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Heidari Mezerji H (2012) Quantitative electron tomography of nanoparticles. Antwerpen
Keywords: Doctoral thesis; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Zhao H (2012) Vortex matter in superconductors with competing interactions : formation of vortex patterns and vortex dynamics. Antwerpen
Keywords: Doctoral thesis; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Barbier M (2012) Transport properties of nanostructures and superlattices on single-layer and bilayer graphene. Antwerpen
Keywords: Doctoral thesis; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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“C-H\cdots X (X = S, P) hydrogen bonding : the complexes of halothane with dimethyl sulfide and trimethylphosphine”. Michielsen B, Verlackt C, van der Veken BJ, Herrebout WA, Journal Of Molecular Structure 1023, 90 (2012). http://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2012.02.063
Abstract: The formation of CH⋯S and CH⋯P hydrogen bonded complexes of halothane, CHBrClCF3, with dimethyl sulfide(-d6) and trimethylphosphine(-d9) have been studied in solutions of liquid krypton using infrared and Raman spectroscopy. In the 1:1 complexes, the halothane CH stretching mode is found to be red-shifted by 43 cm−1 in the dimethyl sulfide complex, and by 63 cm−1 in the trimethylphosphine complex. The complexation enthalpies were derived and amount to −10.7(2) and −11.2(2) kJ mol−1 for the respective complexes. The experiments were supported by ab initio calculations and Monte Carlo simulations. The obtained data for the CH⋯S and CH⋯P hydrogen bonds is compared to that of corresponding CH⋯O and CH⋯N hydrogen bonds.
Keywords: A1 Journal article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT);
Impact Factor: 1.753
Times cited: 21
DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2012.02.063
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“The acute effect of budesonide/formoterol in COPD : a multi-slice computed tomography and lung function study”. De Backer LA, Vos W, de Backer J, Van Holsbeke C, Vinchurkar S, de Backer W, European Respiratory Journal 40, 298 (2012). http://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00072511
Abstract: The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) classification of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) does not always match with other clinical disease descriptors such as exacerbation frequency and quality of life, indicating that forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) is not a perfect descriptor of the disease. The aim of this study was to find out whether changes in airway geometry after inhalation of the most commonly used inhalation therapy in severe COPD can more adequately be described with an image-based approach than with spirometry. 10 COPD GOLD stage III patients were assessed in a double-blind crossover study. Airway volumes were analysed using segmentation of multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) images; airway resistance was determined using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Distal airway volume significantly increased (p=0.011) in patients 4 h after receiving a budesonide/formoterol combination from 9.6+/-4.67 cm(3) to 10.14+/-4.81 cm(3). Also CFD-determined airway resistance significantly decreased (p=0.047) from 0.051+/-0.021 kPa.s.L-1 to 0.043+/- 0.019 kPa.s.L-1. None of the lung function parameters showed a significant change. Only functional residual capacity (FRC) showed a trend to decline (p=0.056). Only the image-based parameters were able to predict the visit at which the combination product was administered. This study showed that imaging is a sensitive, complementary tool to describe changes in airway structure.
Keywords: A1 Journal article; Biophysics and Biomedical Physics; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP)
Impact Factor: 10.569
Times cited: 37
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00072511
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“Dynamic phases of vortex-antivortex molecules in a Corbino disk with magnetic dipole on top”. de Aquino BRCHT, Cabral LRE, de Souza Silva CC, Albino Aguiar J, Milošević, MV, Peeters FM, Physica: C : superconductivity 479, 115 (2012). http://doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2012.12.016
Abstract: We performed a molecular dynamics study of vortex-antivortex motion in a superconducting disk with a magnetic dot on top, in the Corbino disk geometry. In this system, vortices and antivortices are forced to move in opposite azimuthal directions by a radially applied current. The dot is magnetized out of plane in order to stabilize composite vortex-antivortex configurations, with vortices closer to the center of the disk and antivortices near to the disk edge. We observe that the interplay between the spatially inhomogeneous current distribution, the screening currents induced by the dipole, and the attractive vortex-antivortex (v-av) interaction result in different dynamical phases. At low current values, antivortices which are distributed at outer rings – remain bounded to vortices at inner rings and the whole configuration rotates rigidly. Above a threshold current, vortices and antivortices unbind and move at different angular velocities in a highly correlated way. Finally, at very strong drive, vortex-antivortex attraction is overhelmed by the external current Lorentz force, causing them to move in opposite directions. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords: A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Impact Factor: 1.404
DOI: 10.1016/j.physc.2012.12.016
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“Free-standing Si and Ge, and Ge/Si core-shell semiconductor nanowires”. Peelaers H, Partoens B, Peeters FM, Acta physica Polonica: A: general physics, solid state physics, applied physics
T2 –, WELCOME Scientific Meeting on Hybrid Nanostructures, AUG 28-31, 2011, Torun, POLAND 122, 294 (2012)
Abstract: The properties of free-standing silicon and germanium nanowires oriented along the [110] direction are studied using different first principles methods. We show the corrections due to quasi-particles to the band structures obtained using the local-density approximation. The formation energies of B and P doped nanowires are calculated, both in the absence and presence of dangling bond defects and we link these to experimental results. Furthermore, we report on the phonon properties of pure Si and Ge nanowires, as well as Ge/Si core-shell nanowires, and discuss the differences between them.
