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Author Seuntjens, D.; Carvajal Arroyo, J.M.; Molina, J.; Boon, N.; Vlaeminck, S.E.
  Title Enabling partial nitritation/anammox on pre-treated sewage with IFAS : aeration and floc SRT control strategies limit nitrate production Type P3 Proceeding
  Year 2017 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 3 p. T2 - 5th IWA Benelux Young Water Professional
  Keywords P3 Proceeding; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:151116 Serial 7901
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Author de Paepe, J.; Lindeboom, R.E.F.; Vanoppen, M.; Alonso Farinas, B.; Coessens, W.; Abbas, A.; Christiaens, M.; Dotremont, C.; Beckers, H.; Lamaze, B.; Demey, D.; Rabaey, K.; Clauwaert, P.; Verliefde, A.R.D.; Vlaeminck, S.E.
  Title Water treatment unit breadboard : ground test facility for the recycling of urine and shower water for one astronaut Type P3 Proceeding
  Year 2017 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 2 p. T2 - 5th IWA Benelux Young Water Professional
  Keywords P3 Proceeding; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:151114 Serial 8749
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Author Zhang, Q.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; DeBarbadillo, C.; Suzuki, R.; Kharkar, S.M.; Al-Omari, A.; Wett, B.; Chandran, K.; Murthy, S.; De Clippeleir, H.
  Title Startup strategies of deammonification reactors treating reject water from thermally hydrolyzed solids Type P3 Proceeding
  Year 2017 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 5 p. T2 - WEFTEC.17, 30 September 4 October 2017,
  Keywords P3 Proceeding; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:151113 Serial 8579
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Author Ngo, N.; Liu, X.; Van Winckel, T.; Massoudieh, A.; Kjellerup, B.V.; Takács, I.; Wett, B.; Mancell-Egala, M.; Sturm, B.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; Al-Omari, A.; Murthy, S.; De Clippeleir, H.
  Title Experimental metrics to predict the flocculent settling coefficient in a 1D settler model Type P3 Proceeding
  Year 2017 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 5 p. T2 - WEFTEC.17, 30 September 4 October 2017,
  Keywords P3 Proceeding; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:151111 Serial 7948
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Author Han, M.; Seuntjens, D.; Al-Omari, A.; Takacs, I.; Meerburg, F.; Murthy, S.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; De Clippeleir, H.
  Title Water and process parameters as controllers for the ammonia to nitrite oxidation rate ratio in activated sludge Type P3 Proceeding
  Year 2017 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 3 p. T2 - IWA 2017 Conference on Sustainable Waste
  Keywords P3 Proceeding; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:151110 Serial 8748
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Author Zhang, Q.; Higgins, M.J.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; DeBarbadillo, C.; Suzuki, R.; Kharkar, S.M.; Al-Omari, A.; Wett, B.; Chandran, K.; Murthy, S.; De Clippeleir, H.
  Title Minimizing recalcitrant organics and maximizing nitrogen removal linked to advanced biosolids processing at Blue Plains WWTP Type P3 Proceeding
  Year 2017 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 12 p. T2 - IWA 2017 Conference on Sustainable Wast
  Keywords P3 Proceeding; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:151107 Serial 8252
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Author Wang, W.; Snoeckx, R.; Zhang, X.; Cha, M.S.; Bogaerts, A.
  Title Modeling Plasma-based CO2and CH4Conversion in Mixtures with N2, O2, and H2O: The Bigger Plasma Chemistry Picture Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication The journal of physical chemistry: C : nanomaterials and interfaces Abbreviated Journal J Phys Chem C
  Volume 122 Issue 16 Pages 8704-8723
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
  Abstract Because of the unique properties of plasma technology, its use in gas conversion applications is gaining significant interest around the globe. Plasma-based CO2 and CH4 conversion has become a major research area. Many investigations have already been performed regarding the single-component gases, that is, CO2 splitting and CH4 reforming, as well as for two-component mixtures, that is, dry reforming of methane

(CO2/CH4), partial oxidation of methane (CH4/O2), artificial photosynthesis (CO2/H2O), CO2 hydrogenation (CO2/H2), and even first steps toward the influence of N2 impurities have been taken, that is, CO2/N2 and CH4/N2. In this Feature Article we briefly discuss the advances made in literature for these different steps from a plasma chemistry modeling point of view. Subsequently, we present a comprehensive plasma chemistry set, combining the knowledge gathered in this field so far and supported with extensive experimental data. This set can be used for chemical kinetics plasma modeling for all possible combinations of CO2, CH4, N2, O2, and H2O to investigate the bigger picture of the underlying plasmachemical pathways for these mixtures in a dielectric barrier discharge plasma. This is extremely valuable

for the optimization of existing plasma-based CO2 conversion and CH4 reforming processes as well as for investigating the influence of N2, O2, and H2O on these processes and even to support plasma-based multireforming processes.
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  Language Wos 000431151200002 Publication Date 2018-04-26
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  ISSN 1932-7447 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 4.536 Times cited 28 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid, IAP/7 ; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, 657304 ; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, G.0217.14N G.0383.16N G.0254.14N ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.536
  Call Number PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:150969 Serial 4922
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Author Heyne, M.H.; de Marneffe, J.-F.; Nuytten, T.; Meersschaut, J.; Conard, T.; Caymax, M.; Radu, I.; Delabie, A.; Neyts, E.C.; De Gendt, S.
