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Author Duflou, R.; Ciubotaru, F.; Vaysset, A.; Heyns, M.; Sorée, B.; Radu, I.P.; Adelmann, C. url  doi
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  Title Micromagnetic simulations of magnetoelastic spin wave excitation in scaled magnetic waveguides Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 111 Issue 19 Pages (down) 192411  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We study the excitation of spin waves in scaled magnetic waveguides using the magnetoelastic effect. In uniformly magnetized systems, normal strains parallel or perpendicular to the magnetization direction do not lead to spin wave excitation since the magnetoelastic torque is zero. Using micromagnetic simulations, we show that the nonuniformity of the magnetization in submicron waveguides due to the effect of the demagnetizing field leads to the excitation of spin waves for oscillating normal strains both parallel and perpendicular to the magnetization. The excitation by biaxial normal in-plane strain was found to be much more efficient than that by uniaxial normal out-of-plane strain. For narrow waveguides with a width of 200 nm, the excitation efficiency of biaxial normal in-plane strain was comparable to that of shear strain. Published by AIP Publishing.  
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  Language Wos 000414975500027 Publication Date 2017-11-10  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:152599 Serial 8247  
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Author Torun, E.; Sahin, H.; Singh, S.K.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title Stable half-metallic monolayers of FeCl2 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 106 Issue 106 Pages (down) 192404  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of single layers of Iron Dichloride (FeCl2) were calculated using first principles calculations. We found that the 1T phase of the single layer FeCl2 is 0.17 eV/unit cell more favorable than its 1H phase. The structural stability is confirmed by phonon calculations. We found that 1T-FeCl2 possess three Raman-active (130, 179, and 237 cm(-1)) and one infrared-active (279 cm(-1)) phonon branches. The electronic band dispersion of the 1T-FeCl2 is calculated using both gradient approximation of Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof and DFT-HSE06 functionals. Both functionals reveal that the 1T-FeCl2 has a half-metallic ground state with a Curie temperature of 17 K. (C) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000355008100020 Publication Date 2015-05-13  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0003-6951;1077-3118; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 84 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish government. Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H.S. was supported by a FWO Pegasus Long Marie Curie Fellowship. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2015 IF: 3.302  
  Call Number c:irua:126411 Serial 3143  
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Author Kong, X.; Li, L.; Liang, L.; Peeters, F.M.; Liu, X.-J. pdf  doi
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  Title The magnetic, electronic, and light-induced topological properties in two-dimensional hexagonal FeX₂ (X=Cl, Br, I) monolayers Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Applied Physics Letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 116 Issue 19 Pages (down) 192404-192405  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using Floquet-Bloch theory, we propose to realize chiral topological phases in two-dimensional (2D) hexagonal FeX2 (X=Cl, Br, I) monolayers under irradiation of circularly polarized light. Such 2D FeX2 monolayers are predicted to be dynamically stable and exhibit both ferromagnetic and semiconducting properties. To capture the full topological physics of the magnetic semiconductor under periodic driving, we adopt ab initio Wannier-based tight-binding methods for the Floquet-Bloch bands, with the light-induced bandgap closings and openings being obtained as the light field strength increases. The calculations of slabs with open boundaries show the existence of chiral edge states. Interestingly, the topological transitions with branches of chiral edge states changing from zero to one and from one to two by tuning the light amplitude are obtained, showing that the topological Floquet phase of high Chern number can be induced in the present Floquet-Bloch systems. Published under license by AIP Publishing.  
