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Author Villegas, C.E.P.; Tavares, M.R.S.; Hai, G.-Q.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Sorting the modes contributing to guidance in strain-induced graphene waveguides Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication New journal of physics Abbreviated Journal New J Phys  
  Volume 15 Issue Pages 023015-11  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We propose a simple way of probing the number of modes contributing to the channeling in graphene waveguides which are formed by a gauge potential produced by mechanical strain. The energy mode structure for both homogeneous and non-homogeneous strain regimes is carefully studied using the continuum description of the Dirac equation. We found that high strain values privilege negative (instead of positive) group velocities throughout the guidance, sorting the types of modes flowing through it. We also show how the effect of a substrate-induced gap competes against the strain.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Bristol Editor  
  Language Wos 000314868000002 Publication Date 2013-02-08  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 1367-2630; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.786 Times cited 7 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by FAPESP, CNPq and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.786; 2013 IF: 3.671  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107667 Serial 3056  
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Author Zhu, J.-J.; Badalyan, S.M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Plasmonic excitations in Coulomb-coupled N-layer graphene structures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 87 Issue 8 Pages 085401-85408  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We study Dirac plasmons and their damping in spatially separated N-layer graphene structures at finite doping and temperatures. The plasmon spectrum consists of one optical excitation with square-root dispersion and N – 1 acoustical excitations with linear dispersion, which are undamped at zero temperature and finite doping within a triangular energy region outside the electron-hole continuum. In the long-wavelength limit the energy and weight of the optical plasmon modes increase, respectively, as the square root and linearly with N in agreement with recent experimental findings. The energy and weight of the upper-lying acoustical branches also increase with N. This increase is strongest for the uppermost acoustical mode, and we find that its energy can exceed at some value of momentum the plasmon energy in an individual graphene sheet. Meanwhile, the energy of the low-lying acoustical branches decreases weakly with N as compared with the single acoustical mode in double-layer graphene structures. Our numerical calculations provide a detailed understanding of the overall behavior of the wave-vector dependence of the optical and acoustical multilayer plasmon modes and show how their dispersion and damping are modified as a function of temperature, interlayer spacing, and inlayer carrier density in (un)balanced graphene multilayer structures. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.085401  
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  Language Wos 000314682900005 Publication Date 2013-02-05  
  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 59 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the ESF-Eurocores program EuroGRAPHENE (CONGRAN project) and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107671 Serial 2645  
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Author Abakumov, A.M.; Batuk, D.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Prescher, C.; Dubrovinsky, L.; Sheptyakov, D.V.; Schnelle, W.; Hadermann, J.; Van Tendeloo, G. url  doi
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  Title Frustrated pentagonal Cairo lattice in the non-collinear antiferromagnet Bi4Fe5O13F Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 87 Issue 2 Pages 024423-24429  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract We report on the crystal structure and magnetism of the iron-based oxyfluoride Bi4Fe5O13F, a material prototype of the Cairo pentagonal spin lattice. The crystal structure of Bi4Fe5O13F is determined by a combination of neutron diffraction, synchrotron x-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. It comprises layers of FeO6 octahedra and FeO4 tetrahedra forming deformed pentagonal units. The topology of these layers resembles a pentagonal least-perimeter tiling, which is known as the Cairo lattice. This topology gives rise to frustrated exchange couplings and underlies a sequence of magnetic transitions at T-1 = 62 K, T-2 = 71 K, and T-N = 178 K, as determined by thermodynamic measurements and neutron diffraction. Below T-1, Bi4Fe5O13F forms a fully ordered non-collinear antiferromagnetic structure, whereas the magnetic state between T-1 and T-N may be partially disordered according to the sizable increase in the magnetic entropy at T-1 and T-2. Bi4Fe5O13F reveals unanticipated magnetic transitions on the pentagonal Cairo spin lattice and calls for a further work on finite-temperature properties of this strongly frustrated spin model. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.024423  
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  Language Wos 000314224800002 Publication Date 2013-02-01  
  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 17 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107688 Serial 1293  
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Author Kirsanova, M.A.; Mori, T.; Maruyama, S.; Matveeva; Batuk, D.; Abakumov, A.M.; Gerasimenko, A.V.; Olenev, A.V.; Grin, Y.; Shevelkov, A.V. doi  openurl
  Title Synthesis, structure, and transport properties of type-I derived clathrate Ge46-xPxSe8-y (x=15.4(1); y=0-2.65) with diverse host-guest bonding Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Inorganic chemistry Abbreviated Journal Inorg Chem  
  Volume 52 Issue 2 Pages 577-588  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract A first clathrate compound with selenium guest atoms, [Ge46-xPx]Se8-y square(y) (x = 15.4(1); y = 0-2.65; square denotes a vacancy), was synthesized as a single-phase and structurally characterized. It crystallizes in the space group Fm (3) over bar with the unit cell parameter a varying from 20.310(2) to 20.406(2) angstrom and corresponding to a 2 x 2 x 2 supercell of a usual clathrate-I structure. The superstructure is formed due to the symmetrical arrangement of the three-bonded framework atoms appearing as a result of the framework transformation of the parent clathrate-I structure. Selenium guest atoms occupy two types of polyhedral cages inside the positively charged framework; all selenium atoms in the larger cages form a single covalent bond with the framework atoms, relating the title compounds to a scanty family of semiclathrates. According to the measurements of electrical resistivity and Seebeck coefficient, [Ge46-xPx]Se8-y square(y) is an n-type semiconductor with E-g = 0.41 eV for x = 15.4(1) and y = 0; it demonstrates the maximal thermoelectric power factor of 2.3 x 10(-5) W K-2 m(-1) at 660 K.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Easton, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000314007500010 Publication Date 2012-12-31  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0020-1669;1520-510X; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.857 Times cited 14 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 4.857; 2013 IF: 4.794  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107689 Serial 3463  
