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Author Ding, J.F.; Lebedev, O.I.; Turner, S.; Tian, Y.F.; Hu, W.J.; Seo, J.W.; Panagopoulos, C.; Prellier, W.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Wu, T.
Title Interfacial spin glass state and exchange bias in manganite bilayers with competing magnetic orders Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 87 Issue 5 Pages 054428-7
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract The magnetic properties of manganite bilayers composed of G-type antiferromagnetic (AFM) SrMnO3 and double-exchange ferromagnetic (FM) La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 are studied. A spin-glass state is observed as a result of competing magnetic orders and spin frustration at the La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/SrMnO3 interface. The dependence of the irreversible temperature on the cooling magnetic field follows the Almeida-Thouless line. Although an ideal G-type AFM SrMnO3 is featured with a compensated spin configuration, the bilayers exhibit exchange bias below the spin glass freezing temperature, which is much lower than the Néel temperature of SMO, indicating that the exchange bias is strongly correlated with the spin glass state. The results indicate that the spin frustration that originates from the competition between the AFM super-exchange and the FM double-exchange interactions can induce a strong magnetic anisotropy at the La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/SrMnO3 interface.
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Language Wos 000315271200002 Publication Date 2013-02-22
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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 98 Open Access
Notes FWO; COUNTATOMS; Hercules Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107349 Serial 1696
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Author Couet, S.; Peelaers, H.; Trekels, M.; Houben, K.; Petermann, C.; Hu, M.Y.; Zhao, J.Y.; Bi, W.; Alp, E.E.; Menéndez, E.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.; Van Bael, M.J.; Vantomme, A.; Temst, K.;
Title Interplay between lattice dynamics and superconductivity in Nb3Sn thin films Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 88 Issue 4 Pages 045437-7
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We investigate the link between superconductivity and atomic vibrations in Nb3Sn films with a thickness ranging from 10 to 50 nm. The challenge of measuring the phonon density of states (PDOS) of these films has been tackled by employing the technique of nuclear inelastic scattering by Sn-119 isotopes to reveal the Sn-partial phonon density of states. With the support of ab initio calculations, we evaluate the effect of reduced film thickness on the PDOS. This approach allows us to estimate the changes in superconducting critical temperature T-c induced by phonon confinement, which turned out to be limited to a few tenths of K. The presented method is successful for the Nb3Sn system and paves the way for more systematic studies of the role of phonon confinement in Sn-containing superconductors.
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Language Wos 000322529900004 Publication Date 2013-07-27
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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 5 Open Access
Notes ; The authors would like to cordially thank Dr. Rudolf Ruffer from the nuclear resonant scattering group of the ESRF for the support and gratefully acknowledge the ESRF for providing beamtime for the preliminary phonon study. S. C., K. H., and E. M. thank the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) for their personal fellowship. This work was supported by FWO-Vl, the Methusalem program of the Flemish government, and the Concerted Research Action program (GOA/09/ 006) and (GOA/14/007). Use of the Advanced Photon Source, an Office of Science User Facility operated for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science by Argonne National Laboratory, was supported by the U.S. DOE under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109801 Serial 1702
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Author Tsirlin, A.A.; Abakumov, A.M.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Rosner, H.
Title Interplay of atomic displacement in the quantum magnet (CuCI)LaNb2O7 Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 82 Issue 5 Pages 054107,1-054107,12
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract We report on the crystal structure of the quantum magnet CuClLaNb2O7 that was controversially described with respect to its structural organization and magnetic behavior. Using high-resolution synchrotron powder x-ray diffraction, electron diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and band-structure calculations, we solve the room-temperature structure of this compound -CuClLaNb2O7 and find two high-temperature polymorphs. The -CuClLaNb2O7 phase, stable above 640 K, is tetragonal with asub=3.889 Å, csub =11.738 Å, and the space group P4/mmm. In the -CuClLaNb2O7 structure, the Cu and Cl atoms are randomly displaced from the special positions along the 100 directions. The phase asub2asubcsub, space group Pbmm and the phase 2asub2asubcsub, space group Pbam are stable between 640 K and 500 K and below 500 K, respectively. The structural changes at 500 and 640 K are identified as order-disorder phase transitions. The displacement of the Cl atoms is frozen upon the → transformation while a cooperative tilting of the NbO6 octahedra in the phase further eliminates the disorder of the Cu atoms. The low-temperature -CuClLaNb2O7 structure thus combines the two types of the atomic displacements that interfere due to the bonding between the Cu atoms and the apical oxygens of the NbO6 octahedra. The precise structural information resolves the controversy between the previous computation-based models and provides the long-sought input for understanding CuClLaNb2O7 and related compounds with unusual magnetic properties.
