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Author Sevik, C.; Çakir, D.; Gulseren, O.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Peculiar piezoelectric properties of soft two-dimensional materials Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication The journal of physical chemistry: C : nanomaterials and interfaces Abbreviated Journal J Phys Chem C
  Volume 120 Issue (down) 120 Pages 13948-13953
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Group II-VI semiconductor honeycomb monolayers have a noncentrosymmetric crystal structure and therefore are expected to be important for nano piezoelectric device applications. This motivated us to perform first principles calculations based on density functional theory to unveil the piezoelectric properties (i.e., piezoelectric stress (e(11)) and piezoelectric strain (d(11)) coefficients) of these monolayer materials with chemical formula MX (where M = Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zr, Cd and X = S, Se, Te). We found that these two-dimensional materials have peculiar piezoelectric properties with d(11) coefficients 1 order of magnitude larger than those of commercially utilized bulk materials. A clear trend in their piezoelectric properties emerges, which
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  Publisher Place of Publication Washington, D.C. Editor
  Language Wos 000379457000010 Publication Date 2016-06-09
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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 39 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish government and the Bilateral program FWO-TUBITAK between Flanders and Turkey. We acknowledge the support from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK-115F024). Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure), and HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (Cal-cUA) a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC), which is funded by the Hercules foundation. C.S. acknowledges the support from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK-113F333) and the support from Anadolu University (BAP-1407F335, -1505F200), and the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA-GEBIP). ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.536
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:134948 Serial 4222
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Author Huygh, S.; Bogaerts, A.; Neyts, E.C.
  Title How Oxygen Vacancies Activate CO2 Dissociation on TiO2 Anatase (001) Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication The journal of physical chemistry: C : nanomaterials and interfaces Abbreviated Journal J Phys Chem C
  Volume 120 Issue (down) 120 Pages 21659-21669
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
  Abstract The adsorption, dissociation, and diffusion of CO2 on the anatase (001) surface was studied using DFT by means of the generalized gradient approximation using the Perdew−Burcke−Ernzerhof (PBE)-functional and applying corrections for long-range dispersion interactions. Different stable adsorption configurations were identified for the fully oxidized surface. The most stable adsorption configuration is the monodentated carbonate-like structure. Small energy barriers were identified for the conversion of a physisorbed to a chemisorbed configuration.

CO2 dissociation is found to be unfeasible on the stoichiometric surface. The introduction of oxygen vacancy defects gives rise to new highly stable adsorption configurations with a stronger activation of the C−O bonds. This leads to the possibility of exothermic dissociation of CO2 with barriers up to 22.2 kcal/mol,

corresponding to chemical lifetimes of less than 4 s at 300 K. These reactions cause a CO molecule to be formed, which will easily desorb, and the reduced surface to become oxidized. It is clear that oxygen vacancy defects play a key role in the catalytic activity of an anatase (001) surface. Oxygen vacancies play an important role in the dissociation of CO2 on the anatase (001) surface, and will play a significant role in complex problems, such as the catalytic conversion of CO2 to value-added chemicals.
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  Language Wos 000384626800055 Publication Date 2016-09-02
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  ISSN 1932-7447 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 4.536 Times cited 49 Open Access
  Notes Stijn Huygh is funded as an aspirant of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, project number 11C0115N). This work was carried out using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UAntwerpen), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI), and the UAntwerpen. Approved Most recent IF: 4.536
  Call Number PLASMANT @ plasmant @ c:irua:136164 Serial 4291
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Author Zhang, Y.-R.; Neyts, E.C.; Bogaerts, A.
