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	Author	Farias, G.A.; da Costa, W.B.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Acoustical polarons and bipolarons in two dimensions			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	1996	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	54	Issue		Pages	12835-12840
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	A1996VT68200039	Publication Date	2002-07-27
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0163-1829;1095-3795;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.736	Times cited	30	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	no
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:15790			Serial	54
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	Author	Gee, P.J.; Peeters, F.M.; Singleton, J.; Uji, S.; Aoki, H.; Foxon, C.T.B.; Harris, J.J.
	Title	Composite fermions in tilded magnetic fields and the effect of the confining potential width on the composite fermion effective mass			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	1996	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	54	Issue		Pages	R14313-R14316
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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	Address
	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	A1996VX71700024	Publication Date	0000-00-00
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 0163-1829	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.736	Times cited	15	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	no
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:15787			Serial	440
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	Author	Bernaerts, D.; op de Beeck, M.; Amelinckx, S.; van Landuyt, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.
	Title	The chirality of carbon nanotubules determined by dark-field electron microscopy			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	1996	Publication	Philosophical magazine: A: physics of condensed matter: defects and mechanical properties	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	74	Issue	3	Pages	723-740
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Multishell carbon nanotubules are studied by means of diffraction contrast dark field images. This results in an electron microscopy method for the determination of the sign of the chiral angles in carbon nanotubes. The method is justified by a reasoning either in direct space or in diffraction space. We also investigate a carbon nanotubule exhibiting a bend and we confront the observations with the heptagon-pentagon pair model.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	A1996VG17300010	Publication Date	2007-07-08
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0141-8610;1460-6992;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited	20	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	PHYSICS, APPLIED 47/145 Q2 #
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:15456			Serial	359
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	Author	Abdullah, H.M.; Bahlouli, H.; Peeters, F.M.; Van Duppen, B.
	Title	Confined states in graphene quantum blisters			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Journal of physics : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys-Condens Mat
	Volume	30	Issue	38	Pages	385301
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Bilayer graphene samples may exhibit regions where the two layers are locally delaminated forming a so-called quanttun blister in the graphene sheet. Electron and hole states can be confined in this graphene quantum blisters (GQB) by applying a global electrostatic bias. We scrutinize the electronic properties of these confined states under the variation of interlayer bias, coupling, and blister's size. The spectra display strong anti-crossings due to the coupling of the confined states on upper and lower layers inside the blister. These spectra are layer localized where the respective confined states reside on either layer or equally distributed. For finite angular momentum, this layer localization can be at the edge of the blister and corresponds to degenerate modes of opposite momenta. Furthermore, the energy levels in GQB exhibit electron-hole symmetry that is sensitive to the electrostatic bias. Finally, we demonstrate that confinement in GQB persists even in the presence of a variation in the interlayer coupling.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000443135000001	Publication Date	2018-08-13
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-8984	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.649	Times cited	6	Open Access
	Notes	; HMA and HB acknowledge the Saudi Center for Theoretical Physics (SCTP) for their generous support and the support of KFUPM under physics research group projects RG1502-1 and RG1502-2. This work is supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) by a post-doctoral fellowship (BVD). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.649
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153620UA @ admin @ c:irua:153620			Serial	5086
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	Author	Vanherck, J.; Sorée, B.; Magnus, W.
