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Author Milošević, M.V.; Geurts, R. doi  openurl
  Title The Ginzburg-Landau theory in application Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physica: C : superconductivity Abbreviated Journal Physica C  
  Volume 470 Issue 19 Pages 791-795  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract A numerical approach to GinzburgLandau (GL) theory is demonstrated and we review its applications to several examples of current interest in the research on superconductivity. This analysis also shows the applicability of the two-dimensional approach to thin superconductors and the re-defined effective GL parameter κ. For two-gap superconductors, the conveniently written GL equations directly show that the magnetic behavior of the sample depends not just on the GL parameter of two bands, but also on the ratio of respective coherence lengths.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000282454400020 Publication Date 2010-02-21  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0921-4534; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.404 Times cited 66 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.404; 2010 IF: 1.415  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85033 Serial 3583  
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Author Romaguera, A.R. de C.; Doria, M.M.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title Vortex patterns in a superconducting-ferromagnetic rod Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physica: C : superconductivity Abbreviated Journal Physica C  
  Volume 470 Issue 19 Pages 871-873  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract A superconducting rod with a magnetic moment on top develops vortices obtained here through 3D calculations of the GinzburgLandau theory. The inhomogeneity of the applied field brings new properties to the vortex patterns that vary according to the rod thickness. We find that for thin rods (disks) the vortex patterns are similar to those obtained in presence of a homogeneous magnetic field instead because they consist of giant vortex states. For thick rods novel patterns are obtained as vortices are curve lines in space that exit through the lateral surface.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000282454400039 Publication Date 2010-03-04  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0921-4534; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.404 Times cited 1 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.404; 2010 IF: 1.415  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85035 Serial 3878  
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Author Misko, V.R.; Lin, N.S.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Unconventional dynamics of vortex shells in mesoscopic superconducting corbino disks Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physica: C : superconductivity Abbreviated Journal Physica C  
  Volume 470 Issue 19 Pages 939-941  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The dynamics of vortex matter in mesoscopic superconducting Corbino disk is strongly influenced by the discrete vortex structure arranged in shells. While in previous works the vortex dynamics has been studied in large (macroscopic) and in very small mesoscopic disks (containing only few shells), in the intermediate-size regime it is much more complex and unusual, due to: (i) the competition between the vortexvortex interaction and confinement and (ii) (in)commensurability among the vortex shells. We found that the interplay between these effects can result in a very unusual vortex dynamical behavior: (i) unconventional angular melting (i.e., propagating from the boundary, where the shear stress is minimum, towards the center) and (ii) unconventional dynamics of shells (i.e., the inversion of shell velocities with respect to the gradient driving force). This unusual behavior is found for different number of shells.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000282454400059 Publication Date 2010-03-04  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0921-4534; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.404 Times cited 3 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.404; 2010 IF: 1.415  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85036 Serial 3799  
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Dynamics of kinematic vortices in a mesoscopic superconducting loop Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physica: C : superconductivity Abbreviated Journal Physica C  
  Volume 470 Issue 19 Pages 946-948  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using the time-dependent GinzburgLandau formalism, we study the dynamic properties of a submicron superconducting loop in applied current and in presence of a perpendicular magnetic field. The resistive state of the sample is caused by the motion of kinematic vortexantivortex pairs. Vortices and antivortices move in opposite directions to each other, perpendicularly to the applied drive, and the periodic creation and annihilation of such pairs results in periodic oscillations of the voltage across the sample. The dynamics of these kinematic pairs is strongly influenced by the applied magnetic field, which for high fields leads to the flow of just vortices. Kinematic vortices can be temporarily pinned inside the loop with observable trace in the voltage vs. time characteristics.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000282454400061 Publication Date 2010-03-08  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0921-4534; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.404 Times cited 9 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.404; 2010 IF: 1.415  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85039 Serial 777  
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Author van Holsbeke, C.; de Backer, J.; Vos, W.; Verdonck, P.; van Ransbeeck, P.; Claessens, T.; Braem, M.; Vanderveken, O.; de Backer, W. pdf  doi
