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Author Ying, J.; Lenaerts, S.; Symes, M.D.; Yang, X.-Y.
  Title Hierarchical design in nanoporous metals Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2022 Publication Advanced Science Abbreviated Journal Adv Sci
  Volume 9 Issue (up) 27 Pages 2106117-2106120
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
  Abstract Hierarchically porous metals possess intriguing high accessibility of matter molecules and unique continuous metallic frameworks, as well as a high level of exposed active atoms. High rates of diffusion and fast energy transfer have been important and challenging goals of hierarchical design and porosity control with nanostructured metals. This review aims to summarize recent important progress toward the development of hierarchically porous metals, with special emphasis on synthetic strategies, hierarchical design in structure-function and corresponding applications. The current challenges and future prospects in this field are also discussed.
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  Language Wos 000831201000001 Publication Date 2022-07-28
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 2198-3844 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 15.1 Times cited Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 15.1
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:189646 Serial 7170
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Author Gamon, J.; Bassat, J.-M.; Villesuzanne, A.; Duttine, M.; Batuk, M.; Vandemeulebroucke, D.; Hadermann, J.; Alassani, F.; Weill, F.; Durand, E.; Demourgues, A.
  Title Impact of anionic ordering on the iron site distribution and valence states in oxyfluoride Sr2FeO3+xF1-x(x=0.08, 0.2) with a layered Perovskite network Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2023 Publication Inorganic chemistry Abbreviated Journal
  Volume 62 Issue (up) 27 Pages 10822-10832
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Sr2FeO3+x F1-x (x = 0.08, 0.2), an n = 1 Ruddlesden-Popperphase, was synthesized from the oxidationof Sr2FeO3F in air at high temperature followinga fluorine for oxygen substitution and Fe3+ to Fe4+ oxidation. A structural investigation of both compounds was performedusing complementary and high-resolution techniques (Synchrotron X-rayand electron diffraction, Mo''ssbauer spectroscopy, HR-STEM)coupled to DFT calculation. This study reveals that oxidation leadsto a high degree of apical anion disorder coupled to antiphase boundaries. Sr2FeO3F, an oxyfluoride compoundwith an n = 1 Ruddlesden-Popper structure,was identifiedas a potential interesting mixed ionic and electronic conductor (MIEC).The phase can be synthesized under a range of different pO(2) atmospheres, leading to various degrees of fluorinefor oxygen substitution and Fe4+ content. A structuralinvestigation and thorough comparison of both argon- and air-synthesizedcompounds were performed by combining high-resolution X-ray and electrondiffraction, high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy,Mo''ssbauer spectroscopy, and DFT calculations. While the argon-synthesizedphase shows a well-behaved O/F ordered structure, this study revealedthat oxidation leads to averaged large-scale anionic disorder on theapical site. In the more oxidized Sr2FeO3.2F0.8 oxyfluoride, containing 20% of Fe4+, two differentFe positions can be identified with a 32%/68% occupancy (P4/nmm space group). This originates due to the presenceof antiphase boundaries between ordered domains within the grains.Relations between site distortion and valence states as well as stabilityof apical anionic sites (O vs F) are discussed. This study paves theway for further studies on both ionic and electronic transport propertiesof Sr2FeO3.2F0.8 and its use in MIEC-baseddevices, such as solid oxide fuel cells.
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  Language Wos 001018974700001 Publication Date 2023-06-29
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0020-1669 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
  Impact Factor 4.6 Times cited Open Access Not_Open_Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 4.6; 2023 IF: 4.857
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:197789 Serial 8881
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Author Tavernier, M.B.; Anisimovas, E.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Electron-vortex interaction in a quantum dot Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2004 Publication International journal of modern physics: B: condensed matter physics, statistical physics, applied physics T2 – 16th International Conference on High Magnetic Fields in Semiconductor, Physics, AUG 02-06, 2004, Florida State Univ, NHMFL, Tallahassee, FL Abbreviated Journal Int J Mod Phys B
  Volume 18 Issue (up) 27-29 Pages 3633-3636
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Small numbers N < 5 of two-dimensional Coulomb-interacting electrons trapped in a parabolic potential placed in a perpendicular magnetic field are investigated. The reduced wave function of this system, which is obtained by fixing the positions of N-1 electrons, exhibits strong correlations between the electrons and the zeros. These zeros axe often called vortices. An exact-diagonalization scheme is used to obtain the wave functions and the results are compared with results obtained from the recently proposed rotating electron molecule (REM) theory. We find that the vortices gather around the fixed electrons and repel each other, which is to a much lesser extend so for the REM results.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Singapore Editor
  Language Wos 000227140200035 Publication Date 2005-04-12
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0217-9792;1793-6578; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
  Impact Factor 0.736 Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 0.736; 2004 IF: 0.361
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:102749 Serial 992
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Author Wang, X.F.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Influence of spin-orbit interaction on the magnetotransport of a periodically modulated two-dimensional electron gas Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2004 Publication International journal of modern physics: B: condensed matter physics, statistical physics, applied physics T2 – 16th International Conference on High Magnetic Fields in Semiconductor, Physics, AUG 02-06, 2004, Florida State Univ, NHMFL, Tallahassee, FL Abbreviated Journal Int J Mod Phys B
  Volume 18 Issue (up) 27-29 Pages 3653-3656
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Transport properties of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) are studied in the presence of a normal magnetic field B, of a weak one-dimensional (1D) periodic potential modulation V(x) = V(0)cos(Kx), and of the Rashba spin-orbit interaction (SOI) of strength a. For V(x) = 0 the SOI mixes the up and down spin states of neighboring Landau levels into two, unequally spaced energy branches. For V(x) not equal 0 these levels broaden into bands and their bandwidths oscillate with B. The n-th level bandwidth of each series vanishes at different values of B. Relative to the ID-modulated 2DEG without SOI and one flat-band condition, there are two flat-band conditions that depend on a and the transport coefficients can change considerably. For weak a the Weiss oscillations show beating patterns while for strong a the Shubnikov-de Haas ones axe split in two.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Singapore Editor
  Language Wos 000227140200040 Publication Date 2005-04-12
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  ISSN 0217-9792;1793-6578; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
  Impact Factor 0.736 Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 0.736; 2004 IF: 0.361
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:103199 Serial 1633
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Author Vasilopoulos, P.; Molnar, B.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Magnetoconductance through a chain of rings in the presence of spin-orbit interaction Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2004 Publication International journal of modern physics: B: condensed matter physics, statistical physics, applied physics Abbreviated Journal Int J Mod Phys B
  Volume 18 Issue (up) 27-29 Pages 3661-3664
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Ballistic electron transport through a finite chain of quantum circular rings is studied in the presence of the Rashba coupling, of strength a, and of a perpendicular magnetic field B. The transmission and reflection coefficients for a single ring, obtained analytically, help obtain the conductance through a chain of rings as a function of the strength a, the field B, and of the wave vector k of the incident electron. Due to destructive spin interferences caused by the Rashba coupling the chain can be totally opaque for certain ranges of k the width of which depends on values of a and B. Outside these ranges the conductance oscillates with high values between e(2)/h and 2e(2)/h. The effect of a periodic modulation of a or B on the conductance gaps is investigated. A periodic, square-wave conductance pattern, pertinent to the development of the spin transistor, results within wide stripes in the parameter space spanned by k, a, and B. Finite temperatures smoothen the square-wave profile of the conductance but do not alter its periodic character.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Singapore Editor
  Language Wos 000227140200042 Publication Date 2005-04-12
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0217-9792;1793-6578; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 0.736 Times cited 2 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 0.736; 2004 IF: 0.361
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94787 Serial 1914
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Author Pauwels, D.; Ching, H.Y.V.; Samanipour, M.; Neukermans, S.; Hereijgers, J.; Van Doorslaer, S.; De Wael, K.; Breugelmans, T.
