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González-Rubio, G.; Mosquera, J.; Kumar, V.; Pedrazo-Tardajos, A.; Llombart, P.; Solís, D.M.; Lobato, I.; Noya, E.G.; Guerrero-Martínez, A.; Taboada, J.M.; Obelleiro, F.; MacDowell, L.G.; Bals, S.; Liz-Marzán, L.M. |
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Micelle-directed chiral seeded growth on anisotropic gold nanocrystals |
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2020 |
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Science |
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Science |
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368 |
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368 |
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1472-1477 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Surfactant-assisted seeded growth of metal nanoparticles (NPs) can be engineered to produce anisotropic gold nanocrystals with high chiroptical activity through the templating effect of chiral micelles formed in the presence of dissymmetric cosurfactants. Mixed micelles adsorb on gold nanorods, forming quasihelical patterns that direct seeded growth into NPs with pronounced morphological and optical handedness. Sharp chiral wrinkles lead to chiral plasmon modes with high dissymmetry factors (~0.20). Through variation of the dimensions of chiral wrinkles, the chiroptical properties can be tuned within the visible and near-infrared electromagnetic spectrum. The micelle-directed mechanism allows extension to other systems, such as the seeded growth of chiral platinum shells on gold nanorods. This approach provides a reproducible, simple, and scalable method toward the fabrication of NPs with high chiral optical activity. |
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2020-06-26 |
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0036-8075 |
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56.9 |
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187 |
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L.M.L.-M. acknowledges funding from the European Research Council (ERC AdG No. 787510). G.G.-R. and J.M. thanks the Spanish MICIU for FPI (BES-2014-068972) and Juan de la Cierva-fellowships (FJCI-2015-25080). S.B., L.M.L.-M., V.K, and A.P.- T. acknowledge financial support from the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Programme by means of the grant agreement No. 731019 (EUSMI) and the ERC Consolidator Grant No. 815128 (REALNANO). J.M.T and F.O acknowledge financial support from the Spanish MICIU (Grants TEC2017-85376-C2-1-R, TEC2017-85376-C2-2-R), as well as from the ERDF and the Galician Regional Government as part of the agreement for funding the Atlantic Research Center for Information and Communication Technologies (AtlantTIC). AG-M acknowledges financial support from the Spanish MICIU (Grant RTI2018-095844-BI00), EGN and LGM acknowledge funds from the Spanish MICIU (Grant No. FIS2017- 89361-C3-2-P), as well as the use of the Mare-Nostrum supercomputer and the technical support provided by Barcelona Supercomputing Center from the Spanish Network of Supercomputing (Grants QCM-2018-3-0039 and QCM-2019-1-0038). This work was performed under the Maria de Maeztu Units of Excellence Program from the Spanish State 13 Research Agency – Grant No. MDM-2017-0720.; sygma |
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Most recent IF: 56.9; 2020 IF: 37.205 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:170137 |
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Vervloessem, E.; Aghaei, M.; Jardali, F.; Hafezkhiabani, N.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Plasma-Based N2Fixation into NOx: Insights from Modeling toward Optimum Yields and Energy Costs in a Gliding Arc Plasmatron |
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2020 |
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Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering |
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Acs Sustain Chem Eng |
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8 |
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26 |
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9711-9720 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Plasma technology provides a sustainable, fossil-free method for N2 fixation, i.e., the conversion of inert atmospheric N2 into valuable substances, such as NOx or ammonia. In this work, we present a novel gliding arc plasmatron at atmospheric pressure for NOx production at different N2/O2 gas feed ratios, offering a promising NOx yield of 1.5% with an energy cost of 3.6 MJ/mol NOx produced. To explain the underlying mechanisms, we present a chemical kinetics model, validated by experiments, which provides insight into the NOx formation pathways and into the ambivalent role of the vibrational kinetics. This allows us to pinpoint the factors limiting the yield and energy cost, which can help to further improve the process. |
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2020-07-06 |
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2168-0485 |
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8.4 |
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Herculesstichting; Universiteit Antwerpen; Vlaamse regering; H2020 European Research Council, 810182 ; N2 Applied; Excellence of Science FWO – FNRS project, 30505023 GoF9618n ; |
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Most recent IF: 8.4; 2020 IF: 5.951 |
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PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:170138 |
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Li, C.; Sanli, E.S.; Barragan-Yani, D.; Stange, H.; Heinemann, M.-D.; Greiner, D.; Sigle, W.; Mainz, R.; Albe, K.; Abou-Ras, D.; van Aken, P. A. |
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Secondary-Phase-Assisted Grain Boundary Migration in CuInSe2 |
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2020 |
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Physical Review Letters |
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Phys Rev Lett |
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124 |
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9 |
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095702 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Significant structural evolution occurs during the deposition of CuInSe2 solar materials when the Cu content increases. We use in situ heating in a scanning transmission electron microscope to directly observe how grain boundaries migrate during heating, causing nondefected grains to consume highly defected grains. Cu substitutes for In in the near grain boundary regions, turning them into a Cu-Se phase topotactic with the CuInSe2 grain interiors. Together with density functional theory and molecular dynamics calculations, we reveal how this Cu-Se phase makes the grain boundaries highly mobile. |
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2020-03-05 |
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0031-9007 |
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8.6 |
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Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, 823717—ESTEEM3 ; Max-Planck-Gesellschaft; Helmholtz Virtual Institute; |
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Most recent IF: 8.6; 2020 IF: 8.462 |
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UA @ lucian @c:irua:167699 |
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6393 |
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Celentano, G.; Rizzo, F.; Augieri, A.; Mancini, A.; Pinto, V.; Rufoloni, A.; Vannozzi, A.; MacManus-Driscoll, J.L.; Feighan, J.; Kursumovic, A.; Meledin, A.; Mayer, J.; Van Tendeloo, G. |
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YBa2Cu3O7−xfilms with Ba2Y(Nb,Ta)O6nanoinclusions for high-field applications |
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2020 |
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Superconductor Science & Technology |
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Supercond Sci Tech |
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33 |
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4 |
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044010 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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The structural and transport properties of YBa2Cu3O7−x films grown by pulsed laser deposition with mixed 2.5 mol% Ba2YTaO6 (BYTO) and 2.5 mol% Ba2YNbO6 (BYNO) double-perovskite secondary phases are investigated in an extended film growth rate, R = 0.02–1.8 nm s−1. The effect of R on the film microstructure analyzed by TEM techniques shows an evolution from sparse and straight to denser, thinner and splayed continuous columns, with mixed BYNO + BYTO (BYNTO) composition, as R increases from 0.02 nm s−1 to 1.2 nm s−1. This microstructure results in very efficient flux pinning at 77 K, leading to a remarkable improvement in the critical current density (J c) behaviour, with the maximum pinning force density F p(Max) = 13.5 GN m−3 and the irreversibility field in excess of 11 T. In this range, the magnetic field values at which the F p is maximized varies from 1 T to 5 T, being related to the BYNTO columnar density. The film deposited when R = 0.3 nm s−1 exhibits the best performances over the whole temperature and magnetic field ranges, achieving F p(Max) = 900 GN m−3 at 10 K and 12 T. At higher rates, R > 1.2 nm s−1, BYNTO columns show a meandering nature and are prone to form short nanorods. In addition, in the YBCO film matrix a more disordered structure with a high density of short stacking faults is observed. From the analysis of the F p(H, T) curves it emerges that in films deposited at the high R limit, the vortex pinning is no longer dominated by BYNTO columnar defects, but by a new mechanism showing the typical temperature scaling law. Even though this microstructure produces a limited improvement at 77 K, it exhibits a strong J c improvement at lower temperature with F p = 700 GN m−3 at 10 K, 12 T and 900 GN m−3 at 4.2 K, 18 T. |
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2020-04-01 |
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0953-2048 |
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3.6 |
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This work was partially financially supported by EUROTAPES, a collaborative project funded by the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Program (FP7/2007–2013) under Grant Agreement No. 280432. This work has been partially carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium and has received funding from the Euratom programme 2014-2018 and 2019-2020 under grant agreement N° 633053. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 823717 – ESTEEM3 (Nano-engineered YBCO Superconducting Tapes for High Field Applications, NESTApp). G. C. acknowledges the support of Michele De Angelis for XRD measurements and calculations. |