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  Title Anatomical and functional changes in the upper airways of sleep apnea patients due to mandibular repositioning: a large scale study Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Journal of biomechanics Abbreviated Journal J Biomech  
  Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 442-449  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Vision lab; Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP); Translational Neurosciences (TNW)  
  Abstract The obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a sleep related breathing disorder. A popular treatment is the use of a mandibular repositioning appliance (MRA) which advances the mandibula during the sleep and decreases the collapsibility of the upper airway. The success rate of such a device is, however, limited and very variable within a population of patients. Previous studies using computational fluid dynamics have shown that there is a decrease in upper airway resistance in patients who improve clinically due to an MRA. In this article, correlations between patient-specific anatomical and functional parameters are studied to examine how MRA induced biomechanical changes will have an impact on the upper airway resistance. Low-dose computed tomography (CT) scans are made from 143 patients suffering from OSAHS. A baseline scan and a scan after mandibular repositioning (MR) are performed in order to study variations in parameters. It is found that MR using a simulation bite is able to induce resistance changes by changing the pharyngeal lumen. The change in minimal cross-sectional area is the best parameter to predict the change in upper airway resistance. Looking at baseline values, the ideal patients for MR induced resistance decrease seem to be women with short airways, high initial resistance and no baseline occlusion.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000287551000014 Publication Date 2010-10-23  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0021-9290; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.664 Times cited 23 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.664; 2011 IF: 2.434  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85305 Serial 112  
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Author de Backer, J.W.; Vos, W.G.; Vinchurkar, S.C.; Claes, R.; Drollmann, A.; Wulfrank, D.; Parizel, P.M.; Germonpré, P.; de Backer, W. pdf  doi
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  Title Validation of computational fluid dynamics in CT-based airway models with SPECT/CT1 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Radiology Abbreviated Journal Radiology  
  Volume 257 Issue 3 Pages 854-862  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Vision lab; Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre (ASTARC); Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP)  
  Abstract Purpose: To compare the results obtained by using numerical flow simulations with the results of combined single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and computed tomography (CT) and to demonstrate the importance of correct boundary conditions for the numerical methods to account for the large amount of interpatient variability in airway geometry. Materials and Methods: This study was approved by all relevant institutional review boards. All patients gave their signed informed consent. In this study, six patients with mild asthma (three men; three women; overall mean age, 46 years ± 17 [standard deviation]) underwent CT at functional residual capacity and total lung capacity, as well as SPECT/CT. CT data were used for segmentation and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. A comparison was made between airflow distribution, as derived with (a) SPECT/CT through tracer concentration analysis, (b) CT through lobar expansion measurement, and (c) CFD through flow computer simulation. Also, the heterogeneity of the ventilation was examined. Results: Good agreement was found between SPECT/CT, CT, and CFD in terms of airflow distribution and hot spot detection. The average difference for the internal airflow distribution was less than 3% for CFD and CT versus SPECT/CT. Heterogeneity in ventilation patterns could be detected with SPECT/CT and CFD. Conclusion: This results of this study show that patient-specific computer simulations with appropriate boundary conditions yield information that is similar to that obtained with functional imaging tools, such as SPECT/CT.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Easton, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000284469300031 Publication Date 2010-11-17  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0033-8419;1527-1315; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 7.296 Times cited 100 Open Access  
  Notes ; Supported by Novartis. ; Approved Most recent IF: 7.296; 2010 IF: 6.069  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85379 Serial 3831  
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Author Shanenko, A.A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Vagov, A.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Giant drop in the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer coherence length induced by quantum size effects in superconducting nanowires Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 82 Issue 10 Pages 104524-104524,6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The BCS coherence length in low-dimensional superconductors is dramatically modified by quantum-size effects. In particular, for nanowires made of conventional superconducting materials, we show that the longitudinal zero-temperature coherence length exhibits width-dependent drops by 23 orders of magnitude each time when the bottom of one of single-electron subbands formed due to the transverse quantization of electron motion is situated in a close vicinity to the Fermi level. This phenomenon has strong similarities to the well-known BCS-BEC (Bose-Einstein condensation) crossover in ultracold fermionic condensates but with an important exception: it is driven by the transverse quantization of the electron motion rather than by the externally controlled strength of the fermion-fermion interaction.  
