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Author Fang, C.M.; van Huis, M.A.; Thijsse, B.J.; Zandbergen, H.W.
Title Stability and crystal structures of iron carbides : a comparison between the semi-empirical modified embedded atom method and quantum-mechanical DFT calculations Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 85 Issue 5 Pages 054116-054116,7
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract (up) Iron carbides play a crucial role in steel manufacturing and processing and to a large extent determine the physical properties of steel products. The modified embedded atom method (MEAM) in combination with Lee's Fe-C potential is a good candidate for molecular dynamics simulations on larger Fe-C systems. Here, we investigate the stability and crystal structures of pure iron and binary iron carbides using MEAM and compare them with the experimental data and quantum-mechanical density functional theory calculations. The analysis shows that the Fe-C potential gives reasonable results for the relative stability of iron and iron carbides. The performance of MEAM for the prediction of the potential energy and the calculated lattice parameters at elevated temperature for pure iron phases and cementite are investigated as well. The conclusion is that Lee's MEAM Fe-C potential provides a promising basis for further molecular dynamics simulations of Fe-C alloys and steels at lower temperatures (up to 800 K).
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Language Wos 000300931900004 Publication Date 2012-02-29
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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 18 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:97201 Serial 3117
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Author Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Kaun, C.C.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Metallic nanograins : spatially nonuniform pairing induced by quantum confinement Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 83 Issue 21 Pages 214509-214509,12
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) It is well known that the formation of discrete electron levels strongly influences the pairing in metallic nanograins. Here, we focus on another effect of quantum confinement in superconducting grains that was not studied previously, i.e., spatially nonuniform pairing. This effect is very significant when single-electron levels form bunches and/or a kind of shell structure. We find that, in highly symmetric grains, the order parameter can exhibit variations with position by an order of magnitude. Nonuniform pairing is closely related to a quantum-confinement-induced modification of the pairing-interaction matrix elements and size-dependent pinning of the chemical potential to groups of degenerate or nearly degenerate levels. For illustrative purposes, we consider spherical metallic nanograins and also rectangular shapes. We show that the relevant matrix elements are, as a rule, enhanced in the presence of quantum confinement, which favors spatial variations of the order parameter, compensating the corresponding energy cost. The size-dependent pinning of the chemical potential further increases the spatial variation of the pair condensate. The role of nonuniform pairing is smaller in less symmetric confining geometries and/or in the presence of disorder. However, it always remains of importance when the energy spacing between discrete electron levels δ is approaching the scale of the bulk gap ΔB, i.e., δ>0.10.2 ΔB.
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Language Wos 000291310000006 Publication Date 2011-06-06
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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 23 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). M. D. C. acknowledges support of the European Community under a Marie Curie IEF Action (Grant Agreement No. PIEF-GA-2009-235486-ScQSR). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:90081 Serial 2010
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Author Chen, Y.; Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Superconducting nanowires: quantum confinement and spatially dependent Hartree-Fock potential Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
Volume 21 Issue 43 Pages 435701,1-435701,7
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) It is well known that, in bulk, the solution of the Bogoliubovde Gennes equations is the same whether or not the HartreeFock term is included. Here the HartreeFock potential is position independent and so gives the same contribution to both the single-electron energies and the Fermi level (the chemical potential). Thus, the single-electron energies measured from the Fermi level (they control the solution) stay the same. This is not the case for nanostructured superconductors, where quantum confinement breaks the translational symmetry and results in a position-dependent HartreeFock potential. In this case its contribution to the single-electron energies depends on the relevant quantum numbers. We numerically solved the Bogoliubovde Gennes equations with the HartreeFock term for a clean superconducting nanocylinder and found a shift of the curve representing the thickness-dependent oscillations of the critical superconducting temperature to larger diameters.
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Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
Language Wos 000270642700012 Publication Date 2009-10-09
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 12 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2009 IF: 1.964
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:79162 Serial 3360
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Author Shanenko, A.A.; Vagov, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Aguiar, J.A.