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Language Wos 000280849400001 Publication Date 2010-08-12
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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 13 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83991 Serial 1706
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Author Li, Z.Z.; Raffy, H.; Bals, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Megtert, S.
Title Interplay of doping and structural modulation in superconducting Bi2Sr2-xLaxCuO6+\delta thin films Type A1 Journal article
Year 2005 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 71 Issue 17 Pages 174503,1-7
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract We have studied the evolution of the structural modulation in epitaxial, c-axis-oriented, Bi2Sr2-xLaCuO6+delta thin films when varying the La content x and for a given x as a function of oxygen content. A series of thin films with 0 <= x <= 0.8 has been prepared in situ by rf-magnetron sputtering and characterized by R(T) measurements, Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and x-ray diffraction techniques. The oxygen content of each individual film was varied by thermal annealing across the phase diagram. The evolution of the structural modulation has been thoroughly studied by x-ray diffraction in determining the variation of the amplitude of satellite reflections in special two axes 2 theta/theta-theta scans (reciprocal space scans). It is shown that the amplitude of the modulation along the c axis decreases strongly when x increases from 0 to 0.2. It is demonstrated that this variation is essentially governed by La content x and that changing the oxygen content by thermal treatments has a much lower influence, even becoming negligible for x > 0.2. Such study is important to understand the electronical properties of Bi2Sr2-xLaxCuO6+gamma thin films.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000229935000092 Publication Date 2005-05-06
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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 11 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2005 IF: 3.185
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:54746 Serial 1707
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Author Colomer, J.-F.; Henrard, L.; Launois, P.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Lucas, A.A.; Lambin, P.
Title Interpretation of electron diffraction from carbon nanotube bundles presenting precise helicity Type A1 Journal article
Year 2004 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 70 Issue Pages 075408,1-5
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000223716600078 Publication Date 2004-08-20
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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 19 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2004 IF: 3.075
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:54745 Serial 1709
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Author Ignatova, V.A.; Möller, W.; Conard, T.; Vandervorst, W.; Gijbels, R.
Title Interpretation of TOF-SIMS depth profiles from ultrashallow high-k dielectric stacks assisted by hybrid collisional computer simulation Type A1 Journal article
Year 2005 Publication Applied physics A : materials science & processing Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys A-Mater
Volume 81 Issue 1 Pages 71-77
Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Heidelberg Editor
Language Wos 000228794000013 Publication Date 2005-04-11
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ISSN 0947-8396;1432-0630; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.455 Times cited 4 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.455; 2005 IF: 1.990
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:60085 Serial 1711
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Author Tavares, M.R.S.; Hai, G.-Q.; Peeters, F.M.; Studart, N.