	Title	Anisotropic bulk and planar Heisenberg ferromagnets in uniform, arbitrarily oriented magnetic fields			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Journal of physics : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys-Condens Mat
	Volume	30	Issue	27	Pages	275801
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Today, further downscaling of mobile electronic devices poses serious problems, such as energy consumption and local heat dissipation. In this context, spin wave majority gates made of very thin ferromagnetic films may offer a viable alternative. However, similar downscaling of magnetic thin films eventually enforces the latter to operate as quasi-2D magnets, the magnetic properties of which are not yet fully understood, especially those related to anisotropies and external magnetic fields in arbitrary directions. To this end, we have investigated the behaviour of an easy-plane and easy-axis anisotropic ferromagnet-both in two and three dimensions-subjected to a uniform magnetic field, applied along an arbitrary direction. In this paper, a spin-1/2 Heisenberg Hamiltonian with anisotropic exchange interactions is solved using double-time temperature-dependent Green's functions and the Tyablikov decoupling approximation. We determine various magnetic properties such as the Curie temperature and the magnetization as a function of temperature and the applied magnetic field, discussing the impact of the system's dimensionality and the type of anisotropy. The magnetic reorientation transition taking place in anisotropic Heisenberg ferromagnets is studied in detail. Importantly, spontaneous magnetization is found to be absent for easy-plane 2D spin systems with short range interactions.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000434980600001	Publication Date	2018-05-21
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-8984	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.649	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.649
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:151945UA @ admin @ c:irua:151945			Serial	5012
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	Author	Simchi, H.; Simchi, M.; Fardmanesh, M.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Phase transition and field effect topological quantum transistor made of monolayer MoS₂			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Journal of physics : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys-Condens Mat
	Volume	30	Issue	23	Pages	235303
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We study topological phase transitions and topological quantum field effect transistor in monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) using a two-band Hamiltonian model. Without considering the quadratic (q(2)) diagonal term in the Hamiltonian, we show that the phase diagram includes quantum anomalous Hall effect, quantum spin Hall effect, and spin quantum anomalous Hall effect regions such that the topological Kirchhoff law is satisfied in the plane. By considering the q(2) diagonal term and including one valley, it is shown that MoS2 has a non-trivial topology, and the valley Chern number is non-zero for each spin. We show that the wave function is (is not) localized at the edges when the q(2) diagonal term is added (deleted) to (from) the spin-valley Dirac mass equation. We calculate the quantum conductance of zigzag MoS2 nanoribbons by using the nonequilibrium Green function method and show how this device works as a field effect topological quantum transistor.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000432821600001	Publication Date	2018-04-26
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-8984	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.649	Times cited	2	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.649
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:151457UA @ admin @ c:irua:151457			Serial	5035
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	Author	Mei, H.; Xu, W.; Wang, C.; Yuan, H.; Zhang, C.; Ding, L.; Zhang, J.; Deng, C.; Wang, Y.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Terahertz magneto-optical properties of bi- and tri-layer graphene			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Journal of physics : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys-Condens Mat
	Volume	30	Issue	17	Pages	175701
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Magneto-optical (MO) properties of bi- and tri-layer graphene are investigated utilizing terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz TDS) in the presence of a strong magnetic field at room-temperature. In the Faraday configuration and applying optical polarization measurements, we measure the real and imaginary parts of the longitudinal and transverse MO conductivities of different graphene samples. The obtained experimental data fits very well with the classical MO Drude formula. Thus, we are able to obtain the key sample and material parameters of bi- and tri-layer graphene, such as the electron effective mass, the electronic relaxation time and the electron density. It is found that in high magnetic fields the electronic relaxation time tau for bi- and tri-layer graphene increases with magnetic field B roughly in a form tau similar to B-2. Most importantly, we obtain the electron effective mass for bi- and tri-layer graphene at room-temperature under non-resonant conditions. This work shows how the advanced THz MO techniques can be applied for the investigation into fundamental physics properties of atomically thin 2D electronic systems.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000429329500001	Publication Date	2018-03-20
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-8984	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.649	Times cited	11	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11574319, 11304317, 11304272), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2011YQ130018), the Center of Science and Technology of Hefei Academy of Science, the Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province, and by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.649
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150715UA @ admin @ c:irua:150715			Serial	4983
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	Author	Vansant, P.; Smondyrev, M.A.; Peeters, F.M.; Devreese, J.T.