  Title Identifying intermediates in the reductive intramolecular cyclisation of allyl 2-bromobenzyl ether by an improved electron paramagnetic resonance spectroelectrochemical electrode design combined with density functional theory calculations Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Electrochimica acta Abbreviated Journal Electrochim Acta
  Volume 271 Issue (up) 271 Pages 10-18
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation); Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT)
  Abstract The electrochemical activation of C-X bonds requires very negative electrode potentials. Lowering the overpotentials and increasing the catalytic activity requires intensive electrocatalytic research. A profound understanding of the reaction mechanism and the influence of the electrocatalyst allows optimal tuning of the electrocatalyst. This can be achieved by combining electrochemical techniques with electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. Although this was introduced in the mid-twentieth century, the application of this combined approach in electrocatalytic research is underexploited. Several reasons can be listed, such as the limited availability of EPR instrumentation and electrochemical devices for such in situ experiments. In this work, a simple and inexpensive construction adapted for in situ EPR electrocatalytic research is proposed. The proof of concept is provided by studying a model reaction, namely the reductive cyclisation of allyl 2-bromobenzyl ether which has interesting industrial applications.
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  Language Wos 000430369800002 Publication Date 2018-03-20
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  ISSN 0013-4686 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 4.798 Times cited 2 Open Access
  Notes ; The authors would like to thank Melissa Van Landeghem for her assistance with the experimental work and analysis of the data. Jonas Hereijgers greatly acknowledges the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) for support through a Post-Doctoral grant (12Q8817N). H.Y. Vincent Ching gratefully acknowledges the University of Antwerp for a Post-Doctoral grant. Sabine Van Doorslaer and Tom Breugelmans acknowledge the FWO for research funding (research grant G093317N). ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.798
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:150463 Serial 5652
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Author Chin, C.-M.; Battle, P.D.; Hunter, E.C.; Avdeev, M.; Hendrickx, M.; Hadermann, J.
  Title Stabilisation of magnetic ordering in La3Ni2-xCuxB'O9(B'=Sb,Ta,Nb) by the introduction of Cu2+ Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Journal of solid state chemistry Abbreviated Journal J Solid State Chem
  Volume 276 Issue (up) 276 Pages 164-172
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract La3Ni2-xCuxB'O-9 (x = 0.25; B' = Sb, Ta, Nb: x = 0.5; B' = Nb) have been synthesized and characterised by transmission electron microscopy, neutron diffraction and magnetometry. Each adopts a perovskite-like structure (space group P2(1)/n) with two crystallographically-distinct six-coordinate sites, one occupied by a disordered arrangement of Ni2+ and Cu2+ and the other by a disordered similar to 1:2 distribution of Ni2+ and B'(5+), although some Cu2+ is found on the latter site when x = 0.5. Each composition undergoes a magnetic transition in the range 90 <= T/K <= 130 and shows a spontaneous magnetisation at 5 K; the transition temperature always exceeds that of the x = 0 composition by >= 30 K. A long-range ordered G-type ferrimagnetic structure is present in each composition, but small relaxor domains are also present. This contrasts with the pure relaxor and spin-glass behaviour of x = 0, B' = Ta, Nb, respectively.
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  Language Wos 000473372400023 Publication Date 2019-05-09
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  ISSN 0022-4596 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 2.299 Times cited 2 Open Access
  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 Most recent IF: 2.299
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:161199 Serial 5396
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Author Kirsanova, M.A.; De Sloovere, D.; Karakulina, O.M.; Hadermann, J.; Van Bael, M.K.; Hardy, A.; Abakumov, A.M.
  Title Toward unlocking the Mn3+/Mn2+ redox pair in alluaudite-type Na2+2zMn2-z(SO4)3-x(SeO4)x cathodes for sodium-ion batteries Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Journal of solid state chemistry Abbreviated Journal J Solid State Chem
  Volume 277 Issue (up) 277 Pages 804-810
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract In polyanion cathodes, the inductive effect alters the potential of a M(n+1)+/Mn+ redox couple (M – transition metal) according to the electronegativity of the X cation in the polyanion groups (XO4m+). To manipulate the operating potential, we synthesized a series of mixed sulfate-selenate alluaudites, with structure formulas Na2+2zMn2-z(SO4)(3-x)(SeO4)(x) and Na2.81Ni1.60(SO4)(1.43)(SeO4)(1.57). Their crystal structure was determined from powder X-ray diffraction data, revealing that the Mn-based alluaudites form solid solutions with the same crystal structure for x = 0.75; 1.125 and 1.5. Na2.81Ni1.60(SO4)(1.43)(SeO4)(1.57) is isostructural to the Mn-based alluaudites. Although the Na2+2zMn2-z(SO4)(3-x)(SeO4)(x) compound with the highest selenium content demonstrates a reversible discharge capacity of 60 mAh g(-1), only a small part of this electrochemical activity can be ascribed to the Mn3+/Mn2+ redox couple. The redox potential of the Mn3+/Mn2+ pair in Na2+2zMn2-z(SO4)(3-)x(SeO4)(x) decreases with increasing values of x, in agreement with the lower electronegativity of Se compared to that of S.
