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Author Houben, K.; Jochum, J.K.; Lozano, D.P.; Bisht, M.; Menendez, E.; Merkel, D.G.; Ruffer, R.; Chumakov, A., I; Roelants, S.; Partoens, B.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.; Couet, S.; Vantomme, A.; Temst, K.; Van Bael, M.J. url  doi
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  Title In situ study of the \alpha-Sn to \beta-Sn phase transition in low-dimensional systems : phonon behavior and thermodynamic properties Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 100 Issue 7 Pages 075408  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The densities of phonon states of thin Sn films on InSb substrates are determined during different stages of the alpha-Sn to beta-Sn phase transition using nuclear inelastic x-ray scattering. The vibrational entropy and internal energy per atom as a function of temperature are obtained by numerical integration of the phonon density of states. The free energy as a function of temperature for the nanoscale samples is compared to the free energy obtained from ab initio calculations of bulk tin in the alpha-Sn and beta-Sn phase. In thin films this phase transition is governed by the interplay between the vibrational behavior of the film (the phase transition is driven by the vibrational entropy) and the stabilizing influence of the substrate (which depends on the film thickness). This brings a deeper understanding of the role of lattice vibrations in the phase transition of nanoscale Sn.  
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  Language Wos 000478992800005 Publication Date 2019-08-08  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 8 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) and the Concerted Research Action (Grant No. GOA14/007). K.H., S.C., D.P.L., and E.M. wish to thank the FWO for financial support. The authors gratefully acknowledge the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) for the granted beam time and the use of the in situ UHV preparation chamber. The authors thank B. Opperdoes for technical support and T. Peissker and R. Lieten for fruitful discussions. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:161836 Serial 5416  
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Author Shah, N.A.; Li, L.L.; Mosallanejad, V.; Peeters, F.M.; Guo, G.-P. pdf  url
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  Title Transport characteristics of multi-terminal pristine and defective phosphorene systems Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Nanotechnology Abbreviated Journal Nanotechnology  
  Volume 30 Issue 45 Pages 455705  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Atomic vacancies and nanopores act as local scattering centers and modify the transport properties of charge carriers in phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs). We investigate the influence of such atomic defects on the electronic transport of multi-terminal PNR. We use the non-equilibrium Green's function approach within the tight-binding framework to calculate the transmission coefficient and the conductance. Terminals induce band mixing resulting in oscillations in the conductance. In the presence of atomic vacancies and nanopores the conductance between non-axial terminals exhibit constructive scattering, which is in contrast to mono-axial two-terminal systems where the conductance exhibits destructive scattering. This can be understood from the spatial local density of states of the transport modes in the system. Our results provide fundamental insights into the electronic transport in PNR-based multi-terminal systems and into the ability of atomic defects and nanopores through tuning the transport properties.  
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  Language Wos 000483049100001 Publication Date 2019-08-07  
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  ISSN 0957-4484 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.44 Times cited 7 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFA0301700), the NNSFC (Grant No. 11625419), the Strategic Priority Research Program of the CAS (Grant Nos. XDB24030601 and XDB30000000), the Anhui initiative in Quantum information Technologies (Grants No. AHY080000), and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). This work was also supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the World Academy of Science for the advancement of science in developing countries. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.44  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:162760 Serial 5429  
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Author Yagmurcukardes, M. url  doi
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  Title Monolayer fluoro-InSe : formation of a thin monolayer via fluorination of InSe Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 100 Issue 2 Pages 024108  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract By performing density functional theory-based first-principles calculations, the formation of a thin monolayer structure, namely InSeF, via fluorination of monolayer InSe is predicted. It is shown that strong interaction of F and In atoms leads to the detachment of In-Se layers in monolayer InSe and 1T-like monolayer InSeF structure is formed. Monolayer InSeF is found to be dynamically stable in terms of its phonon band dispersions. In addition, its Raman spectrum is shown to exhibit totally distinctive features as compared to monolayer InSe. The electronic band dispersions reveal that monolayer InSeF is a direct gap semiconductor whose valence and conduction band edges reside at the Gamma point. Moreover, the orientation-dependent linear elastic properties of monolayer InSeF are investigated in terms of the in-plane stiffness and Poisson ratio. It is found that monolayer InSeF displays strong in-plane anisotropy in elastic constants and it is slightly softer material as compared to monolayer InSe. Overall, it is proposed that a thin, direct gap semiconducting monolayer InSeF can be formed by full fluorination of monolayer InSe as a new member of the two-dimensional family.  
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  Language Wos 000477885700003 Publication Date 2019-07-29  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 9 Open Access  
  Notes ; Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). This work is supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) by a postdoctoral fellowship (M.Y.). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:161891 Serial 5423  
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Author Menezes, R.M.; Neto, J.F.S.; de Souza Silva, C.C.; Milošević, M.V. url  doi
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  Title Manipulation of magnetic skyrmions by superconducting vortices in ferromagnet-superconductor heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 100 Issue 1 Pages 014431  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Dynamics of magnetic skyrmions in hybrid ferromagnetic films harbors interesting physical phenomena and holds promise for technological applications. In this work, we discuss the behavior of magnetic skyrmions when coupled to superconducting vortices in a ferromagnet-superconductor heterostructure. We use numerical simulations and analytic arguments within London and Thiele formalisms to reveal broader possibilities for manipulating the skyrmion-vortex dynamic correlations in the hybrid system, that are not possible in its separated constituents. We explore the thresholds of particular dynamic phases, and quantify the phase diagram as a function of the relevant material parameters, applied current, and induced magnetic torques. Finally, we demonstrate the broad and precise tunability of the skyrmion Hall angle in the presence of vortices, with respect to currents applied to either or both the superconductor and the ferromagnet within the heterostructure.  
