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Author Detamornrat, U.; Parrilla, M.; Domínguez-Robles, J.; Anjani, Q.K.; Larrañeta, E.; De Wael, K.; Donnelly, R.F.
Title Transdermal on-demand drug delivery based on an iontophoretic hollow microneedle array system Type A1 Journal article
Year 2023 Publication Lab on a chip Abbreviated Journal
Volume 23 Issue (up) 9 Pages 2304-2315
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Antwerp Electrochemical and Analytical Sciences Lab (A-Sense Lab)
Abstract Transdermal drug delivery has emerged as an alternative administration route for therapeutic drugs, overcoming current issues in oral and parenteral administration. However, this technology is hindered by the low permeability of the stratum corneum of the skin. In this work, we develop a synergic combination of two enhancing technologies to contribute to an improved and on-demand drug delivery through an iontophoretic system coupled with hollow microneedles (HMNs). For the first time, a polymeric HMN array coupled with integrated iontophoresis for the delivery of charged molecules and macromolecules (e.g. proteins) is devised. To prove the concept, methylene blue, fluorescein sodium, lidocaine hydrochloride, and bovine serum albumin-fluorescein isothiocyanate conjugate (BSA-FITC) were first tested in an in vitro setup using 1.5% agarose gel model. Subsequently, the ex vivo drug permeation study using a Franz diffusion cell was conducted, exhibiting a 61-fold, 43-fold, 54-fold, and 17-fold increment of the permeation of methylene blue, fluorescein sodium, lidocaine hydrochloride, and BSA-FITC, respectively, during the application of 1 mA cm(-2) current for 6 h. Moreover, the total amount of drug delivered (i.e. in the skin and receptor compartment) was analysed to untangle the different delivery profiles according to the types of molecule. Finally, the integration of the anode and cathode into an iontophoretic hollow microneedle array system (IHMAS) offers the full miniaturisation of the concept. Overall, the IHMAS device provides a versatile wearable technology for transdermal on-demand drug delivery that can improve the administration of personalised doses, and potentially enhance precision medicine.
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Language Wos 000971513000001 Publication Date 2023-04-18
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ISSN 1473-0197 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 6.1 Times cited Open Access OpenAccess
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 6.1; 2023 IF: 6.045
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:195781 Serial 8946
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Author Ghasemitarei, M.; Ghorbi, T.; Yusupov, M.; Zhang, Y.; Zhao, T.; Shali, P.; Bogaerts, A.
Title Effects of Nitro-Oxidative Stress on Biomolecules: Part 1—Non-Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulations Type A1 Journal Article
Year 2023 Publication Biomolecules Abbreviated Journal Biomolecules
Volume 13 Issue (up) 9 Pages 1371
Keywords A1 Journal Article; plasma medicine; reactive oxygen and; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
Abstract Plasma medicine, or the biomedical application of cold atmospheric plasma (CAP), is an expanding field within plasma research. CAP has demonstrated remarkable versatility in diverse biological applications, including cancer treatment, wound healing, microorganism inactivation, and skin disease therapy. However, the precise mechanisms underlying the effects of CAP remain incompletely understood. The therapeutic effects of CAP are largely attributed to the generation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), which play a crucial role in the biological responses induced by CAP. Specifically, RONS produced during CAP treatment have the ability to chemically modify cell membranes and membrane proteins, causing nitro-oxidative stress, thereby leading to changes in membrane permeability and disruption of cellular processes. To gain atomic-level insights into these interactions, non-reactive molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have emerged as a valuable tool. These simulations facilitate the examination of larger-scale system dynamics, including protein-protein and protein-membrane interactions. In this comprehensive review, we focus on the applications of non-reactive MD simulations in studying the effects of CAP on cellular components and interactions at the atomic level, providing a detailed overview of the potential of CAP in medicine. We also review the results of other MD studies that are not related to plasma medicine but explore the effects of nitro-oxidative stress on cellular components and are therefore important for a broader understanding of the underlying processes.
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Language Wos 001071356400001 Publication Date 2023-09-11
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 2218-273X ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor Times cited Open Access Not_Open_Access
Notes This research received no external funding. Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:200380 Serial 8958
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Author Nakazato, R.; Matsumoto, K.; Yamaguchi, N.; Cavallo, M.; Crocella, V.; Bonino, F.; Quintelier, M.; Hadermann, J.; Rosero-navarro, N.C.; Miura, A.; Tadanaga, K.