Title Nanofilms as effectively multiband superconductors: Intraband-pairing approximation and Ginzburg-Landau theory Type A1 Journal article
Year 2014 Publication Physica: B : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal Physica B
Volume 455 Issue Pages 3-5
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) It is well-known that the Ginzburg-Landau (GL) theory is a reliable and powerful theoretical tool to investigate the magnetic response of a superconducting state. However, in its standard form, this approach is not applicable to atomically uniform nano-thin superconducting films which are effective multiband superconductors. Here we discuss a relevant generalization of the GL theory, focusing on the underlying intraband-pairing approximation. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000344239200002 Publication Date 2014-07-03
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0921-4526; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.386 Times cited 1 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish Government, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), and the Methusalem program. A.A.S. acknowledges the support of the Brazilian agencies CNPq and FACEPE (APQ-0589-1.05/08). ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.386; 2014 IF: 1.319
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121192 Serial 2256
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Author Singh, S.K.; Srinivasan, S.G.; Neek-Amal, M.; Costamagna, S.; van Duin, A.C.T.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Thermal properties of fluorinated graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 87 Issue 10 Pages 104114-104116
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Large-scale atomistic simulations using the reactive force field approach are implemented to investigate the thermomechanical properties of fluorinated graphene (FG). A set of parameters for the reactive force field potential optimized to reproduce key quantum mechanical properties of relevant carbon-fluorine cluster systems are presented. Molecular dynamics simulations are used to investigate the thermal rippling behavior of FG and its mechanical properties and compare them with graphene, graphane and a sheet of boron nitride. The mean square value of the height fluctuations < h(2)> and the height-height correlation function H(q) for different system sizes and temperatures show that FG is an unrippled system in contrast to the thermal rippling behavior of graphene. The effective Young's modulus of a flake of fluorinated graphene is obtained to be 273 N/m and 250 N/m for a flake of FG under uniaxial strain along armchair and zigzag directions, respectively. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.104114
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Language Wos 000316933500002 Publication Date 2013-03-29
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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 80 Open Access
Notes ; M.N.-A. is supported by the EU-Marie Curie IIF postdoc Fellowship/299855. This work is supported by the ESF-Eurographene project CONGRAN, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. S. G. S. and A.C.T.vD. acknowledge support by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) under Grant No. FA9550-10-1-0563. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108495 Serial 3629
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Author Branchaud, S.; Kam, A.; Zawadzki, P.; Peeters, F.M.; Sachrajda, A.S.
Title Transport detection of quantum Hall fluctuations in graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 81 Issue 12 Pages 121406,1-121406,4
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Low-temperature magnetoconductance measurements were made in the vicinity of the charge neutrality point (CNP). Two origins for the fluctuations were identified close to the CNP. At very low magnetic fields there exist only mesoscopic magnetoconductance quantum interference features which develop rapidly as a function of density. At slightly higher fields (>0.5 T), close to the CNP, additional fluctuations track the quantum Hall (QH) sequence expected for monolayer graphene. These additional features are attributed to effects of locally charging individual QH localized states. These effects reveal a precursor to the quantum Hall effect since, unlike previous transport observations of QH dot charging effects, they occur in the absence of quantum Hall plateaus or Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations. From our transport data we are able to extract parameters that characterize the inhomogeneities in our device.
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Language Wos 000276248900026 Publication Date 2010-03-09
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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 25 Open Access
Notes ; We would like to acknowledge important motivating discussions with Louis Gaudreau, Ghislain Granger, Pawel Hawrylak, Devrim Guclu, Josh Folk, and Mark Lundeberg. A. S. S. and F. M. P. acknowledge funding from CIFAR. A. S. S. and S. B. acknowledge assistance from NSERC. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:82275 Serial 3723
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Author Bogaerts, R.; van Bockstal, L.; Herlach, F.; Peeters, F.M.; DeRosa, F.; Palmstrøm, C.J.; Allen, S.J.
Title Magnetotransport measurements on thin Ga1-xErxAs epitaxial films in pulsed magnetic fields Type A1 Journal article
Year 1992 Publication Physica: B : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal Physica B
Volume 177 Issue Pages 425-429
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Magnet0transport measurements in pulsed fields up to 46 T and at temperatures between 1.4 and 210 K have been performed on thin semimetallic epitaxial layers of Sc1-xErxAs buried inside insulating GaAs. A consistent description is obtained of the magnetic field dependence of the Hall resistance and the different frequencies of the Shubnikov-de Hass oscillations.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos A1992HP25000089 Publication Date 2002-10-17
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0921-4526; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.319 Times cited 12 Open Access
Notes Approved PHYSICS, APPLIED 47/145 Q2 #
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:3025 Serial 1935
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Author Komendová, L.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Soft vortex matter in a type-I/type-II superconducting bilayer Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 88 Issue 9 Pages 094515
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Magnetic flux patterns are known to strongly differ in the intermediate state of type-I and type-II superconductors. Using a type-I/type-II bilayer we demonstrate hybridization of these flux phases into a plethora of unique new ones. Owing to a complicated multibody interaction between individual fluxoids, many different intriguing patterns are possible under applied magnetic field, such as few-vortex clusters, vortex chains, mazes, or labyrinthal structures resembling the phenomena readily encountered in soft-matter physics. However, in our system the patterns are tunable by sample parameters, magnetic field, current, and temperature, which reveals transitions from short-range clustering to long-range ordered phases such as parallel chains, gels, glasses, and crystalline vortex lattices, or phases where lamellar type-I flux domains in one layer serve as a bedding potential for type-II vortices in the other, configurations clearly beyond the soft-matter analogy.
