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Author Wu, Z.; Zhai, F.; Peeters, F.M.; Xu, H.Q.; Chang, K. url  doi
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  Title Valley-dependent brewster angles and Goos-Hänchen effect in strained graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 106 Issue 17 Pages 176802,1-176802,4  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We demonstrate theoretically how local strains in graphene can be tailored to generate a valley-polarized current. By suitable engineering of local strain profiles, we find that electrons in opposite valleys (K or K′) show different Brewster-like angles and Goos-Hänchen shifts, exhibiting a close analogy with light propagating behavior. In a strain-induced waveguide, electrons in K and K′ valleys have different group velocities, which can be used to construct a valley filter in graphene without the need for any external fields.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000290100300016 Publication Date 2011-04-29  
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  ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor (up) 8.462 Times cited 235 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the NSF of China and the MOST, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2011 IF: 7.370  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:89715 Serial 3832  
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Author Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Vortex-antivortex lattices in superconducting films with magnetic pinning arrays Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2004 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 93 Issue Pages 267006,1-4  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000226054600058 Publication Date 2004-12-22  
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  ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor (up) 8.462 Times cited 105 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2004 IF: 7.218  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:57242 Serial 3854  
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Author Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Vortex-antivortex nucleation in magnetically nanotextured superconductors: magnetic-field-driven and thermal scenarios Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2005 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 94 Issue Pages 227001,1-4  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000229700800059 Publication Date 2005-06-06  
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  ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor (up) 8.462 Times cited 48 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2005 IF: 7.489  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:57243 Serial 3859  
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Author Schweigert, V.A.; Peeters, F.M.; Deo, P.S. url  doi
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  Title Vortex phase diagram for mesoscopic superconducting disks Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1998 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 81 Issue Pages 2783-2786  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000076133300041 Publication Date 2002-07-27  
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  ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor (up) 8.462 Times cited 327 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 1998 IF: 6.017  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:24154 Serial 3879  
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Author Covaci, L.; Berciu, M. doi  openurl
  Title Survival of the Dirac points in rippled graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2008 Publication Physical Review Letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 100 Issue 25 Pages 256405  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT);  
  Abstract We study the effects of the rippling of a graphene sheet on quasiparticle dispersion. This is achieved using a generalization to the honeycomb lattice of the momentum average approximation, which is accurate for all coupling strengths and at all energies. We show that even though the position of the Dirac points may move and the Fermi speed can be renormalized significantly, quasiparticles with very long lifetimes survive near the Dirac points even for very strong couplings.  
  Address Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z1  
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  Language English Wos 000257230500047 Publication Date 2008-06-26  
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  Impact Factor (up) 8.462 Times cited 15 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2008 IF: 7.180  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ Serial 4010  
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Author Martens, K.; Jeong, J.W.; Aetukuri, N.; Rettner, C.; Shukla, N.; Freeman, E.; Esfahani, D.N.; Peeters, F.M.; Topuria, T.; Rice, P.M.; Volodin, A.; Douhard, B.; Vandervorst, W.; Samant, M.G.; Datta, S.; Parkin, S.S.P. url  doi
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  Title Field Effect and Strongly Localized Carriers in the Metal-Insulator Transition Material VO(2) Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 115 Issue 115 Pages 196401  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The intrinsic field effect, the change in surface conductance with an applied transverse electric field, of prototypal strongly correlated VO(2) has remained elusive. Here we report its measurement enabled by epitaxial VO(2) and atomic layer deposited high-kappa dielectrics. Oxygen migration, joule heating, and the linked field-induced phase transition are precluded. The field effect can be understood in terms of field-induced carriers with densities up to approximately 5x10(13) cm(-2) which are trongly localized, as shown by their low, thermally activated mobility ( approximately 1x10(-3) cm(2)/V s at 300 K). These carriers show behavior consistent with that of Holstein polarons and strongly impact the (opto)electronics of VO(2).  
  Address IBM Research-Almaden, San Jose, California 95120, USA  
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  Language English Wos 000364024800013 Publication Date 2015-11-05  
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  ISSN 0031-9007 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor (up) 8.462 Times cited 28 Open Access  
  Notes ; The authors acknowledge B. Hughes, K. Roche, L. Gao, C. Lada, J. Van Houdt, M. Heyns, J. P. Locquet, J. Delmotte, L. Krupp, L. Clark, and FWO (K. M.). S. D. and N. S. acknowledge LEAST (Low Energy Systems Technology), one of six SRC STARnet Centers, sponsored by MARCO/DARPA, for financial support. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2015 IF: 7.512  
  Call Number c:irua:129547 Serial 4051  
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Author van den Bos, K.H. W.; De Backer, A.; Martinez, G.T.; Winckelmans, N.; Bals, S.; Nellist, P.D.; Van Aert, S. pdf  url
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  Title Unscrambling Mixed Elements using High Angle Annular Dark Field Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 116 Issue 116 Pages 246101  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The development of new nanocrystals with outstanding physicochemical properties requires a full threedimensional (3D) characterization at the atomic scale. For homogeneous nanocrystals, counting the number of atoms in each atomic column from high angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy images has been shown to be a successful technique to get access to this 3D information. However, technologically important nanostructures often consist of more than one chemical element. In order to extend atom counting to heterogeneous materials, a new atomic lensing model is presented. This model takes dynamical electron diffraction into account and opens up new possibilities for unraveling the 3D composition at the atomic scale. Here, the method is applied to determine the 3D structure of Au@Ag core-shell nanorods, but it is applicable to a wide range of heterogeneous complex nanostructures.  
