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| Author | Watanabe, Y.; Hyeon-Deuk, K.; Yamamoto, T.; Yabuuchi, M.; Karakulina, O.M.; Noda, Y.; Kurihara, T.; Chang, I.-Y.; Higashi, M.; Tomita, O.; Tassel, C.; Kato, D.; Xia, J.; Goto, T.; Brown, C.M.; Shimoyama, Y.; Ogiwara, N.; Hadermann, J.; Abakumov, A.M.; Uchida, S.; Abe, R.; Kageyama, H. | ||||
| Title | Polyoxocationic antimony oxide cluster with acidic protons | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2022 | Publication | Science Advances | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 8 | Issue | 24 | Pages | eabm5379-8 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | The success and continued expansion of research on metal-oxo clusters owe largely to their structural richness and wide range of functions. However, while most of them known to date are negatively charged polyoxometalates, there is only a handful of cationic ones, much less functional ones. Here, we show an all-inorganic hydroxyiodide [H(10.)7Sb(32.1)O(44)][H2.1Sb2.1I8O6][Sb0.76I6](2)center dot 25H(2)O (HSbOI), forming a face-centered cubic structure with cationic Sb32O44 clusters and two types of anionic clusters in its interstitial spaces. Although it is submicrometer in size, electron diffraction tomography of HSbOI allowed the construction of the initial structural model, followed by powder Rietveld refinement to reach the final structure. The cationic cluster is characterized by the presence of acidic protons on its surface due to substantial Sb3+ deficiencies, which enables HSbOI to serve as an excellent solid acid catalyst. These results open up a frontier for the exploration and functionalization of cationic metal-oxo clusters containing heavy main group elements. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000812533800008 | Publication Date | 2022-06-17 | |
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2375-2548 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 13.6 | Times cited | Open Access | OpenAccess | |
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 13.6 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:189689 | Serial | 7091 | ||
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| Author | Dubrovinskaia, N.; Dubrovinsky, L.; Solopova, N.A.; Abakumov, A.; Turner, S.; Hanfland, M.; Bykova, E.; Bykov, M.; Prescher, C.; Prakapenka, V.B.; Petitgirard, S.; Chuvashova, I.; Gasharova, B.; Mathis, Y.-L.; Ershov, P.; Snigireva, I.; Snigirev, A. | ||||
| Title | Terapascal static pressure generation with ultrahigh yield strength nanodiamond | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Science Advances | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 2 | Issue | 7 | Pages | e1600341-12 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Studies of materials' properties at high and ultrahigh pressures lead to discoveries of unique physical and chemical phenomena and a deeper understanding of matter. In high-pressure research, an achievable static pressure limit is imposed by the strength of available strong materials and design of high-pressure devices. Using a high-pressure and high-temperature technique, we synthesized optically transparent microballs of bulk nanocrystalline diamond, which were found to have an exceptional yield strength (similar to 460 GPa at a confining pressure of similar to 70 GPa) due to the unique microstructure of bulk nanocrystalline diamond. We used the nanodiamond balls in a double-stage diamond anvil cell high-pressure device that allowed us to generate static pressures beyond 1 TPa, as demonstrated by synchrotron x-ray diffraction. Outstanding mechanical properties (strain-dependent elasticity, very high hardness, and unprecedented yield strength) make the nanodiamond balls a unique device for ultrahigh static pressure generation. Structurally isotropic, homogeneous, and made of a low-Z material, they are promising in the field of x-ray optical applications. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000381805300029 | Publication Date | 2016-07-21 | |
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2375-2548 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:190527 | Serial | 8647 | ||
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| Author | Gropp, C.; Canossa, S.; Wuttke, S.; Gándara, F.; Li, Q.; Gagliardi, L.; Yaghi, O.M. | ||||
| Title | Standard Practices of Reticular Chemistry | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Acs Central Science | Abbreviated Journal | Acs Central Sci |
| Volume | 6 | Issue | 8 | Pages | 1255-1273 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Since 1995 when the first of metal−organic frameworks was crystallized with the strong bond approach, where metal ions are joined by charged organic linkers exemplified by carboxylates, followed by proof of their porosity in 1998 and ultrahigh porosity in 1999, a revolution in the development of their chemistry has ensued. This is being reinforced by the discovery of two- and three-dimensional covalent organic frameworks in 2005 and 2007. Currently, the chemistry of such porous, crystalline frameworks is collectively referred to as reticular chemistry, which is being practiced in over 100 countries. The involvement of researchers from various backgrounds and fields, and the vast scope of this chemistry and its societal applications, necessitate articulating the “Standard Practices of Reticular Chemistry”. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000566668400005 | Publication Date | 2020-08-26 | |
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2374-7943 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 18.2 | Times cited | Open Access | OpenAccess | |
| Notes | S.C. acknowledges the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) for supporting his research (Project 12ZV120N). | Approved | Most recent IF: 18.2; 2020 IF: 7.481 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:172057 | Serial | 6423 | ||
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| Author | van den Bos, K.H.W.; Altantzis, T.; De Backer, A.; Van Aert, S.; Bals, S. | ||||
| Title | Recent breakthroughs in scanning transmission electron microscopy of small species | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2018 | Publication | Advances in Physics: X | Abbreviated Journal | Advances in Physics: X |
| Volume | 3 | Issue | 3 | Pages | 1480420 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Over the last decade, scanning transmission electron microscopy has become one of the most powerful tools to characterise nanomaterials at the atomic scale. Often, the ultimate goal is to retrieve the three-dimensional structure, which is very challenging since small species are typically sensitive to electron irradiation. Nevertheless, measuring individual atomic positions is crucial to understand the relation between the structure and physicochemical properties of these (nano)materials. In this review, we highlight the latest approaches that are available to reveal the 3D atomic structure of small species. Finally, we will provide an outlook and will describe future challenges where the limits of electron microscopy will be pushed even further. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000441619500001 | Publication Date | 2018-08-13 | |
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2374-6149 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | Times cited | 8 | Open Access | OpenAccess | |
| Notes | This work was supported by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) under Grant G.0368.15N, G.0369.15N, and G.0267.18N, by personal FWO Grants to K. H. W. van den Bos, T. Altantzis, and A. De Backer, and the European Research Council under Grant 335078 COLOURATOM to S. Bals. The authors would like to thank the colleagues who have contributed to this work over the years, including A. M. Abakumov, K. J. Batenburg, E. Countiño-Gonzalez, C. de Mello Donega, R. Erni, J. J. Geuchies, B. Goris, J. Hofkens, L. Jones, P. Lievens, L. M. Liz-Marzán, I. Lobato, G. T. Martinez, P. D. Nellist, B. Partoens, M. B. J. Roeffaers, M.D. Rossell, B. Schoeters, M. J. Van Bael, W. van der Stam, M. van Huis, G. Van Tendeloo, D. Vanmaekelbergh, and N. Winckelmans. (ROMEO:green; preprint:; postprint:can ; pdfversion:can); saraecas; ECAS_Sara; | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:152820UA @ admin @ c:irua:152820 | Serial | 5007 | ||
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| Author | Arslan Irmak, E.; Liu, P.; Bals, S.; Van Aert, S. | ||||
| Title | 3D Atomic Structure of Supported Metallic Nanoparticles Estimated from 2D ADF STEM Images: A Combination of Atom – Counting and a Local Minima Search Algorithm | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2021 | Publication | Small methods | Abbreviated Journal | Small Methods |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 2101150 | ||