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Most recent IF: 3.6; 2020 IF: 2.878 |
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UA @ lucian @c:irua:168582 |
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Payne, L.M.; Albrecht, W.; Langbein, W.; Borri, P. |
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The optical nanosizer – quantitative size and shape analysis of individual nanoparticles by high-throughput widefield extinction microscopy |
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2020 |
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Nanoscale |
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Nanoscale |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Nanoparticles are widely utilised for a range of applications, from catalysis to medicine, requiring accurate knowledge of their size and shape. Current techniques for particle characterisation are either not very accurate or time consuming and expensive. Here we demonstrate a rapid and quantitative method for particle analysis based on measuring the polarisation-resolved optical extinction cross-section of hundreds of individual nanoparticles using wide-field microscopy, and determining the particle size and shape from the optical properties. We show measurements on three samples consisting of nominally spherical gold nanoparticles of 20 nm and 30 nm diameter, and gold nanorods of 30 nm length and 10 nm diameter. Nanoparticle sizes and shapes in three dimensions are deduced from the measured optical cross-sections at different wavelengths and light polarisation, by solving the inverse problem, using an ellipsoid model of the particle polarisability in the dipole limit. The sensitivity of the method depends on the experimental noise and the choice of wavelengths. We show an uncertainty down to about 1 nm in mean diameter, and 10% in aspect ratio when using two or three color channels, for a noise of about 50 nm<sup>2</sup>in the measured cross-section. The results are in good agreement with transmission electron microscopy, both 2D projection and tomography, of the same sample batches. Owing to its combination of experimental simplicity, ease of access to statistics over many particles, accuracy, and geometrical particle characterisation in 3D, this “optical nanosizer” method has the potential to become the technique of choice for quality control in next-generation particle manufacturing. |
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2020-07-08 |
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2040-3364 |
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This work was supported by a Welsh Government Life Sciences Bridging Fund (grant LSBF/R6-005) and by the UK EPSRC (grant no. EP/I005072/1 and EP/M028313/1). PB acknowledges the Royal Society for her Wolfson research merit award (grant WM140077). The authors acknowledge funding from the European Commission (Grant EUSMI E191000350). WA acknowledges an Individual Fellowship from the Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) under the EU’s Horizon 2020 program (Grant 797153, SOPMEN), and Sara Bals for supporting the STEM measurements. The bright-field TEM was performed by Thomas Davies at Cardiff University. We acknowledge Attilio Zilli for helpful discussions and contributions in calculating the relative field strengths in the illumination and finite-element simulation of cross-sections shown in the ESI.† We acknowledge Iestyn Pope for technical support of the optical equipment. |
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Most recent IF: 6.7; 2020 IF: 7.367 |
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UA @ lucian @c:irua:170485 |
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Agrawal, H.; Patra, B.K.; Altantzis, T.; De Backer, A.; Garnett, E.C. |
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Quantifying Strain and Dislocation Density at Nanocube Interfaces after Assembly and Epitaxy |
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2020 |
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Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces |
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Acs Appl Mater Inter |
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12 |
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7 |
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8788-8794 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT) |
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Nanoparticle self-assembly and epitaxy are utilized extensively to make 1D and 2D structures with complex shapes. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) has shown that single-crystalline interfaces can form, but little is known about the strain and dislocations at these interfaces. Such information is critically important for applications: drastically reducing
dislocation density was the key breakthrough enabling widespread implementation of light-emitting diodes, while strain engineering has been fundamental to modern high-performance transistors, solar cells, and thermoelectrics. In this work, the interfacial defect and strain formation after selfassembly and room temperature epitaxy of 7 nm Pd nanocubes capped with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) is examined. It is observed that, during ligand removal, the cubes move over large distances on the substrate, leading to both spontaneous self-assembly and epitaxy to form single crystals. Subsequently, atomically resolved images are used to quantify the strain and dislocation density at the epitaxial interfaces between cubes with different lateral and angular misorientations. It is shown that dislocation- and strain-free interfaces form when the nanocubes align parallel to each other. Angular misalignment between adjacent cubes does not necessarily lead to grain boundaries but does cause dislocations, with higher densities associated with larger rotations. |
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2020-02-19 |
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1944-8244 |
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Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; H2020 Research Infrastructures, 731019 ; Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 14846 ; The work at AMOLF is part of the research program of the “Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek” (NWO). This work was supported by the NWO VIDI grant (project no. 14846). The authors would like to thank Reinout Jaarsma and Dr. Sven Askes for helping with the XPS measurements. A.D.B. acknowledges a postdoctoral grant from the research foundation Flanders (FWO). The authors acknowledge financial support from the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Programme by means of the grant agreement no. 731019 EUSMI. |
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Most recent IF: 9.5; 2020 IF: 7.504 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:167770 |
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Paul, S.; Bladt, E.; Richter, A.F.; Döblinger, M.; Tong, Y.; Huang, H.; Dey, A.; Bals, S.; Debnath, T.; Polavarapu, L.; Feldmann, J. |
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Manganese‐Doping‐Induced Quantum Confinement within Host Perovskite Nanocrystals through Ruddlesden–Popper Defects |
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2020 |
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Angewandte Chemie-International Edition |
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Angew Chem Int Edit |
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59 |
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17 |
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6794-6799 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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The concept of doping Mn2+ ions into II–VI semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) was recently extended to perovskite NCs. To date, most studies on Mn2+ doped NCs focus on enhancing the emission related to the Mn2+ dopant via an energy transfer mechanism. Herein, we found that the doping of Mn2+ ions into CsPbCl3 NCs not only results in a Mn2+‐related orange emission, but also strongly influences the excitonic properties of the host NCs. We observe for the first time that Mn2+ doping leads to the formation of Ruddlesden–Popper (R.P.) defects and thus induces quantum confinement within the host NCs. We find that a slight doping with Mn2+ ions improves the size distribution of the NCs, which results in a prominent excitonic peak. However, with increasing the Mn2+ concentration, the number of R.P. planes increases leading to smaller single‐crystal domains. The thus enhanced confinement and crystal inhomogeneity cause a gradual blue shift and broadening of the excitonic transition, respectively. |
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2020-04-20 |
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1433-7851 |
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16.6 |
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64 |
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, EXC 2089/1-390776260 ; H2020 European Research Council, 815128-REALNANO ; Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, 839042 731019 ; Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung; We acknowledge financial support by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science, Research, and Arts through the grant “Solar Technologies go Hybrid (SolTech)”, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germanys Excellence Strategy—EXC 2089/1‐390776260 (“e‐conversion”), the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (A.D. and T.D.), the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Sklodowska‐Curie grant agreement No. 839042 (H.H.). E.B. acknowledges a postdoctoral grant 12T2719N from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium). E.B. and S.B. acknowledge the financial support from the European Research Council ERC Consolidator Grants #815128‐REALNANO. L.P. thanks the EU Infrastructure Project EUSMI (European Union's Horizon 2020, grant No 731019). We thank local research center “Center for NanoScience (CeNS)” for providing communicative networking structure. We acknowledge the funding of Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM) for color figures.; sygma |
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Most recent IF: 16.6; 2020 IF: 11.994 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:168535 |
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Das, P.P.; Guzzinati, G.; Coll, C.; Gomez Perez, A.; Nicolopoulos, S.; Estrade, S.; Peiro, F.; Verbeeck, J.; Zompra, A.A.; Galanis, A.S. |
