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Author Albrechts, M.; Tsonev, I.; Bogaerts, A.
  Title Investigation of O atom kinetics in O2plasma and its afterglow Type A1 Journal Article
  Year 2024 Publication Plasma Sources Science and Technology Abbreviated Journal Plasma Sources Sci. Technol.
  Volume 33 Issue 4 Pages 045017
  Keywords A1 Journal Article; oxygen plasma, pseudo-1D plug-flow kinetic model, O atoms, low-pressure validation, atmospheric pressure microwave torch; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
  Abstract We have developed a comprehensive kinetic model to study the O atom kinetics in an O<sub>2</sub>plasma and its afterglow. By adopting a pseudo-1D plug-flow formalism within the kinetic model, our aim is to assess how far the O atoms travel in the plasma afterglow, evaluating its potential as a source of O atoms for post-plasma gas conversion applications. Since we could not find experimental data for pure O<sub>2</sub>plasma at atmospheric pressure, we first validated our model at low pressure (1–10 Torr) where very good experimental data are available. Good agreement between our model and experiments was achieved for the reduced electric field, gas temperature and the densities of the dominant neutral species, i.e. O<sub>2</sub>(a), O<sub>2</sub>(b) and O. Subsequently, we confirmed that the chemistry set is consistent with thermodynamic equilibrium calculations at atmospheric pressure. Finally, we investigated the O atom densities in the O<sub>2</sub>plasma and its afterglow, for which we considered a microwave O<sub>2</sub>plasma torch, operating at a pressure between 0.1 and 1 atm, for a flow rate of 20 slm and an specific energy input of 1656 kJ mol<sup>−1</sup>. Our results show that for both pressure conditions, a high dissociation degree of ca. 92% is reached within the discharge. However, the O atoms travel much further in the plasma afterglow for<italic>p</italic>= 0.1 atm (9.7 cm) than for<italic>p</italic>= 1 atm (1.4 cm), attributed to the longer lifetime (3.8 ms at 0.1 atm vs 1.8 ms at 1 atm) resulting from slower three-body recombination kinetics, as well as a higher volumetric flow rate.
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  Language Wos 001209453500001 Publication Date 2024-04-01
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  ISSN 0963-0252 ISBN (up) Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
  Impact Factor 3.8 Times cited Open Access
  Notes This research was supported by the Horizon Europe Framework Program ‘Research and Innovation Actions’ (RIA), Project CANMILK (Grant No. 101069491). Approved Most recent IF: 3.8; 2024 IF: 3.302
  Call Number PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:205920 Serial 9125
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Author Guerrero, R.M.; Lemir, I.D.; Carrasco, S.; Fernández-Ruiz, C.; Kavak, S.; Pizarro, P.; Serrano, D.P.; Bals, S.; Horcajada, P.; Pérez, Y.
  Title Scaling-Up Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Highly Defective Pd@UiO-66-NH2Catalysts for Selective Olefin Hydrogenation under Ambient Conditions Type A1 Journal Article
  Year 2024 Publication ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Abbreviated Journal ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces
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  Keywords A1 Journal Article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) ;
  Abstract The need to develop green and cost-effective industrial catalytic processes has led to growing interest in preparing more robust, efficient, and selective heterogeneous catalysts at a large scale. In this regard, microwave-assisted synthesis is a fast method for fabricating heterogeneous catalysts (including metal oxides, zeolites, metal–organic frameworks, and supported metal nanoparticles) with enhanced catalytic properties, enabling synthesis scale-up. Herein, the synthesis of nanosized UiO-66-NH2 was optimized via a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method to obtain defective matrices essential for the stabilization of metal nanoparticles, promoting catalytically active sites for hydrogenation reactions (760 kg·m–3·day–1 space time yield, STY). Then, this protocol was scaled up in a multimodal microwave reactor, reaching 86% yield (ca. 1 g, 1450 kg·m–3·day–1 STY) in only 30 min. Afterward, Pd nanoparticles were formed in situ decorating the nanoMOF by an effective and fast microwave-assisted hydrothermal method, resulting in the formation of Pd@UiO-66-NH2 composites. Both the localization and oxidation states of Pd nanoparticles (NPs) in the MOF were achieved using high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), respectively. The optimal composite, loaded with 1.7 wt % Pd, exhibited an extraordinary catalytic activity (>95% yield, 100% selectivity) under mild conditions (1 bar H2, 25 °C, 1 h reaction time), not only in the selective hydrogenation of a variety of single alkenes (1-hexene, 1-octene, 1-tridecene, cyclohexene, and tetraphenyl ethylene) but also in the conversion of a complex mixture of alkenes (i.e., 1-hexene, 1-tridecene, and anethole). The results showed a powerful interaction and synergy between the active phase (Pd NPs) and the catalytic porous scaffold (UiO-66-NH2), which are essential for the selectivity and recyclability.