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  Language Wos 000378059500010 Publication Date 2016-06-17  
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  Impact Factor (up) 8.462 Times cited 46 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes The authors acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through Projects No. G.0374.13N, No. G.0368.15N, and No. G.0369.15N, and by grants to K. H.W. van den Bos and A. De Backer. S. Bals and N. Winckelmans acknowledge funding from the European Research Council (Starting Grant No. COLOURATOMS 335078). The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under Grant No. 312483—ESTEEM2. The authors are grateful to A. Rosenauer for providing the STEMsim program.; esteem2jra2; ECASSara; (ROMEO:green; preprint:; postprint:can ; pdfversion:can); Approved Most recent IF: 8.462  
  Call Number c:irua:133954 c:irua:133954 Serial 4084  
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Author Ackerman, M.L.; Kumar, P.; Neek-Amal, M.; Thibado, P.M.; Peeters, F.M.; Singh, S. url  doi
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  Title Anomalous dynamical behavior of freestanding graphene membranes Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 117 Issue 117 Pages 126801  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We report subnanometer, high-bandwidth measurements of the out-of-plane (vertical) motion of atoms in freestanding graphene using scanning tunneling microscopy. By tracking the vertical position over a long time period, a 1000-fold increase in the ability to measure space-time dynamics of atomically thin membranes is achieved over the current state-of-the-art imaging technologies. We observe that the vertical motion of a graphene membrane exhibits rare long-scale excursions characterized by both anomalous mean-squared displacements and Cauchy-Lorentz power law jump distributions.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000383171800010 Publication Date 2016-09-13  
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  Impact Factor (up) 8.462 Times cited 46 Open Access  
  Notes ; The authors thank Theodore L. Einstein, Michael F. Shlesinger, and Woodrow L. Shew for their careful reading of the manuscript and insightful comments. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. P. M. T. was supported by the Office of Naval Research under Grant No. N00014-10-1-0181 and the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMR-0855358. M.N.-A. was supported by Iran Science Elites Federation (ISEF) under Grant No. 11/66332. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:137125 Serial 4347  
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Author Goodvin, G.L.; Covaci, L.; Berciu, M. doi  openurl
  Title Holstein polarons near surfaces Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2009 Publication Physical Review Letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 103 Issue 17 Pages 176402  
  Keywords A1 Journal article  
  Abstract We study the effects of a nearby surface on the spectral weight of a Holstein polaron, using the inhomogeneous momentum average approximation which is accurate over the entire range of electron-phonon (e-ph) coupling strengths. The broken translational symmetry is taken into account exactly. We find that the e-ph coupling gives rise to a large additional surface potential, with strong retardation effects, which may bind surface states even when they are not normally expected. The surface, therefore, has a significant effect and bulk properties are recovered only very far away from it. These results demonstrate that interpretation in terms of bulk quantities of spectroscopic data sensitive only to a few surface layers is not always appropriate.  
  Address Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1  
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  Language English Wos 000271164500042 Publication Date 2009-10-22  
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  Impact Factor (up) 8.462 Times cited 8 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2009 IF: 7.328  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ Serial 4435  
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Author Marchand, D.; Covaci, L.; Berciu, M.; Franz, M. doi  openurl
  Title Giant proximity effect in a phase-fluctuating superconductor Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2008 Publication Physical Review Letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 101 Issue 9 Pages 097004  
  Keywords A1 Journal article  
  Abstract When a tunneling barrier between two superconductors is formed by a normal material that would be a superconductor in the absence of phase fluctuations, the resulting Josephson effect can undergo an enormous enhancement. We establish this novel proximity effect by a general argument as well as a numerical simulation and argue that it may underlie recent experimental observations of the giant proximity effect between two cuprate superconductors separated by a barrier made of the same material rendered normal by severe underdoping.  