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  Language Wos 000481726300103 Publication Date 2019-07-24
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  ISSN 0022-4596 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
  Impact Factor 2.299 Times cited Open Access
  Notes ; The authors thank the Russian Foundation for Basic Research for financial support (grant 17-03-00370), in addition to Research Foundation-Flanders (project No G040116). ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.299
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:162852 Serial 5401
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Author Berdiyorov, G.; Harrabi, K.; Maneval, J.P.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Effect of pinning on the response of superconducting strips to an external pulsed current Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Superconductor science and technology Abbreviated Journal Supercond Sci Tech
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 025004
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Using the anisotropic time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau theory we study the effect of ordered and disordered pinning on the time response of superconducting strips to an external current that switched on abruptly. The pinning centers result in a considerable delay of the response time of the system to such abrupt switching on of the current, whereas the output voltage is always larger when pinning is present. The resistive state in both cases are characterized either by dynamically stable phase-slip centers/lines or expanding in-time hot-spots, which are the main mechanisms for dissipation in current-carrying superconductors. We find that hot-spots are always initiated by the phase-slip state. However, the range of the applied current for the phase-slip state increases significantly when pinning is introduced. Qualitative changes are observed in the dynamics of the superconducting condensate in the presence of pinning.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Bristol Editor
  Language Wos 000351046300010 Publication Date 2014-12-31
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  ISSN 0953-2048;1361-6668; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 2.878 Times cited 19 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by EU Marie Curie (Project No: 253057), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, under the IN131034 DSR project. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.878; 2015 IF: 2.325
  Call Number c:irua:125491 Serial 829
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Author Croitoru, M.D.; Buzdin, A.I.
  Title FFLO-wave-vector lock-in effect in quasi-1D superconductors Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Journal of superconductivity and novel magnetism Abbreviated Journal J Supercond Nov Magn
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 1305-1308
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract We study the phase transition into the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov state in high magnetic field in quasi-one dimensional superconductors within the quasi-classical formalism, taking into account the interchain Josephson coupling and the paramagnetic spin splitting. We show that anomalies in the field-direction dependence of the upper critical field when the magnetic field length equals to the FFLO period, previously described in [29], are characterized by the lock-in effect of the FFLO modulation wave vector, which is governed by the magnetic length.
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
  Language Wos 000352085700019 Publication Date 2014-12-13
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 1557-1939;1557-1947; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 1.18 Times cited 4 Open Access
  Notes ; We thank D. Jerome for useful discussions. We acknowledge the support by the French ANR program “ElectroVortex” and European NanoSC COST Action MP1201. M.D.C. acknowledges the support by the BELSPO Return to Belgium Grant. ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.18; 2015 IF: 0.909
  Call Number c:irua:125540 Serial 1187
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Author Cayado, P.; De Keukeleere, K.; Garzón, A.; Perez-Mirabet, L.; Meledin, A.; De Roo, J.; Vallés, F.; Mundet, B.; Rijckaert, H.; Pollefeyt, G.; Coll, M.; Ricart, S.; Palau, A.; Gázquez, J.; Ros, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Van Driessche, I.; Puig, T.; Obradors, X.
  Title Epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7−xnanocomposite thin films from colloidal solutions Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Superconductor science and technology Abbreviated Journal Supercond Sci Tech
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 124007
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract A methodology of general validity to prepare epitaxial nanocomposite films based on the use of colloidal solutions containing different crystalline preformed oxide nanoparticles ( ex situ nanocomposites) is reported. The trifluoroacetate (TFA) metal–organic chemical solution deposition route is used with alcoholic solvents to grow epitaxial YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 (YBCO) films. For this reason stabilizing oxide nanoparticles in polar solvents is a challenging goal. We have used scalable nanoparticle synthetic methodologies such as thermal and microwave-assisted solvothermal techniques to prepare CeO 2 and ZrO 2 nanoparticles. We show that stable and homogeneous colloidal solutions with these nanoparticles can be reached using benzyl alcohol, triethyleneglycol, nonanoic acid, trifluoroacetic acid or decanoic acid as protecting ligands, thereby allowing subsequent mixing with alcoholic TFA solutions. An elaborate YBCO film growth analysis of these nanocomposites allows the identification of the different relevant growth phenomena, e.g. nanoparticles pushing towards the film surface, nanoparticle reactivity, coarsening and nanoparticle accumulation at the substrate interface. Upon mitigation of these effects, YBCO nanocomposite films with high self-field critical currents ( J c ∼ 3–4 MA cm −2 at 77 K) were reached, indicating no current limitation effects associated with epitaxy perturbation, while smoothed magnetic field dependences of the critical currents at high magnetic fields and decreased effective anisotropic pinning behavior confirm the effectiveness of the novel developed approach to enhance vortex pinning. In conclusion, a novel low cost solution-derived route to high current nanocomposite superconducting films and coated conductors has been developed with very promising features.
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  Language Wos 000366288100009 Publication Date 2015-11-16
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  ISSN 0953-2048;1361-6668; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 2.878 Times cited 32 Open Access
  Notes All authors acknowledge the EU (EU-FP7 NMP-LA-2012-280432 EUROTAPES project). ICMAB acknowledges MINECO (MAT2014-51778-C2-1-R) and Generalitat de Catalunya (2014SGR 753 and Xarmae). UGhent acknowledges the Special Research Fund (BOF), the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) and the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation through Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT). TEM microscopy work was conducted in the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2). The authors acknowledge the ICN2 Electron Microscopy Division for offering access to their instruments and expertise. Part of the STEM microscopy work was conducted in 'Laboratorio de Microscopias Avanzadas' at the Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragon—Universidad de Zaragoza. The authors acknowledge the LMA-INA for offering access to their instruments and expertise. JG and MC also acknowledge the Ramon y Cajal program (RYC-2012-11709 and RYC-2013-12448 respectively). Approved Most recent IF: 2.878; 2015 IF: 2.325
  Call Number c:irua:129593 Serial 3966
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Author Goris, B.; Guzzinati, G.; Fernández-López, C.; Pérez-Juste, J.; Liz-Marzán, L.M.; Trügler, A.; Hohenester, U.; Verbeeck, J.; Bals, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.
