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Author Akamine, H.; Van den Bos, K.H.W.; Gauquelin, N.; Farjami, S.; Van Aert, S.; Schryvers, D.; Nishida, M.
  Title Determination of the atomic width of an APB in ordered CoPt using quantified HAADF-STEM Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Journal of alloys and compounds Abbreviated Journal J Alloy Compd
  Volume 644 Issue 644 Pages 570-574
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Anti-phase boundaries (APBs) in an ordered CoPt alloy are planar defects which disturb the ordered structure in their vicinity and decrease the magnetic properties. However, it has not yet been clarified to what extend the APBs disturb the ordering. In this study, high-resolution HAADF-STEM images are statistically analysed based on the image intensities estimated by the statistical parameter estimation theory. In the procedure, averaging intensities, fitting the intensity profiles to specific functions, and assessment based on a statistical test are performed. As a result, the APBs in the stable CoPt are found to be characterised by two atomic planes, and a contrast transition range as well as the centre of an inclined APB is determined. These results show that the APBs are quite sharp and therefore may have no notable effect on the net magnetic properties due to their small volume fraction. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000357143900083 Publication Date 2015-05-07
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0925-8388; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.133 Times cited 12 Open Access
  Notes FWO G036815N; G036915N; G037413N; 278510 VORTEX; Hercules; ECASJO_; Approved Most recent IF: 3.133; 2015 IF: 2.999
  Call Number c:irua:127008 c:irua:127008 Serial 675
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Author Lin, F.; Meng; Kukueva, E.; Altantzis, T.; Mertens, M.; Bals, S.; Cool, P.; Van Doorslaer, S.
  Title Direct-synthesis method towards copper-containing periodic mesoporous organosilicas : detailed investigation of the copper distribution in the material Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Journal of the Chemical Society : Dalton transactions Abbreviated Journal Dalton T
  Volume 44 Issue 44 Pages 9970-9979
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Laboratory of adsorption and catalysis (LADCA)
  Abstract Three-dimensional cubic Fm (3) over barm mesoporous copper-containing ethane-bridged PMO materials have been prepared through a direct-synthesis method at room temperature in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as surfactant. The obtained materials have been unambiguously characterized in detail by several sophisticated techniques, including XRD, UV-Vis-Dr, TEM, elemental mapping, continuous- wave and pulsed EPR spectroscopy. The results show that at lower copper loading, the Cu2+ species are well dispersed in the Cu-PMO materials, and mainly exist as mononuclear Cu2+ species. At higher copper loading amount, Cu2+ clusters are observed in the materials, but the distribution of the Cu2+ species is still much better in the Cu-PMO materials prepared through the direct-synthesis method than in a Cu-containing PMO material prepared through an impregnation method. Moreover, the evolution of the copper incorporation during the PMO synthesis has been followed by EPR. The results show that the immobilization of the Cu2+ ion/complex and the formation of the PMO materials are taking place simultaneously. The copper ions are found to be situated on the inner surface of the mesopores of the materials and are accessible, which will be beneficial for the catalytic applications.
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000355000700028 Publication Date 2015-04-28
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 1477-9226;1477-9234; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 4.029 Times cited 11 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes Goa-Bof; 335078 Colouratom; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:yellow; preprint:; postprint:restricted ; pdfversion:cannot); Approved Most recent IF: 4.029; 2015 IF: 4.197
  Call Number c:irua:126422 Serial 725
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Author Lubk, A.; Javon, E.; Cherkashin, N.; Reboh, S.; Gatel, C.; Hytch, M.
  Title Dynamic scattering theory for dark-field electron holography of 3D strain fields Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
  Volume 136 Issue Pages 42-49
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Dark-held electron holography maps strain in crystal lattices into reconstructed phases over large fields of view. Here we investigate the details of the lattice strain-reconstructed phase relationship by applying dynamic scattering theory both analytically and numerically. We develop efficient analytic linear projection rules for 3D strain fields, facilitating a straight-forward calculation of reconstructed phases from 3D strained materials. They are used in the following to quantify the influence of various experimental parameters like strain magnitude, specimen thickness, excitation error and surface relaxation. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000327884700006 Publication Date 2013-07-29
  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 18 Open Access
  Notes European Union under the Seventh Framework Program under a contract for an Integrated Infrastructure Initiative (Reference312483 – ESTEEM2); esteem2_jra4 Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2014 IF: 2.436
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:112836 Serial 766
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Author Peeters, F.M.; Vasilopoulos, P.
  Title Electrical and thermal properties of a two-dimensional electron gas in a one-dimensional periodic potential Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1992 Publication Physical review: B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 46 Issue Pages 4667-4680
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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  Language (down) Wos A1992JK72500032 Publication Date 2002-07-27
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0163-1829 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.736 Times cited 148 Open Access
  Notes Approved INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION 31/56 Q3 # NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 9/32 Q2 # PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS 24/28 Q4 # SPECTROSCOPY 28/43 Q3 #
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:2998 Serial 890
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Author Bladt, E.; Pelt, D.M.; Bals, S.; Batenburg, K.J.