Title CO₂ electrochemical reduction with Zn-Al layered double hydroxide-loaded gas-diffusion electrode Type A1 Journal article
Year 2023 Publication Electrochemistry Abbreviated Journal
Volume 91 Issue (up) 9 Pages 097003-97007
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Carbon dioxide electrochemical reduction (CO2ER) has attracted considerable attention as a technology to recycle CO2 into raw materials for chemicals using renewable energies. We recently found that Zn-Al layered double hydroxides (Zn-Al LDH) have the CO-forming CO2ER activity. However, the activity was only evaluated by using the liquid-phase CO2ER. In this study, Ni-Al and Ni-Fe LDHs as well as Zn-Al LDH were synthesized using a facile coprecipitation process and the gas-phase CO2ER with the LDH-loaded gas-diffusion electrode (GDE) was examined. The products were characterized by XRD, STEM-EDX, BF-TEM and ATR-IR spectroscopy. In the ATR-IR results, the interaction of CO2 with Zn-Al LDH showed a different carbonates evolution with respect to other LDHs, suggesting a different electrocatalytic activity. The LDH-loaded GDE was prepared by simple drop-casting of a catalyst ink onto carbon paper. For gas-phase CO2ER, only Zn-Al LDH exhibited the CO2ER activity for carbon monoxide (CO) formation. By using different potassium salt electrolytes affording neutral to strongly basic conditions, such as KCl, KHCO3 and KOH, the gas-phase CO2ER with Zn-Al LDH-loaded GDE showed 1.3 to 2.1 times higher partial current density for CO formation than the liquid-phase CO2ER.
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Language Wos 001082818000001 Publication Date 2023-09-08
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Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:200340 Serial 9009
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Author Johnson, G.; Yang, M.Y.; Liu, C.; Zhou, H.; Zuo, X.; Dickie, D.A.; Wang, S.; Gao, W.; Anaclet, B.; Perras, F.A.; Ma, F.; Zeng, C.; Wang, D.; Bals, S.; Dai, S.; Xu, Z.; Liu, G.; Goddard III, W.A.; Zhang, S.
Title Nanocluster superstructures assembled via surface ligand switching at high temperature Type A1 Journal article
Year 2023 Publication Nature synthesis Abbreviated Journal
Volume 2 Issue (up) 9 Pages 828-837
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Superstructures with nanoscale building blocks, when coupled with precise control of the constituent units, open opportunities in rationally designing and manufacturing desired functional materials. Yet, synthetic strategies for the large-scale production of superstructures are scarce. We report a scalable and generalized approach to synthesizing superstructures assembled from atomically precise Ce24O28(OH)8 and other rare-earth metal-oxide nanoclusters alongside a detailed description of the self-assembly mechanism. Combining operando small-angle X-ray scattering, ex situ molecular and structural characterizations, and molecular dynamics simulations indicates that a high-temperature ligand-switching mechanism, from oleate to benzoate, governs the formation of the nanocluster assembly. The chemical tuning of surface ligands controls superstructure disassembly and reassembly, and furthermore, enables the synthesis of multicomponent superstructures. This synthetic approach, and the accurate mechanistic understanding, are promising for the preparation of superstructures for use in electronics, plasmonics, magnetics and catalysis. Synthesizing superstructures with precisely controlled nanoscale building blocks is challenging. Here the assembly of superstructures is reported from atomically precise Ce24O28(OH)8 and other rare-earth metal-oxide nanoclusters and their multicomponent combinations. A high-temperature ligand-switching mechanism controls the self-assembly.
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Language Wos 001124824000001 Publication Date 2023-05-01
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Impact Factor Times cited 2 Open Access Not_Open_Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:202180 Serial 9060
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Author Gerrits, N.; Jackson, B.; Bogaerts, A.
Title Accurate Reaction Probabilities for Translational Energies on Both Sides of the Barrier of Dissociative Chemisorption on Metal Surfaces Type A1 Journal Article
Year 2024 Publication The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Abbreviated Journal J. Phys. Chem. Lett.
Volume 15 Issue (up) 9 Pages 2566-2572
Keywords A1 Journal Article; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
Abstract Molecular dynamics simulations are essential for a better understanding of dissociative chemisorption on metal surfaces, which is often the rate-controlling step in heterogeneous and plasma catalysis. The workhorse quasi-classical trajectory approach ubiquitous in molecular dynamics is able to accurately predict reactivity only for high translational and low vibrational energies. In contrast, catalytically relevant conditions generally involve low translational and elevated vibrational energies. Existing quantum dynamics approaches are intractable or approximate as a result of the large number of degrees of freedom present in molecule−metal surface reactions. Here, we extend a ring polymer molecular dynamics approach to fully include, for the first time, the degrees of freedom of a moving metal surface. With this approach, experimental sticking probabilities for the dissociative chemisorption of methane on Pt(111) are reproduced for a large range of translational and vibrational energies by including nuclear quantum effects and employing full-dimensional simulations.
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Language Wos 001177959900001 Publication Date 2024-03-07
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ISSN 1948-7185 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
Impact Factor 5.7 Times cited Open Access
Notes Nick Gerrits has been financially supported through a Dutch Research Council (NWO) Rubicon grant (019.202EN.012). The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the high performance computing (HPC) core facility CalcUA of the Universiteit Antwerpen and the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC) funded by the Research Foundation−Flanders (FWO) and the Flemish Government. The authors thank Mark Somers for useful discussions. Approved Most recent IF: 5.7; 2024 IF: 9.353
Call Number PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:204818 Serial 9114
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Author Pascucci, F.; Conti, S.; Perali, A.; Tempère, J.; Neilson, D.