  Title Plasmon mapping in Au@Ag nanocube assemblies Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication The journal of physical chemistry: C : nanomaterials and interfaces Abbreviated Journal J Phys Chem C
  Volume 118 Issue (up) 28 Pages 15356-15362
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Surface plasmon modes in metallic nanostructures largely determine their optoelectronic properties. Such plasmon modes can be manipulated by changing the morphology of the nanoparticles or by bringing plasmonic nanoparticle building blocks close to each other within organized assemblies. We report the EELS mapping of such plasmon modes in pure Ag nanocubes, Au@Ag coreshell nanocubes, and arrays of Au@Ag nanocubes. We show that these arrays enable the creation of interesting plasmonic structures starting from elementary building blocks. Special attention will be dedicated to the plasmon modes in a triangular array formed by three nanocubes. Because of hybridization, a combination of such nanotriangles is shown to provide an antenna effect, resulting in strong electrical field enhancement at the narrow gap between the nanotriangles.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Washington, D.C. Editor
  Language Wos 000339368700031 Publication Date 2014-06-27
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  ISSN 1932-7447;1932-7455; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 4.536 Times cited 41 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes Fwo; 246791 Countatoms; 278510 Vortex; 335078 Colouratom; 262348 Esmi ECASJO;; ECASSara; (ROMEO:white; preprint:; postprint:restricted 12 months embargo; pdfversion:cannot); Approved Most recent IF: 4.536; 2014 IF: 4.772
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:118099UA @ admin @ c:irua:118099 Serial 2644
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Author Ferreira, W.P.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title A two-component mixture of charged particles confined in a channel: melting Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
  Volume 22 Issue (up) 28 Pages 11
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract The melting of a binary system of charged particles confined in a quasi-one-dimensional parabolic channel is studied through Monte Carlo simulations. At zero temperature the particles are ordered in parallel chains. The melting is anisotropic and different melting temperatures are obtained according to the spatial direction, and the different kinds of particles present in the system. Melting is very different for the single-, two- and four-chain configurations. A temperature induced structural phase transition is found between two different four-chain ordered states which is absent in the mono-disperse system. In the mixed regime, where the two kinds of particles are only slightly different, melting is almost isotropic and a thermally induced homogeneous distribution of the distinct kinds of charges is observed.
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
  Language Wos 000279257300023 Publication Date 2010-06-16
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  ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 10 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by CNPq, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1) and the bilateral program between Flanders and Brazil. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2010 IF: 2.332
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83862 Serial 3771
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Author Milošević, M.V.; Perali, A.
  Title Emergent phenomena in multicomponent superconductivity: an introduction to the focus issue Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Superconductor Science & Technology Abbreviated Journal Supercond Sci Tech
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 060201
  Keywords A1 Journal article; CMT
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  Language Wos 000354110200001 Publication Date 2015-04-24
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  ISSN 0953-2048;1361-6668; ISBN Additional Links
  Impact Factor 2.878 Times cited 41 Open Access
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.878; 2015 IF: 2.325
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ Serial 3945
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Author Shanenko, A.A.; Aguiar, J.A.; Vagov, A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Milošević, M.V.
  Title Atomically flat superconducting nanofilms: multiband properties and mean-field theory Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Superconductor science and technology Abbreviated Journal Supercond Sci Tech
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 054001
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Recent progress in materials synthesis enabled fabrication of superconducting atomically flat single-crystalline metallic nanofilms with thicknesses down to a few monolayers. Interest in such nano-thin systems is attracted by the dimensional 3D-2D crossover in their coherent properties which occurs with decreasing the film thickness. The first fundamental aspect of this crossover is dictated by the Mermin-Wagner-Hohenberg theorem and concerns frustration of the long-range order due to superconductive fluctuations and the possibility to track its impact with an unprecedented level of control. The second important aspect is related to the Fabri-Perot modes of the electronic motion strongly bound in the direction perpendicular to the nanofilm. The formation of such modes results in a pronounced multiband structure that changes with the nanofilm thickness and affects both the mean-field behavior and superconductive fluctuations. Though the subject is very rich in physics, it is scarcely investigated to date. The main obstacle is that there are no manageable models to study a complex magnetic response in this case. Full microscopic consideration is rather time consuming, if practicable at all, while the standard Ginzburg-Landau theory is not applicable. In the present work we review the main achievements in the subject to date, and construct and justify an efficient multiband mean-field formalism which allows for numerical and even analytical treatment of nano-thin superconductors in applied magnetic fields.
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  Language Wos 000353015700005 Publication Date 2015-03-19
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  ISSN 0953-2048;1361-6668; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 2.878 Times cited 23 Open Access
  Notes This work was supported by the Brazilian agencies CNPq (grants 307552/2012-8 and 141911/2012-3) and FACEPE (APQ-0589-1.05/08). AAS acknowledges fruitful discussions with A Perali and D Neilson during his stay in the University of Camerino and is thankful for partial support of his visit by the University of Camerino under the project FAR 'Control and enhancement of superconductivity by engineering materials at the nanoscale'. MDC acknowledges the support from the Back to Belgium Grant of the federal Science Policy (BELSPO). Approved Most recent IF: 2.878; 2015 IF: 2.325
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Author Molina-Luna, L.; Duerrschnabel, M.; Turner, S.; Erbe, M.; Martinez, G.T.; Van Aert, S.; Holzapfel, B.; Van Tendeloo, G.