Keywords: A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Impact Factor: 0.469
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Lin N (2012) Dynamics of interacting clusters in low-dimensional superconductors. Antwerpen
Keywords: Doctoral thesis; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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“Investigation of the elementary mechanisms controlling dislocation/twin boundary interactions in fcc metals and alloys : from conventional to advanced TEM characterization”. Idrissi H, Schryvers D Formatex Research Center, S.l., page 1213 (2012).
Keywords: H2 Book chapter; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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“Recent results on characterization of detonation nanodiamonds”. Vlasov II, Turner S, Van Tendeloo G, Shiryaev AA Elsevier, Amsterdam, page 291 (2012).
Keywords: H3 Book chapter; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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“Modeling aspects of plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition of carbon-based materials”. Neyts E, Mao M, Eckert M, Bogaerts A CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla, page 245 (2012).
Keywords: H1 Book chapter; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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Carrillo Nuñ,ez H (2012) Combining the modified local density approach with variational calculus : a flexible tandem for studying electron transport in nano-devices. Antwerpen
Keywords: Doctoral thesis; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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“Depth strain profile with sub-nm resolution in a thin silicon film using medium energy ion scattering”. Jalabert D, Pelloux-Gervais D, Béché, A, Hartmann JM, Gergaud P, Rouvière JL, Canut B, Physica Status Solidi A-Applications And Materials Science 209, 265 (2012). http://doi.org/10.1002/PSSA.201127502
Abstract: The depth strain profile in silicon from the Si (001) substrate to the surface of a 2 nm thick Si/12 nm thick SiGe/bulk Si heterostructure has been determined by medium energy ion scattering (MEIS). It shows with sub-nanometer resolution and high strain sensitivity that the thin Si cap presents residual compressive strain caused by Ge diffusion coming from the fully strained SiGe layer underneath. The strain state of the SiGe buffer have been checked by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and nano-beam electron diffraction (NBED) measurements.
Keywords: A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Impact Factor: 1.775
Times cited: 3
DOI: 10.1002/PSSA.201127502
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“Strain mapping for the silicon-on-insulator generation of semiconductor devices by high-angle annular dark field scanning electron transmission microscopy”. Cooper D, Le Royer C, Béché, A, Rouvière J-L, Applied Physics Letters 100, 233121 (2012). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4723572
Abstract: The strain in pMOS p-type metal-oxide-semiconductor devicesgrown on silicon-on-insulator substrates has been measured by using the geometrical phase analysis of high angle annular dark field scanning electron microscopy. We show that by using the latest generations of electron microscopes, the strain can now be quantitatively measured with a large field of view, a spatial resolution as low as 1 nm with a sensitivity as good as 0.15%. This technique is extremely flexible, provides both structural and strain information, and can be applied to all types of nanoscale materials both quickly and easily.
Keywords: A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Impact Factor: 3.411
DOI: 10.1063/1.4723572
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“Strain mapping with nm-scale resolution for the silicon-on-insulator generation of semiconductor devices by advanced electron microscopy”. Cooper D, Denneulin T, Barnes J-P, Hartmann J-M, Hutin L, Le Royer C, Béché, A, Rouvière J-L, Applied Physics Letters 112, 124505 (2012). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4767925
Abstract: Strain engineering in the conduction channel is a cost effective method of boosting the performance in state-of-the-art semiconductor devices. However, given the small dimensions of these devices, it is difficult to quantitatively measure the strain with the required spatial resolution. Three different transmission electron microscopy techniques, high-angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy, dark field electron holography, and nanobeam electron diffraction have been applied to measure the strain in simple bulk and SOI calibration specimens. These techniques are then applied to different gate length SiGe SOI pFET devices in order to measure the strain in the conduction channel. For these devices, improved spatial resolution is required, and strain maps with spatial resolutions as good as 1 nm have been achieved. Finally, we discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of using these three different techniques when used for strain measurement.