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  Language Wos 000477883500004 Publication Date 2019-07-29  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 17 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) and Brazilian Agencies Fundacao de Amparo a Ciencia e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco (FACEPE, under Grant No. APQ-0198-1.05/14), Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES), and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:161890 Serial 5421  
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Author Abdullah, H.M.; da Costa, D.R.; Bahlouli, H.; Chaves, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Van Duppen, B. url  doi
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  Title Electron collimation at van der Waals domain walls in bilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 100 Issue 4 Pages 045137  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We show that a domain wall separating single-layer graphene and AA-stacked bilayer graphene (AA-BLG) can be used to generate highly collimated electron beams which can be steered by a magnetic field. Two distinct configurations are studied, namely, locally delaminated AA-BLG and terminated AA-BLG whose terminal edge types are assumed to be either zigzag or armchair. We investigate the electron scattering using semiclassical dynamics and verify the results independently with wave-packet dynamics simulations. We find that the proposed system supports two distinct types of collimated beams that correspond to the lower and upper cones in AA-BLG. Our computational results also reveal that collimation is robust against the number of layers connected to AA-BLG and terminal edges.  
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  Language Wos 000477892800005 Publication Date 2019-07-29  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 10 Open Access  
  Notes ; H.M.A. and H.B. acknowledge the support of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals under research group Project No. RG181001. D.R.C and A.C. were financially supported by the Brazilian Council for Research (CNPq) and CAPES foundation. B.V.D. is supported by a postdoctoral fellowship by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:161887 Serial 5410  
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Author Yagmurcukardes, M.; Sevik, C.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Electronic, vibrational, elastic, and piezoelectric properties of monolayer Janus MoSTe phases: A first-principles study Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 100 Issue 4 Pages 045415  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract By performing density functional theory based first-principles calculations, the electronic, vibrational, elastic, and piezoelectric properties of two dynamically stable crystal phases of monolayer Janus MoSTe, namely 1H-MoSTe and 1T'-MoSTe, are investigated. Vibrational frequency analysis reveals that the other possible crystal structure, 1T-MoSTe, of this Janus monolayer does not exhibit dynamical stability. The 1H-MoSTe phase is found to be an indirect band-gap semiconductor while 1T'-MoSTe is predicted as small-gap semiconductor. Notably, in contrast to the direct band-gap nature of monolayers 1H-MoS2 and 1H-MoTe2, 1H-MoSTe is found to be an indirect gap semiconductor driven by the induced surface strains on each side of the structure. The calculated Raman spectrum of each structure shows unique character enabling us to clearly distinguish the stable crystal phases via Raman measurements. The systematic piezoelectric stress and strain coefficient analysis reveals that out-of-plane piezoelectricity appears in 1H-MoSTe and the noncentral symmetric 1T'-MoSTe has large piezoelectric coefficients. Static total-energy calculations show clearly that the formation of 1T'-MoSTe is feasible by using 1T'-MoTe2 as a basis monolayer. Therefore, we propose that the Janus MoSTe structure can be fabricated in two dynamically stable phases which possess unique electronic, dynamical, and piezoelectric properties.  
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  Language Wos 000476687800003 Publication Date 2019-07-19  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 91 Open Access  
  Notes ; Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) by a postdoctoral fellowship (M.Y.). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:161899 Serial 5411  
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Author Sabzalipour, A.; Partoens, B. url  doi
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  Title Anomalous Hall effect in magnetic topological insulators : semiclassical framework Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 100 Issue 3 Pages 035419  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The anomalous Hall effect (AHE) is studied on the surface of a 3D magnetic topological insulator. By applying a modified semiclassical framework, all three contributions to the AHE, the Berry curvature effect, the side jump effect and the skew scattering effects are systematically treated, and analytical expressions for the conductivities are obtained in terms of the Fermi level, the spatial orientation of the surface magnetization and the concentration of magnetic and nonmagnetic impurities. We demonstrate that the AHE can change sign by altering the orientation of the surface magnetization, the concentration of the impurities and also the position of the Fermi level, in agreement with recent experimental observations. We show how each contribution to the AHE, or even the whole AHE, can be turned off by properly adjusting the given parameters. For example, one can turn off the anomalous hall conductivity in a system with in-plane magnetization by pushing the system into the fully metallic regime.  