  Title Atomic and electronic structures of BaHfO3-doped TFA-MOD-derived YBa2Cu3O7−δthin films Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Superconductor science and technology Abbreviated Journal Supercond Sci Tech
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 115009
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  Abstract Tailoring the properties of oxide-based nanocomposites is of great importance for a wide range of materials relevant for energy technology. YBa2Cu3O7−δ (YBCO) superconducting thin films containing nanosized BaHfO3 (BHO) particles yield a significant improvement of the magnetic flux pinning properties and a reduced anisotropy of the critical current density. These films were prepared by chemical solution deposition (CSD) on (100) SrTiO3 (STO) substrates yielding critical current densities up to 3.6 MA cm−2 at 77 K and self-field. Transport in-field J c measurements demonstrated a high pinning force maximum of around 6 GN/m3 for a sample annealed at T = 760 °C that has a doping of 12 mol% of BHO. This sample was investigated by scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) in combination with electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) yielding strain and spectral maps. Spherical BHO nanoparticles of 15 nm in size were found in the matrix, whereas the particles at the interface were flat. A 2 nm diffusion layer containing Ti was found at the YBCO (BHO)/STO interface. Local lattice deformation mapping at the atomic scale revealed crystal defects induced by the presence of both sorts of BHO nanoparticles, which can act as pinning centers for magnetic flux lines. Two types of local lattice defects were identified and imaged: (i) misfit edge dislocations and (ii) Ba-Cu-Cu-Ba stacking faults (Y-248 intergrowths). The local electronic structure and charge transfer were probed by high energy resolution monochromated electron energy-loss spectroscopy. This technique made it possible to distinguish superconducting from non-superconducting areas in nanocomposite samples with atomic resolution in real space, allowing the identification of local pinning sites on the order of the coherence length of YBCO (~1.5 nm) and the determination of 0.25 nm dislocation cores.
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  Notes The authors thank financial support from the European Union under the Framework 6 program as a contract for an Integrated Infrastructure Initiative (References No. 026019 ESTEEM) and by the EUFP6 Research Project “NanoEngineered Superconductors for Power Applications” NESPA no. MRTN-CT-2006-035619. This work was supported by funding from the European Research Council under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). L.M.L, S.T. and G.V.T acknowledge ERC grant N°246791 – COUNTATOMS and funding under a contract for an Integrated Infrastructure Initiative, Reference No. 312483- ESTEEM2, as well as the EC project EUROTAPES. G.T.M. and S.V.A acknowledge financial support from the Fund for Scientific Research-Flanders (Reference G.0064.10N and G.0393.11N). M.D. acknowledges financial support from the LOEWE research cluster RESPONSE (Hessen, Germany). M.E. has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013) under grant agreement n° NMP-LA-2012-280432.; esteem2jra2; esteem2jra3 Approved Most recent IF: 2.878; 2015 IF: 2.325
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Author Erbe, M.; Hänisch, J.; Hühne, R.; Freudenberg, T.; Kirchner, A.; Molina-Luna, L.; Damm, C.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Kaskel, S.; Schultz, L.; Holzapfel, B.
  Title BaHfO3artificial pinning centres in TFA-MOD-derived YBCO and GdBCO thin films Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Superconductor science and technology Abbreviated Journal Supercond Sci Tech
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 114002
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  Abstract Chemical solution deposition (CSD) is a promising way to realize REBa2Cu3O7−x (REBCO;RE = rare earth (here Y, Gd))-coated conductors with high performance in applied magnetic fields. However, the preparation process contains numerous parameters which need to be tuned to achieve high-quality films. Therefore, we investigated the growth of REBCO thin films containing nanometre-scale BaHfO3 (BHO) particles as pinning centres for magnetic flux lines, with emphasis on the influence of crystallization temperature and substrate on the microstructure and superconductivity. Conductivity, microscopy and x-ray investigations show an enhanced performance of BHO nano-composites in comparison to pristine REBCO. Further, those measurements reveal the superiority of GdBCO to YBCO—e.g. by inductive critical current densities, Jc, at self-field and 77 K. YBCO is outperformed by more than 1 MA cm−2 with Jc values of up to 5.0 MA cm−2 for 265 nm thick layers of GdBCO(BHO) on lanthanum aluminate. Transport in-field Jc measurements demonstrate high pinning force maxima of around 4 GN m−3 for YBCO(BHO) and GdBCO(BHO). However, the irreversibility fields are appreciably higher for GdBCO. The critical temperature was not significantly reduced upon BHO addition to both YBCO and GdBCO, indicating a low tendency for Hf diffusion into the REBCO matrix. Angular-dependent Jc measurements show a reduction of the anisotropy in the same order of magnitude for both REBCO compounds. Theoretical models suggest that more than one sort of pinning centre is active in all CSD films.
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  Notes Experimental work was mainly done at IFW Dresden. We thank Juliane Scheiter and Dr Jens Ingolf Mönch of IFW Dresden for technical assistance. The research leading to these results received funding from EUROTAPES, a collaborative project funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013) under grant agreement no. NMP-LA-2012-280 432. L Molina-Luna and G Van Tendeloo acknowledge funding from the European Research Council (ERC grant nr. 24 691-COUNTATOMS). Approved Most recent IF: 2.878; 2015 IF: 2.325
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Author Fedotov, S.S.; Khasanova, N.R.; Samarin, A.S.; Drozhzhin, O.A.; Batuk, D.; Karakulina, O.M.; Hadermann, J.; Abakumov, A.M.; Antipov, E.V.
  Title AVPO4F (A = Li, K): A 4 V Cathode Material for High-Power Rechargeable Batteries Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 411-415
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  Abstract A novel potassium-based fluoride-phosphate, KVPO4F, with a KTiOPO4 (KTP) type structure is synthesized and characterized. About 85% of potassium has been electrochemically extracted on oxidation producing a cathode material with attractive performance for Li-ion batteries. The material operates at the electrode potential near 4V vs Li/Li+ exhibiting a sloping voltage profile, extremely low polarization, small volume change of about 2% and excellent rate capability, maintaining more than 75% of the initial capacity at 40C discharge rate without significant fading.
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  Impact Factor 9.466 Times cited 46 Open Access
  Notes The authors kindly thank Dr. S. N. Putilin for XRD measurements, Dr. O. A. Shlyakhtin for the assistance in cryochemical synthesis, Ph.D. students A. A. Sadovnikov and E. A. Karpukhina for SEM imaging and FTIR spectra respectively. The work was partly supported by Russian Science Foundation (grant 16-19-00190), Skoltech Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Moscow State University Devel-opment Program up to 2020. J. Hadermann, O.M. Karakulina and A.M. Abakumov acknowledge support from FWO under grant G040116N. Approved Most recent IF: 9.466
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Author Altantzis, T.; Yang, Z.; Bals, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Pileni, M.-P.