  Title The conversion mechanism of amorphous silicon to stoichiometric WS2 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Journal of materials chemistry C : materials for optical and electronic devices Abbreviated Journal J Mater Chem C
  Volume 6 Issue 15 Pages 4122-4130
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
  Abstract The deposition of ultra-thin tungsten films and their related 2D chalcogen compounds on large area dielectric substrates by gas phase reactions is challenging. The lack of nucleation sites complicates the adsorption of W-related precursors and subsequent sulfurization usually requires high temperatures. We propose here a technique in which a thin solid amorphous silicon film is used as reductant for the gas phase precursor WF6 leading to the conversion to metallic W. The selectivity of the W conversion towards the underlying dielectric surfaces is demonstrated. The role of the Si surface preparation, the conversion temperature, and Si thickness on the formation process is investigated. Further, the in situ conversion of the metallic tungsten into thin stoichiometric WS2 is achieved by a cyclic approach based on WF6 and H2S pulses at the moderate temperature of 450 1C, which is much lower than usual oxide sulfurization processes.
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  Language Wos 000430538000036 Publication Date 2018-03-20
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  ISSN 2050-7526 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 5.256 Times cited 4 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes This work was supported throughout a strategic fundamental research grant for M. H. by the agency Flanders innovation & entrepreneurship (VLAIO). Approved Most recent IF: 5.256
  Call Number PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:150968 Serial 4921
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Author Gielis, J.; Caratelli, D.; de Jong van Coevorden, M.; Ricci, P.E.
  Title The common descent of biological shape description and special functions Type H1 Book chapter
  Year 2018 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume 230 Issue Pages 119-131 T2 - Differential and difference equations
  Keywords H1 Book chapter; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
  Abstract Gielis transformations, with their origin in botany, are used to define square waves and trigonometric functions of higher order. They are rewritten in terms of Chebyshev polynomials. The origin of both, a uniform descriptor and the origin of orthogonal polynomials, can be traced back to a letter of Guido Grandi to Leibniz in 1713 on the mathematical description of the shape of flowers. In this way geometrical description and analytical tools are seamlessly combined.
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  Language Wos 000451375900010 Publication Date 2018-05-08
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  ISSN ISBN 978-3-319-75646-2; 2194-1009; 978-3-319-75647-9; 978-3-319-75646-2 Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:150949 Serial 7685
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Author de Jong van Coevorden, C.M.; Gielis, J.; Caratelli, D.
  Title Application of Gielis transformation to the design of metamaterial structures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Journal of physics : conference series Abbreviated Journal
  Volume 963 Issue Pages Unsp 012008
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
  Abstract In this communication, the use of Gielis transformation to design more compact metamaterial unit cells is explored. For this purpose, transformed complementary split ring resonators and spiral resonators are coupled to micro-strip lines and theirbehaviour is investigated. The obtained results confirm that the useof the considered class of supershaped geometries enables the synthesis of very compact scalable microwave components.
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  Language Wos 000435022800008 Publication Date 2018-02-20
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  ISSN 1742-6588; 1742-6596 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:150947 Serial 7475
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Author Perez, A.J.; Jacquet, Q.; Batuk, D.; Iadecola, A.; Saubanere, M.; Rousse, G.; Larcher, D.; Vezin, H.; Doublet, M.-L.; Tarascon, J.-M.
  Title Approaching the limits of cationic and anionic electrochemical activity with the Li-rich layered rocksalt Li3IrO4 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Nature energy Abbreviated Journal Nat Energy
  Volume 2 Issue 12 Pages 954-962
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract The Li-rich rocksalt oxides Li2MO3 (M = 3d/4d/5d transition metal) are promising positive-electrode materials for Li-ion batteries, displaying capacities exceeding 300 mAh g(-1) thanks to the participation of the oxygen non-bonding O(2p) orbitals in the redox process. Understanding the oxygen redox limitations and the role of the O/M ratio is therefore crucial for the rational design of materials with improved electrochemical performances. Here we push oxygen redox to its limits with the discovery of a Li3IrO4 compound (O/M = 4) that can reversibly take up and release 3.5 electrons per Ir and possesses the highest capacity ever reported for any positive insertion electrode. By quantitatively monitoring the oxidation process, we demonstrate the material's instability against O-2 release on removal of all Li. Our results show that the O/M parameter delineates the boundary between the material's maximum capacity and its stability, hence providing valuable insights for further development of high-capacity materials.
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  Language Wos 000430218300001 Publication Date 2017-12-06
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  ISSN 2058-7546 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor Times cited 55 Open Access Not_Open_Access
  Notes ; We thank P. Pearce for providing the beta-Li<INF>2</INF>IrO<INF>3</INF> and L. Lemarquis for helping in the DEMS experiment. We are particularly grateful to S. Belin, V. Briois and L. Stievano for helpful discussions on XAS analysis and synchrotron SOLEIL (France) for providing beamtime at the ROCK beamline (financed by the French National Research Agency (ANR) as part of the 'Investissements d'Avenir' programme, reference: ANR-10-EQPX-45). A.J.P and A. I. acknowledge the GdR C(RS) 2 for the workshop organized on a chemometric approach for XAS data analysis. V. Nassif is acknowledged for her help during neutron diffraction experiments performed at Institut Laue Langevin on D1B. Use of the 11-BM mail service of the APS at Argonne National Laboratory was supported by the US Department of Energy under contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357 and is gratefully acknowledged. This work has been performed with the support of the European Research Council (ERC) (FP/2014)/ERC Grant- Project 670116 ARPEMA. ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
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Author Mahr, C.; Müller-Caspary, K.; Graf, M.; Lackmann, A.; Grieb, T.; Schowalter, M.; Krause, F.F.; Mehrtens, T.; Wittstock, A.; Weissmueller, J.; Rosenauer, A.