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  Language Wos Publication Date 2024-04-26
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  ISSN 1944-8244 ISBN (up) Additional Links
  Impact Factor 9.5 Times cited Open Access
  Notes The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from “Comunidad de Madrid” and European Regional Development Fund-FEDER through the project HUB MADRID+CIRCULAR; the State Research Agency (MCIN/AEI /10.13039/501100011033) through the grant with reference number CEX2019-000931-M received in the 2019 call for “Severo Ochoa Centres of Excellence” and “María de Maeztu Units of Excellence” of the State Programme for Knowledge Generation and Scientific and Technological Strengthening of the R&D&I System; and MICIU through the project “NAPOLION” (PID2022-139956OB-I00). S.K. acknowledges the Flemish Fund for Scientific Research (FWO Vlaanderen) through a PhD research grant (1181124N). Approved Most recent IF: 9.5; 2024 IF: 7.504
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Author Leinders, G.; Grendal, O.G.; Arts, I.; Bes, R.; Prozheev, I.; Orlat, S.; Fitch, A.; Kvashnina, K.; Verwerft, M.
  Title Refinement of the uranium dispersion corrections from anomalous diffraction Type A1 Journal Article
  Year 2024 Publication Journal of Applied Crystallography Abbreviated Journal J Appl Cryst
  Volume 57 Issue 2 Pages 284-295
  Keywords A1 Journal Article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) ;
  Abstract The evolution of the uranium chemical state in uranium compounds, principally in the oxides, is of concern in the context of nuclear fuel degradation under storage and repository conditions, and in accident scenarios. The U–O system shows complicated phase relations between single-valence uranium dioxide (UO<sub>2</sub>) and different mixed-valence compounds (<italic>e.g.</italic>U<sub>4</sub>O<sub>9</sub>, U<sub>3</sub>O<sub>7</sub>and U<sub>3</sub>O<sub>8</sub>). To try resolving the electronic structure associated with unique atomic positions, a combined application of diffraction and spectroscopic techniques, such as diffraction anomalous fine structure (DAFS), can be considered. Reported here is the application of two newly developed routines for assessing a DAFS data set, with the aim of refining the uranium X-ray dispersion corrections. High-resolution anomalous diffraction data were acquired from polycrystalline powder samples of UO<sub>2</sub>(containing tetravalent uranium) and potassium uranate (KUO<sub>3</sub>, containing pentavalent uranium) using synchrotron radiation in the vicinity of the U<italic>L</italic><sub>3</sub>edge (17.17 keV). Both routines are based on an iterative refinement of the dispersion corrections, but they differ in either using the intensity of a selection of reflections or doing a full-pattern (Rietveld method) refinement. The uranium dispersion corrections obtained using either method are in excellent agreement with each other, and they show in great detail the chemical shifts and differences in fine structure expected for tetravalent and pentavalent uranium. This approach may open new possibilities for the assessment of other, more complicated, materials such as mixed-valence compounds. Additionally, the DAFS methodology can offer a significant resource optimization because each data set contains both structural (diffraction) and chemical (spectroscopy) information, which can avoid the requirement to use multiple experimental stations at synchrotron sources.
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  Language Wos 001208800100008 Publication Date 2024-04-01
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  ISSN 1600-5767 ISBN (up) Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
  Impact Factor 6.1 Times cited Open Access
  Notes FPS Economy, SF-CORMOD; Approved Most recent IF: 6.1; 2024 IF: 2.495
  Call Number EMAT @ emat @c:irua:206011 Serial 9127
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Author Van Gordon, K.; Ni, B.; Girod, R.; Mychinko, M.; Bevilacqua, F.; Bals, S.; Liz‐Marzán, L.M.
  Title Single Crystal and Pentatwinned Gold Nanorods Result in Chiral Nanocrystals with Reverse Handedness Type A1 Journal Article
  Year 2024 Publication Angewandte Chemie International Edition Abbreviated Journal Angew Chem Int Ed
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  Abstract Handedness is an essential attribute of chiral nanocrystals, having a major influence on their properties. During chemical growth, the handedness of nanocrystals is usually tuned by selecting the corresponding enantiomer of chiral molecules involved in asymmetric growth, often known as chiral inducers. We report that, even using the same chiral inducer enantiomer, the handedness of chiral gold nanocrystals can be reversed by using Au nanorod seeds with either single crystalline or pentatwinned structure. This effect holds for chiral growth induced both by amino acids and by chiral micelles. Although it was challenging to discern the morphological handedness for<italic>L</italic>‐cystine‐directed particles, even using electron tomography, both cases showed circular dichroism bands of opposite sign, with nearly mirrored chiroptical signatures for chiral micelle‐directed growth, along with quasi‐helical wrinkles of inverted handedness. These results expand the chiral growth toolbox with an effect that might be exploited to yield a host of interesting morphologies with tunable optical properties.
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  ISSN 1433-7851 ISBN (up) Additional Links
  Impact Factor 16.6 Times cited Open Access
  Notes Ana Sánchez-Iglesias is acknowledged for support in the synthesis of pentatwinned gold nanorods. The authors acknowledge financial support by the European Research Council (ERC CoG No. 815128 REALNANO to S.B.), from MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (Grant PID2020- 117779RB-I00 to L.M.L.-M and FPI Fellowship PRE2021- 097588 to K.V.G.), and by KU Leuven (C14/22/085). This work has been funded by the European Union under Project 101131111—DELIGHT. Funding for open access charge: Universidade de Vigo/ CRUE-CISUG. Approved Most recent IF: 16.6; 2024 IF: 11.994
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Author Cioni, M.; Delle Piane, M.; Polino, D.; Rapetti, D.; Crippa, M.; Arslan Irmak, E.; Van Aert, S.; Bals, S.; Pavan, G.M.