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  Language Wos 000533500900001 Publication Date 2020-05-11  
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  ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4 Times cited 18 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST) (Grant No. 2016YFA0301604), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Nos. 11574008, 11761161003, 11825401, and 11921005), the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Science (Grant No. XDB28000000), the Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO-Vl), and the FLAG-ERA Project TRANS 2D TMD. The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) and the Flemish Government-Department EWI-and the National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin, funded by the Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter. This research also used resources of the Compute and Data Environment for Science (CADES) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which was supported by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725. X.K. and L.L. also acknowledge the work conducted at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, which is a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility. ; Approved Most recent IF: 4; 2020 IF: 3.411  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:169496 Serial 6623  
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Author Yang, W.; Chang, K.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Spin-polarized transport of two-dimensional electron gas embedded in a diluted magnetic semiconductor Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2005 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 86 Issue 19 Pages (down) 192107-3  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The spin-polarized transport property of a diluted magnetic semiconductor two-dimensional electron gas is investigated theoretically at low temperature. A large current polarization can be found in this system even at small magnetic fields and oscillates with increasing magnetic field while the carrier polarization is vanishingly small. The magnitude as well as the sign of the current polarization can be tuned by varying magnetic field, the electron density and the Mn concentration. (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000229397900042 Publication Date 2005-05-03  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0003-6951; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 10 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2005 IF: 4.127  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:103163 Serial 3097  
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Author Joao, S.M.; Andelkovic, M.; Covaci, L.; Rappoport, T.G.; Lopes, J.M.V.P.; Ferreira, A. url  doi
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  Title KITE : high-performance accurate modelling of electronic structure and response functions of large molecules, disordered crystals and heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Royal Society Open Science Abbreviated Journal Roy Soc Open Sci  
  Volume 7 Issue 2 Pages (down) 191809-191832  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We present KITE, a general purpose open-source tight-binding software for accurate real-space simulations of electronic structure and quantum transport properties of large-scale molecular and condensed systems with tens of billions of atomic orbitals (N similar to 10(10)). KITE's core is written in C++, with a versatile Python-based interface, and is fully optimized for shared memory multi-node CPU architectures, thus scalable, efficient and fast. At the core of KITE is a seamless spectral expansion of lattice Green's functions, which enables large-scale calculations of generic target functions with uniform convergence and fine control over energy resolution. Several functionalities are demonstrated, ranging from simulations of local density of states and photo-emission spectroscopy of disordered materials to large-scale computations of optical conductivity tensors and real-space wave-packet propagation in the presence of magneto-static fields and spin-orbit coupling. On-the-fly calculations of real-space Green's functions are carried out with an efficient domain decomposition technique, allowing KITE to achieve nearly ideal linear scaling in its multi-threading performance. Crystalline defects and disorder, including vacancies, adsorbates and charged impurity centres, can be easily set up with KITE's intuitive interface, paving the way to user-friendly large-scale quantum simulations of equilibrium and non-equilibrium properties of molecules, disordered crystals and heterostructures subject to a variety of perturbations and external conditions.  
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  Language Wos 000518020200001 Publication Date 2020-02-26  
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  ISSN 2054-5703 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.5 Times cited 19 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes ; T.G.R. and A.F. acknowledge support from the Newton Fund and the Royal Society through the Newton Advanced Fellowship scheme (ref. no. NA150043). M.A. and L.C. acknowledge support from the Trans2DTMD FlagEra project and the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center). A.F. acknowledges support from the Royal Society through a University Research Fellowship (ref. nos. UF130385 and URF-R-191021) and an Enhancement Award (ref. no. RGF-EA-180276). T.G.R. acknowledges the support from the Brazilian agencies CNPq and FAPERJ and COMPETE2020, PORTUGAL2020, FEDER and the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028114. S.M.J. is supported by Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT) under the grant no. PD/BD/142798/ 2018. S.M.J. and J.M.V.P.L. acknowledge financial support from the FCT, COMPETE 2020 programme in FEDER component (European Union), through projects POCI-01-0145-FEDER028887 and UID/FIS/04650/2013. S.M.J. and J.M.V.P.L. further acknowledge financial support from FCT through national funds, co-financed by COMPETE-FEDER (grant no. M-ERANET2/0002/2016 -UltraGraf) under the Partnership Agreement PT2020. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.5; 2020 IF: 2.243  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:167751 Serial 6556  
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Author van Dijk, J.; Kroesen, G.M.W.; Bogaerts, A. doi  openurl
  Title Plasma modelling and numerical simulation Type Editorial
  Year 2009 Publication Journal of physics: D: applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Phys D Appl Phys  
  Volume 42 Issue 19 Pages (down) 190301,1-190301,14  
  Keywords Editorial; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)  
  Abstract Plasma modelling is an exciting subject in which virtually all physical disciplines are represented. Plasma models combine the electromagnetic, statistical and fluid dynamical theories that have their roots in the 19th century with the modern insights concerning the structure of matter that were developed throughout the 20th century. The present cluster issue consists of 20 invited contributions, which are representative of the state of the art in plasma modelling and numerical simulation. These contributions provide an in-depth discussion of the major theories and modelling and simulation strategies, and their applications to contemporary plasma-based technologies. In this editorial review, we introduce and complement those papers by providing a bird's eye perspective on plasma modelling and discussing the historical context in which it has surfaced.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000269993100001 Publication Date 2009-09-19  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0022-3727;1361-6463; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.588 Times cited 64 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.588; 2009 IF: 2.083  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:78166 Serial 2637  
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Author Covaci, L.; Berciu, M. doi  openurl
  Title Polaron formation in the presence of Rashba spin-orbit coupling: implications for spintronics Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2009 Publication Physical Review Letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 102 Issue 18 Pages (down) 186403  
  Keywords A1 Journal article  
  Abstract We study the effects of the Rashba spin-orbit coupling on polaron formation, using a suitable generalization of the momentum average approximation. While previous work on a parabolic band model found that spin-orbit coupling increases the effective mass, we show that the opposite holds for a tight-binding model, unless both the spin-orbit and the electron-phonon couplings are weak. It is thus possible to lower the effective mass of the polaron by increasing the spin-orbit coupling. We also show that when the spin-orbit coupling is large as compared to the phonon energy, the polaron retains only one of the spin-polarized bands in its coherent spectrum. This has major implications for the propagation of spin-polarized currents in such materials, and thus for spintronic applications.  