Title Effects of intralayer correlations on electron-hole double-layer superfluidity Type A1 Journal article
Year 2024 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal
Volume 109 Issue (up) 9 Pages 094512-94515
Keywords A1 Journal article; Theory of quantum systems and complex systems; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We investigate the intralayer correlations acting within the layers in a superfluid system of electron -hole spatially separated layers. In this system, superfluidity is predicted to be almost exclusively confined to the Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) and crossover regimes where the electron -hole pairs are well localized. In this case, Hartree-Fock is an excellent approximation for the intralayer correlations. We find in the BEC regime that the effect of the intralayer correlations on superfluid properties is negligible but in the BCS-BEC crossover regime the superfluid gap is significantly weakened by the intralayer correlations. This is caused by the intralayer correlations boosting the number of low -energy particle -hole excitations that drive the screening. We further find that the intralayer correlations suppress the predicted phenomenon in which the average pair size passes through a minimum as the crossover regime is traversed.
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Language Wos 001199662600001 Publication Date 2024-03-18
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ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
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Notes Approved no
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:205476 Serial 9145
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Author Moura, V.N.; Chaves, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Milošević, M.V.
Title McMillan-Ginzburg-Landau theory of singularities and discommensurations in charge density wave states of transition metal dichalcogenides Type A1 Journal article
Year 2024 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal
Volume 109 Issue (up) 9 Pages 094507-94511
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The McMillan-Ginzburg-Landau (MGL) model for charge density waves (CDW) is employed in a systematic phenomenological study of the different phases that have been probed in recent experiments involving transition metal dichalcogenides. We implemented an efficient imaginary time evolution method to solve the MGL equations, which enabled us to investigate the role of different coupling parameters on the CDW patterns and to perform calculations with different energy functionals that lead to several experimentally observed singularities in the CDW phase profiles. In particular, by choosing the appropriate energy functionals, we were able to obtain phases that go beyond the well-known periodic phase slips (discommensurations), exhibiting also topological defects (i.e., vortex-antivortex pairs), domain walls where the CDW order parameter is suppressed, and even CDW with broken rotational symmetry. Finally, we briefly discuss the effect of these different CDW phases on the profile and critical temperature of the competing superconducting state.
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Language Wos 001199651500001 Publication Date 2024-03-11
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ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
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Notes Approved no
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:205491 Serial 9158
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Author Fang, W.; Wang, X.; Li, S.; Hao, Y.; Yang, Y.; Zhao, W.; Liu, R.; Li, D.; Li, C.; Gao, X.; Wang, L.; Guo, H.; Yi, Y.
Title Plasma-catalytic one-step steam reforming of CH₄ to CH₃OH and H₂ promoted by oligomerized [Cu-O-Cu] species on zeolites Type A1 Journal article
Year 2024 Publication Green chemistry : cutting-edge research for a greener sustainable future Abbreviated Journal
Volume 26 Issue (up) 9 Pages 5150-5154
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
Abstract Oligomerized [Cu-O-Cu] species are reported to be efficient in promoting plasma catalytic one-step steam reforming of methane to methanol and hydrogen, achieving 6.8% CH4 conversion and 73.1% CH3OH selectivity without CO2.
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Language Wos 001195192800001 Publication Date 2024-04-02
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 1463-9262; 1463-9270 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
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Notes Approved no
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:205514 Serial 9165
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Author Mazhar, R.; Azadi, H.; Van Passel, S.; Varnik, R.; Pietrzykowski, M.; Skominas, R.; Wei, Z.; Xuehao, B.
Title Does contract length matter? The impact of various contract-farming regimes on land-improvement investment and the efficiency of contract farmers in Pakistan Type A1 Journal article
Year 2023 Publication Agriculture (Basel) Abbreviated Journal
Volume 13 Issue (up) 9 Pages 1651-16
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM)
Abstract Land-tenure security is integral to local communities' socioeconomic development. It has been a center of debate in academia and for legislators and advocates to implement reforms to enhance efficient and sustainable development in land management. Yet, knowledge gaps remain in how various contract-farming regimes contribute to land-improvement investment and technical efficiency. This study used a data set of 650 farm households collected through a two-stage stratified sampling to investigate the influence of three contract-farming regimes: long-term, medium-term, and short-term contracts, on the land-improvement investment, productivity, and technical efficiency of contract farmers in Punjab, Pakistan. The study used multivariate probit and ordinary least square regression models to examine the posit relationships. The findings highlight that farmers with long-term land contracts have higher per hectare yield, income and profit than those with medium-term and short-term contracts. The results confirm that farmers with medium- and long-term contracts tend to invest more in land-improvement measures, i.e., organic and green manure. Further, the study findings demonstrate that long-term land tenures are more effective when farmers make decisions regarding the on-farm infrastructure, like tube-well installation, tractor ownership, and holding farm logistics. Last, the study results confirm that long-term contracts are more robust regarding technical efficiency. Moreover, the findings support the Marshallian inefficiency hypothesis and extend the literature on contract farming, land-improvement investment, and land use policy, and offer coherent policy actions for stakeholders to improve farmers' productivity, technical efficiency, and income.