  Title Influence of the Material Dielectric Constant on Plasma Generation inside Catalyst Pores Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication The journal of physical chemistry: C : nanomaterials and interfaces Abbreviated Journal J Phys Chem C
  Volume 120 Issue (down) 120 Pages 25923-25934
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
  Abstract Plasma catalysis is gaining increasing interest for various environmental applications, but the crucial question is whether plasma can be created inside catalyst pores and under which conditions. In practice, various catalytic support materials are used, with various dielectric constants. We investigate here the influence of the dielectric constant on the plasma properties inside catalyst pores and in the sheath in front of the pores, for various pore sizes. The calculations are performed by a two-dimensional fluid model for an atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge in helium. The electron impact ionization rate, electron temperature, electron and ion density, as well as the potential distribution and surface charge density, are analyzed for a better understanding of the discharge behavior inside catalyst pores. The results indicate that, in a 100 μm pore, the electron impact ionization in the pore, which is characteristic for the plasma generation inside the pore, is greatly enhanced for dielectric constants below 300. Smaller pore sizes only yield enhanced ionization for smaller dielectric constants, i.e., up to εr = 200, 150, and 50 for pore sizes of 50, 30, and 10 μm. Thus, the most common catalyst supports, i.e., Al2O3 and SiO2, which have dielectric constants around εr = 8−11 and 4.2, respectively, should allow more easily that microdischarges can be formed inside catalyst pores, even for smaller pore sizes. On the other hand, ferroelectric materials with dielectric constants above 300 never seem to yield plasma enhancement inside catalyst pores, not even for 100 μm pore sizes. Furthermore, it is clear that the dielectric constant of the material has a large effect on the extent of plasma enhancement inside the catalyst pores, especially in the range between εr = 4 and εr = 200. The obtained results are explained in detail based on the surface charge density at the pore walls,

and the potential distribution and electron temperature inside and above the pores. The results obtained with this model are

important for plasma catalysis, as the production plasma species in catalyst pores might affect the catalyst properties, and thus

improve the applications of plasma catalysis.
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  Language Wos 000388429100029 Publication Date 2016-11-17
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  ISSN 1932-7447 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 4.536 Times cited 34 Open Access
  Notes This work was supported by the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO) (Grant G.0217.14N), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant 11405019), and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant 2015T80244). This work was carried out in part using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen, a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI), and the University of Antwerp. Approved Most recent IF: 4.536
  Call Number PLASMANT @ plasmant @ c:irua:138602 Serial 4319
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Author De Bie, C.; van Dijk, J.; Bogaerts, A.
  Title CO2Hydrogenation in a Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Revealed Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication The journal of physical chemistry: C : nanomaterials and interfaces Abbreviated Journal J Phys Chem C
  Volume 120 Issue (down) 120 Pages 25210-25224
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
  Abstract The hydrogenation of carbon dioxide in a dielectric barrier discharge plasma is studied with a one-dimensional fluid model. The spatially averaged densities of the most important end products formed in the CO2/H2 mixture are determined as a function of the initial gas mixing ratio. CO and H2O are found to be present at the highest densities and to a lower content also CH4, C2H6, CH2O, CH3OH, O2, and some other higher hydrocarbons and oxygenates. The main underlying reaction

pathways for the conversion of the inlet gases and the formation of CO, CH4, CH2O, and CH3OH are pointed out for various gas mixing ratios. The CO2 conversion and the production of value added products is found to be quite low, also in comparison to a CO2/CH4 mixture, and this can be explained by the model.
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  Language Wos 000387737900007 Publication Date 2016-11-10
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  ISSN 1932-7447 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 4.536 Times cited 16 Open Access
  Notes Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; Approved Most recent IF: 4.536
  Call Number PLASMANT @ plasmant @ c:irua:140082 c:irua:139167 Serial 4414
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Author Suffian, I.F.B.M.; Wang, J.T.-W.; Hodgins, N.O.; Klippstein, R.; Garcia-Maya, M.; Brown, P.; Nishimura, Y.; Heidari, H.; Bals, S.; Sosabowski, J.K.; Ogino, C.; Kondo, A.; Al-Jamal, K.T.