  Title Sampling real-time atomic dynamics in metal nanoparticles by combining experiments, simulations, and machine learning Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2024 Publication Advanced Science Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 1-13
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Even at low temperatures, metal nanoparticles (NPs) possess atomic dynamics that are key for their properties but challenging to elucidate. Recent experimental advances allow obtaining atomic-resolution snapshots of the NPs in realistic regimes, but data acquisition limitations hinder the experimental reconstruction of the atomic dynamics present within them. Molecular simulations have the advantage that these allow directly tracking the motion of atoms over time. However, these typically start from ideal/perfect NP structures and, suffering from sampling limits, provide results that are often dependent on the initial/putative structure and remain purely indicative. Here, by combining state-of-the-art experimental and computational approaches, how it is possible to tackle the limitations of both approaches and resolve the atomistic dynamics present in metal NPs in realistic conditions is demonstrated. Annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy enables the acquisition of ten high-resolution images of an Au NP at intervals of 0.6 s. These are used to reconstruct atomistic 3D models of the real NP used to run ten independent molecular dynamics simulations. Machine learning analyses of the simulation trajectories allow resolving the real-time atomic dynamics present within the NP. This provides a robust combined experimental/computational approach to characterize the structural dynamics of metal NPs in realistic conditions. Experimental and computational techniques are bridged to unveil atomic dynamics in gold nanoparticles (NPs), using annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy and molecular dynamics simulations informed by machine learning. The approach provides unprecedented insights into the real-time structural behaviors of NPs, merging state-of-the-art techniques to accurately characterize their dynamics under realistic conditions. image
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  Language Wos 001206888000001 Publication Date 2024-04-24
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  ISSN 2198-3844 ISBN (up) Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
  Impact Factor 15.1 Times cited Open Access
  Notes This work was supported by the funding received by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement no. 818776- DYNAPOL, no. 770887 PICOMETRICS and no. 815128 REALNANO). The authors also acknowledge the computational resources provided by the Swiss National Supercomputing Center (CSCS), by CINECA, and the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) G.0346.21N. Approved Most recent IF: 15.1; 2024 IF: 9.034
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Author Arisnabarreta, N.; Hao, Y.; Jin, E.; Salame, A.; Muellen, K.; Robert, M.; Lazzaroni, R.; Van Aert, S.; Mali, K.S.; De Feyter, S.
  Title Single-layered imine-linked porphyrin-based two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks targeting CO₂ reduction Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2024 Publication Advanced energy materials Abbreviated Journal
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  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract The reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) using porphyrin-containing 2D covalent organic frameworks (2D-COFs) catalysts is widely explored nowadays. While these framework materials are normally fabricated as powders followed by their uncontrolled surface heterogenization or directly grown as thin films (thickness >200 nm), very little is known about the performance of substrate-supported single-layered (approximate to 0.5 nm thickness) 2D-COFs films (s2D-COFs) due to its highly challenging synthesis and characterization protocols. In this work, a fast and straightforward fabrication method of porphyrin-containing s2D-COFs is demonstrated, which allows their extensive high-resolution visualization via scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) in liquid conditions with the support of STM simulations. The as-prepared single-layered film is then employed as a cathode for the electrochemical reduction of CO2. Fe porphyrin-containing s2D-COF@graphite used as a single-layered heterogeneous catalyst provided moderate-to-high carbon monoxide selectivity (82%) and partial CO current density (5.1 mA cm(-2)). This work establishes the value of using single-layered films as heterogene ous catalysts and demonstrates the possibility of achieving high performance in CO2 reduction even with extremely low catalyst loadings.
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  Language Wos 001177577200001 Publication Date 2024-02-28
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  ISSN 1614-6832; 1614-6840 ISBN (up) Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
  Impact Factor 27.8 Times cited Open Access
  Notes N.A. acknowledges a postdoctoral fellowship from the Research Foundation- Flanders (FWO) via grant 12ZS623N. S.D.F. acknowledges support from FWO (G0A4120N, G0H2122N, G0A5U24N), KU Leuven Internal Funds (grants C14/18/06, C14/19/079, C14/23/090), European Union under the Horizon Europe grant 101046231 (FantastiCOF), and M-ERA.NET via FWO (G0K9822N). S.D.F., K.M., Y.H., R.L., and S.V.A. were thankful to the FWO and FNRS for the financial support through the EOS program (grant 30489208, 40007495). Research in Mons was also supported by the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FRS-FNRS) within the Consortium des Équipements de Calcul Intensif- CÉCI, and by the Walloon Region (ZENOBE and LUCIA Tier-1 supercomputers). E.J. appreciated the support from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Max Planck Society, the FLAG-ERA Grant OPERA by DFG 437130745, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22288101), and the 111 Project (B17020). Partial financial support to M.R. from the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) was warmly thanked. Approved Most recent IF: 27.8; 2024 IF: 16.721
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Author Tong, J.; Fu, Y.; Domaretskiy, D.; Della Pia, F.; Dagar, P.; Powell, L.; Bahamon, D.; Huang, S.; Xin, B.; Costa Filho, R.N.; Vega, L.F.; Grigorieva, I.V.; Peeters, F.M.; Michaelides, A.; Lozada-Hidalgo, M.