	Title	Strong-coupling limit for one-dimensional polarons in a finite box			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	1996	Publication	Zeitschrift für Physik: B: condensed matter and quanta	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	99	Issue		Pages	345-351
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Theory of quantum systems and complex systems
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Berlin	Editor
	Language		Wos	A1996TW44800007	Publication Date	2002-08-25
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0722-3277;1431-584X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited	1	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	PHYSICS, APPLIED 28/145 Q1 #
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:15035			Serial	3180
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	Author	Jakovljevic, D.Z.; Grujic, M.M.; Tadic, M.Z.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Helical edge states in silicene and germanene nanorings in perpendicular magnetic field			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Journal of physics : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys-Condens Mat
	Volume	30	Issue	3	Pages	035301
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	<script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('Due to nonzero intrinsic spin-orbit interaction in buckled honeycomb crystal structures, silicene and germanene exhibit interesting topological properties, and are therefore candidates for the realization of the quantum spin Hall effect. We employ the Kane-Mele model to investigate the electron states in hexagonal silicene and germanene nanorings having either zigzag or armchair edges in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field. We present results for the energy spectra as function of magnetic field, the electron density of the spin-up and spin-down states in the ring plane, and the calculation of the probability current density. The quantum spin Hall phase is found at the edges between the nontrivial topological phase in silicene and germanene and vacuum. We demonstrate that the helical edge states in zigzag silicene and germanene nanorings can be qualitatively well understood by means of classical magnetic moments. However, this is not the case for comparable-sized armchair nanorings, where the eigenfunctions spread throughout the ring. Finally, we note that the energy spectra of silicene and germanene nanorings are similar and that the differences between the two are mainly related to the difference in magnitude of the spin-orbit coupling.'));
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000418354400001	Publication Date	2017-11-30
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-8984	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.649	Times cited	4	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by Erasmus+ and the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (Project No. III45003). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.649
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:148426UA @ admin @ c:irua:148426			Serial	4878
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	Author	Abdullah, H.M.; Van Duppen, B.; Zarenia, M.; Bahlouli, H.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Quantum transport across van der Waals domain walls in bilayer graphene			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Journal of physics : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys-Condens Mat
	Volume	29	Issue	42	Pages	425303
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Bilayer graphene can exhibit deformations such that the two graphene sheets are locally detached from each other resulting in a structure consisting of domains with different van der Waals inter-layer coupling. Here we investigate how the presence of these domains affects the transport properties of bilayer graphene. We derive analytical expressions for the transmission probability, and the corresponding conductance, across walls separating different inter-layer coupling domains. We find that the transmission can exhibit a valley-dependent layer asymmetry and that the domain walls have a considerable effect on the chiral tunnelling properties of the charge carriers. We show that transport measurements allow one to obtain the strength with which the two layers are coupled. We perform numerical calculations for systems with two domain walls and find that the availability of multiple transport channels in bilayer graphene significantly modifies the conductance dependence on inter-layer potential asymmetry.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000410958400001	Publication Date	2017-07-24
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-8984	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.649	Times cited	15	Open Access
	Notes	; HMA and HB acknowledge the Saudi Center for Theoretical Physics (SCTP) for their generous support and the support of KFUPM under physics research group projects RG1502-1 and RG1502-2. This work is supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI) by a post-doctoral fellowship (BVD). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.649
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:146664			Serial	4793
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	Author	de de Meux, A.J.; Pourtois, G.; Genoe, J.; Heremans, P.
	Title	Origin of the apparent delocalization of the conduction band in a high-mobility amorphous semiconductor			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Journal of physics : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys-Condens Mat
	Volume	29	Issue	25	Pages	255702
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	In this paper, we show that the apparent delocalization of the conduction band reported from first-principles simulations for the high-mobility amorphous oxide semiconductor InGaZnO4 (a-IGZO) is an artifact induced by the periodic conditions imposed to the model. Given a sufficiently large unit-cell dimension (over 40 angstrom), the conduction band becomes localized. Such a model size is up to four times the size of commonly used models for the study of a-IGZO. This finding challenges the analyses done so far on the nature of the defects and on the interpretation of numerous electrical measurements. In particular, we re-interpret the meaning of the computed effective mass reported so far in literature. Our finding also applies to materials such as SiZnSnO, ZnSnO, InZnSnO, In2O3 or InAlZnO4 whose models have been reported to display a fully delocalized conduction band in the amorphous phase.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000402434900002	Publication Date	2017-02-15
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-8984	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.649	Times cited	5	Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.649