  Title Engineering hepatitis B virus core particles for targeting HER2 receptors in vitro and in vivo Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Biomaterials Abbreviated Journal Biomaterials
  Volume 120 Issue (down) 120 Pages 126-138
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Hepatitis B Virus core (HBc) particles have been studied for their potential as drug delivery vehicles for cancer therapy. HBc particles are hollow nano-particles of 30-34 nm diameter and 7 nm thick envelopes, consisting of 180-240 units of 21 kDa core monomers. They have the capacity to assemble/dis-assemble in a controlled manner allowing encapsulation of various drugs and other biomolecules. Moreover, other functional motifs, i.e. receptors, receptor binding sequences, peptides and proteins can be expressed. This study focuses on the development of genetically modified HBc particles to specifically recognise and target human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-expressing cancer cells, in vitro and in vivo, for future cancer therapy. The non-specific binding capacity of wild type HBc particles was reduced by genetic deletion of the sequence encoding arginine-rich domains. A specific HER2-targeting was achieved by expressing the ZHER2 affibodies on the HBc particles surface. In vitro studies showed specific uptake of ZHER2-AHBc particles in HER2 expressing cancer cells. In vivo studies confirmed positive uptake of ZHER2-ABBc particles in HER2-expressing tumours, compared to non-targeted AHBc particles in intraperitoneal tumour-bearing mice models. The present results highlight the potential of these nanocarriers in targeting HER2-positive metastatic abdominal cancer following intra-peritoneal administration. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Guildford Editor
  Language Wos 000394398900012 Publication Date 2016-12-14
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  ISSN 0142-9612 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 8.402 Times cited 20 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes ; The authors would like to thank Dr. Rafael T. M. de Rosales (King's College London) for useful discussion on the radiolabelling technique and Mr William Luckhurst (King's College London) on the technical help of AFM measurements. IFBMS would like to thank Public Service Department, Government of Malaysia for the Excellence Student Programme studentship. We acknowledge funding from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC; (BB/J008656/1)) and the EU FP7-ITN Marie-Curie Network programme RADDEL (290023). NH is a recipient of Graduate School King's Health Partner's scholarship. RIC is a Marie Curie Fellow. S.B. acknowledges funding from the European Research Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7), ERC Starting Grant No. 335078 COLOURATOMS, and the Integrated Infrastructure Initiative No. 262348 European Soft Matter Infrastructure, ESMI. The authors declare that they have no competing interests. ; ecas_Sara Approved Most recent IF: 8.402
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:141984UA @ admin @ c:irua:141984 Serial 4654
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Author Matulis, A.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Appearance of enhanced Weiss oscillations in graphene: theory Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2007 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 75 Issue (down) 12 Pages 125429,1-6
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos 000245330200106 Publication Date 2007-03-28
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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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 65 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2007 IF: 3.172
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:64294 Serial 138
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Author Degani, M.H.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Bound states and lifetime of an electron on a bulk helium surface Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2005 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 72 Issue (down) 12 Pages 125408-125408,7
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract We propose an effective potential for an excess electron near the helium liquid-vapor interface that takes into account the diffuseness of the liquid-vapor interface and the classical image potential. The splitting of the first two excited states of the excess electron bound to the helium liquid-vapor interface as a function of an external constant electric field applied perpendicular to the interface is in excellent agreement with recent experiments. The effect of a parallel magnetic field on the energy levels are calculated. Single-electron tunneling of the electron out of its surface state is studied as a function of the electric field applied to the system. We found that the tunneling time has a linear dependence on the electric field.
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  Language Wos 000232229400125 Publication Date 2005-09-06
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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 11 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2005 IF: 3.185
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94719 Serial 251
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Author Vernochet, C.; Vannier, R.-N.; Huvé, M.; Pirovano, C.; Nowogrocki, G.; Mairesse, G.; Van Tendeloo, G.
  Title Chemical, structural and electrical characterizations in the BIZNVOX family Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2000 Publication Journal of materials chemistry Abbreviated Journal J Mater Chem
  Volume 10 Issue (down) 12 Pages 2811-2817
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication Cambridge Editor
  Language Wos 000165487800037 Publication Date 2002-07-26
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  ISSN 0959-9428;1364-5501; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor Times cited 13 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:54757 Serial 351
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Author Zarenia, M.; Pereira, J.M.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Chiral states in bilayer graphene : magnetic field dependence and gap opening Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 84 Issue (down) 12 Pages 125451-125451,13
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract At the interface of electrostatic potential kink profiles, one-dimensional chiral states are found in bilayer graphene (BLG). Such structures can be created by applying an asymmetric potential to the upper and the lower layers of BLG. We found the following: (i) due to the strong confinement by the single kink profile, the unidirectional states are only weakly affected by a magnetic field; (ii) increasing the smoothness of the kink potential results in additional bound states, which are topologically different from those chiral states; and (iii) in the presence of a kink-antikink potential, the overlap between the oppositely moving chiral states results in the appearance of crossing and anticrossing points in the energy spectrum. This leads to the opening of tunable minigaps in the spectrum of the unidirectional topological states.
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  Language Wos 000295484300016 Publication Date 2011-09-30
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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 50 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES program EuroGRAPHENE (project CONGRAN), the Brazilian agency CNPq (Pronex), and the bilateral projects between Flanders and Brazil and the collaboration project FWO-CNPq. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:92915 Serial 358
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Author Wendelen, W.; Dzhurakhalov, A.A.; Peeters, F.M.; Bogaerts, A.
