systematic expansion of the free-energy functional and the corresponding matrix gap equation in powers of the small deviation from the critical temperature tau = 1 – T/T-c. The two lowest orders of this expansion produce the equation for T-c and the standard GL theory. It is shown that in agreement with previous studies, this two-band GL theory maps onto the single-band GL model and thus fails to describe the difference in the spatial profiles of the two-band condensates. We prove that this difference appears already in the leading correction to the standard GL theory, which constitutes the extended GL formalism. We derive linear differential equations that determine the leading corrections to the band order parameters and magnetic field, discuss the validity of these equations, and consider examples of an important interplay between the band condensates. Finally, we present numerical results for the thermodynamic critical magnetic field and temperature-dependent band gaps for recent materials of interest, which are in very good agreement with those obtained from the full BCS approach in a wide temperature range. To this end, we emphasize the advantages of our extended GL theory in comparison with the often used two-component GL-like model based on an unreconstructed two-band generalization of the Gor'kov derivation.  
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  Language Wos 000309776800001 Publication Date 2012-10-12  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 44 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). Authors are indebted to Y. Singh and R. Prozorov for discussions and for providing recent experimental data. A. V. is grateful to W. Pesch for stimulating discussions and critical comments on this work. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101798 Serial 3769  
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Author Nowak, M.P.; Szafran, B.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Resonant harmonic generation and collective spin rotations in electrically driven quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 86 Issue 12 Pages 125428  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Spin rotations induced by an ac electric field in a two-electron double quantum dot are studied by an exact numerical solution of the time-dependent Schrodinger equation in the context of recent electric-dipole spin resonance experiments on gated nanowires. We demonstrate that the splitting of the main resonance line by the spin exchange coupling is accompanied by the appearance of fractional resonances and that both these effects are triggered by interdot tunnel coupling. We find that the ac-driven system generates residual but distinct harmonics of the driving frequency, which are amplified when tuned to the main transition frequency. The mechanism is universal for electron systems in electrically driven potentials and works also in the absence of electron-electron interaction or spin-orbit coupling.  
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  Language Wos 000308867300005 Publication Date 2012-09-21  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 29 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by funds of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW) for 2012-2013 under Project No. IP2011038671, and by PL-Grid Infrastructure. M.P.N. gratefully acknowledges support from the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) under START and MPD program cofinanced by the EU European Regional Development Fund. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101839 Serial 2885  
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Author Moldovan, D.; Masir, M.R.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  url
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  Title Resonant valley filtering of massive Dirac electrons Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 86 Issue 11 Pages 115431  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Electrons in graphene, in addition to their spin, have two pseudospin degrees of freedom: sublattice and valley pseudospin. Valleytronics uses the valley degree of freedom as a carrier of information similarly to the way spintronics uses electron spin. We show how a double-barrier structure consisting of electric and vector potentials can be used to filter massive Dirac electrons based on their valley index. We study the resonant transmission through a finite number of barriers and we obtain the energy spectrum of a superlattice consisting of electric and vector potentials. When a mass term is included, the energy bands and energy gaps at the K and K′ points are different and they can be tuned by changing the potential.  
