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| Author | Kang, T.-Y.; Kwon, J.-S.; Kumar, N.; Choi, E.; Kim, K.-M. | ||||
| Title | Effects of a Non-Thermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet with Different Gas Sources and Modes of Treatment on the Fate of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Applied Sciences | Abbreviated Journal | Appl Sci-Basel |
| Volume | 9 | Issue | 22 | Pages | 4819 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | Despite numerous attempts to use human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) in the field of tissue engineering, the control of their differentiation remains challenging. Here, we investigated possible applications of a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma jet (NTAPPJ) to control the differentiation of hMSCs. An air- or nitrogen-based NTAPPJ was applied to hMSCs in culture media, either directly or by media treatment in which the cells were plated after the medium was exposed to the NTAPPJ. The durations of exposure were 1, 2, and 4 min, and the control was not exposed to the NTAPPJ. The initial attachment of the cells was assessed by a water-soluble tetrazolium assay, and the gene expression in the cells was assessed through reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction and immunofluorescence staining. The results showed that the gene expression in the hMSCs was generally increased by the NTAPPJ exposure, but the enhancement was dependent on the conditions of the exposure, such as the source of the gas and the treatment method used. These results were attributed to the chemicals in the extracellular environment and the reactive oxygen species generated by the plasma. Hence, it was concluded that by applying the best conditions for the NTAPPJ exposure of hMSCs, the control of hMSC differentiation was possible, and therefore, exposure to an NTAPPJ is a promising method for tissue engineering. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000502570800096 | Publication Date | 2019-11-11 | |
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| ISSN | 2076-3417 | ISBN  |
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| Impact Factor | 1.679 | Times cited | Open Access | ||
| Notes | The plasma source was kindly provided by the Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Kwangwoon University. | Approved | Most recent IF: 1.679 | ||
| Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:164893 | Serial | 5435 | ||
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| Author | Van Loenhout, J.; Flieswasser, T.; Freire Boullosa, L.; De Waele, J.; Van Audenaerde, J.; Marcq, E.; Jacobs, J.; Lin, A.; Lion, E.; Dewitte, H.; Peeters, M.; Dewilde, S.; Lardon, F.; Bogaerts, A.; Deben, C.; Smits, E. | ||||
| Title | Cold Atmospheric Plasma-Treated PBS Eliminates Immunosuppressive Pancreatic Stellate Cells and Induces Immunogenic Cell Death of Pancreatic Cancer Cells | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Cancers | Abbreviated Journal | Cancers |
| Volume | 11 | Issue | 10 | Pages | 1597 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT); Laboratory for Experimental Hematology (LEH); Center for Oncological Research (CORE) | ||||
| Abstract | Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most aggressive cancers with a low response to treatment and a five-year survival rate below 5%. The ineffectiveness of treatment is partly because of an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, which comprises tumor-supportive pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs). Therefore, new therapeutic strategies are needed to tackle both the immunosuppressive PSC and pancreatic cancer cells (PCCs). Recently, physical cold atmospheric plasma consisting of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species has emerged as a novel treatment option for cancer. In this study, we investigated the cytotoxicity of plasma-treated phosphate-buffered saline (pPBS) using three PSC lines and four PCC lines and examined the immunogenicity of the induced cell death. We observed a decrease in the viability of PSC and PCC after pPBS treatment, with a higher efficacy in the latter. Two PCC lines expressed and released damage-associated molecular patterns characteristic of the induction of immunogenic cell death (ICD). In addition, pPBS-treated PCC were highly phagocytosed by dendritic cells (DCs), resulting in the maturation of DC. This indicates the high potential of pPBS to trigger ICD. In contrast, pPBS induced no ICD in PSC. In general, pPBS treatment of PCCs and PSCs created a more immunostimulatory secretion profile (higher TNF-α and IFN-γ, lower TGF-β) in coculture with DC. Altogether, these data show that plasma treatment via pPBS has the potential to induce ICD in PCCs and to reduce the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment created by PSCs. Therefore, these data provide a strong experimental basis for further in vivo validation, which might potentially open the way for more successful combination strategies with immunotherapy for PDAC. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000498826000194 | Publication Date | 2019-10-19 | |
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| ISSN | 2072-6694 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | Times cited | 6 | Open Access | ||
| Notes | Universiteit Antwerpen, NA ; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 11E7719N 1121016N 1S32316N 12S9218N 12E3916N ; Agentschap Innoveren en Ondernemen, 141433 ; Kom op tegen Kanker, NA ; Stichting Tegen Kanker, STK2014-155 ; The authors express their gratitude to Christophe Hermans, Céline Merlin, Hilde Lambrechts, and Hans de Reu for technical assistance; and to VITO for the use of the MSD reader (Mol, Belgium). | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:163328 | Serial | 5436 | ||
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| Author | Privat-Maldonado, A.; Bengtson, C.; Razzokov, J.; Smits, E.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
| Title | Modifying the Tumour Microenvironment: Challenges and Future Perspectives for Anticancer Plasma Treatments | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Cancers | Abbreviated Journal | Cancers |
| Volume | 11 | Issue | 12 | Pages | 1920 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT); Center for Oncological Research (CORE) | ||||
| Abstract | Tumours are complex systems formed by cellular (malignant, immune, and endothelial cells, fibroblasts) and acellular components (extracellular matrix (ECM) constituents and secreted factors). A close interplay between these factors, collectively called the tumour microenvironment, is required to respond appropriately to external cues and to determine the treatment outcome. Cold plasma (here referred as ‘plasma’) is an emerging anticancer technology that generates a unique cocktail of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species to eliminate cancerous cells via multiple mechanisms of action. While plasma is currently regarded as a local therapy, it can also modulate the mechanisms of cell-to-cell and cell-to-ECM communication, which could facilitate the propagation of its effect in tissue and distant sites. However, it is still largely unknown how the physical interactions occurring between cells and/or the ECM in the tumour microenvironment affect the plasma therapy outcome. In this review, we discuss the effect of plasma on cell-to-cell and cell-to-ECM communication in the context of the tumour microenvironment and suggest new avenues of research to advance our knowledge in the field. Furthermore, we revise the relevant state-of-the-art in three-dimensional in vitro models that could be used to analyse cell-to-cell and cell-to-ECM communication and further strengthen our understanding of the effect of plasma in solid tumours. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000507382100097 | Publication Date | 2019-12-02 | |
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| ISSN | 2072-6694 | ISBN |
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| Notes | Figure 4 was created using resources from the ‘Mind the Graph’ platform, free trial version. Spheroid image obtained in collaboration with Sander Bekeschus (INP Greifswald, Germany); organoid image kindly provided by Christophe Deben (Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Belgium). | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:164892 | Serial | 5437 | ||
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| Author | Kirkwood, N.; De Backer, A.; Altantzis, T.; Winckelmans, N.; Longo, A.; Antolinez, F.V.; Rabouw, F.T.; De Trizio, L.; Geuchies, J.J.; Mulder, J.T.; Renaud, N.; Bals, S.; Manna, L.; Houtepen, A.J. | ||||
| Title | Locating and controlling the Zn content in In(Zn)P quantum dots | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Chemistry of materials | Abbreviated Journal | Chem Mater |