  Title Thermal Stability of CoAu13Binary Nanoparticle Superlattices under the Electron Beam Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 716-719
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  Abstract One primary goal of self-assembly in nanoscale regime is to implement multifunctional binary nanoparticle superlattices into practical use. In the last decade, considerable effort has been put into the fabrication of binary nanoparticle superlattices with controllable structure and stoichiometry. However, limited effort has been made in order to improve the stability of these binary nanoparticle superlattices, which is a prerequisite for their potential application. In this work, we demonstrate that the carbon deposition from specimen contamination can play an auxiliary role during the heat treatment of binary nanoparticle superlattices. With the in-situ carbon matrix formation, the thermal stability of CoAu 13 binary nanoparticle superlattices is unambiguously enhanced.
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  Notes The research leading to these results has been supported by an Advanced Grant of the European Research Council under Grant 267129. The authors appreciate financial support by theEuropean Union under the Framework 7 program under a contract for an Integrated Infrastructure Initiative (Reference No. 262348 ESMI). S.B. acknowledges funding from ERC Starting Grant COLOURATOMS (335078).; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:white; preprint:; postprint:restricted 12 months embargo; pdfversion:cannot); Approved Most recent IF: 9.466
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Author Lottini, E.; López-Ortega, A.; Bertoni, G.; Turner, S.; Meledina, M.; Van Tendeloo, G.; de Julián Fernández, C.; Sangregorio, C.
  Title Strongly Exchange Coupled Core|Shell Nanoparticles with High Magnetic Anisotropy: A Strategy toward Rare-Earth-Free Permanent Magnets Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 4214-4222
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Antiferromagnetic(AFM)|ferrimagnetic(FiM) core|shell (CS) nanoparticles (NPs) of formula Co0.3Fe0.7O|Co0.6Fe2.4O4 with mean diameter from 6 to 18 nm have been synthesized through a one-pot thermal decomposition process. The CS structure has been generated by topotaxial oxidation of the core region, leading to the formation of a highly monodisperse single inverted AFM|FiM CS system with variable AFM-core diameter and constant FiM-shell thickness (~2 nm). The sharp interface, the high structural matching between both phases and the good crystallinity of the AFM material have been structurally demonstrated and are corroborated by the robust exchange-coupling between AFM and FiM phases, which gives rise to one among the largest exchange bias (HE) values ever reported for CS NPs (8.6 kOe) and to a strongly enhanced coercive field (HC). In addition, the investigation of the magnetic properties as a function of the AFM-core size (dAFM), revealed a non-monotonous trend of both HC and HE, which display a maximum value for dAFM = 5 nm (19.3 and 8.6 kOe, respectively). These properties induce a huge improvement of the capability of storing energy of the material, a result which suggests that the combination of highly anisotropic AFM|FiM materials can be an efficient strategy towards the realization of novel Rare Earth-free permanent magnets.
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  Notes This work was supported by the EU-FP7 through NANOPYME Project (No. 310516) and Integrated Infrastructure Initiative ESTEEM2 (No. 312483). S.T. gratefully acknowledges the FWO Flanders for a post-doctoral scholarship.; esteem2_ta Approved Most recent IF: 9.466
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Author Hill, E.H.; Claes, N.; Bals, S.; Liz-Marzán, L.M.
  Title Layered Silicate Clays as Templates for Anisotropic Gold Nanoparticle Growth Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 5131-5139
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  Abstract Clay minerals are abundant natural materials arising in the presence of water and are composed of small particles of different sizes and shapes. The interlamellar space between layered silicate clays can also be used to host a variety of different organic and inorganic guest molecules or particles. Recent studies of clay−metal hybrids formed by impregnation of nanoparticles into the interlayer spaces of the clays have not demonstrated the ability for templated growth following the shape of the particles. Following this line of interest, a method for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles on the synthetic layered silicate clay laponite was developed. This approach can be used to make metal−clay nanoparticles with a variety of morphologies while retaining the molecular adsorption properties of the clay. The surface enhanced Raman scattering enhancement of these particles was also found to be greater than that obtained from other metal nanoparticles of a similar morphology, likely due to increased dye adsorption by the presence of the clay. The hybrid particles presented herein will contribute to further study of plasmonic

sensing, catalysis, dye aggregation, and novel composite materials.
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  Impact Factor 9.466 Times cited 13 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes This work has been supported by the European Research Council (ERC Advanced Grant No. 267867, PLASMAQUO). E.H.H. thanks the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness for providing a Juan de la Cierva Fellowship (FJCI-2014-22598). N.C. and S.B. acknowledge financial support from European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant #335078-COLOURATOM). We gratefully acknowledge A. B. Serrano-Montes for providing the seed-mediated Au nanostars.; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:white; preprint:; postprint:restricted 12 months embargo; pdfversion:cannot); Approved Most recent IF: 9.466
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Author Sivek, J.; Sahin, H.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Giant magnetic anisotropy in doped single layer molybdenum disulfide and fluorographene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 195301
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Stable monolayer materials based on existing, well known and stable two-dimensional crystal fluorographene and molybdenum disulfide are predicted to exhibit a huge magnetocrystalline anisotropy when functionalized with adsorbed transition metal atoms at vacant sides. Ab initio calculations within the density-functional theory formalism were performed to investigate the adsorption of the transitional metals in a single S (or F) vacancy of monolayer molybdenum disulfide (or fluorographene). We found strong bonding of the transitional metal atoms to the vacant sites with binding energies ranging from 2.5 to 5.2 eV. Our calculations revealed that these systems with adsorbed metal atoms exhibit a magnetic anisotropy, specifically the structures including Os and Ir show a giant magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy of 31-101 meV. Our results demonstrate the possibility of obtaining stable monolayer materials with huge magnetocrystalline anisotropy based on preexisting, well known and stable two-dimensional crystals: fluorographene and molybdenum disulfide. We believe that the results obtained here are useful not only for deeper understanding of the origin of magnetocrystalline anisotropy but also for the design of monolayer optoelectronic devices with novel functionalities.