  Title Electron tomography based on highly limited data using a neural network reconstruction technique Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
  Volume 158 Issue 158 Pages 81-88
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
  Abstract Gold nanoparticles are studied extensively due to their unique optical and catalytical properties. Their exact shape determines the properties and thereby the possible applications. Electron tomography is therefore often used to examine the three-dimensional (3D) shape of nanoparticles. However, since the acquisition of the experimental tilt series and the 3D reconstructions are very time consuming, it is difficult to obtain statistical results concerning the 3D shape of nanoparticles. Here, we propose a new approach for electron tomography that is based on artificial neural networks. The use of a new reconstruction approach enables us to reduce the number of projection images with a factor of 5 or more. The decrease in acquisition time of the tilt series and use of an efficient reconstruction algorithm allows us to examine a large amount of nanoparticles in order to retrieve statistical results concerning the 3D shape.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000361574800011 Publication Date 2015-07-10
  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 25 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes 335078 COLOURATOM; FWO; COST Action MP1207; 312483 ESTEEM2; esteem2jra4; ECASSara; (ROMEO:green; preprint:; postprint:can ; pdfversion:cannot); Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2015 IF: 2.436
  Call Number c:irua:126675 c:irua:126675 Serial 988
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Author Huijben, M.; Rijnders, G.; Blank, D.H.A.; Bals, S.; Van Aert, S.; Verbeeck, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Brinkman, A.; Hilgenkamp, H.
  Title Electronically coupled complementary interfaces between perovskite band insulators Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2006 Publication Nature materials Abbreviated Journal Nat Mater
  Volume 5 Issue Pages 556-560
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000238708900021 Publication Date 2006-06-18
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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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 315 Open Access
  Notes Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 39.737; 2006 IF: 19.194
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:59713UA @ admin @ c:irua:59713 Serial 1019
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Author Hamon, A.-L.; Verbeeck, J.; Schryvers, D.; Benedikt, J.; van den Sanden, R.M.C.M.
  Title ELNES study of carbon K-edge spectra of plasma deposited carbon films Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2004 Publication Journal of materials chemistry Abbreviated Journal J Mater Chem
  Volume 14 Issue Pages 2030-2035
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Electron energy loss spectroscopy was used to investigate the bonding of plasma deposited carbon films. The experimental conditions include the use of a specific collection angle for which the shape of the spectra is free of the orientation dependency usually encountered in graphite due to its anisotropic structure. The first quantification process of the energy loss near-edge structure was performed by a standard fit of the collected spectrum, corrected for background and multiple scattering, with three Gaussian functions followed by a comparison with the graphite spectrum obtained under equivalent experimental conditions. In a second approach a fitting model directly incorporating the background subtraction and multiple scattering removal was applied. The final numerical results are interpreted in view of the deposition conditions of the films and the actual fitting procedure with the related choice of parameters.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Cambridge Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000222312500017 Publication Date 2004-06-28
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0959-9428;1364-5501; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 6.626 Times cited 61 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:48782UA @ admin @ c:irua:48782 Serial 1025
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Author Scalise, E.; Houssa, M.; Cinquanta, E.; Grazianetti, C.; van den Broek, B.; Pourtois, G.; Stesmans, A.; Fanciulli, M.; Molle, A.
  Title Engineering the electronic properties of silicene by tuning the composition of MoX2 and GaX (X = S,Se,Te) chalchogenide templates Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication 2D materials Abbreviated Journal 2D Mater
  Volume 1 Issue 1 Pages 011010
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
  Abstract By using first-principles simulations, we investigate the interaction of a 2D silicon layer with two classes of chalcogenide-layered compounds, namely MoX2 and GaX (X = S, Se, Te). A rather weak (van der Waals) interaction between the silicene layers and the chalcogenide layers is predicted. We found that the buckling of the silicene layer is correlated to the lattice mismatch between the silicene layer and the MoX2 or GaX template. The electronic properties of silicene on these different templates largely depend on the buckling of the silicene layer: highly buckled silicene on MoS2 is predicted to be metallic, while low buckled silicene on GaS and GaSe is predicted to be semi-metallic, with preserved Dirac cones at the K points. These results indicate new routes for artificially engineering silicene nanosheets, providing tailored electronic properties of this 2D layer on non-metallic substrates. These non-metallic templates also open the way to the possible integration of silicene in future nanoelectronic devices.
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  Publisher IOP Publishing Place of Publication Bristol Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000353649900011 Publication Date 2014-05-29
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 2053-1583; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 6.937 Times cited 49 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 6.937; 2014 IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:126032 Serial 1048
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Author Angelakeris, M.; Li, Z.A.; Hilgendorff, M.; Simeonidis, K.; Sakellari, D.; Filippousi, M.; Tian, H.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Spasova, M.; Acet, M.; Farle, M.
