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Author Lajevardipour, A.; Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Thermomechanical properties of graphene : valence force field model approach Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat  
  Volume 24 Issue 17 Pages (up) 175303-175303,8  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using the valence force field model of Perebeinos and Tersoff (2009 Phys. Rev. B 79 241409(R)), different energy modes of suspended graphene subjected to tensile or compressive strain are studied. By carrying out Monte Carlo simulations it is found that: (i) only for small strains (vertical bar epsilon vertical bar (sic) 0.02) is the total energy symmetrical in the strain, while it behaves completely differently beyond this threshold; (ii) the important energy contributions in stretching experiments are stretching, angle bending, an out-of-plane term, and a term that provides repulsion against pi-pi misalignment; (iii) in compressing experiments the two latter terms increase rapidly, and beyond the buckling transition stretching and bending energies are found to be constant; (iv) from stretching-compressing simulations we calculated the Young's modulus at room temperature 350 +/- 3.15 N m(-1), which is in good agreement with experimental results (340 +/- 50 N m(-1)) and with ab initio results (322-353) N m(-1); (v) molar heat capacity is estimated to be 24.64 J mol(-1) K-1 which is comparable with the Dulong-Petit value, i. e. 24.94 J mol(-1) K-1, and is almost independent of the strain; (vi) nonlinear scaling properties are obtained from height-height correlations at finite temperature; (vii) the used valence force field model results in a temperature independent bending modulus for graphene, and (viii) the Gruneisen parameter is estimated to be 0.64.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000303499700012 Publication Date 2012-04-05  
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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 29 Open Access  
  Notes ; We acknowledge helpful comments by V Perebeinos, S Costamagna, A Fasolino and J H Los. This work was supported by the Flemish science foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Belgium Science Policy (IAP). ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2012 IF: 2.355  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:99123 Serial 3639  
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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 (up) 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  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ Serial 9122  
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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 (up) 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 Beheshtian, J.; Sadeghi, A.; Neek-Amal, M.; Michel, K.H.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Induced polarization and electronic properties of carbon-doped boron nitride nanoribbons Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 86 Issue 19 Pages (up) 195433-195438  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The electronic properties of boron nitride nanoribbons (BNNRs) doped with a line of carbon atoms are investigated using density functional calculations. By replacing a line of alternating B and N atoms with carbons, three different configurations are possible depending on the type of the atoms which bond to the carbons. We found very different electronic properties for these configurations: (i) the NCB arrangement is strongly polarized with a large dipole moment having an unexpected direction, (ii) the BCB and NCN arrangements are nonpolar with zero dipole moment, (iii) the doping by a carbon line reduces the band gap regardless of the local arrangement of the borons and the nitrogens around the carbon line, and (iv) the polarization and energy gap of the carbon-doped BNNRs can be tuned by an electric field applied parallel to the carbon line. Similar effects were found when either an armchair or zigzag line of carbon was introduced.  
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  Language Wos 000311694200006 Publication Date 2012-11-29  
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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 41 Open Access  
  Notes ; We would like to thank J. M. Pereira and S. Goedecker for helpful discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the ESF-EuroGRAPHENE project CONGRAN. M. N.-A is supported by EU-Marie Curie IIF postdoc Fellowship/299522. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:105136 Serial 1603  
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Strain-engineered graphene through a nanostructured substrate : 1 : deformations Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 85 Issue 19 Pages (up) 195445-195445,11  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using atomistic simulations we investigate the morphological properties of graphene deposited on top of a nanostructured substrate. Sinusoidally corrugated surfaces, steps, elongated trenches, one-dimensional and cubic barriers, spherical bubbles, Gaussian bumps, and Gaussian depressions are considered as support structures for graphene. The graphene-substrate interaction is governed by van der Waals forces and the profile of the graphene layer is determined by minimizing the energy using molecular dynamics simulations. Based on the obtained optimum configurations, we found that (i) for graphene placed over sinusoidally corrugated substrates with corrugation wavelengths longer than 2 nm, the graphene sheet follows the substrate pattern while for supported graphene it is always suspended across the peaks of the substrate, (ii) the conformation of graphene to the substrate topography is enhanced when increasing the energy parameter in the van der Waals model, (iii) the adhesion of graphene into the trenches depends on the width of the trench and on the graphene's orientation, i. e., in contrast to a small-width (3 nm) nanoribbon with armchair edges, the one with zigzag edges follows the substrate profile, (iv) atomic-scale graphene follows a Gaussian bump substrate but not the substrate with a Gaussian depression, and (v) the adhesion energy due to van der Waals interaction varies in the range [0.1-0.4] J/m(2).  