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Reliable Characterization of Organic & Pharmaceutical Compounds with High Resolution Monochromated EEL Spectroscopy |
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2020 |
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Polymers |
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Polymers-Basel |
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12 |
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7 |
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1434 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Organic and biological compounds (especially those related to the pharmaceutical industry) have always been of great interest for researchers due to their importance for the development of new drugs to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. As many new API (active pharmaceutical ingredients) and their polymorphs are in nanocrystalline or in amorphous form blended with amorphous polymeric matrix (known as amorphous solid dispersion—ASD), their structural identification and characterization at nm scale with conventional X-Ray/Raman/IR techniques becomes difficult. During any API synthesis/production or in the formulated drug product, impurities must be identified and characterized. Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) at high energy resolution by transmission electron microscope (TEM) is expected to be a promising technique to screen and identify the different (organic) compounds used in a typical pharmaceutical or biological system and to detect any impurities present, if any, during the synthesis or formulation process. In this work, we propose the use of monochromated TEM-EELS, to analyze selected peptides and organic compounds and their polymorphs. In order to validate EELS for fingerprinting (in low loss/optical region) and by further correlation with advanced DFT, simulations were utilized. |
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2020-06-27 |
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2073-4360 |
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3.364 |
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C.C., F.P., S.E. acknowledges the Spanish government for projects MAT2016-79455-P, Research Network RED2018-102609-T and the FPI (BES-2017-080045) grant of Ministerio de Ciència, Innovación y Universidades. G.G. acknowledges support from a postdoctoral fellowship grant from the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek—Vlaanderen (FWO). P.P.D., A.G.P., S.N. gratefully acknowledge much helpful discussion on EELS study for organic compounds with Dr. Andrey Chuvilin (CIC NANOGUNE, Donostia—San Sebastian, Spain). The authors also acknowledge Raúl Arenal (University de Zaragoza, Spain) for useful discussion on EELS. The authors acknowledge also Ulises Julio Amador Elizondo (Universidad CEU San Pablo, Spain) for kindly provide the aripiprazole and piroxicam samples for EELS study.; EUSMI_TA; |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:170603 |
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Groenendijk, D.J.; Autieri, C.; van Thiel, T.C.; Brzezicki, W.; Hortensius, J.R.; Afanasiev, D.; Gauquelin, N.; Barone, P.; van den Bos, K.H.W.; van Aert, S.; Verbeeck, J.; Filippetti, A.; Picozzi, S.; Cuoco, M.; Caviglia, A.D. |
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Berry phase engineering at oxide interfaces |
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2020 |
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Phys. Rev. Research |
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2 |
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2 |
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023404 |
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Three-dimensional strontium ruthenate (SrRuO3) is an itinerant ferromagnet that features Weyl points acting as sources of emergent magnetic fields, anomalous Hall conductivity, and unconventional spin dynamics. Integrating SrRuO3 in oxide heterostructures is potentially a novel route to engineer emergent electrodynamics, but its electronic band topology in the two-dimensional limit remains unknown. Here we show that ultrathin SrRuO3 exhibits spin-polarized topologically nontrivial bands at the Fermi energy. Their band anticrossings show an enhanced Berry curvature and act as competing sources of emergent magnetic fields. We control their balance by designing heterostructures with symmetric (SrTiO3/SrRuO3/SrTiO3 and SrIrO3/SrRuO3/SrIrO3) and asymmetric interfaces (SrTiO3/SrRuO3/SrIrO3). Symmetric structures exhibit an interface-tunable single-channel anomalous Hall effect, while ultrathin SrRuO3 embedded in asymmetric structures shows humplike features consistent with multiple Hall contributions. The band topology of two-dimensional SrRuO3 proposed here naturally accounts for these observations and harmonizes a large body of experimental results. |
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2020-06-25 |
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Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; European Research Council; Horizon 2020, 677458 770887 731473 ; Fondazione Cariplo, 2013-0726 ; Narodowe Centrum Nauki, 2016/23/B/ST3/00839 ; Fundacja na rzecz Nauki Polskiej; Universiteit Antwerpen; Vlaamse regering; |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:172462 |
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Caglak, E.; Govers, K.; Lamoen, D.; Labeau, P.-E.; Verwerft, M. |
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Atomic scale analysis of defect clustering and predictions of their concentrations in UO2+x |
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2020 |
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Journal Of Nuclear Materials |
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J Nucl Mater |
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541 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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The physical properties of uranium dioxide vary greatly with stoichiometry. Oxidation towards hyperstoichiometric UO2 – UO2+x – might be encountered at various stages of the nuclear fuel cycle if oxidative conditions are met; the impact of stoichiometry changes upon physical properties should therefore be properly assessed to ensure safe and reliable operations. These physical properties are intimately linked to the arrangement of atomic defects in the crystalline structure. The evolution of the defect concentration with environmental parameters – oxygen partial pressure and temperature – were evaluated by means of a point defect model where the reaction energies are derived from atomic-scale simulations. To this end, various configurations and net charge states of oxygen interstitial clusters in UO2 have been calculated. Various methodologies have been tested to determine the optimum cluster configurations and a rigid lattice approach turned out to be the most useful strategy to optimize defect configuration structures. Ultimately, results from the point defect model were discussed and compared to experimental measurements of stoichiometry dependence on oxygen partial pressure and temperature. |
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2020-08-06 |
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0022-3115 |
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This work is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Alain Dubus, ULB, Bruxelles, Belgium. Financial support from the SCK CEN is gratefully acknowledged. |
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Most recent IF: 3.1; 2020 IF: 2.048 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:172464 |
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6402 |
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Rodal-Cedeira, S.; Vázquez-Arias, A.; Bodelon, G.; Skorikov, A.; Núñez-Sanchez, S.; La Porta, A.; Polavarapu, L.; Bals, S.; Liz-Marzán, L.M.; Perez-Juste, J.; Pastoriza-Santos, I. |
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An Expanded Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Tags Library by Combinatorial Encapsulation of Reporter Molecules in Metal Nanoshells |
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2020 |
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Acs Nano |
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Acs Nano |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Raman-encoded gold nanoparticles have been widely employed as photostable multifunctional probes for sensing, bioimaging, multiplex diagnostics, and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-guided tumor therapy. We report a strategy toward obtaining a particularly large library of Au nanocapsules encoded with Raman codes defined by the combination of different thiol-free Raman reporters, encapsulated at defined molar ratios. The fabrication of SERS tags with tailored size and pre-defined codes is based on the in situ incorporation of Raman reporter molecules inside Au nanocapsules during their formation via Galvanic replacement coupled to seeded growth on Ag NPs. The hole-free closed shell structure of the nanocapsules is confirmed by electron tomography. The unusually wide encoding possibilities of the obtained SERS tags are investigated by means of either wavenumber-based encoding or Raman frequency combined with signal intensity, leading to an outstanding performance as exemplified by 26 and 54 different codes, respectively. We additionally demonstrate that encoded nanocapsules can be readily bioconjugated with antibodies for applications such as SERS-based targeted cell imaging and phenotyping. |
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2020-09-01 |
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1936-0851 |
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17.1 |
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14 |
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L.M.L.-M. acknowledges financial support from the European Research Council (ERC-AdG-4DbioSERS-787510) and the Spanish State Research Agency (Grant No. MDM-2017-0720 and PID2019-108954RB-I00). I.P.-S. and J.P.-J. acknowledge financial support from the Spanish State Research Agency (Grant No. MAT2016-77809-R)) and Ramon Areces Foundation (Grant No. SERSforSAFETY). G.B. acknowledges financial support from CINBIO (Grant number ED431G 2019/07 Xunta de Galicia). S.B. and A.S. acknowledge financial support by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO grant G038116N). This project received funding as well from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 731019 (EUSMI). S.B. acknowledges support from the European Research Council (ERC Consolidator Grant #815128 REALNANO). We thank Carlos Fernández-Lodeiro and Daniel García-Lojo for their helpful contribution to the SEM characterization and SERS analysis and Veronica Montes-García for her fruitful contribution in the PCA analysis.; sygma |