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  Language Wos 000475499200007 Publication Date 2019-07-15  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 2 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:161219 Serial 5406  
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Author Bafekry, A.; Mortazavic, B.; Shayesteh, S.F. pdf  doi
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  Title Band gap and magnetism engineering in Dirac half-metallic Na2C nanosheet via layer thickness, strain and point defects Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials Abbreviated Journal J Magn Magn Mater  
  Volume 491 Issue 491 Pages 165565  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Na2C is a novel two-dimensional material with Dirac Half-metal (DHM) characteristic, exhibiting a combination of single-spin massless Dirac fermions and half-semimetal. In this paper based on the first-principles calculations, we studied the mechanical, electronic, magnetic and optical properties of Na2C nanosheet. The elastic modulus of Na2C was measured to 18.5 N/m and isotropic, whereas it shows anisotropic tensile strengths of 2.85 and 2.04 N/m, for the loading along the zigzag and armchair directions, respectively. We found that Na2C, is a DHM with band gap of 0.7 eV in the up-spin channel and has 2 mu(B) magnetic moment per unit cell. In addition, we investigated the effects of number of atomic layers (thickness), electric field and strain on the possibility of further tuning of the electronic and magnetic properties of Na2C. Our calculations show that by increasing the number of layers from monolayer to bulk, a transition from DHM to ferromagnetic metal occurs with a high magnetic moments in the range of 16-30 mu(B). With applying an electric field on the Na2C bilayer (within the ferromagnetic and anti-ferromagnetic orders), energy band gap is slightly increased. In addition our results indicate that the electronic structure can be significantly modified by applying the mechanical straining. In this regard, under the biaxial strain (from 0% to – 8%) or large uniaxial strains (> – 6%), we observed the DHM to ferromagnetic-metal transition. Moreover, vacancy defects and atom substitutions can also effect the electronic and magnetic properties of Na2C nanosheet. Defective Na2C with single and double vacancies, was found to show the metallic response. With various atom substitutions this nanosheet exhibits; ferromagnetic-metal (Si and Be) with 5.2 and 3 mu(B); dilute-magnetic semiconductor (B and N) with 3 and 7 mu(B) magnetic moments, respectively. In the case of B or N atoms replacing the native C atom, the down-spin channel yields about 1 eV band gap. Interestingly, replacing the Na atoms in the native Na2C lattice with the Li can result in the formation of magnetic topological insulator phase with nontrivial band gap in the down-spin channel (25 meV and 0.15 eV) and up-spin channel (0.75 eV), in addition exhibit 8 mu(B) magnetic moment in the ground state.  
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  Language Wos 000486396100010 Publication Date 2019-07-15  
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  ISSN 0304-8853 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.63 Times cited 13 Open Access  
  Notes ; B. M. appreciates the funding by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germanys Excellence Strategy within the Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (EXC 2122, Project ID 390833453). We acknowledge OpenMX team for OpenMX code. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.63  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:163697 Serial 5408  
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Author Bafekry, A.; Ghergherehchi, M.; Shayesteh, S.F.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Adsorption of molecules on C3N nanosheet : a first-principles calculations Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Chemical physics Abbreviated Journal Chem Phys  
  Volume 526 Issue 526 Pages 110442  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using first-principles calculations we investigate the interaction of various molecules, including H-2, N-2, CO, CO2, H2O, H2S, NH3, CH4 with a C3N nanosheet. Due to the weaker interaction between H-2, N-2, CO, CO2, H2O, H2S, NH3, and CH4 molecules with C3N, the adsorption energy is small and does not yield any significant distortion of the C3N lattice and the molecules are physisorbed. Calculated charge transfer shows that these molecules act as weak donors. However, adsorption of O-2, NO, NO2 and SO2 molecules are chemisorbed, they receive electrons from C3N and act as a strong acceptor. They interact strongly through hybridizing its frontier orbitals with the p-orbital of C3N, modifying the electronic structure of C3N. Our theoretical studies indicate that C3N-based sensor has a high potential for O-2, NO, NO2 and SO2 molecules detection.  
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  Language Wos 000481606000006 Publication Date 2019-07-09  
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  ISSN 0301-0104 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.767 Times cited 46 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (NRF-2017R1A2B2011989). In addition, this work was supported by the FLAG-ERA project 2DTRANS and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.767  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:161779 Serial 5405  
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Author Mobaraki, A.; Sevik, C.; Yapicioglu, H.; Cakir, D.; Gulseren, O. doi  openurl
  Title Temperature-dependent phonon spectrum of transition metal dichalcogenides calculated from the spectral energy density: Lattice thermal conductivity as an application Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 100 Issue 3 Pages 035402  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Predicting the mechanical and thermal properties of quasi-two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalco-genides (TMDs) is an essential task necessary for their implementation in device applications. Although rigorous density-functional-theory-based calculations are able to predict mechanical and electronic properties, mostly they are limited to zero temperature. Classical molecular dynamics facilitates the investigation of temperature-dependent properties, but its performance highly depends on the potential used for defining interactions between the atoms. In this study, we calculated temperature-dependent phonon properties of single-layer TMDs, namely, MoS2, MoSe2, WS2, and WSe2, by utilizing Stillinger-Weber-type potentials with optimized sets of parameters with respect to the first-principles results. The phonon lifetimes and contribution of each phonon mode in thermal conductivities in these monolayer crystals are systematically investigated by means of the spectralenergy-density method based on molecular dynamics simulations. The obtained results from this approach are in good agreement with previously available results from the Green-Kubo method. Moreover, detailed analysis of lattice thermal conductivity, including temperature-dependent mode decomposition through the entire Brillouin zone, shed more light on the thermal properties of these 2D crystals. The LA and TA acoustic branches contribute most to the lattice thermal conductivity, while ZA mode contribution is less because of the quadratic dispersion around the Brillouin zone center, particularly in MoSe2 due to the phonon anharmonicity, evident from the redshift, especially in optical modes, by increasing temperature. For all the considered 2D crystals, the phonon lifetime values are compelled by transition metal atoms, whereas the group velocity spectrum is dictated by chalcogen atoms. Overall, the lattice thermal conductivity is linearly proportional with inverse temperature.  