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Language Wos 000324689900008 Publication Date 2013-09-24
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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 27 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). Insightful discussions with Arkady Shanenko and Edith Cristina Euan Diaz are gratefully acknowledged. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:111167 Serial 3050
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Author Mei, H.; Xu, W.; Wang, C.; Yuan, H.; Zhang, C.; Ding, L.; Zhang, J.; Deng, C.; Wang, Y.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Terahertz magneto-optical properties of bi- and tri-layer graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year 2018 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
Volume 30 Issue 17 Pages 175701
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Magneto-optical (MO) properties of bi- and tri-layer graphene are investigated utilizing terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz TDS) in the presence of a strong magnetic field at room-temperature. In the Faraday configuration and applying optical polarization measurements, we measure the real and imaginary parts of the longitudinal and transverse MO conductivities of different graphene samples. The obtained experimental data fits very well with the classical MO Drude formula. Thus, we are able to obtain the key sample and material parameters of bi- and tri-layer graphene, such as the electron effective mass, the electronic relaxation time and the electron density. It is found that in high magnetic fields the electronic relaxation time tau for bi- and tri-layer graphene increases with magnetic field B roughly in a form tau similar to B-2. Most importantly, we obtain the electron effective mass for bi- and tri-layer graphene at room-temperature under non-resonant conditions. This work shows how the advanced THz MO techniques can be applied for the investigation into fundamental physics properties of atomically thin 2D electronic systems.
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Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
Language Wos 000429329500001 Publication Date 2018-03-20
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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 11 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11574319, 11304317, 11304272), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2011YQ130018), the Center of Science and Technology of Hefei Academy of Science, the Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province, and by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150715UA @ admin @ c:irua:150715 Serial 4983
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Author Zarenia, M.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Magnetotransport in periodically modulated bilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 85 Issue 24 Pages 245426-245426,10
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Magnetotransport in bilayer graphene in the presence of a weak and periodic potential is investigated in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field B. The modulation broadens the Landau levels into bands and for weak magnetic fields leads to the well-known Weiss oscillations in their bandwidth and their transport coefficients at very low B and to the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations at larger B. The amplitude of the Weiss oscillations is severely reduced if the periodic potentials applied to the two layers oscillate out of phase. We also contrast some results with those corresponding to single-layer graphene. Relative to them the flat-band condition and the oscillation amplitude differ substantially, due to the interlayer coupling, and agree only when this coupling is extremely weak. We further show that the Hall conductivity exhibits the well-known steps at half-integer and integer multiples of 4e(2)/h in single-layer and bilayer graphene, respectively, even for very weak magnetic fields. The results are pertinent to weak and periodic corrugations when the potential modulation dominates the strain-induced magnetic modulation.
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Language Wos 000305253600012 Publication Date 2012-06-14
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 21 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES program EuroGRAPHENE (project CON-GRAN), and the Canadian NSERC Grant No. OGP0121756. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:99077 Serial 1934
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Author van der Burgt, M.; Karavolas, V.C.; Peeters, F.M.; Singleton, J.; Nicholas, R.J.; Herlach, F.; Harris, J.J.; Van Hove, M.; Borghs, G.
Title Magnetotransport in a pseudomorphic GaAs/Ga0.8In0.2As/Ga0.75Al0.25As heterostructure with a Si \delta-doping layer Type A1 Journal article
Year 1995 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 52 Issue 16 Pages 12218-12231
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Magnetotransport properties of a pseudomorphic GsAs/Ga0.8In0.2As/Ga0.75Al0.25As heterostructure are investigated in pulsed magnetic fields up to 50 T and at temperatures of T = 1.4 and 4.2 K. The structure studied consists of a Si delta layer parallel to a Ga0.8In0.2As quantum well (QW). The dark electron density of the structure is n(c) = 1.67 x 10(16) m(-2). By illumination the density can be increased up to a factor of 4; this way the second subband in the Ga0.08In0.2As QW can become populated as well as the Si delta layer. The presence of electrons in the delta layer results in drastic changes in the transport data, especially at magnetic fields beyond 30 T. The phenomena observed are interpreted as (i) magnetic freeze-out of carriers in the delta layer when a low density of electrons is present in the delta layer, and (ii) quantization of the electron motion in the two-dimensional electron gases in both the Ga0.8In0.2As QW and the Si delta layer in the case of high densities. These conclusions are corroborated by the numerical results of our theoretical model. We obtain satisfactory agreement between model and experiment.
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Language Wos A1995TB96600102 Publication Date 2002-07-27
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ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.736 Times cited 43 Open Access
Notes Approved PHYSICS, APPLIED 28/145 Q1 #
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:99708 Serial 1933
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Author Mees, M.J.; Pourtois, G.; Neyts, E.C.; Thijsse, B.J.; Stesmans, A.