  Address Department of Physics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z1  
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  Language English Wos 000265948600049 Publication Date 2009-05-08  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0031-9007 ISBN Additional Links  
  Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 25 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2009 IF: 7.328  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ Serial 4434  
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Author Chen, Y.; Shanenko, A.A.; Perali, A.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Superconducting nanofilms : molecule-like pairing induced by quantum confinement Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat  
  Volume 24 Issue 18 Pages (down) 185701-185701,8  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Quantum confinement of the perpendicular motion of electrons in single-crystalline metallic superconducting nanofilms splits the conduction band into a series of single-electron subbands. A distinctive feature of such a nanoscale multi-band superconductor is that the energetic position of each subband can vary significantly with changing nanofilm thickness, substrate material, protective cover and other details of the fabrication process. It can occur that the bottom of one of the available subbands is situated in the vicinity of the Fermi level. We demonstrate that the character of the superconducting pairing in such a subband changes dramatically and exhibits a clear molecule-like trend, which is very similar to the well-known crossover from the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer regime to Bose-Einstein condensation (BCS-BEC) observed in trapped ultracold fermions. For Pb nanofilms with thicknesses of 4 and 5 monolayers (MLs) this will lead to a spectacular scenario: up to half of all the Cooper pairs nearly collapse, shrinking in the lateral size (parallel to the nanofilm) down to a few nanometers. As a result, the superconducting condensate will be a coherent mixture of almost molecule-like fermionic pairs with ordinary, extended Cooper pairs.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000303500900018 Publication Date 2012-04-05  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 26 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). AAS thanks A Bianconi, M D Croitoru and A V Vagov for useful discussions. AAS acknowledges the hospitality and fruitful interactions with G C Strinati, P Pieri and D Neilson during his visit to the University of Camerino, supported by the School of Advanced Studies of the University of Camerino. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2012 IF: 2.355  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:98223 Serial 3357  
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Author Petrovic, M.D.; Milovanović, S.P.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Scanning gate microscopy of magnetic focusing in graphene devices : quantum versus classical simulation Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Nanotechnology Abbreviated Journal Nanotechnology  
  Volume 28 Issue 28 Pages (down) 185202  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We compare classical versus quantum electron transport in recently investigated magnetic focusing devices (Bhandari et al 2016 Nano Lett. 16 1690) exposed to the perturbing potential of a scanning gate microscope (SGM). Using the Landauer-Buttiker formalism for a multi-terminal device, we calculate resistance maps that are obtained as the SGM tip is scanned over the sample. There are three unique regimes in which the scanning tip can operate (focusing, repelling, and mixed regime) which are investigated. Tip interacts mostly with electrons with cyclotron trajectories passing directly underneath it, leaving a trail of modified current density behind it. Other (indirect) trajectories become relevant when the tip is placed near the edges of the sample, and current is scattered between the tip and the edge. We point out that, in contrast to SGM experiments on gapped semiconductors, the STM tip can induce a pn junction in graphene, which improves contrast and resolution in SGM. We also discuss possible explanations for spatial asymmetry of experimentally measured resistance maps, and connect it with specific configurations of the measuring probes.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Bristol Editor  
  Language Wos 000399273800001 Publication Date 2017-03-17  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0957-4484 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.44 Times cited 7 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Methusalem program of the Flemish government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.44  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:143639 Serial 4607  
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Author Wu, Z.; Zhang, Z.Z.; Chang, K.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title Quantum tunneling through graphene nanorings Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Nanotechnology Abbreviated Journal Nanotechnology  
  Volume 21 Issue 18 Pages (down) 185201  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We investigate theoretically quantum transport through graphene nanorings in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field. Our theoretical results demonstrate that the graphene nanorings behave like a resonant tunneling device, contrary to the Aharonov-Bohm oscillations found in conventional semiconductor rings. The resonant tunneling can be tuned by the Fermi energy, the size of the central part of the graphene nanorings and the external magnetic field.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Bristol Editor  
  Language Wos 000276672100005 Publication Date 2010-04-15  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0957-4484;1361-6528; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.44 Times cited 34 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work is partly supported by the NSFC, the project from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the bilateral project between China and Sweden, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWLO-Vl) and the Belgium Science Policy (IAP). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.44; 2010 IF: 3.652  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:95614 Serial 2796  
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Author Zelaya, E.; Tolley, A.; Condo, A.M.; Schumacher, G. pdf  doi
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  Title Swift heavy ion irradiation of Cu-Zn-Al and Cu-Al-Ni alloys Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2009 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat  