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Language Wos 001071045300001 Publication Date 2023-08-22
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 2077-0472 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:200373 Serial 9201
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Author Ozaydin, H.D.; Sahin, H.; Senger, R.T.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Formation and diffusion characteristics of Pt clusters on Graphene, 1H-MoS2 and 1T-TaS2 Type A1 Journal article
Year 2014 Publication Annalen der Physik Abbreviated Journal Ann Phys-Berlin
Volume 526 Issue (up) 9-10 Pages 423-429
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Many experiments have revealed that the surfaces of graphene and graphene-like structures can play an active role as a host surface for clusterization of transition metal atoms. Motivated by these observations, we investigate theoretically the adsorption, diffusion and magnetic properties of Pt clusters on three different two-dimensional atomic crystals using first principles density functional theory. We found that monolayers of graphene, molybdenum disulfide (1H-MoS2) and tantalum disulfide (1T-TaS2) provide different nucleation characteristics for Pt cluster formation. At low temperatures, while the bridge site is the most favorable site where the growth of a Pt cluster starts on graphene, top-Mo and top-Ta sites are preferred on 1H-MoS2 and 1T-TaS2, respectively. Ground state structures and magnetic properties of Pt-n clusters (n= 2,3,4) on three different monolayer crystal structures are obtained. We found that the formation of Pt-2 dimer and a triangle-shaped Pt-3 cluster perpendicular to the surface are favored over the three different surfaces. While bent rhombus shaped Pt-4 is formed on graphene, the formation of tetrahedral shaped clusters are more favorable on 1H-MoS2 and 1T-TaS2. Our study of the formation of Pt-n clusters on three different monolayers provides a gateway for further exploration of nanocluster formations on various surfaces.
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Publisher Place of Publication Leipzig Editor
Language Wos 000343873700015 Publication Date 2014-06-16
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0003-3804; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.039 Times cited 10 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish government. Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H.S. is supported by a FWO Pegasus Long Marie Curie Fellowship. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.039; 2014 IF: 3.048
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121180 Serial 1247
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Author Cangi, A.; Moldabekov, Z.A.; Neilson, D.
Title International Conference on “Strongly Coupled Coulomb Systems” (July 24-29, 2022, Görlitz, Germany) Type Editorial
Year 2023 Publication Contributions to plasma physics Abbreviated Journal
Volume 63 Issue (up) 9-10 Pages e202300110-3
Keywords Editorial; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Language Wos 001100083800001 Publication Date 2023-11-07
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0863-1042; 1521-3986 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
Impact Factor 1.6 Times cited Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.6; 2023 IF: 1.44
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:201156 Serial 9051
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Author Bogaerts, A.; Chen, Z.
Title Effect of laser parameters on laser ablation and laser-induced plasma formation: a numerical modeling investigation Type A1 Journal article
Year 2005 Publication Spectrochimica acta: part B : atomic spectroscopy Abbreviated Journal Spectrochim Acta B
Volume 60 Issue (up) 9/10 Pages 1280-1307
Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Oxford Editor
Language Wos 000233074100003 Publication Date 2005-07-28
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ISSN 0584-8547; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.241 Times cited 165 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.241; 2005 IF: 2.332
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:54189 Serial 820
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Author Pentcheva, E.N.; Petrov, P.S.; Van 't dack, L.; Gijbels, R.
Title Études génétiques du système “eau thermale – gaz – roche” sous l'influence de phénomènes volcaniques récents Type A1 Journal article
Year 1995 Publication Doklady Bolgarskoi Akademii Nauk Abbreviated Journal
Volume 48 Issue (up) 9/10 Pages 99-102
Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Sofia Editor
Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
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ISSN 0366-8681 ISBN Additional Links UA library record
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Notes Approved no
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:110843 Serial 1085
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Author de Backer, A.; Van Aert, S.; van Dyck, D.
Title High precision measurements of atom column positions using model-based exit wave reconstruction Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 111 Issue (up) 9/10 Pages 1475-1482
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
Abstract In this paper, it has been investigated how to measure atom column positions as accurately and precisely as possible using a focal series of images. In theory, it is expected that the precision would considerably improve using a maximum likelihood estimator based on the full series of focal images. As such, the theoretical lower bound on the variances of the unknown atom column positions can be attained. However, this approach is numerically demanding. Therefore, maximum likelihood estimation has been compared with the results obtained by fitting a model to a reconstructed exit wave rather than to the full series of focal images. Hence, a real space model-based exit wave reconstruction technique based on the channelling theory is introduced. Simulations show that the reconstructed complex exit wave contains the same amount of information concerning the atom column positions as the full series of focal images. Only for thin samples, which act as weak phase objects, this information can be retrieved from the phase of the reconstructed complex exit wave.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000300461200004 Publication Date 2011-07-28
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.843 Times cited 8 Open Access
Notes Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2011 IF: 2.471
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:91879 Serial 1438
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Author Schattschneider, P.; Verbeeck, J.