  Title Combined molecular dynamics: continuum study of phase transitions in bulk metals under ultrashort pulsed laser irradiation Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication The journal of physical chemistry: C : nanomaterials and interfaces Abbreviated Journal J Phys Chem C
  Volume 114 Issue (down) 12 Pages 5652-5660
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
  Abstract The phase transition processes induced by ultrashort, 100 fs pulsed laser irradiation of Au, Cu, and Ni are studied by means of a combined atomistic-continuum approach. A moderately low absorbed laser fluence range, from 200 to 600 J/m2 is considered to study phase transitions by means of a local and a nonlocal order parameter. At low laser fluences, the occurrence of layer-by-layer evaporation has been observed, which suggests a direct solid to vapor transition. The calculated amount of molten material remains very limited under the conditions studied, especially for Ni. Therefore, our results show that a kinetic equation that describes a direct solid to vapor transition might be the best approach to model laser-induced phase transitions by continuum models. Furthermore, the results provide more insight into the applicability of analytical superheating theories that were implemented in continuum models and help the understanding of nonequilibrium phase transitions.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Washington, D.C. Editor
  Language Wos 000275855600044 Publication Date 2010-01-26
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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 2 Open Access
  Notes ; A.D. gratefully acknowledges Professor M. Hot (ULB, Brussels) for the basic MD-code that was modified further for the laser-induced melting processes. W.W, and A.D. are thankful to Professor L.V. Zhigilei for useful discussions and advices. The calculations were performed on the CALCUA computing facility of the University of Antwerp. This work was supported by the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.536; 2010 IF: 4.524
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:81391 Serial 402
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Author Verheyen, E.; Joos, L.; Van Havenbergh, K.; Breynaert, E.; Kasian, N.; Gobechiya, E.; Houthoofd, K.; Martineau, C.; Hinterstein, M.; Taulelle, F.; Van Speybroeck, V.; Waroquier, M.; Bals, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Kirschhock, C.E.A.; Martens, J.A.;
  Title Design of zeolite by inverse sigma transformation Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Nature materials Abbreviated Journal Nat Mater
  Volume 11 Issue (down) 12 Pages 1059-1064
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Although the search for new zeolites has traditionally been based on trial and error, more rational methods are now available. The theoretical concept of inverse transformation of a zeolite framework to generate a new structure by removal of a layer of framework atoms and contraction has for the first time been achieved experimentally. The reactivity of framework germanium atoms in strong mineral acid was exploited to selectively remove germanium-containing four-ring units from an UTL type germanosilicate zeolite. Annealing of the leached framework through calcination led to the new all-silica COK-14 zeolite with intersecting 12- and 10-membered ring channel systems. An intermediate stage of this inverse transformation with dislodged germanate four-rings still residing in the pores could be demonstrated. Inverse transformation involving elimination of germanium-containing structural units opens perspectives for the synthesis of many more zeolites.
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
  Language Wos 000311432600025 Publication Date 2012-10-19
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  ISSN 1476-1122;1476-4660; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 39.737 Times cited 140 Open Access
  Notes Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 39.737; 2012 IF: 35.749
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101783 Serial 661
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Author Ghica, C.; Enculescu, I.; Nistor, L.C.; Matei, E.; Van Tendeloo, G.
  Title Electrochemical growth and characterization of nanostructured ZnO thin films Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2008 Publication Journal of optoelectronics and advanced materials Abbreviated Journal J Optoelectron Adv M
  Volume 10 Issue (down) 12 Pages 3237-3240
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract ZnO is a wide band-gap (ca. 3.4 eV) semiconductor, piezoelectric, pyroelectric, biocompatible, transparent in the visible spectrum and UV light emitting material. The fabrication in 2001 of the first nanobelts of semiconductor oxide materials lead to a rapid expansion of researches concerning one dimensional nanostructures (nanotubes, nanowires, nanobelts), given their possible application in optics, optoelectronics, piezoelectricity, catalysis. Researches carried on up to date evidenced the possibility to obtain an extraordinary variety of ZnO nanostructures, in function of the experimental parameters and the used growth methods. In this work we present morphostructural results on nanostructured ZnO layers obtained by electrochemical deposition. The films have been grown on gold covered glass plates and Si wafers, in various experimental conditions such as: nature of the wetting agents, electrical polarization of the substrate (continuous, pulsed). The influence of the growth conditions on the crystalline structure and morphology of the films is revealed by scanning and transmission electron microscopy studies. The films show a variety of growth morphologies, from entangled-wires-like to honeycomb-like layers. These large-specific-surface layers will be tested as nanostructured substrates for photovoltaic cells with improved efficiency.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Bucharest Editor
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  ISSN 1454-4164 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record;
  Impact Factor 0.449 Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 0.449; 2008 IF: 0.577
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:75746 Serial 899
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Author Badalyan, S.M.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Enhancement of Coulomb drag in double-layer graphene structures by plasmons and dielectric background inhomogeneity Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 86 Issue (down) 12 Pages 121405
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract The drag of massless fermions in graphene double-layer structures is investigated over a wide range of temperatures and interlayer separations. We show that the inhomogeneity of the dielectric background in such graphene structures, for experimentally relevant parameters, results in a significant enhancement of the drag resistivity. At intermediate temperatures the dynamical screening via plasmon-mediated drag enhances the drag resistivity and results in an upturn in its behavior at large interlayer separations. In a range of interlayer separations, corresponding to the crossover from strong to weak coupling of graphene layers, we find that the decrease of the drag resistivity with interlayer spacing is approximately quadratic. This dependence weakens below this range of interlayer spacing while for larger separations we find a cubic (quartic) dependence at intermediate (low) temperatures.