| Volume | 32 | Issue | 32 | Pages | 557-565 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Zinc is routinely employed in the synthesis of InP quantum dots (QDs) to improve the photoluminescence efficiency and carrier mobility of the resulting In(Zn)P alloy nanostructures. The exact location of Zn in the final structures and the mechanism by which it enhances the optoelectronic properties of the QDs is debated. We use synchrotron X-ray absorbance spectroscopy to show that the majority of Zn in In(Zn)P QDs is located at their surface as Zn-carboxylates. However, a small amount of Zn is present inside the bulk of the QDs with the consequent contraction of their lattice, as confirmed by combining high resolution high-angle annular dark-field imaging scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM) with statistical parameter estimation theory. We further demonstrate that the Zn content and its incorporation into the QDs can be tuned by the ligation of commonly employed Zn carboxylate precursors: the use of highly reactive Zn-acetate leads to the formation of undesired Zn3P2 and the final nanostructures being characterized by broad optical features, whereas Zn-carboxylates with longer carbon chains lead to InP crystals with much lower zinc content and narrow optical features. These results can explain the differences between structural and optical properties of In(Zn)P samples reported across the literature, and provide a rational method to tune the amount of Zn in InP nanocrystals and to drive the incorporation of Zn either as surface Zn-carboxylate, as a substitutional dopant inside the InP crystal lattice, or even predominantly as Zn3P2. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000507721600056 | Publication Date | 2019-12-13 | |
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| ISSN | 0897-4756 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 9.466 | Times cited | 39 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | A.J.H. acknowledges support from the European Research Council Horizon 2020 ERC Grant Agreement No. 678004 (Doping on Demand). This research is supported by the Dutch Technology Foundation TTW, which is part of The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), and which is partly funded by Ministry of Economic Affairs. SB acknowledges funding from the European Research Council (grant 815128 REALNANO). The authors gratefully acknowledge funding from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through project funding G.0381.16N and a postdoctoral grant to A.D.B. AJH, LM and JM acknowledge support from the H2020 Collaborative Project TEQ (Grant No. 766900).; sygma | Approved | Most recent IF: 9.466 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:165234 | Serial | 5438 | ||
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| Author | Spaeth, P.; Adhikari, S.; Le, L.; Jollans, T.; Pud, S.; Albrecht, W.; Bauer, T.; Caldarola, M.; Kuipers, L.; Orrit, M. | ||||
| Title | Circular Dichroism Measurement of Single Metal Nanoparticles Using Photothermal Imaging | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Nano Letters | Abbreviated Journal | Nano Lett |
| Volume | 19 | Issue | 12 | Pages | 8934-8940 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Photothermal microscopy, chirality, circular dichroism, dissymmetry factor, linear dichroism, gold nanostructures; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) ; | ||||
| Abstract | Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy is a powerful optical technique for the study of chiral materials and molecules. It gives access to an enantioselective signal based on the differential absorption of right and left circularly polarized light, usually obtained through polarization analysis of the light transmitted through a sample of interest. CD is routinely used to determine the secondary structure of proteins and their conformational state. However, CD signals are weak, limiting the use of this powerful technique to ensembles of many molecules. Here, we experimentally realize the concept of photothermal circular dichroism, a technique that combines the enantioselective signal from circular dichroism with the high sensitivity of photothermal microscopy, achieving a superior signal-to-noise ratio to detect chiral nano-objects. As a proof of principle, we studied the chiral response of single plasmonic nanostructures with CD in the visible range, demonstrating a signal-to-noise ratio better than 40 with only 30 ms integration time for these nanostructures. The high signal-to-noise ratio allows us to quantify the CD signal for individual nanoparticles. We show that we can distinguish relative absorption differences for right circularly and left circularly polarized light as small as gmin = 4 × 10–3 for a 30 ms integration time with our current experimental settings. The enhanced sensitivity of our technique extends CD studies to individual nano-objects and opens CD spectroscopy to numbers of molecules much lower than those in conventional experiments. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000502687500074 | Publication Date | 2019-12-11 | |
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| ISSN | 1530-6984 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 12.712 | Times cited | Open Access | ||
| Notes | This work was supported by The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO/OCW), as part of the Frontiers of Nanoscience (NanoFront) program, and Open Technology Program (OTP, Project No. 16008). M.C. acknowledges the financial support of the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft through the KIND fellowships program. T.B. and L.K. acknowledge the financial support of the European Research Council (ERC) through Project 340438-CONSTANS. W.A. acknowledges an Individual Fellowship from the Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) under the EU’s Horizon 2020 program (Grant 797153, SOPMEN). The authors acknowledge Dr. Benjamin P. Isaacoff for his help in the initial steps of this project. P.S. thanks Martin Baaske for helpful discussions. M.C. thanks Dr. Felipe Bernal Arango for help with the 3D image rendering. | Approved | Most recent IF: 12.712 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:165087c:irua:165233 | Serial | 5439 | ||
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| Author | Boyat, X.; Ballat-Durand, D.; Marteau, J.; Bouvier, S.; Favergeon, J.; Orekhov, A.; Schryvers, D. | ||||
| Title | Interfacial characteristics and cohesion mechanisms of linear friction welded dissimilar titanium alloys: Ti–5Al–2Sn–2Zr–4Mo–4Cr (Ti17) and Ti–6Al–2Sn–4Zr–2Mo (Ti6242) | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Materials characterization | Abbreviated Journal | Mater Charact |
| Volume | 158 | Issue | Pages | 109942 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | A detailed microstructural examination endeavoring to understand the interfacial phenomena yielding to cohesion in solid-state assembling processes was performed. This study focuses on the transition zone of a dissimilar titanium alloy joint obtained by Linear Friction Welding (LFW) the β-metastable Ti17 to the near-α Ti6242. The transition zone delimitating both alloys is characterized by a sharp microstructure change from acicular HCP (Hexagonal Close-Packed) α′ martensitic laths in the Ti6242 to equiaxed BCC β (Body-Centered Cubic) subgrains in the Ti17; these α′ plates were shown to precipitate within prior-β subgrains remarkably more rotated than the ones formed in the Ti17. Both α′ and β microstructures were found to be intermingled within transitional subgrains demarcating a limited gradient from one chemical composition to the other. These peculiar interfacial grains revealed that the cohesive mechanisms between the rubbing surfaces occurred in the single-phase β domain under severe strain and high-temperature conditions. During the hot deformation process, the mutual migration of the crystalline interfaces from one material to another assisted by a continuous dynamic recrystallization process was identified as the main adhesive mechanism at the junction zone. The latter led to successful cohesion between the rubbing surfaces. Once the reciprocating motion stopped, fast cooling caused both materials to experience either a βlean→α′ or βlean→βmetastable transformation in the interfacial zone depending on their local chemical composition. The limited process time and the subsequent hindered chemical homogenization at the transition zone led to retaining the so-called intermingled α’/βm subgrains constituting the border between both Ti-alloys. |
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| Language | Wos | 000503314000018 | Publication Date | 2019-10-16 | |
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| ISSN | 1044-5803 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 2.714 | Times cited | Open Access | ||
| Notes | The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the French National Research Agency (ANR) through the OPTIMUM ANR- 14-CE27-0017 project. The authors would also like to thank the Hautsde- France Region and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 2014/2020 for the co-funding of this work. The authors would also like to thank ACB for providing LFW samples as well as Airbus for their technical support. | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.714 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:165084 | Serial | 5441 | ||