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144183			Serial	4676
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	Author	Peelaers, H.; Durgun, E.; Partoens, B.; Bilc, D.I.; Ghosez, P.; Van de Walle, C.G.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Ab initio study of hydrogenic effective mass impurities in Si nanowires			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Journal of physics : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys-Condens Mat
	Volume	29	Issue	29	Pages	095303
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The effect of B and P dopants on the band structure of Si nanowires is studied using electronic structure calculations based on density functional theory. At low concentrations a dispersionless band is formed, clearly distinguishable from the valence and conduction bands. Although this band is evidently induced by the dopant impurity, it turns out to have purely Si character. These results can be rigorously analyzed in the framework of effective mass theory. In the process we resolve some common misconceptions about the physics of hydrogenic shallow impurities, which can be more clearly elucidated in the case of nanowires than would be possible for bulk Si. We also show the importance of correctly describing the effect of dielectric confinement, which is not included in traditional electronic structure calculations, by comparing the obtained results with those of G(0)W(0) calculations.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000395103900002	Publication Date	2017-01-06
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-8984	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.649	Times cited	1	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the NSF MRSEC Program under award No. DMR11-21053, and the Army Research Office (W911NF-13-1-0380). DIB acknowledges financial support from the grant of the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research, CNCS UEFISCDI, project No. PN-II-RU-TE-2011-3-0085. Ph G acknowledges a research professorship of the Francqui foundation and financial support of the ARC project AIMED and FNRS project HiT4FiT. This research used resources of the Ceci HPC Center funded by F R S-FNRS (Grant No. 2.5020.1) and of the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, a DOE Office of Science User Facility supported by the Office of Science of the US Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.649
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:142447			Serial	4584
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	Author	Milovanovic, S.P.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Strained graphene Hall bar			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Journal of physics : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys-Condens Mat
	Volume	29	Issue	29	Pages	075601
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The effects of strain, induced by a Gaussian bump, on the magnetic field dependent transport properties of a graphene Hall bar are investigated. The numerical simulations are performed using both classical and quantum mechanical transport theory and we found that both approaches exhibit similar characteristic features. The effects of the Gaussian bump are manifested by a decrease of the bend resistance, RB, around zero-magnetic field and the occurrence of side-peaks in RB. These features are explained as a consequence of bump-assisted scattering of electrons towards different terminals of the Hall bar. Using these features we are able to give an estimate of the size of the bump. Additional oscillations in RB are found in the quantum description that are due to the population/depopulation of Landau levels. The bump has a minor influence on the Hall resistance even for very high values of the pseudo-magnetic field. When the bump is placed outside the center of the Hall bar valley polarized electrons can be collected in the leads.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000391584900001	Publication Date	2016-12-24
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-8984	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.649	Times cited	12	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES Program EuroGRAPHENE within the project CONGRAN. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.649
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:140381			Serial	4464
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	Author	Klimin, S.N.; Tempère, J.; Misko, V.R.; Wouters, M.
	Title	Finite-temperature Wigner solid and other phases of ripplonic polarons on a helium film			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	European physical journal : B : condensed matter and complex systems	Abbreviated Journal	Eur Phys J B
	Volume	89	Issue	89	Pages	172
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Theory of quantum systems and complex systems; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Electrons on liquid helium can form different phases depending on density, and temperature. Also the electron-ripplon coupling strength influences the phase diagram, through the formation of so-called “ripplonic polarons”, that change how electrons are localized, and that shifts the transition between the Wigner solid and the liquid phase. We use an all-coupling, finite-temperature variational method to study the formation of a ripplopolaron Wigner solid on a liquid helium film for different regimes of the electron-ripplon coupling strength. In addition to the three known phases of the ripplopolaron system (electron Wigner solid, polaron Wigner solid, and electron fluid), we define and identify a fourth distinct phase, the ripplopolaron liquid. We analyse the transitions between these four phases and calculate the corresponding phase diagrams. This reveals a reentrant melting of the electron solid as a function of temperature. The calculated regions of existence of the Wigner solid are in agreement with recent experimental data.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Berlin	Editor
	Language		Wos	000391225200001	Publication Date	2016-07-28
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1434-6028	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.461	Times cited	1	Open Access
	Notes	; We thank A.S. Mishchenko and D.G. Rees for valuable discussions. This research has been supported by the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO-Vl), Project Nos. G.0115.12N, G.0119.12N, G.0122.12N, G.0429.15N, by the Scientific Research Network of the Research Foundation-Flanders, WO.033.09N, and by the Research Fund of the University of Antwerp. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.461
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:140351			Serial	4454
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	Author	Moors, K.; Sorée, B.; Magnus, W.
