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| Author | Kuno, Y.; Tassel, C.; Fujita, K.; Batuk, D.; Abakumov, A.M.; Shitara, K.; Kuwabara, A.; Moriwake, H.; Watabe, D.; Ritter, C.; Brown, C.M.; Yamamoto, T.; Takeiri, F.; Abe, R.; Kobayashi, Y.; Tanaka, K.; Kageyama, H. | ||||
| Title | ZnTaO2N: Stabilized High-Temperature LiNbO3-type Structure | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Journal of the American Chemical Society | Abbreviated Journal | J Am Chem Soc |
| Volume | 138 | Issue | 138 | Pages | 15950-15955 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | By using a high-pressure reaction, we prepared a new oxynitride ZnTaO2N that crystallizes in a centrosymmetric (R (3) over barc) high-temperature LiNbO3-type structure (HTLN-type). The stabilization of the HTLN-type structure down to low temperatures (at least 20 K) makes it possible to investigate not only the stability of this phase, but also the phase transition to a noncentrosymmetric (R3c) LiNbO3-type structure (LN-type) which is yet to be clarified. Synchrotron and neutron diffraction studies in combination with transmission electron microscopy show that Zn is located at a disordered 12c site instead of 6a, implying an order disorder mechanism of the phase transition. It is found that the dosed d-shell of Zn2+, as well as the high-valent Ta5+ ion, is responsible for the stabilization of the HTLN-type structure, affording a novel quasitriangular ZnO2N coordination. Interestingly, only 3% Zn substitution for MnTaO2N induces a phase transition from LN- to HTLN-type structure, implying the proximity in energy between the two structural types, which is supported by the first-principles calculations. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Washington, D.C. | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000389962800032 | Publication Date | 2016-11-18 | |
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| ISSN | 0002-7863 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 13.858 | Times cited | 13 | Open Access | |
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Most recent IF: 13.858 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:140298 | Serial | 4452 | ||
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| Author | Yagmurcukardes, M.; Peeters, F.M.; Senger, R.T.; Sahin, H. | ||||
| Title | Nanoribbons: From fundamentals to state-of-the-art applications | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Applied physics reviews | Abbreviated Journal | Appl Phys Rev |
| Volume | 3 | Issue | 3 | Pages | 041302 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Atomically thin nanoribbons (NRs) have been at the forefront of materials science and nanoelectronics in recent years. State-of-the-art research on nanoscale materials has revealed that electronic, magnetic, phononic, and optical properties may differ dramatically when their one-dimensional forms are synthesized. The present article aims to review the recent advances in synthesis techniques and theoretical studies on NRs. The structure of the review is organized as follows: After a brief introduction to low dimensional materials, we review different experimental techniques for the synthesis of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) with their advantages and disadvantages. In addition, theoretical investigations on width and edge-shape-dependent electronic and magnetic properties, functionalization effects, and quantum transport properties of GNRs are reviewed. We then devote time to the NRs of the transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) family. First, various synthesis techniques, E-field-tunable electronic and magnetic properties, and edge-dependent thermoelectric performance of NRs of MoS2 and WS2 are discussed. Then, strongly anisotropic properties, growth-dependent morphology, and the weakly width-dependent bandgap of ReS2 NRs are summarized. Next we discuss TMDs having a T-phase morphology such as TiSe2 and stable single layer NRs of mono-chalcogenides. Strong edge-type dependence on characteristics of GaS NRs, width-dependent Seebeck coefficient of SnSe NRs, and experimental analysis on the stability of ZnSe NRs are reviewed. We then focus on the most recently emerging NRs belonging to the class of transition metal trichalcogenides which provide ultra-high electron mobility and highly anisotropic quasi-1D properties. In addition, width-, edge-shape-, and functionalization-dependent electronic and mechanical properties of blackphosphorus, a monoatomic anisotropic material, and studies on NRs of group IV elements (silicene, germanene, and stanene) are reviewed. Observation of substrate-independent quantum well states, edge and width dependent properties, the topological phase of silicene NRs are reviewed. In addition, H-2 concentration-dependent transport properties and anisotropic dielectric function of GeNRs and electric field and strain sensitive I-V characteristics of SnNRs are reviewed. We review both experimental and theoretical studies on the NRs of group III-V compounds. While defect and N-termination dependent conductance are highlighted for boron nitride NRs, aluminum nitride NRs are of importance due to their dangling bond, electric field, and strain dependent electronic and magnetic properties. Finally, superlattice structure of NRs of GaN/AlN, Si/Ge, G/BN, and MoS2/WS2 is reviewed. Published by AIP Publishing. | ||||
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| Publisher | Amer inst physics | Place of Publication | Melville | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000390443800013 | Publication Date | 2016-11-14 | |
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| ISSN | 1931-9401 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 13.667 | Times cited | 63 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H.S. acknowledges the support from Bilim Akademisi-The Science Academy, Turkey under the BAGEP program. R.T.S. acknowledges the support from TUBITAK through Project No. 114F397. F.M.P. was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem program. ; | Approved |
Most recent IF: 13.667 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:140299 | Serial | 4457 | ||
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| Author | Albrecht, W.; Deng, T.-S.; Goris, B.; van Huis, M.A.; Bals, S.; van Blaaderen, A. | ||||
| Title | Single Particle Deformation and Analysis of Silica-Coated Gold Nanorods before and after Femtosecond Laser Pulse Excitation | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Nano letters | Abbreviated Journal | Nano Lett |
| Volume | 16 | Issue | 16 | Pages | 1818-1825 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | We performed single particle deformation experiments on silica-coated gold nanorods under femtosecond (fs) illumination. Changes in the particle shape were analyzed by electron microscopy and associated changes in the plasmon resonance by electron energy loss spectroscopy. Silica-coated rods were found to be more stable compared to uncoated rods but could still be deformed via an intermediate bullet-like shape for silica shell thicknesses of 14 nm. Changes in the size ratio of the rods after fs-illumination resulted in blue-shifting of the longitudinal plasmon resonances. Two-dimensional spatial mapping of the plasmon resonances revealed that the flat side of the bullet-like particles showed a less pronounced longitudinal plasmonic electric field enhancement. These findings were confirmed by finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations. Furthermore, at higher laser fluences size reduction of the particles was found as well as for particles that were not completely deformed yet. | ||||
| Address | Soft Condensed Matter, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University , Princetonplein 5, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands | ||||
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| Language | English | Wos | 000371946300045 | Publication Date | 2016-02-12 |
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| ISSN | 1530-6984 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.712 | Times cited | 55 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | We thank Dr. Nicolas Gauquelin for his assistance during the EELS measurements and Thomas Atlantzis for the high-resolution images of the gold clusters. We furthermore thank Ernest van der Wee for the simulation of the confocal point spread functions. The authors acknowledge financial support from the European Research Council under the European Unions Seventh Framework Programme (FP-2007-2013)/ERC Advanced Grant Agreement #291667 HierarSACol and the Foundation of Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM), which is part of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). The authors furthermore acknowledge financial support from European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant #335078-COLOURATOMS). The authors also appreciate financial support from the European Union under the Seventh Framework Program (Integrated Infrastructure Initiative N. 262348 European Soft Matter Infrastructure, ESMI). This work was supported by the Flemish Fund for Scientific Research (FWO Vlaanderen) through a postdoctoral research grant to B.G.; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:white; preprint:; postprint:restricted 12 months embargo; pdfversion:cannot); | Approved |
