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Bittencourt, C.; Ke, X.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Tagmatarchis, N.; Guttmann, P. |
Title |
NEXAFS spectromicroscopy of suspended carbon nanohorns |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Chemical physics letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Chem Phys Lett |
Volume |
587 |
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85-87 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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We demonstrate that near-edge X-ray-absorption fine-structure spectroscopy combined with full-field transmission X-ray microscopy can be used to study the electronic structure of suspended carbon nanohorns. Based on reports of electronic structure calculations additional spectral features observed in the π region of the NEXAFS spectrum recorded on the carbon nanohorns were associated to the presence of the pentagonal rings and the folding of the graphene sheet. |
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Amsterdam |
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2013-09-18 |
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0009-2614; |
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Impact Factor |
1.815 |
Times cited |
4 |
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Fp7; Countatoms; |
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Most recent IF: 1.815; 2013 IF: 1.991 |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:111592 |
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2339 |
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Bittencourt, C.; Ke, X.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Thiess, S.; Drube, W.; Ghijsen, J.; Ewels, C.P. |
Title |
Study of the interaction between copper and carbon nanotubes |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2012 |
Publication |
Chemical physics letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Chem Phys Lett |
Volume |
535 |
Issue |
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Pages |
80-83 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Copper deposited by thermal evaporation onto pristine and oxygen plasma treated carbon nanotubes (CNTs) diffuse over the CNT surface, coalescing and forming crystalline islands. The nucleation sites of the islands are preferentially defects, and more homogeneous island dispersion was observed at the CNT oxygen functionalized surface. The presence of weakly bound oxygen atoms at the CNT surface induces the formation of CuO bonds at the Cu/CNT interface, as described through density functional calculations. Exposure to air allows further oxidation to facetted crystalline Cu2O. Oxygen plasma pre-treatment represents a promising route for homogenous disperse Cu2O nanoparticle decoration of CNTs. |
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Amsterdam |
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000303437900015 |
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2012-03-21 |
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0009-2614; |
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Impact Factor |
1.815 |
Times cited |
27 |
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Most recent IF: 1.815; 2012 IF: 2.145 |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:97704 |
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3336 |
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Brito, B.G.A.; Hai, G.-Q.; Teixeira Rabelo, J.N.; Cândido, L. |
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A quantum Monte Carlo study on electron correlation in all-metal aromatic clusters MAl4 – (M = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cu, Ag and Au) |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Chem Chem Phys |
Volume |
16 |
Issue |
18 |
Pages |
8639-8645 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Using fixed-node diffusion quantum Monte Carlo (FN-DMC) simulation we investigate the electron correlation in all-metal aromatic clusters MAl4- (with M = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cu, Ag and Au). The electron detachment energies and electron affinities of the clusters are obtained. The vertical electron detachment energies obtained from the FN-DMC calculations are in very good agreement with the available experimental results. Calculations are also performed within the Hartree-Fock approximation, density-functional theory (DFT), and the couple-cluster (CCSD(T)) method. From the obtained results, we analyse the impact of the electron correlation effects in these bimetallic clusters and find that the correlation of the valence electrons contributes significantly to the detachment energies and electron affinities, varying between 20% and 50% of their total values. Furthermore, we discuss the electron correlation effects on the stability of the clusters as well as the accuracy of the DFT and CCSD(T) calculations in the present systems. |
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Cambridge |
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000334602900052 |
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2014-03-21 |
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1463-9076;1463-9084; |
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Impact Factor |
4.123 |
Times cited |
10 |
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; This research was supported by CNPq, FAPESP and FAPEG (Brazil). ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.123; 2014 IF: 4.493 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:117247 |
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2781 |
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Cai, Z.L.; Martin, J.M.L.; François, J.P.; Gijbels, R. |
Title |
Ab initio study of the X2\Sigma+ and A 2\Pi states of the SiN radical |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
1996 |
Publication |
Chemical physics letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Chem Phys Lett |
Volume |
252 |
Issue |
5/6 |
Pages |
398-404 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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The equilibrium bond length, harmonic frequency, first and second order anharmonicity constants, rotational and centrifugal distortion constants, as well as the rotation-vibrational and centrifugal coupling constants for the ground X(2) Sigma(+) and first excited A(2) Pi states of the SiN radical have been calculated at the complete active space SCF (CASSCF), multireference CI (MRCI) and coupled cluster (CCSD(T)) levels using Dunning's correlation-consistent basis sets. The excitation energy of the A(2) Pi State has also been computed at these theoretical levels. Dipole moments of SiN in the X(2) Sigma(+) and A(2) Pi states are given. Our study shows that core correlation must be considered in order to obtain satisfactory accuracy for the spectroscopic constants. |
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2003-05-12 |
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0009-2614; |
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Impact Factor |
1.897 |
Times cited |
28 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:12328 |
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40 |
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Çakir, D.; Kecik, D.; Sahin, H.; Durgun, E.; Peeters, F.M. |
Title |
Realization of a p-n junction in a single layer boron-phosphide |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Chem Chem Phys |
Volume |
17 |
Issue |
17 |
Pages |
13013-13020 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted growing interest due to their potential use in the next generation of nanoelectronic and optoelectronic applications. On the basis of first-principles calculations based on density functional theory, we first investigate the electronic and mechanical properties of single layer boron phosphide (h-BP). Our calculations show that h-BP is a mechanically stable 2D material with a direct band gap of 0.9 eV at the K-point, promising for both electronic and optoelectronic applications. We next investigate the electron transport properties of a p-n junction constructed from single layer boron phosphide (h-BP) using the non-equilibrium Green's function formalism. The n-and p-type doping of BP are achieved by substitutional doping of B with C and P with Si, respectively. C(Si) substitutional doping creates donor (acceptor) states close to the conduction (valence) band edge of BP, which are essential to construct an efficient p-n junction. By modifying the structure and doping concentration, it is possible to tune the electronic and transport properties of the p-n junction which exhibits not only diode characteristics with a large current rectification but also negative differential resistance (NDR). The degree of NDR can be easily tuned via device engineering. |
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Cambridge |