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  Language Wos 000282269600005 Publication Date 2010-09-29  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 29 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the ESF-network: INSTANS. M. D. C. acknowledges support from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. A. A. S. thanks R. G. Mints, W. V. Pogosov, D. Y. Vodolazov, A. Perali, and A. Bianconi for fruitful discussions. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85419 Serial 1337  
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Author Wu, Z.; Peeters, F.M.; Chang, K. url  doi
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  Title Electron tunneling through double magnetic barriers on the surface of a topological insulator Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 82 Issue 11 Pages 115211-115211,7  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We study electron tunneling through a planar magnetic and electric barrier on the surface of a three-dimensional topological insulator. For the double barrier structures, we find (i) a directional-dependent tunneling which is sensitive to the magnetic field configuration and the electric gate voltage, (ii) a spin rotation controlled by the magnetic field and the gate voltage, (iii) many Fabry-Pérot resonances in the transmission determined by the distance between the two barriers, and (iv) the electrostatic potential can enhance the difference in the transmission between the two magnetization configurations, and consequently lead to a giant magnetoresistance. Points (i), (iii), and (iv) are alike with that in graphene stemming from the same linear-dispersion relations.  
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  Language Wos 000282125700002 Publication Date 2010-09-27  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 65 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the NSF of China, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Belgian Science Policy. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85420 Serial 990  
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Author Peelaers, H.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Electronic and dynamical properties of Si/Ge core-shell nanowires Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 82 Issue 11 Pages 113411-113411,4  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Full ab initio techniques are applied to study the electronic and dynamical properties of free standing, hydrogen-passivated Si/Ge core-shell nanowires oriented along the [110] direction. All studied wires exhibit a direct band gap and are found to be structurally stable. The different contributions of the core and shell atoms to the phonon spectra are identified. The acoustic phonon velocities and the frequencies of some typical optical modes are compared with those of pure Si and Ge nanowires. These depend either on the concentration or on the type of core material. Optical modes are hardened and longitudinal acoustic velocities are softened with decreasing wire diameter.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Editor  
  Language Wos 000282270000001 Publication Date 2010-09-29  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 13 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and NOI-BOF (University of Antwerp). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85421 Serial 995  
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Author Tsvyashchenko, A.V.; Nikolaev, A.V.; Velichkov, A.I.; Salamatin, A.V.; Fomicheva, L.N.; Ryasny, G.K.; Sorokin, A.A.; Kochetov, O.I.; Budzynski, M.; Michel, K.H. doi  openurl
  Title Lowering of the spatial symmetry at the gamma ->alpha phase transition in cerium Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 82 Issue 9 Pages 1-4  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using time-differential perturbed angular correlation spectroscopy we have measured the electric field gradient (EFG) at 111Cd probe nuclei in solid Ce in a pressure range up to 8 GPa. Covering various allotropic phases of Ce, we find that the value of the EFG in the cubic α phase is almost four times larger than in the cubic γ phase and close to values in the noncubic phases α′ and α″. These results together with the differences in time modulation of the spectra are interpreted as evidence for quadrupolar electronic charge-density ordering and symmetry lowering at the γ→α transition while the lattice remains face-centered cubic  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Editor  
  Language Wos 000282004400001 Publication Date 2010-09-16  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 11 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work is supported by the Program of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences “Physics of Strongly Compressed Matter.” We are grateful to S. M. Stishov, B. Verberck, A. N. Grum-Grzhimailo, V. B. Brudanin and G. Heger for support of this work and discussion of the results. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85464 Serial 1854  
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Author Barbier, M.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Single-layer and bilayer graphene superlattices: collimation, additional Dirac points and Dirac lines Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society : mathematical, physical and engineering sciences Abbreviated Journal Philos T R Soc A  
  Volume 368 Issue 1932 Pages 5499-5524  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We review the energy spectrum and transport properties of several types of one-dimensional superlattices (SLs) on single-layer and bilayer graphene. In single-layer graphene, for certain SL parameters an electron beam incident on an SL is highly collimated. On the other hand, there are extra Dirac points generated for other SL parameters. Using rectangular barriers allows us to find analytical expressions for the location of new Dirac points in the spectrum and for the renormalization of the electron velocities. The influence of these extra Dirac points on the conductivity is investigated. In the limit of δ-function barriers, the transmission T through and conductance G of a finite number of barriers as well as the energy spectra of SLs are periodic functions of the dimensionless strength P of the barriers, Graphic, with vF the Fermi velocity. For a KronigPenney SL with alternating sign of the height of the barriers, the Dirac point becomes a Dirac line for P = π/2+nπ with n an integer. In bilayer graphene, with an appropriate bias applied to the barriers and wells, we show that several new types of SLs are produced and two of them are similar to type I and type II semiconductor SLs. Similar to single-layer graphene SLs, extra Dirac points are found in bilayer graphene SLs. Non-ballistic transport is also considered.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000283660000011 Publication Date 2010-11-01  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1364-503X;1471-2962; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.97 Times cited 64 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by IMEC, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP) and the Canadian NSERC through grant no. OGP0121756. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.97; 2010 IF: 2.459  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85597 Serial 3023  