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Most recent IF: 17.1; 2020 IF: 13.942 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:172492 |
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6403 |
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Prabhakara, V.; Jannis, D.; Guzzinati, G.; Béché, A.; Bender, H.; Verbeeck, J. |
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HAADF-STEM block-scanning strategy for local measurement of strain at the nanoscale |
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2020 |
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Ultramicroscopy |
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Ultramicroscopy |
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219 |
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113099 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Lattice strain measurement of nanoscale semiconductor devices is crucial for the semiconductor industry as strain substantially improves the electrical performance of transistors. High resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy (HR-STEM) imaging is an excellent tool that provides spatial resolution at the atomic scale and strain information by applying Geometric Phase Analysis or image fitting procedures. However, HR-STEM images regularly suffer from scanning distortions and sample drift during image acquisition. In this paper, we propose a new scanning strategy that drastically reduces artefacts due to drift and scanning distortion, along with extending the field of view. It consists of the acquisition of a series of independent small subimages containing an atomic resolution image of the local lattice. All subimages are then analysed individually for strain by fitting a nonlinear model to the lattice images. The method allows flexible tuning of spatial resolution and the field of view within the limits of the dynamic range of the scan engine while maintaining atomic resolution sampling within the subimages. The obtained experimental strain maps are quantitatively benchmarked against the Bessel diffraction technique. We demonstrate that the proposed scanning strategy approaches the performance of the diffraction technique while having the advantage that it does not require specialized diffraction cameras. |
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2020-09-01 |
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2.2 |
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4 |
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A.B. D.J. and J.V. acknowledge funding through FWO project G093417N ('Compressed sensing enabling low dose imaging in transmission electron microscopy') from the Flanders Research Fund. J.V acknowledges funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 823717 – ESTEEM3. The Qu-Ant-EM microscope and the direct electron detector used in the diffraction experiments was partly funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. This project has received funding from the GOA project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp. GG acknowledges support from a postdoctoral fellowship grant from the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek – Vlaanderen (FWO). Special thanks to Dr. Thomas Nuytten, Prof. Dr. Wilfried Vandervorst, Dr. Paola Favia, Dr. Olivier Richard from IMEC, Leuven and Prof. Dr. Sara Bals from EMAT, Antwerp for their continuous support and collaboration with the project and to the IMEC processing group for the device fabrication. |
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Most recent IF: 2.2; 2020 IF: 2.843 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:172485 |
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6404 |
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Vanrompay, H.; Skorikov, A.; Bladt, E.; Béché, A.; Freitag, B.; Verbeeck, J.; Bals, S. |
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Fast versus conventional HAADF-STEM tomography of nanoparticles: advantages and challenges |
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2021 |
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Ultramicroscopy |
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Ultramicroscopy |
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221 |
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113191 |
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HAADF-STEM tomography is a widely used experimental technique for analyzing nanometer-scale crystalline structures of a large variety of materials in three dimensions. Unfortunately, the acquisition of conventional HAADF-STEM tilt series can easily take up one hour or more, depending on the complexity of the experiment. It is therefore far from straightforward to investigate samples that do not withstand long acquisition or to acquire large amounts of tilt series during a single TEM experiment. The latter would lead to the ability to obtain statistically meaningful 3D data, or to perform in situ 3D characterizations with a much shorter time resolution. Various HAADF-STEM acquisition strategies have been proposed to accelerate the tomographic acquisition and reduce the required electron dose. These methods include tilting the holder continuously while acquiring a projection “movie” and a hybrid, incremental, methodology which combines the benefits of the conventional and continuous technique. However, until now an experimental evaluation has been lacking. In this paper, the different acquisition strategies will be experimentally compared in terms of speed, resolution and electron dose. This evaluation will be performed based on experimental tilt series acquired for various metallic nanoparticles with different shapes and sizes. We discuss the data processing involved with the fast HAADF-STEM tilt series and provide a general guideline when which acquisition strategy should be preferentially used. |
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2020-12-08 |
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0304-3991 |
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2.843 |
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15 |
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We acknowledge Prof. Luis M. Liz-Marzán and co-workers of the Bionanoplasmonics Laboratory, CIC biomaGUNE, Spain for providing the Au@Ag nanoparticles, Prof. Sara. E. Skrabalak and co-workers of Indiana University, United States for the provision of the Au octopods and Prof. Teri W. Odom of Northwestern University, United States for the provision of the Au nanostars. H.V. acknowledges financial support by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO grant 1S32617N). S.B acknowledges financial support by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO grant G.0381.16N). This project received funding as well from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 731019 (EUSMI) and No 815128 (REALNANO). The authors acknowledge the entire EMAT technical staff for their support.; sygma |
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Most recent IF: 2.843 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:174551 |
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6660 |
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Vermeiren, V.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Plasma-Based CO2Conversion: To Quench or Not to Quench? |
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2020 |
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Journal Of Physical Chemistry C |
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J Phys Chem C |
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124 |
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34 |
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18401-18415 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Plasma technology is gaining increasing interest for CO2 conversion. The gas temperature in (and after) the plasma reactor largely affects the performance. Therefore, we examine the effect of cooling/quenching, during and after the plasma, on the CO2 conversion and energy efficiency, for typical “warm” plasmas, by means of chemical kinetics modeling. For plasmas at low specific energy input (SEI ∼ 0.5 eV/molecule), it is best to quench at the plasma end, while for high-SEI plasmas (SEI ∼ 4 eV/molecule), quenching at maximum conversion is better. For low-SEI plasmas, quenching can even increase the conversion beyond the dissociation in the plasma, known as superideal quenching. To better understand the effects of quenching at different plasma conditions, we study the dissociation and recombination rates, as well as the vibrational distribution functions (VDFs) of CO2, CO, and O2. When a high vibrational−translational (VT) nonequilibrium exists at the moment of quenching, the dissociation and recombination reaction rates both increase. Depending on the conversion degree at the moment of quenching, this can lead to a net increase or decrease of CO2 conversion. In general, however, and certainly for equilibrium plasmas at high temperature, quenching after the plasma helps prevent recombination reactions and clearly enhances the final CO2 conversion. We also investigate the effect of different quenching cooling rates on the CO2 conversion and energy efficiency. Finally, we compare plasma-based conversion to purely thermal conversion. For warm plasmas with typical temperatures of 3000−4000 K, the conversion is roughly thermal. |
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2020-08-27 |
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1932-7447 |
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3.7 |
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Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, G.0383.16N ; H2020 European Research Council, 810182 ; This research was supported by the FWO project (grant no. G.0383.16N) and the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement no. 810182SCOPE ERC Synergy project). The calculations were performed using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UAntwerpen), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI), and the UAntwerpen. |
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Most recent IF: 3.7; 2020 IF: 4.536 |
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PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:172052 |
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6407 |
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Bogaerts, A.; Tu, X.; Whitehead, J.C.; Centi, G.; Lefferts, L.; Guaitella, O.; Azzolina-Jury, F.; Kim, H.-H.; Murphy, A.B.; Schneider, W.F.; Nozaki, T.; Hicks, J.C.; Rousseau, A.; Thevenet, F.; Khacef, A.; Carreon, M. |