  Title Control of proton transport and hydrogenation in double-gated graphene Type A1 Journal Article
  Year 2024 Publication Nature Abbreviated Journal Nature
  Volume 630 Issue 8017 Pages 619-624
  Keywords A1 Journal Article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) ;
  Abstract The basal plane of graphene can function as a selective barrier that is permeable to protons but impermeable to all ions and gases, stimulating its use in applications such as membranes, catalysis and isotope separation. Protons can chemically adsorb on graphene and hydrogenate it, inducing a conductor–insulator transition that has been explored intensively in graphene electronic devices. However, both processes face energy barriersand various strategies have been proposed to accelerate proton transport, for example by introducing vacancies, incorporating catalytic metalsor chemically functionalizing the lattice. But these techniques can compromise other properties, such as ion selectivity or mechanical stability. Here we show that independent control of the electric field,<italic>E</italic>, at around 1 V nm<sup>−1</sup>, and charge-carrier density,<italic>n</italic>, at around 1 × 10<sup>14</sup> cm<sup>−2</sup>, in double-gated graphene allows the decoupling of proton transport from lattice hydrogenation and can thereby accelerate proton transport such that it approaches the limiting electrolyte current for our devices. Proton transport and hydrogenation can be driven selectively with precision and robustness, enabling proton-based logic and memory graphene devices that have on–off ratios spanning orders of magnitude. Our results show that field effects can accelerate and decouple electrochemical processes in double-gated 2D crystals and demonstrate the possibility of mapping such processes as a function of<italic>E</italic>and<italic>n</italic>, which is a new technique for the study of 2D electrode–electrolyte interfaces.
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  ISSN 0028-0836 ISBN (up) Additional Links
  Impact Factor 64.8 Times cited Open Access
  Notes This work was supported by UKRI (EP/X017745: M.L.-H; EP/X035891: A.M.), the Directed Research Projects Program of the Research and Innovation Center for Graphene and 2D Materials at Khalifa University (RIC2D-D001: M.L.-H., L.F.V. and D.B.), The Royal Society (URF\R1\201515: M.L.-H.) and the European Research Council (101071937: A.M.). Part of this work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl, G099219N). A.M. acknowledges access to the UK national high-performance computing service (ARCHER2). Approved Most recent IF: 64.8; 2024 IF: 40.137
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Author Lujan, G.S.; Magnus, W.; Soree, B.; Pourghaderi, M.A.; Veloso, A.; van Dal, M.J.H.; Lauwers, A.; Kubicek, S.; De Gendt, S.; Heyns, M.; De Meyer, K.;
  Title A new method to calculate leakage current and its applications for sub-45nm MOSFETs Type H1 Book chapter
  Year 2005 Publication Solid-State Device Research (ESSDERC), European Conference T2 – ESSDERC 2005 : proceedings of 35th European Solid-State Device Research Conference, September 12-16, 2005, Grenoble, France Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 489-492
  Keywords H1 Book chapter; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract This paper proposes a new quantum mechanical model for the calculation of leakage currents. The model incorporates both variational calculus and the transfer matrix method to compute the subband energies and the life times of the inversion layer states. The use of variational calculus simplifies the subband energy calculation due to the analytical firm of the wave functions, which offers an attractive perspective towards the calculation of the electron mobility in the channel. The model can be extended to high-k dielectrics with several layers. Good agreement between experimental data and simulation results is obtained for metal gate capacitors.
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  Language Wos 000236176200114 Publication Date 2005-12-13
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  ISSN ISBN (up) 0-7803-9203-5 Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
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  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:103691 Serial 2323
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Author Charlier, E.; Gijbels, R.; Van Doorselaer, M.; De Keyzer, R.
  Title Determination of the silver sulphide cluster size distribution via computer simulations Type H1 Book chapter
  Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 85-89
  Keywords H1 Book chapter; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
  Abstract Addition of a labile sulphur donor to light sensitive silver halide microcrystals results in the formation of a distribution of silver sulphide clusters on the crystal surface. These silver sulphide clusters enhance the efficiency of image formation during the photographic process. Their activity towards the capturing of light photons, however, is very critical to their size (aggregation number) and concentration. By incorporating gold ions into silver sulphide clusters it was possible to monitor the size distribution by measuring the amount of gold reacted. From these experiments, no evidence was found for aggregation of the reacted sulphur entities on the surface. The uptake of gold ions at different sulphur concentrations could well be fitted with a simulated size distribution when a catalyzed deposition of sulphur was assumed, with a reactivity of the surface equal to 1.0 % for the microcrystals studied. From a simulation of the silver sulphide cluster size distribution a correlation could also be found between increasing aggregation numbers and the absorption at increasing wavelengths in diffuse reflectance spectroscopy.
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Author Steiner, R.E.; Barshick, C.M.; Bogaerts, A.