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Author Houssa, M.; van den Broek, B.; Scalise, E.; Pourtois, G.; Afanas'ev, V.V.; Stesmans, A. pdf  doi
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  Title An electric field tunable energy band gap at silicene/(0001) ZnS interfaces Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical chemistry, chemical physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Chem Chem Phys  
  Volume 15 Issue 11 Pages 3702-3705  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)  
  Abstract The interaction of silicene, the silicon counterpart of graphene, with (0001) ZnS surfaces is investigated theoretically, using first-principles simulations. The charge transfer occurring at the silicene/(0001) ZnS interface leads to the opening of an indirect energy band gap of about 0.7 eV in silicene. Remarkably, the nature (indirect or direct) and magnitude of the energy band gap of silicene can be controlled by an external electric field: the energy gap is predicted to become direct for electric fields larger than about 0.5 V angstrom(-1), and the direct energy gap decreases approximately linearly with the applied electric field. The predicted electric field tunable energy band gap of the silicene/(0001) ZnS interface is very promising for its potential use in nanoelectronic devices.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Cambridge Editor  
  Language Wos 000315165100002 Publication Date 2013-01-29  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 1463-9076;1463-9084; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.123 Times cited 74 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 4.123; 2013 IF: 4.198  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107702 Serial 94  
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Author Alfeld, M.; de Nolf, W.; Cagno, S.; Janssens, K.; et al. pdf  doi
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  Title Revealing hidden paint layers in oil paintings by means of scanning macro-XRF : a mock-up study based on Rembrandt's “An old man in military costume” Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry Abbreviated Journal J Anal Atom Spectrom  
  Volume 28 Issue 1 Pages 40-51  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract Over the past several decades the oeuvre of Rembrandt has been the subject of extensive art historical and scientific investigations. One of the most striking features to emerge is his frequent re-use of canvases and panels. The painting An Old Man in Military Costume (78.PB.246), in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, is an example of such a re-used panel. Conventional imaging techniques revealed the presence of a second portrait under the surface portrait, but the details of this hidden portrait have not yet been revealed. Vermilion (HgS) has been identified to have been used nearly exclusively in the flesh tones of the lower painting, suggesting that element-specific XRF imaging might successfully image the hidden portrait. To test this hypothesis, a full-scale mock-up of the painting was created, including a “free impression” of the hidden portrait, reproducing as closely as possible the pigments and paint stratigraphy of the original painting. XRF imaging of the mock-up painting was conducted using three different XRF imaging systems: a mobile X-ray tube based system and two synchrotron-based setups (one equipped with multiple SDDs and one equipped with a Maia detector). The sensitivity, limits of detection and imaging capabilities of each system under the chosen experimental conditions are evaluated and compared. The results indicate that an investigation of the original painting by this method would have an excellent chance of success.  
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  Language Wos 000314903400003 Publication Date 2012-11-22  
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  ISSN 0267-9477 ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.379 Times cited Open Access  
  Notes ; This research was supported by the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Programme – Belgian Science Policy (IUAP VI/16). The text also presents results of GOA “XANES meets ELNES” (Research Fund University of Antwerp, Belgium) and from FWO (Brussels, Belgium) projects no. G.0704.08 and G.01769.09. Further, the research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement no 226716. M. Alfeld receives a Ph.D. fellowship of the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO). The authors gratefully acknowledge Yvonne Szafran and the staff of the Paintings Conservation Department of the J. Paul Getty Museum for making available their infrared reflectography (IRR) and X-radiographic images of the painting, and also the neutron activation analysis (NAA) images acquired in 1996 at NIST by Dr Henry Prask in collaboration with Mark Leonard, former head of the J. Paul Getty Museum Paintings Conservation Department. We are also grateful to Peter Reischig, a graduate intern at the Getty Conservation Institute and a Ph.D. candidate at Delft University of Technology for his assistance. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.379; 2013 IF: 3.396  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:107704 Serial 5818  
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Author Vasiliev, R.B.; Babynina, A.V.; Maslova, O.A.; Rumyantseva, M.N.; Ryabova, L.I.; Dobrovolsky, A.A.; Drozdov, K.A.; Khokhlov, D.R.; Abakumov, A.M.; Gaskov, A.M. doi  openurl
  Title Photoconductivity of nanocrystalline SnO2 sensitized with colloidal CdSe quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Journal of materials chemistry C : materials for optical and electronic devices Abbreviated Journal J Mater Chem C  
  Volume 1 Issue 5 Pages 1005-1010  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract A highly reproducible photoresponse is observed in nanocrystalline SnO2 thick films sensitized with CdSe quantum dots. The effect of the SnO2 matrix microstructure on the photoconductivity kinetics and photoresponse amplitude is demonstrated. The photoresponse of the sensitized SnO2 thick films reaches more than two orders of magnitude under illumination with the wavelength of the excitonic transition of the quantum dots. Long-term photoconductivity kinetics and photoresponse dependence on illumination intensity reveal power-law behavior inherent to the disordered nature of SnO2. The photoconductivity of the samples rises with the coarsening of the granular structure of the SnO2 matrix. At the saturation region, the photoresponse amplitude remains stable under 10(4) pulses of illumination switching, demonstrating a remarkably high stability.  