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The 2020 plasma catalysis roadmap |
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2020 |
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Journal Of Physics D-Applied Physics |
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J Phys D Appl Phys |
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53 |
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44 |
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443001 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Plasma catalysis is gaining increasing interest for various gas conversion applications, such as CO2 conversion into value-added chemicals and fuels, CH4 activation into hydrogen, higher hydrocarbons or oxygenates, and NH3 synthesis. Other applications are already more established, such as for air pollution control, e.g. volatile organic compound remediation, particulate matter and NOx removal. In addition, plasma is also very promising for catalyst synthesis and treatment. Plasma catalysis clearly has benefits over ‘conventional’ catalysis, as outlined in the Introduction. However, a better insight into the underlying physical and chemical processes is crucial. This can be obtained by experiments applying diagnostics, studying both the chemical processes at the catalyst surface and the physicochemical mechanisms of plasma-catalyst interactions, as well as by computer modeling. The key challenge is to design cost-effective, highly active and stable catalysts tailored to the plasma environment. Therefore, insight from thermal catalysis as well as electro- and photocatalysis is crucial. All these aspects are covered in this Roadmap paper, written by specialists in their field, presenting the state-of-the-art, the current and future challenges, as well as the advances in science and technology needed to meet these challenges. |
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2020-10-28 |
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0022-3727 |
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3.4 |
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U.S. Department of Energy, DE-FE0031862 DE-FG02-06ER15830 ; U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, FA9550-18-1-0157 ; University of Antwerp, 32249 ; JSPS KAKENSHI, JP18H01208 ; UK EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account; National Science Foundation, EEC-1647722 ; H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, 823745 ; Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, 810182 – SCOPE ERC Synergy pr ; This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant Agreement No. 810182—SCOPE ERC Synergy project). |
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Most recent IF: 3.4; 2020 IF: 2.588 |
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PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:171915 |
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Uytdenhouwen, Y.; Hereijgers, J.; Breugelmans, T.; Cool, P.; Bogaerts, A. |
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How gas flow design can influence the performance of a DBD plasma reactor for dry reforming of methane |
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2021 |
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Chemical Engineering Journal |
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Chem Eng J |
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405 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Laboratory of adsorption and catalysis (LADCA); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT); Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT) |
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DBD plasma reactors are commonly used in a static ‘one inlet – one outlet’ design that goes against reactor design principles for multi-component reactions, such as dry reforming of methane (DRM). Therefore, in this paper we have developed a novel reactor design, and investigated how the shape and size of the reaction zone, as well as gradual gas addition, and the method of mixing CO2 and CH4 can influence the conversion and product com position of DRM. Even in the standard ‘one inlet – one outlet’ design, the direction of the gas flow (i.e. short or long path through the reactor, which defines the gas velocity at fixed residence time), as well as the dimensions of the reaction zone and the power delivery to the reactor, largely affect the performance. Using gradual gas addition and separate plasma activation zones for the individual gases give increased conversions within the same operational parameters, by optimising mixing ratios and kinetics. The choice of the main (pre-activated) gas and the direction of gas flow largely affect the conversion and energy cost, while the gas inlet position during separate addition only influences the product distribution. |
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2020-08-12 |
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1385-8947 |
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6.216 |
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Interreg; Flanders; FWO; University of Antwerp; The authors acknowledge financial support from the European Fund for Regional Development through the cross-border collaborative Interreg V program Flanders-the Netherlands (project EnOp), the Fund 13 for Scientific Research (FWO; grant number: G.0254.14N), and an IOFSBO (SynCO2Chem) project from the University of Antwerp. |
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Most recent IF: 6.216 |
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PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:170609 |
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Uytdenhouwen, Y.; Bal, Km.; Neyts, Ec.; Meynen, V.; Cool, P.; Bogaerts, A. |
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On the kinetics and equilibria of plasma-based dry reforming of methane |
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2021 |
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Chemical Engineering Journal |
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Chem Eng J |
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405 |
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A1 Journal article; Laboratory of adsorption and catalysis (LADCA); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Plasma reactors are interesting for gas-based chemical conversion but the fundamental relation between the plasma chemistry and selected conditions remains poorly understood. Apparent kinetic parameters for the loss and formation processes of individual components of gas conversion processes, can however be extracted by performing experiments in an extended residence time range (2–75 s) and fitting the gas composition to a firstorder kinetic model of the evolution towards partial chemical equilibrium (PCE). We specifically investigated the differences in kinetic characteristics and PCE state of the CO2 dissociation and CH4 reforming reactions in a dielectric barrier discharge reactor (DBD), how these are mutually affected when combining both gases in the dry reforming of methane (DRM) reaction, and how they change when a packing material (non-porous SiO2) is added to the reactor. We find that CO2 dissociation is characterized by a comparatively high reaction rate of 0.120 s−1 compared to CH4 reforming at 0.041 s−1; whereas CH4 reforming reaches higher equilibrium conversions, 82% compared to 53.6% for CO2 dissociation. Combining both feed gases makes the DRM reaction to proceed at a relatively high rate (0.088 s−1), and high conversion (75.4%) compared to CO2 dissociation, through accessing new chemical pathways between the products of CO2 and CH4. The addition of the packing material can also distinctly influence the conversion rate and position of the equilibrium, but its precise effect depends strongly on the gas composition. Comparing different CO2:CH4 ratios reveals the delicate balance of the combined chemistry. CO2 drives the loss reactions in DRM, whereas CH4 in the mixture suppresses back reactions. As a result, our methodology provides some of the insight necessary to systematically tune the conversion process. |
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2020-08-12 |
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The authors acknowledge financial support from the European Fund for Regional Development through the cross-border collaborative Interreg V program Flanders-the Netherlands (project EnOp), the Fund for Scientific Research (FWO; grant number: G.0254.14N), a TOP-BOF project and an IOF-SBO (SynCO2Chem) project from the University of Antwerp. |
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Most recent IF: 6.216 |
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PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:172458 |
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Khalilov, U.; Neyts, E.C. |
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Mechanisms of selective nanocarbon synthesis inside carbon nanotubes |
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2021 |
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Carbon |
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Carbon |
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The possibility of confinement effects inside a carbon nanotube provides new application opportunities, e.g., growth of novel carbon nanostructures. However, the understanding the precise role of catalystfeedstock in the nanostructure synthesis is still elusive. In our simulation-based study, we investigate the Ni-catalyzed growth mechanism of encapsulated carbon nanostructures, viz. double-wall carbon nanotube and graphene nanoribbon, from carbon and hydrocarbon growth precursors, respectively. Specifically, we find that the tube and ribbon growth is determined by a catalyst-vs-feedstock competition effect. We compare our results, i.e., growth mechanism and structure morphology with all available theoretical and experimental data. Our calculations show that all encapsulated nanostructures contain metal (catalyst) atoms and such structures are less stable than their pure counterparts. Therefore, we study the purification mechanism of these structures. In general, this study opens a possible route to the controllable synthesis of tubular and planar carbon nanostructures for today’s nanotechnology. |
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2020-09-02 |
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0008-6223 |
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6.337 |