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Author Saniz, R.; Dixit, H.; Lamoen, D.; Partoens, B. pdf  doi
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  Title Quasiparticle energies and uniaxial pressure effects on the properties of SnO2 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 97 Issue Pages 261901-261901,3  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We calculate the quasiparticle energy spectrum of SnO2 within the GW approximation, properly taking into account the contribution of core levels to the energy corrections. The calculated fundamental gap is of 3.85 eV. We propose that the difference with respect to the experimental optical gap (3.6 eV) is due to excitonic effects in the latter. We further consider the effect applied on uniaxial pressure along the c-axis. Compared to GW, the effect of pressure on the quasiparticle energies and band gap is underestimated by the local-density approximation. The quasiparticle effective masses, however, appear to be well described by the latter.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000285768100015 Publication Date 2010-12-28  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0003-6951; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 23 Open Access  
  Notes Iwt; Fwo; Bof-Noi Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2010 IF: 3.841  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85759 Serial 2803  
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title Defected graphene nanoribbons under axial compression Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 97 Issue 15 Pages 153118,1-153118,3  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The buckling of defected rectangular graphene nanoribbons when subjected to axial stress with supported boundary conditions is investigated using atomistic simulations. The buckling strain and mechanical stiffness of monolayer graphene decrease with the percentage of randomly distributed vacancies. The elasticity to plasticity transition in the stress-strain curve, at low percentage of vacancies, are found to be almost equal to the buckling strain thresholds and they decrease with increasing percentage of vacancies.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000283216900069 Publication Date 2010-10-14  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0003-6951; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 43 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (WO-Vl) and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP) ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2010 IF: 3.841  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85789 Serial 624  
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Author Brosens, F.; Magnus, W. doi  openurl
  Title Newtonian trajectories : a powerful tool for solving quantum dynamics Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Solid state communications Abbreviated Journal Solid State Commun  
  Volume 150 Issue 43/44 Pages 2102-2105  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Theory of quantum systems and complex systems; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Since Ehrenfests theorem, the role and importance of classical paths in quantum dynamics have been examined by several means. Along this line, we show that the classical equations of motion provide a solution to quantum dynamics, if appropriately incorporated into the Wigner distribution function, exactly reformulated in a type of Boltzmann equation. Also the quantum-mechanical features of the canonical ensemble can be studied in this framework of Newtonian dynamics, if the initial distribution function is appropriately constructed from the statistical operator.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000284251700006 Publication Date 2010-09-20  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0038-1098; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.554 Times cited 7 Open Access  
  Notes ; The authors thank J.T. Devreese and J. Tempere for interesting and helpful discussions, and, in particular, L.F. Lemmens for several valuable suggestions. One of the authors (F.B.) acknowledges the FWO projects G.0115.06 and G.0365.08 as well as the WOG project WO.033.09N, for financial support. ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.554; 2010 IF: 1.981  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85795 Serial 2338  
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Author Tkachenko, D.V.; Misko, V.R.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title Effect of correlated noise on quasi-one-dimensional diffusion Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : E : statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev E  
  Volume 82 Issue 5 Pages 051102-051102,5  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Single-file diffusion (SFD) of an infinite one-dimensional chain of interacting particles has a long-time mean-square displacement ∝t1/2, independent of the type of interparticle repulsive interaction. This behavior is also observed in finite-size chains, although only for certain intervals of time t depending on the chain length L, followed by the ∝t for t→∞, as we demonstrate for a closed circular chain of diffusing interacting particles. Here, we show that spatial correlation of noise slows down SFD and can result, depending on the amount of correlated noise, in either subdiffusive behavior ∝tα, where 0<α<1/2, or even in a total suppression of diffusion (in the limit N→∞). Spatial correlation can explain the subdiffusive behavior in recent SFD experiments in circular channels.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000283710100001 Publication Date 2010-11-02  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1539-3755;1550-2376; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.366 Times cited 11 Open Access  
  Notes ; We acknowledge discussions with M. Saint-Jean. This work was supported by the “Odysseus” program of the Flemish Government and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI). ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.366; 2010 IF: 2.352  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85799 Serial 806  
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Author Misko, V.R.; Bothner, D.; Kemmler, M.; Kleiner, R.; Koelle, D.; Peeters, F.M.; Nori, F. url  doi
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  Title Enhancing the critical current in quasiperiodic pinning arrays below and above the matching magnetic flux Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 82 Issue 18 Pages 184512-184512,7  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Quasiperiodic pinning arrays, as recently demonstrated theoretically and experimentally using a fivefold Penrose tiling, can lead to a significant enhancement of the critical current Ic as compared to traditional regular pinning arrays. However, while regular arrays showed only a sharp peak in Ic(Φ) at the matching flux Φ1 and quasiperiodic arrays provided a much broader maximum at Φ<Φ1, both types of pinning arrays turned out to be inefficient for fluxes larger than Φ1. We demonstrate theoretically and experimentally the enhancement of Ic(Φ) for Φ>Φ1 by using non-Penrose quasiperiodic pinning arrays. This result is based on a qualitatively different mechanism of flux pinning by quasiperiodic pinning arrays and could be potentially useful for applications in superconducting microelectronic devices operating in a broad range of magnetic fields.  