Title Uniform-acceptance force-bias Monte Carlo method with time scale to study solid-state diffusion Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 85 Issue 13 Pages 134301-134301,9
Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
Abstract (up) Monte Carlo (MC) methods have a long-standing history as partners of molecular dynamics (MD) to simulate the evolution of materials at the atomic scale. Among these techniques, the uniform-acceptance force-bias Monte Carlo (UFMC) method [ G. Dereli Mol. Simul. 8 351 (1992)] has recently attracted attention [ M. Timonova et al. Phys. Rev. B 81 144107 (2010)] thanks to its apparent capacity of being able to simulate physical processes in a reduced number of iterations compared to classical MD methods. The origin of this efficiency remains, however, unclear. In this work we derive a UFMC method starting from basic thermodynamic principles, which leads to an intuitive and unambiguous formalism. The approach includes a statistically relevant time step per Monte Carlo iteration, showing a significant speed-up compared to MD simulations. This time-stamped force-bias Monte Carlo (tfMC) formalism is tested on both simple one-dimensional and three-dimensional systems. Both test-cases give excellent results in agreement with analytical solutions and literature reports. The inclusion of a time scale, the simplicity of the method, and the enhancement of the time step compared to classical MD methods make this method very appealing for studying the dynamics of many-particle systems.
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Language Wos 000302290500001 Publication Date 2012-04-03
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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 31 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:97160 Serial 3809
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Author Bacaksiz, C.; Sahin, H.; Ozaydin, H.D.; Horzum, S.; Senger, R.T.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Hexagonal A1N : dimensional-crossover-driven band-gap transition Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 91 Issue 91 Pages 085430
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Motivated by a recent experiment that reported the successful synthesis of hexagonal (h) AlN [Tsipas et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 251605 (2013)], we investigate structural, electronic, and vibrational properties of bulk, bilayer, and monolayer structures of h-AlN by using first-principles calculations. We show that the hexagonal phase of the bulk h-AlN is a stable direct-band-gap semiconductor. The calculated phonon spectrum displays a rigid-layer shear mode at 274 cm(-1) and an E-g mode at 703 cm(-1), which are observable by Raman measurements. In addition, single-layer h-AlN is an indirect-band-gap semiconductor with a nonmagnetic ground state. For the bilayer structure, AA'-type stacking is found to be the most favorable one, and interlayer interaction is strong. While N-layered h-AlN is an indirect-band-gap semiconductor for N = 1 – 9, we predict that thicker structures (N >= 10) have a direct band gap at the Gamma point. The number-of-layer-dependent band-gap transitions in h-AlN is interesting in that it is significantly different from the indirect-to-direct crossover obtained in the transition-metal dichalcogenides.
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Language Wos 000350319200020 Publication Date 2015-02-27
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 99 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish government. Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). C.B. and R.T.S. acknowledge the support from TUBITAK Project No 114F397. H.S. is supported by a FWO Pegasus Long Marie Curie Fellowship. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
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Author Horzum, S.; Sahin, H.; Cahangirov, S.; Cudazzo, P.; Rubio, A.; Serin, T.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Phonon softening and direct to indirect band gap crossover in strained single-layer MoSe2 Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 87 Issue 12 Pages 125415-5
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Motivated by recent experimental observations of Tongay et al. [Nano Lett. 12, 5576 (2012)] we show how the electronic properties and Raman characteristics of single layer MoSe2 are affected by elastic biaxial strain. We found that with increasing strain: (1) the E' and E '' Raman peaks (E-2g and E-1g in bulk) exhibit significant redshifts (up to similar to 30 cm(-1)), (2) the position of the A'(1) peak remains at similar to 180 cm(-1) (A(1g) in bulk) and does not change considerably with further strain, (3) the dispersion of low energy flexural phonons crosses over from quadratic to linear, and (4) the electronic band structure undergoes a direct to indirect band gap crossover under similar to 3% biaxial tensile strain. Thus the application of strain appears to be a promising approach for a rapid and reversible tuning of the electronic, vibrational, and optical properties of single layer MoSe2 and similar MX2 dichalcogenides. DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.87.125415
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Language Wos 000316383700006 Publication Date 2013-03-14
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 171 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem programme of the Flemish government. Computational resources were partially provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H.S. is supported by a FWO Pegasus Marie Curie Long Fellowship. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108277 Serial 2605
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Author Leenaerts, O.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Adsorption of H2O, NH3, CO, NO2, and NO on graphene: a first-principles study Type A1 Journal article
Year 2008 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 77 Issue Pages 125416,1-6
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Motivated by the recent realization of graphene sensors to detect individual gas molecules, we investigate the adsorption of H2O, NH3, CO, NO2, and NO on a graphene substrate using first-principles calculations. The optimal adsorption position and orientation of these molecules on the graphene surface is determined and the adsorption energies are calculated. Molecular doping, i.e., charge transfer between the molecules and the graphene surface, is discussed in light of the density of states and the molecular orbitals of the adsorbates. The efficiency of doping of the different molecules is determined and the influence of their magnetic moment is discussed.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000254543000133 Publication Date 2008-03-18