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Fund of Scientific Research Flanders, 12M1318N ; Universiteit Antwerpen; Flemish Supercomputer Centre; Hercules Foundation; Flemish Government; The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Fund of Scientific Research Flanders (FWO), Belgium, Grant number 12M1318N. The work was carried out in part using the Turing HPC infrastructure of the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UA), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC), funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the UA, Belgium. |
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Most recent IF: 6.337 |
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Wang, J.; Gauquelin, N.; Huijben, M.; Verbeeck, J.; Rijnders, G.; Koster, G. |
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Metal-insulator transition of SrVO 3 ultrathin films embedded in SrVO 3 / SrTiO 3 superlattices |
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2020 |
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Applied Physics Letters |
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Appl Phys Lett |
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117 |
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13 |
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133105 |
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The metal-insulator transition (MIT) in strongly correlated oxides is a topic of great interest for its potential applications, such as Mott field effect transistors and sensors. We report that the MIT in high quality epitaxial SrVO3 (SVO) thin films is present as the film thickness is reduced, lowering the dimensionality of the system, and electron-electron correlations start to become the dominant interactions. The critical thickness of 3 u.c is achieved by avoiding effects due to off-stoichiometry using optimal growth conditions and excluding any surface effects by a STO capping layer. Compared to the single SVO thin films, conductivity enhancement in SVO/STO superlattices is observed. This can be explained by the interlayer coupling effect between SVO sublayers in the superlattices. Magnetoresistance and Hall measurements indicate that the dominant driving force of MIT is the electron–electron interaction. |
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2020-09-28 |
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0003-6951 |
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4 |
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8 |
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Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 13HTSM01 ; |
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Most recent IF: 4; 2020 IF: 3.411 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:172461 |
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Jovanović, Z.; Gauquelin, N.; Koster, G.; Rubio-Zuazo, J.; Ghosez, P.; Verbeeck, J.; Suvorov, D.; Spreitzer, M. |
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Simultaneous heteroepitaxial growth of SrO (001) and SrO (111) during strontium-assisted deoxidation of the Si (001) surface |
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2020 |
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Rsc Advances |
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Rsc Adv |
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10 |
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52 |
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31261-31270 |
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Epitaxial integration of transition-metal oxides with silicon brings a variety of functional properties to the well-established platform of electronic components. In this process, deoxidation and passivation of the silicon surface are one of the most important steps, which in our study were controlled by an ultra-thin layer of SrO and monitored by using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS), synchrotron X-ray diffraction (XRD) and reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED) methods. Results revealed that an insufficient amount of SrO leads to uneven deoxidation of the silicon surface<italic>i.e.</italic>formation of pits and islands, whereas the composition of the as-formed heterostructure gradually changes from strontium silicide at the interface with silicon, to strontium silicate and SrO in the topmost layer. Epitaxial ordering of SrO, occurring simultaneously with silicon deoxidation, was observed. RHEED analysis has identified that SrO is epitaxially aligned with the (001) Si substrate both with SrO (001) and SrO (111) out-of-plane directions. This observation was discussed from the point of view of SrO desorption, SrO-induced deoxidation of the Si (001) surface and other interfacial reactions as well as structural ordering of deposited SrO. Results of the study present an important milestone in understanding subsequent epitaxial integration of functional oxides with silicon using SrO. |
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2020-08-24 |
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2046-2069 |
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3.9 |
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1 |
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Vlaamse regering, Hercules Fund ; Ministarstvo Prosvete, Nauke i Tehnološkog Razvoja, III 45006 ; Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS, J2-9237 P2-0091 ; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, G.0044.13N ; Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades; Universiteit Antwerpen, GOA project Solarpaint ; F.R.S.-FNRS, PDR project PROMOSPAN ; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas; University of Liège, ARC project AIMED ; Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, M.ERA-NET project SIOX ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.9; 2020 IF: 3.108 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:172059 |
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6416 |
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De wael, A.; De Backer, A.; Van Aert, S. |
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Hidden Markov model for atom-counting from sequential ADF STEM images: Methodology, possibilities and limitations |
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2020 |
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Ultramicroscopy |
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Ultramicroscopy |
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219 |
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113131 |
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We present a quantitative method which allows us to reliably measure dynamic changes in the atomic structure of monatomic crystalline nanomaterials from a time series of atomic resolution annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy images. The approach is based on the so-called hidden Markov model and estimates the number of atoms in each atomic column of the nanomaterial in each frame of the time series. We discuss the origin of the improved performance for time series atom-counting as compared to the current state-of-the-art atom-counting procedures, and show that the so-called transition probabilities that describe the probability for an atomic column to lose or gain one or more atoms from frame to frame are particularly important. Using these transition probabilities, we show that the method can also be used to estimate the probability and cross section related to structural changes. Furthermore, we explore the possibilities for applying the method to time series recorded under variable environmental conditions. The method is shown to be promising for a reliable quantitative analysis of dynamic processes such as surface diffusion, adatom dynamics, beam effects, or in situ experiments. |
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2020-10-03 |
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0304-3991 |
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2.2 |
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This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant Agreement No. 770887 and No. 823717 ESTEEM3). The authors acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through grants to A.D.w. and A.D.B. and projects G.0502.18N and EOS 30489208. |
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Most recent IF: 2.2; 2020 IF: 2.843 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:172449 |
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Fukuhara, S.; Bal, K.M.; Neyts, E.C.; Shibuta, Y. |
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Entropic and enthalpic factors determining the thermodynamics and kinetics of carbon segregation from transition metal nanoparticles |
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2021 |
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Carbon |
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Carbon |
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171 |
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806-813 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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The free energy surface (FES) for carbon segregation from nickel nanoparticles is obtained from advanced molecular dynamics simulations. A suitable reaction coordinate is developed that can distinguish dissolved carbon atoms from segregated dimers, chains and junctions on the nanoparticle surface. Because of the typically long segregation time scale (up to ms), metadynamics simulations along the developed reaction coordinate are used to construct FES over a wide range of temperatures and carbon concentrations. The FES revealed the relative stability of different stages in the segregation process, and free energy barriers and rates of the individual steps could then be calculated and decomposed into enthalpic and entropic contributions. As the carbon concentration in the nickel nanoparticle increases, segregated carbon becomes more stable in terms of both enthalpy and entropy. The activation free energy of the reaction also decreases with the increase of carbon concentration, which can be mainly attributed to entropic effects. These insights and the methodology developed to obtain them improve our understanding of carbon segregation process across materials science in general, and the nucleation and growth of carbon nanotube in particular. |
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2020-09-25 |
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0008-6223 |
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6.337 |
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Scientific Research, 19H02415 ; JSPS, 18J22727 ; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; JSPS; JSPS; FWO; Research Foundation; Flanders, 12ZI420N ; This work was supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (No.19H02415) and Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellow (No.18J22727) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan. S.F. was supported by JSPS through the Program for 812 |