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  Language Wos 000304394800012 Publication Date 2012-05-23  
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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 62 Open Access  
  Notes ; We thank L. Covaci and S. Costamagna for valuable comments. We acknowledge M. Zarenia, M. R. Masir and D. Nasr for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and ESF EUROCORE program EuroGRAPHENE: CONGRAN. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:98942 Serial 3166  
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Strain-engineered graphene through a nanostructured substrate : 2 : pseudomagnetic fields Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 85 Issue 19 Pages (up) 195446-195446,6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The strain-induced pseudomagnetic field in supported graphene deposited on top of a nanostructured substrate is investigated by using atomistic simulations. A step, an elongated trench, a one-dimensional barrier, a spherical bubble, a Gaussian bump, and a Gaussian depression are considered as support structures for graphene. From the obtained optimum configurations we found very strong induced pseudomagnetic fields which can reach up to similar to 1000 T due to the strain-induced deformations in the supported graphene. Different magnetic confinements with controllable geometries are found by tuning the pattern of the substrate. The resulting induced magnetic fields for graphene on top of a step, barrier, and trench are calculated. In contrast to the step and trench the middle part of graphene on top of a barrier has zero pseudomagnetic field. This study provides a theoretical background for designing magnetic structures in graphene by nanostructuring substrates. We found that altering the radial symmetry of the deformation changes the sixfold symmetry of the induced pseudomagnetic field.  
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  Language Wos 000304394800013 Publication Date 2012-05-23  
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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 31 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the ESF EUROCORE program EuroGRAPHENE: CONGRAN. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:98943 Serial 3167  
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Author Shekarforoush, S.; Jalali, H.; Yagmurcukardes, M.; Milošević, M.V.; Neek-Amal, M. url  doi
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  Title Optoelectronic properties of confined water in angstrom-scale slits Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 102 Issue 23 Pages (up) 235406  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The optoelectronic properties of confined water form one of the most active research areas in the past few years. Here we present the multiscale methodology to discern the out-of-plane electronic and dipolar dielectric constants (epsilon(el)(perpendicular to) and epsilon(diP)(perpendicular to)) of strongly confined water. We reveal that epsilon(perpendicular to el) and epsilon(diP)(perpendicular to) become comparable for water confined in angstrom-scale channels (with a height of less than 15 angstrom) within graphene (GE) and hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) bilayers. Channel height (h) associated with a minimum in both epsilon(e)(l)(perpendicular to) and epsilon(dip)(perpendicular to) is linked to the formation of the ordered structure of ice for h approximate to (7 -7.5) angstrom. The recently measured total dielectric constant epsilon(T)(perpendicular to) of nanoconfined water [L. Fumagalli et al., Science 360, 1339 (2018)] is corroborated by our results. Furthermore, we evaluate the contribution from the encapsulating membranes to the dielectric properties, as a function of the interlayer spacing, i.e., the height of the confining channel for water. Finally, we conduct analysis of the optical properties of both confined water and GE membranes, and show that the electron energy loss function of confined water strongly differs from that of bulk water.  