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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 1392 Open Access
Notes This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation FWO-Vl, by the NOI-BOF of the University of Antwerp, and by the Belgian Science Policy IAP. Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2008 IF: 3.322
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69634 Serial 67
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Author Bafekry, A.; Akgenc, B.; Ghergherehchi, M.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Strain and electric field tuning of semi-metallic character WCrCO₂ MXenes with dual narrow band gap Type A1 Journal article
Year 2020 Publication Journal Of Physics-Condensed Matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
Volume 32 Issue 35 Pages 355504-355508
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Motivated by the recent successful synthesis of double-M carbides, we investigate structural and electronic properties of WCrC and WCrCO2 monolayers and the effects of biaxial and out-of-plane strain and electric field using density functional theory. WCrC and WCrCO2 monolayers are found to be dynamically stable. WCrC is metallic and WCrCO2 display semi-metallic character with narrow band gap, which can be controlled by strain engineering and electric field. WCrCO2 monolayer exhibits a dual band gap which is preserved in the presence of an electric field. The band gap of WCrCO2 monolayer increases under uniaxial strain while it becomes metallic under tensile strain, resulting in an exotic 2D double semi-metallic behavior. Our results demonstrate that WCrCO2 is a new platform for the study of novel physical properties in two-dimensional Dirac materials and which may provide new opportunities to realize high-speed low-dissipation devices.
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Impact Factor 2.7 Times cited 37 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 Flemish Science Foundation (FW0-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.7; 2020 IF: 2.649
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:169756 Serial 6616
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Author Berger, J.; Milošević, M.V.
Title Fluctuations in superconducting rings with two order parameters Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 84 Issue 21 Pages 214515-214515,9
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Motivated by two-band superconductivity in, e.g., borides and pnictides, starting from the two-band Ginzburg-Landau energy functional, we discuss how the presence of two order parameters and the coupling between them influence a superconducting ring in the fluctuative regime. Our method is an extension of the von OppenRiedel formalism for rings; it is exact, but requires numerical implementation. We also study approximations for which analytic expressions can be obtained, and check their ranges of validity. We provide estimates for the temperature ranges where fluctuations are important, calculate the persistent current in MgB2 rings as a function of temperature and enclosed flux, and point out its additional dependence on the cross-section area of the wire from which the ring is made. We find temperature regions in which fluctuations enhance the persistent currents and regions where they inhibit the persistent current. The presence of two order parameters that can fluctuate independently always leads to larger averages of the order parameters at Tc, but yields larger persistent current only for appropriate parameters. In cases of very different material parameters for the two coupled condensates, the persistent current is inhibited.
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Language Wos 000297932500004 Publication Date 2011-12-12
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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 7 Open Access
Notes ; This research was supported by the Israel Science Foundation, Grant No. 249/10, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the ESF network INSTANS. We are grateful to Andrei Varlamov and Felix von Oppen for their answers to our enquiries. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:93957 Serial 1226
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Author Nistor, S.V.; Stefan, M.; Nistor, L.C.; Goovaerts, E.; Van Tendeloo, G.
Title Incorporation and localization of substitutional Mn2+ ions in cubic ZnS quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 81 Issue 3 Pages 035336,1-035336,6
Keywords A1 Journal article; Nanostructured and organic optical and electronic materials (NANOrOPT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract (up) Multifrequency electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) investigations were performed on small (2 nm) cubic ZnS nanocrystals (quantum dotsQDs) doped with 0.2% mol Mn2+, self-assembled into a mesoporous structure. The EPR data analysis shows that the substitutional Mn2+ ions are localized at Zn2+ sites subjected to a local axial lattice distortion, resulting in the observed zero-field-splitting parameter |D|=41×10−4 cm−1. The local distortion is attributed to the presence in the second shell of ligands of a stacking fault or twin, which alters the normal stacking sequence of the cubic structure. The HRTEM results confirm the presence of such extended planar defects in a large percentage of the investigated QDs, which makes possible the proposed substitutional Mn2+ impurity ions localization model. Based on these results it is suggested that the high doping levels of Mn2+ ions observed in cubic ZnS and possible in other II-VI semiconductor QDs prepared at low temperatures can be explained by the assistance of the extended lattice defects in the impurities incorporation.
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Language Wos 000277970900007 Publication Date 2010-01-29
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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 55 Open Access
Notes Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83649 Serial 1597
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Author Bernaerts, D.; op de Beeck, M.; Amelinckx, S.; van Landuyt, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.