Title Theory of free electron vortices Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 111 Issue (up) 9/10 Pages 1461-1468
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract The recent creation of electron vortex beams and their first practical application motivates a better understanding of their properties. Here, we develop the theory of free electron vortices with quantized angular momentum, based on solutions of the Schrödinger equation for cylindrical boundary conditions. The principle of transformation of a plane wave into vortices with quantized angular momentum, their paraxial propagation through round magnetic lenses, and the effect of partial coherence are discussed.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000300461200002 Publication Date 2011-07-26
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.843 Times cited 57 Open Access
Notes Esteem 026019 Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2011 IF: 2.471
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:91882 Serial 3617
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Author Bartholomeeusen, E.; De Cremer, G.; Kennes, K.; Hammond, C.; Hermans, I.; Lu, J.-B.; Schryvers, D.; Jacobs, P.A.; Roeffaers, M.B.J.; Hofkens, J.; Sels, B.F.; Coutino-Gonzalez, E.
Title Optical encoding of luminescent carbon nanodots in confined spaces Type A1 Journal article
Year 2021 Publication Chemical Communications Abbreviated Journal Chem Commun
Volume 57 Issue (up) 90 Pages 11952-11955
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Stable emissive carbon nanodots were generated in zeolite crystals using near infrared photon irradiation gradually converting the occluded organic template, originally used to synthesize the zeolite crystals, into discrete luminescent species consisting of nano-sized carbogenic fluorophores, as ascertained using Raman microscopy, and steady-state and time-resolved spectroscopic techniques. Photoactivation in a confocal laser fluorescence microscope allows 3D resolved writing of luminescent carbon nanodot patterns inside zeolites providing a cost-effective and non-toxic alternative to previously reported metal-based nanoclusters confined in zeolites, and opens up opportunities in bio-labelling and sensing applications.
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Language Wos 000711122000001 Publication Date 2021-10-26
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 1359-7345; 1364-548x ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 6.319 Times cited Open Access Not_Open_Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 6.319
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:184147 Serial 6876
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Author Dantas, D.S.; Lima, A.R.P.; Chaves, A.; Almeida, C.A.S.; Farias, G.A.; Milošević, M.V.
Title Bound vortex states and exotic lattices in multicomponent Bose-Einstein condensates : the role of vortex-vortex interaction Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : A : atomic, molecular and optical physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev A
Volume 91 Issue (up) 91 Pages 023630
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We numerically study the vortex-vortex interaction in multicomponent homogeneous Bose-Einstein condensates within the realm of the Gross-Pitaevskii theory. We provide strong evidence that pairwise vortex interaction captures the underlying mechanisms which determine the geometric configuration of the vortices, such as different lattices in many-vortex states, as well as the bound vortex states with two (dimer) or three (trimer) vortices. Specifically, we discuss and apply our theoretical approach to investigate intra- and intercomponent vortex-vortex interactions in two- and three-component Bose-Einstein condensates, thereby shedding light on the formation of the exotic vortex configurations. These results correlate with current experimental efforts in multicomponent Bose-Einstein condensates and the understanding of the role of vortex interactions in multiband superconductors.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000350255200014 Publication Date 2015-02-27
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 1050-2947;1094-1622; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.925 Times cited 12 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq-Brazil), the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES-Brazil), Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), and the bilateral FWO-CNPq program between Flanders and Brazil. M.V.M. acknowledges support from the CAPES-PVE program (Grant No. BEX1392/11-5). ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.925; 2015 IF: 2.808
Call Number c:irua:124907 Serial 252
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Author Grujić, M.M.; Tadic, M.Z.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Chiral properties of topological-state loops Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 91 Issue (up) 91 Pages 245432
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The angular momentum quantization of chiral gapless modes confined to a circularly shaped interface between two different topological phases is investigated. By examining several different setups, we show analytically that the angular momentum of the topological modes exhibits a highly chiral behavior, and can be coupled to spin and/or valley degrees of freedom, reflecting the nature of the interface states. A simple general one-dimensional model, valid for arbitrarily shaped loops, is shown to predict the corresponding energies and the magnetic moments. These loops can be viewed as building blocks for artificial magnets with tunable and highly diverse properties.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000356928200005 Publication Date 2015-06-27
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 6 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (Serbia), and the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Belgium). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
Call Number c:irua:127039 Serial 357
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Author Shylau, A.A.; Badalyan, S.M.; Peeters, F.M.; Jauho, A.P.
Title Electron polarization function and plasmons in metallic armchair graphene nanoribbons Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 91 Issue (up) 91 Pages 205444
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Plasmon excitations in metallic armchair graphene nanoribbons are investigated using the random phase approximation. An exact analytical expression for the polarization function of Dirac fermions is obtained, valid for arbitrary temperature and doping. We find that at finite temperatures, due to the phase space redistribution among inter-band and intra-band electronic transitions in the conduction and valence bands, the full polarization function becomes independent of temperature and position of the chemical potential. It is shown that for a given width of nanoribbon there exists a single plasmon mode whose energy dispersion is determined by the graphene's fine structure constant. In the case of two Coulomb-coupled nanoribbons, this plasmon splits into in-phase and out-of-phase plasmon modes with splitting energy determined by the inter-ribbon spacing.