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| Author | Prabhakara, V.; Jannis, D.; Béché, A.; Bender, H.; Verbeeck, J. | ||||
| Title | Strain measurement in semiconductor FinFET devices using a novel moiré demodulation technique | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Semiconductor science and technology | Abbreviated Journal | Semicond Sci Tech |
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| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Moiré fringes are used throughout a wide variety of applications in physics and engineering to bring out small variations in an underlying lattice by comparing with another reference lattice. This method was recently demonstrated in Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy imaging to provide local strain measurement in crystals by comparing the crystal lattice with the scanning raster that then serves as the reference. The images obtained in this way contain a beating fringe pattern with a local period that represents the deviation of the lattice from the reference. In order to obtain the actual strain value, a region containing a full period of the fringe is required, which results in a compromise between strain sensitivity and spatial resolution. In this paper we propose an advanced setup making use of an optimised scanning pattern and a novel phase stepping demodulation scheme. We demonstrate the novel method on a series of 16 nm Si-Ge semiconductor FinFET devices in which strain plays a crucial role in modulating the charge carrier mobility. The obtained results are compared with both Nano-beam diffraction and the recently proposed Bessel beam diffraction technique. The setup provides a much improved spatial resolution over conventional moiré imaging in STEM while at the same time being fast and requiring no specialised diffraction camera as opposed to the diffraction techniques we compare to. |
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| Language | Wos | 000537721200002 | Publication Date | 2019-11-29 | |
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| ISSN | 0268-1242 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 2.305 | Times cited | 8 | Open Access | |
| Notes | The Qu-Ant-EM microscope and the direct electron detector used in the diffraction experiments was partly funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. This project has received funding from the GOA project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp. We would also like to thank Dr. Thomas Nuytten and Prof. Dr. Wilfried Vandervorst from IMEC, Leuven for their continuous support and collaboration with the project. | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.305 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:165794 | Serial | 5445 | ||
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| Author | Daems, N.; De Mot, B.; Choukroun, D.; Van Daele, K.; Li, C.; Hubin, A.; Bals, S.; Hereijgers, J.; Breugelmans, T. | ||||
| Title | Nickel-containing N-doped carbon as effective electrocatalysts for the reduction of CO2 to CO in a continuous-flow electrolyzer | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Sustainable energy & fuels | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 4 | Issue | 4 | Pages | 1296-1311 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Nickel-containing N-doped carbons were synthesized for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO, which is a promising approach to reduce the atmospheric CO2 levels and its negative impact on the environment. Unfortunately, poor performance (activity, selectivity and/or stability) is still a major hurdle for the economical implementation of this type of materials. The electrocatalysts were prepared through an easily up-scalable and easily tunable method based on the pyrolysis of Ni-containing N-doped carbons. Ni–N–AC–B1 synthesized with a high relative amount of nitrogen and nickel with respect to carbon, was identified as the most promising candidate for this reaction based on its partial CO current density (4.2 mA cm−2), its overpotential (0.57 V) and its faradaic efficiency to CO (>99%). This results in unprecedented values for the current density per g active sites (690 A g−1 active sites). Combined with its decent stability and its high performance in an actual electrolyzer setup, this makes it a promising candidate for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO on a larger scale. Finally, the evaluation of this kind of material in a flow-cell setup has been limited and to the best of our knowledge never included an evaluation of several crucial parameters (e.g. electrolyte type, anode composition and membrane type) and is an essential investigation in the move towards up-scaling and ultimately industrial application of this technique. This study resulted in an optimal cell configuration, consisting of Pt as an anode, Fumatech® as the membrane and 1 M KHCO3 and 2 M KOH as catholyte and anolyte, respectively. In conclusion, this research offers a unique combination of electrocatalyst development and reactor optimization. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000518690900030 | Publication Date | 2019-12-20 | |
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| Impact Factor | Times cited | 14 | Open Access | OpenAccess | |
| Notes | ; The authors acknowledge sponsoring from the research foundation of Flanders (FWO) in the frame of a post-doctoral grant (12Y3919N – ND). J. Hereijgers was supported through a postdoctoral fellowship (28761) of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO). This project was co-funded by the Interreg 2 Seas-Program 2014-2020, co-.nanced by the European Fund for Regional Development in the frame of subsidiary contract nr 2S03-019. This work was further performed in the framework of the Catalisti cluster SBO project CO2PERATE (“All renewable CCU based on formic acid integrated in an industrial microgrid”), with the.nancial support of VLAIO (Flemish Agency for Innovation and Entrepreneurship). This project.nally received funding from the European Research Council (ERC Consolidator Grant 815128, REALNANO). We thank Karen Leyssens for helping with the N<INF>2</INF> physisorption measurements and Kitty Baert (VUB) for analyzing the samples with XPS and Raman. ; sygma | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:165482 | Serial | 6311 | ||
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| Author | Guzzinati, G.; Béché, A.; McGrouther, D.; Verbeeck, J. | ||||
| Title | Prospects for out-of-plane magnetic field measurements through interference of electron vortex modes in the TEM | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Journal of optics | Abbreviated Journal | J Optics-Uk |
| Volume | 21 | Issue | 12 | Pages | 124002 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Magnetic field mapping in transmission electron microscopy is commonplace, but all conventional methods provide only a projection of the components of the magnetic induction perpendicular to the electron trajectory. Recent experimental advances with electron vortices have shown that it is possible to map the out of plane magnetic induction in a TEM setup via interferometry with a specifically prepared electron vortex state carrying high orbital angular momentum (OAM). The method relies on the Aharonov?Bohm phase shift that the electron undergoes when going through a longitudinal field. Here we show how the same effect naturally occurs for any electron wave function, which can always be described as a superposition of OAM modes. This leads to a clear connection between the occurrence of high-OAM partial waves and the amount of azimuthal rotation in the far field angular distribution of the beam. We show that out of plane magnetic field measurement can thus be obtained with a much simpler setup consisting of a ring-like aperture with azimuthal spokes. We demonstrate the experimental setup and explore the achievable sensitivity of the magnetic field measurement. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000499367800001 | Publication Date | 2019-10-28 | |
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| ISSN | 2040-8978 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 1.741 | Times cited | 3 | Open Access | |
| Notes | The authors thank V Grillo and T Harvey for interesting and fruitful discussion. GG acknowledges support from a postdoctoral fellow-ship grant from the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek – Vlaanderen (FWO). The Qu-Ant-EM microscope was partly funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 823717 – ESTEEM3. AB acknowledges funding from FWO project G093417N ('Compressed sensing enabling low dose imaging in transmission electron microscopy'). DM gratefully acknowledges funding of the FEBID capability through joint funding by University of Glasgow & EPSRC through a Strategic Equipment Grant (EP/P001483/1). | Approved | Most recent IF: 1.741 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:165116 | Serial | 6319 | ||