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  Language Wos 000374394700007 Publication Date 2016-04-13
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  Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 7 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.649
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Author Cukaric, N.A.; Partoens, B.; Tadic, M.Z.; Arsoski, V.V.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title The 30-band k . p theory of valley splitting in silicon thin layers Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 195303
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  Abstract The valley splitting of the conduction-band states in a thin silicon-on-insulator layer is investigated using the 30-band k . p theory. The system composed of a few nm thick Si layer embedded within thick SiO2 layers is analyzed. The valley split states are found to cross periodically with increasing quantum well width, and therefore the energy splitting is an oscillatory function of the quantum well width, with period determined by the wave vector K-0 of the conduction band minimum. Because the valley split states are classified by parity, the optical transition between the ground hole state and one of those valley split conduction band states is forbidden. The oscillations in the valley splitting energy decrease with electric field and with smoothing of the composition profile between the well and the barrier by diffusion of oxygen from the SiO2 layers to the Si quantum well. Such a smoothing also leads to a decrease of the interband transition matrix elements. The obtained results are well parametrized by the effective two-valley model, but are found to disagree from previous 30-band calculations. This discrepancy could be traced back to the fact that the basis for the numerical solution of the eigenproblem must be restricted to the first Brillouin zone in order to obtain quantitatively correct results for the valley splitting.
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  Language Wos 000374394700009 Publication Date 2016-04-19
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  Notes ; This work was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development of Serbia, the Flemish fund for Scientific Research (FWO-Vl), and the Methusalem programme of the Flemish government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649
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Author van der Stam, W.; Gradmann, S.; Altantzis, T.; Ke, X.; Baldus, M.; Bals, S.; de Mello Donega, C.
  Title Shape Control of Colloidal Cu2-x S Polyhedral Nanocrystals by Tuning the Nucleation Rates Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 6705-6715
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  Abstract Synthesis protocols for colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) with narrow size and shape distributions are of particular interest for the successful implementation of these nanocrystals into devices. Moreover, the preparation of NCs with well-defined crystal phases is of key importance. In this work, we show that Sn(IV)-thiolate complexes formed in situ strongly influence the nucleation and growth rates of colloidal Cu2-x S polyhedral NCs, thereby dictating their final size, shape, and crystal structure. This allowed us to successfully synthesize hexagonal bifrustums and hexagonal bipyramid NCs with low-chalcocite crystal structure, and hexagonal nanoplatelets with various thicknesses and aspect ratios with the djurleite crystal structure, by solely varying the concentration of Sn(IV)-additives (namely, SnBr4) in the reaction medium. Solution and solid-state 119Sn NMR measurements show that SnBr4 is converted in situ to Sn(IV)-thiolate complexes, which increase the Cu2-x S nucleation barrier without affecting the precursor conversion rates. This influences both the nucleation and growth rates in a concentration-dependent fashion and leads to a better separation between nucleation and growth. Our approach of tuning the nucleation and growth rates with in situ-generated Sn-thiolate complexes might have a more general impact due to the availability of various metal-thiolate complexes, possibly resulting in polyhedral NCs of a wide variety of metal-sulfide compositions.
  Address Condensed Matter and Interfaces, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University , P.O. Box 80000, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  Impact Factor 9.466 Times cited 27 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes W.v.d.S. 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 number ECHO.712.012.001. M.B. also gratefully acknowledges NWO for funding the NMR infrastructure (Middle Groot program, grant number 700.58.102). S.B. acknowledges financial support from the European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant # 335078-COLOURATOMS).; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:white; preprint:; postprint:restricted 12 months embargo; pdfversion:cannot); Approved Most recent IF: 9.466
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Author Perez, A.J.; Batuk, D.; Saubanère, M.; Rousse, G.; Foix, D.; Mc Calla, E.; J. Berg, E.; Dugas, R.; van den Bos, K. H. W.; Doublet, M.-L.; Gonbeau, D.; Abakumov, A.M.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Tarascon, J.-M.
  Title Strong oxygen participation in the redox governing the structural and electrochemical properties of Na-rich layered oxide Na2IrO3 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 8278-8288
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  Abstract The recent revival of the Na-ion battery concept has prompted intense activities in the search for new Na-based layered oxide positive electrodes. The largest capacity to date was obtained for a Na-deficient layered oxide that relies on cationic redox processes only. To go beyond this limit, we decided to chemically manipulate these Na-based layered compounds in a way to trigger the participation of the anionic network. We herein report the electrochemical properties of a Na-rich phase Na2IrO3, which can reversibly cycle 1.5 Na+ per formula unit while not suffering from oxygen release nor cationic migrations. Such large capacities, as deduced by complementary XPS, X-ray/neutron diffraction and transmission electron microscopy measurements, arise from cumulative cationic and anionic redox processes occurring simultaneously at potentials as low as 3.0 V. The inability to remove more than 1.5 Na+ is rooted in the formation of an O1-type phase having highly stabilized Na sites as confirmed by DFT calculations, which could rationalize as well the competing metal/oxygen redox processes in Na2IrO3. This work will help to define the most fertile directions in the search for novel high energy Na-rich materials based on more sustainable elements than Ir.
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  Notes The authors thank Montse Casas-Cabanas and Marine Reynaud for discussions about the FAULTS program, Sandra Van Aert for her great help in guiding us towards the use of the statistical parameter estimation method for establishing the O-O histogram, and Thomas Hansen and Vladimir Pomjakushin for their precious help in neutron diffraction experiments. This work is based on experiments performed at the Swiss spallation neutron source SINQ, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland, and at Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble, France. Use of the 11-BM mail service of the APS at Argonne National Laboratory was supported by the U.S. department of Energy under contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357 and is greatly acknowledged. Approved Most recent IF: 9.466
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Author Conings, B.; Babayigit, A.; Klug, M. T.; Bai, S.; Gauquelin, N.; Sakai, N.; Wang, J. T.-W.; Verbeeck, J.; Boyen, H.-G.
  Title A Universal Deposition Protocol for Planar Heterojunction Solar Cells with High Efficiency Based on Hybrid Lead Halide Perovskite Families Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Advanced materials Abbreviated Journal Adv Mater
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 10701-10709
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  Abstract A robust and expedient gas quenching method is developed for the solution deposition of hybrid perovskite thin films. The method offers a reliable standard practice for the fabrication of a non-exhaustive variety of perovskites exhibiting excellent film morphology and commensurate high performance in both regular and inverted structured solar cell architectures.