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  Language Wos 000314803600016 Publication Date 2012-11-14  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 2050-7526;2050-7534; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 5.256 Times cited 13 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 5.256; 2013 IF: NA  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107705 Serial 2610  
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Author Quintana, M.; López, A.M.; Rapino, S.; Toma, F.M.; Iurlo, M.; Carraro, M.; Sartorel, A.; Maccato, C.; Ke, X.; Bittencourt, C.; Da Ros, T.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Marcaccio, M.; Paolucci, F.; Prato, M.; Bonchio, M.; pdf  doi
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  Title Knitting the catalytic pattern of artificial photosynthesis to a hybrid graphene nanotexture Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication ACS nano Abbreviated Journal Acs Nano  
  Volume 7 Issue 1 Pages 811-817  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The artificial leaf project calls for new materials enabling multielectron catalysis with minimal overpotential, high turnover frequency, and long-term stability. Is graphene a better material than carbon nanotubes to enhance water oxidation catalysis for energy applications? Here we show that functionalized graphene with a tailored distribution of polycationic, quaternized, ammonium pendants provides an sp(2) carbon nanoplatform to anchor a totally inorganic tetraruthenate catalyst, mimicking the oxygen evolving center of natural PSII. The resulting hybrid material displays oxygen evolution at overpotential as low as 300 mV at neutral pH with negligible loss of performance after 4 h testing. This multilayer electroactive asset enhances the turnover frequency by 1 order of magnitude with respect to the isolated catalyst, and provides a definite up-grade of the carbon nanotube material, with a similar surface functionalization. Our innovation is based on a noninvasive, synthetic protocol for graphene functionalization that goes beyond the ill-defined oxidation-reduction methods, allowing a definite control of the surface properties.  
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  Language Wos 000314082800088 Publication Date 2012-12-17  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 1936-0851;1936-086X; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 13.942 Times cited 69 Open Access  
  Notes 246791 COUNTATOMS; 262348 ESMI; ESF Cost Action NanoTP MP0901 Approved Most recent IF: 13.942; 2013 IF: 12.033  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107707 Serial 1766  
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Author De Vis, K.; Jembrih-Simbürger, D.; Schalm, O.; Schreiner, M.; Caen, J. openurl 
  Title Einfluss verschiedener Silbersalze auf die Farbintensität von Silbergelb : analytische Untersuchungen Type A2 Journal article
  Year 2002 Publication Zeitschrift für Kunsttechnologie und Konservierung Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 16 Issue 1 Pages 147-157  
  Keywords A2 Journal article; Art; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
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  ISSN 0931-7198 ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record  
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:107748 Serial 7855  
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Author Jabłoński, M.B.; Stefaniak, E.A.; Darchuk, L.; Turzańska, K.; Gorzelak, M.; Kuduk, R.; Dorriné, W.; Van Grieken, R. pdf  doi
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  Title Microchemical investigation of bone derived from mice treated with strontium in different chemical forms using scanning electron microscopy and micro-Raman spectroscopy Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Microchemical journal Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 108 Issue Pages 168-173  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract We used SEM/EDX and micro-Raman spectroscopy to investigate the chemical changes (both on the level of elementary and molecular composition) of mice bones when strontium is incorporated in their microstructure after being administered in the form of two salts: chloride and ranelate. Strontium accumulated mainly in vicinity of bone edges, both cortical and close to bone marrow. The distribution of other elements comprising bone samples (Ca, P, Mg, K etc.) was also determined by energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX). The area adjacent to a cortical bone edge with accumulated strontium has presented modified Raman spectral profiles. Besides most of the Raman bands typical for both mineral (hydroxyapatite with carbonate substitution type B) and organic phases of a bone, we observed a Raman band at 811 cm− 1. It was detected regularly in the sample with high strontium concentration.  
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  Language Wos 000316427100027 Publication Date 2012-10-25  
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  ISSN 0026-265x; 0026-265x ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:107882 Serial 8246  
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Author Terzano, R.; Alfeld, M.; Janssens, K.; Vekemans, B.; Schoonjans, T.; Vincze, L.; Tomasi, N.; Pinton, R.; Cesco, S. pdf  doi
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  Title Spatially resolved (semi)quantitative determination of iron (Fe) in plants by means of synchrotron micro X-ray fluorescence Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry Abbreviated Journal Anal Bioanal Chem  
  Volume 405 Issue 10 Pages 3341-3350  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract Iron (Fe) is an essential element for plant growth and development; hence determining Fe distribution and concentration inside plant organs at the microscopic level is of great relevance to better understand its metabolism and bioavailability through the food chain. Among the available microanalytical techniques, synchrotron mu-XRF methods can provide a powerful and versatile array of analytical tools to study Fe distribution within plant samples. In the last years, the implementation of new algorithms and detection technologies has opened the way to more accurate (semi)quantitative analyses of complex matrices like plant materials. In this paper, for the first time the distribution of Fe within tomato roots has been imaged and quantified by means of confocal mu-XRF and exploiting a recently developed fundamental parameter-based algorithm. With this approach, Fe concentrations ranging from few hundreds of ppb to several hundreds of ppm can be determined at the microscopic level without cutting sections. Furthermore, Fe (semi)quantitative distribution maps were obtained for the first time by using two opposing detectors to collect simultaneously the XRF radiation emerging from both sides of an intact cucumber leaf.  
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  Language Wos 000316338700033 Publication Date 2013-02-07  
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  ISSN 1618-2642 ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.431 Times cited 27 Open Access  
  Notes ; Research was supported by grants from Italian MIUR (FIRB-Programma “Futuro in Ricerca”) and Free University of Bolzano (TN5046 and TN5056). Synchrotron experiments at HASY-LAB were financially supported by the European Community Research Infrastructure Action under the FP6 “Structuring the European Research Area” Program I (Integrating Activity on Synchrotron and Free Electron Laser Science; project: contract RII3-CT-2004-506008). Matthias Alfeld receives a Ph.D. fellowship of the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO). We thank Karen Rickers-Appel for her scientific and technical support in obtaining the experimental data at Beamline L (HASYLAB, DESY, Hamburg, Germany). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.431; 2013 IF: 3.578  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:108261 Serial 5838  
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Author Mudronja, D.; Vanmeert, F.; Hellemans, K.; Fazinic, S.; Janssens, K.; Tibljas, D.; Rogosic, M.; Jakovljevic, S. pdf  doi
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  Title Efficiency of applying ammonium oxalate for protection of monumental limestone by poultice, immersion and brushing methods Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Applied physics A : materials science & processing Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys A-Mater  
  Volume 111 Issue 1 Pages 109-119  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract Samples of cretaceous limestone have been treated with three application methods (poultice, immersion and brushing) using different concentrations of ammonium oxalate solution (AmOx) and varying treatment time in order to test the efficiency of surface and in-depth formation of a protective layer of calcium oxalate (CaOx). Synchrotron-based microanalytical techniques (SR-mu XRD with 12.5 mu mx7.5 mu m (HxV) probe size, SR-mu FTIR with 10 mu mx10 mu m and 8 mu mx20 mu m probe sizes) and laboratory mu FTIR, XRD and SEM have been employed for analysis of the treated samples. Synchrotron-based techniques showed variations in the CaOx distribution along the surface on a micrometer scale. All treatments resulted in the development of a CaOx layer with a maximum thickness of approximately 40 mu m. Application by the brushing method with 10 1-min applications with 5-min breaks during one hour showed a development of the calcium oxalate layer equivalent to the poultice treatment taking 10 h. This treatment could be preferred for large marble or limestone surfaces where poultice usage is economically not feasible.  