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000354195300065 |
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2015-04-16 |
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1463-9076;1463-9084; |
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Impact Factor |
4.123 |
Times cited |
104 |
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; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish government and the Bilateral program FWO-TUBITAK (under the Project No. 113T050) between Flanders and Turkey. Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure), and HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA) a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC), which is funded by the Hercules foundation. D.C. is supported by a FWO Pegasus-short Marie Curie Fellowship. H.S. is supported by a FWO Pegasus Marie Curie-long Fellowship. E.D. acknowledges support from Bilim Akademisi – The Science Academy, Turkey under the BAGEP program. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.123; 2015 IF: 4.493 |
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c:irua:126394 |
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2835 |
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Çakir, D.; Peeters, F.M. |
Title |
Fluorographane : a promising material for bipolar doping of MoS2 |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Chem Chem Phys |
Volume |
17 |
Issue |
17 |
Pages |
27636-27641 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Using first principles calculations we investigate the structural and electronic properties of interfaces between fluorographane and MoS2. Unsymmetrical functionalization of graphene with H and F results in an intrinsic dipole moment perpendicular to the plane of the buckled graphene skeleton. Depending on the orientation of this dipole moment, the electronic properties of a physically absorbed MoS2 monolayer can be switched from n-to p-type or vice versa. We show that one can realize vanishing n-type/p-type Schottky barrier heights when contacting MoS2 to fluorographane. By applying a perpendicular electric field, the size of the Schottky barrier and the degree of doping can be tuned. Our calculations indicate that a fluorographane monolayer is a promising candidate for bipolar doping of MoS2, which is vital in the design of novel technological applications based on two-dimensional materials. |
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Cambridge |
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000363193800043 |
Publication Date |
2015-09-25 |
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1463-9076 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
4.123 |
Times cited |
7 |
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; 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 (TRGrid e-Infrastructure), and HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA) a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC), which is funded by the Hercules foundation. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.123; 2015 IF: 4.493 |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:129477 |
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4182 |
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Çakir, D.; Sahin, H.; Peeters, F.M. |
Title |
Doping of rhenium disulfide monolayers : a systematic first principles study |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Chem Chem Phys |
Volume |
16 |
Issue |
31 |
Pages |
16771-16779 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
Abstract |
The absence of a direct-to-indirect band gap transition in ReS2 when going from the monolayer to bulk makes it special among the other semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides. The functionalization of this promising layered material emerges as a necessity for the next generation technological applications. Here, the structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of substitutionally doped ReS2 monolayers at either the S or Re site were systematically studied by using first principles density functional calculations. We found that substitutional doping of ReS2 depends sensitively on the growth conditions of ReS2. Among the large number of non-metallic atoms, namely H, B, C, Se, Te, F, Br, Cl, As, P. and N, we identified the most promising candidates for n-type and p-type doping of ReS2. While Cl is an ideal candidate for n-type doping, P appears to be the most promising candidate for p-type doping of the ReS2 monolayer. We also investigated the doping of ReS2 with metal atoms, namely Mo, W, Ti, V. Cr, Co, Fe, Mn, Ni, Cu, Nb, Zn, Ru, Os and Pt. Mo, Nb, Ti, and V atoms are found to be easily incorporated in a single layer of ReS2 as substitutional impurities at the Re site for all growth conditions considered in this work. Tuning chemical potentials of dopant atoms energetically makes it possible to dope ReS2 with Fe, Co, Cr, Mn, W, Ru, and Os at the Re site. We observe a robust trend for the magnetic moments when substituting a Re atom with metal atoms such that depending on the electronic configuration of dopant atoms, the net magnetic moment of the doped ReS2 becomes either 0 or 1 mu(B). Among the metallic dopants, Mo is the best candidate for p-type doping of ReS2 owing to its favorable energetics and promising electronic properties. |
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2014-07-02 |
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1463-9076;1463-9084; |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
4.123 |
Times cited |
58 |
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Notes |
; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI) 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), and HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA) a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC), which is funded by the Hercules foundation. H.S. is supported by a FWO Pegasus-long Marie Curie Fellowship. D.C. is supported by a FWO Pegasus-short Marie Curie Fellowship. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.123; 2014 IF: 4.493 |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:118742 |
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752 |
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Calizzi, M.; Venturi, F.; Ponthieu, M.; Cuevas, F.; Morandi, V.; Perkisas, T.; Bals, S.; Pasquini, L. |
Title |
Gas-phase synthesis of Mg-Ti nanoparticles for solid-state hydrogen storage |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2016 |
Publication |
Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Chem Chem Phys |
Volume |
18 |
Issue |
18 |
Pages |
141-148 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Mg-Ti nanostructured samples with different Ti contents were prepared via compaction of nanoparticles grown by inert gas condensation with independent Mg and Ti vapour sources. The growth set-up offered the option to perform in situ hydrogen absorption before compaction. Structural and morphological characterisation was carried out by X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive spectroscopy and electron microscopy. The formation of an extended metastable solid solution of Ti in hcp Mg was detected up to 15 at% Ti in the as-grown nanoparticles, while after in situ hydrogen absorption, phase separation between MgH2 and TiH2 was observed. At a Ti content of 22 at%, a metastable Mg-Ti-H fcc phase was observed after in situ hydrogen absorption. The co-evaporation of Mg and Ti inhibited nanoparticle coalescence and crystallite growth in comparison with the evaporation of Mg only. In situ hydrogen absorption was beneficial to subsequent hydrogen behaviour, studied by high pressure differential scanning calorimetry and isothermal kinetics. A transformed fraction of 90% was reached within 100 s at 300 degrees C during both hydrogen absorption and desorption. The enthalpy of hydride formation was not observed to differ from bulk MgH2. |
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Cambridge |
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000368755500014 |
Publication Date |
2015-11-05 |
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1463-9076 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
4.123 |
Times cited |
31 |
Open Access |
Not_Open_Access |
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; Part of this work was supported by the COST Action MP1103 “Nanostructured materials for solid-state hydrogen storage”. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.123 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:131589 |
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4184 |
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Chaney, G.; Cakir, D.; Peeters, F.M.; Ataca, C. |
Title |
Stability of adsorption of Mg and Na on sulfur-functionalized MXenes |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2021 |
Publication |
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Chem Chem Phys |
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23 |