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  Language Wos 000309173300004 Publication Date 2012-09-21  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 55 Open Access  
  Notes This work was supported by the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES Program Euro- GRAPHENE within the project CONGRAN, and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101835 Serial 2896  
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Author Euán-Díaz, E.C.; Misko, V.R.; Peeters, F.M.; Herrera-Velarde, S.; Castaneda-Priego, R. url  doi
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  Title Single-file diffusion in periodic energy landscapes : the role of hydrodynamic interactions Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : E : statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev E  
  Volume 86 Issue 3Part 1 Pages 031123  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We report on the dynamical properties of interacting colloids confined to one dimension and subjected to external periodic energy landscapes. We particularly focus on the influence of hydrodynamic interactions on the mean-square displacement. Using Brownian dynamics simulations, we study colloidal systems with two types of repulsive interparticle interactions, namely, Yukawa and superparamagnetic potentials. We find that in the homogeneous case, hydrodynamic interactions lead to an enhancement of the particle mobility and the mean-square displacement at long times scales as t(alpha), with alpha = 1/2 + epsilon and epsilon being a small correction. This correction, however, becomes much more important in the presence of an external field, which breaks the homogeneity of the particle distribution along the line and, therefore, promotes a richer dynamical scenario due to the hydrodynamical coupling among particles. We provide here the complete dynamical scenario in terms of the external potential parameters: amplitude and commensurability.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication Woodbury (NY) Editor  
  Language Wos 000308873500002 Publication Date 2012-09-21  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 1539-3755;1550-2376; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.366 Times cited 14 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was partially supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish Government, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and PIFI 3.4-PROMEP and CONACyT (Grant Nos. 61418/2007 and 102339/2008, Ph.D. Scholarship No. 230171/ 2010). ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.366; 2012 IF: 2.313  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101840 Serial 3021  
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Author da Costa, D.R.; Chaves, A.; Farias, G.A.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Wave-packet scattering on graphene edges in the presence of a pseudomagnetic field Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 86 Issue 11 Pages 115434  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The scattering of a Gaussian wave packet in armchair and zigzag graphene edges is theoretically investigated by numerically solving the time-dependent Schrodinger equation for the tight-binding model Hamiltonian. Our theory allows us to investigate scattering in reciprocal space, and depending on the type of graphene edge we observe scattering within the same valley, or between different valleys. In the presence of an external magnetic field, the well-known skipping orbits are observed. However, our results demonstrate that in the case of a pseudomagnetic field, induced by nonuniform strain, the scattering by an armchair edge results in a nonpropagating edge state.  
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  Language Wos 000309174100005 Publication Date 2012-09-21  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 28 Open Access  
  Notes ; Discussions with E. B. Barros are gratefully acknowledged. This work was supported by the Brazilian Council for Research (CNPq), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the ESF-EuroGRAPHENE (project CONGRAN), and the bilateral program between Flanders and Brazil. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101833 Serial 3907  
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Author Badalyan, S.M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Enhancement of Coulomb drag in double-layer graphene structures by plasmons and dielectric background inhomogeneity Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 86 Issue 12 Pages 121405  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The drag of massless fermions in graphene double-layer structures is investigated over a wide range of temperatures and interlayer separations. We show that the inhomogeneity of the dielectric background in such graphene structures, for experimentally relevant parameters, results in a significant enhancement of the drag resistivity. At intermediate temperatures the dynamical screening via plasmon-mediated drag enhances the drag resistivity and results in an upturn in its behavior at large interlayer separations. In a range of interlayer separations, corresponding to the crossover from strong to weak coupling of graphene layers, we find that the decrease of the drag resistivity with interlayer spacing is approximately quadratic. This dependence weakens below this range of interlayer spacing while for larger separations we find a cubic (quartic) dependence at intermediate (low) temperatures.  
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  Language Wos 000309178100003 Publication Date 2012-09-21  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 21 Open Access  
  Notes ; We acknowledge support from the Flemisch Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101834 Serial 1060  
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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 (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : A : atomic, molecular and optical physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev A  
  Volume 86 Issue 3 Pages 033612  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Quantum-size oscillations of the basic physical characteristics of a confined fermionic condensate are a well-known phenomenon. Its conventional understanding is based on the single-particle physics, whereby the oscillations follow variations in the single-particle density of states driven by the size quantization. Here we present a study of a cigar-shaped ultracold superfluid Fermi gas, which demonstrates an important many-body aspect of the quantum-size coherent effects, overlooked previously. The many-body physics is revealed here in the atypical crossover from the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) superfluid to the Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) induced by the size quantization of the particle motion. The single-particle energy spectrum for the transverse dimensions is tightly bound, whereas for the longitudinal direction it resembles a quasi-free dispersion. This results in the formation of a series of single-particle subbands (shells) so that the aggregate fermionic condensate becomes a coherent mixture of subband condensates. Each time when the lower edge of a subband crosses the chemical potential, the BCS-BEC crossover is approached in this subband, and the aggregate condensate contains both BCS and BEC-like components.  