  Title Measurement of local crystal lattice strain variations in dealloyed nanoporous gold Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Materials research letters Abbreviated Journal Mater Res Lett
  Volume 6 Issue 1 Pages 84-92
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Reversible macroscopic length changes in nanoporous structures can be achieved by applying electric potentials or by exposing them to different gases or liquids. Thus, these materials are interesting candidates for applications as sensors or actuators. Macroscopic length changes originate from microscopic changes of crystal lattice parameters. In this report, we show spatially resolved measurements of crystal lattice strain in dealloyed nanoporous gold. The results confirm theory by indicating a compression of the lattice along the axis of cylindrically shaped ligaments and an expansion in radial direction. Furthermore, we show that curved npAu surfaces show inward relaxation of the surface layer. [GRAPHICS] .
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  Language Wos 000428141500013 Publication Date 2017-11-03
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  ISSN 2166-3831 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 4.773 Times cited 4 Open Access Not_Open_Access
  Notes ; This work has been supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) under contracts no. RO2057/12-1 (SP 6), WI4497/1-1 (SP 2) and WE1424/17-1 (SP 3) within the research unit FOR2213 (www.nagocat.de). K.M.-C acknowledges support by the DFG under contract no. MU3660/1-1 and T.G. under contract no. RO2057/ 11-1. ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.773
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150921 Serial 4973
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Author Pinto, N.; Rezvani, S.J.; Perali, A.; Flammia, L.; Milošević, M.V.; Fretto, M.; Cassiago, C.; De Leo, N.
  Title Dimensional crossover and incipient quantum size effects in superconducting niobium nanofilms Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Scientific reports Abbreviated Journal Sci Rep-Uk
  Volume 8 Issue 8 Pages 4710
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Superconducting and normal state properties of Niobium nanofilms have been systematically investigated as a function of film thickness, on different substrates. The width of the superconductingto- normal transition for all films is remarkably narrow, confirming their high quality. The superconducting critical current density exhibits a pronounced maximum for thickness around 25 nm, marking the 3D-to-2D crossover. The magnetic penetration depth shows a sizeable enhancement for the thinnest films. Additional amplification effects of the superconducting properties have been obtained with sapphire substrates or squeezing the lateral size of the nanofilms. For thickness close to 20 nm we measured a doubled perpendicular critical magnetic field compared to its large thickness value, indicating shortening of the correlation length and the formation of small Cooper pairs. Our data analysis indicates an exciting interplay between quantum-size and proximity effects together with strong-coupling effects and the importance of disorder in the thinnest films, placing these nanofilms close to the BCS-BEC crossover regime.
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  Language Wos 000427588300011 Publication Date 2018-03-12
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  ISSN 2045-2322 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 4.259 Times cited 37 Open Access
  Notes ; We thank Antonio Bianconi, Mauro Doria and Vincenzo Lacquaniti for useful discussions. We acknowledge the collaboration with Federica Celegato for AFM analysis and Sara Quercetti for the electrical properties characterization. A. P. and N. P. acknowledge financial support from University of Camerino FAR project CESEMN. We also acknowledge the collaboration within the MultiSuper International Network (http://www.multisuper.org) for exchange of ideas and suggestions. ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.259
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150843UA @ admin @ c:irua:150843 Serial 4965
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Author Yadav, D.K.; Kumar, S.; Saloni; Misra, S.; Yadav, L.; Teli, M.; Sharma, P.; Chaudhary, S.; Kumar, N.; Choi, E.H.; Kim, H.S.; Kim, M.-hyun
  Title Molecular Insights into the Interaction of RONS and Thieno[3,2-c]pyran Analogs with SIRT6/COX-2: A Molecular Dynamics Study Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Scientific reports Abbreviated Journal Sci Rep-Uk
  Volume 8 Issue 8 Pages 4777
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
  Abstract SIRT6 and COX-2 are oncogenes target that promote the expression of proinflammatory and pro-survival proteins through a signaling pathway, which leads to increased survival and proliferation of tumor cells. However, COX-2 also suppresses skin tumorigenesis and their relationship with SIRT6, making it an interesting target for the discovery of drugs with anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Herein, we studied the interaction of thieno[3,2-c] pyran analogs and RONS species with SIRT6 and COX-2 through the use of molecular docking and molecular dynamic simulations. Molecular docking studies revealed the importance of hydrophobic and hydrophilic amino acid residues for the stability. The molecular dynamics study examined conformational changes in the enzymes caused by the binding of the substrates and how those changes affected the stability of the protein-drug complex. The average RMSD values of the backbone atoms in compounds 6 and 10 were calculated from 1000 ps to 10000 ps and were found to be 0.13 nm for both compounds. Similarly, the radius of gyration values for compounds 6 and 10 were found to be 1.87 +/- 0.03 nm and 1.86 +/- 0.02 nm, respectively. The work presented here, will be of great help in lead identification and optimization for early drug discovery.