  Title Enhanced biomedical heat-triggered carriers via nanomagnetism tuning in ferrite-based nanoparticles Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials Abbreviated Journal J Magn Magn Mater
  Volume 381 Issue 381 Pages 179-187
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Biomedical nanomagnetic carriers are getting a higher impact in therapy and diagnosis schemes while their constraints and prerequisites are more and more successfully confronted. Such particles should possess a well-defined size with minimum agglomeration and they should be synthesized in a facile and reproducible high-yield way together with a controllable response to an applied static or dynamic field tailored for the specific application. Here, we attempt to enhance the heating efficiency in magnetic particle hyperthermia treatment through the proper adjustment of the core-shell morphology in ferrite particles, by controlling exchange and dipolar magnetic interactions at the nanoscale. Thus, core-shell nanoparticles with mutual coupling of magnetically hard (CoFe2O4) and soft (MnFe2O4) components are synthesized with facile synthetic controls resulting in uniform size and shell thickness as evidenced by high resolution transmission electron microscopy imaging, excellent crystallinity and size monodispersity. Such a magnetic coupling enables the fine tuning of magnetic anisotropy and magnetic interactions without sparing the good structural, chemical and colloidal stability. Consequently, the magnetic heating efficiency of CoFe2O4. and MnFe2O4 core-shell nanoparticles is distinctively different horn that of their counterparts, even though all these nanocrystals were synthesized under similar conditions. For better understanding of the AC magnetic hyperthermia response and its correlation with magnetic-origin features we study the effect of the volume ratio of magnetic hard and soft phases in the bimagnetic core-shell nanocrystals. Eventually, such particles may be considered as novel heating carriers that under further biomedical functionalization may become adaptable multifunctional heat-triggered nanoplatforms. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000349361100027 Publication Date 2014-12-29
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  ISSN 0304-8853; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 2.63 Times cited 20 Open Access
  Notes 312483 Esteem2; Esteem2_ta Approved Most recent IF: 2.63; 2015 IF: 1.970
  Call Number c:irua:125284 c:irua:125284 Serial 1049
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Author Huijben, M.; Liu, Y.; Boschker, H.; Lauter, V.; Egoavil, R.; Verbeeck, J.; te Velthuis, S.G.E.; Rijnders, G.; Koster, G.
  Title Enhanced local magnetization by interface engineering in perovskite-type correlated oxide heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Advanced Materials Interfaces Abbreviated Journal Adv Mater Interfaces
  Volume 2 Issue 2 Pages 1400416
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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  Language (down) Wos 000349916000001 Publication Date 2015-01-02
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 2196-7350; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 4.279 Times cited 30 Open Access
  Notes Hercules; 246791 COUNTATOMS; 278510 VORTEX; 246102 IFOX; 312483 ESTEEM2; FWO G004413N; esteem2jra3 ECASJO; Approved Most recent IF: 4.279; 2015 IF: NA
  Call Number c:irua:125333 c:irua:125333UA @ admin @ c:irua:125333 Serial 1052
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Author Zarenia, M.; Perali, A.; Neilson, D.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Enhancement of electron-hole superfluidity in double few-layer graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Scientific reports Abbreviated Journal Sci Rep-Uk
  Volume 4 Issue 4 Pages 7319
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract We propose two coupled electron-hole sheets of few-layer graphene as a new nanostructure to observe superfluidity at enhanced densities and enhanced transition temperatures. For ABC stacked few-layer graphene we show that the strongly correlated electron-hole pairing regime is readily accessible experimentally using current technologies. We find for double trilayer and quadlayer graphene sheets spatially separated by a nano-thick hexagonal boron-nitride insulating barrier, that the transition temperature for electron-hole superfluidity can approach temperatures of 40 K.
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  Publisher Nature Publishing Group Place of Publication London Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000346272900001 Publication Date 2014-12-08
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  ISSN 2045-2322; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 4.259 Times cited 38 Open Access
  Notes ; We thank L. Benfatto, S. De Palo, and G. Senatore for helpful comments. This work was partially supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the European Science Foundation (POLATOM). ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.259; 2014 IF: 5.578
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:122743 Serial 1062
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Author Clark, L.; Béché, A.; Guzzinati, G.; Lubk, A.; Mazilu, M.; Van Boxem, R.; Verbeeck, J.
  Title Exploiting lens aberrations to create electron-vortex beams Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett
  Volume 111 Issue 6 Pages 064801-64805
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract A model for a new electron-vortex beam production method is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The technique calls on the controlled manipulation of the degrees of freedom of the lens aberrations to achieve a helical phase front. These degrees of freedom are accessible by using the corrector lenses of a transmission electron microscope. The vortex beam is produced through a particular alignment of these lenses into a specifically designed astigmatic state and applying an annular aperture in the condenser plane. Experimental results are found to be in good agreement with simulations.
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000322921200009 Publication Date 2013-08-08
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  ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 66 Open Access
  Notes Vortex; Esteem2; Countatoms; FWO; Esteem2jra3 ECASJO; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2013 IF: 7.728
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109340UA @ admin @ c:irua:109340 Serial 1148
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Author Chen, Y.Z.; Trier, F.; Wijnands, T.; Green, R.J.; Gauquelin, N.; Egoavil, R.; Christensen, D.V.; Koster, G.; Huijben, M.; Bovet, N.; Macke, S.; He, F.; Sutarto, R.; Andersen, N.H.; Sulpizio, J.A.; Honig, M.; Prawiroatmodjo, G.E.D.K.; Jespersen, T.S.; Linderoth, S.; Ilani, S.; Verbeeck, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Rijnders, G.; Sawatzky, G.A.; Pryds, N.