  Address Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z1  
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  Language English Wos 000259195800055 Publication Date 2008-08-28  
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  Impact Factor (up) 8.462 Times cited 17 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2008 IF: 7.180  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ Serial 4433  
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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 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  
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  Impact Factor (up) 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 Conti, S.; Perali, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Neilson, D. url  doi
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  Title Multicomponent electron-hole superfluidity and the BCS-BEC crossover in double bilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 119 Issue 25 Pages 257002  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract <script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('Superfluidity in coupled electron-hole sheets of bilayer graphene is predicted here to be multicomponent because of the conduction and valence bands. We investigate the superfluid crossover properties as functions of the tunable carrier densities and the tunable energy band gap Eg. For small band gaps there is a significant boost in the two superfluid gaps, but the interaction-driven excitations from the valence to the conduction band can weaken the superfluidity, even blocking the system from entering the Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) regime at low densities. At a given larger density, a band gap E-g similar to 80-120 meV can carry the system into the strong-pairing multiband BCS-BEC crossover regime, the optimal range for realization of high-Tc superfluidity.'));  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000418619100017 Publication Date 2017-12-22  
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  Impact Factor (up) 8.462 Times cited 18 Open Access  
  Notes ; We thank Mohammad Zarenia for useful discussions. Part of this work was supported by FWO-VI (Flemish Science Foundation) and the Methusalem program. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:148509 Serial 4885  
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Author Groenendijk, D.J.; Autieri, C.; Girovsky, J.; Martinez-Velarte, M.C.; Manca, N.; Mattoni, G.; Monteiro, A.M.R.V.L.; Gauquelin, N.; Verbeeck, J.; Otte, A.F.; Gabay, M.; Picozzi, S.; Caviglia, A.D. url  doi
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  Title Spin-orbit semimetal SrIrO3 in the two-dimensional limit Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 119 Issue 25 Pages 256403  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract <script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('We investigate the thickness-dependent electronic properties of ultrathin SrIrO3 and discover a transition from a semimetallic to a correlated insulating state below 4 unit cells. Low-temperature magnetoconductance measurements show that spin fluctuations in the semimetallic state are significantly enhanced while approaching the transition point. The electronic properties are further studied by scanning tunneling spectroscopy, showing that 4 unit cell SrIrO(3)d is on the verge of a gap opening. Our density functional theory calculations reproduce the critical thickness of the transition and show that the opening of a gap in ultrathin SrIrO3 requires antiferromagnetic order.'));  
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  Language Wos 000418619100014 Publication Date 2017-12-22  
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  Impact Factor (up) 8.462 Times cited 79 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes ; This work was supported by The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO/OCW) as part of the Frontiers of Nanoscience program (NanoFront), by the Dutch Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM), and by the European Research Council under the European Union's H2020 programme/ERC Grant Agreement No. [677458]. The authors thank R. Claessen, P. Schutz, D. Di Sante, G. Sangiovanni, and A. Santander Syro for useful discussions. M. G. gratefully acknowledges support from the French National Research Agency (ANR) (Project LACUNES No. ANR-13-BS04-0006-01). C. A. and S. P. acknowledge financial support from Fondazione Cariplo via the project Magister (Project No. 2013-0726) and from CNR-SPIN via the Seed Project “CAMEO”. N. G. and J. V. acknowledge support from the GOA project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp. The Qu-AntEM microscope was partly funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:148510 Serial 4897  
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Author Rios, P.L.; Perali, A.; Needs, R.J.; Neilson, D. doi  openurl
  Title Evidence from quantum Monte Carlo simulations of large-gap superfluidity and BCS-BEC crossover in double electron-hole layers Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 120 Issue 17 Pages 177701  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We report quantum Monte Carlo evidence of the existence of large gap superfluidity in electron-hole double layers over wide density ranges. The superfluid parameters evolve from normal state to BEC with decreasing density, with the BCS state restricted to a tiny range of densities due to the strong screening of Coulomb interactions, which causes the gap to rapidly become large near the onset of superfluidity. The superfluid properties exhibit similarities to ultracold fermions and iron-based superconductors, suggesting an underlying universal behavior of BCS-BEC crossovers in pairing systems.  
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  Language Wos 000430547800002 Publication Date 2018-04-23  
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  Impact Factor (up) 8.462 Times cited 11 Open Access  
  Notes ; The authors thank G. Baym, M. Bonitz, and G. Senatore for useful discussions. A. P. and D. N. acknowledge financial support from University of Camerino FAR project CESEMN and from the Italian MIUR through the PRIN 2015 program under Contract No. 2015C5SEJJ001. R. J. N. acknowledges financial support from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, U.K., under Grant No. EP/ P034616/1. P. L. R. acknowledges financial support from the Max-Planck Society. Computational resources have been provided by the High Performance Computing Service of the University of Cambridge and by the Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150750UA @ admin @ c:irua:150750 Serial 4967  
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Author Fatermans, J.; den Dekker, A. J.; Müller-Caspary, K.; Lobato, I.; O’Leary, C. M.; Nellist, P. D.; Van Aert, S. url  doi
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  Title Single Atom Detection from Low Contrast-to-Noise Ratio Electron Microscopy Images Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 121 Issue 5 Pages 056101  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab  
  Abstract Single atom detection is of key importance to solving a wide range of scientific and technological problems. The strong interaction of electrons with matter makes transmission electron microscopy one of the most promising techniques. In particular, aberration correction using scanning transmission electron microscopy has made a significant step forward toward detecting single atoms. However, to overcome radiation damage, related to the use of high-energy electrons, the incoming electron dose should be kept low enough. This results in images exhibiting a low signal-to-noise ratio and extremely weak contrast, especially for light-element nanomaterials. To overcome this problem, a combination of physics-based model fitting and the use of a model-order selection method is proposed, enabling one to detect single atoms with high reliability.  
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  Language Wos 000440143200007 Publication Date 2018-07-30  
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  Impact Factor (up) 8.462 Times cited 6 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes The authors acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through Project fundings (No. WO.010.16N, No. G.0368.15N, No. G.0502.18N). The authors are grateful to M. Van Bael and P. Lievens (KU Leuven) and to L. M. Liz-Marzán (CIC biomaGUNE and Ikerbasque) for providing the samples. This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Unions Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant Agreement No. 770887). Approved Most recent IF: 8.462  
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Author Shi, W.; Callewaert, V.; Barbiellini, B.; Saniz, R.; Butterling, M.; Egger, W.; Dickmann, M.; Hugenschmidt, C.; Shakeri, B.; Meulenberg, R. W.; Brück, E.; Partoens, B.; Bansil, A.; Eijt, S.W. H. pdf  url
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  Title Nature of the Positron State in CdSe Quantum Dots Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 121 Issue 5 Pages 057401  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Previous studies have shown that positron-annihilation spectroscopy is a highly sensitive probe of the electronic structure and surface composition of ligand-capped semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) embedded in thin films. The nature of the associated positron state, however, whether the positron is confined inside the QDs or localized at their surfaces, has so far remained unresolved. Our positron-annihilation lifetime spectroscopy studies of CdSe QDs reveal the presence of a strong lifetime component in the narrow range of 358–371 ps, indicating abundant trapping and annihilation of positrons at the surfaces of the QDs. Furthermore, our ab initio calculations of the positron wave function and lifetime employing a recent formulation of the weighted density approximation demonstrate the presence of a positron surface state and predict positron lifetimes close to experimental values. Our study thus resolves the long-standing question regarding the nature of the positron state in semiconductor QDs and opens the way to extract quantitative information on surface composition and ligand-surface interactions of colloidal semiconductor QDs through highly sensitive positron-annihilation techniques.  