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  Language Wos 000316075700014 Publication Date 2012-10-29  
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  ISSN 0947-8396 ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.455 Times cited 13 Open Access  
  Notes ; This research was supported by the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Programme-Belgian Science Policy (IUAP VI/16). The text also presents results of GOA 'XANES meets ELNES' (Research Fund, University of Antwerp, Belgium) and from FWO (Brussels, Belgium) project nos. G.0704.08 and G.01769.09. The research leading to these results has received financial support by the Access to Research Infrastructures activity in the 7th Framework Programme of the EU (CHARISMA Grant Agreement No. 228330). ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.455; 2013 IF: 1.694  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:108262 Serial 5584  
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Author Alfeld, M.; Siddons, D.P.; Janssens, K.; Dik, J.; Woll, A.; Kirkham, R.; van de Wetering, E. pdf  doi
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  Title Visualizing the 17th century underpainting in Portrait of an Old Man by Rembrandt van Rijn using synchrotron-based scanning macro-XRF Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Applied physics A : materials science & processing Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys A-Mater  
  Volume 111 Issue 1 Pages 157-164  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract In 17th century Old Master Paintings, the underpainting generally refers to the first sketch of a composition. The underpainting is applied to a prepared ground using a monochrome, brown oil paint to roughly indicate light, shade and contours. So far, methods to visualize the underpainting-other than in localized cross-sections-have been very limited. Neither infrared reflectography nor neutron induced autoradiography have proven to be practical, adequate visualization tools. Thus, although of fundamental interest in the understanding of a painting's genesis, the underpainting has virtually escaped all imaging efforts. In this contribution we will show that 17th century underpainting may consist of a highly heterogeneous mixture of pigments, including copper pigments. We suggest that this brown pigment mixture is actually the recycled left-over of a palette scraping. With copper as the heaviest exclusive elemental component, we will hence show in a case study on a Portrait of an Old Man attributed to Rembrandt van Rijn how scanning macro-XRF can be used to efficiently visualize the underpainting below the surface painting and how this information can contribute to the discussion of the painting's authenticity.  
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  Language Wos 000316075700019 Publication Date 2012-12-14  
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  ISSN 0947-8396 ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.455 Times cited 26 Open Access  
  Notes ; This research was supported by the SSD programme of BELSPO, Brussels (project S2-ART). The text also presents results of GOA 'XANES meets ELNES' (Research Fund, University of Antwerp, Belgium) and from FWO (Brussels, Belgium) projects nos. G.0704.08 and G.01769.09. Further, the research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement no. 226716. M. Alfeld receives a Ph.D. fellowship of the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO). Use of the National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory, was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Contract No. DE-AC02-98CH10886. We acknowledge the assistance of C. Ryan, CSIRO Australia, in the preparation of the elemental maps using GeoPIXE and Rene Gerritsen (http://www.renegerritsen.nl) in providing photographs, XRR and IRR of the painting. We thank Sullivan Entertainment for documenting part of this project in their TV documentary 'Out of the shadows'. ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.455; 2013 IF: 1.694  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:108263 Serial 5908  
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Author Alfeld, M.; van der Snickt, G.; Vanmeert, F.; Janssens, K.; Dik, J.; Appel, K.; van der Loeff, L.; Chavannes, M.; Meedendorp, T.; Hendriks, E. pdf  doi
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  Title Scanning XRF investigation of a Flower Still Life and its underlying composition from the collection of the Kröller-Muller Museum Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Applied physics A : materials science & processing Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys A-Mater  
  Volume 111 Issue 1 Pages 165-175  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
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  Language Wos 000316075700020 Publication Date 2013-01-29  
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  ISSN 0947-8396 ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.455 Times cited 35 Open Access  
  Notes ; This research was supported by the SSD program of BELSPO, Brussels (project S2-ART). Results are also presented here from Gemeenschappelijke Onderzoeksactie (GOA) 'XANES meets ELNES' (Research Fund, University of Antwerp, Belgium) and from Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO) (Brussels, Belgium) project Nos. G.0704.08 and G.01769.09. The research leading to these results was funded by the European Community's Seventh Framework Program (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement No. 226716 and the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) under the VIDI project “Looking Over the Painter's Shoulder” (grant No. 700.10.426). M. Alfeld is the recipient of a Ph.D. fellowship of the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO). ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.455; 2013 IF: 1.694  