Most recent IF: 12.712 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:131924 c:irua:131924 | Serial | 4016 | ||
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| Author | Babynina, A.; Fedoruk, M.; Kuhler, P.; Meledin, A.; Doblinger, M.; Lohmueller, T. | ||||
| Title | Bending Gold Nanorods with Light | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Nano letters | Abbreviated Journal | Nano Lett |
| Volume | 16 | Issue | 16 | Pages | 6485-6490 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | V-shaped gold nanoantennas are the functional components of plasmonic metasurfaces, which are capable of manipulating light in unprecedented ways. Designing a metasurface requires the custom arrangement of individual antennas with controlled shape and orientation. Here, we show how highly crystalline gold nanorods in solution can be bend, one-by one, into a V-shaped geometry and printed to the surface of a solid support through a combination of plasmonic heating and optical force. Significantly, we demonstrate that both the bending angle and the orientation of each rod-antenna can be adjusted independent from each other by tuning the laser intensity and polarization. This approach is applicable for the patterning of V-shaped plasmonic antennas on almost any substrate, which holds great potential for the fabrication of ultrathin optical components and devices. | ||||
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| Language | English | Wos | 000385469800072 | Publication Date | 2016-09-06 |
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| ISSN | 1530-6984 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.712 | Times cited | 24 | Open Access | |
| Notes | PMID:27598653 We would also like to thank Prof. Jochen Feldmann and Bernhard Bohn for fruitful discussions. | Approved |
Most recent IF: 12.712 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:135172 | Serial | 4122 | ||
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| Author | Paolella, A.; Turner, S.; Bertoni, G.; Hovington, P.; Flacau, R.; Boyer, C.; Feng, Z.; Colombo, M.; Marras, S.; Prato, M.; Manna, L.; Guerfi, A.; Demopoulos, G.P.; Armand, M.; Zaghib, K.; | ||||
| Title | Accelerated removal of Fe-antisite defects while nanosizing hydrothermal LiFePO4 with Ca2+ | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Nano letters | Abbreviated Journal | Nano Lett |
| Volume | 16 | Issue | 16 | Pages | 2692-2697 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Based on neutron powder diffraction (NPD) and high angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM), we show that calcium ions help eliminate the Fe-antisite defects by controlling the nucleation and evolution of the LiFePO4 particles during their hydrothermal synthesis. This Ca-regulated formation of LiFePO4 particles has an overwhelming impact on the removal of their iron antisite defects during the subsequent carbon coating step since (i) almost all the Fe-antisite defects aggregate at the surface of the LiFePO4 crystal when the crystals are small enough and (ii) the concomitant increase of the surface area, which further exposes the Fe-antisite defects. Our results not only justify a low-cost, efficient and reliable hydrothermal synthesis method for LiFePO4 but also provide a promising alternative viewpoint on the mechanism controlling the nanosizing of LiFePO4, which leads to improved electrochemical performances. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Washington | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000374274600084 | Publication Date | 2016-03-11 | |
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| ISSN | 1530-6984 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.712 | Times cited | 30 | Open Access | |
| Notes | Approved |
Most recent IF: 12.712 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:133600 | Serial | 4134 | ||
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| Author | Al-Jamal, K.T.; Bai, J.; Wang, J.T.W.; Protti, A.; Southern, P.; Bogart, L.; Heidari, H.; Li, X.; Cakebread, A.; Asker, D.; Al-Jamal, W.T.; Shah, A.; Bals, S.; Sosabowski, J.; Pankhurst, Q.A.; | ||||
| Title | Magnetic drug targeting : preclinical in vivo studies, mathematical modeling, and extrapolation to humans | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Nano letters | Abbreviated Journal | Nano Lett |
| Volume | 16 | Issue | 16 | Pages | 5652-5660 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | A sound theoretical rationale for the design of a magnetic nanocarrier capable of magnetic capture in vivo after intravenous administration could help elucidate the parameters necessary for in vivo magnetic tumor targeting. In this work, we utilized our long-circulating polymeric magnetic nano carriers, encapsulating increasing amounts of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) in a biocompatible oil carrier, to study the effects of SPION loading and of applied magnetic field strength on magnetic tumor targeting in CT26 tumor-bearing mice. Under controlled conditions, the in vivo magnetic targeting was quantified and found to be directly proportional to SPION loading and magnetic field strength. Highest SPION loading, however, resulted in a reduced blood circulation time and a plateauing of the magnetic targeting. Mathematical modeling was undertaken to compute the in vivo magnetic, viscoelastic, convective, and diffusive forces acting on the nanocapsules (NCs) in accordance with the Nacev-Shapiro construct, and this was then used to extrapolate to the expected behavior in humans. The model predicted that in the latter case, the NCs and magnetic forces applied here would have been sufficient to achieve successful targeting in humans. Lastly, an in vivo murine tumor growth delay study was performed using docetaxel (DTX)-encapsulated NCs. Magnetic targeting was found to offer enhanced therapeutic efficacy, and improve mice survival compared to passive targeting at drug doses of ca. 5-8 mg, of DTX/kg. This is,, to our knowledge, the first study that truly bridges the gap between preclinical experiments and clinical translation in the field of magnetic drug targeting. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Washington | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000383412100050 | Publication Date | 2016-08-19 | |
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| ISSN | 1530-6984 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.712 | Times cited | 128 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | ; J.B. acknowledges funding from the King's-China Scholarship Council (CSC). Funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/ J008656/1), Worldwide Cancer Research (12-1054), and EU FP7-ITN Marie-Curie Network programme RADDEL (290023) is acknowledged. Q.P. is grateful to A. Nacev (Weinberg Medical Physics, Rockville, MD) and to B. Shapiro (University of Maryland, College Park, MD) for their useful advice during the preparation of this manuscript. ; | Approved |
Most recent IF: 12.712 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:137136 | Serial | 4391 | ||
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| Author | Poelma, R.H.; Fan, X.; Hu, Z.-Y.; Van Tendeloo, G.; van Zeijl, H.W.; Zhang, G.Q. | ||||
| Title | Effects of Nanostructure and Coating on the Mechanics of Carbon Nanotube Arrays | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Advanced functional materials | Abbreviated Journal | Adv Funct Mater |
| Volume | 26 | Issue | 26 | Pages | 1233-1242 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Nanoscale materials are one of the few engineering materials that can be grown from the bottom up in a controlled manner. Here, the effects of nanostructure and nanoscale conformal coating on the mechanical behavior of vertically aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays through experiments and simulation are systematically investigated. A modeling approach is developed and used to quantify the compressive strength and modulus of the CNT array under large deformation. The model accounts for the porous nanostructure, which contains multiple CNTs with random waviness, van der Waals interactions, fracture strain, contacts, and frictional forces. CNT array micropillars are grown and their porous nanostructure is controlled by the infi ltration and deposition of thin conformal coatings using chemical vapor deposition. Flat-punch nanoindentation experiments reveal signifi cant changes in material properties as a function of coating thickness. The simulations explain the experimental results and show the novel failure transition regime that changes from collective CNT buckling toward structural collapse due to fracture. The compressive strength and the elastic modulus increase exponentially as a function of the coating thickness and demonstrate a unique dependency on the CNT waviness. More interestingly, a design rule is identifi ed that predicts the optimum coating thickness for porous materials. |
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| Language | Wos | 000371078100010 | Publication Date | 2016-01-04 | |
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| ISSN | 1616-301X | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.124 | Times cited | 17 | Open Access | |
| Notes | The research leading to the TEM/HAADF-STEM results received funding from the EC Framework 7 Program ESTEEM2 (Reference 312483). We wish to acknowledge the support of the Else Kooi Laboratory for their assistance during the clean room processing.; esteem2_ta | Approved |