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| Author | Hinterding, S.O.M.; Berends, A.C.; Kurttepeli, M.; Moret, M.-E.; Meeldijk, J.D.; Bals, S.; van der Stam, W.; de Donega, C.M. | ||||
| Title | Tailoring Cu+ for Ga3+ cation exchange in Cu2-xS and CuInS2 nanocrystals by controlling the Ga precursor chemistry | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | ACS nano | Abbreviated Journal | Acs Nano |
| Volume | 13 | Issue | 13 | Pages | 12880-12893 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Nanoscale cation exchange (CE) has resulted in colloidal nanomaterials that are unattainable by direct synthesis methods. Aliovalent CE is complex and synthetically challenging because the exchange of an unequal number of host and guest cations is required to maintain charge balance. An approach to control aliovalent CE reactions is the use of a single reactant to both supply the guest cation and extract the host cation. Here, we study the application of GaCl3-L complexes [L = trioctylphosphine (TOP), triphenylphosphite (TPP), diphenylphosphine (DPP)] as reactants in the exchange of Cu+ for Ga3+ in Cu2-xS nanocrystals. We find that noncomplexed GaCl3 etches the nanocrystals by S2- extraction, whereas GaCl3-TOP is unreactive. Successful exchange of Cu+ for Ga3+ is only possible when GaCl3 is complexed with either TPP or DPP. This is attributed to the pivotal role of the Cu2-xS-GaCl3-L activated complex that forms at the surface of the nanocrystal at the onset of the CE reaction, which must be such that simultaneous Ga3+ insertion and Cu+ extraction can occur. This requisite is only met if GaCl3 is bound to a phosphine ligand, with a moderate bond strength, to allow facile dissociation of the complex at the nanocrystal surface. The general validity of this mechanism is demonstrated by using GaCl3-DPP to convert CuInS2 into (Cu,Ga,In)S-2 nanocrystals, which increases the photoluminescence quantum yield 10 -fold, while blue -shifting the photoluminescence into the NIR biological window. This highlights the general applicability of the mechanistic insights provided by our work. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000500650000061 | Publication Date | 2019-10-16 | |
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| ISSN | 1936-0851 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 13.942 | Times cited | 27 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | ; S.O.M.H., W.v.d.S., A.C.B., and C.d.M.D. acknowledge financial support from the division of Chemical Sciences (CW) of The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) under Grant Nos. ECHO.712.012.0001 and ECHO.712.014.001. S.B. acknowledges financial support from the European Research Council (ERC Consolidator Grant No. 815128-REALNANO). S.O.M.H. is supported by The Netherlands Center for Multiscale Catalytic Energy Conversion (MCEC), an NWO Gravitation Programme funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the government of The Netherlands. DFT calculations were carried out on the Dutch national e-infrastructure with the support of SURF Cooperative. This work was sponsored by NWO Physical Sciences for the use of supercomputer facilities. The authors thank Jessi van der Hoeven for EDS and TEM measurements. ; sygma | Approved | Most recent IF: 13.942 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:165149 | Serial | 6324 | ||
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| Author | Tang, Z.; Liu, P.; Cao, H.; Bals, S.; Heeres, H.J.; Pescarmona, P.P. | ||||
| Title | Pr/ZrO2 prepared by atomic trapping : an efficient catalyst for the conversion of glycerol to lactic acid with concomitant transfer hydrogenation of cyclohexene | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | ACS catalysis | Abbreviated Journal | Acs Catal |
| Volume | 9 | Issue | 9 | Pages | 9953-9963 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | A series of heterogeneous catalysts consisting of highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles supported on nanosized ZrO2 (20 to 60 nm) was synthesized and investigated for the one-pot transfer hydrogenation between glycerol and cyclohexene to produce lactic acid and cyclohexane, without any additional H-2. Different preparation methods were screened, by varying the calcination and reduction procedures with the purpose of optimizing the dispersion of Pt species (i.e., as single-atom sites or extra-fine Pt nanoparticles) on the ZrO2 support. The Pt/ZrO2 catalysts were characterized by means of transmission electron microscopy techniques (HAADF-STEM, TEM), elemental analysis (ICP-OES, EDX mapping), N-2-physisorption, H-2 temperature-programmed-reduction (H-2-TPR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Based on this combination of techniques it was possible to correlate the temperature of the calcination and reduction treatments with the nature of the Pt species. The best catalyst consisted of subnanometer Pt clusters (<1 nm) and atomically dispersed Pt (as Pt2+ and Pt4+) on the ZrO2 support, which were converted into extra-fine Pt nanoparticles (average size = 1.4 nm) upon reduction. These nanoparticles acted as catalytic species for the transfer hydrogenation of glycerol with cyclohexene, which gave an unsurpassed 95% yield of lactic acid salt at 96% glycerol conversion (aqueous glycerol solution, NaOH as promoter, 160 degrees C, 4.5 h, at 20 bar N-2). This is the highest yield and selectivity of lactic acid (salt) reported in the literature so far. Reusability experiments showed a partial and gradual loss of activity of the Pt/ZrO2 catalyst, which was attributed to the experimentally observed aggregation of Pt nanoparticles. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000494549700025 | Publication Date | 2019-09-16 | |
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| ISSN | 2155-5435 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 10.614 | Times cited | 46 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | Zhenchen Tang acknowledges the financial support from the China Scholarship Council for his Ph.D. grant. All the authors are grateful for the technical support from Erwin Wilbers, Anne Appeldoorn, and Marcel de Vries, the TEM support from Dr. Marc Stuart, and the ICP-OES support from Johannes van der Velde. Pei Liu and Sara Bals acknowledge financial support from the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Programme by means of grant agreement No. 731019 EUSMI. | Approved | Most recent IF: 10.614 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:164643 | Serial | 6326 | ||
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| Author | Chin, C.–M.; Battle, P.D.; Hunter, E.C.; Avdeev, M.; Hendrickx, M.; Hadermann, J. | ||||
| Title | Magnetic properties of La3Ni2Sb Ta Nb1––O9; from relaxor to spin glass | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Journal of solid state chemistry (Print) | Abbreviated Journal | Journal of Solid State Chemistry |
| Volume | 273 | Issue | Pages | 175-185 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Neutron diffraction experiments conducted at 5 K in a magnetic field 0 < H/kOe < 50 have shown that the monoclinic perovskite La3Ni2TaO9 behaves as a relaxor ferromagnet. Compositions in the series La3Ni2SbxTayNb1–x–yO9 have been synthesized in polycrystalline form. Electron microscopy, X–ray diffraction and neutron diffraction have shown that the solid solutions are largely homogeneous and monophasic. Magnetometry and neutron diffraction have shown that the relaxor magnetisation persists in low fields when x + y = 1 but is rapidly diminished by the introduction of niobium. This change in magnetic behaviour is ascribed to the differences in the d–orbital energies of Sb5+, Nb5+ and Ta5+. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000466261100026 | Publication Date | 2019-03-02 | |
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| ISSN | 0022-4596 | ISBN |
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| Notes | We thank EPSRC for funding through grant EP/M0189541. CMC thanks the Croucher Foundation and the University of Oxford for the award of a graduate scholarship. | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:166445 | Serial | 6346 | ||
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| Author | Maes, D.; Vancauteren, M.; Van Passel, S. | ||||
| Title | Investigating market power in the Belgian pork production chain | Type | A1 Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Review of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Studies | Abbreviated Journal | Rev Agric Food Environ Stud |
| Volume | 100 | Issue | 1-4 | Pages | 93-117 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal Article; Engineering Management (ENM) ; | ||||