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Most recent IF: 6.337 |
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PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:172452 |
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6421 |
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Ji, Z.; Wang, H.; Canossa, S.; Wuttke, S.; Yaghi, O.M. |
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Pore Chemistry of Metal–Organic Frameworks |
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2020 |
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Advanced Functional Materials |
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Adv Funct Mater |
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30 |
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41 |
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2000238 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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The pores in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) can be functionalized by placing chemical entities along the backbone and within the backbone. This chemistry is enabled by the architectural, thermal, and chemical robustness of the frameworks and the ability to characterize them by many diffraction and spectroscopic techniques. The pore chemistry of MOFs is articulated in terms of site isolation, coupling, and cooperation and relate that to their functions in guest recognition, catalysis, ion and electron transport, energy transfer, pore‐dynamic modulation, and interface construction. It is envisioned that the ultimate control of pore chemistry requires arranging functionalities into defined sequences and developing techniques for reading and writing such sequences within the pores. |
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2020-05-16 |
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19 |
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Most recent IF: 19; 2020 IF: 12.124 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:169485 |
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Gropp, C.; Canossa, S.; Wuttke, S.; Gándara, F.; Li, Q.; Gagliardi, L.; Yaghi, O.M. |
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Standard Practices of Reticular Chemistry |
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2020 |
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Acs Central Science |
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Acs Central Sci |
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6 |
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8 |
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1255-1273 |
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Since 1995 when the first of metal−organic frameworks was crystallized with the strong bond approach, where metal ions are joined by charged organic linkers exemplified by carboxylates, followed by proof of their porosity in 1998 and ultrahigh porosity in 1999, a revolution in the development of their chemistry has ensued. This is being reinforced by the discovery of two- and three-dimensional covalent organic frameworks in 2005 and 2007. Currently, the chemistry of such porous, crystalline frameworks is collectively referred to as reticular chemistry, which is being practiced in over 100 countries. The involvement of researchers from various backgrounds and fields, and the vast scope of this chemistry and its societal applications, necessitate articulating the “Standard Practices of Reticular Chemistry”. |
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2020-08-26 |
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2374-7943 |
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18.2 |
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S.C. acknowledges the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) for supporting his research (Project 12ZV120N). |
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Most recent IF: 18.2; 2020 IF: 7.481 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:172057 |
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Milagres de Oliveira, T.; Albrecht, W.; González-Rubio, G.; Altantzis, T.; Lobato Hoyos, I.P.; Béché, A.; Van Aert, S.; Guerrero-Martínez, A.; Liz-Marzán, L.M.; Bals, S. |
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3D Characterization and Plasmon Mapping of Gold Nanorods Welded by Femtosecond Laser Irradiation |
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2020 |
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Acs Nano |
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Acs Nano |
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14 |
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acsnano.0c02610 |
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Ultrafast laser irradiation can induce morphological and structural changes in plasmonic nanoparticles. Gold nanorods (Au NRs), in particular, can be welded together upon irradiation with femtosecond laser pulses, leading to dimers and trimers through the formation of necks between individual nanorods. We used electron tomography to determine the 3D (atomic) structure at such necks for representative welding geometries and to characterize the induced defects. The spatial distribution of localized surface plasmon modes for different welding configurations was assessed by electron energy loss spectroscopy. Additionally, we were able to directly compare the plasmon line width of single-crystalline and welded Au NRs with single defects at the same resonance energy, thus making a direct link between the structural and plasmonic properties. In this manner, we show that the occurrence of (single) defects results in significant plasmon broadening. |
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2020-08-19 |
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1936-0851 |
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17.1 |
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25 |
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This project has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (ERC Consolidator Grants #815128 – REALNANO and #770887 – PICOMETRICS). The authors gratefully acknowledge funding from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through project funding G.0381.16N and G.0267.18N. W.A. acknowledges an Individual Fellowship funded by the Marie 27 Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) in Horizon 2020 program (grant 797153, SOPMEN). G.G.-R. acknowledge receipt of FPI Fellowship from the Spanish MINECO. This work has been funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU) (Grants RTI2018-095844-B-I00 and MAT2017-86659-R) and the Madrid Regional Government (Grant P2018/NMT-4389). A.B. acknowledges funding from FWO project G093417N and from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 823717 – ESTEEM3. L.M.L.-M. acknowledges the Maria de Maeztu Units of Excellence Program from the Spanish State Research Agency (Grant No. MDM-2017-0720); Comunidad de Madrid, P2018/NMT-4389 ; Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, MAT2017-86659-R RTI2018-095844-B-I00 ; Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad; H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, 797153 ; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, G.0267.18N G.0381.16N G093417N ; H2020 Research Infrastructures, 823717 ; H2020 European Research Council, 770887 815128 ; Agencia Estatal de Investigación, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, MDM-2017-0720 ; sygma |
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Most recent IF: 17.1; 2020 IF: 13.942 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:172440 |
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van ‘t Veer, K.; Engelmann, Y.; Reniers, F.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Plasma-Catalytic Ammonia Synthesis in a DBD Plasma: Role of Microdischarges and Their Afterglows |
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2020 |
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Journal Of Physical Chemistry C |
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J Phys Chem C |
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124 |
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42 |
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22871-22883 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT); Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) |
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Plasma-catalytic ammonia synthesis is receiving ever increasing attention, especially in packed bed dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactors. The latter typically operate in the filamentary regime when used for gas conversion applications. While DBDs are in principle well understood and already applied in the industry, the incorporation of packing materials and catalytic surfaces considerably adds to the complexity of the plasma physics and chemistry governing the ammonia formation. We employ a plasma kinetics model to gain insights into the ammonia formation mechanisms, paying special attention to the role of filamentary microdischarges and their afterglows. During the microdischarges, the synthesized ammonia is actually decomposed, but the radicals created upon electron impact dissociation of N2 and H2 and the subsequent catalytic reactions cause a net ammonia gain in the afterglows of the microdischarges. Under our plasma conditions, electron impact dissociation of N2 in the gas phase followed by the adsorption of N atoms is identified as a rate-limiting step, instead of dissociative adsorption of N2 on the catalyst surface. Both elementary Eley−Rideal and Langmuir−Hinshelwood reaction steps can be found important in plasma-catalytic NH3 synthesis. |
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2020-10-22 |
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Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 30505023 GoF9618n ; Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique – FNRS, 30505023 GoF9618n ; H2020 European Research Council, 810182 ;This research was supported by the Excellence of Science FWOFNRS project (FWO grant ID GoF9618n, EOS ID 30505023) and by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement no 810182-SCOPE ERC Synergy project). The calculations were performed using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UAntwerpen), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the UAntwerpen. The authors would also like to thank Järi Van den Hoek and Dr. Yury Gorbanev for providing the experimentally measured electrical characteristics and Dr. Fatme Jardali for creating the TOC graphics. |