  Title Glow discharge optical spectroscopy and mass spectrometry Type H1 Book chapter
  Year 2009 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 1-28
  Keywords H1 Book chapter; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
  Abstract Optical (atomic absorption spectroscopy, AAS; atomic emission spectroscopy, AES; atomic fluorescence spectroscopy, AFS; and optogalvanic spectroscopy) and mass spectrometric (magnetic sector, quadrupolemass analyzer, QMA; quadrupole ion trap, QIT; Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance, FTICR; and time-of-flight, TOF) instrumentation are well suited for coupling to the glow discharge (GD). The GD is a relatively simple device. A potential gradient (5001500 V) is applied between an anode and a cathode. In most cases, the sample is also the cathode. A noble gas (e.g. Ar, Ne, and Xe) is introduced into the discharge region before power initiation. When a potential is applied, electrons are accelerated toward the anode. As these electrons accelerate, they collide with gas atoms. A fraction of these collisions are of sufficient energy to remove an electron from a support gas atom, forming an ion. These ions are, in turn, accelerated toward the cathode. These ions impinge on the surface of the cathode, sputtering sample atoms from the surface. Sputtered atoms that do not redeposit on the surface diffuse into the excitation/ionization regions of the plasma where they can undergo excitation and/or ionization via a number of collisional processes. GD sources offer a number of distinct advantages that make them well suited for specific types of analyses. These sources afford direct analysis of solid samples, thus minimizing the sample preparation required for analysis. The nature of the plasma also provides mutually exclusive atomization and excitation processes that help to minimize the matrix effects that plague so many other elemental techniques. Unfortunately, the GD source functions optimally in a dry environment, making analysis of solutions more difficult. These sources also suffer from difficulties associated with analyzing nonconductingsamples. In this article, first, the principles of operation of the GD plasma are reviewed, with an emphasis on how those principles relate to optical spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Basic applications of the GD techniques are considered next. These include bulk analysis, surface analysis, and the analysis of solution samples. The requirements necessary to obtain optical information are addressed following the analytical applications. This section focuses on the instrumentation needed to make optical measurements using the GD as an atomization/excitation source. Finally, mass spectrometric instrumentation and interfaces are addressed as they pertain to the use of a GD plasma as an ion source. GDsources provide analytically useful gas-phase species from solid samples. These sources can be interfaced with avariety of spectroscopic and spectrometric instruments for both quantitative and qualitative analysis.
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Author Bafekry, A.; Stampfl, C.; Ghergherehchi, M.
  Title Strain, electric-field and functionalization induced widely tunable electronic properties in MoS2/BC3, /C3N and / C3N4 van der Waals heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Nanotechnology (Bristol. Print) Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 295202 pp
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract In this paper, the effect of BC3, C3N and C3N4BC(3) and MoS2/C(3)N4 heterostructures are direct semiconductors with band gaps of 0.4 and 1.74 eV, respectively, while MoS2/C3N is a metal. Furthermore, the influence of strain and electric field on the electronic structure of these van der Waals heterostructures is investigated. The MoS2/BC3 heterostructure, for strains larger than -4%, transforms it into a metal where the metallic character is maintained for strains larger than -6%. The band gap decreases with increasing strain to 0.35 eV (at +2%), while for strain (>+6%) a direct-indirect band gap transition is predicted to occur. For the MoS2/C3N heterostructure, the metallic character persists for all strains considered. On applying an electric field, the electronic properties of MoS2/C3N4 are modified and its band gap decreases as the electric field increases. Interestingly, the band gap reaches 30 meV at +0.8 V/angstrom, and with increase above +0.8 V/angstrom, a semiconductor-to-metal transition occurs. Furthermore, we investigated effects of semi- and full-hydrogenation of MoS2/C3N and we found that it leads to a metallic and semiconducting character, respectively.
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  Language Wos 000532366000001 Publication Date 2020-04-09
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  Impact Factor Times cited 19 Open Access
  Notes ; This work has supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) grant funded by the Korea government(MSIT)(NRF-2017R1A2B2011989). ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
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Author Cardell, C.; Urosevic, M.; Sebastián-Pardo, E.; Horemans, B.; Kontozova-Deutsch, V.; Potgieter-Vermaak, S.; Bencs, L.; Anaf, K.W.; De Wael, K.; Van Grieken, R.
  Title Risks of atmospheric aerosol for cultural heritage assets in Granada (Spain) Type H1 Book chapter
  Year 2013 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 45-49
  Keywords H1 Book chapter; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
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  Notes ; The authors thank the 'Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife' and the CEAMA. Financial support was provided by Andalusian Research Groups RNM-179 and Project CGL2012-30729. ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
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Author Dong, H.M.; Qin, H.; Zhang, J.; Peeters, F.M.; Xu, W.
  Title Terahertz absorption window in bilayer graphene Type H1 Book chapter
  Year 2009 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 247-248
  Keywords H1 Book chapter; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract We present a detailed theoretical study of terahertz (THz) optical absorption in bilayer graphene. Considering an air/graphene/dielectric-wafer system, we find that there is an absorption window in the range 3 similar to 30 THz. Such an absorption window is induced by different transition energies required for inter- and intra-band optical absorption in the presence of the Pauli blockade effect. As a result, the position and width of this THz absorption window depend sensitively on temperature and carrier density of the system. These results are pertinent to the applications of recently developed graphene systems as novel optoelectronic devices such as THz photo-detectors.
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Ieee Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
  Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN ISBN (up) 978-1-4244-5416-7 Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record;
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:99225 Serial 3506
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Author Neyts, E.; Mao, M.; Eckert, M.; Bogaerts, A.