Title The chirality of carbon nanotubules determined by dark-field electron microscopy Type A1 Journal article
Year 1996 Publication Philosophical magazine: A: physics of condensed matter: defects and mechanical properties Abbreviated Journal
Volume 74 Issue 3 Pages 723-740
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract (up) Multishell carbon nanotubules are studied by means of diffraction contrast dark field images. This results in an electron microscopy method for the determination of the sign of the chiral angles in carbon nanotubes. The method is justified by a reasoning either in direct space or in diffraction space. We also investigate a carbon nanotubule exhibiting a bend and we confront the observations with the heptagon-pentagon pair model.
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Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
Language Wos A1996VG17300010 Publication Date 2007-07-08
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ISSN 0141-8610;1460-6992; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor Times cited 20 Open Access
Notes Approved PHYSICS, APPLIED 47/145 Q2 #
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:15456 Serial 359
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Nanoindentation of a circular sheet of bilayer 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 235421,1-235421,6
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Nanoindentation of bilayer graphene is studied using molecular-dynamics simulations. We compared our simulation results with those from elasticity theory as based on the nonlinear Föppl-Hencky equations with rigid boundary condition. The force-deflection values of bilayer graphene are compared to those of monolayer graphene. Youngs modulus of bilayer graphene is estimated to be 0.8 TPa which is close to the value for graphite. Moreover, an almost flat bilayer membrane at low temperature under central load has a 14% smaller Youngs modulus as compared to the one at room temperature.
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Language Wos 000278710800003 Publication Date 2010-06-11
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 108 Open Access
Notes ; We gratefully acknowledge comments from R. Asgari. M.N.-A. would like to thank the Universiteit of Antwerpen for its hospitality where part of this work was performed. This work was supported by the Flemish science foundation (FWO-V1) and the Belgium Science Policy (IAP). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83093 Serial 2259
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Author Kirilenko, D.A.; Dideykin, A.T.; Van Tendeloo, G.
Title Measuring the corrugation amplitude of suspended and supported graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 84 Issue 23 Pages 235417-235417,5
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract (up) Nanoscale corrugation is a fundamental property of graphene arising from its low-dimensional nature. It places a fundamental limit to the conductivity of graphene and influences its properties. However the degree of the influence of the corrugation has not been well established because of the little knowledge about its spectrum in suspended graphene. We present a transmission electron microscopy technique that enables us to measure the average corrugation height and length. We applied the technique also to measure the temperature dependence of the corrugation. The difference in corrugation between suspended and supported graphene has been illustrated.
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Language Wos 000297764700003 Publication Date 2011-12-03
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 31 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:93629 Serial 1971
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Author Arsoski, V.V.; Tadić, M.Z.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Strain and band-mixing effects on the excitonic Aharonov-Bohm effect in In(Ga)As/GaAs ringlike quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 87 Issue 8 Pages 085314-14
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Neutral excitons in strained axially symmetric In(Ga)As/GaAs quantum dots with a ringlike shape are investigated. Similar to experimental self-assembled quantum rings, the analyzed quantum dots have volcano-like shapes. The continuum mechanical model is employed to determine the strain distribution, and the single-band envelope function approach is adopted to compute the electron states. The hole states are determined by the axially symmetric multiband Luttinger-Kohn Hamiltonian, and the exciton states are obtained from an exact diagonalization. We found that the presence of the inner layer covering the ring opening enhances the excitonic Aharonov-Bohm (AB) oscillations. The reason is that the hole becomes mainly localized in the inner part of the quantum dot due to strain, whereas the electron resides mainly inside the ring-shaped rim. Interestingly, larger AB oscillations are found in the analyzed quantum dot than in a fully opened quantum ring of the same width. Comparison with the unstrained ringlike quantum dot shows that the amplitude of the excitonic Aharonov-Bohm oscillations are almost doubled in the presence of strain. The computed oscillations of the exciton energy levels are comparable in magnitude to the oscillations measured in recent experiments. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.085314
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Language Wos 000315278000003 Publication Date 2013-02-25
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 18 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the EU NoE: SANDiE, the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development of Serbia, and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107656 Serial 3165
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Author Kang, J.; Horzum, S.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Heterostructures of graphene and nitrogenated holey graphene: Moire pattern and Dirac ring Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 92 Issue 92 Pages 195419