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Determining the three-dimensional (3D) atomic structure of nanoparticles (NPs) is critical to understand their structure-dependent properties. It is hereby important to perform such analyses under conditions relevant for the envisioned application. Here, we investigate the 3D structure of supported Au NPs at high temperature, which is of importance to understand their behavior during catalytic reactions. To overcome limitations related to conventional high-resolution electron tomography at high temperature, 3D characterization of NPs with atomic resolution has been performed by applying atom-counting using atomic resolution annular darkfield scanning transmission electron microscopy (ADF STEM) images followed by structural relaxation. However, at high temperatures, thermal displacements, which affect the ADF STEM intensities, should be taken into account. Moreover, it is very likely that the structure of a NP investigated at elevated temperature deviates from a ground state configuration, which is difficult to determine using purely computational energy minimization approaches. In this paper, we therefore propose an optimized approach using an iterative local minima search algorithm followed by molecular dynamics (MD) structural relaxation of candidate structures associated with each local minimum. In this manner, it becomes possible to investigate the 3D atomic structure of supported NPs, which may deviate from their ground state configuration. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000716511600001 | Publication Date | 2021-11-10 | |
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2366-9608 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | Times cited | 12 | Open Access | OpenAccess | |
| Notes | This work was supported by the European Research Council (Grant 815128 REALNANO to SB, Grant 770887 PICOMETRICS to SVA, Grant 823717 ESTEEM3). The authors acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through project funding (G.0267.18N, G.0502.18N, G.0346.21N).; sygmaSB; esteem3jra; esteem3reported | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:183289 | Serial | 6820 | ||
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| Author | De Backer, A.; Zhang, Z.; van den Bos, K.H.W.; Bladt, E.; Sánchez‐Iglesias, A.; Liz‐Marzán, L.M.; Nellist, P.D.; Bals, S.; Van Aert, S. | ||||
| Title | Element Specific Atom Counting at the Atomic Scale by Combining High Angle Annular Dark Field Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive X‐ray Spectroscopy | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2022 | Publication | Small methods | Abbreviated Journal | Small Methods |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 2200875 | ||
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | A new methodology is presented to count the number of atoms in multimetallic nanocrystals by combining energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and high angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF STEM). For this purpose, the existence of a linear relationship between the incoherent HAADF STEM and EDX images is exploited. Next to the number of atoms for each element in the atomic columns, the method also allows quantification of the error in the obtained number of atoms, which is of importance given the noisy nature of the acquired EDX signals. Using experimental images of an Au@Ag core–shell nanorod, it is demonstrated that 3D structural information can be extracted at the atomic scale. Furthermore, simulated data of an Au@Pt core–shell nanorod show the prospect to characterize heterogeneous nanostructures with adjacent atomic numbers. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000862072700001 | Publication Date | 2022-09-30 | |
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2366-9608 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.4 | Times cited | 5 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | This work was supported by the European Research Council (Grant 770887 PICOMETRICS to S.V.A., Grant 815128 REALNANO to S.B., and Grant 823717 ESTEEM3). The authors acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through project fundings (G.0267.18N, G.0502.18N, G.0346.21N) and a postdoctoral grant to A.D.B.; esteem3reported; esteem3JRA | Approved | Most recent IF: 12.4 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:191570 | Serial | 7109 | ||
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| Author | Chen, X.; Dong, X.; Zhang, C.; Zhu, M.; Ahmed, E.; Krishnamurthy, G.; Rouzbahani, R.; Pobedinskas, P.; Gauquelin, N.; Jannis, D.; Kaur, K.; Hafez, A.M.E.; Thiel, F.; Bornemann, R.; Engelhard, C.; Schoenherr, H.; Verbeeck, J.; Haenen, K.; Jiang, X.; Yang, N. | ||||
| Title | Interlayer affected diamond electrochemistry | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2024 | Publication | Small methods | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 2301774 | ||
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Diamond electrochemistry is primarily influenced by quantities of sp3-carbon, surface terminations, and crystalline structure. In this work, a new dimension is introduced by investigating the effect of using substrate-interlayers for diamond growth. Boron and nitrogen co-doped nanocrystalline diamond (BNDD) films are grown on Si substrate without and with Ti and Ta as interlayers, named BNDD/Si, BNDD/Ti/Si, and BNDD/Ta/Ti/Si, respectively. After detailed characterization using microscopies, spectroscopies, electrochemical techniques, and density functional theory simulations, the relationship of composition, interfacial structure, charge transport, and electrochemical properties of the interface between diamond and metal is investigated. The BNDD/Ta/Ti/Si electrodes exhibit faster electron transfer processes than the other two diamond electrodes. The interlayer thus determines the intrinsic activity and reaction kinetics. The reduction in their barrier widths can be attributed to the formation of TaC, which facilitates carrier tunneling, and simultaneously increases the concentration of electrically active defects. As a case study, the BNDD/Ta/Ti/Si electrode is further employed to assemble a redox-electrolyte-based supercapacitor device with enhanced performance. In summary, the study not only sheds light on the intricate relationship between interlayer composition, charge transfer, and electrochemical performance but also demonstrates the potential of tailored interlayer design to unlock new capabilities in diamond-based electrochemical devices. Diamond electrochemistry is revealed to be affected by the interlayers between boron/nitrogen co-doped nanocrystalline diamond (BNDD) film and a Si substrate. A BNDD/Ta/Ti/Si electrode exhibits faster electron transfer processes and smaller electron transfer resistance of redox probes for [Fe(CN)6]3-/4- and [Ru(NH3)6]3+/2+ than the other electrodes, because the interlayer thus determines the intrinsic activity and reaction kinetics of diamond films. image | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 001247280600001 | Publication Date | 2024-06-14 | |
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2366-9608 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record | |
| Impact Factor | 12.4 | Times cited | Open Access | ||
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 12.4; 2024 IF: NA | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:206567 | Serial | 9298 | ||
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| Author | Gasparotto, A.; Maccato, C.; Sada, C.; Carraro, G.; Kondarides, D.I.; Bebelis, S.; Petala, A.; La Porta, A.; Altantzis, T.; Barreca, D. | ||||
| Title | Controlled Surface Modification of ZnO Nanostructures with Amorphous TiO2for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting | Type | A1 Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Advanced Sustainable Systems | Abbreviated Journal | Adv. Sustainable Syst. |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 1900046 | ||
| Keywords | A1 Journal Article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) ; | ||||
| Abstract | The utilization of solar radiation to trigger photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has gained interest for sustainable energy production. In this study, attention is focused on the development of ZnO–TiO2 nanocomposite photoanodes. The target systems are obtained by growing porous arrays of highly crystalline, elongated ZnO nanostructures on indium tin oxide (ITO) by chemical vapor deposition. Subsequently, the obtained nanodeposits are functionalized with TiO2 via radio frequency-sputtering for different process durations, and subjected to final annealing in air. Characterization results demonstrate the successful formation of high purity composite systems in which the surface of ZnO nanostructures is decorated by ultra-small amounts of amorphous titania, whose content can be conveniently tailored as a function of deposition time. Photocurrent density measurements in sunlight triggered water splitting highlight a remarkable performance enhancement with respect to single-phase zinc and titanium oxides, with up to a threefold photocurrent increase compared to bare ZnO. These results, mainly traced back to the formation of ZnO/TiO2 heterojunctions yielding an improved photocarrier separation, show that the target nanocomposites are attractive photoanodes for efficient PEC water splitting. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | Publication Date | 2019-06-03 | ||
