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Ghorbanfekr-Kalashami, H.; Peeters, F.M.; Novoselov, K.S.; Neek-Amal, M. |
Title |
Spatial design and control of graphene flake motion |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Physical review B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Rev B |
Volume |
96 |
Issue |
6 |
Pages |
060101 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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American Physical Society |
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New York, N.Y |
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000406860300001 |
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2017-08-04 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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3.836 |
Times cited |
3 |
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; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem program. M.N.-A. was supported by Iran National Science Foundation (INSF). K.S.N. was supported by the EU Graphene Flagship Program, European Research Council Synergy Grant Hetero2D, the Royal Society, Engineering and Physical Research Council (UK), US Army Research Office. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145166 |
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4724 |
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Vets, C.; Neyts, E.C. |
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Stabilities of bimetallic nanoparticles for chirality-selective carbon nanotube growth and the effect of carbon interstitials |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
The journal of physical chemistry: C : nanomaterials and interfaces |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Phys Chem C |
Volume |
121 |
Issue |
28 |
Pages |
15430-15436 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
Abstract |
Bimetallic nanoparticles play a crucial role in various applications. A better understanding of their properties would facilitate these applications and possibly even enable chirality-specific growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). We here examine the stabilities of NiFe, NiGa, and FeGa nanoparticles and the effect of carbon dissolved in NiFe nanoparticles through density functional theory (DFT) calculations and Born Oppenheimer molecular dynamics (BOMD) simulations. We establish that nanoparticles with more Fe in the core and more Ga on the surface are more stable and compare these results with well-known properties such as surface energy and atom size. Furthermore, we find that the nanoparticles become more stable with increasing carbon content, both at 0 K and at 700 K. These results provide a basis for further research into the chirality-specific growth of CNT's. |
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Washington, D.C. |
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000406355700050 |
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2017-06-23 |
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1932-7447; 1932-7455 |
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Impact Factor |
4.536 |
Times cited |
2 |
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Most recent IF: 4.536 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145206 |
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4725 |
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Bal, K.M.; Cautereels, J.; Blockhuys, F. |
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Structures and spectroscopic properties of sulfur-nitrogen-pnictogen chains : R2P-N=S=N-PR2 and R2P-N=S=N-AsR2 |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Journal of molecular structure |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Mol Struct |
Volume |
1132 |
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Pages |
102-108 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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The conformational and configurational preferences of Me2PNSNPMe2 (3) and Me2PNSNAsMe2 (4) have been identified using quantum chemical calculations at the DFT/B3LYP/6-311+G* level of theory. An approach in which energetic, structural (geometries and bond orders), electronic (analysis of the electron density) and spectroscopic properties are combined leads to the conclusion that these sulfur-nitrogen-pnictogen chains share many of the properties of their chalcogen-nitrogen analogues but that the through-space intramolecular interactions favouring the Z,Z configuration are even weaker than in these latter compounds. The results of this analysis also lead to an unambiguous assignment of the variable-temperature 31P and 15N NMR spectra of these compounds and their structures both in solution and in the solid state. |
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Amsterdam |
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000393254400015 |
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2016-08-07 |
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0022-2860 |
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UA library record; WoS full record |
Impact Factor |
1.753 |
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Not_Open_Access: Available from 03.10.2019
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Most recent IF: 1.753 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145533 |
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4726 |
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Ata, I.; Ben Dkhil, S.; Pfannmoeller, M.; Bals, S.; Duche, D.; Simon, J.-J.; Koganezawa, T.; Yoshimoto, N.; Videlot-Ackermann, C.; Margeat, O.; Ackermann, J.; Baeuerle, P. |
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The influence of branched alkyl side chains in A-D-A oligothiophenes on the photovoltaic performance and morphology of solution-processed bulk-heterojunction solar cells |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry |
Abbreviated Journal |
Org Chem Front |
Volume |
4 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
1561-1573 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Besides providing sufficient solubility, branched alkyl chains also affect the film-forming and packing properties of organic semiconductors. In order to avoid steric hindrance as it is present in wide-spread alkyl chains comprising a branching point position at the C2-position, i.e., 2-ethylhexyl, the branching point can be moved away from the pi-conjugated backbone. In this report, we study the influence of the modification of the branching point position from the C2-position in 2-hexyldecylamine (1) to the C4-position in 4-hexyldecylamine (2) connected to the central dithieno[3,2-b: 2', 3'-d] pyrrole (DTP) moiety in a well-studied A-D-A oligothiophene on the optoelectronic properties and photovoltaic performance in solution- processed bulk heterojunction solar cells (BHJSCs) with [6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (PC71BM) as the acceptor material. Post-treatment of the photoactive layers is performed via solvent vapor annealing (SVA) in order to improve the film microstructure of the bulk heterojunction. The time evolution of nanoscale morphological changes is followed by combining scanning transmission electron microscopy with low-energy-loss spectroscopic imaging (STEM-SI), solid-state absorption spectroscopy, and two-dimensional grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (2D-GIXRD). Our results show an improvement of the photovoltaic performance that is dependent on the branching point position in the donor oligomer. Optical spacers are utilized to increase light absorption inside the co-oligomer 2-based BHJSCs leading to increased power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of 8.2% when compared to the corresponding co-oligomer 1-based devices. A STEM-SI analysis of the respective device cross-sections of active layers containing 1 and 2 as donor materials indeed reveals significant differences in their respective active layer morphologies. |