Most recent IF: 12.124 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:130060 c:irua:130060 | Serial | 3996 | ||
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| Author | Wang, C.; Ke, X.; Wang, J.; Liang, R.; Luo, Z.; Tian, Y.; Yi, D.; Zhang, Q.; Wang, J.; Han, X.-F.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Chen, L.-Q.; Nan, C.-W.; Ramesh, R.; Zhang, J. | ||||
| Title | Ferroelastic switching in a layered-perovskite thin film | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Nature communications | Abbreviated Journal | Nat Commun |
| Volume | 7 | Issue | 7 | Pages | 10636 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | A controllable ferroelastic switching in ferroelectric/multiferroic oxides is highly desirable due to the non-volatile strain and possible coupling between lattice and other order parameter in heterostructures. However, a substrate clamping usually inhibits their elastic deformation in thin films without micro/nano-patterned structure so that the integration of the non-volatile strain with thin film devices is challenging. Here, we report that reversible in-plane elastic switching with a non-volatile strain of approximately 0.4% can be achieved in layered-perovskite Bi2WO6 thin films, where the ferroelectric polarization rotates by 90 degrees within four in-plane preferred orientations. Phase-field simulation indicates that the energy barrier of ferroelastic switching in orthorhombic Bi2WO6 film is ten times lower than the one in PbTiO3 films, revealing the origin of the switching with negligible substrate constraint. The reversible control of the in-plane strain in this layered-perovskite thin film demonstrates a new pathway to integrate mechanical deformation with nanoscale electronic and/or magnetoelectronic applications. | ||||
| Address | Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, 100875 Beijing, China | ||||
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| Language | English | Wos | 000371020600002 | Publication Date | 2016-02-03 |
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| ISSN | 2041-1723 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.124 | Times cited | 40 | Open Access | |
| Notes | The work in Beijing Normal University is supported by the NSFC under contract numbers 51322207, 51332001 and 11274045. J.Z. also acknowledges the support from National Basic Research Program of China, under contract No. 2014CB920902. G.V.T. acknowledges the funding from the European Research Council under the Seventh Framework Program (FP7), ERC Advanced Grant No. 246791-COUNTATOMS. X.K. acknowledges the funding from NSFC (Grant No.11404016) and Beijing University of Technology (2015-RD-QB-19). J.W. acknowledges the funding from NSFC (Grant number 51472140). L.-Q.C. acknowledges the supporting by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering under Award FG02-07ER46417. R.L. acknowledges Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology (TNList) Cross-discipline Foundation. Z.L. acknowledges the support from the NSFC (No.11374010 and No.11434009). Q.Z. and X.-F.H. acknowledge the funding support from NSFC (Grant No. 11434014). R.R. acknowledges support from the National Science Foundation (Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Translational Applications of Nanoscale Multiferroic Systems) under grant number EEC-1160504. | Approved |
Most recent IF: 12.124 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:130978 | Serial | 4007 | ||
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| Author | Solmaz, A.; Huijben, M.; Koster, G.; Egoavil, R.; Gauquelin, N.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Verbeeck, J.; Noheda, B.; Rijnders, G. | ||||
| Title | Domain Selectivity in BiFeO3Thin Films by Modified Substrate Termination | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Advanced functional materials | Abbreviated Journal | Adv Funct Mater |
| Volume | 26 | Issue | 26 | Pages | 2882-2889 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Ferroelectric domain formation is an essential feature in ferroelectric thin films. These domains and domain walls can be manipulated depending on the growth conditions. In rhombohedral BiFeO3 thin films, the ordering of the domains and the presence of specific types of domain walls play a crucial role in attaining unique ferroelectric and magnetic properties. In this study, controlled ordering of domains in BiFeO3 film is presented, as well as a controlled selectivity between two types of domain walls is presented, i.e., 71° and 109°, by modifying the substrate termination. The experiments on two different substrates, namely SrTiO3 and TbScO3, strongly indicate that the domain selectivity is determined by the growth kinetics of the initial BiFeO3 layers. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000377587800011 | Publication Date | 2016-03-21 | |
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| ISSN | 1616-301X | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.124 | Times cited | 34 | Open Access | |
| Notes | The authors are grateful to Saeedeh Farokhipoor and Tamalika Banerjee for very useful discussions. This work was supported by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research NWO-FOM (under FOM-Nano project 10UNST04–2). The Qu-Ant-EM microscope was partly funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. GOA project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp. The electron microscopy part of the work was supported by funding from the European Research Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7), ERC Grant No. 246791– COUNTATOMS. Funding from the European Union Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7) Grant No. NMP3-LA-2010–246102 FOX is acknowledged. The Fund for Scientific Research Flanders is acknowledged for FWO Project No. G.0044.13N. | Approved |
Most recent IF: 12.124 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:132641UA @ admin @ c:irua:132641 | Serial | 4053 | ||
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| Author | Liao, Z; , Green, R.J; Gauquelin, N; Macke, S.; Li, L.; Gonnissen, J; Sutarto, R.; Houwman, E.P.; Zhong, Z.; Van Aert, S.; Verbeeck, J.; Sawatzky, G.A.; Huijben, M.; Koster, G.; Rijnders, G. | ||||
| Title | Long-Range Domain Structure and Symmetry Engineering by Interfacial Oxygen Octahedral Coupling at Heterostructure Interface | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Advanced functional materials | Abbreviated Journal | Adv Funct Mater |
| Volume | 26 | Issue | 26 | Pages | 6627-6634 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | In epitaxial thin film systems, the crystal structure and its symmetry deviate from the bulk counterpart due to various mechanisms such as epitaxial strain and interfacial structural coupling, which is accompanyed by a change in their properties. In perovskite materials, the crystal symmetry can be described by rotations of sixfold coordinated transition metal oxygen octahedra, which are found to be altered at interfaces. Here, it is unraveled how the local oxygen octahedral coupling at perovskite heterostructural interfaces strongly influences the domain structure and symmetry of the epitaxial films resulting in design rules to induce various structures in thin films using carefully selected combinations of substrate/buffer/film. Very interestingly it is discovered that these combinations lead to structure changes throughout the full thickness of the film. The results provide a deep insight into understanding the origin of induced structures in a perovskite heterostructure and an intelligent route to achieve unique functional properties. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000384809800010 | Publication Date | 2016-06-23 | |
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| ISSN | 1616-301x | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.124 | Times cited | 23 | Open Access | |
| Notes | We thank B. Keimer for valuable discussions. M.H., G.K. and G.R. acknowledge funding from DESCO program of the Dutch Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) with financial support from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). This work was funded by the European Union Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7) grant nr NMP3-LA-2010-246102 IFOX. J.V. and S.V.A. acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through project fundings (G.0044.13N, G.0374.13N, G.0368.15N, G.0369.15N). The Qu-Ant-EM microscope was partly funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. N.G. acknowledges funding from the European Research Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7), ERC Starting Grant 278510 VORTEX. N.G., J.G., S.V.A., J.V. acknowledge financial support from the European Union under the Seventh Framework Program under a contract for an Integrated Infrastructure Initiative (Reference No. 312483-ESTEEM2). The Canadian work was supported by NSERC and the Max Planck-UBC Centre for Quantum Materials. Some experiments for this work were performed at the Canadian Light Source, which is funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation, NSERC, the National Research Council of Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Government of Saskatchewan, Western Economic Diversification Canada, and the University of Saskatchewan.; esteem2jra2; esteem2jra3; ECASJO_; | Approved |
Most recent IF: 12.124 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:144663UA @ admin @ c:irua:144663 | Serial | 4106 | ||