  Volume 21 Issue 18 Pages (down) 185009-185009,8  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The effects produced by swift heavy ions in the martensitic (18R) and austenitic phase (beta) of Cu based shape memory alloys were characterized. Single crystal samples with a surface normal close to [210](18R) and [001](beta) were irradiated with 200 MeV of Kr(15+), 230 MeV of Xe(15+), 350 and 600 MeV of Au(26+) and Au(29+). Changes in the microstructure were studied with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). It was found that swift heavy ion irradiation induced nanometer sized defects in the 18R martensitic phase. In contrast, a hexagonal close-packed phase formed on the irradiated surface of beta phase samples. HRTEM images of the nanometer sized defects observed in the 18R martensitic phase were compared with computer simulated images in order to interpret the origin of the observed contrast. The best agreement was obtained when the defects were assumed to consist of local composition modulations.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000264934400014 Publication Date 2009-03-25  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 8 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2009 IF: 1.964  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94551 Serial 3399  
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Author Romaguera, A.R. de C.; Doria, M.M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Tilted vortices in a superconducting mesoscopic cylinder Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2007 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 75 Issue Pages (down) 184525,1-12  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000246890600107 Publication Date 2007-05-25  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 12 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2007 IF: 3.172  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69650 Serial 3663  
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Author Vodolazov, D.Y.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title Strong influence of nonlocal nonequilibrium effects on the dynamics of the order parameter in a phase-slip center: ring studies Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 81 Issue 18 Pages (down) 184521,1-184521,7  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We study the influence of the inelastic relaxation time τ̃E of the quasiparticle distribution function f(E) on the phase slip process in quasi-one-dimensional superconducting rings at a temperature close to the critical temperature Tc. We find that the initial time of growth of the order parameter |Δ| in the phase slip core after the phase slip is a nonmonotonic function of τ̃E which has a maximum at τ̃E≃τ̃GL=πℏ/8kB(Tc−T) and has a tendency to saturate for large τ̃E⪢τ̃GL. The effective heating of the electron subsystem due to the increase in |Δ| in the phase slip center together with the above effect result in a nonmonotonic dependence of the number of subsequent phase slips on τ̃E in rings of relatively large radius (in which each phase slip reduces the current density to a small fraction of its initial value). During the phase slip process the order parameter distribution has two peaks near the phase slip core due to the diffusion of the nonequilibrium quasiparticles from that region.  
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  Language Wos 000278141800100 Publication Date 2010-05-19  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 5 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). D.Y.V. also acknowledges support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Federal Target Programme “Scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel of innovative Russia in 2009-2013” and Dynasty Foundation. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83305 Serial 3182  
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Author Fernández Becerra, V.; Milošević, M.V. url  doi
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  Title Multichiral ground states in mesoscopic p-wave superconductors Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 94 Issue 94 Pages (down) 184517  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using Ginzburg-Landau formalism, we investigate the effect of confinement on the ground state of mesoscopic chiral p-wave superconductors in the absence of magnetic field. We reveal stable multichiral states with domain walls separating the regions with different chiralities, as well as monochiral states with spontaneous currents flowing along the edges. We show that multichiral states can exhibit identifying signatures in the spatial profile of the magnetic field if those are not screened by edge currents in the case of strong confinement. Such magnetic detection of domain walls in topological superconductors can serve as long-sought evidence of broken time-reversal symmetry. Furthermore, when applying electric current to mesoscopic p-wave samples, we found a hysteretic behavior in the current-voltage characteristic that distinguishes states with and without domain walls, thereby providing another useful hallmark for indirect confirmation of chiral p-wave superconductivity.  
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  Language Wos 000388816700001 Publication Date 2016-11-30  
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  ISSN 2469-9950;2469-9969; ISBN Additional Links 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 COST-EU action MP1201, and the MultiSuper network. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:139241 Serial 4456  
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Author Gillijns, W.; Milošević, M.V.; Silhanek, A.V.; Moshchalkov, V.V.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Influence of magnet size on magnetically engineered field-induced superconductivity Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2007 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 76 Issue 18 Pages (down) 184516,1-6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000251326700105 Publication Date 2007-11-21  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 21 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2007 IF: 3.172  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:66948 Serial 1628  
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Author Misko, V.R.; Bothner, D.; Kemmler, M.; Kleiner, R.; Koelle, D.; Peeters, F.M.; Nori, F. url  doi
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  Title Enhancing the critical current in quasiperiodic pinning arrays below and above the matching magnetic flux Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 82 Issue 18 Pages (down) 184512-184512,7  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Quasiperiodic pinning arrays, as recently demonstrated theoretically and experimentally using a fivefold Penrose tiling, can lead to a significant enhancement of the critical current Ic as compared to traditional regular pinning arrays. However, while regular arrays showed only a sharp peak in Ic(Φ) at the matching flux Φ1 and quasiperiodic arrays provided a much broader maximum at Φ<Φ1, both types of pinning arrays turned out to be inefficient for fluxes larger than Φ1. We demonstrate theoretically and experimentally the enhancement of Ic(Φ) for Φ>Φ1 by using non-Penrose quasiperiodic pinning arrays. This result is based on a qualitatively different mechanism of flux pinning by quasiperiodic pinning arrays and could be potentially useful for applications in superconducting microelectronic devices operating in a broad range of magnetic fields.  