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  Language Wos 000283923400006 Publication Date 2010-11-08  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 33 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish Government and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Interuniversity Attraction Poles (IAP) Programme-Belgian State-Belgian Science Policy, the FWO-Vl, and by the DFG via SFB/TRR21. V. R. M. is grateful to the FWO-Vl for the support of the research stay at the DML (ASI, RIKEN), and to F. N. for hospitality. M. K. gratefully acknowledges support from the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, and D. B. from the Evangelisches Studienwerk e.V. Villigst. F. N. acknowledges partial support from the Laboratory of Physical Sciences, National Security Agency, Army Research Office, DARPA, AFOSR, National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0726909, JSPS-RFBR under Contract No. 09-02-92114, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S), MEXT Kakenhi on Quantum Cybernetics, and Funding Program for Innovative R&D on S&T (FIRST). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85800 Serial 1066  
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Author Bousige, C.; Rols, S.; Cambedouzou, J.; Verberck, B.; Pekker, S.; Kováts, É.; Durkó, G.; Jalsovsky, I.; Pellegrini, É.; Launois, P. url  doi
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  Title Lattice dynamics of a rotor-stator molecular crystal: Fullerene-cubane C60\centerdot C8H8 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 82 Issue 19 Pages 195413-195413,10  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The dynamics of fullerene-cubane (C60⋅C8H8) cocrystal is studied combining experimental [x-ray diffuse scattering, quasielastic and inelastic neutron scattering (INS)] and simulation (molecular dynamics) investigations. Neutron scattering gives direct evidence of the free rotation of fullerenes and of the libration of cubanes in the high-temperature phase, validating the rotor-stator description of this molecular system. X-ray diffuse scattering shows that orientational disorder survives the order/disorder transition in the low-temperature phase, although the loss of fullerene isotropic rotational diffusion is featured by the appearance of a 2.2 meV mode in the INS spectra. The coupling between INS and simulations allows identifying a degeneracy lift of the cubane librations in the low temperature phase, which is used as a tool for probing the environment of cubane in this phase and for getting further insights into the phase transition mechanism.  