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| Notes | This work was financially supported by Padova University DOR 2016–2019, P-DiSC #03BIRD2016-UNIPD, and #03BIRD2018-UNIPD projects and ACTION post-doc fellowship. A.G. acknowledges AMGAFoundation and INSTM Consortium. T.A. acknowledges a postdoctoral grant from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium). Thanks are also due to Dr. Sebastiano Pianta (Department of Chemical Sciences, Padova University, Italy) for experimental assistance. | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @ | Serial | 5186 | ||
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| Author | Bigiani, L.; Gasparotto, A.; Andreu, T.; Verbeeck, J.; Sada, C.; Modin, E.; Lebedev, O.I.; Morante, J.R.; Barreca, D.; Maccato, C. | ||||
| Title | Au-manganese oxide nanostructures by a plasma-assisted process as electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution : a chemico-physical investigation | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Advanced sustainable systems | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 2000177-11 | ||
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Earth-abundant and eco-friendly manganese oxides are promising platforms for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in water electrolysis. Herein, a versatile and potentially scalable route to gold-decorated manganese oxide-based OER electrocatalysts is reported. In particular, MnxOy(MnO2, Mn2O3) host matrices are grown on conductive glasses by plasma assisted-chemical vapor deposition (PA-CVD), and subsequently functionalized with gold nanoparticles (guest) as OER activators by radio frequency (RF)-sputtering. The final selective obtainment of MnO2- or Mn2O3-based systems is then enabled by annealing under oxidizing or inert atmosphere, respectively. A detailed material characterization evidences the formation of high-purity Mn(x)O(y)dendritic nanostructures with an open morphology and an efficient guest dispersion into the host matrices. The tailoring of Mn(x)O(y)phase composition and host-guest interactions has a remarkable influence on OER activity yielding, for the best performing Au/Mn(2)O(3)system, a current density of approximate to 5 mA cm(-2)at 1.65 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) and an overpotential close to 300 mV at 1 mA cm(-2). Such results, comparing favorably with literature data on manganese oxide-based materials, highlight the importance of compositional control, as well as of surface and interface engineering, to develop low-cost and efficient anode nanocatalysts for water splitting applications. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000572376000001 | Publication Date | 2020-09-25 | |
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2366-7486 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 7.1 | Times cited | 4 | Open Access | Not_Open_Access |
| Notes | ; Padova University (DOR 2017-2019 and P-DiSC #03BIRD2018-UNIPD OXYGENA projects), as well as the INSTM Consortium (INSTMPD004 – NETTUNO project) and AMGA Foundation (Mn4Energy project), are gratefully acknowledged for financial support. The Qu-Ant-EM microscope was partially funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. J.V. acknowledges funding from a GOA project “Solarpaint” from the University of Antwerp and from EU H2020 823717 ESTEEM3 project. The authors thank Dr. Daniele Valbusa, Dr. Gianluca Corr, Dr. Andrea Gallo, and Dr. Dileep Khrishnan for helpful experimental assistance. ; esteem3TA; esteem3reported | Approved | Most recent IF: 7.1; 2020 IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:171937 | Serial | 6457 | ||
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| Author | Zhang, B.; Deschamps, M.; Ammar, M.-R.; Raymundo-Pinero, E.; Hennet, L.; Batuk, D.; Tarascon, J.-M. | ||||
| Title | Laser synthesis of hard carbon for anodes in Na-ion battery | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Advanced Materials Technologies | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 2 | Issue | 3 | Pages | 1600227 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000398999900003 | Publication Date | 2016-12-19 | |
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2365-709x | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | Times cited | 10 | Open Access | Not_Open_Access | |
| Notes | ; The RS2E (Reseau sur le StockageElectrochimique de l'Energie) network is acknowledged for the financial support of this work through the ANR project Storex (ANR-10-LABX-76-01). J.-M.T acknowledges funding from the European Research Council (ERC) (FP/2014-2020)/ERC GrantProject 670116-ARPEMA. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:142452 | Serial | 4666 | ||
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| Author | Grünewald, L.; Chezganov, D.; De Meyer, R.; Orekhov, A.; Van Aert, S.; Bogaerts, A.; Bals, S.; Verbeeck, J. | ||||
| Title | In Situ Plasma Studies Using a Direct Current Microplasma in a Scanning Electron Microscope | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2024 | Publication | Advanced Materials Technologies | Abbreviated Journal | Adv Materials Technologies |
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| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | Microplasmas can be used for a wide range of technological applications and to improve the understanding of fundamental physics. Scanning electron microscopy, on the other hand, provides insights into the sample morphology and chemistry of materials from the mm‐ down to the nm‐scale. Combining both would provide direct insight into plasma‐sample interactions in real‐time and at high spatial resolution. Up till now, very few attempts in this direction have been made, and significant challenges remain. This work presents a stable direct current glow discharge microplasma setup built inside a scanning electron microscope. The experimental setup is capable of real‐time in situ imaging of the sample evolution during plasma operation and it demonstrates localized sputtering and sample oxidation. Further, the experimental parameters such as varying gas mixtures, electrode polarity, and field strength are explored and experimental<italic>V</italic>–<italic>I</italic>curves under various conditions are provided. These results demonstrate the capabilities of this setup in potential investigations of plasma physics, plasma‐surface interactions, and materials science and its practical applications. The presented setup shows the potential to have several technological applications, for example, to locally modify the sample surface (e.g., local oxidation and ion implantation for nanotechnology applications) on the µm‐scale. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 001168639900001 | Publication Date | 2024-02-25 | |
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| Impact Factor | 6.8 | Times cited | Open Access | OpenAccess | |
| Notes | L.G., S.B., and J.V. acknowledge support from the iBOF-21-085 PERsist research fund. D.C., S.V.A., and J.V. acknowledge funding from a TOPBOF project of the University of Antwerp (FFB 170366). R.D.M., A.B., and J.V. acknowledge funding from the Methusalem project of the University of Antwerp (FFB 15001A, FFB 15001C). A.O. and J.V. acknowledge funding from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) project SBO S000121N. | Approved | Most recent IF: 6.8; 2024 IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:204363 | Serial | 8995 | ||
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| Author | Janssens, K.; van der Snickt, G.; Vanmeert, F.; Legrand, S.; Nuyts, G.; Alfeld, M.; Monico, L.; Anaf, W.; de Nolf, W.; Vermeulen, M.; Verbeeck, J.; De Wael, K. | ||||
| Title | Non-invasive and non-destructive examination of artistic pigments, paints, and paintings by means of X-Ray methods | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Topics in Current Chemistry | Abbreviated Journal | Topics Curr Chem |
| Volume | 374 | Issue | 374 | Pages | 81 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation) | ||||