	Title	Validity criteria for Fermi's golden rule scattering rates applied to metallic nanowires			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Journal of physics : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys-Condens Mat
	Volume	28	Issue	28	Pages	365302
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Fermi's golden rule underpins the investigation of mobile carriers propagating through various solids, being a standard tool to calculate their scattering rates. As such, it provides a perturbative estimate under the implicit assumption that the effect of the interaction Hamiltonian which causes the scattering events is sufficiently small. To check the validity of this assumption, we present a general framework to derive simple validity criteria in order to assess whether the scattering rates can be trusted for the system under consideration, given its statistical properties such as average size, electron density, impurity density et cetera. We derive concrete validity criteria for metallic nanowires with conduction electrons populating a single parabolic band subjected to different elastic scattering mechanisms: impurities, grain boundaries and surface roughness.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000380754400013	Publication Date	2016-07-12
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-8984	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.649	Times cited	2	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.649
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:135011			Serial	4274
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	Author	Sivek, J.; Sahin, H.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Giant magnetic anisotropy in doped single layer molybdenum disulfide and fluorographene			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Journal of physics : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys-Condens Mat
	Volume	28	Issue	28	Pages	195301
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Stable monolayer materials based on existing, well known and stable two-dimensional crystal fluorographene and molybdenum disulfide are predicted to exhibit a huge magnetocrystalline anisotropy when functionalized with adsorbed transition metal atoms at vacant sides. Ab initio calculations within the density-functional theory formalism were performed to investigate the adsorption of the transitional metals in a single S (or F) vacancy of monolayer molybdenum disulfide (or fluorographene). We found strong bonding of the transitional metal atoms to the vacant sites with binding energies ranging from 2.5 to 5.2 eV. Our calculations revealed that these systems with adsorbed metal atoms exhibit a magnetic anisotropy, specifically the structures including Os and Ir show a giant magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy of 31-101 meV. Our results demonstrate the possibility of obtaining stable monolayer materials with huge magnetocrystalline anisotropy based on preexisting, well known and stable two-dimensional crystals: fluorographene and molybdenum disulfide. We believe that the results obtained here are useful not only for deeper understanding of the origin of magnetocrystalline anisotropy but also for the design of monolayer optoelectronic devices with novel functionalities.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000374394700007	Publication Date	2016-04-13
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-8984	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.649	Times cited	7	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.649
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:133611			Serial	4185
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	Author	Cukaric, N.A.; Partoens, B.; Tadic, M.Z.; Arsoski, V.V.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	The 30-band k . p theory of valley splitting in silicon thin layers			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Journal of physics : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys-Condens Mat
	Volume	28	Issue	28	Pages	195303
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The valley splitting of the conduction-band states in a thin silicon-on-insulator layer is investigated using the 30-band k . p theory. The system composed of a few nm thick Si layer embedded within thick SiO2 layers is analyzed. The valley split states are found to cross periodically with increasing quantum well width, and therefore the energy splitting is an oscillatory function of the quantum well width, with period determined by the wave vector K-0 of the conduction band minimum. Because the valley split states are classified by parity, the optical transition between the ground hole state and one of those valley split conduction band states is forbidden. The oscillations in the valley splitting energy decrease with electric field and with smoothing of the composition profile between the well and the barrier by diffusion of oxygen from the SiO2 layers to the Si quantum well. Such a smoothing also leads to a decrease of the interband transition matrix elements. The obtained results are well parametrized by the effective two-valley model, but are found to disagree from previous 30-band calculations. This discrepancy could be traced back to the fact that the basis for the numerical solution of the eigenproblem must be restricted to the first Brillouin zone in order to obtain quantitatively correct results for the valley splitting.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000374394700009	Publication Date	2016-04-19
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-8984	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
	Impact Factor	2.649	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development of Serbia, the Flemish fund for Scientific Research (FWO-Vl), and the Methusalem programme of the Flemish government. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.649
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:133610			Serial	4261
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	Author	Zhang, Z.; Geng, W.; van Landuyt, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.
	Title	A transmission electron microscopy study of tweed-like structures in Al₆₂Cu_17.5CO_17.5Si₃ decagonal quasicrystals			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	1995	Publication	Philosophical magazine: A: physics of condensed matter: defects and mechanical properties	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	71	Issue	5	Pages	1177-1189
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract
	Address
	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	A1995QW79500016	Publication Date	0000-00-00
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0141-8610; 1364-2804	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited	7	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	no
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:13296			Serial	3721
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	Author	Bernaerts, D.; Zhang, X.B.; Zhang, X.F.; Amelinckx, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; van Landuyt, J.; Ivanov, V.; Nagy, J.B.
	Title	Electron microscopy study of coiled carbon tubules			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	1995	Publication	Philosophical magazine: A: physics of condensed matter: defects and mechanical properties	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	71	Issue	3	Pages	605-630
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract
	Address
	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	A1995QQ40400009	Publication Date	2007-07-08
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0141-8610;1460-6992;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited	72	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	no
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:13290			Serial	969
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	Author	Bakalov, P.; Esfahani, D.N.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M.; Tempere, J.; Locquet, J.-P.