| Abstract | Belgian pork production has faced stagnating prices for decades. It remains unclear whether excessive market power from slaughterhouses or meat retailers has played a role in this trend. While market power studies can reveal some of the market dynamics in this setting, this type of research has not yet been applied to the Belgian pork market. The present paper investigates oligopolies and oligopsonies in the pork production sector. We build a new model that focuses on market power dynamics in the market for live pigs and distinguishes horizontal and vertical market power parameters, both for pig farmers and for slaughterhouses. The results follow from an empirical application using unique slaughterhouse data for 2001–2015. The results indicate that the farmers benefit from a significant power advantage in the live pig market, when very modest price demands are taken as a reference. The final market price of live pigs approaches the price requested by the farmers. On the other hand, the measured vertical market power also suggests that a pig farmer does not receive the (modest) full-wage-based salary. The market power of the slaughterhouses is also limited. Market power as a result of collusion—that is, horizontal market power—is present, but is not strong. However, there are significant differences between the slaughterhouses in terms of mark-up on the input prices. These differences reflect differences in company strategy, and this diversity further reduces the possibility to create sector-wide collusive behaviour. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | Publication Date | 2019-11-27 | ||
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| ISSN | 2425-6870 | ISBN |
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| Notes | H2020 Food, 635577 ; TUL Impuls (transnational university Limburg) Interuniversity fund; | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | ENM @ enm @ | Serial | 6377 | ||
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| Author | Pennycook, T.J.; Martinez, G.T.; O'Leary, C.M.; Yang, H.; Nellist, P.D. | ||||
| Title | Efficient Phase Contrast Imaging via Electron Ptychography, a Tutorial | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Microscopy and microanalysis | Abbreviated Journal | Microsc Microanal |
| Volume | 25 | Issue | S2 | Pages | 2684-2685 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
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| Language | Wos | Publication Date | 2019-08-06 | ||
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| ISSN | 1431-9276 | ISBN |
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| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:172444 | Serial | 6424 | ||
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| Author | Torre, I.; de Castro, L.V.; Van Duppen, B.; Barcons Ruiz, D.; Peeters, F.M.; Koppens, F.H.L.; Polini, M. | ||||
| Title | Acoustic plasmons at the crossover between the collisionless and hydrodynamic regimes in two-dimensional electron liquids | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 99 | Issue | 14 | Pages | 144307 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Hydrodynamic flow in two-dimensional electron systems has so far been probed only by dc transport and scanning gate microscopy measurements. In this work we discuss theoretically signatures of the hydrodynamic regime in near-field optical microscopy. We analyze the dispersion of acoustic plasmon modes in two-dimensional electron liquids using a nonlocal conductivity that takes into account the effects of (momentumconserving) electron-electron collisions, (momentum-relaxing) electron-phonon and electron-impurity collisions, and many-body interactions beyond the celebrated random phase approximation. We derive the dispersion and, most importantly, the damping of acoustic plasmon modes and their coupling to a near-field probe, identifying key experimental signatures of the crossover between collisionless and hydrodynamic regimes. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000465160000003 | Publication Date | 2019-04-18 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 14 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work has been sponsored by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 785219 “Graphene Core2” and via the European Research Council (ERC) Grant Agreement No. 786285. B.V.D. is supported by a post-doctoral fellowship of the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). F.H.L.K. acknowledges financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, through the “ Severo Ochoa” Programme for Centres of Excellence in R&D (SEV-2015-0522), support by Fundacio Cellex Barcelona, Generalitat de Catalunya through the CERCA program, and the Mineco grant Plan Nacional (FIS2016-81044-P) and the Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR) 2017 SGR 1656. F.M.P. and L.V.d.C. were supported by the Methusalem Program of the Flemish Government. We thank Niels Hesp and Hanan Hertzig Sheinfux for useful discussions. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:159333 | Serial | 5193 | ||
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| Author | Demiroglu, I.; Peeters, F.M.; Gulseren, O.; Cakir, D.; Sevik, C. | ||||
| Title | Alkali metal intercalation in MXene/graphene heterostructures : a new platform for ion battery applications | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | The journal of physical chemistry letters | Abbreviated Journal | J Phys Chem Lett |
| Volume | 10 | Issue | 4 | Pages | 727-734 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | The adsorption and diffusion of Na, K, and Ca atoms on MXene/graphene heterostructures of MXene systems Sc2C(OH)(2), Ti2CO2, and V2CO2 are systematically investigated by using first-principles methods. We found that alkali metal intercalation is energetically favorable and thermally stable for Ti2CO2/graphene and V2CO2/graphene heterostructures but not for Sc2C(OH)(2). Diffusion kinetics calculations showed the advantage of MXene/graphene heterostructures over sole MXene systems as the energy barriers are halved for the considered alkali metals. Low energy barriers are found for Na and K ions, which are promising for fast charge/discharge rates. Calculated voltage profiles reveal that estimated high capacities can be fully achieved for Na ion in V2CO2/graphene and Ti2CO2/graphene heterostructures. Our results indicate that Ti2CO2/graphene and V2CO2/graphene electrode materials are very promising for Na ion battery applications. The former could be exploited for low voltage applications while the latter will be more appropriate for higher voltages. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000459948800005 | Publication Date | 2019-01-30 | |
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| ISSN | 1948-7185 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 9.353 | Times cited | 88 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; We acknowledge the support from the TUBITAK (116F080) and the BAGEP Award of the Science Academy. Part of this work was supported by the FLAG -ERA project TRANS-2D-TMD. A part of this work was supported by University of North Dakota Early Career Award (Grant number: 20622-4000-02624). We also acknowledge financial support from ND EPSCoR through NSF grant OIA-1355466. Computational resources were provided by the High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TRGrid e-Infrastructure) of TUBITAK ULAKBIM, the National Center for High Performance Computing (UHeM) of Istanbul Technical University, and Computational Research Center (HPC Linux cluster) at the University of North Dakota. This work was performed, in part, at the Center for Nanoscale Materials, a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility, and supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, under contract no. DE-AC02-06CH11357. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 9.353 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:158618 | Serial | 5194 | ||
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| Author | Bafekry, A.; Shayesteh, S.F.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | C3N Monolayer: Exploring the Emerging of Novel Electronic and Magnetic Properties with Adatom Adsorption, Functionalizations, Electric Field, Charging, and Strain | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | The journal of physical chemistry: C : nanomaterials and interfaces | Abbreviated Journal | J Phys Chem C |
| Volume | 123 | Issue | 19 | Pages | 12485-12499 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Two-dimensional polyaniline with structural unit C3N is an indirect semiconductor with 0.4 eV band gap, which has attracted a lot of interest because of its unusual electronic, optoelectronic, thermal, and mechanical properties useful for various applications. Adsorption of adatoms is an effective method to improve and tune the properties of C3N. Using first-principles calculations, we investigated the adsorption of adatoms, including H, O, S, F, Cl, B, C, Si, N, P, Al, Li, Na, K, Be, Mg, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn, on C3N. Depending on the adatom size and the number of valence electrons, they may induce metallic, half-metallic, semiconducting, and ferromagnetic-metallic behavior. In addition, we investigate the effects of an electrical field, charging, and strain on C3N and found how the electronic and magnetic properties are modified. Semi- and full hydrogenation are studied. From the mechanical and thermal stability of C3N monolayer, we found it to be a hard material that can withstand large strain. From our calculations, we gained novel insights into the properties of C3N demonstrating its unique electronic and magnetic properties that can be useful for semiconducting, nanosensor, and catalytic applications. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000468368800053 | Publication Date | 2019-04-24 | |