  Title Extreme mobility enhancement of two-dimensional electron gases at oxide interfaces by charge-transfer-induced modulation doping Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Nature materials Abbreviated Journal Nat Mater
  Volume 14 Issue 14 Pages 801-806
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) formed at the interface of insulating complex oxides promise the development of all-oxide electronic devices. These 2DEGs involve many-body interactions that give rise to a variety of physical phenomena such as superconductivity, magnetism, tunable metalinsulator transitions and phase separation. Increasing the mobility of the 2DEG, however, remains a major challenge. Here, we show that the electron mobility is enhanced by more than two orders of magnitude by inserting a single-unit-cell insulating layer of polar La1−xSrxMnO3 (x = 0, 1/8, and 1/3) at the interface between disordered LaAlO3 and crystalline SrTiO3 produced at room temperature. Resonant X-ray spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy show that the manganite layer undergoes unambiguous electronic reconstruction, leading to modulation doping of such atomically engineered complex oxide heterointerfaces. At low temperatures, the modulation-doped 2DEG exhibits Shubnikovde Haas oscillations and fingerprints of the quantum Hall effect, demonstrating unprecedented high mobility and low electron density.
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000358530100022 Publication Date 2015-06-01
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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 170 Open Access
  Notes 246102 IFOX; 246791 COUNTATOMS; 278510 VORTEX; Hercules; 312483 ESTEEM2; FWO G004413N; esteem2jra3 ECASJO; Approved Most recent IF: 39.737; 2015 IF: 36.503
  Call Number c:irua:127184 c:irua:127184UA @ admin @ c:irua:127184 Serial 1163
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Author Wang, Y.; Sentosun, K.; Li, A.; Coronado-Puchau, M.; Sánchez-Iglesias, A.; Li, S.; Su, X.; Bals, S.; Liz-Marzán, L.M.
  Title Engineering Structural Diversity in Gold Nanocrystals by Ligand-Mediated Interface Control Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater
  Volume 27 Issue 27 Pages 8032-8040
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Surface and interface control is fundamentally important for crystal growth engineering, catalysis, surface enhanced spectroscopies, and self-assembly, among other processes and applications. Understanding the role of ligands in regulating surface properties of plasmonic metal nanocrystals during growth has received considerable attention. However, the underlying mechanisms and the diverse functionalities of ligands are yet to be fully addressed. In this contribution,

we report a systematic study of ligand-mediated interface control in seeded growth of gold nanocrystals, leading to diverse and exotic nanostructures with an improved surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity. Three dimensional transmission electron microscopy (3D TEM) revealed an intriguing gold shell growth process mediated by the bifunctional ligand 1,4-benzenedithiol (BDT), which leads to a unique crystal growth mechanism as compared to other ligands, and subsequently to the concept of interfacial energy control mechanism. Volmer-Weber growth mode was proposed to be responsible for BDT-mediated seeded growth, favoring the strongest interfacial energy and generating an asymmetric island growth pathway with internal crevices/gaps. This additionally favors incorporation of BDT at the plasmonic nanogaps, thereby generating strong SERS activity with a maximum efficiency for a core-semishell configuration obtained along seeded growth. Numerical modeling was used to explain this observation. Interestingly, the same strategy can be used to engineer the structural diversity of this system, by using gold nanoparticle seeds with various sizes and shapes, and varying the [Au3+]/[Au0] ratio. This rendered a series of diverse and exotic plasmonic nanohybrids such as semishell-coated gold nanorods, with embedded Raman-active tags and Janus surface with distinct surface functionalities.

These would greatly enrich the plasmonic nanostructure toolbox for various studies and applications such as anisotropic nanocrystal engineering, SERS, and high-resolution Raman bioimaging or nanoantenna devices.
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  Language (down) Wos 000366223200023 Publication Date 2015-10-09
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  ISSN 0897-4756;1520-5002; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 9.466 Times cited 18 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes The authors thank Bart Goris for his help with electron tomography. This work was funded by the European Commission (Grant #310445-2, SAVVY). The authors acknowledge financial support from European Research Council (ERC Advanced Grant # 267867- PLASMAQUO, ERC Starting Grant #335078-COLOURATOMS). The authors also appreciate financial support from the European Union under the Seventh Framework Program (Integrated Infrastructure Initiative N. 262348 European Soft Matter Infrastructure, ESMI). Wang Y. and Su X. would like to acknowledge the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, for the financial support under the Grant JCO 14302FG096. M. C.-P. acknowledges an FPU scholarship from the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:white; preprint:; postprint:restricted 12 months embargo; pdfversion:cannot); Approved Most recent IF: 9.466; 2015 IF: 8.354
  Call Number c:irua:129598 c:irua:129598 Serial 3972
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Author Mourdikoudis, S.; Chirea, M.; Zanaga, D.; Altantzis, T.; Mitrakas, M.; Bals, S.; Marzán, L.M.; Pérez-Juste, J.; Pastoriza-Santos, I.