	Title	Electric-field-driven Mott metal-insulator transition in correlated thin films : an inhomogeneous dynamical mean-field theory approach			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	93	Issue	93	Pages	165112
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Theory of quantum systems and complex systems; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Simulations are carried out based on the dynamical mean-field theory (DMFT) in order to investigate the properties of correlated thin films for various values of the chemical potential, temperature, interaction strength, and applied transverse electric field. Application of a sufficiently strong field to a thin film at half filling leads to the appearance of conducting regions near the surfaces of the film, whereas in doped slabs the application of a field leads to a conductivity enhancement on one side of the film and a gradual transition to the insulating state on the opposite side. In addition to the inhomogeneous DMFT, a local density approximation (LDA) is considered in which the particle density n, quasiparticle residue Z, and spectral weight at the Fermi level A(ω=0) of each layer are approximated by a homogeneous bulk environment. A systematic comparison between the two approaches reveals that the less expensive LDA results are in good agreement with the DMFT approach, except close to the metal-to-insulator transition points and in the layers immediately at the film surfaces. LDA values for n are overall more reliable than those for Z and A(ω=0). The hysteretic behavior (memory effect) characteristic of the bulk doping driven Mott transition persists in the slab.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000373572700002	Publication Date	2016-04-09
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 1550-235x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	5	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was partially funded by the Flemish Fund for Scientific Research (FWO Belgium) under FWO Grant No. G.0520.10 and the joint FWF (Austria)-FWO Grant No. GOG6616N, and by the SITOGA FP7 project. Most of the calculations were performed on KU Leuven's ThinKing HPC cluster provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the FWO and the Flemish Government-department EWI. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132872			Serial	4167
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	Author	Sadeghi, A.; Neek-Amal, M.; Berdiyorov, G.R.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Diffusion of fluorine on and between graphene layers			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	91	Issue	91	Pages	014304
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Using first-principles calculations and reactive force field molecular dynamics simulations, we study the structural properties and dynamics of a fluorine (F) atom, either adsorbed on the surface of single layer graphene (F/GE) or between the layers of AB stacked bilayer graphene (F@ bilayer graphene). It is found that the diffusion of the F atom is very different in those cases, and that the mobility of the F atom increases by about an order of magnitude when inserted between two graphene layers. The obtained diffusion constant for F/GE is twice larger than that experimentally found for gold adatom and theoretically found for C-60 molecule on graphene. Our study provides important physical insights into the dynamics of fluorine atoms between and on graphene layers and explains the mechanism behind the separation of graphite layers due to intercalation of F atoms.
	Address
	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000349125800002	Publication Date	2015-01-08
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 1550-235x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	15	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI) and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132561			Serial	4161
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	Author	Pavlović, S.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Electronic properties of triangular and hexagonal MoS₂ quantum dots			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	91	Issue	91	Pages	155410
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Using the tight-binding approach, we calculate the electronic structure of triangular and hexagonal MoS2 quantum dots. Due to the orbital asymmetry we show that it is possible to form quantum dots with the same shape but having different electronic properties. The electronic states of triangular and hexagonal quantum dots are explored, as well as the local and total density of states and the convergence towards the bulk spectrum with dot size is investigated. Our calculations show that: (1) edge states appear in the band gap, (2) that there are a larger number of electronic states in the conduction band as compared to the valence band, and (3) the relative number of edge states decreases with increasing dot size.
	Address
	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000352591200005	Publication Date	2015-04-11
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 1550-235x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	44	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI) and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish government. Stefan Pavlovic is supported by JoinEU-SEE IV, Erasmus Mundus Action 2 programme. We thank J. M. Pereira for interesting discussions. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132516			Serial	4170
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	Author	Michel, K.H.; Costamagna; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Theory of anharmonic phonons in two-dimensional crystals			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	91	Issue	91	Pages	134302
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Anharmonic effects in an atomic monolayer thin crystal with honeycomb lattice structure are investigated by analytical and numerical lattice dynamical methods. Starting from a semiempirical model for anharmonic couplings of third and fourth orders, we study the in-plane and out-of-plane (flexural) mode components of the generalized wave vector dependent Gruneisen parameters, the thermal tension and the thermal expansion coefficients as a function of temperature and crystal size. From the resonances of the displacement-displacement correlation functions, we obtain the renormalization and decay rate of in-plane and flexural phonons as a function of temperature, wave vector, and crystal size in the classical and in the quantum regime. Quantitative results are presented for graphene. There, we find that the transition temperature T-alpha from negative to positive thermal expansion is lowered with smaller system size. Renormalization of the flexural mode has the opposite effect and leads to values of T-alpha approximate to 300 K for systems of macroscopic size. Extensive numerical analysis throughout the Brillouin zone explores various decay and scattering channels. The relative importance of normal and umklapp processes is investigated. The work is complementary to crystalline membrane theory and computational studies of anharmonic effects in two-dimensional crystals.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000353031000001	Publication Date	2015-04-17
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 1550-235x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	38	Open Access
	Notes	; We thank B. Verberck, D. Lamoen, and A. Dobry for useful comments. We acknowledge funding from the FWO (Belgium)-MINCyT (Argentina) collaborative research project. This work is supported by the EuroGRAPHENE project CONGRAN. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132512			Serial	4263
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	Author	Chaves, A.; Low, T.; Avouris, P.; Çakir, D.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Anisotropic exciton Stark shift in black phosphorus			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	91	Issue	91	Pages	155311
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We calculate the excitonic spectrum of few-layer black phosphorus by direct diagonalization of the effective mass Hamiltonian in the presence of an applied in-plane electric field. The strong attractive interaction between electrons and holes in this system allows one to investigate the Stark effect up to very high ionizing fields, including also the excited states. Our results show that the band anisotropy in black phosphorus becomes evident in the direction-dependent field-induced polarizability of the exciton.