Title Intersubband plasmons in quasi-one-dimensional electron systems on a liquid helium surface Type A1 Journal article
Year 2003 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 68 Issue Pages 140504,1-4
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000186422500016 Publication Date 2003-10-16
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title (down)
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ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 3 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2003 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69376 Serial 1713
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Author Veljkovic, D.; Tadić, M.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Intersublevel absorption in stacked n-type doped self-assembled quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
Year 2005 Publication Materials science forum Abbreviated Journal Mater Sci Forum
Volume 494 Issue Pages 37-42
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The intersublevel absorption in n-doped InAs/GaAs self-assembled quantum-dot molecules composed of three quantum dots is theoretically considered. The transition matrix elements and the transition energies are found to vary considerably with the spacer thickness. For s polarized light, decreasing the thickness of the spacer between the dots brings about crossings between the transition matrix elements, but the overall absorption is not affected by the variation of the spacer thickness. For p-polarized light and thick spacers, there are no available transitions in the single quantum dot, but a few of them emerge as a result of the electron state splitting in the stacks of coupled quantum dots, which leads to a considerable increase of the transition matrix elements, exceeding by an order of magnitude values of the matrix elements for s-polarized light.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lausanne Editor
Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
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ISSN 0255-5476; 1662-9752 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record;
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Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94746 Serial 1715
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Author Tadić, M.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Intersublevel magnetoabsorption in the valence band of p-type InAs/GaAs and Ge/Si self-assembled quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
Year 2005 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 71 Issue Pages 125342,1-15
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000228923300115 Publication Date 2005-04-01
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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 Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2005 IF: 3.185
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69406 Serial 1716
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Author Li, L.L.; Xu, W.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Intrinsic optical anisotropy of [001]-grown short-period InAs/GaSb superlattices Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 82 Issue 23 Pages 235422-235422,10
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We theoretically investigate the intrinsic optical anisotropy or polarization induced by the microscopic interface asymmetry (MIA) in no-common-atom (NCA) InAs/GaSb superlattices (SLs) grown along the [001] direction. The eight-band K⋅P model is used to calculate the electronic band structures and incorporates the MIA effect. A Boltzmann equation approach is employed to calculate the optical properties. We found that in NCA InAs/GaSb SLs, the MIA effect causes a large in-plane optical anisotropy for linearly polarized light and the largest anisotropy occurs for light polarized along the [110] and [11̅ 0] directions. The relative difference between the optical-absorption coefficient for [110]-polarized light and that for [11̅ 0]-polarized light is found to be larger than 50%. The dependence of the in-plane optical anisotropy on temperature, photoexcited carrier density, and layer width is examined in detail. This study is important for optical devices which require the polarization control and selectivity.
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Language Wos 000286768800007 Publication Date 2010-12-13
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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 18 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported partly by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VL), the Belgium Science Policy (IAP), the NSF of China (Grants No. 10664006, No. 10504036, and No. 90503005), Special Funds of 973 Project of China (Grant No. 2005CB623603), and Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88909 Serial 1717
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Author Wang, X.F.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Inverse flux quantum periodicity of magnetoresistance oscillations in two-dimensional short-period surface superlattices Type A1 Journal article
Year 2004 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 69 Issue Pages 035331,1-11
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000188883800075 Publication Date 2004-01-30
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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 10 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2004 IF: 3.075
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69379 Serial 1722
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Author Stevens, W.J.J.; Lebeau, K.; Mertens, M.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Cool, P.; Vansant, E.F.
Title Investigation of the morphology of the mesoporous SBA-16 and SBA-15 materials Type A1 Journal article
Year 2006 Publication The journal of physical chemistry : B : condensed matter, materials, surfaces, interfaces and biophysical Abbreviated Journal J Phys Chem B
Volume 110 Issue 18 Pages 9183-9187
Keywords A1 Journal article; Laboratory of adsorption and catalysis (LADCA); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Washington, D.C. Editor
Language Wos 000237451300042 Publication Date 2006-05-04
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title (down)
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ISSN 1520-6106;1520-5207; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.177 Times cited 109 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.177; 2006 IF: 4.115
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:58264 Serial 1738
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Author Kalitzova, M.; Peeva, A.; Ignatova, V.; Lebedev, O.I.; Zollo, G.; Vitali, G.