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Author Horzum, S.; Sahin, H.; Cahangirov, S.; Cudazzo, P.; Rubio, A.; Serin, T.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Phonon softening and direct to indirect band gap crossover in strained single-layer MoSe2 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 87 Issue 12 Pages 125415-5  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Motivated by recent experimental observations of Tongay et al. [Nano Lett. 12, 5576 (2012)] we show how the electronic properties and Raman characteristics of single layer MoSe2 are affected by elastic biaxial strain. We found that with increasing strain: (1) the E' and E '' Raman peaks (E-2g and E-1g in bulk) exhibit significant redshifts (up to similar to 30 cm(-1)), (2) the position of the A'(1) peak remains at similar to 180 cm(-1) (A(1g) in bulk) and does not change considerably with further strain, (3) the dispersion of low energy flexural phonons crosses over from quadratic to linear, and (4) the electronic band structure undergoes a direct to indirect band gap crossover under similar to 3% biaxial tensile strain. Thus the application of strain appears to be a promising approach for a rapid and reversible tuning of the electronic, vibrational, and optical properties of single layer MoSe2 and similar MX2 dichalcogenides. DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.87.125415  
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 171 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem programme of the Flemish government. Computational resources were partially provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H.S. is supported by a FWO Pegasus Marie Curie Long Fellowship. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664  
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Author Subban, C.V.; Ati, M.; Rousse, G.; Abakumov, A.M.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Janot, R.; Tarascon, J.-M. doi  openurl
  Title Preparation, structure, and electrochemistry of layered polyanionic hydroxysulfates : LiMSO4OH (M = Fe, Co, Mn) electrodes for Li-Ion batteries Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Journal of the American Chemical Society Abbreviated Journal J Am Chem Soc  
  Volume 135 Issue 9 Pages 3653-3661  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The Li-ion rechargeable battery, due to its high energy density, has driven remarkable advances in portable electronics. Moving toward more sustainable electrodes could make this technology even more attractive to large-volume applications. We present here a new family of 3d-metal hydroxysulfates of general formula LiMSO4OH (M = Fe, Co, and Mn) among which (i) LiFeSO4OH reversibly releases 0.7 Li+ at an average potential of 3.6 V vs Li+/Li-0, slightly higher than the potential of currently lauded LiFePO4 (3.45 V) electrode material, and (ii) LiCoSO4OH shows a redox activity at 4.7 V vs Li+/Li-0. Besides, these compounds can be easily made at temperatures near 200 degrees C via a synthesis process that enlists a new intermediate phase of composition M-3(SO4)(2)(OH)(2) (M = Fe, Co, Mn, and Ni), related to the mineral caminite. Structurally, we found that LiFeSO4OH is a layered phase unlike the previously reported 3.2 V tavorite LiFeSO4OH. This work should provide an impetus to experimentalists for designing better electrolytes to fully tap the capacity of high-voltage Co-based hydroxysulfates, and to theorists for providing a means to predict the electrochemical redox activity of two polymorphs.  
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  Language Wos 000315936700056 Publication Date 2013-02-01  
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  ISSN 0002-7863;1520-5126; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 13.858 Times cited 53 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 13.858; 2013 IF: 11.444  
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Author Clima, S.; Kaczer, B.; Govoreanu, B.; Popovici, M.; Swerts, J.; Verhulst, A.S.; Jurczak, M.; De Gendt, S.; Pourtois, G. doi  openurl
  Title Determination of ultimate leakage through rutile TiO2 and tetragonal ZrO2 from ab initio complex band calculations Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication IEEE electron device letters Abbreviated Journal Ieee Electr Device L  
  Volume 34 Issue 3 Pages 402-404  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)  
  Abstract First-principle complex band structures have been computed for rutile TiO2 and tetragonal ZrO2 insulating materials that are of current technological relevance to dynamic random accessmemorymetal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors. From the magnitude of the complex wave vectors in different orientations, the most penetrating orientations have been identified. Tunneling effective masses m(tunnel) have been extracted, are shown to be a crucial parameter for the intrinsic leakage, and are identified to be an important parameter in further scaling of MIM capacitors.  
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  Language Wos 000315723000024 Publication Date 2013-01-31  
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  ISSN 0741-3106;1558-0563; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.048 Times cited 3 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.048; 2013 IF: 3.023  
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Author Drozhzhin, O.A.; Vorotyntsev, M.A.; Maduar, S.R.; Khasanova, N.R.; Abakumov, A.M.; Antipov, E.V. pdf  doi
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  Title Li-ion diffusion in LixNb9PO25 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Electrochimica acta Abbreviated Journal Electrochim Acta  
  Volume 89 Issue Pages 262-269  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Wadsley-Roth phase LixNb6PO25 has been studied as a potential candidate for anode material of Li-ion batteries. Its crystal structure, which consists of ReO3-type blocks of NbO6 octahedra connected with PO4 tetrahedra, provides a good stability and performance during Li+ insertion/removal. Li-ion chemical diffusion coefficient (D-chem) in LixNb6PO25 was determined by means of potentiostatic intermittent titration technique and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Different data treatments (classical Warburg equation or the model of an electrode system with ohmic potential drop and/or slow kinetics of the interfacial Li+ ion transfer across the electrode/electrolyte interface) were used for calculation of D-chem of the Li ion inside this material; their applicability is discussed in the article. D-chem changes with the Li-ion doping degree, x, in LixNb3PO25 and has a sharp minimum near the two-phase region at appr. 1.7V vs. Li+/Li. These values of D-chem in LixNb9PO25 (similar to 10(-9)-10(-11) cm(2) s(-1)) were found to be in average noticeably higher than in the widely studied anode material, Li4Ti5O12. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.  