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| Author | Gonnissen, J.; Batuk, D.; Nataf, G.F.; Jones, L.; Abakumov, A.M.; Van Aert, S.; Schryvers, D.; Salje, E.K.H. | ||||
| Title | Direct Observation of Ferroelectric Domain Walls in LiNbO3: Wall-Meanders, Kinks, and Local Electric Charges | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Advanced functional materials | Abbreviated Journal | Adv Funct Mater |
| Volume | 26 | Issue | 26 | Pages | 7599-7604 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Direct observations of the ferroelectric domain boundaries in LiNbO3 are performed using high-resolution high-angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy imaging, revealing a very narrow width of the domain wall between the 180° domains. The domain walls demonstrate local side-way meandering, which results in inclinations even when the overall wall orientation follows the ferroelectric polarization. These local meanders contain kinks with “head-to-head” and “tail-to-tail” dipolar configurations and are therefore locally charged. The charged meanders are confined to a few cation layers along the polarization direction and are separated by longer stretches of straight domain walls. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000388166700006 | Publication Date | 2016-09-16 | |
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| ISSN | 1616-301X | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.124 | Times cited | 23 | Open Access | |
| Notes | J.G. acknowledges the support from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through various project fundings (G.0368.15N, G.0369.15N, and G.0374.13N), as well as the financial support from the European Union Seventh Framework Program (FP7/2007–2013) under Grant agreement no. 312483 (ESTEEM2). The authors thank J. Hadermann for useful suggestions on the interpretation of the HAADFSTEM images. E.K.H.S. thanks the EPSRC (EP/K009702/1) and the Leverhulme Trust (EM-2016-004) for support. G.F.N. thanks the National Research Fund, Luxembourg (FNR/P12/4853155/Kreisel) for support.; esteem2_jra2 | Approved |
Most recent IF: 12.124 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:135336 c:irua:135336 | Serial | 4129 | ||
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| Author | Liao, Z.L.; Green, R.J.; Gauquelin, N.; Gonnissen, J.; Van Aert, S.; Verbeeck, J.; et al. | ||||
| Title | Engineering properties by long range symmetry propagation initiated at perovskite heterostructure interface | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Advanced functional materials | Abbreviated Journal | Adv Funct Mater |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 1-25 | ||
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | In epitaxial thin film systems, the crystal structure and its symmetry deviate from the bulk counterpart due to various mechanisms such as epitaxial strain and interfacial structural coupling, which induce an accompanying change in their properties. In perovskite materials, the crystal symmetry can be described by rotations of 6-fold coordinated transition metal oxygen octahedra, which are found to be altered at interfaces. Here, we unravel how the local oxygen octahedral coupling (OOC) at perovskite heterostructural interfaces initiates a different symmetry in epitaxial films and provide design rules to induce various symmetries in thin films by careful selecting appropriate combinations of substrate/buffer/film. Very interestingly we discovered that these combinations lead to symmetry changes throughout the full thickness of the film. Our results provide a deep insight into understanding the origin of induced crystal symmetry in a perovskite heterostructure and an intelligent route to achieve unique functional properties. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Weinheim | Editor | ||
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| ISSN | 1616-301x | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record | |
| Impact Factor | 12.124 | Times cited | Open Access | ||
| Notes | Approved |
Most recent IF: 12.124 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:134842 | Serial | 4176 | ||
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| Author | Zhang, B.; Dugas, R.; Rousse, G.; Rozier, P.; Abakumov, A.M.; Tarascon, J.-M. | ||||
| Title | Insertion compounds and composites made by ball milling for advanced sodium-ion batteries | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Nature communications | Abbreviated Journal | Nat Commun |
| Volume | 7 | Issue | 7 | Pages | 10308 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Sodium-ion batteries have been considered as potential candidates for stationary energy storage because of the low cost and wide availability of Na sources. However, their future commercialization depends critically on control over the solid electrolyte interface formation, as well as the degree of sodiation at the positive electrode. Here we report an easily scalable ball milling approach, which relies on the use of metallic sodium, to prepare a variety of sodium-based alloys, insertion layered oxides and polyanionic compounds having sodium in excess such as the Na4V2(PO4)(2)F-3 phase. The practical benefits of preparing sodium-enriched positive electrodes as reservoirs to compensate for sodium loss during solid electrolyte interphase formation are demonstrated by assembling full C/P'2-Na-1[Fe0.5Mn0.5]O-2 and C/'Na3+xV2(PO4)(2)F-3' sodium-ion cells that show substantial increases (>10%) in energy storage density. Our findings may offer electrode design principles for accelerating the development of the sodium-ion technology. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000369021400002 | Publication Date | 2016-01-18 | |
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| ISSN | 2041-1723 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.124 | Times cited | 104 | Open Access | |
| Notes | Approved |
Most recent IF: 12.124 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:131599 | Serial | 4197 | ||
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| Author | Mefford, J.T.; Rong, X.; Abakumov, A.M.; Hardin, W.G.; Dai, S.; Kolpak, A.M.; Johnston, K.P.; Stevenson, K.J. | ||||
| Title | Water electrolysis on La1-xSrxCoO3-\delta perovskite electrocatalysts | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Nature communications | Abbreviated Journal | Nat Commun |
| Volume | 7 | Issue | 7 | Pages | 11053 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Perovskite oxides are attractive candidates as catalysts for the electrolysis of water in alkaline energy storage and conversion systems. However, the rational design of active catalysts has been hampered by the lack of understanding of the mechanism of water electrolysis on perovskite surfaces. Key parameters that have been overlooked include the role of oxygen vacancies, B-O bond covalency, and redox activity of lattice oxygen species. Here we present a series of cobaltite perovskites where the covalency of the Co-O bond and the concentration of oxygen vacancies are controlled through Sr2+ substitution into La1 – xSrxCoO3 – delta. We attempt to rationalize the high activities of La1 – xSrxCoO3 – delta through the electronic structure and participation of lattice oxygen in the mechanism of water electrolysis as revealed through ab initio modelling. Using this approach, we report a material, SrCoO2.7, with a high, room temperature-specific activity and mass activity towards alkaline water electrolysis. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000372721700001 | Publication Date | 2016-03-23 | |
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| ISSN | 2041-1723 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.124 | Times cited | 278 | Open Access | |
| Notes | Financial support for this work was provided by the R.A. Welch Foundation (grants F-1529 and F-1319). X.R. and A.M.K. acknowledge support from the Skoltech-MIT Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage. Computations were performed using computational resources from XSEDE and NERSC. S.D. was supported as part of the Fluid Interface Reactions, Structures and Transport (FIRST) Center, an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, and Office of Basic Energy Sciences. We thank D.W. Redman for help with the RHE measurements. | Approved |
Most recent IF: 12.124 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:133242 | Serial | 4276 | ||
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| Author | Schouteden, K.; Amin-Ahmadi, B.; Li, Z.; Muzychenko, D.; Schryvers, D.; Van Haesendonck, C. | ||||
| Title | Electronically decoupled stacking fault tetrahedra embedded in Au(111) films | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Nature communications | Abbreviated Journal | Nat Commun |