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  Language Wos 000440635300012 Publication Date 2018-08-02  
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  Impact Factor (up) 8.462 Times cited 6 Open Access  
  Notes The work at Delft University of Technology was supported by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) grant of W. S. We acknowledge financial support for this research from ADEM, A green Deal in Energy Materials of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of The Netherlands. The PALS study is based upon experiments performed at the PLEPS instrument of the NEPOMUC facility at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Garching, Germany, and was supported by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Program, Key Action: Strengthening the European Research Area, Research Infrastructures, Contract No. 226507, NMI3. The work at the University of Maine was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMR-1206940. V. C. and R. S. were supported by the FWO-Vlaanderen through Project No. G. 0224.14N. Computational resources and services used in this work were in part provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center) and the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), both funded by the FWO-Vlaanderen and the Flemish Government (EWI Department). The work at Northeastern University was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences Grant No. DE-FG02-07ER46352 (core research), and benefited from Northeastern University’s Advanced Scientific Computation Center (ASCC), the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) through DOE Grant No. DE-AC02-05CH11231, and support (functionals for modeling positron spectros- copies of layered materials) from the DOE EFRC: Center for the Computational Design of Functional Layered Materials (CCDM) under DE-SC0012575. Approved Most recent IF: 8.462  
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Author Zarenia, M.; Hamilton, A.R.; Peeters, F.M.; Neilson, D. url  doi
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  Title Multiband mechanism for the sign reversal of Coulomb drag observed in double bilayer graphene heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 121 Issue 3 Pages 036601  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Coupled 2D sheets of electrons and holes are predicted to support novel quantum phases. Two experiments of Coulomb drag in electron-hole (e-h) double bilayer graphene (DBLG) have reported an unexplained and puzzling sign reversal of the drag signal. However, we show that this effect is due to the multiband character of DBLG. Our multiband Fermi liquid theory produces excellent agreement and captures the key features of the experimental drag resistance for all temperatures. This demonstrates the importance of multiband effects in DBLG: they have a strong effect not only on superfluidity, but also on the drag.  
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  Notes ; We are grateful to Cory Dean, Emanuel Tutuc, and their research groups for discussing details of their experiments with us. This work was partially supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Methusalem program of the Flemish government, and the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (Project No. CE170100039). D. N. acknowledges support from the University of Camerino FAR project CESEMN. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462  
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Author Van Aert, S.; De Backer, A.; Jones, L.; Martinez, G.T.; Béché, A.; Nellist, P.D. pdf  url
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  Title Control of Knock-On Damage for 3D Atomic Scale Quantification of Nanostructures: Making Every Electron Count in Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 122 Issue 6 Pages 066101  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Understanding nanostructures down to the atomic level is the key to optimizing the design of advancedmaterials with revolutionary novel properties. This requires characterization methods capable of quantifying the three-dimensional (3D) atomic structure with the highest possible precision. A successful approach to reach this goal is to count the number of atoms in each atomic column from 2D annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy images. To count atoms with single atom sensitivity, a minimum electron dose has been shown to be necessary, while on the other hand beam damage, induced by the high energy electrons, puts a limit on the tolerable dose. An important challenge is therefore to develop experimental strategies to optimize the electron dose by balancing atom-counting fidelity vs the risk of knock-on damage. To achieve this goal, a statistical framework combined with physics-based modeling of the dose-dependent processes is here proposed and experimentally verified. This model enables an investigator to theoretically predict, in advance of an experimental measurement, the optimal electron dose resulting in an unambiguous quantification of nanostructures in their native state with the highest attainable precision.  
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  Notes This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant Agreement No. 770887). The authors acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through project fundings (WO.010.16N, G.0934.17N, G.0502.18N, G.0267.18N), and a grant to A. D. B. The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under Grant Agreement No. 312483— ESTEEM2 (Integrated Infrastructure Initiative-I3) and the UK EPSRC (Grant No. EP/M010708/1). Approved Most recent IF: 8.462  
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Author Müller-Caspary, K.; Grieb, T.; Müßener, J.; Gauquelin, N.; Hille, P.; Schörmann, J.; Verbeeck, J.; Van Aert, S.; Eickhoff, M.; Rosenauer, A. pdf  url
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  Title Electrical Polarization in AlN/GaN Nanodisks Measured by Momentum-Resolved 4D Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 122 Issue 10 Pages 106102  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract We report the mapping of polarization-induced internal electric fields in AlN/GaN nanowire heterostructures at unit cell resolution as a key for the correlation of optical and structural phenomena in semiconductor optoelectronics. Momentum-resolved aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy is employed as a new imaging mode that simultaneously provides four-dimensional data in real and reciprocal space. We demonstrate how internal mesoscale and atomic electric fields can be separated in an experiment, which is verified by comprehensive dynamical simulations of multiple electron scattering. A mean difference of 5.3 +- 1.5 MV/cm is found for the polarization-induced electric fields in AlN and GaN, being in accordance with dedicated simulations and photoluminescence measurements in previous publications.  