| Abstract | Recent studies are concisely reviewed, 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 the seventeenth to the early twentieth century painters. 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 XRF is a variant of the method that is well suited to visualize the elemental distribution of key elements, mostly metals, present in paint multi-layers, on the length scale from 1 to 100 μm inside micro-samples taken from paintings. In the context of the characterization of artists pigments subjected 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 spectroscopy and/or Raman microscopy since these methods deliver complementary information of high molecular specificity at more or less the same length scale as the X-ray microprobe techniques. Since microscopic investigation of a relatively limited number of minute paint samples, taken from a given work of art, may not yield representative information about the entire artefact, several methods for macroscopic, non-invasive imaging have recently been developed. Those based on XRF scanning and full-field hyperspectral imaging appear very promising; some recent published results are discussed. | ||||
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| Publisher | Springer international publishing ag | Place of Publication | Cham | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000391178900006 | Publication Date | 2016-11-21 | |
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2365-0869;2364-8961; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 4.033 | Times cited | 50 | Open Access | |
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| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:139930UA @ admin @ c:irua:139930 | Serial | 4443 | ||
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| Author | Sandfeld, S.; Samaee, V.; Idrissi, H.; Groten, J.; Pardoen, T.; Schwaiger, R.; Schryvers, D. | ||||
| Title | Datasets for the analysis of dislocations at grain boundaries and during vein formation in cyclically deformed Ni micropillars | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Data in Brief | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 27 | Issue | 27 | Pages | 104724 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | The dataset together with the corresponding Python scripts and Jupyter notebooks presented in this article are supplementary data for the work presented in Samaee et al., 2019 [1]. The data itself consists of two parts: the simulation data that was used in [1] to analyze the effect of a particular grain boundary on curved dislocations and the precession electron diffraction (PED) strain maps together with post-processed data for analyzing details of the observed dislocation vein structures. Additionally, the complete stress tensor components, which are not shown in [1], have also been included. The data sets are accompanied by Python code explaining the file formats and showing how to post-process the data. (c) 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000501988200181 | Publication Date | 2019-11-03 | |
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2352-3409 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record | |
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| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:165092 | Serial | 6292 | ||
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| Author | Van den Broek, W.; Reed, B.W.; Béché, A.; Velazco, A.; Verbeeck, J.; Koch, C.T. | ||||
| Title | Various compressed sensing setups evaluated against Shannon sampling under constraint of constant illumination | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | IEEE transactions on computational imaging | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 5 | Issue | 3 | Pages | 502-514 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Under the constraint of constant illumination, an information criterion is formulated for the Fisher information that compressed sensing measurements in optical and transmission electron microscopy contain about the underlying parameters. Since this approach requires prior knowledge of the signal's support in the sparse basis, we develop a heuristic quantity, the detective quantum efficiency (DQE), that tracks this information criterion well without this knowledge. In this paper, it is shown that for the investigated choice of sensing matrices, and in the absence of read-out noise, i.e., with only Poisson noise present, compressed sensing does not raise the amount of Fisher information in the recordings above that of Shannon sampling. Furthermore, enabled by the DQE's analytical tractability, the experimental designs are optimized by finding out the optimal fraction of on pixels as a function of dose and read-out noise. Finally, we introduce a regularization and demonstrate, through simulations and experiment, that it yields reconstructions attaining minimum mean squared error at experimental settings predicted by the DQE as optimal. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000480352600013 | Publication Date | 2019-01-24 | |
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2333-9403 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 4.546 | Times cited | 7 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government (Qu-Ant-EM microscope used for the experimental data). The work of W. Van den Broek was supported by the DFG under Grant BR 5095/2-1 (Compressed sensing in ptychography and transmission electron microscopy). The work of A. Beche, A. Velazco, and J. Verbeeck was supported by the FWO under Grant G093417N (Compressed sensing enabling low dose imaging in transmission electron microscopy). The work of Christoph T. Koch was supported by the DFG under Grant CRC 951. The associate editor coordinating the review of this manuscript and approving it for publication was Dr. Chrysanthe Preza. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:161792 | Serial | 5368 | ||
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| Author | Hamon, C.; Novikov, S.M.; Scarabelli, L.; Solís, D.M.; Altantzis, T.; Bals, S.; Taboada, J.M.; Obelleiro, F.; Liz-Marzán, L.M. | ||||
| Title | Collective Plasmonic Properties in Few-Layer Gold Nanorod Supercrystals | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2015 | Publication | ACS Photonics | Abbreviated Journal | Acs Photonics |
| Volume | 2 | Issue | 2 | Pages | 1482-1488 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Gold nanorod supercrystals have been widely employed for the detection of relevant bioanalytes with detection limits ranging from nano- to picomolar levels, confirming the promising nature of these structures for biosensing. Even though a relationship between the height of the supercrystal (i.e., the number of stacked nanorod layers)and the enhancement factor has been proposed, no systematic study has been reported. In order to tackle this problem, we prepared gold nanorod supercrystals with varying numbers of stacked layers and analyzed them extensively by atomic force microscopy, electron microscopy and surface enhanced Raman scattering. The experimental results were compared to numerical simulations performed on real-size supercrystals composed of thousands of nanorod building blocks. Analysis of the hot spot distribution in the simulated supercrystals showed the presence of standing waves that were distributed at different depths, depending on the number of layers in each supercrystal. On the basis of these theoretical results, we interpreted the experimental data in terms of analyte penetration into the topmost layer only, which indicates that diffusion to the interior of the supercrystals would be crucial if the complete field enhancement produced by the stacked nanorods is to be exploited. We propose that our conclusions will be of high relevance in the design of next generation plasmonic devices. |
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| Language | Wos | 000363435600013 | Publication Date | 2015-09-03 | |
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2330-4022 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 6.756 | Times cited | 70 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | The authors are thankful to Dr. Luis Yate for assistance with sample preparation. This work was supported by the European Research Council (ERC Advanced Grant #267867 Plasmaquo and ERC Starting Grant #335078 Colouratom) and the Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MAT2013-46101-R). D.M.S., J.M.T., and F.O. acknowledge funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Spanish Ministerio de Economiá y Competitividad (MAT2014-58201-C2-1-R, MAT2014-58201- C2-2-R, Project TACTICA), from the ERDF and the Galician Regional Government under Projects CN2012/279 and CN2012/260 (AtlantTIC) and the Plan I2C (2011−2015), and from the ERDF and the Extremadura Regional Government (Junta de Extremadura Project IB13185).; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:white; preprint:; postprint:restricted 12 months embargo; pdfversion:cannot); | Approved | Most recent IF: 6.756; 2015 IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:129458 | Serial | 3978 | ||
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| Author | Brodu, A.; Ballottin, M.V.; Buhot, J.; van Harten, E.J.; Dupont, D.; La Porta, A.; Prins, P.T.; Tessier, M.D.; Versteegh, M.A.M.; Zwiller, V.; Bals, S.; Hens, Z.; Rabouw, F.T.; Christianen, P.C.M.; de Donega, C.M.; Vanmaekelbergh, D. | ||||