Issue |
44 |
Pages |
25424-25433 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Two-dimensional materials composed of transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) are poised to revolutionize energy conversion and storage. In this work, we used density functional theory (DFT) to investigate the adsorption of Mg and Na adatoms on five M2CS2 monolayers (where M = Mo, Nb, Ti, V, and Zr) for battery applications. We assessed the stability of the adatom (i.e. Na and Mg)-monolayer systems by calculating adsorption and formation energies, as well as voltages as a function of surface coverage. For instance, we found that Mo2CS2 cannot support a full layer of Na nor even a single Mg atom. Na and Mg exhibit the strongest binding on Zr2CS2, followed by Ti2CS2, Nb2CS2 and V2CS2. Using the nudged elastic band method (NEB), we computed promising diffusion barriers for both dilute and nearly full ion surface coverage cases. In the dilute ion adsorption case, a single Mg and Na atom on Ti2CS2 experience similar to 0.47 eV and similar to 0.10 eV diffusion barriers between the lowest energy sites, respectively. For a nearly full surface coverage, a Na ion moving on Ti2CS2 experiences a similar to 0.33 eV energy barrier, implying a concentration-dependent diffusion barrier. Our molecular dynamics results indicate that the three (one) layers (layer) of the Mg (Na) ion on both surfaces of Ti2CS2 remain stable at T = 300 K. While, according to voltage calculations, Zr2CS2 can store Na up to three atomic layers, our MD simulations predict that the outermost layers detach from the Zr2CS2 monolayer due to the weak interaction between Na ions and the monolayer. This suggests that MD simulations are essential to confirm the stability of an ion-electrode system – an insight that is mostly absent in previous studies. |
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2021-10-22 |
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1463-9076; 1463-9084 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
4.123 |
Times cited |
7 |
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Not_Open_Access |
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Most recent IF: 4.123 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:184075 |
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7020 |
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Colomer, J.-F.; Benoit, J.-M.; Stephan, C.; Lefrant, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Nagy, J.B. |
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Characterization of single-wall carbon nanotubes produced by CCVD method |
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A1 Journal article |
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2001 |
Publication |
Chemical physics letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Chem Phys Lett |
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345 |
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11-17 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Amsterdam |
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000171066300003 |
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2002-07-25 |
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0009-2614; |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
1.815 |
Times cited |
45 |
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Most recent IF: 1.815; 2001 IF: 2.364 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:54775 |
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332 |
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Colomer, J.F.; Stephan, C.; Lefrant, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Willems, I.; Konya, Z.; Fonseca, A.; Laurent, C.; Nagy, J.B. |
Title |
Large-scale synthesis of single-wall carbon nanotubes by catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) method |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2000 |
Publication |
Chemical physics letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Chem Phys Lett |
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317 |
Issue |
1-2 |
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83-89 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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The large-scale production of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) is reported. Large quantities of SWNTs can be synthesised by catalytic decomposition of methane over well-dispersed metal particles supported on MgO at 1000 degrees C. The thus produced SWNTs can be separated easily from the support by a simple acidic treatment to obtain a product with high yields (70-80%) of SWNTs. Because the typical synthesis time is 10 min, 1 g of SWNTs can be synthesised per day by this method. The SWNTs are characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and by Raman spectroscopy, showing the quality and the quantity of products. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Amsterdam |
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2002-07-26 |
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0009-2614; |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
1.815 |
Times cited |
344 |
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Most recent IF: 1.815; 2000 IF: 2.364 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:103957 |
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1782 |
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Dabaghmanesh, S.; Neek-Amal, M.; Partoens, B.; Neyts, E.C. |
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The formation of Cr2O3 nanoclusters over graphene sheet and carbon nanotubes |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Chemical physics letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Chem Phys Lett |
Volume |
687 |
Issue |
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188-193 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Amsterdam |
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000412453700030 |
Publication Date |
2017-09-06 |
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0009-2614 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
1.815 |
Times cited |
2 |
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Not_Open_Access: Available from 01.11.2019
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; 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 computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum (VSC) and the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp. ; |
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Most recent IF: 1.815 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:146646 |
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4795 |
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Dabaghmanesh, S.; Neyts, E.C.; Partoens, B. |
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van der Waals density functionals applied to corundum-type sesquioxides : bulk properties and adsorption of CH3 and C6H6 on (0001) surfaces |
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A1 Journal article |
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2016 |
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Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
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Phys Chem Chem Phys |
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18 |
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18 |
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23139-23146 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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van der Waals (vdW) forces play an important role in the adsorption of molecules on the surface of solids. However, the choice of the most suitable vdW functional for different systems is an essential problem which must be addressed for different systems. The lack of a systematic study on the performance of the vdW functionals in the bulk and adsorption properties of metal-oxides motivated us to examine different vdW approaches and compute the bulk and molecular adsorption properties of alpha-Cr2O3, alpha-Fe2O3, and alpha-Al2O3. For the bulk properties, we compared our results for the heat of formation, cohesive energy, lattice parameters and bond distances between the different vdW functionals and available experimental data. Next we studied the adsorption of benzene and CH3 molecules on top of different oxide surfaces. We employed different approximations to exchange and correlation within DFT, namely, the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof (PBE) GGA, (PBE)+U, and vdW density functionals [ DFT(vdW-DF/DF2/optPBE/optB86b/optB88)+U] as well as DFT-D2/D3(+U) methods of Grimme for the bulk calculations and optB86b-vdW(+U) and DFT-D2(+U) for the adsorption energy calculations. Our results highlight the importance of vdW interactions not only in the adsorption of molecules, but importantly also for the bulk properties. Although the vdW contribution in the adsorption of CH3 (as a chemisorption interaction) is less important compared to the adsorption of benzene (as a physisorption interaction), this contribution is not negligible. Also adsorption of benzene on ferryl/chromyl terminated surfaces shows an important chemisorption contribution in which the vdW interactions become less significant. |