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  Notes The authors gratefully acknowledge the help of Natalie Claes for analyzing the EDX data. K. M.-C. acknowledges funding from the Initiative and Network Fund of the Helmholtz Association within the Helmholtz Young Investigator Group moreSTEM under Contract No. VHNG- 1317 at Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany. The direct electron detector (Medipix3, Quantum Detectors) was funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. N. G. and J. V. acknowledge funding from the Geconcentreerde Onderzoekacties project Solarpaint of the University of Antwerp. T. G. and A. R. acknowledge support from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Germany) under Contract No. RO2057/8-3. This work also received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Contract No. 770887). The authors acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through project funding (G.0368.15N).; Helmholtz Association, VH-NG-1317 ; Forschungszentrum Jülich; Flemish Government; Universiteit Antwerpen; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, RO2057/8-3 ; H2020 European Research Council, 770887 ; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, G.0368.15N ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462  
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Author Bekaert, J.; Petrov, M.; Aperis, A.; Oppeneer, P.M.; Milošević, M.V. url  doi
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  Title Hydrogen-induced high-temperature superconductivity in two-dimensional materials : the example of hydrogenated monolayer MgB2 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 123 Issue 7 Pages 077001  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Hydrogen-based compounds under ultrahigh pressure, such as the polyhydrides H3S and LaH10, superconduct through the conventional electron-phonon coupling mechanism to attain the record critical temperatures known to date. Here we exploit the intrinsic advantages of hydrogen to strongly enhance phonon-mediated superconductivity in a completely different system, namely, a two-dimensional material with hydrogen adatoms. We find that van Hove singularities in the electronic structure, originating from atomiclike hydrogen states, lead to a strong increase of the electronic density of states at the Fermi level, and thus of the electron-phonon coupling. Additionally, the emergence of high-frequency hydrogen-related phonon modes in this system boosts the electron-phonon coupling further. As a concrete example, we demonstrate the effect of hydrogen adatoms on the superconducting properties of monolayer MgB2, by solving the fully anisotropic Eliashberg equations, in conjunction with a first-principles description of the electronic and vibrational states, and their coupling. We show that hydrogenation leads to a high critical temperature of 67 K, which can be boosted to over 100 K by biaxial tensile strain.  
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  Notes ; This work was supported by TOPBOF-UAntwerp, Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO), the Swedish Research Council (VR), the Rontgen-Angstrom Cluster, and the EU-COST Action CA16218. J.B. acknowledges support of a postdoctoral fellowship of the FWO. The computational resources and services used for the first principles calculations in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the FWO and the Flemish Government-department EWI. Eliashberg theory calculations were supported through the Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing (SNIC). We would also like to acknowledge useful discussions with Bart Partoens, Jacques Tempere, and Matthieu Verstraete. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462  
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Author Petrović, A. p.; Raju, M.; Tee, X. y.; Louat, A.; Maggio-Aprile, I.; Menezes, R. m.; Wyszyński, M. j.; Duong, N. k.; Reznikov, M.; Renner, C.; Milošević, M.V.; Panagopoulos, C. url  doi
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  Title Skyrmion-(Anti)Vortex Coupling in a Chiral Magnet-Superconductor Heterostructure Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2021 Publication Physical Review Letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 126 Issue 11 Pages 117205  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We report experimental coupling of chiral magnetism and superconductivity in [IrFeCoPt]/Nb heterostructures. The stray field of skyrmions with radius ~50nm is sufficient to nucleate antivortices in a 25nm Nb film, with unique signatures in the magnetization, critical current and flux dynamics, corroborated via simulations. We also detect a thermally-tunable Rashba-Edelstein exchange coupling in the isolated skyrmion phase. This realization of a strongly interacting skyrmion-(anti)vortex system opens a path towards controllable topological hybrid materials, unattainable to date.  
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  Language Wos 000652825200011 Publication Date 2021-03-17  
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  Notes National Research Foundation Singapore, NRFNRFI2015-04 ; Ministry of Education – Singapore, MOE2018-T3-1-002 ; Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, 182652 ; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; Universiteit Antwerpen; Flemish Government; European Cooperation in Science and Technology, CA16218 ; CalcUA Flemish Supercomputer Center; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462  
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Author van Thiel, T. c.; Brzezicki, W.; Autieri, C.; Hortensius, J. r.; Afanasiev, D.; Gauquelin, N.; Jannis, D.; Janssen, N.; Groenendijk, D. j.; Fatermans, J.; Van Aert, S.; Verbeeck, J.; Cuoco, M.; Caviglia, A. d. url  doi
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  Title Coupling Charge and Topological Reconstructions at Polar Oxide Interfaces Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2021 Publication Physical Review Letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 127 Issue 12 Pages 127202  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract In oxide heterostructures, different materials are integrated into a single artificial crystal, resulting in a breaking of inversion symmetry across the heterointerfaces. A notable example is the interface between polar and nonpolar materials, where valence discontinuities lead to otherwise inaccessible charge and spin states. This approach paved the way for the discovery of numerous unconventional properties absent in the bulk constituents. However, control of the geometric structure of the electronic wave functions in correlated oxides remains an open challenge. Here, we create heterostructures consisting of ultrathin SrRuO3, an itinerant ferromagnet hosting momentum-space sources of Berry curvature, and

LaAlO3, a polar wide-band-gap insulator. Transmission electron microscopy reveals an atomically sharp LaO/RuO2/SrO interface configuration, leading to excess charge being pinned near the LaAlO3/SrRuO3 interface. We demonstrate through magneto-optical characterization, theoretical calculations and transport measurements that the real-space charge reconstruction drives a reorganization of the topological charges in the band structure, thereby modifying the momentum-space Berry curvature in SrRuO3. Our results illustrate how the topological and magnetic features of oxides can be manipulated by engineering charge discontinuities at oxide interfaces.