| Title | Exciton Fine Structure and Lattice Dynamics in InP/ZnSe Core/Shell Quantum Dots | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2018 | Publication | ACS Photonics | Abbreviated Journal | Acs Photonics |
| Volume | 5 | Issue | 5 | Pages | 3353-3362 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Nanocrystalline InP quantum dots (QDs) hold promise for heavy-metal-free optoelectronic applications due to their bright and size tunable emission in the visible range. Photochemical stability and high photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield are obtained by a diversity of epitaxial shells around the InP core. To understand and optimize the emission line shapes, the exciton fine structure of InP core/shell QD systems needs be investigated. Here, we study the exciton fine structure of InP/ZnSe core/shell QDs with core diameters ranging from 2.9 to 3.6 nm (PL peak from 2.3 to 1.95 eV at 4 K). PL decay measurements as a function of temperature in the 10 mK to 300 K range show that the lowest exciton fine structure state is a dark state, from which radiative recombination is assisted by coupling to confined acoustic phonons with energies ranging from 4 to 7 meV, depending on the core diameter. Circularly polarized fluorescence line-narrowing (FLN) spectroscopy at 4 K under high magnetic fields (up to 30 T) demonstrates that radiative recombination from the dark F = +/- 2 state involves acoustic and optical phonons, from both the InP core and the ZnSe shell. Our data indicate that the highest intensity FLN peak is an acoustic phonon replica rather than a zero-phonon line, implying that the energy separation observed between the F = +/- 1 state and the highest intensity peak in the FLN spectra (6 to 16 meV, depending on the InP core size) is larger than the splitting between the dark and bright fine structure exciton states. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000442185900049 | Publication Date | 2018-07-18 | |
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2330-4022 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 6.756 | Times cited | 40 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | ; We acknowledge the support of the HFML-RU/FOM, member of the European Magnetic Field Laboratory (EMFL). D.V. and Z.H. acknowledge support by the European Commission via the Marie-Sklodowska Curie action Phonsi (H2020-MSCA-ITN-642656) and the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action Compass (H2020 MSCA-RISE-691185). Z.H. acknowledges the Research Foundation Flanders (project 17006602) and Ghent University (GOA no. 01G01513). Z.H. and S.B. acknowledge SIM vzw (SBO-QDOCCO). F.T.R. acknowledges financial support from The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research NWO (Gravitation program Multiscale Catalytic Energy Conversion and VENI grant number 722.017.002). This work was also supported by the Dutch NWO-Physics Program DDC13, ERC Advanced Grant 692691 “First step”, and ERC Starting Grant 335078 “COLOURATOM”. ; ecas_sara | Approved | Most recent IF: 6.756 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153753UA @ admin @ c:irua:153753 | Serial | 5100 | ||
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| Author | Greboval, C.; Chu, A.; Vale Magalhaes, D.; Ramade, J.; Qu, J.; Rastogi, P.; Khalili, A.; Chee, S.-S.; Aubin, H.; Vincent, G.; Bals, S.; Delerue, C.; Lhuillier, E. | ||||
| Title | Ferroelectric gating of narrow band-gap nanocrystal arrays with enhanced light-matter coupling | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2021 | Publication | Acs Photonics | Abbreviated Journal | Acs Photonics |
| Volume | 8 | Issue | 1 | Pages | 259-268 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | As narrow band gap nanocrystals become a considerable building block for the design of infrared sensors, device design needs to match their actual operating conditions. While in the near and shortwave infrared, room-temperature operation has been demonstrated, longer wavelengths still require low-temperature operations and thus specific design. Here, we discuss how field-effect transistors (FETs) can be compatible with low-temperature detection. To reach this goal, two key developments are proposed. First, we report the gating of nanocrystal films from SrTiO3 which leads to high gate capacitance with leakage and breakdown free operation in the 4-100 K range. Second, we demonstrate that this FET is compatible with a plasmonic resonator whose role is to achieve strong light absorption from a thin film used as the channel of the FET. Combining three resonances, broadband absorption from 1.5 to 3 mu m reaching 30% is demonstrated. Finally, combining gate and enhanced light-matter coupling, we show that detectivity can be as high as 10(12) Jones for a device presenting a 3 mu m cutoff wavelength and 30 K operation. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000612567900028 | Publication Date | 2021-01-10 | |
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2330-4022 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 6.756 | Times cited | 21 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | The project is supported by ERC Starting Grant BlackQD (Grant No. 756225) and Consolidator Grant Realnano (815128). This project has received funding from the European Commission (Grant 731019, EUSMI). We acknowledge the use of clean-room facilities from the “Centrale de ProximitéParis-Centre”. This work has been supported by the Region Ile-de-France in the framework of DIM Nano-K (Grant dopQD). This work was supported by French state funds managed by the ANR within the Investissements d’Avenir programme under Reference ANR-11-IDEX-0004-02 and, more specifically, within the framework of the Cluster of Excellence MATISSE and also by the Grant IPER-Nano2 (ANR-18CE30-0023-01), Copin (ANR-19-CE24-0022), Frontal (ANR-19-CE09-0017), Graskop (ANR-19-CE09-0026), and NITQuantum. J.Q. thanks Chinese Scholarship Council for Ph.D. Grant, while A.C. thanks Agence Innovation Defense.; sygma | Approved | Most recent IF: 6.756 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:176708 | Serial | 6725 | ||
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| Author | Mushtaq, A.; Pradhan, B.; Kushavah, D.; Zhang, Y.; Wolf, M.; Schrenker, N.; Fron, E.; Bals, S.; Hofkens, J.; Debroye, E.; Pal, S.K. | ||||
| Title | Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties and Saturation of Two-Photon Absorption in Lead-Free Double Perovskite Nanocrystals under Femtosecond Excitation | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2021 | Publication | Acs Photonics | Abbreviated Journal | Acs Photonics |
| Volume | 8 | Issue | 11 | Pages | 3365-3374 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Lead halide perovskites have been widely explored in the field of photovoltaics, light-emitting diodes, and lasers due to their outstanding linear and nonlinear optical (NLO) properties. But, the presence of lead toxicity and low chemical stability remain serious concerns. Lead-free double perovskite with excellent optical properties and chemical stability could be an alternative. However, proper examination of the NLO properties of such a material is crucial to identify their utility for future nonlinear device applications. Herein, we have made use of femtosecond (fs) Z-scan technique to explore the NLO properties of Cs2AgIn0.9Bi0.1Cl6 nanocrystals (NCs). Our measurements suggest that under nonresonant fs excitation, perovskite NCs exhibit strong twophoton absorption (TPA). The observed saturation of TPA at high light intensities has been explained by a customized model. Furthermore, we have demonstrated a change in the nonlinear refractive index of the NCs under varying input intensities. The strong TPA absorption of lead-free double perovskite NCs could be used for Kerr nonlinearity-based nonlinear applications such as optical shutters for picosecond lasers. |
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| Language | Wos | 000757024100028 | Publication Date | 2021-11-17 | |
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2330-4022 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 6.756 | Times cited | 25 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | A.M. is thankful to IIT Mandi for his fellowship and Advanced Materials Research Centre for the experimental facilities. A.M. is also thankful to Torbjörn Pascher (Pascher Instrument) for writing the Z-scan data acquisition program. J.H. acknowledges financial support from the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO, Grant No. G983.19N, G0A5817N, and G0H6316N) and the Flemish government through long-term structural funding Methusalem (CASAS2, Meth/15/04). B.P. acknowledges postdoctoral fellowship from the Research Foundation- Flanders (FWO Grant No. 1275521N). D.K. acknowledges the financial support from Science and Engineering Research Board (Grant No. PDF/2018/003146), India. N.J.S. acknowledges financial support from the Research Foundation- Flanders via a postdoctoral fellowship (FWO Grant No. 1238622N). | Approved | Most recent IF: 6.756 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:184249 | Serial | 6832 | ||