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  Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication New York, N.Y Editor  
  Language Wos 000308639500004 Publication Date 2012-09-15  
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  ISSN 1050-2947;1094-1622; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.925 Times cited 34 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). The authors thank C. Salomon and C. Vale for their valuable explications of the experimental situation and interest to our work. We are grateful to G. C. Strinati, D. Neilson, and P. Pieri for useful discussions. M. D. C. acknowledges support of the EU Marie Curie IEF Action (Grant Agreement No. PIEF-GA-2009-235486-ScQSR). A. P. gratefully acknowledges financial support of the European Science Foundation, POLATOM Research Networking Programme, Ref. No. 4844 for his visit to the University of Antwerp. A. A. S. acknowledges financial support of the European Science Foundation, POLATOM Research Networking Programme, Ref. No. 5200 for his visit to the University of Camerino. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.925; 2012 IF: 3.042  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101844 Serial 203  
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Author 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 (down) 2012 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 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  
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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 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 (down) 2012 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 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  
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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 Zarenia, M.; Leenaerts, O.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Substrate-induced chiral states in graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 86 Issue 8 Pages 085451  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Unidirectional chiral states are predicted in single layer graphene which originate from the breaking of the sublattice symmetry due to an asymmetric mass potential. The latter can be created experimentally using boron-nitride (BN) substrates with a line defect (B-B or N-N) that changes the induced mass potential in graphene. Solving the Dirac-Weyl equation, the obtained energy spectrum is compared with the one calculated using ab initio density functional calculations. We found that these one-dimensional chiral states are very robust and they can even exist in the presence of a small gap between the mass regions. In the latter case additional bound states are found that are topologically different from those chiral states.  
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  Language Wos 000308005600015 Publication Date 2012-08-28  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 41 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 (project CONGRAN). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101100 Serial 3347  
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Author Sivek, J.; Leenaerts, O.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title First-principles investigation of bilayer fluorographene Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication The journal of physical chemistry: C : nanomaterials and interfaces Abbreviated Journal J Phys Chem C  
  Volume 116 Issue 36 Pages 19240-19245  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Ab initio calculations within the density functional theory formalism are performed to investigate the stability and electronic properties of fluorinated bilayer graphene (bilayer fluorographene). A comparison is made to previously investigated graphane, bilayer graphane, and fluorographene. Bilayer fluorographene is found to be a much more stable material than bilayer graphane. Its electronic band structure is similar to that of monolayer fluorographene, but its electronic band gap is significantly larger (about 1 eV). We also calculate the effective masses around the Gamma-point for fluorographene and bilayer fluorographene and find that they are isotropic, in contrast to earlier reports. Furthermore, it is found that bilayer fluorographene is almost as strong as graphene, as its 2D Young's modulus is approximately 300 N m(-1).  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Washington, D.C. Editor  
  Language Wos 000308631300022 Publication Date 2012-08-21  
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  ISSN 1932-7447;1932-7455; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.536 Times cited 39 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work is supported by the ESF-Eurocores program EuroGRAPHENE (project CONERAN) and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1). ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.536; 2012 IF: 4.814  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101842 Serial 1211  
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Author Sena, S.H.R.; Pereira, J.M.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.; Costa Filho, R.N. pdf  doi
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  Title The electronic properties of graphene and graphene ribbons under simple shear strain Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat  
  Volume 24 Issue 37 Pages 375301  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract A tight-binding model is used to study the energy band of graphene and graphene ribbon under simple shear strain. The ribbon consists of lines of carbon atoms in an armchair or zigzag orientation where a simple shear strain is applied in the x-direction keeping the atomic distances in the y-direction unchanged. Such modification in the lattice gives an energy band that differs in several aspects from the one without any shear and with pure shear. The changes in the spectrum depend on the line displacement of the ribbon, and also on the modified hopping parameter. It is also shown that this simple shear strain tunes the electronic properties of both graphene and graphene ribbon, opening and closing energy gaps for different displacements of the system. The modified density of states is also shown.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000308202700011 Publication Date 2012-08-14  