Title Ion beam synthesis of Te and Bi nanoclusters in silicon: the effect of post-implantation high frequency electromagnetic field Type A1 Journal article
Year 2006 Publication Nuclear instruments and methods in physics research: B: beam interactions with materials and atoms Abbreviated Journal Nucl Instrum Meth B
Volume 242 Issue Pages 209-213
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000236225200056 Publication Date 2005-09-15
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title (down)
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ISSN 0168-583X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.109 Times cited 1 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.109; 2006 IF: 0.946
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:58051 Serial 1741
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Author Frangis, N.; Nejim, A.; Hemment, P.L.F.; Stoemenos, J.; van Landuyt, J.
Title Ion beam synthesis of \beta-SiC at 950 degrees C and structural characterization Type A1 Journal article
Year 1996 Publication Nuclear instruments and methods in physics research: B: beam interactions with materials and atoms T2 – Symposium J on Correlated Effects in Atomic and Cluster Ion Bombardment and Implantation/Symposium C on Pushing the Limits of Ion Beam, Processing – Fr Abbreviated Journal Nucl Instrum Meth B
Volume 112 Issue 1-4 Pages 325-329
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract The structure of beta-SiC formed by carbon implantation into Si at high temperatures (850-950 degrees C) at doses ranging between 0.2 X 10(18) to 1 X 10(18) cm(-2) at 200 keV, was studied by combined cross section and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (XTEM and HRTEM). Implantation was performed on (001) and (111) Si wafers. In both cases a buried beta-SiC layer was formed having the same orientation as the Si matrix.
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Publisher Elsevier science bv Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos A1996UW20100069 Publication Date 2002-07-26
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ISSN 0168-583X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.124 Times cited 9 Open Access
Notes Approved no
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:95886 Serial 1742
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Author He, Z.; Maurice, J.-L.; Gohier, A.; Lee, C.S.; Pribat, D.; Cojocaru, C.S.
Title Iron catalysts for the growth of carbon nanofibers : Fe, Fe3C or both? Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater
Volume 23 Issue 24 Pages 5379-5387
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Iron is a widely used catalyst for the growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) or carbon nanofibers (CNFs) by catalytic chemical vapor deposition. However, both Fe and FeC compounds (generally, Fe3C) have been found to catalyze the growth of CNTs/CNFs, and a comparison study of their respective catalytic activities is still missing. Furthermore, the control of the crystal structure of iron-based catalysts, that is α-Fe or Fe3C, is still a challenge, which not only obscures our understanding of the growth mechanisms of CNTs/CNFs, but also complicates subsequent procedures, such as the removal of catalysts for better industrial applications. Here, we show a partial control of the phase of iron catalysts (α-Fe or Fe3C), obtained by varying the growth temperatures during the synthesis of carbon-based nanofibers/nanotubes in a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition reactor. We also show that the structure of CNFs originating from Fe3C is bamboo-type, while that of CNFs originating from Fe is not. Moreover, we directly compare the growth rates of carbon-based nanofibers/nanotubes during the same experiments and find that CNFs/CNTs grown by α-Fe nanoparticles are longer than CNFs grown from Fe3C nanoparticles. The influence of the type of catalyst on the growth of CNFs is analyzed and the corresponding possible growth mechanisms, based on the different phases of the catalysts, are discussed.