Keywords: A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Impact Factor: 3.411
Times cited: 14
DOI: 10.1063/1.4767925
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“High-resolution visualization techniques : structural aspects”. Schryvers D, Van Aert S Springer, Berlin, page 135 (2012).
Keywords: H1 Book chapter; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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“Phase selection enabled formation of abrupt axial heterojunctions in branched oxide nanowires”. Gao J, Lebedev OI, Turner S, Li YF, Lu YH, Feng YP, Boullay P, Prellier W, Van Tendeloo G, Wu T, Nano letters 12, 275 (2012). http://doi.org/10.1021/nl2035089
Abstract: Rational synthesis of nanowires via the vaporliquidsolid (VLS) mechanism with compositional and structural controls is vitally important for fabricating functional nanodevices from bottom up. Here, we show that branched indium tin oxide nanowires can be in situ seeded in vapor transport growth using tailored AuCu alloys as catalyst. Furthermore, we demonstrate that VLS synthesis gives unprecedented freedom to navigate the ternary InSnO phase diagram, and a rare and bulk-unstable cubic phase can be selectively stabilized in nanowires. The stabilized cubic fluorite phase possesses an unusual almost equimolar concentration of In and Sn, forming a defect-free epitaxial interface with the conventional bixbyite phase of tin-doped indium oxide that is the most employed transparent conducting oxide. This rational methodology of selecting phases and making abrupt axial heterojunctions in nanowires presents advantages over the conventional synthesis routes, promising novel composition-modulated nanomaterials.
Keywords: A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Impact Factor: 12.712
Times cited: 25
DOI: 10.1021/nl2035089
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Biermans E (2012) Electron tomography : from qualitative to quantitative. Antwerpen
Keywords: Doctoral thesis; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Tan H (2012) From EELS to oxidation state mapping : an investigation into oxidation state mapping of transition metals with electron energy-loss spectroscopy. Antwerpen
Keywords: Doctoral thesis; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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“A case series on lung deposition analysis of inhaled medication using functional imaging based computational fluid dynamics in asthmatic patients : effect of upper airway morphology and comparison with in vivo data”. Vinchurkar S, De Backer L, Vos W, Van Holsbeke C, de Backer J, de Backer W, Inhalation Toxicology 24, 81 (2012). http://doi.org/10.3109/08958378.2011.644351
Abstract: Context: Asthma affects 20 million Americans resulting in an economic burden of approximately $18 billion in the US alone (Allergies and Asthma Foundation 2000; National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) 1999). Research studies based on differences in patient-specific airway morphology for asthma and the associated effect on deposition of inhaled aerosols are currently not available in the literature. Therefore, the role of morphological variations such as upper airway (extrathoracic) occlusion is not well documented. Objective: Functional imaging based computational fluid dynamics (CFD) of the respiratory airways for five asthmatic subjects is performed in this study using computed tomography (CT) based patient-specific airway models and boundary conditions. Methods: CT scans for 5 asthma patients were used to reconstruct 3D lung models using segmentation software. An averaged inhalation profile and patient-specific lobar flow distribution were used to perform the simulation. The simulations were used to obtain deposition for BDP/Formoterol (R) HFA pMDI in the patient-specific airway models. Results: The lung deposition obtained using CFD was in excellent agreement with available in vivo data using the same product. Specifically, CFD resulted in 30% lung deposition, whereas in vivo lung deposition was reported to be approximately 31%. Conclusion: It was concluded that a combination of patient-specific airway models and lobar boundary conditions can be used to obtain accurate lung deposition estimates. Lower lung deposition can be expected for patients with higher extrathoracic resistance. Novel respiratory drug delivery devices need to accommodate population subgroups based on these morphological and anatomical differences in addition to subject age.
Keywords: A1 Journal article; Pharmacology. Therapy; Biophysics and Biomedical Physics; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP)
Impact Factor: 1.751
Times cited: 36
DOI: 10.3109/08958378.2011.644351
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“Statistical parameter estimation theory : a tool for quantitative electron microscopy”. Van Aert S Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, page 281 (2012).