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  ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 15 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by CNPq (RNCF), the National Council for the Improvement of Higher Education (CAPES), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the bilateral program between Flanders and Brazil. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2012 IF: 2.355  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101838 Serial 1000  
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Author Sena, S.H.R.; Pereira, J.M.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Cyclotron resonance of trilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 86 Issue 8 Pages 085412  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The cyclotron resonance energies, the corresponding oscillator strengths, and the cyclotron absorption spectrum for trilayer graphene are calculated for both ABA and ABC stacking. A gate potential across the stacked layers leads to (1) a reduction of the transition energies, (2) a lifting of the degeneracy of the zero Landau level, and (3) the removal of the electron-hole symmetry.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000307273100009 Publication Date 2012-08-08  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 7 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the National Council for the Improvement of Higher education (CAPES), the Brazilian Council for Research (CNPq), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1), the bilateral projects between Flanders and Brazil and the CNPq and FWO-V1, and the ESF-Eurographene project CONGRAN. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:100815 Serial 604  
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Author Matulis, A.; Masir, M.R.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Scattering of a Dirac electron on a mass barrier Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : A : atomic, molecular and optical physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev A  
  Volume 86 Issue 2 Pages 022101  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The interaction of a wave packet (and in particular the wave front) with a mass barrier is investigated in one dimension. We discuss the main features of the wave packet that are inherent to two-dimensional wave packets, such as compression during reflection, penetration in the case when the energy is lower than the height of the barrier, waving tails, precursors, and the retardation of the reflected and penetrated wave packets. These features depend on the wave-packet envelope function which we demonstrate by considering the case of a rectangular wave packet with sharp front and trailing edges and a smooth Gaussian wave packet. The method of Fourier integral for obtaining the nonstationary solutions is used.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000306991200001 Publication Date 2012-08-01  
  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 2.925 Times cited 9 Open Access  
  Notes ; This research was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and (in part) by the Lithuanian Science Council under Project No. MIP-79/2010. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.925; 2012 IF: 3.042  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:100822 Serial 2948  
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Author Bousige, C.; Rols, S.; Paineau, E.; Rouziere, S.; Mocuta, C.; Verberck, B.; Wright, J.P.; Kataura, H.; Launois, P. url  doi
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  Title Progressive melting in confined one-dimensional C60 chains Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 86 Issue 4 Pages 045446  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract C-60 fullerenes confined inside single-walled carbon nanotubes form an archetypal one-dimensional system. X-ray diffraction experiments, from room temperature to 1073 K, reveal an increasing melting phenomenon. Detailed analysis of the sawtooth peak characteristic of the fullerene organization allows the quantitative determination of fluctuations in intermolecular distances. The present results validate the predictions of one-dimensional statistical models.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000306925300007 Publication Date 2012-08-01  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:100835 Serial 2726  
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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 (down) 2012 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 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 Costamagna, S.; Neek-Amal, M.; Los, J.H.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Thermal rippling behavior of graphane Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 86 Issue 4 Pages 041408-4  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Thermal fluctuations of single layer hydrogenated graphene (graphane) are investigated using large scale atomistic simulations. By analyzing the mean square value of the height fluctuations < h(2)> and the height-height correlation function H(q) for different system sizes and temperatures, we show that hydrogenated graphene is an unrippled system in contrast to graphene. The height fluctuations are bounded, which is confirmed by a H(q) tending to a constant in the long wavelength limit instead of showing the characteristic scaling law q(4-eta)(eta similar or equal to 0.85) predicted by membrane theory. This unexpected behavior persists up to temperatures of at least 900 K and is a consequence of the fact that in graphane the thermal energy can be accommodated by in-plane bending modes, i.e., modes involving C-C-C bond angles in the buckled carbon layer, instead of leading to significant out-of-plane fluctuations that occur in graphene.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000306649200002 Publication Date 2012-07-23  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 46 Open Access  
  Notes ; We thank A. Fasolino, A. Dobry, and K. H. Michel for their useful comments. S.C. is supported by the Belgian Science Foundation (BELSPO). This work is supported by the ESF-EuroGRAPHENE project CONGRAN and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:100840 Serial 3630  
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Author Pina, J.C.; de Souza Silva, C.C.; Milošević, M.V. url  doi