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  Language Wos 000473536400003 Publication Date 2019-07-02  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:193764 Serial 8645  
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Author Sevik, C.; Çakir, D. doi  openurl
  Title Tailoring Storage Capacity and Ion Kinetics in Ti2CO2/Graphene Heterostructures by Functionalization of Graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical review applied Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 12 Issue 1 Pages 014001  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using first-principles calculations, we evaluate the electrochemical performance of heterostructures made up of Ti2CO2 and chemically modified graphene for Li batteries. We find that heteroatom doping and molecule intercalation have a significant impact on the storage capacity and Li migration barrier energies. While N and S doping do not improve the storage capacity, B doping together with molecule interaction make it possible to intercalate two layers of Li, which stick separately to the surface of Ti2CO2 and B-doped graphene. The calculated diffusion-barrier energies (E-diff), which are between 0.3 and 0.4 eV depending on Li concentration, are quite promising for fast charge and discharge rates. Besides, the predicted E-diff as much as 2 eV for the diffusion of the Li atom from the Ti2CO2 surface to the B-doped graphene surface significantly suppresses the interlayer Li migration, which diminishes the charge and discharge rates. The calculated volume and lattice parameter changes indicate that Ti2CO2/graphene hybrid structures exhibit cyclic stability against Li loading and unloading. Consequently, first-principles calculations we perform evidently highlight the favorable effect of molecular intercalation on the capacity improvement of ion batteries.  
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  Language Wos 000473312000001 Publication Date 2019-07-01  
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  ISSN 2331-7019 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:193755 Serial 8640  
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Author Nakhaee, M.; Yagmurcukardes, M.; Ketabi, S.A.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Single-layer structures of a100- and b010-Gallenene : a tight-binding approach Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical chemistry, chemical physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Chem Chem Phys  
  Volume 21 Issue 28 Pages 15798-15804  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using the simplified linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO) method in combination with ab initio calculations, we construct a tight-binding (TB) model for two different crystal structures of monolayer gallium: a(100)- and b(010)-Gallenene. The analytical expression for the Hamiltonian and numerical results for the overlap matrix elements between different orbitals of the Ga atoms and for the Slater and Koster (SK) integrals are obtained. We find that the compaction of different structures affects significantly the formation of the orbitals. The results for a(100)-Gallenene can be very well explained with an orthogonal basis set, while for b(010)-Gallenene we have to assume a non-orthogonal basis set in order to construct the TB model. Moreover, the transmission properties of nanoribbons of both monolayers oriented along the AC and ZZ directions are also investigated and it is shown that both AC- and ZZ-b(010)-Gallenene nanoribbons exhibit semiconducting behavior with zero transmission while those of a(100)-Gallenene nanoribbons are metallic.  
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  Language Wos 000476603700057 Publication Date 2019-06-27  
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  ISSN 1463-9076; 1463-9084 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.123 Times cited 7 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work is supported by the Methusalem program of the Flemish government and the FLAG-ERA project TRANS-2D-TMD. This work is supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) by a post-doctoral fellowship (M. Y.). M. N. is partially supported by BFO (Uantwerpen). ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.123  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:161881 Serial 5427  
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Author Chen, Q.; Li, L.L.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  url
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  Title Inner and outer ring states of MoS2 quantum rings : energy spectrum, charge and spin currents Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys  
  Volume 125 Issue 24 Pages 244303  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We investigate the energy levels and persistent currents of MoS2 quantum rings having different shapes and edge types in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field by means of the tight-binding approach. We find states localized at the inner and outer boundaries of the ring. These energy levels exhibit different magnetic field dependences for the inner and outer ring states due to their different localization properties. They both exhibit the usual Aharanov-Bohm oscillations but with different oscillation periods. In the presence of spin-orbit coupling, we show distinct spin and charge persistent currents for inner and outer ring states. We find well-defined spin currents with negligibly small charge currents. This is because the local currents of spin-up and -down states flow in opposite directions.  
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  Language Wos 000474439600026 Publication Date 2019-06-25  
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  ISSN 0021-8979; 1089-7550 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 10 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 2015JJ2040, 2018JJ2080, and 2018JJ4047), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC) (No. 51502087), the Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department (Nos. 15A042, 15B056, and 17B060), and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI). ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.068  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:161309 Serial 5417  
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Author Yuan, H.F.; Xu, W.; Zhao, X.N.; Song, D.; Zhang, G.R.; Xiao, Y.M.; Ding, L.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Quantum and transport mobilities of a Na3Bi-based three-dimensional Dirac system Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 99 Issue 23 Pages 235303  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The electronic and transport properties of a three-dimensional (3D) Dirac system are investigated theoretically, which is motivated by recent experimental measurements on quantum and transport mobilities in the 3D Dirac semimetal Na3Bi by J. Xiong et al. [Science 350, 413 (2015); Europhys. Lett. 114, 27002 (2016)]. The electron Hamiltonian is taken from a simplified k center dot p approach. From the obtained electronic band structure and the Fermi energy, we explain why the anomalous effect induced by the chiral anomaly and the Berry curvature in the energy band can be observed experimentally in magnetotransport coefficients in both low-and high-density samples. Moreover, the quantum and transport mobilities are calculated on the basis of the momentum-balance equation derived from a semiclassical Boltzmann equation with the electron-impurity interaction. The quantum and transport mobilities obtained from this study agree both qualitatively and quantitatively with those measured experimentally. We also examine the electron mobilities along different crystal directions in Na3Bi and find them largely anisotropic. The theoretical findings from this work can be helpful in gaining an in-depth understanding of the experimental results and of the basic electronic and transport properties of newly developed 3D Dirac systems.  