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  Language Wos 000283923400006 Publication Date 2010-11-08  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 33 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish Government and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Interuniversity Attraction Poles (IAP) Programme-Belgian State-Belgian Science Policy, the FWO-Vl, and by the DFG via SFB/TRR21. V. R. M. is grateful to the FWO-Vl for the support of the research stay at the DML (ASI, RIKEN), and to F. N. for hospitality. M. K. gratefully acknowledges support from the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, and D. B. from the Evangelisches Studienwerk e.V. Villigst. F. N. acknowledges partial support from the Laboratory of Physical Sciences, National Security Agency, Army Research Office, DARPA, AFOSR, National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0726909, JSPS-RFBR under Contract No. 09-02-92114, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S), MEXT Kakenhi on Quantum Cybernetics, and Funding Program for Innovative R&D on S&T (FIRST). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85800 Serial 1066  
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Author Geurts, R.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Stabilization of vortex-antivortex configurations in mesoscopic superconductors by engineered pinning Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2007 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 75 Issue Pages (down) 184511,1-11  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000246890600093 Publication Date 2007-05-14  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 22 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2007 IF: 3.172  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69649 Serial 3139  
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Savel'ev, S.E.; Milošević, M.V.; Kusmartsev, F.V.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Synchronized dynamics of Josephson vortices in artificial stacks of SNS Josephson junctions under both dc and ac bias currents Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 87 Issue 18 Pages (down) 184510-184519  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Nonlinear dynamics of Josephson vortices (fluxons) in artificial stacks of superconducting-normal-superconducting Josephson junctions under simultaneously applied time-periodic ac and constant biasing dc currents is studied using the time dependent Ginzburg-Landau formalism with a Lawrence-Doniach extension. At zero external magnetic field and dc biasing current the resistive state of the system is characterized by periodic nucleation and annihilation of fluxon-antifluxon pairs, relative positions of which are determined by the state of neighboring junctions. Due to the mutual repulsive interaction, fluxons in different junctions move out of phase. Their collective motion can be synchronized by adding a small ac component to the biasing dc current. Coherent motion of fluxons is observed for a broad frequency range of the applied drive. In the coherent state the maximal output voltage, which is proportional to the number of junctions in the stack, is observed near the characteristic frequency of the system determined by the crossing of the fluxons across the sample. However, in this frequency range the dynamically synchronized state has an alternative-a less ordered state with smaller amplitude of the output voltage. Collective behavior of the junctions is strongly affected by the sloped sidewalls of the stack. Synchronization is observed only for weakly trapezoidal cross sections, whereas irregular motion of fluxons is observed for larger slopes of the sample edge.  
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  Language Wos 000319653400007 Publication Date 2013-05-28  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 10 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI) and by EU Marie Curie (Project No. 253057). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109643 Serial 3406  
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Doria, M.M.; de Romaguera, A.R.C.; Milošević, M.V.; Brandt, E.H.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Current-induced cutting and recombination of magnetic superconducting vortex loops in mesoscopic superconductor-ferromagnet heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 87 Issue 18 Pages (down) 184508-5  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Vortex loops are generated by the inhomogeneous stray field of a magnetic dipole on top of a current-carrying mesoscopic superconductor. Cutting and recombination processes unfold under the applied drive, resulting in periodic voltage oscillations across the sample. We show that a direct and detectable consequence of the cutting and recombination of these vortex loops in the present setup is the onset of vortices at surfaces where they were absent prior to the application of the external current. The nonlinear dynamics of vortex loops is studied within the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau theory to describe the profound three-dimensional features of their time evolution.  