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  Language Wos 000595856100004 Publication Date 2020-12-04  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.7 Times cited 1 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO). M.Y. gratefully acknowledges his FWO postdoctoral mandate. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.7; 2020 IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:175051 Serial 6695  
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Nanoindentation of a circular sheet of bilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 81 Issue 23 Pages (up) 235421,1-235421,6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Nanoindentation of bilayer graphene is studied using molecular-dynamics simulations. We compared our simulation results with those from elasticity theory as based on the nonlinear Föppl-Hencky equations with rigid boundary condition. The force-deflection values of bilayer graphene are compared to those of monolayer graphene. Youngs modulus of bilayer graphene is estimated to be 0.8 TPa which is close to the value for graphite. Moreover, an almost flat bilayer membrane at low temperature under central load has a 14% smaller Youngs modulus as compared to the one at room temperature.  
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  Language Wos 000278710800003 Publication Date 2010-06-11  
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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 108 Open Access  
  Notes ; We gratefully acknowledge comments from R. Asgari. M.N.-A. would like to thank the Universiteit of Antwerpen for its hospitality where part of this work was performed. This work was supported by the Flemish science foundation (FWO-V1) and the Belgium Science Policy (IAP). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83093 Serial 2259  
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Lattice thermal properties of graphane : thermal contraction, roughness, and heat capacity Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 83 Issue 23 Pages (up) 235437-235437,6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using atomistic simulations, we determine the roughness and the thermal properties of a suspended graphane sheet. As compared to graphene, we found that (i) hydrogenated graphene has a larger thermal contraction, (ii) the roughness exponent at room temperature is smaller, i.e., ≃ 1.0 versus ≃ 1.2 for graphene, (iii) the wavelengths of the induced ripples in graphane cover a wide range corresponding to length scales in the range 30125 Å at room temperature, and (iv) the heat capacity of graphane is estimated to be 29.32±0.23 J/mol K, which is 14.8% larger than that for graphene, i.e., 24.98±0.14 J/mol K. Above 1500 K, we found that graphane buckles when its edges are supported in the x-y plane.  
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  Language Wos 000292253400011 Publication Date 2011-06-30  
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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 42 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Belgium Science Policy (IAP). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:90921 Serial 1803  
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Author Sobrino Fernandez, M.M.; Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title AA-stacked bilayer square ice between graphene layers Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 92 Issue 92 Pages (up) 245428  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Water confined between two graphene layers with a separation of a few A forms a layered two-dimensional ice structure. Using large scale molecular dynamics simulations with the adoptable ReaxFF interatomic potential we found that flat monolayer ice with a rhombic-square structure nucleates between the graphene layers which is nonpolar and nonferroelectric. We provide different energetic considerations and H-bonding results that explain the interlayer and intralayer properties of two-dimensional ice. The controversial AA stacking found experimentally [Algara-Siller et al., Nature (London) 519, 443 (2015)] is consistent with our minimum-energy crystal structure of bilayer ice. Furthermore, we predict that an odd number of layers of ice has the same lattice structure as monolayer ice, while an even number of ice layers exhibits the square ice AA stacking of bilayer ice.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000366731800004 Publication Date 2015-12-17  
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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 40 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the ESF-Eurographene project CONGRAN, and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736  
  Call Number c:irua:130203 Serial 4127  
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Sadeghi, A.; Berdiyorov, G.R.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title Realization of free-standing silicene using bilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 103 Issue 26 Pages (up) 261904-4  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The available synthesized silicene-like structures have been only realized on metallic substrates which are very different from the standalone buckled silicene, e. g., the Dirac cone of silicene is destroyed due to lattice distortion and the interaction with the substrate. Using graphene bilayer as a scaffold, a route is proposed to synthesize silicene with electronic properties decoupled from the substrate. The buckled hexagonal arrangement of silicene between the graphene layers is found to be very similar to the theoretically predicted standalone buckled silicene which is only very weakly van der Waals coupled to the graphene layers with a graphite-like interlayer distance of 3.42 angstrom and without any lattice distortion. We found that these stacked layers are stable well above room temperature. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000329977400022 Publication Date 2013-12-26  
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  ISSN 0003-6951;1077-3118; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 74 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. M.N.-A. was supported by the EU-Marie Curie IIF postdoc Fellowship/299855. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2013 IF: 3.515  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:114849 Serial 2837  
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