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Language Wos 000355315400007 Publication Date 2015-05-29
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ISSN 1098-0121 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 13 Open Access
Notes ; The Center for Nanostructured Graphene (CNG) is sponsored by the Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF58). The work at the University of Antwerp was supported by the Flemisch Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. S.M.B. gratefully acknowledges hospitality and support from the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
Call Number c:irua:126403 Serial 984
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Author Petrovic, M.D.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Fano resonances in the conductance of graphene nanoribbons with side gates Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 91 Issue (up) 91 Pages 035444
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The control of side gates on the quantum electron transport in narrow graphene ribbons of different widths and edge types (armchair and zigzag) is investigated. The conductance exhibits Fano resonances with varying side gate potential. Resonant and antiresonant peaks in the conductance can be associated with the eigenstates of a closed system, and these peaks can be accurately fitted with a Fano line shape. The local density of states (LDOS) and the electron current show a specific behavior at these resonances, which depends on the ribbon edge type. In zigzag ribbons, transport is dominated by intervalley scattering, which is reflected in the transmission functions of individual modes. The side gates induce p-n interfaces near the edges at which the LDOS exhibits peaks. Near the resonance points, the electron current flows uniformly through the constriction, while near the antiresonances it creates vortices. In the armchair ribbons the LDOS spreads in areas of high potential, with current flowing near the edges.
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Language Wos 000351217900005 Publication Date 2015-01-30
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 17 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Methusalem programme of the Flemish government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
Call Number c:irua:125422 Serial 1172
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Author Schoelz, J.K.; Xu, P.; Meunier, V.; Kumar, P.; Neek-Amal, M.; Thibado, P.M.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Graphene ripples as a realization of a two-dimensional Ising model : a scanning tunneling microscope study Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review: B: condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 91 Issue (up) 91 Pages 045413
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Ripples in pristine freestanding graphene naturally orient themselves in an array that is alternately curved-up and curved-down; maintaining an average height of zero. Using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) to apply a local force, the graphene sheet will reversibly rise and fall in height until the height reaches 60%-70% of its maximum at which point a sudden, permanent jump occurs. We successfully model the ripples as a spin-half Ising magnetic system, where the height of the graphene plays the role of the spin. The permanent jump in height, controlled by the tunneling current, is found to be equivalent to an antiferromagnetic-to-ferromagnetic phase transition. The thermal load underneath the STM tip alters the local tension and is identified as the responsible mechanism for the phase transition. Four universal critical exponents are measured from our STM data, and the model provides insight into the statistical role of graphene's unusual negative thermal expansion coefficient.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000348762200011 Publication Date 2015-01-12
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 21 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported in part by Office of Naval Research (USA) under Grant No. N00014-10-1-0181 and National Science Foundation (USA) under Grant No. DMR-0855358. F. M. Peeters and M. Neek-Amal were supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
Call Number c:irua:123866 Serial 1377
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Author Kuopanportti, P.; Orlova, N.V.; Milošević, M.V.
Title Ground-state multiquantum vortices in rotating two-species superfluids Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : A : atomic, molecular and optical physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev A
Volume 91 Issue (up) 91 Pages 043605
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We show numerically that a rotating, harmonically trapped mixture of two Bose-Einstein-condensed superfluids cancontrary to its single-species counterpartcontain a multiply quantized vortex in the ground state of the system. This giant vortex can occur without any accompanying single-quantum vortices, may either be coreless or have an empty core, and can be realized in a Rb87−K41 Bose-Einstein condensate. Our results not only provide a rare example of a stable, solitary multiquantum vortex but also reveal exotic physics stemming from the coexistence of multiple, compositionally distinct condensates in one system.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000352255200005 Publication Date 2015-04-07
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ISSN 1050-2947;1094-1622; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.925 Times cited 25 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Finnish Cultural Foundation, the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO), and the Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation. We thank E. Ruokokoski and T. P. Simula for valuable comments and discussions. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.925; 2015 IF: 2.808
Call Number c:irua:124906 Serial 1388
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Author Bacaksiz, C.; Sahin, H.; Ozaydin, H.D.; Horzum, S.; Senger, R.T.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Hexagonal A1N : dimensional-crossover-driven band-gap transition Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 91 Issue (up) 91 Pages 085430
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Motivated by a recent experiment that reported the successful synthesis of hexagonal (h) AlN [Tsipas et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 251605 (2013)], we investigate structural, electronic, and vibrational properties of bulk, bilayer, and monolayer structures of h-AlN by using first-principles calculations. We show that the hexagonal phase of the bulk h-AlN is a stable direct-band-gap semiconductor. The calculated phonon spectrum displays a rigid-layer shear mode at 274 cm(-1) and an E-g mode at 703 cm(-1), which are observable by Raman measurements. In addition, single-layer h-AlN is an indirect-band-gap semiconductor with a nonmagnetic ground state. For the bilayer structure, AA'-type stacking is found to be the most favorable one, and interlayer interaction is strong. While N-layered h-AlN is an indirect-band-gap semiconductor for N = 1 – 9, we predict that thicker structures (N >= 10) have a direct band gap at the Gamma point. The number-of-layer-dependent band-gap transitions in h-AlN is interesting in that it is significantly different from the indirect-to-direct crossover obtained in the transition-metal dichalcogenides.