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Cambridge |
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2016-07-27 |
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1463-9076; 1463-9084 |
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4.123 |
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6 |
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; This work was supported by the Strategic Initiative Materials in Flanders (SIM). The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum (VSC) and the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.123 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:135701 |
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4311 |
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Dabaghmanesh, S.; Sarmadian, N.; Neyts, E.C.; Partoens, B. |
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A first principles study of p-type defects in LaCrO3 |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
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Phys Chem Chem Phys |
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19 |
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34 |
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22870-22876 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Recently, Sr-doped LaCrO3 has been experimentally introduced as a new p-type transparent conducting oxide. It is demonstrated that substituting Sr for La results in inducing p-type conductivity in LaCrO3. Performing first principles calculations we study the electronic structure and formation energy of various point defects in LaCrO3. Our results for the formation energies show that in addition to Sr, two more divalent defects, Ca and Ba, substituting for La in LaCrO3, behave as shallow acceptors in line with previous experimental reports. We further demonstrate that under oxygen-poor growth conditions, these shallow acceptors will be compensated by intrinsic donor-like defects (an oxygen vacancy and Cr on an oxygen site), but in the oxygen-rich growth regime the shallow acceptors have the lowest formation energies between all considered defects and will lead to p-type conductivity. |
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Cambridge |
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2017-08-01 |
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1463-9076; 1463-9084 |
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4.123 |
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16 |
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; 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 computational resources and services were provided by the Flemish Supercomputer Center and the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), both funded by the FWO-Vlaanderen and the Flemish Government. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.123 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145621 |
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4735 |
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Dabral, A.; Lu, A.K.A.; Chiappe, D.; Houssa, M.; Pourtois, G. |
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A systematic study of various 2D materials in the light of defect formation and oxidation |
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A1 Journal article |
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2019 |
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Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
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Phys Chem Chem Phys |
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21 |
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3 |
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1089-1099 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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The thermodynamic aspects of various 2D materials are explored using Density Functional Theory (DFT). Various metal chalcogenides (MX2, M = metal, chalcogen X = S, Se, Te) are investigated with respect to their interaction and stability under different ambient conditions met in the integration process of a transistor device. Their interaction with high- dielectrics is also addressed, in order to assess their possible integration in Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) field effect transistors. 2D materials show promise for high performance nanoelectronic devices, but the presence of defects (vacancies, grain boundaries,...) can significantly impact their electronic properties. To assess the impact of defects, their enthalpies of formation and their signature levels in the density of states have been studied. We find, consistently with literature reports, that chalcogen vacancies are the most likely source of defects. It is shown that while pristine 2D materials are in general stable whenever set in contact with different ambient atmospheres, the presence of defective sites affects the electronic properties of the 2D materials to varying degrees. We observe that all the 2D materials studied in the present work show strong reactivity towards radical oxygen plasma treatments while reactivity towards other common gas phase chemical such as O-2 and H2O and groups present at the high- surface varies significantly between species. While energy band-gaps, effective masses and contact resistivities are key criteria in selection of 2D materials for scaled CMOS and tunneling based devices, the phase and ambient stabilities might also play a very important role in the development of reliable nanoelectronic applications. |
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2018-12-19 |
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1463-9076; 1463-9084 |
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4.123 |
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1 |
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Not_Open_Access |
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Most recent IF: 4.123 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:156715 |
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5267 |
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de Aquino, B.R.H.; Ghorbanfekr-Kalashami, H.; Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Ionized water confined in graphene nanochannels |
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A1 Journal article |
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2019 |
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Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
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Phys Chem Chem Phys |
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21 |
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18 |
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9285-9295 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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When confined between graphene layers, water behaves differently from the bulk and exhibits unusual properties such as fast water flow and ordering into a crystal. The hydrogen-bonded network is affected by the limited space and by the characteristics of the confining walls. The presence of an extraordinary number of hydronium and hydroxide ions in narrow channels has the following effects: (i) they affect water permeation through the channel, (ii) they may interact with functional groups on the graphene oxide surface and on the edges, and (iii) they change the thermochemistry of water, which are fundamentally important to understand, especially when confined water is subjected to an external electric field. Here we study the physical properties of water when confined between two graphene sheets and containing hydronium and hydroxide. We found that: (i) there is a disruption in the solvation structure of the ions, which is also affected by the layered structure of confined water, (ii) hydronium and hydroxide occupy specific regions inside the nanochannel, with a prevalence of hydronium (hydroxide) ions at the edges (interior), and (iii) ions recombine more slowly in confined systems than in bulk water, with the recombination process depending on the channel height and commensurability between the size of the molecules and the nanochannel height – a decay of 20% (40%) in the number of ions in 8 ps is observed for a channel height of h = 7 angstrom (bulk water). Our work reveals distinctive properties of water confined in a nanocapillary in the presence of additional hydronium and hydroxide ions. |
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2019-03-22 |