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  Language Wos 000309178100003 Publication Date 2012-09-21
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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 ; We acknowledge support from the Flemisch Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101834 Serial 1060
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Author Tadić, M.; Čukarić, N.; Arsoski, V.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Excitonic Aharonov-Bohm effect : unstrained versus strained type-I semiconductor nanorings Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 84 Issue (down) 12 Pages 125307-125307,13
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract We study how mechanical strain affects the magnetic field dependence of the exciton states in type-I semiconductor nanorings. Strain spatially separates the electron and hole in (In,Ga)As/GaAs nanorings which is beneficial for the occurrence of the excitonic Aharonov-Bohm (AB) effect. In narrow strained (In,Ga)As/GaAs nanorings the AB oscillations in the exciton ground-state energy are due to anticrossings with the first excited state. No such AB oscillations are found in unstrained GaAs/(Al,Ga)As nanorings irrespective of the ring width. Our results are obtained within an exact numerical diagonalization scheme and are shown to be accurately described by a two-level model with off-diagonal coupling t. The later transfer integral expresses the Coulomb coupling between states of electron-hole pairs. We also found that the oscillator strength for exciton recombination in (In,Ga)As/GaAs nanorings exhibits AB oscillations, which are superimposed on a linear increase with magnetic field. Our results agree qualitatively with recent experiments on the excitonic Aharonov-Bohm effect in type-I (In,Ga)As/GaAs nanorings.
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  Language Wos 000294777400013 Publication Date 2011-09-09
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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 13 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Serbia, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the EU NoE: SANDiE, and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). The calculations were performed on the CalcUA and Seastar computer clusters of the University of Antwerp. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:92326 Serial 1122
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Author Sidor, Y.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.; Ben, T.; Ponce, A.; Sales, D.L.; Molina, S.I.; Fuster, D.; González, L.; González, Y.
  Title Excitons in coupled InAs/InP self-assembled quantum wires Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2007 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 75 Issue (down) 12 Pages 125120,1-7
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos 000245330200036 Publication Date 2007-03-30
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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 24 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2007 IF: 3.172
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:64293 Serial 1128
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Author Zelaya, E.; Schryvers, D.
  Title FCC surface precipitation in Cu-Zn-Al after low angle GA+ ion irradiation Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Materials transactions Abbreviated Journal Mater Trans
  Volume 51 Issue (down) 12 Pages 2177-2180
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract The precipitation of a disordered FCC surface structure after low angle Ga+ ion irradiation during focused ion beam thinning of a B2 Cu-Zn-Al alloy with e/a=1.48 is reported. Conventional as well as high-resolution transmission electron microscopy techniques reveal FCC layers on both sides of the thinned sample. The occurrence of this structure is attributed to disordering and dezincification of the alloy resulting from the sputtering process during the irradiation. Changes in crystallographic sample orientation with respect to the incoming ion beam do not have a significant effect on the appearance of the FCC surface structure.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Sendai Editor
  Language Wos 000287390300009 Publication Date 2010-11-25
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 1347-5320;1345-9678; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 0.713 Times cited 2 Open Access
  Notes Bof; Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 0.713; 2010 IF: 0.787
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85997 Serial 1175
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Author Tavernier, M.B.; Anisimovas, E.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Ground state and vortex structure of the N=5 and N=6 electron quantum dot Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2006 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 74 Issue (down) 12 Pages 125305,1-9
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos 000240872500054 Publication Date 2006-09-13
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 23 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2006 IF: 3.107
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:61000 Serial 1383
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Author Zelonka, K.; Sayer, M.; Freundorfer, A.P.; Hadermann, J.