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  Language Wos 000427685200002 Publication Date 2018-03-13
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  Impact Factor 4.259 Times cited 10 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 4.259
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150841 Serial 4974
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Author Yagmurcukardes, M.; Bacaksiz, C.; Unsal, E.; Akbali, B.; Senger, R.T.; Sahin, H.
  Title Strain mapping in single-layer two-dimensional crystals via Raman activity Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 97 Issue 11 Pages 115427
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract By performing density functional theory-based ab initio calculations, Raman-active phonon modes of single-layer two-dimensional (2D) materials and the effect of in-plane biaxial strain on the peak frequencies and corresponding activities of the Raman-active modes are calculated. Our findings confirm the Raman spectrum of the unstrained 2D crystals and provide expected variations in the Raman-active modes of the crystals under in-plane biaxial strain. The results are summarized as follows: (i) frequencies of the phonon modes soften (harden) under applied tensile (compressive) strains; (ii) the response of the Raman activities to applied strain for the in-plane and out-of-plane vibrational modes have opposite trends, thus, the built-in strains in the materials can be monitored by tracking the relative activities of those modes; (iii) in particular, the A peak in single-layer Si and Ge disappears under a critical tensile strain; (iv) especially in mono-and diatomic single layers, the shift of the peak frequencies is a stronger indication of the strain rather than the change in Raman activities; (v) Raman-active modes of single-layer ReX2 (X = S, Se) are almost irresponsive to the applied strain. Strain-induced modifications in the Raman spectrum of 2D materials in terms of the peak positions and the relative Raman activities of the modes could be a convenient tool for characterization.
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  Language Wos 000427799300006 Publication Date 2018-03-19
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 21 Open Access
  Notes ; Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H.S. acknowledges financial support from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) under Project No. 116C073. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150840UA @ admin @ c:irua:150840 Serial 4979
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Author Mayer, J.A.; Offermans, T.; Chrapa, M.; Pfannmöller, M.; Bals, S.; Ferrini, R.; Nisato, G.
  Title Optical enhancement of a printed organic tandem solar cell using diffractive nanostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Optics express Abbreviated Journal Opt Express
  Volume 26 Issue 26 Pages A240
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Solution processable organic tandem solar cells offer a promising approach to achieve cost-effective, lightweight and flexible photovoltaics. In order to further enhance the efficiency of optimized organic tandem cells, diffractive light-management nanostructures were designed for an optimal redistribution of the light as function of both wavelength and propagation angles in both sub-cells. As the fabrication of these optical structures is compatible with roll-to-roll production techniques such as hot-embossing or UV NIL imprinting, they present an optimal cost-effective solution for printed photovoltaics. Tandem cells with power conversion efficiencies of 8-10% were fabricated in the ambient atmosphere by doctor blade coating, selected to approximate the conditions during roll-to-roll manufacturing. Application of the light management structure onto an 8.7% efficient encapsulated tandem cell boosted the conversion efficiency of the cell to 9.5%. (C) 2018 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement
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  Language Wos 000427900400003 Publication Date 2018-02-26
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  ISSN 1094-4087 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.307 Times cited 9 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes ; FP7 European collaborative project SUNFLOWER (FP7-ICT-2011-7, grant number 287594); German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) (03xEK3504, project TAURUS); FP7 European project ESTEEM2 (grant number 312483); HEiKA centre FunTECH-3D. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.307
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Author Andelkovic, M.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title DC conductivity of twisted bilayer graphene: Angle-dependent transport properties and effects of disorder Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Physical review materials Abbreviated Journal
  Volume 2 Issue 3 Pages 034004
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract The in-plane dc conductivity of twisted bilayer graphene is calculated using an expansion of the real-space Kubo-Bastin conductivity in terms of Chebyshev polynomials. We investigate within a tight-binding approach the transport properties as a function of rotation angle, applied perpendicular electric field, and vacancy disorder. We find that for high-angle twists, the two layers are effectively decoupled, and the minimum conductivity at the Dirac point corresponds to double the value observed in monolayer graphene. This remains valid even in the presence of vacancies, hinting that chiral symmetry is still preserved. On the contrary, for low twist angles, the conductivity at the Dirac point depends on the twist angle and is not protected in the presence of disorder. Furthermore, for low angles and in the presence of an applied electric field, we find that the chiral boundary states emerging between AB and BA regions contribute to the dc conductivity, despite the appearance of localized states in the AA regions. The results agree qualitatively with recent transport experiments in low-angle twisted bilayer graphene.