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  Language Wos 000319252000008 Publication Date 2013-05-21  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 13 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI) and the bilateral programme between Flanders and Brazil. G.R.B. acknowledges support from FWO-VI. A.R. de C.R. acknowledges CNPq for financial support. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109648 Serial 593  
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Author Carrillo-Nuñez, H.; Magnus, W.; Vandenberghe, W.G.; Sorée, B.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title Phonon-assisted Zener tunneling in a cylindrical nanowire transistor Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys  
  Volume 113 Issue 18 Pages (down) 184507-184508  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The tunneling current has been computed for a cylindrical nanowire tunneling field-effect transistor (TFET) with an all-round gate that covers the source region. Being the underlying mechanism, band-to-band tunneling, mediated by electron-phonon interaction, is pronouncedly affected by carrier confinement in the radial direction and, therefore, involves the self-consistent solution of the Schrodinger and Poisson equations. The latter has been accomplished by exploiting a non-linear variational principle within the framework of the modified local density approximation taking into account the nonparabolicity of both the valence band and conduction band in relatively thick wires. Moreover, while the effective-mass approximation might still provide a reasonable description of the conduction band in relatively thick wires, we have found that the nonparabolicity of the valence band needs to be included. As a major conclusion, it is observed that confinement effects in nanowire tunneling field-effect transistors have a stronger impact on the onset voltage of the tunneling current in comparison with planar TFETs. On the other hand, the value of the onset voltage is found to be overestimated when the valence band nonparabolicity is ignored. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000319294100093 Publication Date 2013-05-10  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0021-8979; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 4 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), and the Interuniversity Attraction Poles, Belgium State, Belgium Science Policy, and IMEC. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.068; 2013 IF: 2.185  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109651 Serial 2599  
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Kinematic vortex-antivortex lines in strongly driven superconducting stripes Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2009 Publication Physical review : B : solid state Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 19 Issue 18 Pages (down) 184506,1-184506,8  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract In the framework of the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau formalism, we study the resistive state of a submicron superconducting stripe in the presence of a longitudinal current. Sufficiently strong current leads to phase slippage between the leads, which is manifested as oppositely charged kinematic vortices moving in opposite directions perpendicular to applied drive. Depending on the distribution of superconducting current density the vortex-antivortex either nucleate in the middle of the stripe and are expelled laterally or enter on opposite sides of the sample and are driven together to annihilation. We distinguish between the two scenarios as a function of relevant parameters and show how the creation/annihilation point of the vortex-antivortex and their individual velocity can be manipulated by applied magnetic field and current.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000266501200091 Publication Date 2009-05-06  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 75 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2009 IF: 3.475  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:77400 Serial 1756  
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Author Muñoz, W.A.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Tight-binding study of bilayer graphene Josephson junctions Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 86 Issue 18 Pages (down) 184505-184507  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using highly efficient simulations of the tight-binding Bogoliubov-de-Gennes model, we solved self-consistently for the pair correlation and the Josephson current in a superconducting-bilayer graphene-superconducting Josephson junction. Different doping levels for the non-superconducting link are considered in the short- and long-junction regimes. Self-consistent results for the pair correlation and superconducting current resemble those reported previously for single-layer graphene except at the Dirac point, where remarkable differences in the proximity effect are found, as well as a suppression of the superconducting current in the long-junction regime. Inversion symmetry is broken by considering a potential difference between the layers and we found that the supercurrent can be switched if the junction length is larger than the Fermi length.  
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  Language Wos 000310840400005 Publication Date 2012-11-07  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 13 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:105149 Serial 3661  
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Author Smets, Q.; Verreck, D.; Verhulst, A.S.; Rooyackers, R.; Merckling, C.; Van De Put, M.; Simoen, E.; Vandervorst, W.; Collaert, N.; Thean, V.Y.; Sorée, B.; Groeseneken, G.; Heyns, M.M.; doi  openurl
  Title InGaAs tunnel diodes for the calibration of semi-classical and quantum mechanical band-to-band tunneling models Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys  
  Volume 115 Issue 18 Pages (down) 184503-184509  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Promising predictions are made for III-V tunnel-field-effect transistor (FET), but there is still uncertainty on the parameters used in the band-to-band tunneling models. Therefore, two simulators are calibrated in this paper; the first one uses a semi-classical tunneling model based on Kane's formalism, and the second one is a quantum mechanical simulator implemented with an envelope function formalism. The calibration is done for In0.53Ga0.47As using several p+/intrinsic/n+ diodes with different intrinsic region thicknesses. The dopant profile is determined by SIMS and capacitance-voltage measurements. Error bars are used based on statistical and systematic uncertainties in the measurement techniques. The obtained parameters are in close agreement with theoretically predicted values and validate the semi-classical and quantum mechanical models. Finally, the models are applied to predict the input characteristics of In0.53Ga0.47As n- and p-lineTFET, with the n-lineTFET showing competitive performance compared to MOSFET.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000336919400048 Publication Date 2014-05-14  
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  ISSN 0021-8979;1089-7550; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 34 Open Access  