  Title Hydrothermal processing of barium strontium titanate sol-gel composite thin films Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2006 Publication Journal of materials science Abbreviated Journal J Mater Sci
  Volume 41 Issue (down) 12 Pages 3885-3897
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
  Language Wos 000239022100043 Publication Date 2006-04-15
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0022-2461;1573-4803; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 2.599 Times cited 10 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.599; 2006 IF: 0.999
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:60566 Serial 1539
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Author Milton Pereira, J.; Peeters, F.M.; Vasilopoulos, P.
  Title Magnetic interface states in graphene-based quantum wires Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2007 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 75 Issue (down) 12 Pages 125433,1-7
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos 000245330200110 Publication Date 2007-03-30
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 35 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2007 IF: 3.172
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:64295 Serial 1882
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Author Kálmán, O.; Földi, P.; Benedict, M.G.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Magnetoconductance of rectangular arrays of quantum rings Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2008 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 78 Issue (down) 12 Pages 125306-125306,10
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Electron transport through multiterminal rectangular arrays of quantum rings is studied in the presence of Rashba-type spin-orbit interaction (SOI) and of a perpendicular magnetic field. Using the analytic expressions for the transmission and reflection coefficients for single rings we obtain the conductance through such arrays as a function of the SOI strength, of the magnetic flux, and of the wave vector k of the incident electron. Due to destructive or constructive spin interferences caused by the SOI, the array can be totally opaque for certain ranges of k, while there are parameter values where it is completely transparent. Spin resolved transmission probabilities show nontrivial spin transformations at the outputs of the arrays. When pointlike random scattering centers are placed between the rings, the Aharonov-Bohm peaks split, and an oscillatory behavior of the conductance emerges as a function of the SOI strength.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Editor
  Language Wos 000259691500047 Publication Date 2008-09-05
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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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 31 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2008 IF: 3.322
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94598 Serial 1913
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Author Boullay, P.; David, A.; Sheets, W.C.; Lüders, U.; Prellier, W.; Tan, H.; Verbeeck, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Gatel, C.; Vincze, G.; Radi, Z.
  Title Microstructure and interface studies of LaVO3/SrVO3 superlattices Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 83 Issue (down) 12 Pages 125403-125403,6
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract The structure and interface characteristics of (LaVO3)6m(SrVO3)m superlattices deposited on a (100)-SrTiO3 substrate were studied using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Cross-section TEM studies revealed that both LaVO3 (LVO) and SrVO3 (SVO) layers are good single-crystal quality and epitaxially grown with respect to the substrate. It is evidenced that LVO layers are made of two orientational variants of a distorted perovskite compatible with bulk LaVO3, while SVO layers suffers from a tetragonal distortion due to the substrate-induced stain. Electron energy loss spectroscopy investigations indicate changes in the fine structure of the V L23 edge, related to a valence change between the LaVO3 and the SrVO3 layers.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Editor
  Language Wos 000288160300006 Publication Date 2011-03-09
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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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 26 Open Access
  Notes Fwo; Esteem 026019 Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88648UA @ admin @ c:irua:88648 Serial 2054
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Author Xu, W.; Dong, H.M.; Li, L.L.; Yao, J.Q.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Optoelectronic properties of graphene in the presence of optical phonon scattering Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 82 Issue (down) 12 Pages 125304-125304,9
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract We study in detail the optoelectronic properties of graphene. Considering the electron interactions with photons and phonons, we employ the mass- and energy-balance equations to self-consistently evaluate the photoinduced carrier densities, the optical conductance, and the transmission coefficient in the presence of a linearly polarized radiation field. We demonstrate that the photoinduced carrier densities increase around the electron-photon-phonon resonant transition. They depend strongly on the radiation intensity and frequency, temperature, and dark carrier density. For short-wavelength radiation (L<3 μm), we obtain the universal optical conductance σ0=e2/(4ℏ). Importantly, there exists an optical-absorption window in the radiation wavelength range 4100 μm, which is induced by different transition energies required for interband and intraband optical absorption. The position and width of this window depend sensitively on the temperature and the carrier density of the system. These theoretical results are in line with recent experimental findings and indicate that graphene exhibits important features not only in the visible regime but also in the midinfrared bandwidth.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Editor
  Language Wos 000281516500009 Publication Date 2010-09-03
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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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 28 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China, and Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:84260 Serial 2496
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Author Axt, V.M.; Kuhn, T.; Vagov, A.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Phonon-induced pure dephasing in exciton-biexciton quantum dot systems driven by ultrafast laser pulse sequences Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2005 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 72 Issue (down) 12 Pages 125309-125315
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract A semiconductor quantum dot model accounting for single exciton as well as biexciton states coupled to phonons and laser light is investigated in the limit of strong electronic confinement. For an arbitrary sequence of excitations with ultrafast pulses analytical solutions are obtained for all density-matrix elements. The results are nonperturbative with respect to both the carrier-phonon and the carrier-light coupling. Numerical results for a single pulse excitation are presented illustrating spectral features of our solution as well as pulse area and temperature dependences.