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| ISSN | 1932-7447; 1932-7455 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 4.536 | Times cited | 81 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FW0-V1). The authors thank Keyvan Nazifi from the Cluster Center of Faculty of Science, Guilan University, for his help. They acknowledge OpenMX team for OpenMX code. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 4.536 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:160323 | Serial | 5196 | ||
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| Author | Tiwari, S.; Van de Put, M.L.; Sorée, B.; Vandenberghe, W.G. | ||||
| Title | Carrier transport in two-dimensional topological insulator nanoribbons in the presence of vacancy defects | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | 2D materials | Abbreviated Journal | 2D Mater |
| Volume | 6 | Issue | 2 | Pages | 025011 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Using the non-equilibrium Green's function formalism, we study carrier transport through imperfect two-dimensional (2D) topological insulator (TI) ribbons. In particular, we investigate the effect of vacancy defects on the carrier transport in 2D TI ribbons with hexagonal lattice structure. To account for the random distribution of the vacancy defects, we present a statistical study of varying defect densities by stochastically sampling different defect configurations. We demonstrate that the topological edge states of TI ribbons are fairly robust against a high concentration (up to 2%) of defects. At very high defect densities, we observe an increased inter-edge interaction, mediated by the localisation of the edge states within the bulk region. This effect causes significant back-scattering of the, otherwise protected, edge-states at very high defect concentrations (>2%), resulting in a loss of conduction through the TI ribbon. We discuss how this coherent vacancy scattering can be used to our advantage for the development of TI-based transistors. We find that there is an optimal concentration of vacancies yielding an ON-OFF current ratio of up to two orders of magnitude. Finally, we investigate the importance of spin-orbit coupling on the robustness of the edge states in the TI ribbon and show that increased spin-orbit coupling could further increase the ON-OFF ratio. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000457856400002 | Publication Date | 2019-01-22 | |
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| ISSN | 2053-1583 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 6.937 | Times cited | 3 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number 1710066. The project or effort depicted was or is sponsored by the Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The content of the information does not necessarily reflect the position or the policy of the federal government, and no official endorsement should be inferred. This work was supported by imec's Industrial Affiliation Program. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 6.937 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:157464 | Serial | 5198 | ||
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| Author | Aslani, Z.; Sisakht, E.T.; Fazileh, F.; Ghorbanfekr-Kalashami, H.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Conductance fluctuations of monolayer GeSnH2$ in the topological phase using a low-energy effective tight-binding Hamiltonian | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 99 | Issue | 11 | Pages | 115421 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | An effective tight-binding (TB) Hamiltonian for monolayer GeSnH2 is constructed which has an inversion-asymmetric honeycomb structure. The low-energy band structure of our TB model agrees very well with previous ab initio calculations even under biaxial tensile strain. Our model predicts a phase transition at 7.5% biaxial tensile strain in agreement with DFT calculations. Upon 8.5% strain the system exhibits a band gap of 134 meV, suitable for room temperature applications. It is shown that an external applied magnetic field produces a special phase which is a combination of the quantum Hall (QH) and quantum spin Hall (QSH) phases; and at a critical magnetic field strength the QSH phase completely disappears. The topological nature of the phase transition is confirmed from: (1) the calculation of the Z(2) topological invariant, and (2) quantum transport properties of disordered GeSnH2 nanoribbons which allows us to determine the universality class of the conductance fluctuations. The application of an external applied magnetic field reduces the conductance fluctuations by a factor of root 2. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000461958900006 | Publication Date | 2019-03-15 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 3 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the FLAG-ERA project TRANS-2D-TMD. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:158538 | Serial | 5199 | ||
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| Author | Dharma-Wardana, M.W.C.; Neilson, D.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Correlation functions in electron-electron and electron-hole double quantum wells : temperature, density, and barrier-width dependence | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 99 | Issue | 3 | Pages | 035303 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | The classical-map hypernetted-chain (CHNC) scheme, developed for treating fermion fluids at strong coupling and at finite temperatures, is applied to electron-electron and electron-hole double quantum wells. The pair-distribution functions and the local field factors needed in linear-response theory are determined for a range of temperatures, carrier densities, and barrier widths typical for experimental double-quantum-well systems in GaAs-GaAlAs. For electron-hole double quantum wells, a large enhancement in the pair-distribution functions is found for small carrier separations. The CHNC equations for electron-hole systems no longer hold at low densities where bound-state formation occurs. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000455163800004 | Publication Date | 2019-01-08 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 6 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was partially supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). M.W.C.D.-W. acknowledges with thanks the hospitality and stimulating atmosphere of the Condensed Matter Theory group at the University of Antwerp. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:156734 | Serial | 5201 | ||
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| Author | Leliaert, J.; Gypens, P.; Milošević, M.V.; Van Waeyenberge, B.; Mulkers, J. | ||||
| Title | Coupling of the skyrmion velocity to its breathing mode in periodically notched nanotracks | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Journal of physics: D: applied physics | Abbreviated Journal | J Phys D Appl Phys |
| Volume | 52 | Issue | 2 | Pages | 024003 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | A thorough understanding of the skyrmion motion through nanotracks is a prerequisite to realize the full potential of spintronic applications like the skyrmion racetrack memory. One of the challenges is to place the data, i.e. skyrmions, on discrete fixed positions, e.g. below a read or write head. In the domain-wall racetrack memory, one proposed solution to this problem was patterning the nanotrack with notches. Following this approach, this paper reports on the skyrmion mobility through a nanotrack with periodic notches (constrictions) made using variations in the chiral Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. We observe that such notches induce a coupling between the mobility and the skyrmion breathing mode, which manifests itself as velocity-dependent oscillations of the skyrmion diameter and plateaus in which the velocity is independent of the driving force. Despite the fact that domain walls are far more rigid objects than skyrmions, we were able to perform an analogous study and, surprisingly, found even larger plateaus of constant velocity. For both systems it is straightforward to tune the velocity at these plateaus by changing the design of the notched nanotrack geometry, e.g. by varying the distance between the notches. Therefore, the notch-induced coupling between the excited modes and the mobility could offer a strategy to stabilize the velocity against unwanted perturbations in racetrack-like applications. In the last part of the paper we focus on the low-current mobility regimes, whose very rich dynamics at nonzero temperatures are very similar to the operating principle of recently developed probabilistic logic devices. This proves that the mobility of nanomagnetic structures through a periodically modulated track is not only interesting from a fundamental point of view, but has a future in many spintronic applications. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000449169100001 | Publication Date | 2018-10-11 | |