  Notes ; Quentin Smets and Devin Verreck gratefully acknowledge the support of a Ph. D. stipend from IWT-Vlaanderen. This work was supported by imec's industrial affiliation program. The authors thank Kim Baumans, Johan Feyaerts, Johan De Cooman, Alireza Alian, and Jos Moonens for their support in process development; Bastien Douhard and Joris Delmotte for SIMS characterization; Alain Moussa for AFM characterization; Joris Van Laer and Tom Daenen for their support in electrical characterization; Kuo-Hsing Kao, Mehbuba Tanzid, and Ali Pourghaderi for their support in modeling. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.068; 2014 IF: 2.183  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:118009 Serial 1667  
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Author Vodolazov, D.Y.; Peeters, F.M.; Morelle, M.; Moshchalkov, V.V. url  doi
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  Title Masking effect of heat dissipation on the current-voltage characteristics of a mesoscopic superconducting sample with leads Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2005 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 71 Issue Pages (down) 184502,1-8  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000230124100101 Publication Date 2005-05-09  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 43 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2005 IF: 3.185  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69409 Serial 1951  
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Author Bal, K.M.; Neyts, E.C. url  doi
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  Title Extending and validating bubble nucleation rate predictions in a Lennard-Jones fluid with enhanced sampling methods and transition state theory Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2022 Publication Journal Of Chemical Physics Abbreviated Journal J Chem Phys  
  Volume 157 Issue 18 Pages (down) 184113-10  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)  
  Abstract We calculate bubble nucleation rates in a Lennard-Jones fluid through explicit molecular dynamics simulations. Our approach-based on a recent free energy method (dubbed reweighted Jarzynski sampling), transition state theory, and a simple recrossing correction-allows us to probe a fairly wide range of rates in several superheated and cavitation regimes in a consistent manner. Rate predictions from this approach bridge disparate independent literature studies on the same model system. As such, we find that rate predictions based on classical nucleation theory, direct brute force molecular dynamics simulations, and seeding are consistent with our approach and one another. Published rates derived from forward flux sampling simulations are, however, found to be outliers. This study serves two purposes: First, we validate the reliability of common modeling techniques and extrapolation approaches on a paradigmatic problem in materials science and chemical physics. Second, we further test our highly generic recipe for rate calculations, and establish its applicability to nucleation processes.  
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  Language Wos 000885260600002 Publication Date 2022-11-14  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0021-9606 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.4 Times cited Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 4.4  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:192076 Serial 7266  
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Author Singh, S.K.; Neek-Amal, M.; Costamagna, S.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Thermomechanical properties of a single hexagonal boron nitride sheet Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 87 Issue 18 Pages (down) 184106-184107  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using atomistic simulations we investigate the thermodynamical properties of a single atomic layer of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN). The thermal induced ripples, heat capacity, and thermal lattice expansion of large scale h-BN sheets are determined and compared to those found for graphene (GE) for temperatures up to 1000 K. By analyzing the mean-square height fluctuations < h(2)> and the height-height correlation function H(q) we found that the h-BN sheet is a less stiff material as compared to graphene. The bending rigidity of h-BN (i) is about 16% smaller than the one of GE at room temperature (300 K), and (ii) increases with temperature as in GE. The difference in stiffness between h-BN and GE results in unequal responses to external uniaxial and shear stress and different buckling transitions. In contrast to a GE sheet, the buckling transition of a h-BN sheet depends strongly on the direction of the applied compression. The molar heat capacity, thermal-expansion coefficient, and Gruneisen parameter are estimated to be 25.2 J mol(-1) K-1, 7.2 x 10(-6) K-1, and 0.89, respectively.  
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  Language Wos 000318653800001 Publication Date 2013-05-08  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 80 Open Access  
  Notes ; We thank K. H. Michel and D. A. Kirilenko for their useful comments on the manuscript. M. N.-A. was supported by EU-Marie Curie IIF Postdoctorate Fellowship No. 299855. S. Costamagna was supported by the Belgian Science Foundation (BELSPO). This work was supported by the ESF-EuroGRAPHENE project CONGRAN, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Methusalem program of the Flemish Government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109010 Serial 3638  
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Author Galván Moya, J.E.; Nelissen, K.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Structural transitions in vertically and horizontally coupled parabolic channels of Wigner crystals Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 86 Issue 18 Pages (down) 184102-184109  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Structural phase transitions in two vertically or horizontally coupled channels of strongly interacting particles are investigated. The particles are free to move in the x direction but are confined by a parabolic potential in the y direction. They interact with each other through a screened power-law potential (r(-n)e(-r/lambda)). In vertically coupled systems, the channels are stacked above each other in the direction perpendicular to the (x, y) plane, while in horizontally coupled systems both channels are aligned in the confinement direction. Using Monte Carlo (MC) simulations we obtain the ground-state configurations and the structural transitions as a function of the linear particle density and the separation between the channels. At zero temperature, the vertically coupled system exhibits a rich phase diagram with continuous and discontinuous transitions. On the other hand, the horizontally coupled system exhibits only a very limited number of phase transitions due to its symmetry. Further, we calculated the normal modes for the Wigner crystals in both cases. From MC simulations, we found that in the case of vertically coupled systems, the zigzag transition is only possible for low densities. A Ginzburg-Landau theory for the zigzag transition is presented, which predicts correctly the behavior of this transition from which we interpret the structural phase transition of the Wigner crystal through the reduction of the Brillouin zone.  