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Publisher Place of Publication Washington, D.C. Editor
Language Wos 000298197300014 Publication Date 2011-11-10
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ISSN 0897-4756;1520-5002; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 9.466 Times cited 91 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 9.466; 2011 IF: 7.286
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94297 Serial 1748
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Author Buffière, M.; Brammertz, G.; Sahayaraj, S.; Batuk, M.; Khelifi, S.; Mangin, D.; El Mel, A.A.; Arzel, L.; Hadermann, J.; Meuris, M.; Poortmans, J.;
Title KCN chemical etch for interface engineering in Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication ACS applied materials and interfaces Abbreviated Journal Acs Appl Mater Inter
Volume 7 Issue 7 Pages 14690-14698
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract The removal of secondary phases from the surface of the kesterite crystals is one of the major challenges to improve the performances of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)(4) (CZTSSe) thin film solar cells. In this Contribution, the KCN/KOH Chemical etching approach, originally developed for the removal of CuxSe phases in Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)(2) thin films) is applied to CZTSe absorbers exhibiting various chemical compositions. Two distinct electrical behaviors were observed on CZTSe/CdS solar cells after treatment: (i) the improvement of the fill factor (FF) after 30 s of etching for the CZTSe absorbers showing initially a distortion of the electrical characteristic; (ii) the progressive degradation Of the FF after long treatment time for all Cu-poor CZTSe solar cell samples. The first effect can be attributed to the action of KCN on the absorber, that is found to clean the absorber free surface from most of the secondary phases surrounding the kesterite grains (e.g., Se-0, CuxSe, SnSex, SnO2, Cu2SnSe3 phases, excepting the ZnSe-based phases). The second observation was identified as a consequence of the preferential etching of Se, Sn, and Zn from the CZTSe surface by the KOH solution, combined with the modification of the alkali content of the absorber. The formation of a Cu-rich shell at the absorber/buffer layer interface, leading to the increase of the recombination rate at the interface, and the increase in the doping of the absorber layer after etching are found to be at the origin of the deterioration of the FF of the solar cells.
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Language Wos 000358395200019 Publication Date 2015-06-03
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ISSN 1944-8244;1944-8252; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 7.504 Times cited 34 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 7.504; 2015 IF: 6.723
Call Number c:irua:127153 Serial 1755
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Author Kato, T.; Neyts, E.C.; Abiko, Y.; Akama, T.; Hatakeyama, R.; Kaneko, T.
Title Kinetics of energy selective Cs encapsulation in single-walled carbon nanotubes for damage-free and position-selective doping Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication The journal of physical chemistry: C : nanomaterials and interfaces Abbreviated Journal J Phys Chem C
Volume 119 Issue 119 Pages 11903-11908
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
Abstract A method has been developed for damage-free cesium (Cs) encapsulation within single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with fine position selectivity. Precise energy tuning of Cs-ion irradiation revealed that there is a clear energy window (2060 eV) for the efficient encapsulation of Cs through the hexagonal network of SWNT sidewalls without causing significant damage. This minimum energy threshold of Cs-ion encapsulation (∼20 eV) matches well with the value obtained by ab initio simulation (∼22 eV). Furthermore, position-selective Cs encapsulation was carried out, resulting in the successful formation of pn-junction SWNT thin films with excellent environmental stability.
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Publisher Place of Publication Washington, D.C. Editor
Language Wos 000355495600072 Publication Date 2015-05-06
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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 3 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 4.536; 2015 IF: 4.772
Call Number c:irua:125928 Serial 1760
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Author Pogosov, W.V.; Zhao, H.J.; Misko, V.R.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Kink-antikink vortex transfer in periodic-plus-random pinning potential : theoretical analysis and numerical experiments Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 81 Issue 2 Pages
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The influence of random pinning on the vortex dynamics in a periodic square potential under an external drive is investigated. Using numerical experiments and theoretical approach, we found several dynamical regimes of vortex motion that are different from the ones for a regular pinning potential. Vortex transfer is controlled by kinks and antikinks, which either pre-exist in the system or appear spontaneously in pairs and then propagate. When kinks and antikinks collide, they annihilate. We provide clear physical interpretations of the observed features.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000274002100087 Publication Date 2010-01-19
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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 10 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish government, FWO-Vl, and IAP. W.V.P. acknowledges support from RFBR (Contract No. 09-02-00248). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:81251 Serial 1761
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Author Barbier, M.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Kronig-Penney model on bilayer graphene : spectrum and transmission periodic in the strength of the barriers Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 82 Issue 23 Pages 235408-235408,10
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We show that the transmission through single and double δ-function potential barriers of strength P=VWb/ℏvF in bilayer graphene is periodic in P with period π. For a certain range of P values we find states that are bound to the potential barrier and that run along the potential barrier. Similar periodic behavior is found for the conductance. The spectrum of a periodic succession of δ-function barriers (Kronig-Penney model) in bilayer graphene is periodic in P with period 2π. For P smaller than a critical value Pc, the spectrum exhibits two Dirac points while for P larger than Pc an energy gap opens. These results are extended to the case of a superlattice of δ-function barriers with P alternating in sign between successive barriers; the corresponding spectrum is periodic in P with period π.