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| ISSN | 0022-3727 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 2.588 | Times cited | 10 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work is supported by Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO-Vlaanderen) through Project No. G098917N. JL acknowledges his postdoctoral fellowships by the Ghent University special research fund (BOF) and FWO-Vlaanderen. The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of NVIDIA Corporation through donation of Titan Xp and Titan V GPU cards used for this research. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.588 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:155359 | Serial | 5202 | ||
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| Author | Menezes, R.M.; Mulkers, J.; de Souza Silva, C.C.; Milošević, M.V. | ||||
| Title | Deflection of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic skyrmions at heterochiral interfaces | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 99 | Issue | 10 | Pages | 104409 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Devising magnetic nanostructures with spatially heterogeneous Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) is a promising pathway toward advanced confinement and control of magnetic skyrmions in potential devices. Here we discuss theoretically how a skyrmion interacts with a heterochiral interface using micromagnetic simulations and analytic arguments. We show that a heterochiral interface deflects the trajectory of ferromagnetic (FM) skyrmions, and that the extent of such deflection is tuned by the applied spin-polarized current and the difference in DMI across the interface. Further, we show that this deflection is characteristic of the FM skyrmion, and it is completely absent in the antiferromagnetic (AFM) case. In turn, we reveal that the AFM skyrmion achieves much higher velocities than its FM counterpart, yet experiences far stronger confinement in nanoengineered heterochiral tracks, which reinforces AFM skyrmions as a favorable choice for skyrmion-based devices. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000460720600005 | Publication Date | 2019-03-07 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 19 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) and Brazilian Agencies FACEPE under Grant No. APQ-0198-1.05/14, CAPES and CNPq. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:158557 | Serial | 5203 | ||
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| Author | Marikutsa, A.; Rumyantseva, M.; Gaskov, A.; Batuk, M.; Hadermann, J.; Sarmadian, N.; Saniz, R.; Partoens, B.; Lamoen, D. | ||||
| Title | Effect of zinc oxide modification by indium oxide on microstructure, adsorbed surface species, and sensitivity to CO | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Frontiers in materials | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 6 | Issue | 6 | Pages | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Additives in semiconductor metal oxides are commonly used to improve sensing behavior of gas sensors. Due to complicated effects of additives on the materials microstructure, adsorption sites and reactivity to target gases the sensing mechanism with modified metal oxides is a matter of thorough research. Herein, we establish the promoting effect of nanocrystalline zinc oxide modification by 1-7 at.% of indium on the sensitivity to CO gas due to improved nanostructure dispersion and concentration of active sites. The sensing materials were synthesized via an aqueous coprecipitation route. Materials composition, particle size and BET area were evaluated using X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption isotherms, high-resolution electron microscopy techniques and EDX-mapping. Surface species of chemisorbed oxygen, OH-groups, and acid sites were characterized by probe molecule techniques and infrared spectroscopy. It was found that particle size of zinc oxide decreased and the BET area increased with the amount of indium oxide. The additive was observed as amorphous indium oxide segregated on agglomerated ZnO nanocrystals. The measured concentration of surface species was higher on In2O3-modified zinc oxide. With the increase of indium oxide content, the sensor response of ZnO/In2O3 to CO was improved. Using in situ infrared spectroscopy, it was shown that oxidation of CO molecules was enhanced on the modified zinc oxide surface. The effect of modifier was attributed to promotion of surface OH-groups and enhancement of CO oxidation on the segregated indium ions, as suggested by DFT in previous work. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000461540600001 | Publication Date | 2019-03-15 | |
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| ISSN | 2296-8016 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | Times cited | 11 | Open Access | OpenAccess | |
| Notes | ; Research was supported by the grant from Russian Science Foundation (project No. 18-73-00071). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:158540 | Serial | 5205 | ||
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| Author | Neek-Amal, M.; Rashidi, R.; Nair, R.R.; Neilson, D.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Electric-field-induced emergent electrical connectivity in graphene oxide | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 99 | Issue | 11 | Pages | 115425 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Understanding the appearance of local electrical connectivity in liquid filled layered graphene oxide subjected to an external electric field is important to design electrically controlled smart permeable devices and also to gain insight into the physics behind electrical effects on confined water permeation. Motivated by recent experiments [K. G. Zhou et al. Nature (London) 559, 236 (2018)], we introduce a new model with random percolating paths for electrical connectivity in micron thick water filled layered graphene oxide, which mimics parallel resistors connected across the top and bottom electrodes. We find that a strong nonuniform radial electric field of the order similar to 10-50 mV/nm can be induced between layers depending on the current flow through the formed conducting paths. The maxima of the induced fields are not necessarily close to the electrodes and may be localized in the middle region of the layered material. The emergence of electrical connectivity and the associated electrical effects have a strong influence on the surrounding fluid in terms of ionization and wetting which subsequently determines the permeation properties. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000461960100001 | Publication Date | 2019-03-19 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 3 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem program. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:158534 | Serial | 5206 | ||
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| Author | Li, L.L.; Partoens, B.; Xu, W.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Electric-field modulation of linear dichroism and Faraday rotation in few-layer phosphorene | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | 2D materials | Abbreviated Journal | 2D Mater |
| Volume | 6 | Issue | 1 | Pages | 015032 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Electro-optical modulators, which use an electric voltage (or an electric field) to modulate a beam of light, are essential elements in present-day telecommunication devices. Using a self-consistent tight-binding approach combined with the standard Kubo formula, we show that the optical conductivity and the linear dichroism of few-layer phosphorene can be modulated by a perpendicular electric field. We find that the field-induced charge screening plays a significant role in modulating the optical conductivity and the linear dichroism. Distinct absorption peaks are induced in the conductivity spectrum due to the strong quantum confinement along the out-of-plane direction and to the field-induced forbidden-to-allowed transitions. The field modulation of the linear dichroism becomes more pronounced with increasing number of phosphorene layers. We also show that the Faraday rotation is present in few-layer phosphorene even in the absence of an external magnetic field. This optical Hall effect is induced by the reduced lattice symmetry of few-layer phosphorene. The Faraday rotation is greatly influenced by the field-induced charge screening and is strongly dependent on the strength of perpendicular electric field and on the number of phosphorene layers. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000454321100002 | Publication Date | 2018-11-28 | |