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  Language Wos 000283923500004 Publication Date 2010-11-08  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 16 Open Access  
  Notes ; The authors acknowledge P.-A. Albouy and S. Rouziere (LPS, Orsay) for fruitful discussions and for their support during diffuse scattering experiments. Work in Hungary was supported by the Hungarian Research Fund, OTKA under Grant No. K72954. The CS group at the ILL is acknowledged for their support during the MD simulations. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85801 Serial 1802  
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Author Masir, M.R.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Kronig-Penney model of scalar and vector potentials in graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat  
  Volume 22 Issue 46 Pages 465302,1-465302,10  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We consider a one-dimensional (1D) superlattice (SL) on graphene consisting of very high and very thin (δ-function) magnetic and potential barriers with zero average potential and zero magnetic field. We calculate the energy spectrum analytically, study it in different limiting cases, and determine the condition under which an electron beam incident on an SL is highly collimated along its direction. In the absence of the magnetic SL the collimation is very sensitive to the value of W/Ws and is optimal for W/Ws = 1, where W is the distance between the positive and negative barriers and L = W + Ws is the size of the unit cell. In the presence of only the magnetic SL the collimation decreases and the symmetry of the spectrum around ky is broken for W/Ws\neq 1 . In addition, a gap opens which depends on the strength of the magnetic field. We also investigate the effect of spatially separated potential and magnetic δ-function barriers and predict a better collimation in specific cases.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000283838800004 Publication Date 2010-11-05  
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  ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 41 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the Canadian NSERC Grant No. OGP0121756. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2010 IF: 2.332  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85807 Serial 1767  
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Author Peelaers, H.; Partoens, B.; Giantomassi, M.; Rangel, T.; Goossens, E.; Rignanese, G.-M.; Gonze, X.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Convergence of quasiparticle band structures of Si and Ge nanowires in the GW approximation and the validity of scissor shifts Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 83 Issue 4 Pages 045306-045306,6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Starting from fully converged density-functional theory calculations, the quasiparticle corrections are calculated for different sized Si and Ge nanowires using the GW approximation. The effectiveness of recently developed techniques in speeding up the convergence of the quasiparticle calculations is demonstrated. The complete quasiparticle band structures are also obtained using an interpolation technique based on maximallylocalized Wannier functions. From the quasiparticle results, we assess the correctness of the commonly applied scissor-shift correction. Dispersion changes are observed, which are also reflected in changes in the effective band masses calculated taking into account quasiparticle corrections.  
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  Language Wos 000286771400004 Publication Date 2011-01-21  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 18 Open Access  
  Notes ; We are grateful to Yann Pouillon for valuable technical support with the build system of ABINIT, related to the WANNIER90 library. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and by the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Program (P6/42)-Belgian State-Belgian Science Policy. X. G. and G.-M. R. acknowledge funding from the EU's 7th Framework Programme through the ETSF I3 e-Infrastructure project (Grant No. 211956), the Communaute francaise de Belgique through the Action de Recherche Concertee 07/12-003 “Nanosystemes hybrides metal-organiques,” and the Wallon Region Project No. 816849 “ European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility” (WALL ETSF). M. G. acknowledges funding from the FRFC Project No. 2.4.589.09.F. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:86905 Serial 510  
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Author Kishore, V.V.R.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Electronic structure and optical absorption of GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs and AlxGa1-xAs/GaAs core-shell nanowires Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 82 Issue 23 Pages 235425-235425,9  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The electronic structure of GaAs/AlxGa1−xAs and AlxGa1−xAs/GaAs core-shell nanowires grown in the [001] direction is studied. The k⋅p method with the 6×6 Kohn-Lüttinger Hamiltonian, taking into account the split-off band is used. The variation in the energy level dispersion, the spinor contribution to the ground state and the optical interband absorption are studied. For some range of parameters the top of the valence band exhibits a camelback structure which results in an extra peak in the optical absorption.  
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  Language Wos 000286769100008 Publication Date 2010-12-14  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 23 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:86911 Serial 1010  
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Author Leenaerts, O.; Peelaers, H.; Hernández-Nieves, A.D.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title First-principles investigation of graphene fluoride and graphane Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 82 Issue 19 Pages 195436,1-195436,6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Different stoichiometric configurations of graphane and graphene fluoride are investigated within density-functional theory. Their structural and electronic properties are compared, and we indicate the similarities and differences among the various configurations. Large differences between graphane and graphene fluoride are found that are caused by the presence of charges on the fluorine atoms. A configuration that is more stable than the boat configuration is predicted for graphene fluoride. We also perform GW calculations for the electronic band gap of both graphene derivatives. These band gaps and also the calculated Youngs moduli are at variance with available experimental data. This might indicate that the experimental samples contain a large number of defects or are only partially covered with H or F.  