  Title Governing the morphology of PtAu heteronanocrystals with improved electrocatalytic performance Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Nanoscale Abbreviated Journal Nanoscale
  Volume 7 Issue 7 Pages 8739-8747
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Platinumgold heteronanostructures comprising either dimer (PtAu) or coresatellite (Pt@Au) configurations were synthesized by means of a seeded growth procedure using platinum nanodendrites as seeds. Careful control of the reduction kinetics of the gold precursor can be used to direct the nucleation and growth of gold nanoparticles on either one or multiple surface sites simultaneously, leading to the formation of either dimers or coresatellite nanoparticles, respectively, in high yields. Characterization by electron tomography and high resolution electron microscopy provided a better understanding of the actual three-dimensional particle morphology, as well as the AuPt interface, revealing quasi-epitaxial growth of Au on Pt. The prepared PtAu bimetallic nanostructures are highly efficient catalysts for ethanol oxidation in alkaline solution, showing accurate selectivity, high sensitivity, and improved efficiency by generating higher current densities than their monometallic counterparts.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Cambridge Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000354204400011 Publication Date 2015-03-12
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  ISSN 2040-3364;2040-3372; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 7.367 Times cited 41 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes 335078 Colouratom; 262348 Esmi; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:yellow; preprint:; postprint:restricted ; pdfversion:cannot); Approved Most recent IF: 7.367; 2015 IF: 7.394
  Call Number c:irua:126354 Serial 1360
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Author Mortet, V.; Zhang, L.; Eckert, M.; D'Haen, J.; Soltani, A.; Moreau, M.; Troadec, D.; Neyts, E.; De Jaeger, J.C.; Verbeeck, J.; Bogaerts, A.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Haenen, K.; Wagner, P.
  Title Grain size tuning of nanocrystalline chemical vapor deposited diamond by continuous electrical bias growth : experimental and theoretical study Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physica status solidi : A : applications and materials science Abbreviated Journal Phys Status Solidi A
  Volume 209 Issue 9 Pages 1675-1682
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
  Abstract In this work, a detailed structural and spectroscopic study of nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) thin films grown by a continuous bias assisted CVD growth technique is reported. This technique allows the tuning of grain size and phase purity in the deposited material. The crystalline properties of the films are characterized by SEM, TEM, EELS, and Raman spectroscopy. A clear improvement of the crystalline structure of the nanograined diamond film is observed for low negative bias voltages, while high bias voltages lead to thin films consisting of diamond grains of only ∼10 nm nanometer in size, showing remarkable similarities with so-called ultrananocrystalline diamond. These layers arecharacterized by an increasing amount of sp2-bonded carbon content of the matrix in which the diamond grains are embedded. Classical molecular dynamics simulations support the observed experimental data, giving insight in the underlying mechanism for the observed increase in deposition rate with bias voltage. Furthermore, a high atomic concentration of hydrogen has been determined in these films. Finally, Raman scattering analyses confirm that the Raman line observed at ∼1150 cm−1 cannot be attributed to trans-poly-acetylene, which continues to be reported in literature, reassigning it to a deformation mode of CHx bonds in NCD.
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  Language (down) Wos 000308942100009 Publication Date 2012-09-04
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  ISSN 1862-6300; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 1.775 Times cited 31 Open Access
  Notes M.E. and E.N. acknowledge financial support from, respectively, the Institute for Promotion of Innovation through Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT), and the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO). J.V. gratefully acknowledges financial support from the GOA project “XANES meets ELNES” of the research fund of the University of Antwerp. Calculation support was provided by the University of Antwerp through the core facility CALCUA. G.V.T. acknowledges the ERC grant COUNTATOMS. The work was also financially supported by the joint UAUHasseltMethusalem “NANO” network, the Research Programs G.0068.07 and G.0555.10N of the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO), the IAP-P6/42 project “Quantum Effects in Clusters and Nanowires”, and by the EU FP7 through the Integrated Infrastructure Initiative “ESMI” (No. 262348), the Marie Curie ITN “MATCON” (PITN-GA-2009-238201), and the Collaborative Project “DINAMO” (No. 245122). Approved Most recent IF: 1.775; 2012 IF: 1.469
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Author Sahin, H.; Leenaerts, O.; Singh, S.K.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Graphane Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science Abbreviated Journal Wires Comput Mol Sci
  Volume 5 Issue 5 Pages 255-272
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Atomically thin crystals have recently been the focus of attention, in particular, after the synthesis of graphene, a monolayer hexagonal crystal structure of carbon. In this novel material class, the chemically derived graphenes have attracted tremendous interest. It was shown that, although bulk graphite is a chemically inert material, the surface of single layer graphene is rather reactive against individual atoms. So far, synthesis of several graphene derivatives have been reported such as hydrogenated graphene graphane' (CH), fluorographene (CF), and chlorographene (CCl). Moreover, the stability of bromine and iodine covered graphene were predicted using computational tools. Among these derivatives, easy synthesis, insulating electronic behavior and reversibly tunable crystal structure of graphane make this material special for future ultra-thin device applications. This overview surveys structural, electronic, magnetic, vibrational, and mechanical properties of graphane. We also present a detailed overview of research efforts devoted to the computational modeling of graphane and its derivatives. Furthermore recent progress in synthesis techniques and possible applications of graphane are reviewed as well. WIREs Comput Mol Sci 2015, 5:255-272. doi: 10.1002/wcms.1216 For further resources related to this article, please visit the . Conflict of interest: The authors have declared no conflicts of interest for this article.
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  ISSN 1759-0876; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 14.016 Times cited 54 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish government. H. Sahin is supported by a FWO Pegasus Long Marie Curie Fellowship. ; Approved Most recent IF: 14.016; 2015 IF: 11.885
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Author Leenaerts, O.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Graphene: a perfect nanoballoon Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2008 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett
  Volume 93 Issue 19 Pages 193107,1-193107,3
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract We have performed a first-principles density functional theory investigation of the penetration of helium atoms through a graphene monolayer with defects. The relaxation of the graphene layer caused by the incoming helium atoms does not have a strong influence on the height of the energy barriers for penetration. For defective graphene layers, the penetration barriers decrease exponentially with the size of the defects but they are still sufficiently high that very large defects are needed to make the graphene sheet permeable for small atoms and molecules. This makes graphene a very promising material for the construction of nanocages and nanomembranes.