 
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  Notes The authors thank E. Lesne, M. Lee, H. Barakov, M. Matthiesen and U. Filippozzi for discussions. The authors are grateful to E.J.S. van Thiel for producing the illustration in Fig. 4a. This work was supported by the European Research Council under the European Unions Horizon 2020 programme/ERC Grant agreements No. [677458], [770887] and No. [731473] (Quantox of QuantERA ERA-NET Cofund in Quantum Technologies) and by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO/OCW) as part of the Frontiers of Nanoscience (NanoFront) and VIDI program. The authors acknowledge funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. [823717] – ESTEEM3. N. G., J. V., and S. V. A. acknowledge funding from the University of Antwerp through the Concerted Research Actions (GOA) project Solarpaint and the TOP project. C. A. and W. B. are supported by the Foundation for Polish Science through the International Research Agendas program co-financed by the European Union within the Smart Growth Operational Programme. C. A. acknowledges access to the computing facilities of the Interdisciplinary Center of Modeling at the University of Warsaw, Grant No. G73-23 and G75-10. W.B. acknowledges support from the Narodowe Centrum Nauk (NCN, National Science Centre, Poland) Project No. 2019/34/E/ST3/00404'; esteem3TA; esteem3reported Approved Most recent IF: 8.462  
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Author De wael, A.; De Backer, A.; Jones, L.; Varambhia, A.; Nellist, P.D.; Van Aert, S. pdf  url
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  Title Measuring Dynamic Structural Changes of Nanoparticles at the Atomic Scale Using Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Physical Review Letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 124 Issue 10 Pages 106105  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract We propose a new method to measure atomic scale dynamics of nanoparticles from experimental high-resolution annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy images. By using the so-called hidden Markov model, which explicitly models the possibility of structural changes, the number of atoms in each atomic column can be quantified over time. This newly proposed method outperforms the current atom-counting procedure and enables the determination of the probabilities and cross sections for surface diffusion. This method is therefore of great importance for revealing and quantifying the atomic structure when it evolves over time via adatom dynamics, surface diffusion, beam effects, or during in situ experiments.  
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  Notes This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant Agreement No. 770887 and No. 823717 ESTEEM3). The authors acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through grants to A.D.w. and A.D.B. and projects G.0502.18N and EOS 30489208. L.J. acknowledges the SFI AMBER Centre for support. A.V. and P.D.N. acknowledge the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Council (EPSRC) for support (EP/K040375/1 and 1772738). A.V. also acknowledges Johnson-Matthey for support. We would like to thank Brian Theobald and Jonathan Sharman from JMTC Sonning for provision of the Pt sample. Approved Most recent IF: 8.6; 2020 IF: 8.462  
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Author Marchetti, A.; Saniz, R.; Krishnan, D.; Rabbachin, L.; Nuyts, G.; De Meyer, S.; Verbeeck, J.; Janssens, K.; Pelosi, C.; Lamoen, D.; Partoens, B.; De Wael, K. pdf  url
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  Title Unraveling the Role of Lattice Substitutions on the Stabilization of the Intrinsically Unstable Pb2Sb2O7Pyrochlore: Explaining the Lightfastness of Lead Pyroantimonate Artists’ Pigments Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Chemistry Of Materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater  
  Volume 32 Issue 7 Pages 2863-2873  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The pyroantimonate pigments Naples yellow and lead tin antimonate yellow are recognized as some of the most stable synthetic yellow pigments in the history of art. However, this exceptional lightfastness is in contrast with experimental evidence suggesting that this class of mixed oxides is of semiconducting nature. In this study the electronic structure and light-induced behavior of the lead pyroantimonate pigments were determined by means of a combined multifaceted analytical and computational approach (photoelectrochemical measurements, UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, STEM-EDS, STEM-HAADF, and density functional theory calculations). The results demonstrate both the semiconducting nature and the lightfastness of these pigments. Poor optical absorption and minority carrier mobility are the main properties responsible for the observed stability. In addition, novel fundamental insights into the role played by Na atoms in the stabilization of the otherwise intrinsically unstable Pb2Sb2O7 pyrochlore were obtained.  