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  Language Wos 000284399200004 Publication Date 2010-11-18  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 367 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1), the NOI-BOF of the University of Antwerp, the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the collaborative project FWO-MINCyT (Grant No. FW/08/01). A.D.H. also acknowledges support from ANPCyT (Grant No. PICT 2008-2236). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:86916 Serial 1212  
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Author Payette, C.; Austing, D.G.; Yu, G.; Gupta, J.A.; Nair, S.V.; Partoens, B.; Amaha, S.; Tarucha, S. pdf  url
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  Title Branch current behavior at two level anti-crossings in vertical quantum dot single-particle spectra Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication AIP conference proceedings Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 1199 Issue Pages 271-272  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We study single-electron-elastic-resonant-tunneling through two weakly coupled vertical quantum dots and investigate the branch current behavior at anti-crossings between two single-particle energy levels in the constituent dot spectra that are induced to approach each other by application of an out-of-dot-plane magnetic field. We observe both the familiar case of monotonic transfer of the resonant current strengths between the two branches as well as the less familiar case of concurrent enhancement and suppression (ideally complete cancellation) of the resonant current in the two branches. These two situations can be explained in terms of a simple coherent tunneling model. ©2009 American Institute of Physics  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York Editor  
  Language Wos 000281590800127 Publication Date 2010-01-15  
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  ISSN ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record  
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  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:86923 Serial 254  
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Author Nelissen, K.; Partoens, B.; van den Broeck, C. doi  openurl
  Title Work and dissipation in 2D clusters Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2009 Publication Europhysics letters Abbreviated Journal Epl-Europhys Lett  
  Volume 88 Issue 3 Pages 30001-30001,6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We show by extensive numerical simulations, that far-from-equilibrium experiments on dusty plasmas and on dipole particles in a circular cavity are good candidates for the verification of the Jarzynski equality, the Crooks relation and, to a lesser extent, of the recently obtained microscopic expression for the dissipated work.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Paris Editor  
  Language Wos 000271961400001 Publication Date 2009-11-05  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0295-5075;1286-4854; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.957 Times cited 2 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.957; 2009 IF: 2.893  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:86925 Serial 3922  
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Author Castelano, L.K.; Hai, G.Q.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title Artificial molecular quantum rings under magnetic field influence Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2009 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys  
  Volume 106 Issue 7 Pages 073702,1-073702,8  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The ground states of a few electrons confined in two vertically coupled quantum rings in the presence of an external magnetic field are studied systematically within the current spin-density functional theory. Electron-electron interactions combined with inter-ring tunneling affect the electronic structure and the persistent current. For small values of the external magnetic field, we recover the zero magnetic field molecular quantum ring ground state configurations. Increasing the magnetic field many angular momentum, spin, and isospin transitions are predicted to occur in the ground state. We show that these transitions follow certain rules, which are governed by the parity of the number of electrons, the single-particle picture, Hunds rules, and many-body effects.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000270915600047 Publication Date 2009-10-03  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0021-8979; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 5 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.068; 2009 IF: 2.072  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:86926 Serial 155  
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Author Austing, D.G.; Payette, C.; Nair, S.V.; Yu, G.; Gupta, J.A.; Partoens, B.; Amaha, S.; Tarucha, S. doi  openurl
  Title Scheme for coherently quenching resonant current in a three-level quantum dot energy level mixer Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2009 Publication Physica status solidi: C: conferences and critical reviews Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 6 Issue 4 Pages 940-943  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We outline a scheme to create a dark state by three-level mixing that is potentially a useful tool for quantum coherent transport. Magnetic-field-induced intra-dot level mixing can lead to rich quantum superposition phenomena between three approaching single-particle states in a quantum dot when probed by the ground state of an adjacent weakly coupled quantum dot in the single-electron resonant tunnelling regime. The mixing relies on non-negligible anharmonicity and anisotropy in confining potentials of realistic quantum dots. Anti-crossing and transfer of strengths between resonances can be understood with a simple coherent level mixing model. Superposition can lead to the formation of a dark state by complete cancellation of an otherwise strong resonance. This is an all-electrical analogue of coherent population trapping seen in three-level-systems from quantum and atom optics.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Berlin Editor  
  Language Wos 000266597600040 Publication Date 2008-12-12  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1862-6351;1610-1642; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record  
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  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:86927 Serial 2953  
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Author Ao, Z.M.; Hernández-Nieves, A.D.; Peeters, F.M.; Li, S. doi  openurl