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Language Wos 000286766900008 Publication Date 2010-12-06
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 34 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by IMEC, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the Canadian NSERC under Grant No. OGP0121756. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88910 Serial 1768
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Author Yang, C.H.; Peeters, F.M.; Xu, W.
Title Landau-level broadening due to electron-impurity interaction in graphene in strong magnetic fields Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 82 Issue 7 Pages 075401:1-075401:6
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The effect of electron-impurity and electron-electron interactions on the energy spectrum of electrons moving in graphene is investigated in the presence of a high magnetic field. We find that the width of the broadened Landau levels exhibits an approximate 1/B dependence near half filling for charged impurity scattering. The Landau-level width, the density of states, and the Fermi energy exhibit an oscillatory behavior as a function of magnetic field. Comparison with experiment shows that scattering with charged impurities cannot be the main scattering mechanism that determines the width of the Landau levels.
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Language Wos 000280553700008 Publication Date 2010-08-04
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 38 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), the National Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 10804053, the Foundation of NUIST under Grant No. S8108062001, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:84043 Serial 1769
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Author Milton Pereira, J.; Peeters, F.M.; Vasilopoulos, P.
Title Landau levels and oscillator strength in a biased bilayer of graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year 2007 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 76 Issue 11 Pages 115419,1-8
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000249786400110 Publication Date 2007-09-14
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 91 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2007 IF: 3.172
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:65694 Serial 1772
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Author Sena, S.H.R.; Pereira, J.M.; Peeters, F.M.; Farias, G.A.
Title Landau levels in asymmetric graphene trilayer Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 84 Issue 20 Pages 205448-205448,7
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The electronic spectrum of three coupled graphene layers (graphene trilayers) is investigated in the presence of an external magnetic field. We obtain analytical expressions for the Landau level spectrum for both the ABA and ABC type of stacking, which exhibit very different dependence on the magnetic field. We show that layer asymmetry and an external gate voltage can strongly influence the properties of the system.
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Language Wos 000297295400018 Publication Date 2011-11-21
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 30 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Brazilian Council for Research (CNPq), the National Council for the Improvement of Higher Education (CAPES), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the bilateral projects between Flanders and Brazil and the CNPq and FWO-Vl. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94026 Serial 1773
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Author Verbist, G.; Peeters, F.M.; Devreese, J.T.
Title Large bipolarons in three and two dimensions Type A1 Journal article
Year 1991 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 43 Issue Pages 2712-2720
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Theory of quantum systems and complex systems
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos A1991FF08300030 Publication Date 0000-00-00
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ISSN 1098-0121; 0163-1829 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.736 Times cited 155 Open Access
Notes Approved no
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:911 Serial 1779
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Author Teodorescu, V.S.; Mihailescu, I.N.; Dinescu, M.; Chitica, N.; Nistor, L.C.; van Landuyt, J.; Barborica, A.
Title Laser induced phase transition in iron thin films Type A1 Journal article
Year 1994 Publication Journal de physique: 3: applied physics, materials science, fluids, plasma and instrumentation Abbreviated Journal
Volume 4 Issue Pages 127-130
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Les Ulis Editor
Language Wos A1994NT08700028 Publication Date 2007-07-16
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ISSN 1155-4339; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor Times cited 2 Open Access
Notes Approved no
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:10003 Serial 1787
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Author Bousige, C.; Rols, S.; Cambedouzou, J.; Verberck, B.; Pekker, S.; Kováts, É.; Durkó, G.; Jalsovsky, I.; Pellegrini, É.; Launois, P.