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  Impact Factor (up) 8.6 Times cited 8 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes Universiteit Antwerpen; Belgian Federal Science Policy Office; Approved Most recent IF: 8.6; 2020 IF: 9.466  
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Author Li, C.; Sanli, E.S.; Barragan-Yani, D.; Stange, H.; Heinemann, M.-D.; Greiner, D.; Sigle, W.; Mainz, R.; Albe, K.; Abou-Ras, D.; van Aken, P. A. url  doi
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  Title Secondary-Phase-Assisted Grain Boundary Migration in CuInSe2 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Physical Review Letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 124 Issue 9 Pages 095702  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Significant structural evolution occurs during the deposition of CuInSe2 solar materials when the Cu content increases. We use in situ heating in a scanning transmission electron microscope to directly observe how grain boundaries migrate during heating, causing nondefected grains to consume highly defected grains. Cu substitutes for In in the near grain boundary regions, turning them into a Cu-Se phase topotactic with the CuInSe2 grain interiors. Together with density functional theory and molecular dynamics calculations, we reveal how this Cu-Se phase makes the grain boundaries highly mobile.  
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  Notes Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, 823717—ESTEEM3 ; Max-Planck-Gesellschaft; Helmholtz Virtual Institute; Approved Most recent IF: 8.6; 2020 IF: 8.462  
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Author Imran, M.; Ramade, J.; Di Stasio, F.; De Franco, M.; Buha, J.; Van Aert, S.; Goldoni, L.; Lauciello, S.; Prato, M.; Infante, I.; Bals, S.; Manna, L. url  doi
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  Title Alloy CsCdxPb1–xBr3Perovskite Nanocrystals: The Role of Surface Passivation in Preserving Composition and Blue Emission Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Chemistry Of Materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater  
  Volume 32 Issue Pages acs.chemmater.0c03825  
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  Abstract Various strategies have been proposed to engineer the band gap of metal halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) while preserving their structure and composition and thus ensuring spectral stability of the emission color. An aspect that has only been marginally investigated is how the type of surface passivation influences the structural/color stability of AMX3 perovskite NCs composed of two different M2+ cations. Here, we report the synthesis of blue-emitting Cs-oleate capped CsCdxPb1–xBr3 NCs, which exhibit a cubic perovskite phase containing Cd-rich domains of Ruddlesden–Popper phases (RP phases). The RP domains spontaneously transform into pure orthorhombic perovskite ones upon NC aging, and the emission color of the NCs shifts from blue to green over days. On the other hand, postsynthesis ligand exchange with various Cs-carboxylate or ammonium bromide salts, right after NC synthesis, provides monocrystalline NCs with cubic phase, highlighting the metastability of RP domains. When NCs are treated with Cs-carboxylates (including Cs-oleate), most of the Cd2+ ions are expelled from NCs upon aging, and the NCs phase evolves from cubic to orthorhombic and their emission color changes from blue to green. Instead, when NCs are coated with ammonium bromides, the loss of Cd2+ ions is suppressed and the NCs tend to retain their blue emission (both in colloidal dispersions and in electroluminescent devices), as well as their cubic phase, over time. The improved compositional and structural stability in the latter cases is ascribed to the saturation of surface vacancies, which may act as channels for the expulsion of Cd2+ ions from NCs.  
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  Notes European Commission; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, G.0267.18N ; H2020 European Research Council, 770887 815128 851794 ; We acknowledge funding from the FLAG-ERA JTC2019 project PeroGas. S.B., and S.V.A. acknowledges funding from the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (ERC Consolidator Grants #815128REALNANO and #770887PICOMETRICS) and from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through project funding G.0267.18N. F.D.S. acknowledges the funding from ERC starting grant NANOLED (851794). The computational work was carried out on the Dutch National e-infrastructure with the support of the SURF Cooperative; sygma Approved Most recent IF: 8.6; 2020 IF: 9.466  
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Author Hao, Y.; Velpula, G.; Kaltenegger, M.; Bodlos, W.R.; Vibert, F.; Mali, K.S.; De Feyter, S.; Resel, R.; Geerts, Y.H.; Van Aert, S.; Beljonne, D.; Lazzaroni, R. pdf  doi
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  Title From 2D to 3D : bridging self-assembled monolayers to a substrate-induced polymorph in a molecular semiconductor Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2022 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater  
  Volume 34 Issue 5 Pages 2238-2248  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract In this study, a new bottom-up approach is proposed to predict the crystal structure of the substrate-induced polymorph (SIP) of an archetypal molecular semiconductor. In spite of intense efforts, the formation mechanism of SIPs is still not fully understood, and predicting their crystal structure is a very delicate task. Here, we selected lead phthalocyanine (PbPc) as a prototypical molecular material because it is a highly symmetrical yet nonplanar molecule and we demonstrate that the growth and crystal structure of the PbPc SIPs can be templated by the corresponding physisorbed self-assembled molecular networks (SAMNs). Starting from SAMNs of PbPc formed at the solution/graphite interface, the structural and energetic aspects of the assembly were studied by a combination of in situ scanning tunneling microscopy and multiscale computational chemistry approach. Then, the growth of a PbPc SIP on top of the physisorbed monolayer was modeled without prior experimental knowledge, from which the crystal structure of the SIP was predicted. The theoretical prediction of the SIP was verified by determining the crystal structure of PbPc thin films using X-ray diffraction techniques, revealing the formation of a new polymorph of PbPc on the graphite substrate. This study clearly illustrates the correlation between the SAMNs and SIPs, which are traditionally considered as two separate but conceptually connected research areas. This approach is applicable to molecular materials in general to predict the crystal structure of their SIPs.  