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  Language Wos 000315558200034 Publication Date 2012-11-14  
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  ISSN 0013-4686; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.798 Times cited 11 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 4.798; 2013 IF: 4.086  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108312 Serial 1816  
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Author Zhukova, A.A.; Rumyantseva, M.N.; Zaytsev, V.B.; Zaytseva, A.V.; Abakumov, A.M.; Gaskov, A.M. doi  openurl
  Title Pd nanoparticles on SnO2(Sb) whiskers : aggregation and reactivity in CO detection Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Journal of alloys and compounds Abbreviated Journal J Alloy Compd  
  Volume 565 Issue Pages 6-10  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Single crystal antimony-doped SnO2 whiskers have been synthesized by in situ doping process in horizontal flow reactor. The produced whiskers were modified with 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1 or 2 wt.% Pd. The processes of Pd particles growth and aggregation are described on the base of AFM and STEM data. Depending on the content of introduced Pd precursor, the various mechanisms (Volmer-Weber or Stranski-Krastanov) of Pd nanoparticles growth realize. The dependence of sensor signal to CO on Pd concentration has non-monotonous character determined by the size of Pd nanoparticles and their aggregation degree. The best sensor signal toward CO was observed for whiskers decorated with 0.1 wt.% Pd. This concentration corresponds to the presence of individual 3-5 nm Pd nanoparticles on the surface of the whiskers. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000317815300002 Publication Date 2013-03-13  
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  ISSN 0925-8388; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.133 Times cited Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.133; 2013 IF: 2.726  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108424 Serial 2566  
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Author Trofimova, E.Y.; Kurdyukov, D.A.; Yakovlev, S.A.; Kirilenko, D.A.; Kukushkina, Y.A.; Nashchekin, A.V.; Sitnikova, A.A.; Yagovkina, M.A.; Golubev, V.G. pdf  doi
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  Title Monodisperse spherical mesoporous silica particles : fast synthesis procedure and fabrication of photonic-crystal films Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Nanotechnology Abbreviated Journal Nanotechnology  
  Volume 24 Issue 15 Pages 155601-155611  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract A procedure for the synthesis of monodisperse spherical mesoporous silica particles (MSMSPs) via the controlled coagulation of silica/surfactant clusters into spherical aggregates with mean diameters of 250-1500 nm has been developed. The synthesis is fast (taking less than 1 h) because identical clusters are simultaneously formed in the reaction mixture. The results of microscopic, x-ray diffraction, adsorption and optical measurements allowed us to conclude that the clusters are similar to 15 nm in size and have hexagonally packed cylindrical pore channels. The channel diameters in MSMSPs obtained with cethyltrimethylammonium bromide and decyltrimethylammonium bromide as structure-directing agents were 3.1 +/- 0.15 and 2.3 +/- 0.12 nm, respectively. The specific surface area and the pore volume of MSMSP were, depending on synthesis conditions, 480-1095 m(2) g(-1) and 0.50-0.65 cm(3) g(-1). The MSMSP were used to grow opal-like photonic-crystal films possessing a hierarchical macro-mesoporous structure, with pores within and between the particles. A selective filling of mesopore channels with glycerol, based on the difference between the capillary pressures in macro- and mesopores, was demonstrated. It is shown that this approach makes it possible to control the photonic bandgap position in mesoporous opal films by varying the degree of mesopore filling with glycerol. Online supplementary data available from stacks.iop.org/Nano/24/155601/mmedia  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Bristol Editor  
  Language Wos 000316988700009 Publication Date 2013-03-22  
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  ISSN 0957-4484;1361-6528; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.44 Times cited 49 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.44; 2013 IF: 3.672  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108462 Serial 2191  
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Author Orlova, N.V.; Shanenko, A.A.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.; Vagov, A.V.; Axt, V.M. url  doi
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  Title Ginzburg-Landau theory for multiband superconductors : microscopic derivation Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 87 Issue 13 Pages 134510-134518  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract A procedure to derive the Ginzburg-Landau (GL) theory from the multiband BCS Hamiltonian is developed in a general case with an arbitrary number of bands and arbitrary interaction matrix. It combines the standard Gor'kov truncation and a subsequent reconstruction in order to match accuracies of the obtained terms. This reconstruction recovers the phenomenological GL theory as obtained from the Landau model of phase transitions but offers explicit microscopic expressions for the relevant parameters. Detailed calculations are presented for a three-band system treated as a prototype multiband superconductor. It is demonstrated that the symmetry in the coupling matrix may lead to the chiral ground state with the phase frustration, typical for systems with broken time-reversal symmetry. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.134510  
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  Language Wos 000317586700002 Publication Date 2013-04-16  
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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 57 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish Government and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). A.A.S. acknowledges useful discussions with D. Neilson. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664  
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Author Singh, S.K.; Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Melting of graphene clusters Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 87 Issue 13 Pages 134103-134109  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Density-functional tight-binding and classical molecular dynamics simulations are used to investigate the structural deformations and melting of planar carbon nanoclusters C-N with N = 2-55. The minimum-energy configurations for different clusters are used as starting configurations for the study of the temperature effects on the bond breaking and rotation in carbon lines (N < 6), carbon rings (5 < N < 19), and graphene nanoflakes. The larger the rings (graphene nanoflakes) the higher the transition temperature (melting point) with ring-to-line (perfect-to-defective) transition structures. The melting point was obtained by using the bond energy, the Lindemann criteria, and the specific heat. We found that hydrogen-passivated graphene nanoflakes (CNHM) have a larger melting temperature with a much smaller dependence on size. The edges in the graphene nanoflakes exhibit several different metastable configurations (isomers) during heating before melting occurs. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.134103  
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 28 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the EU-Marie Curie IIF Postdoctoral Fellowship No. 299855 (for M.N.-A.), the ESF-EuroGRAPHENE Project CONGRAN, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664  