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  Title Stability of fractional vortex states in a two-band mesoscopic superconductor Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 86 Issue 2 Pages 024512  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We investigate the stability of noncomposite fractional vortex states in a mesoscopic two-band superconductor within the two-component Ginzburg-Landau model. Our analysis explicitly takes into account the relationship between the model parameters and microscopic material parameters, such as partial density of states, Fermi velocities and elements of the electron-phonon coupling matrix. We have found that states with different phase winding number in each band (L-1 not equal L-2) and fractional flux can exist in many different configurations, including rather unconventional ones where the dominating band carries larger winding number and states where vertical bar L-1 – L-2 vertical bar > 1. We present a detailed analysis of the stability of the observed vortex structures with respect to changing the microscopic parameters, showing that, in the weak coupling case, fractional vortex states can be assessed in essentially the whole range of temperatures and applied magnetic fields in which both bands are active. Finally, we propose an efficient way of increasing the range of parameters for which these fractional vortex states can be stabilized. In particular, our proposal allows for observation of fractional vortex structures in materials with stronger coupling, where those states are forbidden at a homogeneous field. This is accomplished with the help of the stray fields of a suitably prepared magnetic dot placed nearby the superconducting disk.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000306309600006 Publication Date 2012-07-14  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 38 Open Access  
  Notes ; We thank Eric B. Claude, Miguel A. Zorro, and Rogerio M. da Silva for assistance in the development of the numerical code used in our simulations. This work was supported by the Brazilian science agencies CNPq and FACEPE, by the FACEPE/CNPq-PRONEX program, under Grant No. APQ-0589-1.05/08, and by CNPq-FWO Brazil-Flanders co-operation program. M.V.M. acknowledges support from the CAPES-PVE program. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:100766 Serial 3126  
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Nanoengineered nonuniform strain in graphene using nanopillars Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 86 Issue 4 Pages 041405  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Recent experiments showed that nonuniform strain can be produced by depositing graphene over pillars. We employed atomistic calculations to study the nonuniform strain and the induced pseudomagnetic field in graphene on top of nanopillars. By decreasing the distance between the nanopillars a complex distribution for the pseudomagnetic field can be generated. Furthermore, we performed tight-binding calculations of the local density of states (LDOS) by using the relaxed graphene configuration obtained from atomistic calculations. We find that the quasiparticle LDOS are strongly modified near the pillars, both at low energies showing sublattice polarization and at high energies showing shifts of the van Hove singularity. Our study shows that changing the specific pattern of the nanopillars allows us to create a desired shape of the pseudomagnetic field profile while the LDOS maps provide an input for experimental verification by scanning tunneling microscopy.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000306313900001 Publication Date 2012-07-14  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 51 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1) and the EuroGRAPHENE project CONGRAN. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:100765 Serial 2255  
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Spatially dependent sensitivity of superconducting meanders as single-photon detectors Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 100 Issue 26 Pages 262603  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The photo-response of a thin current-carrying superconducting stripe with a 90 degrees turn is studied within the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau theory. We show that the photon acting near the inner corner (where the current density is maximal due to the current crowding [J. R. Clem and K. K. Berggren, Phys. Rev. B 84, 174510 (2011)]) triggers the nucleation of superconducting vortices at currents much smaller than the expected critical one, but does not bring the system to a higher resistive state and thus remains undetected. The transition to the resistive state occurs only when the photon hits the stripe away from the corner due to there uniform current distribution across the sample, and dissipation is due to the nucleation of a kinematic vortex-antivortex pair near the photon incidence. We propose strategies to account for this problem in the measurements. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4731627]  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000305831500057 Publication Date 2012-06-28  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0003-6951; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 27 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI). G. R. B. acknowledges individual support from FWO-VI. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2012 IF: 3.794  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:100336 Serial 3066  
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Author Kao, K.-H.; Verhulst, A.S.; Vandenberghe, W.G.; Sorée, B.; Magnus, W.; Leonelli, D.; Groeseneken, G.; De Meyer, K. doi  openurl
  Title Optimization of gate-on-source-only tunnel FETs with counter-doped pockets Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication IEEE transactions on electron devices Abbreviated Journal Ieee T Electron Dev  
  Volume 59 Issue 8 Pages 2070-2077  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We investigate a promising tunnel FET configuration having a gate on the source only, which is simultaneously exhibiting a steeper subthreshold slope and a higher ON-current than the lateral tunneling configuration with a gate on the channel. Our analysis is performed based on a recently developed 2-D quantum-mechanical simulator calculating band-to-band tunneling and including quantum confinement (QC). It is shown that the two disadvantages of the structure, namely, the sensitivity to gate alignment and the physical oxide thickness, are mitigated by placing a counter-doped parallel pocket underneath the gate-source overlap. The pocket also significantly reduces the field-induced QC. The findings are illustrated with all-Si and all-Ge gate-on-source-only tunnel field-effect transistor simulations.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000306920200011 Publication Date 2012-06-27  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0018-9383;1557-9646; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.605 Times cited 72 Open Access  