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000260944100090 Publication Date 2008-11-12
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0003-6951; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 295 Open Access
  Notes This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the NOI-BOF of the University of Antwerp, and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2008 IF: 3.726
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:73196 Serial 1368
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Author Afanasov, I.M.; Shornikova, O.N.; Kirilenko, D.A.; Vlasov, I.I.; Zhang, L.; Verbeeck, J.; Avdeev, V.V.; Van Tendeloo, G.
  Title Graphite structural transformations during intercalation by HNO3 and exfoliation Type L1 Letter to the editor
  Year 2010 Publication Carbon Abbreviated Journal Carbon
  Volume 48 Issue 6 Pages 1862-1865
  Keywords L1 Letter to the editor; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Expandable graphite of two types was synthesized by (1) hydrolysis of graphite nitrate of II stage and (2) anodic polarization of graphite in 60% HNO3. Exfoliated graphite samples were produced by thermal shock of expandable graphite samples in air at 900 °C. A comparative study of microstructural distinctions of both expandable and exfoliated graphite samples was carried out using X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, electron energy loss spectroscopy and high resolution transmission electron microscopy.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Oxford Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000276132800021 Publication Date 2010-02-02
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0008-6223; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 6.337 Times cited 43 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 6.337; 2010 IF: 4.896
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:82315UA @ admin @ c:irua:82315 Serial 1379
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Author Yalcin, A.O.; Goris, B.; van Dijk-Moes, R.J.A.; Fan, Z.; Erdamar, A.K.; Tichelaar, F.D.; Vlugt, T.J.H.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Bals, S.; Vanmaekelbergh, D.; Zandbergen, H.W.; van Huis, M.A.;
  Title Heat-induced transformation of CdSe-CdS-ZnS coremultishell quantum dots by Zn diffusion into inner layers Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Chemical communications Abbreviated Journal Chem Commun
  Volume 51 Issue 51 Pages 3320-3323
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract In this work, we investigate the thermal evolution of CdSeCdSZnS coremultishell quantum dots (QDs) in situ using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Starting at a temperature of approximately 250 °C, Zn diffusion into inner layers takes place together with simultaneous evaporation of particularly Cd and S. As a result of this transformation, CdxZn1−xSeCdyZn1−yS coreshell QDs are obtained.
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000349325000004 Publication Date 2014-11-21
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 1359-7345;1364-548X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 6.319 Times cited 21 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes 262348 Esmi; Fwo; 246791 Countatoms; 335078 Colouratom; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:yellow; preprint:; postprint:restricted ; pdfversion:cannot); Approved Most recent IF: 6.319; 2015 IF: 6.834
  Call Number c:irua:132582 Serial 1412
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Author Moldovan, D.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Strain engineering of the electronic properties of bilayer graphene quantum dots: Strain engineering of the electronic properties of bilayer graphene quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Physica status solidi: rapid research letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Status Solidi-R
  Volume 10 Issue 10 Pages 39-45
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract We study the effect of mechanical deformations on the elec- tronic properties of hexagonal flakes of bilayer graphene. The behavior of electrons induced by triaxial strain can be de- scribed by an effective pseudo-magnetic field which is homo- geneous in the center of the flake. We find that in-plane strain, applied to both layers equally, can break the layer symmetry leading to different behavior in the top and bottom layers of graphene. At low energy, just one of the layers feels

the pseudo-magnetic field: the zero-energy pseudo-Landau level is missing in the second layer, thus creating a gap be- tween the lowest non-zero levels. While the layer asymmetry is most significant at zero energy, interaction with the edges of the flake extends the effect to higher pseudo-Landau lev- els. The behavior of the top and bottom layers may be re- versed by rotating the triaxial strain by 60°.
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  Language (down) Wos 000368814500005 Publication Date 2015-08-18
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 1862-6254; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.032 Times cited 9 Open Access
  Notes This work was supported by the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES Program EuroGRAPHENE within the project CONGRAN, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Funding of the Flemish Government. Approved Most recent IF: 3.032; 2015 IF: 2.142
  Call Number c:irua:129592 Serial 3970
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Author Bertels, E.; Bruyninckx, K.; Kurttepeli; Smet, M.; Bals, S.; Goderis, B.