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  Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication College Park, Md Editor
  Language Wos 000427822700002 Publication Date 2018-03-20
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  ISSN 2475-9953 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor Times cited 27 Open Access
  Notes ; We acknowledge financial support from the graphene FLAG-ERA project TRANS2DTMD. ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150838UA @ admin @ c:irua:150838 Serial 4964
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Author Nakhaee, M.; Ketabi, S.A.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Tight-binding model for borophene and borophane Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 97 Issue 12 Pages 125424
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Starting from the simplified linear combination of atomic orbitals method in combination with first-principles calculations, we construct a tight-binding (TB) model in the two-centre approximation for borophene and hydrogenated borophene (borophane). The Slater and Koster approach is applied to calculate the TB Hamiltonian of these systems. We obtain expressions for the Hamiltonian and overlap matrix elements between different orbitals for the different atoms and present the SK coefficients in a nonorthogonal basis set. An anisotropic Dirac cone is found in the band structure of borophane. We derive a Dirac low-energy Hamiltonian and compare the Fermi velocities with that of graphene.
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  Language Wos 000427983700004 Publication Date 2018-03-21
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 45 Open Access
  Notes ; Discussions with Dr. Vahid Derakhshan and M. A. M. Keshtan are gratefully acknowledged. This paper is supported by the Methusalem program of the Flemish government and the FLAT-ERA Project TRANS-2D-TMD. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
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Author Cavalcante, L.S.R.; Chaves, A.; Van Duppen, B.; Peeters, F.M.; Reichman, D.R.
  Title Electrostatics of electron-hole interactions in van der Waals heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 97 Issue 12 Pages 125427
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract The role of dielectric screening of electron-hole interaction in van der Waals heterostructures is theoretically investigated. A comparison between models available in the literature for describing these interactions is made and the limitations of these approaches are discussed. A simple numerical solution of Poisson's equation for a stack of dielectric slabs based on a transfer matrix method is developed, enabling the calculation of the electron-hole interaction potential at very low computational cost and with reasonable accuracy. Using different potential models, direct and indirect exciton binding energies in these systems are calculated within Wannier-Mott theory, and a comparison of theoretical results with recent experiments on excitons in two-dimensional materials is discussed.
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  Language Wos 000427983700007 Publication Date 2018-03-21
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 22 Open Access
  Notes Discussions with A. Chernikov and A. Raja are gratefully acknowledged. This work has been financially supported by CNPq, through the PRONEX/FUNCAP, PQ, and Science Without Borders programs, and the FWO-CNPq bilateral program between Brazil and Flanders. B.V.D. acknowledges support from the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) through a postdoctoral fellowship. D.R.R. was supported by NSF CHE-1464802. Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
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Author Yuan, H.; Debroye, E.; Bladt, E.; Lu, G.; Keshavarz, M.; Janssen, K.P.F.; Roeffaers, M.B.J.; Bals, S.; Sargent, E.H.; Hofkens, J.
  Title Imaging heterogeneously distributed photo-active traps in perovskite single crystals Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Advanced materials Abbreviated Journal Adv Mater
  Volume 30 Issue 30 Pages 1705494
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Organic-inorganic halide perovskites (OIHPs) have demonstrated outstanding energy conversion efficiency in solar cells and light-emitting devices. In spite of intensive developments in both materials and devices, electronic traps and defects that significantly affect their device properties remain under-investigated. Particularly, it remains challenging to identify and to resolve traps individually at the nanoscopic scale. Here, photo-active traps (PATs) are mapped over OIHP nanocrystal morphology of different crystallinity by means of correlative optical differential super-resolution localization microscopy (Delta-SRLM) and electron microscopy. Stochastic and monolithic photoluminescence intermittency due to individual PATs is observed on monocrystalline and polycrystalline OIHP nanocrystals. Delta-SRLM reveals a heterogeneous PAT distribution across nanocrystals and determines the PAT density to be 1.3 x 10(14) and 8 x 10(13) cm(-3) for polycrystalline and for monocrystalline nanocrystals, respectively. The higher PAT density in polycrystalline nanocrystals is likely related to an increased defect density. Moreover, monocrystalline nanocrystals that are prepared in an oxygen and moisture-free environment show a similar PAT density as that prepared at ambient conditions, excluding oxygen or moisture as chief causes of PATs. Hence, it is conduded that the PATs come from inherent structural defects in the material, which suggests that the PAT density can be reduced by improving crystalline quality of the material.
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  Language Wos 000428793600009 Publication Date 2018-02-21
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  ISSN 0935-9648 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 19.791 Times cited 29 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes ; The authors acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO, grant G.0197.11, G.0962.13, G0B39.15, ZW1509 GOH6316N, postdoctoral fellowships to H.Y., E.D., and K.P.F.J., doctoral fellowship to E.B.), KU Leuven Research Fund (C14/15/053), the Flemish government through long term structural funding Methusalem (CASAS2, Meth/15/04), the Hercules foundation (HER/11/14), the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (IAP-PH05), the EC through the Marie Curie ITN project iSwitch (GA-642196), and the ERC project LIGHT (GA-307523). S.B. acknowledges financial support from European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant #335078-COLOURATOMS). G.L. acknowledges Key University Science Research Project of Jiangsu Province (No. 17KJA150005). E.H.S. acknowledges support from the Ontario Research Fund – Research Excellence Program. ; ecassara Approved Most recent IF: 19.791
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Author Song, H.-D.; Wu, Y.-F.; Yang, X.; Ren, Z.; Ke, X.; Kurttepeli, M.; Tendeloo, G.V.; Liu, D.; Wu, H.-C.; Yan, B.; Wu, X.; Duan, C.-G.; Han, G.; Liao, Z.-M.; Yu, D.