	Address
	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000353459200005	Publication Date	2015-04-27
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 1550-235x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	88	Open Access
	Notes	; Discussions with J. M. Pereira Jr. and J. S. de Souza are gratefully acknowledged. This work was supported by the Brazilian Council for Research (CNPq) through the PQ and Science Without Borders programs, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Methusalem programme of the Flemish government, and the Bilateral program (CNPq-FWO) between Flanders and Brazil. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132506			Serial	4141
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	Author	Zha, G.-Q.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M.; Zhou, S.-P.
	Title	Majorana zero-energy modes and spin current evolution in mesoscopic superconducting loop systems with spin-orbit interaction			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	92	Issue	92	Pages	094516
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The Majorana zero modes and persistent spin current in mesoscopic d-wave-superconducting loops with spin-orbit (SO) interaction are investigated by numerically solving the spin-generalized Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations self-consistently. For some appropriate strength of the SO coupling, Majorana zero-energy states and sharp jumps of the spin-polarized currents can be observed when the highest energy levels cross the Fermi energy in the spectrum, leading to spin currents with opposite chirality flowing near the inner and outer edges of the sample. When the threaded magnetic flux turns on, four flux-dependent patterns of the persistent spin current with step-like features show up, accompanied by Majorana edge modes at flux values where the energy gap closes. Moreover, the Majorana zero mode is highly influenced by the direction of the Zeeman field. A finite in-plane field can lead to the gap opening since the inversion symmetry is broken. Remarkably, multiple Majorana zero-energy states occur in the presence of an out-of-plane field h(z), and the number of steps in the spin current evolution can be effectively tuned by the field strength due to the shift of Majorana zero modes. Finally, when the loop sample contains surface indentation defects, zero-energy modes can always show up in the presence of an appropriate h(z). Interestingly, multiple Majorana states may be present in the system with a corner defect even if h(z) = 0.
	Address
	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000362081000002	Publication Date	2015-09-30
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 1550-235x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	11	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants No. 61371020, No. 61271163, and No. 61571277, by the Visiting Scholar Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, and by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132467			Serial	4203
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	Author	Cabral, L.R.E.; de Aquino, B.R.C.H.T.; de Souza Silva, C.C.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Two-shell vortex and antivortex dynamics in a Corbino superconducting disk			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	93	Issue	93	Pages	014515
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We examine theoretically the dynamics of two vortex shells in pinning-free superconducting thin disks in the Corbino geometry. In the first considered case, the inner shell is composed of vortices and the outer one of antivortices, corresponding to a state induced by the stray field of an off-plane magnetic dipole placed on top of the superconductor. In the second considered case, both shells comprise vortices induced by a homogeneous external field. We derive the equation of motion for each shell within the Bardeen-Stephen model and study the dynamics analytically by assuming both shells are rigid and commensurate. In both cases, two distinct regimes for vortex shell motion are identified: For low applied currents the entire configuration rotates rigidly, while above a threshold current the shells decouple from each other and rotate at different angular velocities. Analytical expressions for the decoupling current, the recombination time in the decoupled phases, as well as the voltage-current characteristics are presented. Our analytical results are in excellent agreement with numerical molecular dynamics simulations of the full many-vortex problem.