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1463-9076; 1463-9084 |
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4.123 |
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10 |
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; This work was supported by the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem programe. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.123 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:161377 |
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5419 |
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De Dobbelaere, C.; Lourdes Calzada, M.; Bretos, I.; Jimenez, R.; Ricote, J.; Hadermann, J.; Hardy, A.; Van Bael, M.K. |
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Gaining new insight into low-temperature aqueous photochemical solution deposited ferroelectric PbTiO3 films |
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A1 Journal article |
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2016 |
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Materials chemistry and physics |
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Mater Chem Phys |
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174 |
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28-40 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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The nature of the low-temperature photochemical assisted formation process of ferroelectric lead titanate (PbTiO3) films is studied in the present work. Films are obtained by the deposition of an aqueous solution containing citric acid based (citrato) metal ion complexes with intrinsic UV activity. This UV activity is crucial for the aqueous photochemical solution deposition (aqueous PCSD) route being used. UV irradiation enhances the early decomposition of organics and results in improved electrical properties for the crystalline oxide film, even if the film is crystallized at low temperature. GATR-FTIR shows that UV irradiation promotes the decomposition of organic precursor components, resulting in homogeneous films if applied in the right temperature window during film processing. The organic content, morphology and crystallinity of the irradiated films, achieved at different processing atmospheres and temperatures, is studied and eventually correlated to the functional behavior of the obtained films. This is an important issue, as crystalline films obtained at low temperatures often lack ferroelectric responses. In this work, the film prepared in pure oxygen at the very low temperature of 400 degrees C and after an optimized UV treatment presents a significant remanent polarization value of P-r = 8.8 mu C cm(-2). This value is attributed to the better crystallinity, the larger grain size and the reduced porosity obtained thanks to the early film crystallization effectively achieved through the UV treatment in oxygen. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Lausanne |
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000373865700005 |
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2016-03-16 |
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0254-0584 |
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Impact Factor |
2.084 |
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4 |
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Most recent IF: 2.084 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144729 |
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4659 |
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Demirkol, Ö.; Sevik, C.; Demiroğlu, I. |
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First principles assessment of the phase stability and transition mechanisms of designated crystal structures of pristine and Janus transition metal dichalcogenides |
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A1 Journal article |
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2022 |
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Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
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Phys Chem Chem Phys |
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24 |
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12 |
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7430-7441 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Two-dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs) possessing extraordinary physical properties at reduced dimensionality have attracted interest due to their promise in electronic and optical device applications. However, TMD monolayers can show a broad range of different properties depending on their crystal phase; for example, H phases are usually semiconductors, while the T phases are metallic. Thus, controlling phase transitions has become critical for device applications. In this study, the energetically low-lying crystal structures of pristine and Janus TMDs are investigated by using ab initio Nudged Elastic Band and molecular dynamics simulations to provide a general explanation for their phase stability and transition properties. Across all materials investigated, the T phase is found to be the least stable and the H phase is the most stable except for WTe2, while the T' and T '' phases change places according to the TMD material. The transition energy barriers are found to be large enough to hint that even the higher energy phases are unlikely to undergo a phase transition to a more stable phase if they can be achieved except for the least stable T phase, which has zero barrier towards the T ' phase. Indeed, in molecular dynamics simulations the thermodynamically least stable T phase transformed into the T ' phase spontaneously while in general no other phase transition was observed up to 2100 K for the other three phases. Thus, the examined T ', T '' and H phases were shown to be mostly stable and do not readily transform into another phase. Furthermore, so-called mixed phase calculations considered in our study explain the experimentally observed lateral hybrid structures and point out that the coexistence of different phases is strongly stable against phase transitions. Indeed, stable complex structures such as metal-semiconductor-metal architectures, which have immense potential to be used in future device applications, are also possible based on our investigation. |
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2022-02-23 |
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1463-9076; 1463-9084 |
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3.3 |
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OpenAccess |
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Most recent IF: 3.3 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:187184 |
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7164 |
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Du, G.H.; Van Tendeloo, G. |
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Cu(OH)2 nanowires, CuO nanowires and CuO nanobelts |
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2004 |
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Chemical physics letters |
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Chem Phys Lett |
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393 |
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1/3 |
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64-69 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Amsterdam |
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2004-06-22 |
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0009-2614; |
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Impact Factor |
1.815 |
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145 |
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Iuap P5/01 |
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Most recent IF: 1.815; 2004 IF: 2.438 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:54777 |
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3525 |
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Euan-Diaz, E.; Herrera-Velarde, S.; Misko, V.R.; Peeters, F.M.; Castaneda-Priego, R. |
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Structural transitions and long-time self-diffusion of interacting colloids confined by a parabolic potential |
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A1 Journal article |
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2015 |
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The journal of chemical physics |
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J Chem Phys |
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142 |
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142 |