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Language Wos 000350319200020 Publication Date 2015-02-27
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 99 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish government. Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). C.B. and R.T.S. acknowledge the support from TUBITAK Project No 114F397. H.S. is supported by a FWO Pegasus Long Marie Curie Fellowship. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
Call Number c:irua:125416 Serial 1421
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Author Van Boxem, R.; Partoens, B.; Verbeeck, J.
Title Inelastic electron-vortex-beam scattering Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : A : atomic, molecular and optical physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev A
Volume 91 Issue (up) 91 Pages 032703
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Recent theoretical and experimental developments in the field of electron-vortex-beam physics have raised questions about what exactly this novelty in the field of electron microscopy (and other fields, such as particle physics) really provides. An important part of the answer to these questions lies in scattering theory. The present investigation explores various aspects of inelastic quantum scattering theory for cylindrically symmetric beams with orbital angular momentum. The model system of Coulomb scattering on a hydrogen atom provides the setting to address various open questions: How is momentum transferred? Do vortex beams selectively excite atoms, and how can one employ vortex beams to detect magnetic transitions? The analytical approach presented here provides answers to these questions. OAM transfer is possible, but not through selective excitation; rather, by pre- and postselection one can filter out the relevant contributions to a specific signal.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000351035000004 Publication Date 2015-03-16
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ISSN 1050-2947;1094-1622; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.925 Times cited 31 Open Access
Notes Fwo; 312483 Esteem2; 278510 Vortex; esteem2jra3 ECASJO; Approved Most recent IF: 2.925; 2015 IF: 2.808
Call Number c:irua:123925 c:irua:123925UA @ admin @ c:irua:123925 Serial 1607
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Author Nishio, K.; Lu, A.K.A.; Pourtois, G.
Title Low-strain Si/O superlattices with tunable electronic properties : ab initio calculations Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 91 Issue (up) 91 Pages 165303
Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
Abstract We propose that low-strain Si/O superlattices can be constructed by connecting reconstructed Si{001} surfaces by Si-O-Si bridges. Ab initio calculations show that our models are energetically more favorable than all the models proposed so far. The part of our Si/O superlattice model is experimentally accessible just by oxidizing a Si( 001) substrate. To complete our Si/O superlattice model, we propose a three-step method. We also explore the potential of our Si/O superlattice models for new materials used in future Si electronics. We find that the location of the channel where the carriers travel can be controlled between the interfaces and the Si layers by the insertion of O atoms into the Si-Si dimers. By revealing the origins of the interface electron and hole states, we find that similar interface states should be easily achieved for Si slabs and Si substrates. Interestingly, the interface electrons and holes have small effective masses in the direction parallel to the channel and large effective masses in the direction normal to the channel, which makes the Si/O superlattices attractive to be used for channel materials. We also find that the valley splitting of Si is enhanced by the formation of the Si/O/Si interfaces, which is ideal for developing Si-based qubits. Our findings open new perspectives to design and control the electronic properties of Si.
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Language Wos 000352986700002 Publication Date 2015-04-16
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 6 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
Call Number c:irua:125998 Serial 1852
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Author Zha, G.-Q.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M.; Zhou, S.-P.
Title Mixed pairing symmetries and flux-induced spin current in mesoscopic superconducting loops with spin correlations Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 91 Issue (up) 91 Pages 214504
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We numerically investigate the mixed pairing symmetries inmesoscopic superconducting loops in the presence of spin correlations by solving the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations self-consistently. The spatial variations of the superconducting order parameters and the spontaneous magnetization are determined by the band structure. When the threaded magnetic flux turns on, the charge and spin currents both emerge and depict periodic evolution. In the case of a mesoscopic loop with dominant triplet p(x) +/- ip(y)-wave symmetry, a slight change of the chemical potential may lead to novel flux-dependent evolution patterns of the ground-state energy and the magnetization. The spin-polarized currents show pronounced quantum oscillations with fractional periods due to the appearance of energy jumps in flux, accompanied with a steplike feature of the enhanced spin current. Particularly, at some appropriate flux, the peaks of the zero-energy local density of states clearly indicate the occurrence of the odd-frequency pairing. In the case of a superconducting loop with dominant singlet d(x2-y2)-wave symmetry, the spatial profiles of the zero-energy local density of states and the magnetization show spin-dependent features on different sample diagonals. Moreover, the evolution of the flux-induced spin current always exhibits an hc/e periodicity.