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Author Muñoz, W.A.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Tight-binding description of intrinsic superconducting correlations in multilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 87 Issue 13 Pages 134509-7  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using highly efficient GPU-based simulations of the tight-binding Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations we solve self-consistently for the pair correlation in rhombohedral (ABC) and Bernal (ABA) multilayer graphene by considering a finite intrinsic s-wave pairing potential. We find that the two different stacking configurations have opposite bulk/surface behavior for the order parameter. Surface superconductivity is robust for ABC stacked multilayer graphene even at very low pairing potentials for which the bulk order parameter vanishes, in agreement with a recent analytical approach. In contrast, for Bernal stacked multilayer graphene, we find that the order parameter is always suppressed at the surface and that there exists a critical value for the pairing potential below which no superconducting order is achieved. We considered different doping scenarios and find that homogeneous doping strongly suppresses surface superconductivity while nonhomogeneous field-induced doping has a much weaker effect on the superconducting order parameter. For multilayer structures with hybrid stacking (ABC and ABA) we find that when the thickness of each region is small (few layers), high-temperature surface superconductivity survives throughout the bulk due to the proximity effect between ABC/ABA interfaces where the order parameter is enhanced. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.134509  
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 37 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem funding of the Flemish Government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664  
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Author Sahin, H.; Tongay, S.; Horzum, S.; Fan, W.; Zhou, J.; Li, J.; Wu, J.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Anomalous Raman spectra and thickness-dependent electronic properties of WSe2 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 87 Issue 16 Pages 165409-6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Typical Raman spectra of transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) display two prominent peaks, E-2g and A(1g), that are well separated from each other. We find that these modes are degenerate in bulk WSe2 yielding one single Raman peak in contrast to other TMDs. As the dimensionality is lowered, the observed peak splits in two. In contrast, our ab initio calculations predict that the degeneracy is retained even for WSe2 monolayers. Interestingly, for minuscule biaxial strain, the degeneracy is preserved, but once the crystal symmetry is broken by a small uniaxial strain, the degeneracy is lifted. Our calculated phonon dispersion for uniaxially strained WSe2 shows a good match to the measured Raman spectrum, which suggests that uniaxial strain exists in WSe2 flakes, possibly induced during the sample preparation and/or as a result of the interaction between WSe2 and the substrate. Furthermore, we find that WSe2 undergoes an indirect-to-direct band-gap transition from bulk to monolayers, which is ubiquitous for semiconducting TMDs. These results not only allow us to understand the vibrational and electronic properties of WSe2, but also point to effects of the interaction between the monolayer TMDs and the substrate on the vibrational and electronic properties. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.165409  
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  Language Wos 000317195400007 Publication Date 2013-04-05  
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 365 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem programme of the Flemish government. Computational resources were partially provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H. S. is supported by the FWO Pegasus Marie Curie Long Fellowship program. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664  
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Author Rossell, M.D.; Abakumov, A.M.; Ramasse, Q.M.; Erni, R. doi  openurl
  Title Direct evidence of stacking disorder in the mixed ionic-electronic conductor Sr4Fe6O12+\delta Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication ACS nano Abbreviated Journal Acs Nano  
  Volume 7 Issue 4 Pages 3078-3085  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Determining the structure-to-property relationship of materials becomes particularly challenging when the material under investigation is dominated by defects and structural disorder. Knowledge on the exact atomic arrangement at the defective structure is required to understand its influence on the functional properties. However, standard diffraction techniques deliver structural information that is averaged over many unit cells. In particular, information about defects and order-disorder phenomena is contained in the coherent diffuse scattering intensity which often is difficult to uniquely interpret. Thus, the examination of the local disorder in materials requires a direct method to study their structure on the atomic level with chemical sensitivity. Using aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy in combination with atomic-resolution electron energy-loss spectroscopy, we show that the controversial structural arrangement of the Fe2O2+delta layers in the mixed ionic-electronic conducting Sr4Fe6O12+delta perovskite can be unambiguously resolved. Our results provide direct experimental evidence for the presence of a nanomixture of “ordered” and “disordered” domains in an epitaxial Sr4Fe6O12+delta thin film. The most favorable arrangement is the disordered structure and is interpreted as a randomly occurring but well-defined local shift of the Fe-O chains in the Fe2O2+delta layers. By analyzing the electron energy-loss near-edge structure of the different building blocks in the Sr4Fe6O12+delta unit cell we find that the mobile holes in this mixed ionic-electronic conducting oxide are highly localized in the Fe2O2+delta layers, which are responsible for the oxide-ion conductivity. A possible link between disorder and oxygen-ion transport along the Fe2O2+delta layers is proposed by arguing that the disorder can effectively break the oxygen diffusion pathways.  
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  ISSN 1936-0851;1936-086X; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 13.942 Times cited 4 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 13.942; 2013 IF: 12.033  
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Author Berdonosov, P.S.; Akselrud, L.; Prots, Y.; Abakumov, A.M.; Smet, P.F.; Poelman, D.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Dolgikh, V.A. doi  openurl
  Title Cs7Nd11(SeO3)12Cl16 : first noncentrosymmetric structure among alkaline-metal lanthanide selenite halides Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Inorganic chemistry Abbreviated Journal Inorg Chem  
  Volume 52 Issue 7 Pages 3611-3619  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Cs7Nd11(SeO3)(12)Cl-16, the complex selenite chloride of cesium and neodymium, was synthesized in the NdOCl-SeO2-CsCl system. The compound has been characterized using single-crystal X-ray diffraction, electron diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, luminescence spectroscopy, and second-harmonic-generation techniques. Cs7Nd11(SeO3)(12)Cl-16 crystallizes in an orthorhombic unit cell with a = 15.911(1) angstrom, b = 15.951(1) angstrom, and c = 25.860(1) angstrom and a noncentrosymmetric space group Pna2(1) (No. 33). The crystal structure of Cs7Nd11(SeO3)(12)Cl-16 can be represented as a stacking of Cs7Nd11(SeO3)(12) lamellas and CsCl-like layers. Because of the layered nature of the Cs7Nd11(SeO3)(12)Cl-16 structure, it features numerous planar defects originating from occasionally missing the CsCl-like layer and violating the perfect stacking of the Cs7Nd11(SeO3)(12)Cl-16 lamellas. Cs7Nd11(SeO3)(12)Cl-16 represents the first example of a noncentrosymmetric structure among alkaline-metal lanthanide selenite halides. Cs7Nd11(SeO3)(12)Cl-16 demonstrates luminescence emission in the near-IR region with reduced efficiency due to a high concentration of Nd3+ ions causing nonradiative cross-relaxation.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Easton, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000317094300022 Publication Date 2013-03-11  
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  ISSN 0020-1669;1520-510X; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.857 Times cited 10 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 4.857; 2013 IF: 4.794  