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024902 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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We report on the ordering and dynamics of interacting colloidal particles confined by a parabolic potential. By means of Brownian dynamics simulations, we find that by varying the magnitude of the trap stiffness, it is possible to control the dimension of the system and, thus, explore both the structural transitions and the long-time self-diffusion coefficient as a function of the degree of confinement. We particularly study the structural ordering in the directions perpendicular and parallel to the confinement. Further analysis of the local distribution of the first-neighbors layer allows us to identify the different structural phases induced by the parabolic potential. These results are summarized in a structural state diagram that describes the way in which the colloidal suspension undergoes a structural re-ordering while increasing the confinement. To fully understand the particle dynamics, we take into account hydrodynamic interactions between colloids; the parabolic potential constricts the available space for the colloids, but it does not act on the solvent. Our findings show a non-linear behavior of the long-time self-diffusion coefficient that is associated to the structural transitions induced by the external field. (C) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC. |
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New York, N.Y. |
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2015-01-10 |
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0021-9606;1089-7690; |
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2.965 |
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7 |
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; This work was partially supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish Government, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), PIFI 3.4 – PROMEP, and CONACyT (Grant Nos. 61418/2007, 102339/2008, Ph.D. scholarship 230171/2010). R.C.-P. also acknowledges financial support provided by the Marcos Moshinsky fellowship 2013-2014. The authors also thank to the General Coordination of Information and Communications Technologies (CGSTIC) at Cinvestav for providing HPC resources on the Hybrid Cluster Super-computer Xiuhcoatl, which have contributed partially to the research results reported in this paper. ; |
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Most recent IF: 2.965; 2015 IF: 2.952 |
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c:irua:123832 |
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3267 |
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Faraji, M.; Bafekry, A.; Fadlallah, M.M.; Molaei, F.; Hieu, N.N.; Qian, P.; Ghergherehchi, M.; Gogova, D. |
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Surface modification of titanium carbide MXene monolayers (Ti₂C and Ti₃C₂) via chalcogenide and halogenide atoms |
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A1 Journal article |
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2021 |
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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics |
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Phys Chem Chem Phys |
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23 |
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28 |
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15319-15328 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Inspired by the recent successful growth of Ti2C and Ti3C2 monolayers, here, we investigate the structural, electronic, and mechanical properties of functionalized Ti2C and Ti3C2 monolayers by means of density functional theory calculations. The results reveal that monolayers of Ti2C and Ti3C2 are dynamically stable metals. Phonon band dispersion calculations demonstrate that two-surface functionalization of Ti2C and Ti(3)C(2)via chalcogenides (S, Se, and Te), halides (F, Cl, Br, and I), and oxygen atoms results in dynamically stable novel functionalized monolayer materials. Electronic band dispersions and density of states calculations reveal that all functionalized monolayer structures preserve the metallic nature of both Ti2C and Ti3C2 except Ti2C-O-2, which possesses the behavior of an indirect semiconductor via full-surface oxygen passivation. In addition, it is shown that although halide passivated Ti3C2 structures are still metallic, there exist multiple Dirac-like cones around the Fermi energy level, which indicates that semi-metallic behavior can be obtained upon external effects by tuning the energy of the Dirac cones. In addition, the computed linear-elastic parameters prove that functionalization is a powerful tool in tuning the mechanical properties of stiff monolayers of bare Ti2C and Ti3C2. Our study discloses that the electronic and structural properties of Ti2C and Ti3C2 MXene monolayers are suitable for surface modification, which is highly desirable for material property engineering and device integration. |
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2021-06-23 |
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1463-9076; 1463-9084 |
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4.123 |
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Most recent IF: 4.123 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:179809 |
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7027 |
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Filez, M.; Redekop, E.A.; Galvita, V.V.; Poelman, H.; Meledina, M.; Turner, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Bell, A.T.; Marin, G.B. |
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The role of hydrogen during Pt-Ga nanocatalyst formation |
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A1 Journal article |
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2016 |
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Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
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Phys Chem Chem Phys |
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18 |
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18 |
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3234-3243 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Hydrogen plays an essential role during the in situ assembly of tailored catalytic materials, and serves as key ingredient in multifarious chemical reactions promoted by these catalysts. Despite intensive debate for several decades, the existence and nature of hydrogen-involved mechanisms – such as hydrogen-spillover, surface migration – have not been unambiguously proven and elucidated up to date. Here, Pt-Ga alloy formation is used as a probe reaction to study the behavior and atomic transport of H and Ga, starting from Pt nanoparticles on hydrotalcite-derived Mg(Ga)(Al)Ox supports. In situ XANES spectroscopy, time-resolved TAP kinetic experiments, HAADF-STEM imaging and EDX mapping are combined to probe Pt, Ga and H in a series of H2 reduction experiments up to 650 degrees C. Mg(Ga)(Al)Ox by itself dissociates hydrogen, but these dissociated hydrogen species do not induce significant reduction of Ga3+ cations in the support. Only in the presence of Pt, partial reduction of Ga3+ into Gadelta+ is observed, suggesting that different reaction mechanisms dominate for Pt- and Mg(Ga)(Al)Ox-dissociated hydrogen species. This partial reduction of Ga3+ is made possible by Pt-dissociated H species which spillover onto non-reducible Mg(Al)Ox or partially reducible Mg(Ga)(Al)Ox and undergo long-range transport over the support surface. Moderately mobile Gadelta+Ox migrates towards Pt clusters, where Gadelta+ is only fully reduced to Ga0 on condition of immediate stabilization inside Pt-Ga alloyed nanoparticles. |
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Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT), Ghent University, Technologiepark 914, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium. hilde.poelman@ugent.be |
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2016-01-04 |
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1463-9076 |
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4.123 |
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10 |
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This work was supported by the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO: G.0209.11), the ‘Long Term Structural Methusalem Funding by the Flemish Government’, the IAP 7/05 Interuniversity Attraction Poles Programme – Belgian State – Belgian Science Policy, and the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) in supplying financing of beam time at the DUBBLE beam line of the ESRF and travel costs and a postdoctoral fellowship for S.T. The authors acknowledge the assistance from D. Banerjee (XAS campaign 26-01-979) at DUBBLE. E. A. Redekop acknowledges the Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship granted by the European Commission (Grant Agreement No. 301703). The authors also express their gratitude to V. Bliznuk for acquisition of the TEM images. |
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Most recent IF: 4.123 |