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Editor
  Language Wos 000232229400075 Publication Date 2005-09-08
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 48 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2005 IF: 3.185
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:103139 Serial 2604
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Author Horzum, S.; Sahin, H.; Cahangirov, S.; Cudazzo, P.; Rubio, A.; Serin, T.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Phonon softening and direct to indirect band gap crossover in strained single-layer MoSe2 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 87 Issue (down) 12 Pages 125415-5
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Motivated by recent experimental observations of Tongay et al. [Nano Lett. 12, 5576 (2012)] we show how the electronic properties and Raman characteristics of single layer MoSe2 are affected by elastic biaxial strain. We found that with increasing strain: (1) the E' and E '' Raman peaks (E-2g and E-1g in bulk) exhibit significant redshifts (up to similar to 30 cm(-1)), (2) the position of the A'(1) peak remains at similar to 180 cm(-1) (A(1g) in bulk) and does not change considerably with further strain, (3) the dispersion of low energy flexural phonons crosses over from quadratic to linear, and (4) the electronic band structure undergoes a direct to indirect band gap crossover under similar to 3% biaxial tensile strain. Thus the application of strain appears to be a promising approach for a rapid and reversible tuning of the electronic, vibrational, and optical properties of single layer MoSe2 and similar MX2 dichalcogenides. DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.87.125415
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  Language Wos 000316383700006 Publication Date 2013-03-14
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 171 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem programme of the Flemish government. Computational resources were partially provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H.S. is supported by a FWO Pegasus Marie Curie Long Fellowship. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108277 Serial 2605
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Author Lisiecki, I.; Turner, S.; Bals, S.; Pileni, M.P.; Van Tendeloo, G.
  Title The remarkable and intriguing resistance to oxidation of 2D ordered hcp Co nanocrystals: a new intrinsic property Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2009 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater
  Volume 21 Issue (down) 12 Pages 2335-2338
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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  Address
  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Washington, D.C. Editor
  Language Wos 000267049200001 Publication Date 2009-05-14
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0897-4756;1520-5002; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 9.466 Times cited 28 Open Access
  Notes Iap-Vi; Esteem 026019 Approved Most recent IF: 9.466; 2009 IF: 5.368
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:77887 Serial 2867
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Author Nowak, M.P.; Szafran, B.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Resonant harmonic generation and collective spin rotations in electrically driven quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 86 Issue (down) 12 Pages 125428
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Spin rotations induced by an ac electric field in a two-electron double quantum dot are studied by an exact numerical solution of the time-dependent Schrodinger equation in the context of recent electric-dipole spin resonance experiments on gated nanowires. We demonstrate that the splitting of the main resonance line by the spin exchange coupling is accompanied by the appearance of fractional resonances and that both these effects are triggered by interdot tunnel coupling. We find that the ac-driven system generates residual but distinct harmonics of the driving frequency, which are amplified when tuned to the main transition frequency. The mechanism is universal for electron systems in electrically driven potentials and works also in the absence of electron-electron interaction or spin-orbit coupling.
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  Language Wos 000308867300005 Publication Date 2012-09-21
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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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 29 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by funds of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW) for 2012-2013 under Project No. IP2011038671, and by PL-Grid Infrastructure. M.P.N. gratefully acknowledges support from the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) under START and MPD program cofinanced by the EU European Regional Development Fund. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101839 Serial 2885
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Author Amin-Ahmadi, B.; Aashuri, H.