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  Language Wos 000471983500006 Publication Date 2019-06-17  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 1 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
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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 (down) 2019 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 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  
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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 (down) 2019 Publication Physica. E: Low-dimensional systems and nanostructures Abbreviated Journal Physica E  
  Volume 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  
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Author Su, Y.; Prestat, E.; Hu, C.; Puthiyapura, V.K.; Neek-Amal, M.; Xiao, H.; Huang, K.; Kravets, V.G.; Haigh, S.J.; Hardacre, C.; Peeters, F.M.; Nair, R.R. pdf  doi
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  Title Self-limiting growth of two-dimensional palladium between graphene oxide layers Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett  
  Volume 19 Issue 7 Pages 4678-4683  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The ability of different materials to display self-limiting growth has recently attracted an enormous amount of attention because of the importance of nanoscale materials in applications for catalysis, energy conversion, (opto)-electronics, and so forth. Here, we show that the electrochemical deposition of palladium (Pd) between graphene oxide (GO) sheets result in the self-limiting growth of 5-nm-thick Pd nanosheets. The self-limiting growth is found to be a consequence of the strong interaction of Pd with the confining GO sheets, which results in the bulk growth of Pd being energetically unfavorable for larger thicknesses. Furthermore, we have successfully carried out liquid exfoliation of the resulting Pd-GO laminates to isolate Pd nanosheets and have demonstrated their high efficiency in continuous flow catalysis and electrocatalysis.  
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  Language Wos 000475533900060 Publication Date 2019-06-07  
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  ISSN 1530-6984 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 12 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Royal Society, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, U.K. (EP/S019367/1, EP/P025021/1, EP/K016946/1, and EP/ P009050/1), Graphene Flagship, and European Research Council (contract 679689 and EvoluTEM). We thank Dr. Sheng Zheng and Dr. K. S. Vasu at the University of Manchester for assisting us with sample preparation and characterization. The authors acknowledge the use of the facilities at the Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials and associated support services. V.K.P. and C.H. are grateful for the resources and support provided via membership in the UK Catalysis Hub Consortium and funding by EPSRC (Portfolio grants EP/K014706/2, EP/K014668/1, EP/K014854/1, EP/K014714/1, and EP/I019693/1). F.M.P. and M.N.-A. acknowledge the support from the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 12.712  
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Author Yagmurcukardes, M.; Ozen, S.; Iyikanat, F.; Peeters, F.M.; Sahin, H. url  doi
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  Title Raman fingerprint of stacking order in HfS2-Ca(OH)(2) heterobilayer Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 99 Issue 20 Pages 205405  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using density functional theory-based first-principles calculations, we investigate the stacking order dependence of the electronic and vibrational properties of HfS2-Ca(OH)(2) heterobilayer structures. It is shown that while the different stacking types exhibit similar electronic and optical properties, they are distinguishable from each other in terms of their vibrational properties. Our findings on the vibrational properties are the following: (i) from the interlayer shear (SM) and layer breathing (LBM) modes we are able to deduce the AB' stacking order, (ii) in addition, the AB' stacking type can also be identified via the phonon softening of E-g(I) and A(g)(III) modes which harden in the other two stacking types, and (iii) importantly, the ultrahigh frequency regime possesses distinctive properties from which we can distinguish between all stacking types. Moreover, the differences in optical and vibrational properties of various stacking types are driven by two physical effects, induced biaxial strain on the layers and the layer-layer interaction. Our results reveal that with both the phonon frequencies and corresponding activities, the Raman spectrum possesses distinctive properties for monitoring the stacking type in novel vertical heterostructures constructed by alkaline-earth-metal hydroxides.  
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  Language Wos 000467387800010 Publication Date 2019-05-06  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 23 Open Access  
  Notes ; Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H.S. acknowledges financial support from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) under the Project No. 117F095. H.S. acknowledges support from Turkish Academy of Sciences under the GEBIP program. This work is supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) by a postdoctoral fellowship (M.Y.). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
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Author Saniz, R.; Sarmadian, N.; Partoens, B.; Batuk, M.; Hadermann, J.; Marikutsa, A.; Rumyantseva, M.; Gaskov, A.; Lamoen, D. pdf  url
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  Title First-principles study of CO and OH adsorption on in-doped ZnO surfaces Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication The journal of physics and chemistry of solids Abbreviated Journal J Phys Chem Solids  
  Volume 132 Issue Pages 172-181  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We present a first-principles computational study of CO and OH adsorption on non-polar ZnO (10¯10) surfaces doped with indium. The calculations were performed using a model ZnO slab. The position of the In dopants was varied from deep bulk-like layers to

the surface layers. It was established that the preferential location of the In atoms is at the surface by examining the dependence of

the defect formation energy as well as the surface energy on In location. The adsorption sites on the surface of ZnO and the energy

of adsorption of CO molecules and OH-species were determined in connection to In doping. It was found that OH has higher

bonding energy to the surface than CO. The presence of In atoms at the surface of ZnO is favorable for CO adsorption, resulting

in an elongation of the C-O bond and in charge transfer to the surface. The effect of CO and OH adsorption on the electronic

and conduction properties of surfaces was assessed. We conclude that In-doped ZnO surfaces should present a higher electronic

response upon adsorption of CO.