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Author van der Sluijs, M.M.; Salzmann, B.B.V.; Arenas Esteban, D.; Li, C.; Jannis, D.; Brafine, L.C.; Laning, T.D.; Reinders, J.W.C.; Hijmans, N.S.A.; Moes, J.R.; Verbeeck, J.; Bals, S.; Vanmaekelbergh, D. url  doi
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  Title Study of the Mechanism and Increasing Crystallinity in the Self-Templated Growth of Ultrathin PbS Nanosheets Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2023 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal  
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  Abstract Colloidal 2D semiconductor nanocrystals, the analogue of solid-state quantum wells, have attracted strong interest in material science and physics. Molar quantities of suspended quantum objects with spectrally pure absorption and emission can be synthesized. For the visible region, CdSe nanoplatelets with atomically precise thickness and tailorable emission have been (almost) perfected. For the near-infrared region, PbS nanosheets (NSs) hold strong promise, but the photoluminescence quantum yield is low and many questions on the crystallinity, atomic structure, intriguing rectangular shape, and formation mechanism remain to be answered. Here, we report on a detailed investigation of the PbS NSs prepared with a lead thiocyanate single source precursor. Atomically resolved HAADF-STEM imaging reveals the presence of defects and small cubic domains in the deformed orthorhombic PbS crystal lattice. Moreover, variations in thickness are observed in the NSs, but only in steps of 2 PbS monolayers. To study the reaction mechanism, a synthesis at a lower temperature allowed for the study of reaction intermediates. Specifically, we studied the evolution of pseudo-crystalline templates towards mature, crystalline PbS NSs. We propose a self-induced templating mechanism based on an oleylamine-lead-thiocyanate (OLAM-Pb-SCN) complex with two Pb-SCN units as a building block; the interactions between the long-chain ligands regulate the crystal structure and possibly the lateral dimensions.  
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  Notes H2020 Research Infrastructures, 731019 ; H2020 European Research Council, 692691 815128 ; Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 715.016.002 ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.6; 2023 IF: 9.466  
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Author Sa, J.; Hu, N.; Heyvaert, W.; Van Gordon, K.; Li, H.; Wang, L.; Bals, S.; Liz-Marzán, L.M.; Ni, W. pdf  url
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  Title Spontaneous Chirality Evolved at the Au–Ag Interface in Plasmonic Nanorods Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2023 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem. Mater.  
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  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Chiral ligands are considered a required ingredient during the synthesis of dissymmetric plasmonic metal nanocrystals. The mechanism behind the generation of chiral structures involves the formation of high Miller index chiral facets, induced by the adsorption of such chiral ligands. We found however that, chirality can also evolve spontaneously, without the involvement of any chiral ligands, during the co-deposition of Au and Ag on Au nanorods. When using a specific Au/Ag ratio, phase segregation of the two metals leads to an interface within the obtained AuAg shell, which can be exposed by removing the Ag component via oxidative etching. Although a close-to-racemic mixture of chiral Au nanorods with right and left handedness is found in solution, electron tomography analysis evidences left- and righthanded helicities, both at the Au-Ag interface and at the exposed surface of Au NRs after Ag etching. The helicity profile of the NRs indicates dominating inclination angles in a range from 30° to 60°. Single-particle optical characterization also reveals random handedness in the plasmonic response of individual nanorods. We hypothesize that, the origin of chirality is related with symmetry breaking during the co-deposition of Au and Ag, through an initial perturbation in a small region on the Au-Ag interface that eventually leads to chiral segregation throughout the nanocrystal.  
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  Language Wos 001052093300001 Publication Date 2023-08-21  
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  ISSN 0897-4756 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record  
  Impact Factor (up) 8.6 Times cited Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes The authors acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant 22074102). LMLM acknowledges funding from 26 MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and “ESF Investing in your future” (Grant PID2020- 117779RB-I00). This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 823717 – ESTEEM3.; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovaci?n, PID2020-117779RB-I00 ; H2020 Research Infrastructures, 823717 ; European Social Fund, PID2020-117779RB-I00 ; National Natural Science Foundation of China, 22074102 ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.6; 2023 IF: 9.466  
  Call Number EMAT @ emat @c:irua:198151 Serial 8810  
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Author Conti, S.; Perali, A.; Hamilton, A.R.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.; Neilson, D. url  doi
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  Title Chester supersolid of spatially indirect excitons in double-layer semiconductor heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2023 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 130 Issue 5 Pages 057001-57006  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract A supersolid, a counterintuitive quantum state in which a rigid lattice of particles flows without resistance, has to date not been unambiguously realized. Here we reveal a supersolid ground state of excitons in a double-layer semiconductor heterostructure over a wide range of layer separations outside the focus of recent experiments. This supersolid conforms to the original Chester supersolid with one exciton per supersolid site, as distinct from the alternative version reported in cold-atom systems of a periodic density modulation or clustering of the superfluid. We provide the phase diagram augmented by the supersolid. This new phase appears at layer separations much smaller than the predicted exciton normal solid, and it persists up to a solid-solid transition where the quantum phase coherence collapses. The ranges of layer separations and exciton densities in our phase diagram are well within reach of the current experimental capabilities.  
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  Language Wos 000968650900001 Publication Date 2023-02-01  
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  ISSN 0031-9007; 1079-7114 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor (up) 8.6 Times cited 7 Open Access Not_Open_Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.6; 2023 IF: 8.462  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:196742 Serial 8817  
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