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Nitrogenated holey graphene (NHG) is a recently synthesized two-dimensional material. In this paper the structural and electronic properties of heterostructures of graphene and NHG are investigated using first-principles and tight-binding calculations. Due to the lattice mismatch between NHG and graphene, the formation of a moire pattern is preferred in the graphene/NHG heterostructure, instead of a lattice-coherent structure. In moire-patterned graphene/NHG, the band gap opening at the K point is negligible, and the linear band dispersion of graphene survives. Applying an electric field modifies the coupling strength between the two atomic layers. The Fermi velocity upsilon(F) is reduced as compared to the one of pristine graphene, and its magnitude depends on the twist angle theta between graphene and NHG: For theta = 0 degrees, upsilon(F) is 30% of that of graphene, and it increases rapidly to a value of 80% with increasing theta. The heterostructure exhibits electron-hole asymmetry in upsilon(F), which is large for small theta. In NHG encapsulated between two graphene layers, a “Dirac ring” appears around the K point. Its presence is robust with respect to the relative stacking of the two graphene layers. These findings can be useful for future applications of graphene/NHG heterostructures.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000364998000006 Publication Date 2015-11-19
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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 33 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:130266 Serial 4189
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Savel'ev, S.E.; Milošević, M.V.; Kusmartsev, F.V.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Synchronized dynamics of Josephson vortices in artificial stacks of SNS Josephson junctions under both dc and ac bias currents Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 87 Issue 18 Pages 184510-184519
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Nonlinear dynamics of Josephson vortices (fluxons) in artificial stacks of superconducting-normal-superconducting Josephson junctions under simultaneously applied time-periodic ac and constant biasing dc currents is studied using the time dependent Ginzburg-Landau formalism with a Lawrence-Doniach extension. At zero external magnetic field and dc biasing current the resistive state of the system is characterized by periodic nucleation and annihilation of fluxon-antifluxon pairs, relative positions of which are determined by the state of neighboring junctions. Due to the mutual repulsive interaction, fluxons in different junctions move out of phase. Their collective motion can be synchronized by adding a small ac component to the biasing dc current. Coherent motion of fluxons is observed for a broad frequency range of the applied drive. In the coherent state the maximal output voltage, which is proportional to the number of junctions in the stack, is observed near the characteristic frequency of the system determined by the crossing of the fluxons across the sample. However, in this frequency range the dynamically synchronized state has an alternative-a less ordered state with smaller amplitude of the output voltage. Collective behavior of the junctions is strongly affected by the sloped sidewalls of the stack. Synchronization is observed only for weakly trapezoidal cross sections, whereas irregular motion of fluxons is observed for larger slopes of the sample edge.
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Language Wos 000319653400007 Publication Date 2013-05-28
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 10 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI) and by EU Marie Curie (Project No. 253057). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109643 Serial 3406
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Author Abreu, Y.; Cruz, C.M.; Pinera, I.; Leyva, A.; Cabal, A.E.; van Espen, P.; Van Remortel, N.
Title Hyperfine electric parameters calculation in Si samples implanted with 57Mn\rightarrow57Fe Type A1 Journal article
Year 2014 Publication Physica: B : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal
Volume 445 Issue Pages 1-4
Keywords A1 Journal article; Particle Physics Group; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
Abstract (up) Nowadays the electronic structure calculations allow the study of complex systems determining the hyperfine parameters measured at a probe atom, including the presence of crystalline defects. The hyperfine electric parameters have been measured by Mossbauer spectroscopy in silicon materials implanted with Mn-57 ->,Fe-57 ions, observing four main contributions to the spectra. Nevertheless, some ambiguities still remain in the Fe-57 Mossbauer spectra interpretation in this case, regarding the damage configurations and its evolution with annealing. In the present work several implantation environments are evaluated and the Fe-57 hyperfine parameters are calculated. The observed correlation among the studied local environments and the experimental observations is presented, and a tentative microscopic description of the behavior and thermal evolution of the characteristic defects local environments of the probe atoms concerning the location of vacancies and interstitial Si in the neighborhood of Fe-57 ions in substitutional and interstitial sites is proposed. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
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Language Wos 000336478700001 Publication Date 2014-03-22
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ISSN 0921-4526; 1873-2135 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
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Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:117697 Serial 8046
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Reply to “Comment on 'Vortices induced in a superconducting loop by asymmetric kinetic inductance and their detection in transport measurements' ” Type Editorial
Year 2014 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 90 Issue 5 Pages 056502
Keywords Editorial; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Our calculations, within known limitations of Ginzburg-Landau theory, are fully correct and valid for transport phenomena in asymmetric mesoscopic superconductors, deep in the superconducting state. We deemed the experiments of Burlakov et al. [JETP Lett. 86, 517 (2007)] relevant and important to mention in the general context of our paper since the observed shifts in the oscillations of different quantities are qualitatively similar, even though those measurements are performed close to the superconducting-normal state transition in the so-called Little-Parks regime.