Keywords: H1 Book chapter; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Masir MR (2012) Electronic properties of graphene in inhomogeneous magnetic fields. Antwerpen
Keywords: Doctoral thesis; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Kirilenko D (2012) Characterization of graphene by electron diffraction. Antwerpen
Keywords: Doctoral thesis; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Leroux F (2012) Characterization of soft-hard matter composite materials by advanced transmission electron microscopy. Universiteit Antwerpen, EMAT, Antwerpen
Keywords: Doctoral thesis; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Chen Y (2012) Superconductivity in nanofilms and nanocylinders. Antwerpen
Keywords: Doctoral thesis; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Li B (2012) Aharonov-Bohm effect in semiconductor quantum rings. Antwerpen
Keywords: Doctoral thesis; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Dixit H (2012) First-principles electronic structure calculations of transparent conducting oxide materials. Antwerpen
Keywords: Doctoral thesis; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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“Sputter deposition of MgxAlyOz thin films in a dual-magnetron device : a multi-species Monte Carlo model”. Yusupov M, Saraiva M, Depla D, Bogaerts A, New journal of physics 14, 073043 (2012). http://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/14/7/073043
Abstract: A multi-species Monte Carlo (MC) model, combined with an analytical surface model, has been developed in order to investigate the general plasma processes occurring during the sputter deposition of complex oxide films in a dual-magnetron sputter deposition system. The important plasma species, such as electrons, Ar+ ions, fast Ar atoms and sputtered metal atoms (i.e. Mg and Al atoms) are described with the so-called multi-species MC model, whereas the deposition of MgxAlyOz films is treated by an analytical surface model. Targetsubstrate distances for both magnetrons in the dual-magnetron setup are varied for the purpose of growing stoichiometric complex oxide thin films. The metal atoms are sputtered from pure metallic targets, whereas the oxygen flux is only directed toward the substrate and is high enough to obtain fully oxidized thin films but low enough to avoid target poisoning. The calculations correspond to typical experimental conditions applied to grow these complex oxide films. In this paper, some calculation results are shown, such as the densities of various plasma species, their fluxes toward the targets and substrate, the deposition rates, as well as the film stoichiometry. Moreover, some results of the combined model are compared with experimental observations. Note that this is the first complete model, which can be applied for large and complicated magnetron reactor geometries, such as dual-magnetron configurations. With this model, we are able to describe all important plasma species as well as the deposition process. It can also be used to predict film stoichiometries of complex oxide films on the substrate.
Keywords: A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
Impact Factor: 3.786
Times cited: 2
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/14/7/073043
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“Atmospheric composition and micro-climate in the Alhambra monument, Granada (Spain), in the context of preventive conservation”. Horemans B, Schalm O, De Wael K, Cardell C, Van Grieken R, IOP conference series : materials science and engineering 37, 012002 (2012). http://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/37/1/012002
Abstract: The world famous Alhambra monument in Granada, Southern Spain, listed as UNESCO world cultural heritage since 1984, represents probably the most beautiful example of Islamic art and architecture from the Middle Ages in Europe. It is visited by ca. 2 million people annually. Granada is situated in a natural basin, surrounded by mountains with altitudes up to 3500 m. Due to this topography and the prevailing low wind speeds, pollution-derived and especially traffic-derived particulate matter often accumulates in the urban air. In order to evaluate the potential conservation risks from the surrounding air, the atmospheric composition in the Alhambra monument was evaluated. Indoor temperature and relative humidity fluctuations were evaluated for their potential degenerative effects. Furthermore, the atmospheric composition in the Alhambra was analyzed in terms of inorganic gases (NO2, SO2, O3, and NH3) and black carbon. It was found that the open architecture protected the indoor environments from developing a potentially harmful microclimate, such as the build-up of humidity resulting from the huge number of daily tourists. On the downside, the strong ventilation made the indoor air hardly different from outdoor air, as characterized by strong diurnal temperature and relative humidity gradients and high traffic-derived pollutant levels.
Keywords: P1 Proceeding; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
Times cited: 1
DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/37/1/012002
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“Ultra-small metallic grains : effect of statistical fluctuations of the chemical potential on superconducting correlations and vice versa”. Croitoru MD, Shanenko AA, Kaun CC, Peeters FM, Journal of physics : condensed matter 24, 275701 (2012). http://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/24/27/275701
Abstract: Superconducting correlations in an isolated metallic grain are governed by the interplay between two energy scales: the mean level spacing delta and the bulk pairing gap Delta(0), which are strongly influenced by the position of the chemical potential with respect to the closest single-electron level. In turn superconducting correlations affect the position of the chemical potential. Within the parity projected BCS model we investigate the probability distribution of the chemical potential in a superconducting grain with randomly distributed single-electron levels. Taking into account statistical fluctuations of the chemical potential due to the pairing interaction, we find that such fluctuations have a significant impact on the critical level spacing delta(c) at which the superconducting correlations cease: the critical ratio delta(c)/Delta(0) at which superconductivity disappears is found to be increased.
Keywords: A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Impact Factor: 2.649
Times cited: 9
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/24/27/275701
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