	Address
	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000368481600003	Publication Date	2016-01-25
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 1550-235x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	7	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Brazilian Science Agencies CAPES, CNPq, and FACEPE under Grants No. APQ-1381-1.05/12, No. APQ 2017-1.05/12, and No. APQ-0598/1.05-08 and by EU-COST Action No. MP1201 and the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:131541			Serial	4270
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	Author	Brito, B.G.A.; Candido, L.; Hai, G.-Q.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Quantum effects in a free-standing graphene lattice : path-integral against classical Monte Carlo simulations			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	92	Issue	92	Pages	195416
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	In order to study quantum effects in a two-dimensional crystal lattice of a free-standing monolayer graphene, we have performed both path-integral Monte Carlo (PIMC) and classical Monte Carlo (MC) simulations for temperatures up to 2000 K. The REBO potential is used for the interatomic interaction. The total energy, interatomic distance, root-mean-square displacement of the atom vibrations, and the free energy of the graphene layer are calculated. The obtained lattice vibrational energy per atom from the classical MC simulation is very close to the energy of a three-dimensional harmonic oscillator 3k(B)T. The PIMC simulation shows that quantum effects due to zero-point vibrations are significant for temperatures T < 1000 K. The quantum contribution to the lattice vibrational energy becomes larger than that of the classical lattice for T < 400 K. The lattice expansion due to the zero-point motion causes an increase of 0.53% in the lattice parameter. A minimum in the lattice parameter appears at T similar or equal to 500 K. Quantum effects on the atomic vibration amplitude of the graphene lattice and its free energy are investigated.
	Address
	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000368095400004	Publication Date	2015-11-13
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 1550-235x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	22	Open Access
	Notes	; This research was supported by the Brazilian agencies FAPESP, FAPEG, and CNPq, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:131144			Serial	4232
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	Author	Tahir, M.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Quantum magnetotransport properties of a MoS₂ monolayer			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	93	Issue	93	Pages	035406
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We study transport properties of a MoS2 monolayer in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field B. We derive and discuss its band structure and take into account spin and valley Zeeman effects. Compared to a conventional two-dimensional electron gas, these effects lead to new quantum Hall plateaus and new peaks in the longitudinal resistivity as functions of the magnetic field. The field B leads to a significant enhancement of the spin splitting in the conduction band, to a beating of the Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) oscillations in the low-field regime, and to their splitting in the high-field regime. The Zeeman fields suppress significantly the beating of the SdH oscillations in the low-field regime and strongly enhance their splitting at high fields. The spin and valley polarizations show a similar beating pattern at low fields and are clearly separated at high fields in which they attain a value higher than 90%.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000367663500003	Publication Date	2016-01-05
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 1550-235x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	42	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Canadian NSERC Grant No. OGP0121756 (M.T., P.V.) and by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) (F.M.P.). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:131093			Serial	4233
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	Author	van Bockstal, L.; Mahy, M.; de Keyser, A.; Hoeks, W.; Herlach, F.; Peeters, F.M.; van de Graaf, W.; Borghs, G.
	Title	Cyclotron-resonance of 2D electrons at Si-δ-doped InSb layers grown on GaAs			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	1995	Publication	Physica: B : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	Physica B
	Volume	211	Issue		Pages	455-457
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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	Address
	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Amsterdam	Editor
	Language		Wos	A1995RD54400118	Publication Date	0000-00-00
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0921-4526	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.319	Times cited	2	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	no
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:13038			Serial	600
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	Author	Kang, J.; Horzum, S.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Heterostructures of graphene and nitrogenated holey graphene: Moire pattern and Dirac ring			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	92	Issue	92	Pages	195419
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Nitrogenated holey graphene (NHG) is a recently synthesized two-dimensional material. In this paper the structural and electronic properties of heterostructures of graphene and NHG are investigated using first-principles and tight-binding calculations. Due to the lattice mismatch between NHG and graphene, the formation of a moire pattern is preferred in the graphene/NHG heterostructure, instead of a lattice-coherent structure. In moire-patterned graphene/NHG, the band gap opening at the K point is negligible, and the linear band dispersion of graphene survives. Applying an electric field modifies the coupling strength between the two atomic layers. The Fermi velocity upsilon(F) is reduced as compared to the one of pristine graphene, and its magnitude depends on the twist angle theta between graphene and NHG: For theta = 0 degrees, upsilon(F) is 30% of that of graphene, and it increases rapidly to a value of 80% with increasing theta. The heterostructure exhibits electron-hole asymmetry in upsilon(F), which is large for small theta. In NHG encapsulated between two graphene layers, a “Dirac ring” appears around the K point. Its presence is robust with respect to the relative stacking of the two graphene layers. These findings can be useful for future applications of graphene/NHG heterostructures.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000364998000006	Publication Date	2015-11-19
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121; 1550-235x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	33	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:130266			Serial	4189
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