  Title Modeling aspects of plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition of carbon-based materials Type H1 Book chapter
  Year 2012 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 245-290
  Keywords H1 Book chapter; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher CRC Press Place of Publication Boca Raton, Fla Editor
  Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN ISBN (up) 978-1-4398-6676-4 Additional Links UA library record
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107843 Serial 2109
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Author Janssens, K.; Alfeld, M.; Van der Snickt, G.; De Nolf, W.; Vanmeert, F.; Monico, L.; Legrand, S.; Dik, J.; Cotte, M.; Falkenberg, G.; van der Loeff, L.; Leeuwestein, M.; Hendriks, E.
  Title Examination of Vincent van Gogh's paintings and pigments by means of state-of-the-art analytical methods Type H2 Book chapter
  Year 2014 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 373-403 T2 - Science and art : the painted surface
  Keywords H2 Book chapter; Art; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
  Abstract Recent studies in which X-ray beams of macroscopic to (sub) microscopic dimensions were used for non-destructive analysis and characterization of pigments, paint micro samples and/or entire paintings by Vincent van Gogh are concisely reviewed. The overview presented encompasses the use of laboratory and synchrotron radiation-based instrumentation and deals with the use of several variants of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) as a method of elemental analysis and imaging as well as with the combined use of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). Microscopic and macroscopic XRF are variants of the method that are well suited to visualize the elemental distribution of key elements, mostly metals, present in paint multi layers, either on the length scale from 1–100 μm inside micro samples taken from paintings or on the 1–100 cm length scale when the (subsurface) distribution of specific pigments in entire paintings is concerned. In the context of the characterization of van Gogh's pigments subject to natural degradation, the use of methods limited to elemental analysis or imaging usually is not sufficient to elucidate the chemical transformations that have taken place. However, at synchrotron facilities, combinations of μ-XRF with related methods such as μ-XAS and μ-XRD have proven themselves to be very suitable for such studies. Their use is often combined with microscopic Fourier transform infra-red (μ-FTIR) spectroscopy since this method delivers complementary information at more or less the same length scale as the X-ray microprobe techniques. Also in the context of macroscopic imaging of works of art, the complementary use of X-ray based and infra-red based imaging appears very promising; some recent developments are discussed.
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Editor
  Language Wos Publication Date 2020-02-24
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN ISBN (up) 978-1-84973-818-7 Additional Links UA library record
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved no
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:190782 Serial 7943
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Author Ravindra, K.; Stranger, M.; Van Grieken, R.; Sokhi, R.S.
  Title Chemical characterization and source apportionment of fine aerosols Type H3 Book chapter
  Year 2009 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages
  Keywords H3 Book chapter; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
  Abstract
  Address
  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Editor
  Language Wos Publication Date
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN ISBN (up) 978-1-905313-64-8 Additional Links UA library record
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved no
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:97558 Serial 7644
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Author Carvajal-Arroyo, J.M.; Vitor Akaboci, T.R.; Ruscalleda, M.; Colprim, J.; Courtens, E.; Vlaeminck, S.E.
  Title Biofilms for one-stage autotrophic nitrogen removal Type H3 Book chapter
  Year 2016 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 205-222 T2 - Aquatic biofilms : ecology, water qua
  Keywords H3 Book chapter; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
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  Address
  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Editor
  Language Wos Publication Date
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN ISBN (up) 978-1-910190-17-3 Additional Links UA library record
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved no
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:130466 Serial 7559
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Author Vanmeert, F.; De Meyer, S.; Gestels, A.; Clerici, E.A.; Deleu, N.; Legrand, S.; Van Espen, P.; Van der Snickt, G.; Alfeld, M.; Dik, J.; Monico, L.; De Nolf, W.; Cotte, M.; Gonzalez, V.; Saverwyns, S.; Depuydt-Elbaum, L.; Janssens, K.
  Title Non-invasive and non-destructive examination of artists’ pigments, paints and paintings by means of X-ray imaging methods Type H1 Book chapter
  Year 2022 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 317-357
  Keywords H1 Book chapter; Art; Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES); Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy (AXIS)
  Abstract Recent studies in which X-ray beams of (sub)micrometre to millimetre dimensions have been used for non-destructive analysis and characterization of pigments, minute paint samples and/or entire paintings from fifteenth to twentieth century artists are discussed. The overview presented encompasses the use of laboratory and synchrotron radiation-based instrumentation and deals with the use of several variants of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) as a method of elemental analysis and imaging as well as with the combined use with X-ray diffraction (XRD). Microscopic XRF (μ-XRF) is a variant of the XRF method able to visualize the elemental distribution of key elements, mostly metals, on the scale from 1 μm to 100 μm present inside multi-layered micro samples taken from paintings. In the context of the characterization of artists’ pigments subjected to natural degradation, in many cases the use of methods limited to elemental analysis or imaging does not suffice to elucidate the chemical transformations that have taken place. However, at synchrotron facilities, combinations of μ-XRF with related methods such as μ-XAS (microscopic X-ray absorption spectroscopy) and μ-XRD have proven themselves to be very suitable for such studies. Since microscopic investigation of a relatively limited number of minute paint samples may not yield representative information about the complete artefact they were taken from, several methods for macroscopic, non-invasive imaging have recently been developed. Combined macroscopic XRF/XRD scanning is able to provide a fairly complete overview of the inorganic pigments employed to create a work of art, to answer questions about ongoing degradation phenomena and about its authenticity. As such these newly developed non-invasive and highly specific imaging methods are of interest for many cultural heritage stakeholders.