 
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  Language Wos 000472124700023 Publication Date 2019-04-25  
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  ISSN 0022-3697 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.059 Times cited 7 Open Access Not_Open_Access: Available from 26.04.2021  
  Notes FWO-Vlaanderen, G0D6515N ; ERA.Net RUS Plus, 096 ; VSC; HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp; FWO-Vlaanderen; Flemish Government-department EWI; Approved Most recent IF: 2.059  
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Author Bafekry, A.; Ghergherehchi, M.; Shayesteh, S.F. url  doi
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  Title Tuning the electronic and magnetic properties of antimonene nanosheets via point defects and external fields: first-principles calculations Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical chemistry, chemical physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Chem Chem Phys  
  Volume 21 Issue 20 Pages 10552-10566  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Defects are inevitably present in materials, and their existence in a material strongly affects its fundamental physical properties. We have systematically investigated the effects of surface adsorption, substitutional impurities, defect engineering, an electric field and strain engineering on the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of antimonene nanosheets, using spin-polarized density functional calculations based on first-principles. The adsorption or substitution of atoms can locally modify the atomic and electronic structures as well as induce a variety of electronic behaviors including metal, half-metal, ferromagnetic metal, dilute magnetic semiconductor and spin-glass semiconductor. Our calculations show that the presence of typical defects (vacancies and Stone-Wales defect) in antimonene affects the geometrical symmetry as well as the band gap in the electronic band structure and induces magnetism to antimonene. Moreover, by applying an external electric field and strain (uniaxial and biaxial), the electronic structure of antimonene can be easily modified. The calculation results presented in this paper provide a fundamental insight into the tunable nature of the electronic properties of antimonene, supporting its promise for use in future applications.  
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  Language Wos 000476561000031 Publication Date 2019-04-25  
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  ISSN 1463-9076; 1463-9084 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.123 Times cited 17 Open Access  
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Author Bafekry, A.; Shayesteh, S.F.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title C3N Monolayer: Exploring the Emerging of Novel Electronic and Magnetic Properties with Adatom Adsorption, Functionalizations, Electric Field, Charging, and Strain Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication The journal of physical chemistry: C : nanomaterials and interfaces Abbreviated Journal J Phys Chem C  
  Volume 123 Issue 19 Pages 12485-12499  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Two-dimensional polyaniline with structural unit C3N is an indirect semiconductor with 0.4 eV band gap, which has attracted a lot of interest because of its unusual electronic, optoelectronic, thermal, and mechanical properties useful for various applications. Adsorption of adatoms is an effective method to improve and tune the properties of C3N. Using first-principles calculations, we investigated the adsorption of adatoms, including H, O, S, F, Cl, B, C, Si, N, P, Al, Li, Na, K, Be, Mg, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn, on C3N. Depending on the adatom size and the number of valence electrons, they may induce metallic, half-metallic, semiconducting, and ferromagnetic-metallic behavior. In addition, we investigate the effects of an electrical field, charging, and strain on C3N and found how the electronic and magnetic properties are modified. Semi- and full hydrogenation are studied. From the mechanical and thermal stability of C3N monolayer, we found it to be a hard material that can withstand large strain. From our calculations, we gained novel insights into the properties of C3N demonstrating its unique electronic and magnetic properties that can be useful for semiconducting, nanosensor, and catalytic applications.  
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  Language Wos 000468368800053 Publication Date 2019-04-24  
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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 67 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FW0-V1). The authors thank Keyvan Nazifi from the Cluster Center of Faculty of Science, Guilan University, for his help. They acknowledge OpenMX team for OpenMX code. ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.536  
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Author Torre, I.; de Castro, L.V.; Van Duppen, B.; Barcons Ruiz, D.; Peeters, F.M.; Koppens, F.H.L.; Polini, M. url  doi
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  Title Acoustic plasmons at the crossover between the collisionless and hydrodynamic regimes in two-dimensional electron liquids Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 99 Issue 14 Pages 144307  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Hydrodynamic flow in two-dimensional electron systems has so far been probed only by dc transport and scanning gate microscopy measurements. In this work we discuss theoretically signatures of the hydrodynamic regime in near-field optical microscopy. We analyze the dispersion of acoustic plasmon modes in two-dimensional electron liquids using a nonlocal conductivity that takes into account the effects of (momentumconserving) electron-electron collisions, (momentum-relaxing) electron-phonon and electron-impurity collisions, and many-body interactions beyond the celebrated random phase approximation. We derive the dispersion and, most importantly, the damping of acoustic plasmon modes and their coupling to a near-field probe, identifying key experimental signatures of the crossover between collisionless and hydrodynamic regimes.  