  Title Asymmetric Modulation on Exchange Field in a Graphene/BiFeO3Heterostructure by External Magnetic Field Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
  Volume 18 Issue 4 Pages 2435-2441
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Graphene, having all atoms on its surface, is favorable to extend the functions by introducing the spin–orbit coupling and magnetism through proximity effect. Here, we report the tunable interfacial exchange field produced by proximity coupling in graphene/BiFeO3 heterostructures. The exchange field has a notable dependence with external magnetic field, and it is much larger under negative magnetic field than that under positive magnetic field. For negative external magnetic field, interfacial exchange coupling gives rise to evident spin splitting for N ≠ 0 Landau levels and a quantum Hall metal state for N = 0 Landau level. Our findings suggest graphene/BiFeO3 heterostructures are promising for spintronics.
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  Language Wos 000430155900034 Publication Date 2018-04-11
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  ISSN 1530-6984 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 9 Open Access Not_Open_Access
  Notes This work was supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFA0300802) and NSFC (Nos. 11774004 and 11604004). Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, 2016YFA0300802 ; National Natural Science Foundation of China, 11604004 11774004 ; Approved Most recent IF: 12.712
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Author Domingos, J.L.C.; Peeters, F.M.; Ferreira, W.P.
  Title Self-assembly and clustering of magnetic peapod-like rods with tunable directional interaction Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication PLoS ONE Abbreviated Journal Plos One
  Volume 13 Issue 4 Pages e0195552
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Based on extensive Langevin Dynamics simulations we investigate the structural properties of a two-dimensional ensemble of magnetic rods with a peapod-like morphology, i.e, rods consisting of aligned single dipolar beads. Self-assembled configurations are studied for different directions of the dipole with respect to the rod axis. We found that with increasing misalignment of the dipole from the rod axis, the smaller the packing fraction at which the percolation transition is found. For the same density, the system exhibits different aggregation states for different misalignment. We also study the stability of the percolated structures with respect to temperature, which is found to be affected by the microstructure of the assembly of rods.
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  ISSN 1932-6203 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 2.806 Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.806
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150778UA @ admin @ c:irua:150778 Serial 4977
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Author Berends, A.C.; van der Stam, W.; Hofmann, J.P.; Bladt, E.; Meeldijk, J.D.; Bals, S.; de Donega, C.M.
  Title Interplay between surface chemistry, precursor reactivity, and temperature determines outcome of ZnS shelling reactions on CuInS2 nanocrystals Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater
  Volume 30 Issue 30 Pages 2400-2413
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract ZnS shelling of I-III-VI(2 )nanocrystals (NCs) invariably leads to blue-shifts in both the absorption and photoluminescence spectra. These observations imply that the outcome of ZnS shelling reactions on I-III-VI2 colloidal NCs results from a complex interplay between several processes taking place in solution, at the surface of, and within the seed NC. However, a fundamental understanding of the factors determining the balance between these different processes is still lacking. In this work, we address this need by investigating the impact of precursor reactivity, reaction temperature, and surface chemistry (due to the washing procedure) on the outcome of ZnS shelling reactions on CuInS2 NCs using a seeded growth approach. We demonstrate that low reaction temperatures (150 degrees C) favor etching, cation exchange, and alloying regardless of the precursors used. Heteroepitaxial shell overgrowth becomes the dominant process only if reactive S- and Zn-precursors (S-ODE/OLAM and ZnI2 ) and high reaction temperatures (210 degrees C) are used, although a certain degree of heterointerfacial alloying still occurs. Remarkably, the presence of residual acetate at the surface of CIS seed NCs washed with ethanol is shown to facilitate heteroepitaxial shell overgrowth, yielding for the first time CIS/ZnS core/shell NCs displaying red-shifted absorption spectra, in agreement with the spectral shifts expected for a type-I band alignment. The insights provided by this work pave the way toward the design of improved synthesis strategies to CIS/ZnS core/shell and alloy NCs with tailored elemental distribution profiles, allowing precise tuning of the optoelectronic properties of the resulting materials.
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  Publisher American Chemical Society Place of Publication Washington, D.C Editor
  Language Wos 000430023700027 Publication Date 2018-03-25
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  ISSN 0897-4756 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 9.466 Times cited 85 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes ; Annelies van der Bok is gratefully acknowledged for performing the ICP measurements. A.C.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. ECHO.712.014.001. S.B. and E.B. acknowledge financial support from European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant No. 335078-COLOURATOMS). ; Ecas_Sara Approved Most recent IF: 9.466
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150772UA @ admin @ c:irua:150772 Serial 4972
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Author Garud, S.; Gampa, N.; Allen, T.G.; Kotipalli, R.; Flandre, D.; Batuk, M.; Hadermann, J.; Meuris, M.; Poortmans, J.; Smets, A.; Vermang, B.