  Title Highly Efficient Hyperbranched CNT Surfactants: Influence of Molar Mass and Functionalization Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids Abbreviated Journal Langmuir
  Volume 30 Issue 41 Pages 12200-12209
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract End-group-functionalized hyperbranched polymers were synthesized to act as a carbon nanotube (CNT) surfactant in aqueous solutions. Variation of the percentage of triphenylmethyl (trityl) functionalization and of the molar mass of the hyperbranched polyglycerol (PG) core resulted in the highest measured surfactant efficiency for a 5000 g/mol PG with 5.6% of the available hydroxyl end-groups replaced by trityl functions, as shown by UV-vis measurements. Semiempirical model calculations suggest an even higher efficiency for PG5000 with 2.5% functionalization and maximal molecule specific efficiency in general at low degrees of functionalization. Addition of trityl groups increases the surfactant-nanotube interactions in comparison to unfunctionalized PG because of pi-pi stacking interactions. However, at higher functionalization degrees mutual interactions between trityl groups come into play, decreasing the surfactant efficiency, while lack of water solubility becomes an issue at very high functionalization degrees. Low molar mass surfactants are less efficient compared to higher molar mass species most likely because the higher bulkiness of the latter allows for a better CNT separation and stabilization. The most efficient surfactant studied allowed dispersing 2.85 mg of CNT in 20 mL with as little as 1 mg of surfactant. These dispersions, remaining stable for at least 2 months, were mainly composed of individual CNTs as revealed by electron microscopy.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Washington, D.C. Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000343638800013 Publication Date 2014-09-23
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0743-7463;1520-5827; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.833 Times cited 15 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes The authors gratefully acknowledge the SIM NanoForce programme for their financial support and thank the group of Prof. Thierry Verbiest, especially Maarten Bloemen, for the use of their UV−vis equipment. Bart Goderis and Mario Smet thank KU Leuven for financial support through a GOA project. Mert Kurttepeli and Sara Bals acknowledge funding from the European Research Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7), ERC Starting Grant No. 335078 COLOURATOMS.; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:white; preprint:; postprint:restricted 12 months embargo; pdfversion:cannot); Approved Most recent IF: 3.833; 2014 IF: 4.457
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Author Krause, F.F.; Ahl, J.P.; Tytko, D.; Choi, P.P.; Egoavil, R.; Schowalter, M.; Mehrtens, T.; Müller-Caspary, K.; Verbeeck, J.; Raabe, D.; Hertkorn, J.; Engl, K.; Rosenauer, A.
  Title Homogeneity and composition of AlInGaN : a multiprobe nanostructure study Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
  Volume 156 Issue 156 Pages 29-36
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract The electronic properties of quaternary AlInGaN devices significantly depend on the homogeneity of the alloy. The identification of compositional fluctuations or verification of random-alloy distribution is hence of grave importance. Here, a comprehensive multiprobe study of composition and compositional homogeneity is presented, investigating AlInGaN layers with indium concentrations ranging from 0 to 17 at% and aluminium concentrations between 0 and 39 at% employing high-angle annular dark field scanning electron microscopy (HAADF STEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and atom probe tomography (APT). EDX mappings reveal distributions of local concentrations which are in good agreement with random alloy atomic distributions. This was hence investigated with HAADF STEM by comparison with theoretical random alloy expectations using statistical tests. To validate the performance of these tests, HAADF STEM image simulations were carried out for the case of a random-alloy distribution of atoms and for the case of In-rich clusters with nanometer dimensions. The investigated samples, which were grown by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE), were thereby found to be homogeneous on this nanometer scale. Analysis of reconstructions obtained from APT measurements yielded matching results. Though HAADF STEM only allows for the reduction of possible combinations of indium and aluminium concentrations to the proximity of isolines in the two-dimensional composition space. The observed ranges of composition are in good agreement with the EDX and APT results within the respective precisions.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000361001800006 Publication Date 2015-04-26
  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 11 Open Access
  Notes 312483 Esteem2; esteem2_ta Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2015 IF: 2.436
  Call Number c:irua:126965 c:irua:126965UA @ admin @ c:irua:126965 Serial 1485
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Author Milovanović, S.P.; Moldovan, D.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Veselago lensing in graphene with a p-n junction: Classical versus quantum effects Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys
  Volume 118 Issue 118 Pages 154308
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract The feasibility of Veselago lensing in graphene with a p-n junction is investigated numerically for realistic injection leads. Two different set-ups with two narrow leads are considered with absorbing or reflecting side edges. This allows us to separately determine the influence of scattering on electron focusing for the edges and the p-n interface. Both semiclassical and tight-binding simulations show a distinctive peak in the transmission probability that is attributed to the Veselago lensing effect. We investigate the robustness of this peak on the width of the injector, the position of the p-n interface, and different gate potential profiles. Furthermore, the influence of scattering by both short- and long-range impurities is considered.
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  Language (down) Wos 000363535800022 Publication Date 2015-10-20
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0021-8979;1089-7550; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 19 Open Access
  Notes This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES Program EuroGRAPHENE within the project CONGRAN, and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish government. Approved Most recent IF: 2.068; 2015 IF: 2.183
  Call Number c:irua:129452 Serial 3969
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Author Deo, P.S.; Schweigert, V.A.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Hysteresis in mesoscopic superconducting disks: the Bean-Livingston barrier Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1999 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 59 Issue Pages 6039-6042
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000079254300016 Publication Date 2002-07-27
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 59 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 1999 IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:24156 Serial 1545
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Author Stosic, D.; Mulkers, J.; Van Waeyenberge, B.; Ludermir, T.B.; Milošević, M.V.
  Title Paths to collapse for isolated skyrmions in few-monolayer ferromagnetic films Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 95 Issue 21 Pages 214418
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Magnetic skyrmions are topological spin configurations in materials with chiral Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI), that are potentially useful for storing or processing information. To date, DMI has been found in few bulk materials, but can also be induced in atomically thin magnetic films in contact with surfaces with large spin-orbit interactions. Recent experiments have reported that isolated magnetic skyrmions can be stabilized even near room temperature in few-atom-thick magnetic layers sandwiched between materials that provide asymmetric spin-orbit coupling. Here we present the minimum-energy path analysis of three distinct mechanisms for the skyrmion collapse, based on ab initio input and the performed atomic-spin simulations. We focus on the stability of a skyrmion in three atomic layers of Co, either epitaxial on the Pt(111) surface or within a hybrid multilayer where DMI nontrivially varies per monolayer due to competition between different symmetry breaking from two sides of the Co film. In laterally finite systems, their constrained geometry causes poor thermal stability of the skyrmion toward collapse at the boundary, which we show to be resolved by designing the high-DMI structure within an extended film with lower or no DMI.