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Most recent IF: 3.7; 2020 IF: 4.536 |
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PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:173587 |
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Irtem, E.; Arenas Esteban, D.; Duarte, M.; Choukroun, D.; Lee, S.; Ibáñez, M.; Bals, S.; Breugelmans, T. |
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Ligand-Mode Directed Selectivity in Cu–Ag Core–Shell Based Gas Diffusion Electrodes for CO2Electroreduction |
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2020 |
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Acs Catalysis |
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Acs Catal |
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Bimetallic nanoparticles with tailored size and specific composition have shown promise as stable and selective catalysts for electrochemical reduction of CO2 (CO2R) in batch systems. Yet, limited effort was devoted to understand the effect of ligand coverage and postsynthesis treatments on CO2 reduction, especially under industrially applicable conditions, such as at high currents (>100 mA/cm2) using gas diffusion electrodes (GDE) and flow reactors. In this work, Cu–Ag core–shell nanoparticles (11 ± 2 nm) were prepared with three different surface modes: (i) capped with oleylamine, (ii) capped with monoisopropylamine, and (iii) surfactant free with a reducing borohydride agent; Cu–Ag (OAm), Cu–Ag (MIPA), and Cu–Ag (NaBH4), respectively. The ligand exchange and removal was evidenced by infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) analysis, whereas high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM) showed their effect on the interparticle distance and nanoparticle rearrangement. Later on, we developed a process-on-substrate method to track these effects on CO2R. Cu–Ag (OAm) gave a lower on-set potential for hydrocarbon production, whereas Cu–Ag (MIPA) and Cu–Ag (NaBH4) promoted syngas production. The electrochemical impedance and surface area analysis on the well-controlled electrodes showed gradual increases in the electrical conductivity and active surface area after each surface treatment. We found that the increasing amount of the triple phase boundaries (the meeting point for the electron–electrolyte–CO2 reactant) affect the required electrode potential and eventually the C+2e̅/C2e̅ product ratio. This study highlights the importance of the electron transfer to those active sites affected by the capping agents—particularly on larger substrates that are crucial for their industrial application. |
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2020-11-04 |
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12.9 |
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23 |
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The authors also acknowledge financial support from the University Research Fund (BOF-GOA-PS ID No. 33928). S.L. has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie SkłodowskaCurie Grant Agreement No. 665385. |
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Most recent IF: 12.9; 2020 IF: 10.614 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:173803 |
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Busatto, S.; Ruiter, M. de; Jastrzebski, J.T.B.H.; Albrecht, W.; Pinchetti, V.; Brovelli, S.; Bals, S.; Moret, M.-E.; de Mello Donega, C. |
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Luminescent Colloidal InSb Quantum Dots from In Situ Generated Single-Source Precursor |
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2020 |
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Acs Nano |
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Acs Nano |
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14 |
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10 |
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13146-13160 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Despite recent advances, the synthesis of colloidal InSb quantum dots (QDs) remains underdeveloped, mostly due to the lack of suitable precursors. In this work, we use Lewis acid–base interactions between Sb(III) and In(III) species formed at room temperature in situ from commercially available compounds (viz., InCl3, Sb[NMe2]3 and a primary alkylamine) to obtain InSb adduct complexes. These complexes are successfully used as precursors for the synthesis of colloidal InSb QDs ranging from 2.8 to 18.2 nm in diameter by fast coreduction at sufficiently high temperatures (≥230 °C). Our findings allow us to propose a formation mechanism for the QDs synthesized in our work, which is based on a nonclassical nucleation event, followed by aggregative growth. This yields ensembles with multimodal size distributions, which can be fractionated in subensembles with relatively narrow polydispersity by postsynthetic size fractionation. InSb QDs with diameters below 7.0 nm have the zinc blende crystal structure, while ensembles of larger QDs (≥10 nm) consist of a mixture of wurtzite and zinc blende QDs. The QDs exhibit photoluminescence with small Stokes shifts and short radiative lifetimes, implying that the emission is due to band-edge recombination and that the direct nature of the bandgap of bulk InSb is preserved in InSb QDs. Finally, we constructed a sizing curve correlating the peak position of the lowest energy absorption transition with the QD diameters, which shows that the band gap of colloidal InSb QDs increases with size reduction following a 1/d dependence. |
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2020-10-27 |
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1936-0851 |
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17.1 |
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21 |
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S.B. and C.d.M.D. acknowledge financial support from the division of Chemical Sciences (CW) of The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) under Grant No. TOP.715.016.001. W.A. acknowledges an Individual Fellowship from the Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) under the EU?s Horizon 2020 program (Grant No. 797153, SOPMEN). This project has received funding from the European Commission Grant (EUSMI E180900184) and European Research Council (ERC Consolidator Grant No. 815128 REALNANO).; sygma |
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Most recent IF: 17.1; 2020 IF: 13.942 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:173862 |
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Sánchez-Iglesias, A.; Zhuo, X.; Albrecht, W.; Bals, S.; Liz-Marzán, L.M. |
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Tuning Size and Seed Position in Small Silver Nanorods |
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2020 |
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ACS materials letters |
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ACS Materials Lett. |
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2 |
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9 |
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1246-1250 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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2020-09-08 |
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2639-4979 |
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Financial support is acknowledged from the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Programme, by means of Grant Agreement No. 731019 (EUSMI), the ERC Consolidator Grant (No. 815128) (REALNANO), and the ERC Advanced Grant (No. 787510) (4DbioSERS). W.A. acknowledges an Individual Fellowship from the Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions (MSCA), under the EU’s Horizon 2020 program (Grant 797153, SOPMEN). This work was performed under the Maria de Maeztu Units of Excellence Program from the Spanish State Research Agency (Grant No. MDM-2017-0720).; sygma |
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Most recent IF: NA |
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Attri, P.; Kaushik, N.K.; Kaushik, N.; Hammerschmid, D.; Privat-Maldonado, A.; De Backer, J.; Shiratani, M.; Choi, E.H.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Plasma treatment causes structural modifications in lysozyme, and increases cytotoxicity towards cancer cells |
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2021 |
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International Journal Of Biological Macromolecules |
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Int J Biol Macromol |
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A1 Journal Article; Lysozyme; Cold atmospheric plasma; Cancer cell death; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ; |
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Bacterial and mammalian proteins, such as lysozyme, are gaining increasing interest as anticancer drugs. This study aims to modify the lysozyme structure using cold atmospheric plasma to boost its cancer cell killing effect. We investigated the structure at acidic and neutral pH using various experimental techniques (circular dichroism, fluorescence, and mass spectrometry) and molecular dynamics simulations. The controlled structural modification of lysozyme at neutral pH enhances its activity, while the activity was lost at acidic pH at the same treatment conditions. Indeed, a larger number of amino acids were oxidized at acidic pH after plasma treatment, which results in a greater distortion of the lysozyme structure, whereas only limited structural changes were observed in lysozyme after plasma treatment at neutral pH. We found that the plasma-treated lysozyme significantly induced apoptosis to the cancer cells. Our results reveal that plasma-treated lysozyme could have potential as a new cancer cell killing drug. |
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2021-05-27 |
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0141-8130 |
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3.671 |
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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; We gratefully acknowledge the European H2020 Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions Individual Fellowship “Anticancer-PAM” within Horizon2020 (grant number 743546). This work was also supported by JSPS-KAKENHI grant number 20K14454. NK thanks to National Research Foundation of Korea under Ministry of Science and ICT (NRF2021R1C1C1013875) of Korean Government. The computational work was carried out using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UA), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the UA. |
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Most recent IF: 3.671 |
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