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| Author | Spaeth, P.; Adhikari, S.; Heyvaert, W.; Zhuo, X.; Garcia, I.; Liz-Marzan, L.M.; Bals, S.; Orrit, M.; Albrecht, W. | ||||
| Title | Photothermal circular dichroism measurements of single chiral gold nanoparticles correlated with electron tomography | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2022 | Publication | ACS Photonics | Abbreviated Journal | Acs Photonics |
| Volume | 9 | Issue | 12 | Pages | 3995-4004 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Chemically synthesized metal nanoparticles with morphological chiral features are known to exhibit strong circular dichroism. However, we still lack understanding of the correlation between morphological and chiroptical features of plasmonic nanoparticles. To shed light on that question, single nanoparticle experiments are required. We performed photothermal circular dichroism measurements of single chiral and achiral gold nanoparticles and correlated the chiroptical response to the 3D morphology of the same nanoparticles retrieved by electron tomography. In contrast to an ensemble measurement, we show that individual particles within the ensemble display a broad distribution of strength and handedness of circular dichroism signals. Whereas obvious structural chiral features, such as helical wrinkles, translate into chiroptical ones, nanoparticles with less obvious chiral morphological features can also display strong circular dichroism signals. Interestingly, we find that even seemingly achiral nanoparticles can display large g-factors. The origin of this circular dichroism signal is discussed in terms of plasmonics and other potentially relevant factors. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000884432100001 | Publication Date | 2022-11-08 | |
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| Impact Factor | 7 | Times cited | 5 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | This work was supported by The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) as part of the Open Technology Program (OTP, Project No. 16008) and by a Spinoza prize (M.O.) . W.A. acknowledges an Individual Fellowship funded by the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) in Horizon 2020 Program (Grant No. 797153, SOPMEN) . L.M.L.M. acknowledges funding from MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (Grants PID2020-117779RB-I00 and MDM-2017-0720) . We thank Dr. Wolfgang L?fer for providing optical equipment. We also acknowledge the European Soft Matter Infrastructure (EUSMI: E201200468) . | Approved | Most recent IF: 7 | ||
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| Author | Mangnus, M.J.J.; de Wit, J.W.; Vonk, S.J.W.; Geuchies, J.J.; Albrecht, W.; Bals, S.; Houtepen, A.J.; Rabouw, F.T. | ||||
| Title | High-throughput characterization of single-quantum-dot emission spectra and spectral diffusion by multiparticle spectroscopy | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2023 | Publication | ACS Photonics | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 10 | Issue | 8 | Pages | 2688-2698 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | In recent years, quantum dots (QDs) have emerged as bright,color-tunablelight sources for various applications such as light-emitting devices,lasing, and bioimaging. One important next step to advance their applicabilityis to reduce particle-to-particle variations of the emission propertiesas well as fluctuations of a single QD's emission spectrum,also known as spectral diffusion (SD). Characterizing SD is typicallyinefficient as it requires time-consuming measurements at the single-particlelevel. Here, however, we demonstrate multiparticle spectroscopy (MPS)as a high-throughput method to acquire statistically relevant informationabout both fluctuations at the single-particle level and variationsat the level of a synthesis batch. In MPS, we simultaneously measureemission spectra of many (20-100) QDs with a high time resolution.We obtain statistics on single-particle emission line broadening fora batch of traditional CdSe-based core-shell QDs and a batchof the less toxic InP-based core-shell QDs. The CdSe-basedQDs show significantly narrower homogeneous line widths, less SD,and less inhomogeneous broadening than the InP-based QDs. The timescales of SD are longer in the InP-based QDs than in the CdSe-basedQDs. Based on the distributions and correlations in single-particleproperties, we discuss the possible origins of line-width broadeningof the two types of QDs. Our experiments pave the way to large-scale,high-throughput characterization of single-QD emission propertiesand will ultimately contribute to facilitating rational design offuture QD structures. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 001009443500001 | Publication Date | 2023-06-18 | |
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| Impact Factor | 7 | Times cited | 1 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | This work was 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. The electron microscopy experiments at EMAT were supported by the European Commission (EUSMI grant E210100474). | Approved | Most recent IF: 7; 2023 IF: 6.756 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:197337 | Serial | 8879 | ||
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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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| 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 | Chizhov, A.; Vasiliev, R.; Rumyantseva, M.; Krylov, I.; Drozdov, K.; Batuk, M.; Hadermann, J.; Abakumov, A.; Gaskov, A. | ||||
| Title | Light-activated sub-ppm NO2 detection by hybrid ZnO/QD nanomaterials vs. charge localization in core-shell QD | 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) | ||||
| Abstract | New hybrid materials-photosensitized nanocomposites containing nanocrystal heterostructures with spatial charge separation, show high response for practically important sub-ppm level NO2 detection at room temperature. Nanocomposites ZnO/CdSe, ZnO/(CdS@CdSe), and ZnO/(ZnSe@CdS) were obtained by the immobilization of nanocrystals-colloidal quantum dots (QDs), on the matrix of nanocrystalline ZnO. The formation of crystalline core-shell structure of QDs was confirmed by HAADF-STEM coupled with EELS mapping. Optical properties of photosensitizers have been investigated by optical absorption and luminescence spectroscopy combined with spectral dependences of photoconductivity, which proved different charge localization regimes. Photoelectrical and gas sensor properties of nanocomposites have been studied at room temperature under green light (max = 535 nm) illumination in the presence of 0.12-2 ppm NO2 in air. It has been demonstrated that sensitization with type II heterostructure ZnSe@CdS with staggered gap provides the rapid growth of effective photoresponse with the increase in the NO2 concentration in air and the highest sensor sensitivity toward NO2. We believe that the use of core-shell QDs with spatial charge separation opens new possibilities in the development of light-activated gas sensors working without thermal heating. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000487641600002 | Publication Date | 2019-09-24 | |
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2296-8016 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | Times cited | 1 | Open Access | ||
| Notes | ; This work was financially supported by RFBR grant No. 1653-76001 (RFBR – ERA.Net FONSENS 096) and in part by a grant from the St. Petersburg State University – Event 3-2018 (id: 26520408). AC acknowledges support from the RFBR grant No. 18-33-01004. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:163776 | Serial | 5390 | ||
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| Author | Chen, B.; Gauquelin, N.; Green, R.J.; Verbeeck, J.; Rijnders, G.; Koster, G. | ||||
| Title | Asymmetric Interfacial Intermixing Associated Magnetic Coupling in LaMnO3/LaFeO3 Heterostructures | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2021 | Publication | Frontiers in physics | Abbreviated Journal | Front. Phys. |
| Volume | 9 | Issue | Pages | ||
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | The structural and magnetic properties of LaMnO<sub>3</sub>/LaFeO<sub>3</sub>(LMO/LFO) heterostructures are characterized using a combination of scanning transmission electron microscopy, electron energy-loss spectroscopy, bulk magnetometry, and resonant x-ray reflectivity. Unlike the relatively abrupt interface when LMO is deposited on top of LFO, the interface with reversed growth order shows significant cation intermixing of Mn<sup>3+</sup>and Fe<sup>3+</sup>, spreading ∼8 unit cells across the interface. The asymmetric interfacial chemical profiles result in distinct magnetic properties. The bilayer with abrupt interface shows a single magnetic hysteresis loop with strongly enhanced coercivity, as compared to the LMO plain film. However, the bilayer with intermixed interface shows a step-like hysteresis loop, associated with the separate switching of the “clean” and intermixed LMO sublayers. Our study illustrates the key role of interfacial chemical profile in determining the functional properties of oxide heterostructures. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000745284500001 | Publication Date | 2021-12-14 | |