Title Lattice dynamics of a rotor-stator molecular crystal: Fullerene-cubane C60\centerdot C8H8 Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 82 Issue 19 Pages 195413-195413,10
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The dynamics of fullerene-cubane (C60⋅C8H8) cocrystal is studied combining experimental [x-ray diffuse scattering, quasielastic and inelastic neutron scattering (INS)] and simulation (molecular dynamics) investigations. Neutron scattering gives direct evidence of the free rotation of fullerenes and of the libration of cubanes in the high-temperature phase, validating the rotor-stator description of this molecular system. X-ray diffuse scattering shows that orientational disorder survives the order/disorder transition in the low-temperature phase, although the loss of fullerene isotropic rotational diffusion is featured by the appearance of a 2.2 meV mode in the INS spectra. The coupling between INS and simulations allows identifying a degeneracy lift of the cubane librations in the low temperature phase, which is used as a tool for probing the environment of cubane in this phase and for getting further insights into the phase transition mechanism.
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Language Wos 000283923500004 Publication Date 2010-11-08
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 16 Open Access
Notes ; The authors acknowledge P.-A. Albouy and S. Rouziere (LPS, Orsay) for fruitful discussions and for their support during diffuse scattering experiments. Work in Hungary was supported by the Hungarian Research Fund, OTKA under Grant No. K72954. The CS group at the ILL is acknowledged for their support during the MD simulations. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85801 Serial 1802
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Lattice thermal properties of graphane : thermal contraction, roughness, and heat capacity Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 83 Issue 23 Pages 235437-235437,6
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Using atomistic simulations, we determine the roughness and the thermal properties of a suspended graphane sheet. As compared to graphene, we found that (i) hydrogenated graphene has a larger thermal contraction, (ii) the roughness exponent at room temperature is smaller, i.e., ≃ 1.0 versus ≃ 1.2 for graphene, (iii) the wavelengths of the induced ripples in graphane cover a wide range corresponding to length scales in the range 30125 Å at room temperature, and (iv) the heat capacity of graphane is estimated to be 29.32±0.23 J/mol K, which is 14.8% larger than that for graphene, i.e., 24.98±0.14 J/mol K. Above 1500 K, we found that graphane buckles when its edges are supported in the x-y plane.
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Language Wos 000292253400011 Publication Date 2011-06-30
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 42 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Belgium Science Policy (IAP). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:90921 Serial 1803
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Author Lepoittevin, C.; Malo, S.; Nguyen, N.; Hebert, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Hervieu, M.
Title A layered iron-rich 2234-type with a mixed valence of iron: the ferrimagnetic Tl-doped Fe2(Sr2-\varepsilonTl\varepsilon)Sr3Fe4O14.65 Type A1 Journal article
Year 2008 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater
Volume 20 Issue 20 Pages 6468-6476
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract A new Tl-doped strontium ferrite Fe2(Sr2-Tl)Sr3Fe4O14.65, with an original structure, has been synthesized and structurally characterized by powder X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The TGA and Mssbauer studies evidence a mixed valence of iron. The structure exhibits a commensurate modulation, with a F-type subcell a ≈ b ≈ 5.4 Å (≈ ap√2), c ≈ 42 Å with a modulation vector q = αa* with α = 0.4. The supercell parameters have been refined as a= 27.1101(8) Å, b= 5.5187(2) Å and c= 42.0513(9) Å, in the space group Fmmm. The electron diffraction and electron microscopy data of this novel ferrite show that it can be described as a FeTl-2234-type structure corresponding to the intergrowth of a quadruple perovskite slice [(SrFeO2.8)4], with a complex rock salt related slice [Fe2(Sr2-Tl)O3.4]∞, built up of one double iron layer [Fe2O2.4] sandwiched between two [SrO] layers. The HRTEM images show that the oxygen atoms and vacancies are randomly distributed in the perovskite layers while the HAADF STEM images evidence the absence of Tl segregation in the matrix. Fe2(Sr2-Tl)Sr3Fe4O14.65 exhibits a very large value of χ (11emu/mol) at 5 K, which remains large at 400 K; the M(H) loop presents a shape characteristic of ferrimagnetism, with a large coercive field of 0.3 T. The value of magnetization saturates at 400 K at 0.68 μB/Fe. At 10 K, the value of magnetization reaches a maximum of 2 μB/Fe. The resistivity presents a semiconducting-like behavior, with ρ 800 Ω·cm at 300 K.