  Title Surface passivation of CIGS solar cells using gallium oxide Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Physica status solidi : A : applications and materials science Abbreviated Journal Phys Status Solidi A
  Volume 215 Issue 7 Pages 1700826
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract This work proposes gallium oxide grown by plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition, as a surface passivation material at the CdS buffer interface of Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 (CIGS) solar cells. In preliminary experiments, a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) structure is used to compare aluminium oxide, gallium oxide, and hafnium oxide as passivation layers at the CIGS-CdS interface. The findings suggest that gallium oxide on CIGS may show a density of positive charges and qualitatively, the least interface trap density. Subsequent solar cell results with an estimated 0.5nm passivation layer show an substantial absolute improvement of 56mV in open-circuit voltage (V-OC), 1mAcm(-2) in short-circuit current density (J(SC)), and 2.6% in overall efficiency as compared to a reference (with the reference showing 8.5% under AM 1.5G).
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  Language Wos 000430128500015 Publication Date 2018-02-27
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  ISSN 1862-6300 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 1.775 Times cited 8 Open Access Not_Open_Access
  Notes ; The work published in this paper was supported by the European Research Council (ERC) under the Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 715027). The authors would also like to thank Dr. Marcel Simor (Solliance) for the CIGS layer fabrication and Prof. Johan Lauwaert (Universtiy of Ghent) for his guidance on DLTS measurements. ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.775
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Author Flammia, L.; Zhang, L.-F.; Covaci, L.; Perali, A.; Milošević, M.V.
  Title Superconducting nanoribbon with a constriction : a quantum-confined Josephson junction Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 97 Issue 13 Pages 134514
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Extended defects are known to strongly affect nanoscale superconductors. Here, we report the properties of superconducting nanoribbons with a constriction formed between two adjacent step edges by solving the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations self-consistently in the regime where quantum confinement is important. Since the quantum resonances of the superconducting gap in the constricted area are different from the rest of the nanoribbon, such constriction forms a quantum-confined S-S'-S Josephson junction, with a broadly tunable performance depending on the length and width of the constriction with respect to the nanoribbon, and possible gating. These findings provide an intriguing approach to further tailor superconducting quantum devices where Josephson effect is of use.
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  Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication New York, N.Y Editor
  Language Wos 000430161500004 Publication Date 2018-04-17
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 7 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen), the Special Research Funds of the University of Antwerp (TOPBOF), the Italian MIUR through the PRIN 2015 program (Contract No. 2015C5SEJJ001), the MultiSuper network, and the EU-COST NANOCOHYBRI action CA16218. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150754UA @ admin @ c:irua:150754 Serial 4980
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Author Li, L.L.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Tuning the electronic properties of gated multilayer phosphorene : a self-consistent tight-binding study Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 97 Issue 15 Pages 155424
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract By taking account of the electric-field-induced charge screening, a self-consistent calculation within the framework of the tight-binding approach is employed to obtain the electronic band structure of gated multilayer phosphorene and the charge densities on the different phosphorene layers. We find charge density and screening anomalies in single-gated multilayer phosphorene and electron-hole bilayers in dual-gated multilayer phosphorene. Due to the unique puckered lattice structure, both intralayer and interlayer charge screenings are important in gated multilayer phosphorene. We find that the electric-field tuning of the band structure of multilayer phosphorene is distinctively different in the presence and absence of charge screening. For instance, it is shown that the unscreened band gap of multilayer phosphorene decreases dramatically with increasing electric-field strength. However, in the presence of charge screening, the magnitude of this band-gap decrease is significantly reduced and the reduction depends strongly on the number of phosphorene layers. Our theoretical results of the band-gap tuning are compared with recent experiments and good agreement is found.
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  Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication New York, N.Y Editor
  Language Wos 000430459400005 Publication Date 2018-04-20
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 26 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was financially supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
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Author Zhao, H.; Hu, Z.; Liu, J.; Li, Y.; Wu, M.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Su, B.-L.
  Title Blue-edge slow photons promoting visible-light hydrogen production on gradient ternary 3DOM TiO 2 -Au-CdS photonic crystals Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Nano energy Abbreviated Journal Nano Energy
  Volume 47 Issue Pages 266-274
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract The slow photon effect, a structural effect of photonic crystal photocatalyst, is very efficient in the enhancement of photocatalytic reactions. However, slow photons in powdered photonic crystal photocatalyst have rarely been discussed because they are usually randomly oriented when the photocatalytic reaction happens in solution under constant stirring. In this work, for the first time we design a gradient ternary TiO2-Au-CdS photonic crystal based on three-dimensionally ordered macroporous (3DOM) TiO2 as skeleton, Au as electron transfer medium and CdS as active material for photocatalytic H2 production under visible-light. As a result, this gradient ternary photocatalyst is favorable to simultaneously enhance light absorption, extend the light responsive region and reduce the recombination rate of the charge carriers. In particular, we found that slow photons at blue-edge exhibit much higher photocatalytic activity than that at red-edge. The photonic crystal photocatalyst with a macropore size of 250 nm exhibits the highest visible-light H2 production rate of 3.50 mmolh⁻¹g⁻¹ due to the slow photon energy at the blue-edge to significantly enhance the incident photons utilization. This work verifies that slow photons at the blue-edge can largely enhance light harvesting and sheds a light on designing the powdered photonic crystal photocatalyst to promote the photocatalytic H2 production via slow photon effect.