  Notes ; Manuscript received February 17, 2012; revised May 7, 2012; accepted May 11, 2012. Date of publication June 26, 2012; date of current version July 19, 2012. This work was supported by the Interuniversity Microelectronics Center's Industrial Affiliation Program. The work of W. G. Vandenberghe was supported by the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation through Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT-Vlaanderen) through a Ph.D. stipend. The review of this paper was arranged by Editor H. S. Momose. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.605; 2012 IF: 2.062  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:100820 Serial 2487  
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Author Zhao, H.J.; Misko, V.R.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Analysis of pattern formation in systems with competing range interactions Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication New journal of physics Abbreviated Journal New J Phys  
  Volume 14 Issue Pages 063032  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We analyzed pattern formation and identified various morphologies in a system of particles interacting through a non-monotonic potential with a competing range interaction characterized by a repulsive core (r < r(c)) and an attractive tail (r > r(c)), using molecular-dynamics simulations. Depending on parameters, the interaction potential models the inter-particle interaction in various physical systems ranging from atoms, molecules and colloids to vortices in low kappa type-II superconductors and in recently discovered 'type-1.5' superconductors. We constructed a 'morphology diagram' in the plane 'critical radius r(c)-density n' and proposed a new approach to characterizing the different types of patterns. Namely, we elaborated a set of quantitative criteria in order to identify the different pattern types, using the radial distribution function (RDF), the local density function and the occupation factor.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Bristol Editor  
  Language Wos 000306946600003 Publication Date 2012-06-25  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1367-2630; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.786 Times cited 45 Open Access  
  Notes ; We acknowledge useful discussions with Ernst Helmut Brandt, Charles Reichhardt and Cynthia Olson Reichhardt. This work was supported by the 'Odysseus' Program of the Flemish Government and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.786; 2012 IF: 4.063  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101140 Serial 102  
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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 (down) 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 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 Zarenia, M.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Magnetotransport in periodically modulated bilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 85 Issue 24 Pages 245426-245426,10  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Magnetotransport in bilayer graphene in the presence of a weak and periodic potential is investigated in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field B. The modulation broadens the Landau levels into bands and for weak magnetic fields leads to the well-known Weiss oscillations in their bandwidth and their transport coefficients at very low B and to the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations at larger B. The amplitude of the Weiss oscillations is severely reduced if the periodic potentials applied to the two layers oscillate out of phase. We also contrast some results with those corresponding to single-layer graphene. Relative to them the flat-band condition and the oscillation amplitude differ substantially, due to the interlayer coupling, and agree only when this coupling is extremely weak. We further show that the Hall conductivity exhibits the well-known steps at half-integer and integer multiples of 4e(2)/h in single-layer and bilayer graphene, respectively, even for very weak magnetic fields. The results are pertinent to weak and periodic corrugations when the potential modulation dominates the strain-induced magnetic modulation.  
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  Language Wos 000305253600012 Publication Date 2012-06-14  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 21 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES program EuroGRAPHENE (project CON-GRAN), and the Canadian NSERC Grant No. OGP0121756. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:99077 Serial 1934  
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Author Čukarić, N.; Arsoski, V.; Tadić, M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Hole states in nanocups in a magnetic field Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 85 Issue 23 Pages 235425-235425,11  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The magnetic-field dependence of the hole states in a nanocup, which is composed of a ring (the nanocup rim) that surrounds a disk (the nanocup bottom), is obtained within the Luttinger-Kohn model for the unstrained GaAs/(Al,Ga) As and the strained (In,Ga) As/GaAs systems. Aharonov-Bohm oscillations due to angular momentum transitions of the hole ground state appear with periods that vary with the thickness of the disk. The strain in the (In, Ga) As/GaAs nanocup is sensitive to the disk thickness and favors the spatial localization of the heavy holes inside the disk. Therefore, the angular momentum transitions between the valence-band states disappear for much thinner disks than in the case of the unstrained GaAs/(Al, Ga) As nanocups. In both systems, the oscillations in the energy of the hole ground state are found to disappear for thinner inner layer than in the electron ground-state energy. This is due to the different confining potentials and the mixing between the heavy- and light-hole states. As a consequence, magnetization of the single hole is found to strongly depend on the bottom thickness of the strained (In, Ga) As/GaAs nanocup. Furthermore, we found that the strain can lead to a spatial separation of the electron and the hole, as in type-II band alignment, which is advantageous for the appearance of the excitonic Aharonov-Bohm effect.  