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  Impact Factor 19.791 Times cited 95 Open Access
  Notes This work was financially supported by BOF (Hasselt University) and the Research Fund Flanders (FWO). B.C. is a postdoctoral research fellow of the FWO. A.B. is financially supported by Imec and FWO. M.T.K. acknowledges funding from the EPSRC project EP/M024881/1 “Organic-inorganic Perovskite Hybrid Tandem Solar Cells”. S.B. is a VINNMER Fellow and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow. J.V. and N.G. acknowledge funding from GOA project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp and FWO project G.0044.13N “Charge ordering”. The Qu-Ant-EM microscope used for this study was partly funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. N.G. acknowledges funding from the European Research Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7), ERC Starting Grant 278510 VORTEX. The authors thank Johnny Baccus and Jan Mertens for technical support.; ECASJO_; Approved Most recent IF: 19.791; 2016 IF: NA
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Author Karakulina, O.M.; Khasanova, N.R.; Drozhzhin, O.A.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Hadermann, J.; Antipov, E.V.; Abakumov, A.M.
  Title Antisite Disorder and Bond Valence Compensation in Li2FePO4F Cathode for Li-Ion Batteries Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Chemistry Of Materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 7578-7581
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  Notes Russian Science Foundation, 16-19-00190 ; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, G040116N ; Approved Most recent IF: 9.466
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Author Rodal-Cedeira, S.; Montes-García, V.; Polavarapu, L.; Solís, D.M.; Heidari, H.; La Porta, A.; Angiola, M.; Martucci, A.; Taboada, J.M.; Obelleiro, F.; Bals, S.; Pérez-Juste, J.; Pastoriza-Santos, I.
  Title Plasmonic Au@Pd Nanorods with Boosted Refractive Index Susceptibility and SERS Efficiency: A Multifunctional Platform for Hydrogen Sensing and Monitoring of Catalytic Reactions Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 9169-9180
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Palladium nanoparticles (NPs) have received tremendous attention over the years due to their high catalytic activity for various chemical reactions. However, unlike other noble metal nanoparticles such as Au and Ag NPs, they exhibit poor plasmonic properties with broad extinction spectra and less scattering efficiency, and thus limiting their applications in the field of plasmonics. Therefore, it has been challenging to integrate tunable and strong plasmonic properties into catalytic Pd nanoparticles. Here we show that plasmonic Au@Pd nanorods (NRs) with relatively narrow and remarkably tunable optical responses in the NIR region can be obtained by directional growth of Pd on penta-twinned Au NR seeds. We found the presence of bromide ions facilitates the stabilization of facets for the directional growth of Pd shell to obtain Au@Pd nanorods (NR) with controlled length scales. Interestingly, it turns out the Au NR supported Pd NRs exhibit much narrow extinction compared to pure Pd NRs, which makes them suitable for plasmonic sensing applications. Moreover, these nanostructures display, to the best of our knowledge, one of the highest ensemble refractive index sensitivity values reported to date (1067 nm per refractive index unit, RIU). Additionally, we showed the application of such plasmonic Au@Pd NRs for localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR)-based sensing of hydrogen both in solution as well as on substrate. Finally, we demonstrate the integration of excellent plasmonic properties in catalytic palladium enables the in situ monitoring of a reaction progress by surface-enhanced Raman scattering. We postulate the proposed approach to boost the plasmonic properties of Pd nanoparticles will ignite the design of complex shaped plasmonic Pd NPs to be used in various plasmonic applications such as sensing and in situ monitoring of various chemical reactions.
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  Language Wos 000391080900036 Publication Date 2016-12-27
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  ISSN 0897-4756 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 9.466 Times cited 80 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes Funding from Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Grants MAT2013-45168-R and MAT2016-77809-R) is gratefully acknowledge. A.L.P. and S.B. acknowledge support by the European Research Council through an ERC Starting Grant (#335078-COLOURATOMS). L. P. acknowledges the financial support from by the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung. V. M.-G. acknowledges the financial support from FPU scholarship from the Spanish MINECO. (ROMEO:white; preprint:; postprint:restricted 12 months embargo; pdfversion:cannot); ECAS_Sara Approved Most recent IF: 9.466
  Call Number EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:139513 Serial 4344
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Author Heyne, M.H.; de Marneffe, J.-F.; Delabie, A.; Caymax, M.; Neyts, E.C.; Radu, I.; Huyghebaert, C.; De Gendt, S.
  Title Two-dimensional WS2 nanoribbon deposition by conversion of pre-patterned amorphous silicon Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Nanotechnology Abbreviated Journal Nanotechnology
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 04LT01
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
  Abstract We present a method for area selective deposition of 2D WS2 nanoribbons with tunable thickness on a dielectric substrate. The process is based on a complete conversion of a prepatterned, H-terminated Si layer to metallic W by WF6, followed by in situ sulfidation by H2S. The reaction process, performed at 450 degrees C, yields nanoribbons with lateral dimension down to 20 nm and with random basal plane orientation. The thickness of the nanoribbons is accurately controlled by the thickness of the pre-deposited Si layer. Upon rapid thermal annealing at 900 degrees C under inert gas, the WS2 basal planes align parallel to the substrate.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Bristol Editor
  Language Wos 000391445100001 Publication Date 2016-12-15
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  ISSN 0957-4484 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.44 Times cited 13 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.44
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:140382 Serial 4471
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Author Petrovic, M.D.; Milovanović, S.P.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Scanning gate microscopy of magnetic focusing in graphene devices : quantum versus classical simulation Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Nanotechnology Abbreviated Journal Nanotechnology
  Volume 28 Issue (up) 28 Pages 185202
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract We compare classical versus quantum electron transport in recently investigated magnetic focusing devices (Bhandari et al 2016 Nano Lett. 16 1690) exposed to the perturbing potential of a scanning gate microscope (SGM). Using the Landauer-Buttiker formalism for a multi-terminal device, we calculate resistance maps that are obtained as the SGM tip is scanned over the sample. There are three unique regimes in which the scanning tip can operate (focusing, repelling, and mixed regime) which are investigated. Tip interacts mostly with electrons with cyclotron trajectories passing directly underneath it, leaving a trail of modified current density behind it. Other (indirect) trajectories become relevant when the tip is placed near the edges of the sample, and current is scattered between the tip and the edge. We point out that, in contrast to SGM experiments on gapped semiconductors, the STM tip can induce a pn junction in graphene, which improves contrast and resolution in SGM. We also discuss possible explanations for spatial asymmetry of experimentally measured resistance maps, and connect it with specific configurations of the measuring probes.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Bristol Editor
  Language Wos 000399273800001 Publication Date 2017-03-17
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0957-4484 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.44 Times cited 7 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Methusalem program of the Flemish government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.44
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:143639 Serial 4607
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