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c:irua:132315 |
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4000 |
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Georgieva, V.; Todorov, I.T.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Molecular dynamics simulation of oxide thin film growth: importance of the inter-atomic interaction potential |
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A1 Journal article |
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2010 |
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Chemical physics letters |
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Chem Phys Lett |
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485 |
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4/6 |
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315-319 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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A molecular dynamics (MD) study of MgxAlyOz thin films grown by magnetron sputtering is presented using an ionic model and comparing two potential sets with formal and partial charges. The applicability of the model and the reliability of the potential sets for the simulation of thin film growth are discussed. The formal charge potential set was found to reproduce the thin film structure in close agreement with the structure of the experimentally grown thin films. Graphical abstract A molecular dynamics study of growth of MgxAlyOz thin films is presented using an ionic model and comparing two potential sets with formal and partial charges. The simulation results with the formal charge potential set showed a transition in the film from a crystalline to an amorphous structure, when the Mg metal content decreases below 50% in very close agreement with the structure of the experimentally deposited films. |
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2010-01-05 |
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0009-2614; |
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1.815 |
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16 |
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Most recent IF: 1.815; 2010 IF: 2.282 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:80023 |
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2170 |
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Gorbanev, Y.; Van der Paal, J.; Van Boxem, W.; Dewilde, S.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Reaction of chloride anion with atomic oxygen in aqueous solutions: can cold plasma help in chemistry research? |
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2019 |
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Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
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Phys Chem Chem Phys |
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21 |
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8 |
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4117-4121 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Cold atmospheric plasma in contact with solutions has many applications, but its chemistry contains many unknowns such as the undescribed reactions with solutes. By combining experiments and modelling, we report the first direct demonstration of the reaction of chloride with oxygen atoms in aqueous solutions exposed to cold plasma. |
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2019-01-30 |
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1463-9076 |
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4.123 |
Times cited |
4 |
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Not_Open_Access: Available from 31.01.2020
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H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, 743151 ; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 11U5416N ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.123 |
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PLASMANT @ plasmant @UA @ admin @ c:irua:157688 |
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5167 |
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Gorbanev, Y.; Verlackt, C.C.W.; Tinck, S.; Tuenter, E.; Foubert, K.; Cos, P.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Combining experimental and modelling approaches to study the sources of reactive species induced in water by the COST RF plasma jet |
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2018 |
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Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
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Phys Chem Chem Phys |
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20 |
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4 |
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2797-2808 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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The vast biomedical potential of cold atmospheric pressure plasmas (CAPs) is governed by the formation of reactive species. These biologically active species are formed upon the interaction of CAPs with the surroundings. In biological milieu, water plays an essential role. The development of biomedical CAPs thus requires understanding of the sources of the reactive species in aqueous media exposed to the plasma. This is especially important in case of the COST RF plasma jet, which is developed as a reference microplasma system. In this work, we investigated the formation of the OH radicals, H atoms and H2O2 in aqueous solutions exposed to the COST plasma jet. This was done by combining experimental and modelling approaches. The liquid phase species were analysed using UV-Vis spectroscopy and spin trapping with hydrogen isotopes and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The discrimination between the species formed from the liquid phase and the gas phase molecules was performed by EPR and 1H-NMR analyses of the liquid samples. The concentrations of the reactive species in the gas phase plasma were obtained using a zero-dimensional (0D) chemical kinetics computational model. A three-dimensional (3D) fluid dynamics model was developed to provide information on the induced humidity in the plasma effluent. The comparison of the experimentally obtained trends for the formation of the species as a function of the feed gas and effluent humidity with the modelling results suggest that all reactive species detected in our system are mostly formed in the gas phase plasma inside the COST jet, with minor amounts arising from the plasma effluent humidity. |
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2018-01-05 |
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1463-9076 |
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Impact Factor |
4.123 |
Times cited |
23 |
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We are grateful to Volker Schulz-von der Gathen (Experimental Physics II: Application Oriented Plasma Physics, Ruhr-Universita¨t Bochum, Germany) for providing the COST RF plasma jet. We thank our colleagues at the University of Antwerp: Gilles Van Loon (Mechanical Workshop), Karen Leyssens (Research group PLASMANT), and Sylvia Dewilde (Department of Biomedical Sciences) for their help with the equipment. This work was funded by the European Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship ‘LTPAM’ within Horizon2020 (grant no. 657304). Stefan Tinck thanks the Fund for Scientific Research – Flanders (FWO) for supporting his work (grant no. 0880.212.840). |
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Most recent IF: 4.123 |
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PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:148365 |
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4808 |
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Hamid, I.; Jalali, H.; Peeters, F.M.; Neek-Amal, M. |
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Abnormal in-plane permittivity and ferroelectricity of confined water : from sub-nanometer channels to bulk |
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A1 Journal article |
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2021 |
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Journal Of Chemical Physics |
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J Chem Phys |
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154 |
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11 |