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  Language Wos 000305116700005 Publication Date 2012-06-14  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 4 Open Access  
  Notes ; The authors thank B. Partoens for useful discussions. This work was supported by the EU NoE: SANDiE, the Ministry of Education and Science of Serbia, and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:98906 Serial 1477  
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Author Chen, Y.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Superconducting transition temperature of Pb nanofilms : impact of thickness-dependent oscillations of the phonon-mediated electron-electron coupling Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 85 Issue 22 Pages 224517-224517,6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract To date, several experimental groups reported measurements of the thickness dependence of T-c of atomically uniform single-crystalline Pb nanofilms. The reported amplitude of the T-c oscillations varies significantly from one experiment to another. Here we propose that the reason for this unresolved issue is an interplay of the quantum-size variations in the single-electron density of states with thickness-dependent oscillations in the phonon-mediated electron-electron coupling. Such oscillations in the coupling depend on the substrate material, the quality of the interface, the protection cover, and other details of the fabrication process, changing from one experiment to another. This explains why the available data do not exhibit one-voice consistency about the amplitude of the T-c oscillations. Our analyses are based on a numerical solution of the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations for a superconducting slab.  
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  Language Wos 000305251300006 Publication Date 2012-06-14  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 24 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:99076 Serial 3368  
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Author Bals, S.; Van Aert, S.; Romero, C.P.; Lauwaet, K.; Van Bael, M.J.; Schoeters, B.; Partoens, B.; Yuecelen, E.; Lievens, P.; Van Tendeloo, G. pdf  url
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  Title Atomic scale dynamics of ultrasmall germanium clusters Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Nature communications Abbreviated Journal Nat Commun  
  Volume 3 Issue 897 Pages 897  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Starting from the gas phase, small clusters can be produced and deposited with huge flexibility with regard to composition, materials choice and cluster size. Despite many advances in experimental characterization, a detailed morphology of such clusters is still lacking. Here we present an atomic scale observation as well as the dynamical behaviour of ultrasmall germanium clusters. Using quantitative scanning transmission electron microscopy in combination with ab initio calculations, we are able to characterize the transition between different equilibrium geometries of a germanium cluster consisting of less than 25 atoms. Seven-membered rings, trigonal prisms and some smaller subunits are identified as possible building blocks that stabilize the structure.  
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  Language Wos 000306099900024 Publication Date 2012-06-12  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 2041-1723; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 12.124 Times cited 90 Open Access  
  Notes Fwo; Iap; Iwt Approved Most recent IF: 12.124; 2012 IF: 10.015  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:100340 Serial 183  
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Author Pogosov, W.V.; Misko, V.R. url  doi
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  Title Vortex quantum tunneling versus thermal activation in ultrathin superconducting nanoislands Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 85 Issue 22 Pages 224508-224508,5  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We consider two possible mechanisms for single-vortex fluctuative entry/exit through the surface barrier in ultrathin superconducting disk-shaped nanoislands made of Pb and consisting of just a few monoatomic layers, which can be fabricated using modern techniques. We estimate tunneling probabilities and establish criteria for the crossover between these two mechanisms depending on magnetic field and system sizes. For the case of vortex entry, quantum tunneling dominates on the major part of the temperature/flux phase diagram. For the case of vortex exit, thermal activation turns out to be more probable. This nontrivial result is due to the subtle balance between the barrier height and width, which determine rates of the thermal activation and quantum tunneling, respectively.  
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  Language Wos 000304856600003 Publication Date 2012-06-07  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 2 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish Government and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). W. V. P. acknowledges numerous discussions with A. O. Sboychakov and the support from the Dynasty Foundation, the RFBR (Project No. 12-02-00339), and RFBR-CNRS programme (Project No. 12-02-91055). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:98908 Serial 3882  
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