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  Language Wos 000465160000003 Publication Date 2019-04-18  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 10 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work has been sponsored by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 785219 “Graphene Core2” and via the European Research Council (ERC) Grant Agreement No. 786285. B.V.D. is supported by a post-doctoral fellowship of the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). F.H.L.K. acknowledges financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, through the “ Severo Ochoa” Programme for Centres of Excellence in R&D (SEV-2015-0522), support by Fundacio Cellex Barcelona, Generalitat de Catalunya through the CERCA program, and the Mineco grant Plan Nacional (FIS2016-81044-P) and the Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR) 2017 SGR 1656. F.M.P. and L.V.d.C. were supported by the Methusalem Program of the Flemish Government. We thank Niels Hesp and Hanan Hertzig Sheinfux for useful discussions. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
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Author Conti, S.; Perali, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Neilson, D. url  doi
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  Title Multicomponent screening and superfluidity in gapped electron-hole double bilayer graphene with realistic bands Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 99 Issue 14 Pages 144517  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Superfluidity has recently been reported in double electron-hole bilayer graphene. The multiband nature of the bilayers is important because of the very small band gaps between conduction and valence bands. The long-range nature of the superfluid pairing interaction means that screening must be fully taken into account. We have carried out a systematic mean-field investigation that includes (i) contributions to screening from both intraband and interband excitations, (ii) the low-energy band structure of bilayer graphene with its small band gap and flattened Mexican-hat-like low-energy bands, (iii) the large density of states at the bottom of the bands, (iv) electron-hole pairing in the multibands, and (v) electron-hole pair transfers between the conduction and valence band condensates. We find that the superfluidity strongly modifies the intraband contributions to the screening, but that the interband contributions are unaffected. Unexpectedly, a net effect of the screening is to suppress Josephson-like pair transfers and to confine the superfluid pairing entirely to the conduction-band condensate even for very small band gaps, making the system behave similarly to a one-band superfluid.  
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  Language Wos 000465160000004 Publication Date 2019-04-18  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 13 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was partially supported by the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Foundation. We thank Mohammad Zarenia and Alfredo VargasParedes for useful discussions. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
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Author Scuracchio, P.; Michel, K.H.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title Phonon hydrodynamics, thermal conductivity, and second sound in two-dimensional crystals Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 99 Issue 14 Pages 144303  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Starting from our previous work in which we obtained a system of coupled integrodifferential equations for acoustic sound waves and phonon density fluctuations in two-dimensional (2D) crystals, we derive here the corresponding hydrodynamic equations, and we study their consequences as a function of temperature and frequency. These phenomena encompass propagation and damping of acoustic sound waves, diffusive heat conduction, second sound, and Poiseuille heat flow, all of which are characterized by specific transport coefficients. We calculate these coefficients by means of correlation functions without using the concept of relaxation time. Numerical calculations are performed as well in order to show the temperature dependence of the transport coefficients and of the thermal conductivity. As a consequence of thermal tension, mechanical and thermal phenomena are coupled. We calculate the dynamic susceptibilities for displacement and temperature fluctuations and study their resonances. Due to the thermomechanical coupling, the thermal resonances such as the Landau-Placzek peak and the second-sound doublet appear in the displacement susceptibility, and conversely the acoustic sound wave doublet appears in the temperature susceptibility, Our analytical results not only apply to graphene, but they are also valid for arbitrary 2D crystals with hexagonal symmetry, such as 2D hexagonal boron nitride, 2H-transition-metal dichalcogenides, and oxides.  
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  Language Wos 000464717300006 Publication Date 2019-04-10  
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 13 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
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Author Van der Donck, M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Spectrum of exciton states in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides : angular momentum and Landau levels Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 99 Issue 11 Pages 115439  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract A four-band exciton Hamiltonian is constructed starting from the single-particle Dirac Hamiltonian for charge carriers in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). The angular part of the exciton wave function can be separated from the radial part, in the case of zero center of mass momentum excitons, by exploiting the eigenstates of the total exciton angular momentum operator with which the Hamiltonian commutes. We explain why this approach fails for excitons with finite center of mass momentum or in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field and present an approximation to resolve this issue. We calculate the (binding) energy and average interparticle distance of different excited exciton states in different TMDs and compare these with results available in the literature. Remarkably, we find that the intervalley exciton ground state in the -/+ K valley has angular momentum j = +/- 1, which is due to the pseudospin of the separate particles. The exciton mass and the exciton Landau levels are calculated and we find that the degeneracy of exciton states with opposite relative angular momentum is altered by a magnetic field.  
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  Language Wos 000462896400004 Publication Date 2019-03-28  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 9 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Research Foundation of Flanders (FWO-Vl) through an aspirant research grant for MVDD and by the FLAG-ERA project TRANS-2D-TMD. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
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Author Van Pottelberge, R.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Tunable circular dipolelike system in graphene : mixed electron-hole states Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 99 Issue 12 Pages 125426  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Coupled electron-hole states are realized in a system consisting of a combination of an electrostatic potential barrier and ring-shaped potential well, which resembles a circular dipole. A perpendicular magnetic field induces confined states inside the Landau gaps which are mainly located at the barrier or ring. Hybridizations between the barrier and ring states are seen as anticrossings in the energy spectrum. As a consequence, the energy levels show an oscillating dependence on the electrostatic potential strength in combination with an oscillating migration of the wave functions between the barrier and ring. At the anticrossing points the quantum state consists of a mixture of electron and hole. The present system mimics closely the behavior of a relativistic dipole on gapped graphene.  