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  Language (down) Wos 000404015500001 Publication Date 2017-06-23
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 48 Open Access
  Notes This work was supported by the Research Foundation, Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) and Brazilian agency CNPq (Grants No. 442668/2014-7 and No. 140840/2016-8). Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
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Author Shapoval, O.; Huehn, S.; Verbeeck, J.; Jungbauer, M.; Belenchuk, A.; Moshnyaga, V.
  Title Interface-controlled magnetism and transport of ultrathin manganite films Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys
  Volume 113 Issue 17 Pages 17c711-3
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract We report ferromagnetic, T-C = 240 K, and metallic, T-MI = 250 K, behaviors of a three unit cell thick interface engineered lanthanum manganite film, grown by metalorganic aerosol deposition technique on SrTiO3(100) substrates. Atomically resolved electron microscopy and chemical analysis show that ultrathin manganite films start to grow with La-O layer on a strongly Mn/Ti-intermixed interface, engineered by an additional deposition of 2 u.c. of Sr-Mn-O. Such interface engineering results in a hole-doped manganite layer and stabilizes ferromagnetism and metallic conductivity down to the thickness of d = 3 u.c. The films with d = 8 u.c. demonstrate a bulk-like transport behavior with T-MI similar to T-C = 310 – 330 K. (C) 2013 American Institute of Physics.
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000319292800195 Publication Date 2013-03-19
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0021-8979; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 7 Open Access
  Notes Ifox; Countatoms; Vortex; Esteem2; esteem2jra3 ECASJO; Approved Most recent IF: 2.068; 2013 IF: 2.185
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109009UA @ admin @ c:irua:109009 Serial 1692
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Author Sentosun, K.; Sanz Ortiz, M.N.; Batenburg, K.J.; Liz-Marzán, L.M.; Bals, S.
  Title Combination of HAADF-STEM and ADF-STEM Tomography for Core-Shell Hybrid Materials Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Particle and particle systems characterization Abbreviated Journal Part Part Syst Char
  Volume 32 Issue 32 Pages 1063-1067
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
  Abstract Characterization of core-shell type nanoparticles in 3D by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) can be very challenging. Especially when both heavy and light elements co-exist within the same nanostructure, artefacts in the 3D reconstruction are often present. A representative example would be a particle comprising an anisotropic metallic (Au) nanoparticle coated with a (mesoporous) silica shell. To obtain a reliable 3D characterization of such an object, we propose a dose-efficient strategy to simultaneously acquire high angle annular dark field scanning TEM and annular dark field tilt series for tomography. The 3D reconstruction is further improved by applying an advanced masking and interpolation approach to the acquired data. This new methodology enables us to obtain high quality reconstructions from which also quantitative information can be extracted. This approach is broadly applicable to investigate hybrid core-shell materials.
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  Language (down) Wos 000368446800003 Publication Date 2015-10-13
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0934-0866; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 4.474 Times cited 13 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes S.B. acknowledges financial support from European Research Council (ERC) (ERC Starting Grant #335078-COLOURATOM). L.M. acknowledges funding from the EU, Grant# 310651-2 Self-Assembly in Confined Space (SACS). K.J.B acknowledges financial support from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), project number 639.072.005 and NWO CW 700.57.026. Networking support was provided by COST Action MP1207. The authors acknowledge the European Union under the Seventh Framework Program under a contract for an Integrated Infrastructure Initiative, Reference No. 312483-ESTEEM2 for financial support.; esteem2jra4; ECASSara; (ROMEO:yellow; preprint:; postprint:restricted ; pdfversion:cannot); Approved Most recent IF: 4.474; 2015 IF: 3.081
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Author Schattschneider, P.; Löffler, S.; Stöger-Pollach, M.; Verbeeck, J.
  Title Is magnetic chiral dichroism feasible with electron vortices? Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
  Volume 136 Issue Pages 81-85
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract We discuss the feasibility of detecting magnetic transitions with focused electron vortex probes, suggested by selection rules for the magnetic quantum number. We theoretically estimate the dichroic signal strength in the L2,3 edge of ferromagnetic d metals. It is shown that under realistic conditions, the dichroic signal is undetectable for nanoparticles larger than View the MathML source. This is confirmed by a key experiment with nanometer-sized vortices.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language (down) Wos 000327884700011 Publication Date 2013-07-26
  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 64 Open Access
  Notes Countatoms; Vortex; Esteem2; esteem2jra3 ECASJO; Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2014 IF: 2.436
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:110952UA @ admin @ c:irua:110952 Serial 1750
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Author Devreese, J.T.; Verbist, G.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Large bipolarons and high-Tc materials Type H3 Book chapter
  Year 1995 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 385-391
  Keywords H3 Book chapter; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Theory of quantum systems and complex systems
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  Publisher Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Editor
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  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:11700 Serial 1778
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