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Editor
  Language Wos Publication Date 2022-09-08
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN ISBN (up) 978-3-030-86864-2 Additional Links UA library record
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access Not_Open_Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:190777 Serial 7183
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Author Bogaerts, A.; Aghaei, M.; Autrique, D.; Lindner, H.; Chen, Z.; Wendelen, W.
  Title Computer simulations of laser ablation, plume expansion and plasma formation Type H1 Book chapter
  Year 2011 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 1-10
  Keywords H1 Book chapter; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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  Address
  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Trans Tech Place of Publication Aedermannsdorf Editor
  Language Wos 000292658900001 Publication Date 2011-04-20
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 1662-8985; ISBN (up) 978-3-03785-081-7 Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor Times cited 8 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88340 Serial 470
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Author Gielis, J.; Caratelli, D.; de Jong van Coevorden, M.; Ricci, P.E.
  Title The common descent of biological shape description and special functions Type H1 Book chapter
  Year 2018 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume 230 Issue Pages 119-131 T2 - Differential and difference equations
  Keywords H1 Book chapter; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
  Abstract Gielis transformations, with their origin in botany, are used to define square waves and trigonometric functions of higher order. They are rewritten in terms of Chebyshev polynomials. The origin of both, a uniform descriptor and the origin of orthogonal polynomials, can be traced back to a letter of Guido Grandi to Leibniz in 1713 on the mathematical description of the shape of flowers. In this way geometrical description and analytical tools are seamlessly combined.
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Editor
  Language Wos 000451375900010 Publication Date 2018-05-08
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN ISBN (up) 978-3-319-75646-2; 2194-1009; 978-3-319-75647-9; 978-3-319-75646-2 Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved no
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:150949 Serial 7685
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Author Klaassen, L.; van der Snickt, G.; Legrand, S.; Higgitt, C.; Spring, M.; Vanmeert, F.; Rosi, F.; Brunetti, B.G.; Postec, M.; Janssens, K.
  Title Characterization and removal of a disfiguring oxalate crust on a large altarpiece by Hans Memling Type H1 Book chapter
  Year 2019 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 263-282 T2 - Metal soaps in art / Casadio, F. [edi
  Keywords H1 Book chapter; Art; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation); Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES)
  Abstract During the conservation treatment of Memling’s Christ with Singing and Music-making Angels, three panel paintings that are among the most monumental works in early Netherlandish art, the conservators came across insoluble surface layers containing calcium oxalates. A very thin and irregular layer of this type, hardly visible to the naked eye, was spread across the surface of all three panels. A much thicker layer forming an opaque and highly disfiguring crust that obscured the composition (Figs. 15.1 and 15.7) was locally present on areas of dark copper-containing paint, where multiple layers of old discolored coatings and accretions remained in place before the most recent cleaning. This article describes the application of a wide range of analytical techniques in order to fully understand the stratigraphy and composition of the crusts on the Memling paintings. FTIR spectroscopy in transmission and reflection mode, micro-ATR-FTIR imaging and macro-rFTIR scanning, SEM-EDX, mobile XRD, and SR-μXRD showed that the crusts contained two related Ca-based oxalate salts, whewellite and weddellite, and were separated from the original paint surface by varnish, indicating that they did not originate from degradation of the original paint but from a combination of microbial action and a thick accumulation of dirt. Supported by the results from these different analytical techniques, which when used together proved to be very effective in providing complementary information that addressed this specific conservation problem, and aided by the presence of the intermediate varnish layer(s), the conservators were able to remove most of the crusts with spectacular results.
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Editor
  Language Wos Publication Date 2019-03-23
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN ISBN (up) 978-3-319-90616-4 Additional Links UA library record
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved no
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:190778 Serial 7609
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Author Lisiecki, I.; Turner, S.; Bals, S.; Pileni, M.P.; Van Tendeloo, G.
  Title Enhanced stability against oxidation due to 2D self-organisation of hcp cobalt nanocrystals Type H1 Book chapter
  Year 2008 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 273-274
  Keywords H1 Book chapter; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract
  Address
  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Springer Place of Publication Berlin Editor
  Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN ISBN (up) 978-3-540-85226-1 Additional Links UA library record
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:87610 Serial 1055
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Author Bending, S.J.; Milošević, M.V.; Moshchalkov, V.V.
  Title Polarity-dependent vortex pinning and spontaneous vortex-antivortex structures in superconductor/ferromagnet hybrids Type H1 Book chapter
  Year 2010 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 299-322
  Keywords H1 Book chapter; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract
  Address
  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Springer Place of Publication Berlin Editor
  Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN ISBN (up) 978-3-642-15136-1 Additional Links UA library record
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:106139 Serial 2659
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Author Godoi, R.H.M.; Bittencourt, A.V.L.; Hirata, P.Y.; Jafelicci Junior, M.; dos Reis Neto, J.M.; de Souza Sarkis, J.E.; Zara, L.F.; Van Grieken, R.