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Language Wos 000355647100003 Publication Date 2015-06-05
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 15 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants No. 61371020 and No. 61271163, by the Visiting Scholar Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, and by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
Call Number c:irua:126433 Serial 2089
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Author Muñoz, W.A.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Disordered graphene Josephson junctions Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 91 Issue (up) 91 Pages 054506
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract A tight-binding approach based on the Chebyshev-Bogoliubov-de Gennes method is used to describe disordered single-layer graphene Josephson junctions. Scattering by vacancies, ripples, or charged impurities is included. We compute the Josephson current and investigate the nature of multiple Andreev reflections, which induce bound states appearing as peaks in the density of states for energies below the superconducting gap. In the presence of single-atom vacancies, we observe a strong suppression of the supercurrent, which is a consequence of strong intervalley scattering. Although lattice deformations should not induce intervalley scattering, we find that the supercurrent is still suppressed, which is due to the presence of pseudomagnetic barriers. For charged impurities, we consider two cases depending on whether the average doping is zero, i.e., existence of electron-hole puddles, or finite. In both cases, short-range impurities strongly affect the supercurrent, similar to the vacancies scenario.
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Language Wos 000349436500001 Publication Date 2015-02-06
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 7 Open Access
Notes This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vlaanderen) and the Methusalem funding of the Flemish Government. Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
Call Number c:irua:129192 Serial 3961
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Author Szaszko-Bogar, V.; Peeters, F.M.; Foeldi, P.
Title Oscillating spin-orbit interaction in two-dimensional superlattices : sharp transmission resonances and time-dependent spin-polarized currents Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 91 Issue (up) 91 Pages 235311
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We consider ballistic transport through a lateral, two-dimensional superlattice with experimentally realizable, sinusoidally oscillating, Rashba-type spin-orbit interaction (SOI). The periodic structure of the rectangular lattice produces a spin-dependent miniband structure for static SOI. Using Floquet theory, transmission peaks are shown to appear in themini-bandgaps as a consequence of the additional, time-dependent SOI. A detailed analysis shows that this effect is due to the generation of harmonics of the driving frequency, via which, e.g., resonances that cannot be excited in the case of static SOI become available. Additionally, the transmitted current shows space-and time-dependent partial spin polarization, in other words, polarization waves propagate through the superlattice.
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Language Wos 000355956500003 Publication Date 2015-06-10
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 10 Open Access
Notes ; This work was partially supported by the European Union and the European Social Fund through Projects No. TAMOP-4.2.2.C-11/1/KONV-2012-0010 and No. TAMOP-4.2.2.A-11/1/KONV-2012-0060, and by the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) under Contracts No. T81364 and No. 116688. The ELI-ALPS Project (GOP-1.1.1-12/B-2012-0001) is supported by the European Union and cofinanced by the European Regional Development Fund. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
Call Number c:irua:126432 Serial 2534
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Author Aierken, Y.; Sahin, H.; Iyikanat, F.; Horzum, S.; Suslu, A.; Chen, B.; Senger, R.T.; Tongay, S.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Portlandite crystal : bulk, bilayer, and monolayer structures Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 91 Issue (up) 91 Pages 245413
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Ca(OH)(2) crystals, well known as portlandite, are grown in layered form, and we found that they can be exfoliated on different substrates. We performed first principles calculations to investigate the structural, electronic, vibrational, and mechanical properties of bulk, bilayer, and monolayer structures of this material. Different from other lamellar structures such as graphite and transition-metal dichalcogenides, intralayer bonding in Ca(OH)(2) is mainly ionic, while the interlayer interaction remains a weak dispersion-type force. Unlike well-known transition-metal dichalcogenides that exhibit an indirect-to-direct band gap crossover when going from bulk to a single layer, Ca(OH)(2) is a direct band gap semiconductor independent of the number layers. The in-plane Young's modulus and the in-plane shear modulus of monolayer Ca(OH)(2) are predicted to be quite low while the in-plane Poisson ratio is larger in comparison to those in the monolayer of ionic crystal BN. We measured the Raman spectrum of bulk Ca(OH)(2) and identified the high-frequency OH stretching mode A(1g) at 3620 cm(-1). In this study, bilayer and monolayer portlandite [Ca(OH)(2)] are predicted to be stable and their characteristics are analyzed in detail. Our results can guide further research on ultrathin hydroxites.
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Language Wos 000356135600007 Publication Date 2015-06-12
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 29 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish government. Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H.S. is supported by a FWO Pegasus Long Marie Curie Fellowship. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
Call Number c:irua:126983 Serial 2675
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Author Zalipaev, V.; Linton, C.M.; Croitoru, M.D.; Vagov, A.
Title Resonant tunneling and localized states in a graphene monolayer with a mass gap Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 91 Issue (up) 91 Pages 085405
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We study tunneling of quasiparticles through potential barriers in a graphene monolayer with the mass gap using a semiclassical (WKB) approach. The main equations are derived in away similar to the WKB theory for the Schrodinger equation, which allows for explicit solutions at all orders. The analog of the classical action is used to distinguish types of possible stationary states in the system. The analysis focuses on the resonant scattering and the hole states localized in the vicinity of a barrier that are often overlooked. The scattering coefficients for the physically interesting limits are obtained by matching the WKB approximation with the known solutions at turning points. The localized states demonstrate unconventional properties and lead to alterations of the single particle density of states.
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Language Wos 000351773900004 Publication Date 2015-02-05
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 3 Open Access
Notes ; M.D.C. acknowledges the Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO Back to Belgium Grant). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
Call Number c:irua:125523 Serial 2891
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