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Publisher Place of Publication Washington, D.C. Editor
Language Wos 000260254400030 Publication Date 2008-09-25
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ISSN 0897-4756;1520-5002; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 9.466 Times cited 8 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 9.466; 2008 IF: 5.046
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:76671 Serial 1804
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Author Batuk, M.; Batuk, D.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Filimonov, D.S.; Sheptyakov, D.V.; Frontzek, M.; Hadermann, J.; Abakumov, A.M.
Title Layered oxychlorides [PbBiO2]An+1BnO3n-1Cl2(A = Pb/Bi, B = Fe/Ti) : intergrowth of the hematophanite and sillen phases Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater
Volume 27 Issue 27 Pages 2946-2956
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract New layered structures corresponding to the general formula [PbBiO2]A(n+1)B(n)O(3n-1)Cl(2) Were prepared. Pb5BiFe3O10Cl2 (n = 3) and Pb5Bi2Fe4O13Cl2 (n = 4) are built as a stacking of truncated A(n+1)B(n)O(3n-1) perovskite blocks and alpha-PbO-type [A(2)O(2)](2+) (A = Pb, Bi) blocks combined with chlorine sheets. The alternation of these structural blocks can be represented as an intergrowth between the hematophanite and Sullen-type structural blocks. The crystal and-Magnetic structures of Pb5BiFe3O10Cl2 and Pb5Bi2Fe4O13Cl2 were investigated in the temperature range of 1.5-700 K using X-ray and neutron powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and Fe-57 Mossbauer spectroscopy. Both compounds crystallize in the I4/mmm space group with the unit cell parameters a approximate to a(p) approximate to 3.92 angstrom (a unit-cell parameter of the perovskite-structure), c approximate to 43.0 angstrom for the n = 3 member and c approximate to 53.5 angstrom for the n = 4 member. Despite the large separation between the slabs containing the Fe3+ ions (nearly 14 angstrom), long-range antiferromagnetic order sets in below similar to 600 K with the G-type arrangement of the Fe magnetic moments aligned along the c-axis. The possibility of mixing d(0) and d(n) cations at the B sublattice of these structures was also demonstrated by preparing the Ti-substituted n = 4 member Pb6BiFe3TiO13Cl2.
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Language Wos 000353865800028 Publication Date 2015-03-26
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Impact Factor 9.466 Times cited 11 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 9.466; 2015 IF: 8.354
Call Number c:irua:126060 Serial 1807
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Author Linssen, T.; Cool, P.; Baroudi, M.; Cassiers, K.; Vansant, E.F.; Lebedev, O.; van Landuyt, J.
Title Leached natural saponite as the silicate source in the synthesis of aluminosilicate hexagonal mesoporous materials Type A1 Journal article
Year 2002 Publication The journal of physical chemistry : B : condensed matter, materials, surfaces, interfaces and biophysical Abbreviated Journal J Phys Chem B
Volume 106 Issue Pages 4470-4476
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Laboratory of adsorption and catalysis (LADCA)
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Publisher Place of Publication Washington, D.C. Editor
Language Wos 000175356900019 Publication Date 2002-07-26
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ISSN 1520-6106;1520-5207; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.177 Times cited 23 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.177; 2002 IF: 3.611
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:46279 Serial 1811
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Linear reduction of stiffness and vibration frequencies in defected circular monolayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 81 Issue 23 Pages 11
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Language Wos 000279336000001 Publication Date 2010-06-29
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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 ; Financial support was provided by the Hungarian Research Foundation (Contracts No. OTKA K68312, No. K77771, No. K73361, and No. F68726). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83857 Serial 1820
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