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  Language Wos 000462900200005 Publication Date 2019-03-27  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 3 Open Access  
  Notes ; We thank M. Van der Donck for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the Research Foundation of Flanders (FWO-V1) through an aspirant research grant for RVP. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
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Author Kong, X.; Li, L.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Graphene-based heterostructures with moire superlattice that preserve the Dirac cone: a first-principles study Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat  
  Volume 31 Issue 25 Pages 255302  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract In van der Waals heterostructures consisting of graphene and a substrate, lattice mismatch often leads to a moire pattern with a huge supercell, preventing its treatment within first- principles calculations. Previous theoretical works considered mostly simple stacking models such as AB, AA with straining the lattice of graphene to match that of the substrate. Here, we propose a moire superlattice build from graphene and porous graphene or graphyne like monolayers, having a lower interlayer binding energy, needing little strain in order to match the lattices. In contrast to the results from the simple stacking models, the present ab initio calculations for the moire superlattices show different properties in lattice structure, energy, and band structures. For example, the Dirac cone at the K point is preserved and a linear energy dispersion near the Fermi level is obtained.  
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  ISSN 0953-8984 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 4 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work is supported by the Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, the Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO-Vl) 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: 2.649  
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Author de Aquino, B.R.H.; Ghorbanfekr-Kalashami, H.; Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Ionized water confined in graphene nanochannels Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical chemistry, chemical physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Chem Chem Phys  
  Volume 21 Issue 18 Pages 9285-9295  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)  
  Abstract When confined between graphene layers, water behaves differently from the bulk and exhibits unusual properties such as fast water flow and ordering into a crystal. The hydrogen-bonded network is affected by the limited space and by the characteristics of the confining walls. The presence of an extraordinary number of hydronium and hydroxide ions in narrow channels has the following effects: (i) they affect water permeation through the channel, (ii) they may interact with functional groups on the graphene oxide surface and on the edges, and (iii) they change the thermochemistry of water, which are fundamentally important to understand, especially when confined water is subjected to an external electric field. Here we study the physical properties of water when confined between two graphene sheets and containing hydronium and hydroxide. We found that: (i) there is a disruption in the solvation structure of the ions, which is also affected by the layered structure of confined water, (ii) hydronium and hydroxide occupy specific regions inside the nanochannel, with a prevalence of hydronium (hydroxide) ions at the edges (interior), and (iii) ions recombine more slowly in confined systems than in bulk water, with the recombination process depending on the channel height and commensurability between the size of the molecules and the nanochannel height – a decay of 20% (40%) in the number of ions in 8 ps is observed for a channel height of h = 7 angstrom (bulk water). Our work reveals distinctive properties of water confined in a nanocapillary in the presence of additional hydronium and hydroxide ions.  
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  Language Wos 000472922500028 Publication Date 2019-03-22  
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  ISSN 1463-9076; 1463-9084 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.123 Times cited 9 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem programe. ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.123  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:161377 Serial 5419  
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Rashidi, R.; Nair, R.R.; Neilson, D.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Electric-field-induced emergent electrical connectivity in graphene oxide Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 99 Issue 11 Pages 115425  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Understanding the appearance of local electrical connectivity in liquid filled layered graphene oxide subjected to an external electric field is important to design electrically controlled smart permeable devices and also to gain insight into the physics behind electrical effects on confined water permeation. Motivated by recent experiments [K. G. Zhou et al. Nature (London) 559, 236 (2018)], we introduce a new model with random percolating paths for electrical connectivity in micron thick water filled layered graphene oxide, which mimics parallel resistors connected across the top and bottom electrodes. We find that a strong nonuniform radial electric field of the order similar to 10-50 mV/nm can be induced between layers depending on the current flow through the formed conducting paths. The maxima of the induced fields are not necessarily close to the electrodes and may be localized in the middle region of the layered material. The emergence of electrical connectivity and the associated electrical effects have a strong influence on the surrounding fluid in terms of ionization and wetting which subsequently determines the permeation properties.  
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  Language Wos 000461960100001 Publication Date 2019-03-19  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 3 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem program. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:158534 Serial 5206  
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Author Sar, H.; Ozden, A.; Demiroglu, I.; Sevik, C.; Perkgoz, N.K.; Ay, F. doi  openurl
  Title Long-Term Stability Control of CVD-Grown Monolayer MoS2 Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2019 Publication Physica status solidi: rapid research letters Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 13 Issue 7 Pages 1800687  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The structural stability of 2D transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) formations is of particular importance for their reliable device performance in nano-electronics and opto-electronics. Recent observations show that the CVD-grown TMD monolayers are likely to encounter stability problems such as cracking or fracturing when they are kept under ambient conditions. Here, two different growth configurations are investigated and a favorable growth geometry is proposed, which also sheds light onto the growth mechanism and provides a solution for the stability and fracture formation issues for TMDs specifically for MoS2 monolayers. It is shown that 18 months naturally and thermally aged MoS2 monolayer flakes grown using specifically developed conditions, retain their stability. To understand the mechanism of the structural deterioration, two possible effective mechanisms, S vacancy defects and growth-induced tensile stress, are assessed by the first principle calculations where the role of S vacancy defects in obtaining oxidation resistant MoS2 monolayer flakes is revealed to be rather more critical. Hence, these simulations, time-dependent observations and thermal aging experiments show that durability and stability of 2D MoS2 flakes can be controlled by CVD growth configuration.  
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  Language Wos 000477671800009 Publication Date 2019-03-18  
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  ISSN 1862-6254 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:193784 Serial 8184  
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