| Volume | 7 | Issue | 7 | Pages | 14001 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Stacking faults are known as defective structures in crystalline materials that typically lower the structural quality of the material. Here, we show that a particular type of defects, i.e., stacking fault tetrahedra (SFTs), exhibits quantized, particle-in-a-box electronic behaviour, revealing a potential synthetic route to decoupled nanoparticles in metal films. We report on the electronic properties of SFTs that exist in Au(111) films, as evidenced by scanning tunnelling microscopy and confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. We find that the SFTs reveal a remarkable decoupling from their metal surroundings, leading to pronounced energy level quantization effects within the SFTs. The electronic behaviour of the SFTs can be described well by the particle-in-a-box model. Our findings demonstrate that controlled preparation of SFTs may offer an alternative way to achieve well decoupled nanoparticles of high crystalline quality in metal thin films without the need of thin insulating layers. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000390367700001 | Publication Date | 2016-12-23 | |
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| ISSN | 2041-1723 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.124 | Times cited | 7 | Open Access | |
| Notes | The research in Leuven has been supported by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO, Belgium), and by the Flemish Concerted Research Action program (BOF KU Leuven, Project No. GOA/14/007). Z.L. acknowledges the support from the China Scholarship Council (No. 2011624021) and from Internal Funds KU Leuven. K.S. acknowledges additional support from the FWO. The research in Moscow has been supported by grants of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR). | Approved |
Most recent IF: 12.124 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:138983 | Serial | 4336 | ||
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| Author | Shen, Y.; Lebedev, O.I.; Turner, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Song, X.; Yu, X.; Wang, Q.; Chen, H.; Dayeh, S.A.; Wu, T. | ||||
| Title | Size-Induced Switching of Nanowire Growth Direction: a New Approach Toward Kinked Nanostructures | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Advanced functional materials | Abbreviated Journal | Adv Funct Mater |
| Volume | 26 | Issue | 21 | Pages | 3687-3695 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Exploring self-assembled nanostructures with controllable architectures has been a central theme in nanoscience and nanotechnology because of the tantalizing perspective of directly integrating such bottom-up nanostructures into functional devices. Here, the growth of kinked single-crystal In2O3 nanostructures consisting of a nanocone base and a nanowire tip with an epitaxial and defect-free transition is demonstrated for the first time. By tailoring the growth conditions, a reliable switching of the growth direction from [111] to [110] or [112] is observed when the Au catalyst nanoparticles at the apexes of the nanocones shrink below approximate to 100 nm. The natural formation of kinked nanoarchitectures at constant growth pressures is related to the size-dependent free energy that changes for different orientations of the nanowires. The results suggest that the mechanism of forming such kinked nanocone-nanowire nanostructures in well-controlled growth environment may be universal for a wide range of functional materials. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Weinheim | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000377597400014 | Publication Date | 2016-04-26 | |
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| ISSN | 1616-301x | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.124 | Times cited | 2 | Open Access | |
| Notes | Approved |
Most recent IF: 12.124 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144705 | Serial | 4687 | ||
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| Author | Wu, K.; Torun, E.; Sahin, H.; Chen, B.; Fan, X.; Pant, A.; Wright, D.P.; Aoki, T.; Peeters, F.M.; Soignard, E.; Tongay, S. | ||||
| Title | Unusual lattice vibration characteristics in whiskers of the pseudo-one-dimensional titanium trisulfide TiS3 | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Nature communications | Abbreviated Journal | Nat Commun |
| Volume | 7 | Issue | Pages | 12952 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Transition metal trichalcogenides form a class of layered materials with strong in-plane anisotropy. For example, titanium trisulfide (TiS3) whiskers are made out of weakly interacting TiS3 layers, where each layer is made of weakly interacting quasi-one-dimensional chains extending along the b axis. Here we establish the unusual vibrational properties of TiS3 both experimentally and theoretically. Unlike other two-dimensional systems, the Raman active peaks of TiS3 have only out-of-plane vibrational modes, and interestingly some of these vibrations involve unique rigid-chain vibrations and S-S molecular oscillations. High-pressure Raman studies further reveal that the A(g)(S-S) S-S molecular mode has an unconventional negative pressure dependence, whereas other peaks stiffen as anticipated. Various vibrational modes are doubly degenerate at ambient pressure, but the degeneracy is lifted at high pressures. These results establish the unusual vibrational properties of TiS3 with strong in-plane anisotropy, and may have relevance to understanding of vibrational properties in other anisotropic two-dimensional material systems. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000385444300004 | Publication Date | 2016-09-22 | |
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| ISSN | 2041-1723 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.124 | Times cited | 50 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; S.T. acknowledges support from the National Science Foundation (DMR-1552220) and (CMMI-1561839). F.M.P., H.S. and E.T. were supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). Computational resources were partially provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e Infrastructure). H.S. acknowledges support from Bilim Akademisi-The Science Academy, Turkey under the BAGEP programme. F.P. acknowledges the funding from Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). K.W. acknowledges helpful discussions with H. Cai, W. Kong and X. Meng. We gratefully acknowledge the use of facilities within the LeRoy Eyring Center for Solid State Science at Arizona State University. ; | Approved |
Most recent IF: 12.124 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144662 | Serial | 4700 | ||
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| Author | Tong, Y.; Bladt, E.; Aygüler, M.F.; Manzi, A.; Milowska, K.Z.; Hintermayr, V.A.; Docampo, P.; Bals, S.; Urban, A.S.; Polavarapu, L.; Feldmann, J. | ||||
| Title | Highly Luminescent Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals with Tunable Composition and Thickness by Ultrasonication | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Angewandte Chemie: international edition in English | Abbreviated Journal | Angew Chem Int Edit |
| Volume | 55 | Issue | 55 | Pages | 13887-13892 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | We describe the simple, scalable, single-step, and polar-solvent-free synthesis of high-quality colloidal CsPbX3 (X=Cl, Br, and I) perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) with tunable halide ion composition and thickness by direct ultrasonication of the corresponding precursor solutions in the presence of organic capping molecules. High angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM) revealed the cubic crystal structure and surface termination of the NCs with atomic resolution. The NCs exhibit high photoluminescence quantum yields, narrow emission line widths, and considerable air stability. Furthermore, we investigated the quantum size effects in CsPbBr3 and CsPbI3 nanoplatelets by tuning their thickness down to only three to six monolayers. The high quality of the prepared NCs (CsPbBr3) was confirmed by amplified spontaneous emission with low thresholds. The versatility of this synthesis approach was demonstrated by synthesizing different perovskite NCs. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000387024200040 | Publication Date | 2016-09-30 | |
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| ISSN | 1433-7851 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 11.994 | Times cited | 549 | Open Access | Not_Open_Access |
| Notes | This work was supported by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science, Research, and Arts through the grant “Solar Technologies go Hybrid (SolTech)”, by the China Scholarship Council (Y.T.) and by the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung (L.P.). P.D. acknowledges support from the European Union through the award of a Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship. M.A. acknowledges the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey. S.B. acknowledges financial support from European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant #335078-COLOURATOMS). E.B. gratefully acknowledges financial support by the Flemish Fund for Scientific Research (FWO Vlaanderen).; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:yellow; preprint:; postprint:restricted ; pdfversion:cannot); | Approved |
Most recent IF: 11.994 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:138215 | Serial | 4327 | ||
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| Author | Geboes, B.; Ustarroz, J.; Sentosun, K.; Vanrompay, H.; Hubin, A.; Bals, S.; Breugelmans, T. | ||||
| Title | Electrochemical behavior of electrodeposited nanoporous Pt catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | ACS catalysis | Abbreviated Journal | Acs Catal |