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Author Barba-Ortega, J.; Sardella, E.; Aguiar, J.A.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Non-conventional vortex configurations in a mesoscopic flat disk Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physica: C : superconductivity Abbreviated Journal Physica C  
  Volume 487 Issue Pages 47-55  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The influence of superficial defects on the vortex configurations of a thin superconducting disk is investigated within the time dependent Ginzburg-Landau formalism. The free energy, magnetization, vorticity, and the Cooper pair density are calculated for both metastable and stable vortex configurations and different number of defects on its surface in the presence of an external magnetic field applied perpendicular to the disk area. We show that the competition between the confinement geometry and the geometric position of the defects leads to non-conventional vortex configurations which are not compatible with the symmetry of the sample geometry. Crown Copyright (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000317743300009 Publication Date 2013-02-27  
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  ISSN 0921-4534; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.404 Times cited 17 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was partially supported by the Brazilian agencies CNPq, CAPES, FACEPE (APQ 0589-105/08), FAPESP, CNPq-FWO bilateral project, and Colombian Agencies Colciencias and DIB. ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.404; 2013 IF: 1.110  
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Author Singh, S.K.; Srinivasan, S.G.; Neek-Amal, M.; Costamagna, S.; van Duin, A.C.T.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Thermal properties of fluorinated graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 87 Issue 10 Pages 104114-104116  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Large-scale atomistic simulations using the reactive force field approach are implemented to investigate the thermomechanical properties of fluorinated graphene (FG). A set of parameters for the reactive force field potential optimized to reproduce key quantum mechanical properties of relevant carbon-fluorine cluster systems are presented. Molecular dynamics simulations are used to investigate the thermal rippling behavior of FG and its mechanical properties and compare them with graphene, graphane and a sheet of boron nitride. The mean square value of the height fluctuations < h(2)> and the height-height correlation function H(q) for different system sizes and temperatures show that FG is an unrippled system in contrast to the thermal rippling behavior of graphene. The effective Young's modulus of a flake of fluorinated graphene is obtained to be 273 N/m and 250 N/m for a flake of FG under uniaxial strain along armchair and zigzag directions, respectively. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.104114  
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  Language Wos 000316933500002 Publication Date 2013-03-29  
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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 80 Open Access  
  Notes ; M.N.-A. is supported by the EU-Marie Curie IIF postdoc Fellowship/299855. This work is supported by the ESF-Eurographene project CONGRAN, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. S. G. S. and A.C.T.vD. acknowledge support by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) under Grant No. FA9550-10-1-0563. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108495 Serial 3629  
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Author Alfeld, M.; Pedroso, J.V.; van Hommes, M.E.; van der Snickt, G.; Tauber, G.; Blaas, J.; Haschke, M.; Erler, K.; Dik, J.; Janssens, K. pdf  doi
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  Title A mobile instrument for in situ scanning macro-XRF investigation of historical paintings Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry Abbreviated Journal J Anal Atom Spectrom  
  Volume 28 Issue 5 Pages 760-767  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract Scanning macro-X-ray fluorescence analysis (MA-XRF) is rapidly being established as a technique for the investigation of historical paintings. The elemental distribution images acquired by this method allow for the visualization of hidden paint layers and thus provide insight into the artist's creative process and the painting's conservation history. Due to the lack of a dedicated, commercially available instrument the application of the technique was limited to a few groups that constructed their own instruments. We present the first commercially available XRF scanner for paintings, consisting of an X-ray tube mounted with a Silicon-Drift (SD) detector on a motorized stage to be moved in front of a painting. The scanner is capable of imaging the distribution of the main constituents of surface and sub-surface paint layers in an area of 80 by 60 square centimeters with dwell times below 10 ms and a lateral resolution below 100 mu m. The scanner features for a broad range of elements between Ti (Z = 22) and Mo (Z = 42) a count rate of more than 1000 counts per second (cps)?mass percent and detection limits of 100 ppm for measurements of 1 s duration. Next to a presentation of spectrometric figures of merit, the value of the technique is illustrated through a case study of a painting by Rembrandt's student Govert Flinck (1615-1660).  
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  Language Wos 000317674200019 Publication Date 2013-03-22  
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  ISSN 0267-9477 ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.379 Times cited 106 Open Access  
  Notes ; This research was supported by the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Programme – Belgian Science Policy (IUAP VI/16). The text also presents the results of GOA “XANES meets ELNES” (Research Fund University of Antwerp, Belgium) and from FWO (Brussels, Belgium) projects no. G.0704.08 and G.01769.09. M. Alfeld receives a Ph. D. fellowship of the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO). We thank J. Langerock for allowing us to examine the portable altar triptych shown in Fig. 5. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.379; 2013 IF: 3.396  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:108517 Serial 5453  
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Author Goux, L.; Fantini, A.; Govoreanu, B.; Kar, G.; Clima, S.; Chen, Y.-Y.; Degraeve, R.; Wouters, D.J.; Pourtois, G.; Jurczak, M. doi  openurl
  Title Asymmetry and switching phenomenology in TiN\ (Al2O3) \ HfO2 \ Hf systems Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication ECS solid state letters Abbreviated Journal Ecs Solid State Lett  
  Volume 1 Issue 4 Pages 63-65  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)  
  Abstract In this letter, we address the bipolar resistive switching phenomenology in scaled TiN\HfO2\Hf cells. By means of stack engineering using a thin Al2O3 layer inserted either at the TiN\HfO2 or at the Hf\HfO2 interface, we demonstrate that the reset operation takes place close to the TiNanode. Due to the increase of the oxygen-vacancy profile from the TiN to the Hf interface, the filament-confining and wide band-gap Al2O3 layer should indeed be engineered at the interface with the TiN electrode in order to further improve the switching control and to allow reaching larger state resistances. (C) 2012 The Electrochemical Society. [DOI: 10.1149/2.003204ssl] All rights reserved.  
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  Publisher Electrochemical society Place of Publication Pennington (N.J.) Editor  
  Language Wos 000318340300005 Publication Date 2012-08-23  
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  ISSN 2162-8742;2162-8750; ISBN Additional Links (up) UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.184 Times cited 11 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.184; 2012 IF: NA  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108530 Serial 160  
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