  Title Caracterização dos sistemas iônicos e particulado no reservatório Type H3 Book chapter
  Year 2011 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 170-188 T2 - Eutrofização em reservatórios : gestã
  Keywords H3 Book chapter; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
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  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN ISBN (up) 978-85-7335-286-3 Additional Links UA library record
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved no
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:97170 Serial 7577
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Author Rosenberg, E.; De Santis, F.; Kontozova-Deutsch, V.; Odlyha, M.; Van Grieken, R.; Vichi, F.
  Title Measuring gaseous and particulate pollutants: instruments and instrumental problems Type H2 Book chapter
  Year 2010 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 115-146 T2 - Basic environmental mechanisms: affec
  Keywords H2 Book chapter; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
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  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN ISBN (up) 978-88-404-4334-8 Additional Links UA library record
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved no
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:83559 Serial 8213
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Author Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Tuning the superconducting properties of nanomaterials Type H1 Book chapter
  Year 2009 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 1-14
  Keywords H1 Book chapter; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Electron continement and its effect on the superconducting-to-normal phase transition driven by a magentic field and/or a current is studied in nanowires. Our investigation is based on a self-consistent numerical solution of the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations. We find that in a parallel magneitc field and/or in the presence of a supercurrent the transition from the superconducting to the normal phase occurs as a cascade of discontinuous jumps in the superconducting order parameter for diameters D < 10 divided by 15 nm at T = 0. The critical magentic field exhibits quantum-size oscillations with pronounced resonant enhancements as a function of the wire radius.
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Springer Place of Publication Dordrecht Editor
  Language Wos 000274282900001 Publication Date 2009-07-29
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 1874-6500; ISBN (up) 978-90-481-3118-1 Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:99226 Serial 3761
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Author Smits, M.
  Title Photocatalytic degradation of diesel soot : from application to reaction mechanism Type Doctoral thesis
  Year 2013 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 160 p.
  Keywords Doctoral thesis; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
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  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN ISBN (up) 978-90-5728-415-1 Additional Links UA library record
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved no
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:108803 Serial 8380
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Author Aghaei, M.
  Title Computational study of inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) Type Doctoral thesis
  Year 2014 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages
  Keywords Doctoral thesis; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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  Address
  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Antwerpen Editor
  Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN ISBN (up) 978-90-5728-447-2 Additional Links UA library record
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:117062 Serial 457
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Author Chekol Zewdie, M.
  Title How irrigation water impacts Ethiopian agriculture : an applied economics study Type Doctoral thesis
  Year 2021 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages xiv, 152 p.
  Keywords Doctoral thesis; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
  Abstract In recent decades, as crop production has increased in many areas where irrigation projects have been implemented, the global agricultural development community has promoted irrigation investments. However, due to the disappointing performance of irrigation farming in developing countries, irrigation intervention in Africa South of the Sahara including Ethiopia is an issue of debate. Moreover, several gaps exist in the Ethiopian irrigation farming literature. For instance, evidence about the direct and indirect effects of irrigation water on agriculture is not well documented. The irrigation farming literature has not disentangled the indirect effects of having access to irrigation water from the direct effect and the indirect effects have been underrepresented. Furthermore, most previous studies have applied either a quantitative or qualitative approach and have relied only on revealed data as main type of methodology, making studies that combine qualitative and quantitative research and that use both stated and revealed data underrepresented. In this study, different approaches have been applied to investigate how irrigation water impacts Ethiopia agriculture with special attention being given to disentangling the direct and indirect effects of irrigation water on Ethiopian agriculture. Using a structural equation model, a stochastic production frontier approach, and a discrete choice experiment, I drew evidence regarding the direct and indirect effects of irrigation water on crop revenue of smallholder farmers, the technical efficiency of irrigation user farmers, and the farmers’ willingness to pay to improve poor irrigation schemes from field observations, semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with farmers, and key informant interviews with the local agricultural agents from the Koga and Fogera Districts of Amhara Region Ethiopia. The results indicate that irrigation water in general has both direct and indirect positive effects on agriculture, and the indirect effect is mediated by both improved farm inputs and the type of crops produced. The results also show that – due to poor extension services and backward agronomic practices, the mean technical efficiency of farmers in Ethiopia is very low, and that large-scale irrigation users are less technically efficient than small-scale irrigation users. Moreover, the results show that improving irrigation schemes shifts the frontier up, and smallholder farmers are strongly willing to contribute financially to the maintenance costs of irrigation schemes. The results offer relevant lessons for policymakers that providing irrigation water supply must be embedded in a comprehensive support package including access to extension services, improved input supply, and access to stable markets.
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  ISSN ISBN (up) 978-90-5728-700-8 Additional Links UA library record
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  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:180816 Serial 6928
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Author Bruijnen, Y.; Caen, J.M.A.; Cagno, S.; Janssens, K.; et al.
  Title Getekend Jan R. : Jan Rombouts, een renaissancemeester herontdekt Type ME2 Book as editor or co-editor
  Year 2012 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 207 p.
  Keywords ME2 Book as editor or co-editor; Art; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
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  Publisher Place of Publication Editor
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  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN ISBN (up) 978-90-6153-780-9 Additional Links UA library record
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:115160 Serial 5633
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