| Volume | 6 | Issue | 6 | Pages | 5856-5864 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Nanoporous Pt based nanoparticles (NP's) are promising fuel cell catalysts due to their high surface area and increased electrocatalytic activity toward the ORR In this work a direct double-pulse electrodeposition procedure at room temperature is applied to obtain dendritic Pt structures (89 nm diameter) with a high level of porosity (ca. 25%) and nanopores of 2 nm protruding until the center of the NP's. The particle morphology is characterized using aberration corrected high angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM) and electron tomography (ET) combined with field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and macroscopic electrochemical measurements to assess their activity and stability toward the ORR. Macroscopic determination of the active surface area through hydrogen UPD measurements in combination with FESEM and ET showed that a considerable amount of the active sites inside the pores of the low overpotential NP's were accessible to oxygen species. As a result of this accessibility, up to a 9-fold enhancement of the Pt mass corrected ORR activity at 0.85 V vs RHE was observed at the highly porous structures. After successive potential cycling upward to 1.5 V vs RHE in a deaerated HClO4 solution a negative shift of 71 mV in half-wave potential occurred. This decrease in ORR activity could be correlated to the partial collapse of the nanopores, visible in both the EASA values and 3D ET reconstructions. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000382714000025 | Publication Date | 2016-07-18 | |
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| ISSN | 2155-5435 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 10.614 | Times cited | 48 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | ; The Quanta 250 FEG microscope of the Electron Microscopy for Material Science group at the University of Antwerp was funded by the Hercules foundation of the Flemish Government. The authors acknowledge financial support from the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek in Flanders (FWOAL708). S.B. acknowledges financial support from the European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant # 335078-COLOURATOMS). J.U. acknowledges funding from the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek in Flanders (FWO, postdoctoral grant 12I7816N). ; ecas_Sara | Approved |
Most recent IF: 10.614 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:135703 | Serial | 4302 | ||
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| Author | Verduyckt, J.; Van Hoof, M.; De Schouwer, F.; Wolberg, M.; Kurttepeli, M.; Eloy, P.; Gaigneaux, E.M.; Bals, S.; Kirschhock, C.E.A.; De Vos, D.E. | ||||
| Title | PdPb-catalyzed decarboxylation of proline to pyrrolidine : highly selective formation of a biobased amine in water | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | ACS catalysis | Abbreviated Journal | Acs Catal |
| Volume | 6 | Issue | 6 | Pages | 7303-7310 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Amino acids have huge potential as platform chemicals in the biobased industry. Pd-catalyzed decarboxylation is a very promising route for the valorization of these natural compounds derived from protein waste or fermentation. We report that the highly abundant and nonessential amino acid L-proline is very reactive in the Pd-catalyzed decarboxylation. Full conversions are obtained with Pd/C and different Pd/MeOx catalysts; this allowed the identification of the different side reactions and the mapping of the reaction network. Due to the high reactivity of pyrrolidine, the selectivity for pyrrolidine was initially low. By carefully modifying Pd/ZrO2 with Pb in a controlled manner-via two incipient wetness impregnation steps-the selectivity increased remarkably. Finally, a thorough investigation of the reaction parameters resulted in an increased activity of this modified catalyst and an even further enhanced selectivity under a low H-2 pressure of 4 bar at 235 degrees C in water. This results in a very selective and sustainable production route for the highly interesting pyrrolidine. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000387306100005 | Publication Date | 2016-09-16 | |
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| ISSN | 2155-5435 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 10.614 | Times cited | 27 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | ; J.V. and F.D.S. thank Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO) and Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology (IWT) for doctoral fellowships. D.D.V. acknowledges IWT and FWO for research project funding. D.D.V. and C.E.A.K. acknowledge the Flemish government for long-term structural funding through Methusalem. D.D.V. and S.B. acknowledge Belspo (IAP-PAI 7/05) for financial support. S.B. is grateful for funding by the European Research Council (ERC starting grant no. 335078-COLOURATOMS). The authors also thank the Department of Chemistry, University of Cologne, Germany for use of their XRD equipment. Finally, the assistance of Karel Duerinckx, Werner Wouters, Walter Vermandel, Ivo Stassen, Dries Jonckheere, Sabina Accardo and Bart Bueken with 11-1 NMR, pressure reactors, CO chemisorption, N<INF>2</INF> physisorption, SEM, gas phase FTIR and high-throughput XRD, respectively, is very much appreciated. ; ecas_Sara | Approved |
Most recent IF: 10.614 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:139171 | Serial | 4445 | ||
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| Author | Cooper, D.; Denneulin, T.; Bernier, N.; Béché, A.; Rouvière, J.-L. | ||||
| Title | Strain mapping of semiconductor specimens with nm-scale resolution in a transmission electron microscope | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Micron | Abbreviated Journal | Micron |
| Volume | 80 | Issue | 80 | Pages | 145-165 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | The last few years have seen a great deal of progress in the development of transmission electron microscopy based techniques for strain mapping. New techniques have appeared such as dark field electron holography and nanobeam diffraction and better known ones such as geometrical phase analysis have been improved by using aberration corrected ultra-stable modern electron microscopes. In this paper we apply dark field electron holography, the geometrical phase analysis of high angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy images, nanobeam diffraction and precession diffraction, all performed at the state-of-the-art to five different types of semiconductor samples. These include a simple calibration structure comprising 10-nm-thick SiGe layers to benchmark the techniques. A SiGe recessed source and drain device has been examined in order to test their capabilities on 2D structures. Devices that have been strained using a nitride stressor have been examined to test the sensitivity of the different techniques when applied to systems containing low values of deformation. To test the techniques on modern semiconductors, an electrically tested device grown on a SOI wafer has been examined. Finally a GaN/AlN superlattice was tested in order to assess the different methods of measuring deformation on specimens that do not have a perfect crystalline structure. The different deformation mapping techniques have been compared to one another and the strengths and weaknesses of each are discussed. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Oxford | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000366770100018 | Publication Date | 2015-09-15 | |
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| ISSN | 0968-4328 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 1.98 | Times cited | 50 | Open Access | |
| Notes | Approved |
Most recent IF: 1.98 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:136446 | Serial | 4401 | ||
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| Author | Abdullah, H.M.; Zarenia, M.; Bahlouli, H.; Peeters, F.M.; Van Duppen, B. | ||||
| Title | Gate tunable layer selectivity of transport in bilayer graphene nanostructures | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Europhysics letters | Abbreviated Journal | Epl-Europhys Lett |
| Volume | 113 | Issue | 113 | Pages | 17006 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Recently it was found that bilayer graphene may exhibit regions with and without van der Waals coupling between the two layers. We show that such structures can exhibit a strong layer selectivity when current flows through the coupled region and that this selectivity can be tuned by means of electrostatic gating. Analysing how this effect depends on the type of bilayer stacking, the potential on the gates and the smoothness of the boundary between the coupled and decoupled regions, we show that nearly perfect layer selectivity is achievable in these systems. This effect can be further used to realise a tunable layer switch. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000371479500024 | Publication Date | 2016-01-28 | |
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| ISSN | 0295-5075 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 1.957 | Times cited | 15 | Open Access | |
| Notes | HMA and HB acknowledge the support of the Saudi Center for Theoretical Physics (SCTP) for their generous support and the support of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals under physics research group projects RG1306-1 and RG01306-2. This work is supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) by a PhD grant (BVD) and a post-doctoral fellowship (MZ). | Approved |