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  Language Wos 000310683600002 Publication Date 2012-11-05  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 6 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:105150 Serial 3271  
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Author Zhou, R.; Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M.; Bai, B.; Sun, C. url  doi
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  Title Interlink between Abnormal Water Imbibition in Hydrophilic and Rapid Flow in Hydrophobic Nanochannels Type A1 Journal Article
  Year 2024 Publication Physical Review Letters Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. Lett.  
  Volume 132 Issue 18 Pages (down) 184001  
  Keywords A1 Journal Article; CMT  
  Abstract Nanoscale extension and refinement of the Lucas-Washburn model is presented with a detailed analysis of recent experimental data and extensive molecular dynamics simulations to investigate rapid water flow and water imbibition within nanocapillaries. Through a comparative analysis of capillary rise in hydrophilic nanochannels, an unexpected reversal of the anticipated trend, with an abnormal peak, of imbibition length below the size of 3 nm was discovered in hydrophilic nanochannels, surprisingly sharing the same physical origin as the well-known peak observed in flow rate within hydrophobic nanochannels. The extended imbibition model is applicable across diverse spatiotemporal scales and validated against simulation results and existing experimental data for both hydrophilic and hydrophobic  
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  Language Wos Publication Date 2024-04-30  
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  ISSN 0031-9007 ISBN Additional Links  
  Impact Factor 8.6 Times cited 1 Open Access  
  Notes We gratefully acknowledge the financial support pro- vided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Projects No. 52488201 and No. 52222606). Part of this project was supported by the Flemish Science Foundations (FWO-Vl) and the Iranian National Science Foundation (No. 4025061 and No. 4021261). Approved Most recent IF: 8.6; 2024 IF: 8.462  
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Author Buffière, M.; Brammertz, G.; Batuk, M.; Verbist, C.; Mangin, D.; Koble, C.; Hadermann, J.; Meuris, M.; Poortmans, J. pdf  url
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  Title Microstructural analysis of 9.7% efficient Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin film solar cells Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 105 Issue 18 Pages (down) 183903  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract This work presents a detailed analysis of the microstructure and the composition of our record Cu 2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe)-CdS-ZnO solar cell with a total area efficiency of 9.7%. The average composition of the CZTSe crystallites is Cu 1.94 Zn 1.12Sn0.95Se3.99. Large crystals of ZnSe secondary phase (up to 400 nm diameter) are observed at the voids between the absorber and the back contact, while smaller ZnSe domains are segregated at the grain boundaries and close to the surface of the CZTSe grains. An underlying layer and some particles of Cu xSe are observed at the Mo-MoSe2-Cu2ZnSnSe4 interface. The free surface of the voids at the back interface is covered by an amorphous layer containing Cu, S, O, and C, while the presence of Cd, Na, and K is also observed in this region.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000345000000086 Publication Date 2014-11-08  
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  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0003-6951;1077-3118; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 17 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2014 IF: 3.302  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121329 Serial 2038  
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Author Karapetrov, G.; Milošević, M.V.; Iavarone, M.; Fedor, J.; Belkin, A.; Novosad, V.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Transverse instabilities of multiple vortex chains in magnetically coupled NbSe2/permalloy superconductor/ferromagnet bilayers Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2009 Publication Physical review : B : solid state Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 80 Issue 18 Pages (down) 180506,1-180506,4  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using scanning tunneling microscopy and Ginzburg-Landau simulations, we explore vortex configurations in magnetically coupled NbSe2/permalloy superconductor/ferromagnet bilayer. The permalloy film with stripe domain structure induces periodic local magnetic induction in the superconductor, creating a series of pinning-antipinning channels for externally added magnetic flux quanta. Such laterally confined Abrikosov vortices form quasi-one-dimensional arrays (chains). The transitions between multichain states occur through propagation of kinks at the intermediate fields. At high fields we show that the system becomes nonlinear due to a change in both the number of vortices and the confining potential. The longitudinal instabilities of the resulting vortex structures lead to vortices levitating in the antipinning channels.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000272310900031 Publication Date 2009-11-18  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 38 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2009 IF: 3.475  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:80314 Serial 3729  
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