  Title Semisolid structure for M2 high speed steel prepared by cooling slope Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Journal of materials processing technology Abbreviated Journal J Mater Process Tech
  Volume 210 Issue (down) 12 Pages 1632-1635
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Effects of cooling slope angle and the temperature of molten metal on the globular structure of M2 high speed steel after holding at the semisolid state have been investigated. The globular structure was achieved by pouring the molten metal at 1595 °C on the ceramic cooling slope with the length of 200 mm and the angle of 25°. The globular structure of M2 high speed steel in the form of rolledannealed and as cast condition after holding at semisolid state has been achieved. The size of globular grains of cooling slope sample was smaller than that of the rolledannealed and as cast samples. Solid particles of rolledannealed sample after holding at semisolid state had better roundness compared with cooling slope sample. Dissolution of carbides in the austenite phase at grain boundaries leads to formation of globular particles in the semisolid state. MC-type and M6C-type eutectic carbides reprecipitate during cooling cycle along grain boundaries.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language Wos 000280498200011 Publication Date 2010-06-02
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0924-0136; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.147 Times cited 12 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.147; 2010 IF: 1.570
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:122042 Serial 2983
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Author Shakouri, K.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Vargiamidis, V.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Spin- and valley-dependent magnetotransport in periodically modulated silicene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 90 Issue (down) 12 Pages 125444
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract The low-energy physics of silicene is described by Dirac fermions with a strong spin-orbit interaction and its band structure can be controlled by an external perpendicular electric field E-z. We investigate the commensurability oscillations in silicene modulated by a weak periodic potential V = V-0 cos(2 pi y/a(0)) with a(0) as its period, in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field B and of a weak sinusoidal electric field E-z = E-0 cos(2 pi y/b(0)), where b(0) is its period. We show that the spin and valley degeneracy of the Landau levels is lifted, due to the modulation, and that the interplay between the strong spin-orbit interaction and the potential and electric field modulations can result in spin- and valley-resolved magnetotransport. At very weak magnetic fields the commensurability oscillations induced by a weak potential modulation can exhibit a beating pattern depending on the strength of the homogenous electric field Ez but this is not the case when only Ez is modulated. The Hall conductivity plateaus acquire a step structure, due to spin and valley intra-Landau-level transitions, that is absent in unmodulated silicene. The results are critically contrasted with those for graphene and the two-dimensional electron gas.
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  Language Wos 000342497700008 Publication Date 2014-09-25
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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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 31 Open Access
  Notes ; Our work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government, and by the Canadian NSERC Grant No. OGP0121756. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119946 Serial 3079
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Author Krstajic, P.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Spin-dependent tunneling in diluted magnetic semiconductor trilayer structures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2005 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 72 Issue (down) 12 Pages 125350-125356
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Tunneling of holes through a trilayer structure made of two diluted magnetic semiconductors, (Ga,Mn)As, separated by a thin layer of nonmagnetic AlAs is investigated. The problem is treated within the 6x6 Luttinger-Kohn model for valence bands with the split-off band included. The influence of the spin-orbit coupling is pronounced as the spin-splitting Delta(ex) is comparable with the split-off Delta(SO) splitting. It is assumed that direct tunneling is the dominant mechanism due to the high quality of the tunnel junctions. Our theoretical results predict the correct order of magnitude for the tunneling magnetoresistance ratio, but various other effects, such as scattering on impurities and defects, should be included in order to realize a quantitative agreement with experiment.
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  Language Wos 000232229400116 Publication Date 2005-09-30
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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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 8 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2005 IF: 3.185
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:104068 Serial 3086
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Author Verberck, B.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.; Trauzettel, B.
  Title Strain-induced band gaps in bilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 85 Issue (down) 12 Pages 125403-125403,10
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract We present a tight-binding investigation of strained bilayer graphene within linear elasticity theory, focusing on the different environments experienced by the A and B carbon atoms of the different sublattices. We find that the inequivalence of the A and B atoms is enhanced by the application of perpendicular strain epsilon(zz), which provides a physical mechanism for opening a band gap, most effectively obtained when pulling the two graphene layers apart. In addition, perpendicular strain introduces electron-hole asymmetry and can result in linear electronic dispersion near the K point. Our findings suggest experimental means for strain-engineered band gaps in bilayer graphene.
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  Language Wos 000301113200005 Publication Date 2012-03-06
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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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 53 Open Access
  Notes ; The authors would like to acknowledge O. Leenaerts, E. Mariani, K. H. Michel, and J. Schelter for useful discussions. B. V. was financially supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). This work was financially supported by the ESF program EuroGraphene under projects CONGRAN and ENTS as well as by the DFG. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:97181 Serial 3168
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