Most recent IF: 1.957 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:131909 c:irua:131909 | Serial | 4037 | ||
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| Author | Heidari, H.; Rivero, G.; Idrissi, H.; Ramachandran, D.; Cakir, S.; Egoavil, R.; Kurttepeli, M.; Crabbé, A.C.; Hauffman, T.; Terryn, H.; Du Prez, F.; Schryvers, D. | ||||
| Title | Melamine–Formaldehyde Microcapsules: Micro- and Nanostructural Characterization with Electron Microscopy | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Microscopy and microanalysis | Abbreviated Journal | Microsc Microanal |
| Volume | 22 | Issue | 22 | Pages | 1222-1232 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | A systematic study has been carried out to compare the surface morphology, shell thickness, mechanical properties, and binding behavior of melamine–formaldehyde microcapsules of 5–30 μm diameter size with various amounts of core content by using scanning and transmission electron microscopy including electron tomography, in situ nanomechanical tensile testing, and electron energy-loss spectroscopy. It is found that porosities are present on the outside surface of the capsule shell, but not on the inner surface of the shell. Nanomechanical tensile tests on the capsule shells reveal that Young’s modulus of the shell material is higher than that of bulk melamine–formaldehyde and that the shells exhibit a larger fracture strain compared with the bulk. Core-loss elemental analysis of microcapsules embedded in epoxy indicates that during the curing process, the microcapsule-matrix interface remains uniform and the epoxy matrix penetrates into the surface micro-porosities of the capsule shells. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000393853100011 | Publication Date | 2016-12-21 | |
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| ISSN | 1431-9276 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 1.891 | Times cited | 2 | Open Access | |
| Notes | This work was supported by SIM vzw, Technologiepark 935, BE-9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium, within the InterPoCo project of the H-INT-S horizontal program. The authors are also thankful to Stijn Van den Broeck and Dr. Frederic Leroux for help in sample preparation and to S. Bals and J. Verbeeck for valuable discussions. H.I. acknowledges the IAP program of the Belgian State Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs, under Contract No. P7/21. | Approved |
Most recent IF: 1.891 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:138980 | Serial | 4333 | ||
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| Author | Chizhov, A.S.; Rumyantseva, M.N.; Vasiliev, R.B.; Filatova, D.G.; Drozdov, K.A.; Krylov, I.V.; Marchevsky, A.V.; Karakulina, O.M.; Abakumov, A.M.; Gaskov, A.M. | ||||
| Title | Visible light activation of room temperature NO2 gas sensors based on ZnO, SnO2 and In2O3 sensitized with CdSe quantum dots | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Thin solid films : an international journal on the science and technology of thin and thick films | Abbreviated Journal | Thin Solid Films |
| Volume | 618 | Issue | 618 | Pages | 253-262 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | This work reports the analysis of visible light activation of room temperature NO2 gas sensitivity of metal oxide semiconductors (MOS): blank and CdSe quantum dots (QDs) sensitized nanocrystallinematrixes ZnO, SnO2 and In2O3. Nanocrystalline metal oxides (MOx) ZnO, SnO2, In2O3 were synthesized by the precipitation method. Colloidal CdSe QDs were obtained by high temperature colloidal synthesis. Sensitization was effectuated by direct adsorption of CdSe QDs stabilized with oleic acid on MOx surface. The role of illumination consists in generation of electrons, which can be transferred into MOx conduction band, and holes that can recombine with the electrons previously trapped by the chemisorbed acceptor species and thus activate desorption of analyte molecules. Under green light illumination for blank SnO2 and In2O3 matrixes the indirect consequential mechanism for the generation of holes is proposed. Anothermechanismis realized in the presence of CdSe QDs. In this case the electron-hole pair is generated in the CdSe quantum dot. Sensor measurements demonstrated that synthesizedmaterials can be used for NO2 detection under visible (green) light illumination at room temperature without any thermal heating. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000389164400005 | Publication Date | 2016-09-18 | |
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| ISSN | 0040-6090 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 1.879 | Times cited | 19 | Open Access | |
| Notes | The work was financially supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research grant no. 15-03-03026. | Approved |
Most recent IF: 1.879 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:138598 | Serial | 4321 | ||
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| Author | Azadi, H.; Akbar Barati, A.; Rafiaani, P.; Raufirad, V.; Zarafshani, K.; Mamoorian, M.; Van Passel, S.; Lebailly, P. | ||||
| Title | Agricultural land conversion drivers in Northeast Iran : application of structural equation model | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Applied Spatial Analysis And Policy | Abbreviated Journal | Appl Spat Anal Polic |
| Volume | 9 | Issue | 4 | Pages | 591-609 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM) | ||||
| Abstract | Identifying driving forces behind agricultural land conversion (ALC) remains one of the most difficult challenges that agricultural and environmental scientists must continually deal with. The difficulty emerges from the fact that in ALC, multiple actions and interactions between different factors (i.e., economic, political, environmental, biophysical, institutional, and cultural) exist and make it difficult to understand the function of the processes behind the changes. The phenomenon of ALC in different countries is varied in terms of intensity, trends and drivers. The main goal of this study was to understand these drivers in Northeast Iran through applying structural equation model (SEM). Using multi-stage stratified random sampling, 101 executive officers participated in the study. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire. A multi-stakeholder analysis and a mixed-method (qualitative and quantitative) approach were applied. Results revealed that not only from the policy makers perspective but also based on the SEM, economic, political, technological, social and environmental factors should respectively be the five major drivers of ALC. The results also showed that among other drivers, more profitability of non-agriculture sectors, excessive rising of land prices, farmers income instability, land fragmentation, urban sprawl and inheritance laws are the main six causes of ALC. Hence, it can be concluded that policy-makers and planners need to take these drivers and subsidiaries more into consideration in order to properly respond to ALC. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000387410900008 | Publication Date | 2015-06-04 | |
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| ISSN | 1874-463x | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 1.825 | Times cited | 6 | Open Access | |
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Most recent IF: 1.825 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:136749 | Serial | 6148 | ||
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| Author | Zarafshani, K.; Sharafi, L.; Azadi, H.; Van Passel, S. | ||||
| Title | Vulnerability assessment models to drought : toward a conceptual framework | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Sustainability | Abbreviated Journal | Sustainability-Basel |
| Volume | 8 | Issue | 6 | Pages | 1-21 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM) | ||||
| Abstract | Drought is regarded as a slow-onset natural disaster that causes inevitable damage to water resources and to farm life. Currently, crisis management is the basis of drought mitigation plans, however, thus far studies indicate that effective drought management strategies are based on risk management. As a primary tool in mitigating the impact of drought, vulnerability assessment can be used as a benchmark in drought mitigation plans and to enhance farmers ability to cope with drought. Moreover, literature pertaining to drought has focused extensively on its impact, only awarding limited attention to vulnerability assessment as a tool. Therefore, the main purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual framework for designing a vulnerability model in order to assess farmers level of vulnerability before, during and after the onset of drought. Use of this developed drought vulnerability model would aid disaster relief workers by enhancing the adaptive capacity of farmers when facing the impacts of drought. The paper starts with the definition of vulnerability and outlines different frameworks on vulnerability developed thus far. It then identifies various approaches of vulnerability assessment and finally offers the most appropriate model. The paper concludes that the introduced model can guide drought mitigation programs in countries that are impacted the most by drought. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000378776800084 | Publication Date | 2016-06-23 | |