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2296-424X | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record | |
| Impact Factor | Times cited | 1 | Open Access | OpenAccess | |
| Notes | This work is supported by the international M-ERA.NET project SIOX (project 4288) and H2020 project ULPEC (project 732642). The X-Ant-EM microscope and the direct electron detector were partly funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. NG and JV acknowledge funding from GOA project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp. RG was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Part of the research described in this paper was performed at the Canadian Light Source, a national research facility of the University of Saskatchewan, which is supported by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), NSERC, the National Research Council (NRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Government of Saskatchewan, and the University of Saskatchewan. | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:185176 | Serial | 6901 | ||
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| Author | Zhang, Z.; Bourgeois, L.; Zhang, Y.; Rosalie, J.M.; Medhekar, N. | ||||
| Title | Advanced imaging and simulations of precipitate interfaces in aluminium alloys and their role in phase transformations | Type | P1 Proceeding | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | MATEC web of conferences T2 – 17th International Conference on Aluminium Alloys (ICAA), October 26-29, 2020 | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 09003 | ||
| Keywords | P1 Proceeding; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Precipitation is accompanied by the formation and migration of heterophase interfaces. Using the combined approach of advanced imaging and atomistic simulations, we studied the precipitate-matrix interfaces in various aluminium alloy systems, aiming to resolve their detailed atomic structures and illuminate their role in phase transformations. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000652552200053 | Publication Date | 2020-11-05 | |
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| Series Volume | 326 | Series Issue | Edition | ||
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2261-236x; 2274-7214 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record | |
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| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:179147 | Serial | 6851 | ||
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| Author | Yao, X.; Li, Y.; Cao, S.; Ma, X.; Zhang, X.-ping; Schryvers, D. | ||||
| Title | Optimization of Automated Crystal Orientation and Phase Mapping in TEM Applied to Ni-Ti All Round Shape Memory Alloy | Type | P1 Proceeding | ||
| Year | 2015 | Publication | MATEC web of conferences T2 – Proceedings of ESOMAT 2015 10th European Symposium on Martensitic Transformations, September 14-18, 2015, Antwerp, Belgium | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 33 | Issue | 33 | Pages | 03022 |
| Keywords | P1 Proceeding; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | A new application which focuses on an artificial sphincter fabricated by Ni-Ti SMAs for human implantation is under investigation by applying the all-round shape memory effect with precise control of the phase transformation temperatures. In this study, a Ni51at.%-Ti alloy was fabricated by arc melting with fast solidification, followed by a proper strained aging which induces the two way shape memory effect needed for this particular application. Differential scanning calorimetry was used to investigate the thermal behavior and transmission electron microscopy was used for studying the microstructure of the alloys. With the latter the novel technique of automated crystal orientation microscopy is used and optimized to obtain phase and orientation mapping of the various structures. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000372402800037 | Publication Date | 2015-12-15 | |
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2261-236X | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | Times cited | 1 | Open Access | ||
| Notes | The author gratefully acknowledges the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) for providing a scholarship. | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:129977 | Serial | 3988 | ||
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| Author | Zhang, H.; Jin, Q.; Hu, T.; Liu, X.; Zhang, Z.; Hu, C.; Zhou, Y.; Han, Y.; Wang, X. | ||||
| Title | Electron-irradiation-facilitated production of chemically homogenized nanotwins in nanolaminated carbides | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2023 | Publication | Journal of Advanced Ceramics | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 12 | Issue | 6 | Pages | 1288-1297 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Twin boundaries have been exploited to stabilize ultrafine grains and improve mechanical properties of nanomaterials. The production of the twin boundaries and nanotwins is however prohibitively challenging in carbide ceramics. Using a scanning transmission electron microscope as a unique platform for atomic-scale structure engineering, we demonstrate that twin platelets could be produced in carbides by engineering antisite defects. The antisite defects at metal sites in various layered ternary carbides are collectively and controllably generated, and the metal elements are homogenized by electron irradiation, which transforms a twin-like lamellae into nanotwin platelets. Accompanying chemical homogenization, alpha-Ti3AlC2 transforms to unconventional beta-Ti3AlC2. The chemical homogeneity and the width of the twin platelets can be tuned by dose and energy of bombarding electrons. Chemically homogenized nanotwins can boost hardness by similar to 45%. Our results provide a new way to produce ultrathin (< 5 nm) nanotwin platelets in scientifically and technologically important carbide materials and showcase feasibility of defect engineering by an angstrom-sized electron probe. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 001004930200012 | Publication Date | 2023-04-19 | |
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2226-4108; 2227-8508 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record | |
| Impact Factor | 16.9 | Times cited | Open Access | OpenAccess | |
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 16.9; 2023 IF: 1.198 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:197470 | Serial | 8860 | ||
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| Author | Yao, X.; Cao, S.; Zhang, X.P.; Schryvers, D. | ||||
| Title | Microstructural Characterization and Transformation Behavior of Porous Ni50.8Ti49.2 | Type | P1 Proceeding | ||
| Year | 2015 | Publication | Materials Today: Proceedings | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 2 | Issue | 2 | Pages | S833-S836 |
| Keywords | P1 Proceeding; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Porous Ni50.8Ti49.2 bulk material was prepared by powder metallurgy sintering. Solid solution and aging treatments were applied to improve the phase homogeneity and phase transformation behavior. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy, aided by energy dispersive X-ray analysis, were used to study the microstructure and chemical phase content of the alloys. In-situ cooling was carried out to observe the phase transformation behavior. As-received material contains dispersed Ni2Ti4O particles while Ni4Ti3 precipitates appear after aging. Close to pore edges, the latter have a preferential orientation due to the induced stress fields in the matrix. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000371032100081 | Publication Date | 2015-11-05 | |
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2214-7853 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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| Notes | The author gratefully acknowledges the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) for providing a scholarship and the Key Project of the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province under grant No. S2013020012805. | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:129980 | Serial | 3989 | ||
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| Author | Duarte, M.; Daems, N.; Hereijgers, J.; Arenas Esteban, D.; Bals, S.; Breugelmans, T. | ||||