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114503 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Dielectric properties of nano-confined water are important in several areas of science, i.e., it is relevant in the dielectric double layer that exists in practically all heterogeneous fluid-based systems. Molecular dynamics simulations are used to predict the in-plane dielectric properties of confined water in planar channels of width ranging from sub-nanometer to bulk. Because of suppressed rotational degrees of freedom near the confining walls, the dipole of the water molecules tends to be aligned parallel to the walls, which results in a strongly enhanced in-plane dielectric constant (epsilon (parallel to)) reaching values of about 120 for channels with height 8 angstrom < h < 10 angstrom. With the increase in the width of the channel, we predict that epsilon (parallel to) decreases nonlinearly and reaches the bulk value for h > 70 angstrom. A stratified continuum model is proposed that reproduces the h > 10 angstrom dependence of epsilon (parallel to). For sub-nanometer height channels, abnormal behavior of epsilon (parallel to) is found with two orders of magnitude reduction of epsilon (parallel to) around h similar to 7.5 angstrom, which is attributed to the formation of a particular ice phase that exhibits long-time (similar to mu s) stable ferroelectricity. This is of particular importance for the understanding of the influence of confined water on the functioning of biological systems. |
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2021-03-17 |
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0021-9606 |
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Impact Factor |
2.965 |
Times cited |
13 |
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OpenAccess |
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Most recent IF: 2.965 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:177579 |
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6967 |
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Heirman, P.; Van Boxem, W.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Reactivity and stability of plasma-generated oxygen and nitrogen species in buffered water solution: a computational study |
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2019 |
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Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
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Phys Chem Chem Phys |
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21 |
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24 |
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12881-12894 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Plasma-treated liquids have great potential for biomedical applications. However, insight into the underlying mechanisms and the exact chemistry is still scarce. In this study, we present the combination of a 0D chemical kinetics and a 2D fluid dynamics model to investigate the plasma treatment of a buffered water solution with the kINPen (R) plasma jet. Using this model, we calculated the gas and liquid flow profiles and the transport and chemistry of all species in the gas and the liquid phase. Moreover, we evaluated the stability of the reactive oxygen and nitrogen species after plasma treatment. We found that of all species, only H2O2, HNO2/NO2-, and HNO3/NO3- are stable in the buffered solution after plasma treatment. This is because both their production and loss processes in the liquid phase are dependent on short-lived radicals (e.g. OH, NO, and NO2). Apart from some discrepancy in the absolute values of the concentrations, which can be explained by the model, all general trends and observations in our model are in qualitative agreement with experimental data and literature. |
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2019-05-29 |
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1463-9076; 1463-9084 |
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4.123 |
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7 |
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Most recent IF: 4.123 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:161314 |
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6320 |
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Hermans, I.; Breynaert, E.; Poelman, H.; de Gryse, R.; Liang, D.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Maes, A.; Peeters, J.; Jacobs, P. |
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Silica-supported chromium oxide: colloids as building blocks |
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2007 |
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Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
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Phys Chem Chem Phys |
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9 |
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39 |
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5382-5386 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Cambridge |
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2007-10-03 |
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1463-9076;1463-9084; |
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4.123 |
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8 |
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Most recent IF: 4.123; 2007 IF: 3.343 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:66752 |
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3000 |
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Houssa, M.; van den Broek, B.; Scalise, E.; Pourtois, G.; Afanas'ev, V.V.; Stesmans, A. |
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An electric field tunable energy band gap at silicene/(0001) ZnS interfaces |
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A1 Journal article |
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2013 |
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Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
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Phys Chem Chem Phys |
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15 |
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11 |
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3702-3705 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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The interaction of silicene, the silicon counterpart of graphene, with (0001) ZnS surfaces is investigated theoretically, using first-principles simulations. The charge transfer occurring at the silicene/(0001) ZnS interface leads to the opening of an indirect energy band gap of about 0.7 eV in silicene. Remarkably, the nature (indirect or direct) and magnitude of the energy band gap of silicene can be controlled by an external electric field: the energy gap is predicted to become direct for electric fields larger than about 0.5 V angstrom(-1), and the direct energy gap decreases approximately linearly with the applied electric field. The predicted electric field tunable energy band gap of the silicene/(0001) ZnS interface is very promising for its potential use in nanoelectronic devices. |
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2013-01-29 |
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1463-9076;1463-9084; |
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4.123 |
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74 |
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Most recent IF: 4.123; 2013 IF: 4.198 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107702 |
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94 |
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Huang, W.; Zhang, X.-B.; Tu, J.; Kong, F.; Ning, Y.; Xu, J.; Van Tendeloo, G. |
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Synthesis and characterization of graphite nanofibers deposited on nickel foams |
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2002 |
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Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
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Phys Chem Chem Phys |
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4 |
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21 |
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5325-5329 |
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Nickel foams were used as catalysts to dissociate acetylene and deposit carbon atoms. Graphite nanofibers with distinct structures were developed at 550degreesC with nickel foams pretreated with hydrogen. HREM observations showed that the graphite layers of the nanofibers were aligned at a certain angle to the fiber axis. It is suggested that hydrogen treatment and metal catalysts have a tremendous impact on the yields and microstructures of the graphite nanofibers. The growth mechanism of these fish-bone graphite nanofibers is also discussed. |
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2002-10-17 |
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1463-9076;1463-9084; |
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Impact Factor |
4.123 |
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20 |
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Most recent IF: 4.123; 2002 IF: 1.838 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94938 |
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3411 |
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