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Language Wos 000341266400006 Publication Date 2014-08-28
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 1 Open Access
Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119256 Serial 2876
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Author Berdiyorov, G.; Harrabi, K.; Oktasendra, F.; Gasmi, K.; Mansour, A.I.; Maneval, J.P.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Dynamics of current-driven phase-slip centers in superconducting strips Type A1 Journal article
Year 2014 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 90 Issue 5 Pages 054506
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Phase-slip centers/lines and hot spots are the main mechanisms for dissipation in current-carrying superconducting thin films. The pulsed-current method has recently been shown to be an effective tool in studying the dynamics of phase-slip centers and their evolution to hot spots. We use the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau theory in the study of the dynamics of the superconducting condensate in superconducting strips under external current and zero external magnetic field. We show that both the flux-flow state (i.e., slow-moving vortices) and the phase-slip line state (i.e., fast-moving vortices) are dynamically stable dissipative units with temperature smaller than the critical one, whereas hot spots, which are localized normal regions where the local temperature exceeds the critical value, expand in time, resulting ultimately in a complete destruction of the condensate. The response time of the system to abrupt switching on of the overcritical current decreases with increasing both the value of the current (at all temperatures) and temperature (for a given value of the applied current). Our results are in good qualitative agreement with experiments we have conducted on Nb thin strips.
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Language Wos 000344656700003 Publication Date 2014-08-08
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 42 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by EU Marie Curie Project No. 253057, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, under the IN131034 DSR project. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121229 Serial 775
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Author Shylau, A.A.; Badalyan, S.M.; Peeters, F.M.; Jauho, A.P.
Title Electron polarization function and plasmons in metallic armchair graphene nanoribbons Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 91 Issue 91 Pages 205444
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Plasmon excitations in metallic armchair graphene nanoribbons are investigated using the random phase approximation. An exact analytical expression for the polarization function of Dirac fermions is obtained, valid for arbitrary temperature and doping. We find that at finite temperatures, due to the phase space redistribution among inter-band and intra-band electronic transitions in the conduction and valence bands, the full polarization function becomes independent of temperature and position of the chemical potential. It is shown that for a given width of nanoribbon there exists a single plasmon mode whose energy dispersion is determined by the graphene's fine structure constant. In the case of two Coulomb-coupled nanoribbons, this plasmon splits into in-phase and out-of-phase plasmon modes with splitting energy determined by the inter-ribbon spacing.
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Language Wos 000355315400007 Publication Date 2015-05-29
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ISSN 1098-0121 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 13 Open Access
Notes ; The Center for Nanostructured Graphene (CNG) is sponsored by the Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF58). The work at the University of Antwerp was supported by the Flemisch Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. S.M.B. gratefully acknowledges hospitality and support from the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
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Author da Costa, D.R.; Chaves, A.; Sena, S.H.R.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Valley filtering using electrostatic potentials in bilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 92 Issue 92 Pages 045417
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Propagation of an electron wave packet through a quantum point contact (QPC) defined by electrostatic gates in bilayer graphene is investigated. The gates provide a bias between the layers, in order to produce an energy gap. If the gates on both sides of the contact produce the same bias, steps in the electron transmission probability are observed, as in the usual QPC. However, if the bias is inverted on one of the sides of the QPC, only electrons belonging to one of the Dirac valleys are allowed to pass, which provides a very efficient valley filtering.
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Language Wos 000358253200009 Publication Date 2015-07-20
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 47 Open Access
Notes ; This work was financially supported by CNPq, under PNPD and PRONEX/FUNCAP grants; the CAPES Foundation under ProcessNo. BEX7178/13-1; the Bilateral programme between Flanders and Brazil; the Flemish Science Foundation (FWOVl); and the Brazilian program Science Without Borders (CsF). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
Call Number c:irua:127152 Serial 3833
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Author Chen, Y.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Hollow nanocylinder: multisubband superconductivity induced by quantum confinement Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 81 Issue 13 Pages 134523-134523:11
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract (up) Quantization of the transverse electron motion in high-quality superconducting metallic nanowires and nanofilms results in the formation of well-distinguished single-electron subbands. They shift in energy with changing thickness, which is known to cause quantum-size superconducting oscillations. The formation of multiple subbands results in a multigap structure induced by the interplay between quantum confinement and Andreev mechanism. We investigate multisubband superconductivity in a hollow nanocylinder by numerically solving the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations. When changing the inner radius and thickness of the hollow nanocylinder, we find a crossover from an irregular pattern of quantum-size superconducting oscillations, typical of nanowires, to an almost regular regime, specific for superconducting nanofilms. At this crossover the multigap structure becomes degenerate. The ratio of the critical temperature to the energy gap increases and approaches its bulk value while being reduced by 20-30% due to Andreev-type states driven by quantum confinement in the irregular regime.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000277207900098 Publication Date 2010-04-26
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 21 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Programme, Belgian States, Belgian Science Policy (IAP) and the ESF-AQDJJ network. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:95623 Serial 1481
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