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| ISSN | 2071-1050 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 1.789 | Times cited | 15 | Open Access | |
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Most recent IF: 1.789 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:134331 | Serial | 6278 | ||
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| Author | Ekimov, E.A.; Kudryavtsev, O.S.; Turner, S.; Korneychuk, S.; Sirotinkin, V.P.; Dolenko, T.A.; Vervald, A.M.; Vlasov, I.I. | ||||
| Title | The effect of molecular structure of organic compound on the direct high-pressure synthesis of boron-doped nanodiamond: Effect of organic compound on synthesis of boron-doped nanodiamond | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physica status solidi : A : applications and materials science | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Status Solidi A |
| Volume | 213 | Issue | 213 | Pages | 2582-2589 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Evolution of crystalline phases with temperature has been studied in materials produced by high-pressure high-temperature treatment of 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane dimer (9BBN), triphenylborane and trimesitylborane. The boron-doped diamond nanoparticles with a size below 10 nm were obtained at 8–9 GPa and temperatures 970–1250 °C from 9BBN only. Bridged structure and the presence of boron atom in the carbon cycle of 9BBN were revealed to be a key point for the direct synthesis of doped diamond nanocrystals. The diffusional transformation of the disordered carbon phase is suggested to be the main mechanism of the nanodiamond formation from 9BBN in the temperature range of 970–1400 °C. Aqueous suspensions of primary boron-doped diamond nanocrystals were prepared upon removal of non-diamond phases that opens wide opportunities for application of this new nanomaterial in electronics and biotechnologies. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000388321500006 | Publication Date | 2016-07-04 | |
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| ISSN | 1862-6300 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 1.775 | Times cited | 8 | Open Access | |
| Notes | Approved |
Most recent IF: 1.775 | |||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:135175 | Serial | 4120 | ||
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| Author | Sankaran, K.J.; Hoang, D.Q.; Srinivasu, K.; Korneychuk, S.; Turner, S.; Drijkoningen, S.; Pobedinskas, P.; Verbeeck, J.; Leou, K.C.; Lin, I.N.; Haenen, K. | ||||
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| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physica status solidi : A : applications and materials science | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Status Solidi A |
| Volume | 213 | Issue | 10 | Pages | 2654-2661 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Utilization of Au and nanocrystalline diamond ( NCD) as interlayers noticeably modifies the microstructure and field electron emission ( FEE) properties of hexagonal boron nitride nanowalls ( hBNNWs) grown on Si substrates. The FEE properties of hBNNWs on Au could be turned on at a low turn-on field of 14.3V mu m(-1), attaining FEE current density of 2.58mAcm(-2) and life-time stability of 105 min. Transmission electron microscopy reveals that the Au-interlayer nucleates the hBN directly, preventing the formation of amorphous boron nitride ( aBN) in the interface, resulting in enhanced FEE properties. But Au forms as droplets on the Si substrate forming again aBN at the interface. Conversely, hBNNWs on NCD shows superior in life-time stability of 287 min although it possesses inferior FEE properties in terms of larger turn-on field and lower FEE current density as compared to that of hBNNWs-Au. The uniform and continuous NCD film on Si also circumvents the formation of aBN phases and allows hBN to grow directly on NCD. Incorporation of carbon in hBNNWs from the NCD-interlayer improves the conductivity of hBNNWs, which assists in transporting the electrons efficiently from NCD to hBNNWs that results in better field emission of electrons with high life-time stability. (C) 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000388321500017 | Publication Date | 2016-09-27 | |
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| ISSN | 1862-6300 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 1.775 | Times cited | 5 | Open Access | |
| Notes | The authors like to thank the financial support of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) via Research Projects G.0456.12 and G.0044.13N, the Methusalem “NANO” network. K. J. Sankaran, P. Pobedinskas, and S. Turner are FWO Postdoctoral Fellows of the Research Foundations Flanders (FWO). | Approved |
Most recent IF: 1.775 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144644UA @ admin @ c:irua:144644 | Serial | 4655 | ||
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| Author | Ramachandran, D.; Egoavil, R.; Crabbe, A.; Hauffman, T.; Abakumov, A.; Verbeeck, J.; Vandendael, I.; Terryn, H.; Schryvers, D. | ||||
| Title | TEM and AES investigations of the natural surface nano-oxide layer of an AISI 316L stainless steel microfibre | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Journal of microscopy | Abbreviated Journal | J Microsc-Oxford |
| Volume | 264 | Issue | 264 | Pages | 207-214 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | The chemical composition, nanostructure and electronic structure of nanosized oxide scales naturally formed on the surface of AISI 316L stainless steel microfibres used for strengthening of composite materials have been characterised using a combination of scanning and transmission electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray, electron energy loss and Auger spectroscopy. The analysis reveals the presence of three sublayers within the total surface oxide scale of 5.0-6.7 nm thick: an outer oxide layer rich in a mixture of FeO.Fe2 O3 , an intermediate layer rich in Cr2 O3 with a mixture of FeO.Fe2 O3 and an inner oxide layer rich in nickel. | ||||
| Address | Electron Microscopy for Materials Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium | ||||
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| Language | English | Wos | 000385944300009 | Publication Date | 2016-06-17 |
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| ISSN | 0022-2720 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 1.692 | Times cited | 12 | Open Access | |
| Notes | This work was supported by SIM vzw, Technologiepark 935, BE-9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium, within the InterPoCo project of the H-INT-S horizontal program. The authors are also thankful to Stijn Van den Broeck for help in FIB sample preparation, to Hamed Heidari for useful comments and to the N.V. Bekaert S.A. company for providing the microfibres. RE acknowledges funding by the European Union Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7) grant nr NMP3-LA-2010-246102 IFOX. | Approved |
Most recent IF: 1.692 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:134087 | Serial | 4096 | ||
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| Author | Michel, K.H.; Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Static flexural modes and piezoelectricity in 2D and layered crystals | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physica status solidi: B: basic research | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Status Solidi B |
| Volume | 253 | Issue | 253 | Pages | 2311-2315 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Piezo- and flexoelectricity are manifestations of electromechanical coupling in solids with potential applications in nanoscale materials. Naumov etal. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 217601 (2009)] have shown by first principles calculations that a monolayer BN sheet becomes macroscopically polarized in-plane when in a corrugated state. Here, we investigate the interplay of layer corrugation and in-plane polarization by atomistic lattice dynamics. We treat the coupling between static flexural modes and in-plane atomic ion displacements as an anharmonic effect, similar to the membrane effect that is at the origin of negative thermal expansion in layered crystals. We have derived analytical expressions for the corrugation-induced static in-plane strains and the optical displacements with the resulting polarization response functions. Beyond h-BN, the theory applies to transition metal dichalcogenides and dioxides. Numerical calculations show that the effects are considerably stronger for 2D h-BN than for 2H-MoS2. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Berlin | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000390339000002 | Publication Date | 2016-10-21 | |
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| ISSN | 0370-1972 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 1.674 | Times cited | 5 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; The authors acknowledge useful discussions with L. Wirtz, A. Molina-Sanchez, and C. Sevik. This work was supported by the ESF-Eurographene project CONGRAN, and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; | Approved |
Most recent IF: 1.674 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:140309 | Serial | 4462 | ||
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