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  Language Wos 000430057000027 Publication Date 2018-02-27
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  ISSN 2211-2855 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 12.343 Times cited 33 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes B. L. Su acknowledges the Chinese Central Government for an “Expert of the State” position in the Program of the “Thousand Talents”. Y. Li acknowledges Hubei Provincial Department of Education for the “Chutian Scholar” program. This work is financially supported the National KeyR&D Program of China (2016YFA0202602), National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1663225, 51502225), Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT_15R52), Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation (2015CFB516), International Science &Technology Cooperation Program of China (2015DFE52870) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (WUT: 2016III029). Approved Most recent IF: 12.343
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Author Lu, Y.; Cheng, X.; Tian, G.; Zhao, H.; He, L.; Hu, J.; Wu, S.-M.; Dong, Y.; Chang, G.-G.; Lenaerts, S.; Siffert, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Li, Z.-F.; Xu, L.-L.; Yang, X.-Y.; Su, B.-L.
  Title Hierarchical CdS/m-TiO 2 /G ternary photocatalyst for highly active visible light-induced hydrogen production from water splitting with high stability Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Nano energy Abbreviated Journal Nano Energy
  Volume 47 Issue Pages 8-17
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
  Abstract Hierarchical semiconductors are the most important photocatalysts, especially for visible light-induced hydrogen production from water splitting. We demonstrate herein a hierarchical electrostatic assembly approach to hierarchical CdS/m-TiO2/G ternary photocatalyst, which exhibits high photoactivity and excellent photostability (more than twice the activity of pure CdS while 82% of initial photoactivity remained after 15 recycles during 80 h irradiation). The ternary nanojunction effect of the photocatalyst has been investigated from orbitals hybrid, bonding energy to atom-stress distortion and nano-interface fusion. And a coherent separation mechanism of charge carriers in the ternary system has been proposed at an atomic/nanoscale. This work offers a promising way to inhibit the photocorrosion of CdS and, more importantly, provide new insights for the design of ternary nanostructured photocatalysts with an ideal heterojunction.
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  Language Wos 000430057000002 Publication Date 2018-02-14
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  ISSN 2211-2855 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 12.343 Times cited 58 Open Access Not_Open_Access
  Notes This work supported by National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFC1103800), Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT_15R52), National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1663225, U1662134, 51472190, 51611530672, 21711530705, 51503166, 51602236, 21706199), International Science & Technology Cooperation Program of China (2015DFE52870), Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (2016CFA033, 2017CFB487), Open 22 Project Program of State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control (PPC2016007) CNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology., China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2016M592400), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (WUT: 2017IVB012). Approved Most recent IF: 12.343
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Author Mei, H.; Xu, W.; Wang, C.; Yuan, H.; Zhang, C.; Ding, L.; Zhang, J.; Deng, C.; Wang, Y.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Terahertz magneto-optical properties of bi- and tri-layer graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
  Volume 30 Issue 17 Pages 175701
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Magneto-optical (MO) properties of bi- and tri-layer graphene are investigated utilizing terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz TDS) in the presence of a strong magnetic field at room-temperature. In the Faraday configuration and applying optical polarization measurements, we measure the real and imaginary parts of the longitudinal and transverse MO conductivities of different graphene samples. The obtained experimental data fits very well with the classical MO Drude formula. Thus, we are able to obtain the key sample and material parameters of bi- and tri-layer graphene, such as the electron effective mass, the electronic relaxation time and the electron density. It is found that in high magnetic fields the electronic relaxation time tau for bi- and tri-layer graphene increases with magnetic field B roughly in a form tau similar to B-2. Most importantly, we obtain the electron effective mass for bi- and tri-layer graphene at room-temperature under non-resonant conditions. This work shows how the advanced THz MO techniques can be applied for the investigation into fundamental physics properties of atomically thin 2D electronic systems.
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
  Language Wos 000429329500001 Publication Date 2018-03-20
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  ISSN 0953-8984 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 11 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11574319, 11304317, 11304272), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2011YQ130018), the Center of Science and Technology of Hefei Academy of Science, the Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province, and by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150715UA @ admin @ c:irua:150715 Serial 4983
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Author Zhang, R.; Wu, Z.; Li, X.J.; Li, L.L.; Chen, Q.; Li, Y.-M.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Fano resonances in bilayer phosphorene nanoring Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Nanotechnology Abbreviated Journal Nanotechnology
  Volume 29 Issue 21 Pages 215202
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Tunable transport properties and Fano resonances are predicted in a circular bilayer phosphorene nanoring. The conductance exhibits Fano resonances with varying incident energy and applied perpendicular magnetic field. These Fano resonance peaks can be accurately fitted with the well known Fano curves. When a magnetic field is applied to the nanoring, the conductance oscillates periodically with magnetic field which is reminiscent of the Aharonov-Bohm effect. Fano resonances are tightly related to the discrete states in the central nanoring, some of which are tunable by the magnetic field.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Bristol Editor
  Language Wos 000428920200001 Publication Date 2018-03-08
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0957-4484 ISBN Additional Links (down) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.44 Times cited 4 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by Grant No. 2017YFA0303400 from the National Key R&D Program of China, the Flemish Science Foundation, the grants No. 2016YFE0110000, No. 2015CB921503, and No. 2016YFA0202300 from the MOST of China, the NSFC (Grants Nos. 11504366, 11434010, 61674145 and 61774168) and CAS (Grants No. QYZDJ-SSW-SYS001). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.44
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150713UA @ admin @ c:irua:150713 Serial 4968
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