  Title Enhanced stability of hydrogen atoms at the graphene/graphane interface of nanoribbons Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 97 Issue 23 Pages 233109,1-233109,3  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The thermal stability of graphene/graphane nanoribbons (GGNRs) is investigated using density functional theory. It is found that the energy barriers for the diffusion of hydrogen atoms on the zigzag and armchair interfaces of GGNRs are 2.86 and 3.17 eV, respectively, while the diffusion barrier of an isolated H atom on pristine graphene was only ∼ 0.3 eV. These results unambiguously demonstrate that the thermal stability of GGNRs can be enhanced significantly by increasing the hydrogen diffusion barriers through graphene/graphane interface engineering. This may provide new insights for viable applications of GGNRs.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000285364000067 Publication Date 2010-12-11  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0003-6951; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 43 Open Access  
  Notes ; The financial supports by the Vice-Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program of the University of New South Wales (SIR50/PS19184), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP) are acknowledged. A.D.H. acknowledges also support from ANPCyT (Grant No. PICT2008-2236) and the collaborative project FWO-MINCyT (FW/08/01). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2010 IF: 3.841  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:86972 Serial 1056  
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Author Croitoru, M.D.; van Dyck, D.; Van Aert, S.; Bals, S.; Verbeeck, J. pdf  doi
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  Title An efficient way of including thermal diffuse scattering in simulation of scanning transmission electron microscopic images Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2006 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy  
  Volume 106 Issue 10 Pages 933-940  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Vision lab  
  Abstract We propose an improved image simulation procedure for atomic-resolution annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) based on the multislice formulation, which takes thermal diffuse scattering fully into account. The improvement with regard to the classical frozen phonon approach is realized by separating the lattice configuration statistics from the dynamical scattering so as to avoid repetitive calculations. As an example, the influence of phonon scattering on the image contrast is calculated and investigated. STEM image simulation of crystals can be applied with reasonable computing times to problems involving a large number of atoms and thick or large supercells.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000240397200006 Publication Date 2006-05-10  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.843 Times cited 18 Open Access  
  Notes Fwo; Fwo-V Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2006 IF: 1.706  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:87604UA @ admin @ c:irua:87604 Serial 876  
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Author Shanenko, A.A.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Extended Ginzburg-Landau formalism for two-band superconductors Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 106 Issue 4 Pages 047005-047005,4  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Recent observation of unusual vortex patterns in MgB2 single crystals raised speculations about possible type-1.5 superconductivity in two-band materials, mixing the properties of both type-I and type-II superconductors. However, the strict application of the standard two-band Ginzburg-Landau (GL) theory results in simply proportional order parameters of the two bandsand does not support the type-1.5 behavior. Here we derive the extended GL formalism (accounting all terms of the next order over the small τ=1-T/Tc parameter) for a two-band clean s-wave superconductor and show that the two condensates generally have different spatial scales, with the difference disappearing only in the limit T→Tc. The extended version of the two-band GL formalism improves the validity of GL theory below Tc and suggests revisiting the earlier calculations based on the standard model.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000286734100010 Publication Date 2011-01-27  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 84 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the ESF-INSTANS network. Discussions with M. D. Croitoru are gratefully acknowledged. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2011 IF: 7.370  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88038 Serial 1154  
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Author Xu, B.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Second-order multiple-quanta flux entry into a perforated spherical mesoscopic superconductor Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 82 Issue 21 Pages 214501-214501,7  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Flux entry in type-II superconductors without prominent symmetry is a first-order phase transition, where flux enters conventionally gradual in units of a flux quantum. Here we show that neither is necessarily the case in a mesoscopic superconducting sphere with a perforation. In axially applied magnetic field, vortices initially occupy the hole, and can oppose further flux entry in the sample. As a result, multiple-quanta flux entry is found at significantly higher field, and it can manifest as a second-order transition due to suppressed geometric barrier at the equatorial belt of the sample. At high fields a new state is found, with gradually destroyed condensate from the equator inwards, the exact opposite of surface superconductivity.  
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  Language Wos 000286737800007 Publication Date 2010-12-02  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 2 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the ESF “Nanoscience and Engineering in Superconductivity” program. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88039 Serial 2957  
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Buckled circular monolayer graphene : a graphene nano-bowl Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat  
  Volume 23 Issue 4 Pages 045002-045002,8  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We investigate the stability of circular monolayer graphene subjected to a radial load using non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations. When monolayer graphene is radially stressed, after some small circular strain (~0.4%) it buckles and bends into a new bowl-like shape. Young's modulus is calculated from the linear relation between stress and strain before the buckling threshold, which is in agreement with experimental results. The prediction of elasticity theory for the buckling threshold of a radially stressed plate is presented and its results are compared to the one of our atomistic simulation. The Jarzynski equality is used to estimate the difference between the free energy of the non-compressed states and the buckled states. From a calculation of the free energy we obtain the optimum radius for which the system feels the minimum boundary stress.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000286142800003 Publication Date 2010-12-16  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 27 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2011 IF: 2.546  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88043 Serial 259  
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