| Title | Enhanced CO2 electroreduction with metal-nitrogen-doped carbons in a continuous flow reactor | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2021 | Publication | Journal Of Co2 Utilization | Abbreviated Journal | J Co2 Util |
| Volume | 50 | Issue | Pages | 101583-12 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT) | ||||
| Abstract | As part of a mitigation and adaptation approach to increasing carbon dioxide atmospheric concentrations, we report superior performance of various metal-nitrogen-doped carbon catalysts, synthesized using an easily up-scalable method, for the electrochemical reduction to carbon monoxide and/or formate at industrially relevant current densities up to 200 mAcm−2. Altering the embedded transition metal (i.e. Sn, Co, Fe, Mn and Ni) allowed to tune the selectivity towards the desired product. Mn-N-C and Fe-N-C performance was compromised by its high CO* binding energy, while Co-N-C catalyzed preferentially the HER. Ni-N-C and Sn-N-C revealed to be promising electrocatalysts, the latter being evaluated for the first time in a flow reactor. A productivity of 589 L CO m-2 h-1 at -1.39 VRHE with Ni-N-C and 751 g HCOO- m-2 h-1 at -1.47 VRHE with Sn-N-C was achieved with no signs of degradation detected after 24 h of operation at industrially relevant current densities (100 mAcm−2). Stable operation at 200 mAcm−2 led to turnover frequencies for the production of carbon products of up to 5176 h-1. These enhanced productivities, in combination with high stability, constitute an essential step towards the scalability and ultimately towards the economical valorization of CO2 electrolyzers using metal-containing nitrogen-doped catalysts. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000670316000002 | Publication Date | 2021-05-28 | |
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2212-9820 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 4.292 | Times cited | 14 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | The authors acknowledge sponsoring from the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) in the frame of a post-doctoral grant (12Y3919N – ND). This project was co-funded by the Interreg 2 Seas-Program 2014-2020, co-financed 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 MOT project D2M (“Dioxide to Monoxide (D2M): Innovative catalysis for CO2 to CO conversion”). We thank Lien Pacquets for analyzing the samples with SEM-EDX, Saskia Defoss´e for helping with the N2 physisorption measurements and Kitty Baert (VUB) for analyzing the samples with XPS and Raman. | Approved | Most recent IF: 4.292 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:178151 | Serial | 6779 | ||
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| Author | Kelly, S.; Mercer, E.; De Meyer, R.; Ciocarlan, R.-G.; Bals, S.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
| Title | Microwave plasma-based dry reforming of methane: Reaction performance and carbon formation | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2023 | Publication | Journal of CO2 utilization | Abbreviated Journal | Journal of CO2 Utilization |
| Volume | 75 | Issue | Pages | 102564 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Laboratory of adsorption and catalysis (LADCA); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | e investigate atmospheric pressure microwave (MW) plasma (2.45 GHz) conversion in CO2 and CH4 mixtures (i.e., dry reforming of methane, DRM) focusing on reaction performance and carbon formation. Promising energy costs of ~2.8–3.0 eV/molecule or ~11.1–11.9 kJ/L are amongst the best performance to date considering the current state-of-the-art for plasma-based DRM for all types of plasma. The conversion is in the range of ~46–49% and ~55–67% for CO2 and CH4, respectively, producing primarily syngas (i.e., H2 and CO) with H2/CO ratios of ~0.6–1 at CH4 fractions ranging from 30% to 45%. Water is the largest byproduct with levels ranging ~7–14% in the exhaust. Carbon particles visibly impact the plasma at higher CH4 fractions (> 30%), where they become heated and incandescent. Particle luminosity increases with increasing CH4 fractions, with the plasma becoming unstable near a 1:1 mixture (i.e., > 45% CH4). Electron microscopy of the carbon material reveals an agglomerated morphology of pure carbon nanoparticles. The mean particle size is determined as ~20 nm, free of any metal contamination, consistent with the electrode-less MW design. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 001065310000001 | Publication Date | 2023-08-10 | |
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2212-9820 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 7.7 | Times cited | 6 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | We acknowledge financial support by a European Space Agency (ESA) Open Science Innovation Platform study (contract no. 4000137001/21/NL/GLC/ov), the European Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship ‘‘PENFIX’’ within Horizon 2020 (grant no. 838181), the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program (grant no. 810182; SCOPE ERC Synergy project), the Excellence of Science FWOFNRS PLASyntH2 project (FWO grant no. G0I1822N and EOS no. 4000751) and the Methusalem project of the University of Antwerp | Approved | Most recent IF: 7.7; 2023 IF: 4.292 | ||
| Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:198155 | Serial | 8807 | ||
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| Author | Cavallo, M.; Dosa, M.; Nakazato, R.; Porcaro, N.G.; Signorile, M.; Quintelier, M.; Hadermann, J.; Bordiga, S.; Rosero-Navarro, N.C.; Tadanaga, K.; Crocellà, V.; Bonino, F. | ||||
| Title | Insight on Zn-Al LDH as electrocatalyst for CO2 reduction reaction: An in-situ ATR-IR study | Type | A1 Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2024 | Publication | Journal of CO2 Utilization | Abbreviated Journal | Journal of CO2 Utilization |
| Volume | 83 | Issue | Pages | 102804 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal Article; In-situ ATR-IR spectroscopy; Layered Double Hydroxide; CO2 reduction reaction; Electrocatalysis; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) ; | ||||
| Abstract | Electrochemical reduction of CO2 (CO2RR) is expected to play a key role among the various strategies being explored to limit global warming. In this scenario, Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs) are emerging as a promising class of electrocatalysts to replace the most used noble metals. In this work three Zn-Al LDH with different Zn2+/Al3+ ratio were synthesized and characterized by means of XRD, STEM-EDX and HR-TEM. Their suitability for CO2RR to CO was assessed by means of a custom-made three-compartment cell, showing an increase in CO selectivity by decreasing the Zn2+/Al3+ ratio. The CO2 interaction with the samples was firstly characterized by means of volumetric adsorption measurements, exhibiting an increase in capture capacity by decreasing the Zn2+/Al3+ ratio. The evolution of the samples in interaction with a CO2-saturated liquid flow was then deeply investigated by means of in-situ ATR-IR spectroscopy. The samples displayed a different evolution in the vibrational region of the carbonate-like species (1800–1200 cm???? 1). To better discriminate the different carbonate cyclohexane was also employed. A definitive assignment of the main IR bands of the carbonate was carried out by studying the spectral behavior of the different bands observed in the ATR-IR experiments and by comparing these results with the existing literature. Interestingly, Zn-Al 1:2 LDH, the most efficient electrocatalyst for CO2RR, is also the sole sample exhibiting a higher monodentate to total bidentate carbonates ratio, suggesting that the existence of a higher content of low coordination oxygen anions with stronger basic character can influence the final catalytic activity. |
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| Language | Wos | https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=brocade2&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:001264 | Publication Date | 2024-05-19 | |
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2212-9820 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS full record | |
| Impact Factor | 7.7 | Times cited | Open Access | ||
| Notes | This work was supported by 4AirCRAFT project under the strategic international cooperation between Europe and Japan. 4AirCRAFT has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (No 101022633) and Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) (No JPMJSC2102). We acknowledge the Hercules fund ’Direct electron detector for soft matter TEM’ from Flemish Government for the purchase of the K2 DED. MC, MD, NGP, MS, SB, VC and FB acknowledge support from the Project CH4.0 under the MUR program “Dipartimenti di Eccellenza 2023–2027” (CUP: D13C22003520001) | Approved | Most recent IF: 7.7; 2024 IF: 4.292 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:207069 | Serial | 9259 | ||
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