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| ISSN | 2053-1583 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 6.937 | Times cited | 23 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was financially supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and by the FLAG-ERA project TRANS-2D-TMD. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 6.937 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:156776 | Serial | 5207 | ||
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| Author | Lozano, D.P.; Couet, S.; Petermann, C.; Hamoir, G.; Jochum, J.K.; Picot, T.; Menendez, E.; Houben, K.; Joly, V.; Antohe, V.A.; Hu, M.Y.; Leu, B.M.; Alatas, A.; Said, A.H.; Roelants, S.; Partoens, B.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.; Piraux, L.; Van de Vondel, J.; Vantomme, A.; Temst, K.; Van Bael, M.J. | ||||
| Title | Experimental observation of electron-phonon coupling enhancement in Sn nanowires caused by phonon confinement effects | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 99 | Issue | 6 | Pages | 064512 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Reducing the size of a superconductor below its characteristic length scales can either enhance or suppress its critical temperature (T-c). Depending on the bulk value of the electron-phonon coupling strength, electronic and phonon confinement effects will play different roles in the modification of T-c. Experimentally disentangling each contribution has remained a challenge. We have measured both the phonon density of states and T-c of Sn nanowires with diameters of 18, 35, and 100 nm in order to quantify the effects of phonon confinement on superconductivity. We observe a shift of the phonon frequency towards the low-energy region and an increase in the electron-phonon coupling constant that can account for the measured increase in T-c. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000459322400005 | Publication Date | 2019-02-21 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 11 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; We would like to thanks Jeroen Scheerder and Wout Keijers for their help and assistance during the low-temperature measurements. This work was supported by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), the Concerted Research Action (GOA/14/ 007), the Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles (ARC 13/18-052, Supracryst) and the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique -FNRS under Grant No. T.0006.16. The authors acknowledge Hercules Stichting (Project Nos. AKUL/13/19 and AKUL/13/25). D.P.L. thanks the FWO for financial support. This research used resources of the Advanced Photon Source, a US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility operated for the DOE Office of Science by Argonne National Laboratory under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:158621 | Serial | 5212 | ||
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| Author | Li, L. | ||||
| Title | First-principles studies of novel two-dimensional dirac materials | Type | Doctoral thesis | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 152 p. | ||
| Keywords | Doctoral thesis; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
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| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:160527 | Serial | 5214 | ||
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| Author | Kong, X.; Li, L.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Graphene-based heterostructures with moire superlattice that preserve the Dirac cone: a first-principles study | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Journal of physics : condensed matter | Abbreviated Journal | J Phys-Condens Mat |
| Volume | 31 | Issue | 25 | Pages | 255302 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | In van der Waals heterostructures consisting of graphene and a substrate, lattice mismatch often leads to a moire pattern with a huge supercell, preventing its treatment within first- principles calculations. Previous theoretical works considered mostly simple stacking models such as AB, AA with straining the lattice of graphene to match that of the substrate. Here, we propose a moire superlattice build from graphene and porous graphene or graphyne like monolayers, having a lower interlayer binding energy, needing little strain in order to match the lattices. In contrast to the results from the simple stacking models, the present ab initio calculations for the moire superlattices show different properties in lattice structure, energy, and band structures. For example, the Dirac cone at the K point is preserved and a linear energy dispersion near the Fermi level is obtained. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000464184300001 | Publication Date | 2019-03-25 | |
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| ISSN | 0953-8984 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 2.649 | Times cited | 5 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work is supported by the Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, the Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO-Vl) and the FLAG-ERA project TRANS-2D-TMD. The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) and the Flemish Government-department EWI, and the National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin, funded by the Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.649 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:159314 | Serial | 5215 | ||
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| Author | Ghorbanfekr Kalashami, H. | ||||
| Title | Graphene-based membranes and nanoconfined water : molecular dynamics simulation study | Type | Doctoral thesis | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 243 p. | ||
| Keywords | Doctoral thesis; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
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| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:160548 | Serial | 5216 | ||
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| Author | Wang, W.; Van Duppen, B.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Intense-terahertz-laser-modulated magnetopolaron effect on shallow-donor states in the presence of magnetic field in the Voigt configuration | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 99 | Issue | 1 | Pages | 014114 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | The laser-modulated magnetopolaron effect on shallow donors in semiconductors is investigated in the presence of a magnetic field in the Voigt configuration. A nonperturbative approach is used to describe the electron-photon interaction by including the radiation field in an exact way via a laser-dressed interaction potential. Through a variational approach we evaluate the donor binding energy. We find that the interaction strength of the laser-dressed Coulomb potential in the z direction cannot only be enhanced but also weakened by the radiation field, while that in the x-y plane is only weakened. In this way, the binding energy of the states with odd z parity, like 2p(z) can be decreased or increased with respect to its static binding energy by the radiation field, while that of the other states can be only decreased. Furthermore, all binding energies become insensitive to the magnetic field if the radiation field is strong. The magnetopolaron effect on these energies is studied within second-order time-dependent perturbation theory. In the nonresonant region, a laser-modulated magnetopolaron correction, including the effect of single-photon processes, is observed. In the resonant region, a laser-modulated magnetopolaron effect, accompanied by the emission and absorption of a single photon, is found. Moreover, the 1s -> 2p(+) transition, accompanied by the emission of a single photon, is tuned by the radiation field into resonance with the longitudinal-optical phonon branch. This is electrically analogous to the magnetopolaron effect, and therefore we name it the dynamical magnetopolaron effect. Finally, by changing the frequency of the radiation field, these interesting effects can be tuned to be far away from the reststrahlen band and, therefore, can be detected experimentally. This in turn provides a direct measure of the electron-phonon interaction. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000457057500001 | Publication Date | 2019-01-29 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN |
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| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 7 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 11404214, No. 11455015, and No. 61504016) and the China Scholarship Council (CSC), and Science and Technology Research Foundation of Jiangxi Provincial Education Department (Grants No. GJJ161062 and No. GJJ180868). B.V.D. was supported by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO-Vl) through a postdoctoral fellowship. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:157555 | Serial | 5218 | ||
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