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RSC Publishing |
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London |
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000406374800013 |
Publication Date |
2017-05-02 |
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2052-4129 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
4.955 |
Times cited |
24 |
Open Access |
OpenAccess |
Notes |
; We acknowledge financial support by the European Commission under the project “SUNFLOWER” (FP7-ICT-2011-7, grant number: 287594) and S.B. acknowledges the ERC Starting Grant Colouratoms (335078). ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.955 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145176UA @ admin @ c:irua:145176 |
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4727 |
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Zhou, Y.; Ramaneti, R.; Anaya, J.; Korneychuk, S.; Derluyn, J.; Sun, H.; Pomeroy, J.; Verbeeck, J.; Haenen, K.; Kuball, M. |
Title |
Thermal characterization of polycrystalline diamond thin film heat spreaders grown on GaN HEMTs |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Applied physics letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Appl Phys Lett |
Volume |
111 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
041901 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Polycrystalline diamond (PCD) was grown onto high-k dielectric passivated AlGaN/GaN-on-Si high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) structures, with film thicknesses ranging from 155 to 1000 nm. Transient thermoreflectance results were combined with device thermal simulations to investigate the heat spreading benefit of the diamond layer. The observed thermal conductivity (k(Dia)) of PCD films is one-to-two orders of magnitude lower than that of bulk PCD and exhibits a strong layer thickness dependence, which is attributed to the grain size evolution. The films exhibit a weak temperature dependence of k(Dia) in the measured 25-225 degrees C range. Device simulation using the experimental jDia and thermal boundary resistance values predicts at best a 15% reduction in peak temperature when the source-drain opening of a passivated AlGaN/GaN-on-Si HEMT is overgrown with PCD. Published by AIP Publishing. |
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American Institute of Physics |
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New York, N.Y. |
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000406779700008 |
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2017-07-24 |
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0003-6951; 1077-3118 |
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Impact Factor |
3.411 |
Times cited |
78 |
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Not_Open_Access |
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; The authors are grateful to Professor Michael Uren and Dr. Roland B. Simon (University of Bristol) for helpful discussions and to Dr. Sien Drijkoningen (Hasselt University) for taking the SEM micrographs. This work was in part supported by DARPA under Contract No. FA8650-15-C-7517, monitored by Dr. Avram Bar Cohen and Dr. John Blevins, and supported by Dr. Joseph Maurer and Dr. Abirami Sivananthan. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of DARPA. Y.Z. acknowledges China Scholarship Council for the financial support. S.K. and J.V. acknowledge the FWO-Vlaanderen for financial support under contract G.0044.13N “Charge ordering.” ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.411 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145203 |
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4728 |
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Dutta, S.; Sankaran, K.; Moors, K.; Pourtois, G.; Van Elshocht, S.; Bommels, J.; Vandervorst, W.; Tokei, Z.; Adelmann, C. |
Title |
Thickness dependence of the resistivity of platinum-group metal thin films |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Journal of applied physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Appl Phys |
Volume |
122 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
025107 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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We report on the thin film resistivity of several platinum-group metals (Ru, Pd, Ir, and Pt). Platinum-group thin films show comparable or lower resistivities than Cu for film thicknesses below about 5 nm due to a weaker thickness dependence of the resistivity. Based on experimentally determined mean linear distances between grain boundaries as well as ab initio calculations of the electron mean free path, the data for Ru, Ir, and Cu were modeled within the semiclassical Mayadas-Shatzkes model [Phys. Rev. B 1, 1382 (1970)] to assess the combined contributions of surface and grain boundary scattering to the resistivity. For Ru, the modeling results indicated that surface scattering was strongly dependent on the surrounding material with nearly specular scattering at interfaces with SiO2 or air but with diffuse scattering at interfaces with TaN. The dependence of the thin film resistivity on the mean free path is also discussed within the Mayadas-Shatzkes model in consideration of the experimental findings. Published by AIP Publishing. |
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American Institute of Physics |
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New York, N.Y. |
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000405663800038 |
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2017-07-11 |
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0021-8979; 1089-7550 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
2.068 |
Times cited |
42 |
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Not_Open_Access |
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Most recent IF: 2.068 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145213 |
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4729 |
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Lundeberg, M.B.; Gao, Y.; Asgari, R.; Tan, C.; Van Duppen, B.; Autore, M.; Alonso-Gonzalez, P.; Woessner, A.; Watanabe, K.; Taniguchi, T.; Hillenbrand, R.; Hone, J.; Polini, M.; Koppens, F.H.L. |
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Tuning quantum nonlocal effects in graphene plasmonics |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Science |
Abbreviated Journal |
Science |
Volume |
357 |
Issue |
6347 |
Pages |
187-190 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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The response of electron systems to electrodynamic fields that change rapidly in space is endowed by unique features, including an exquisite spatial nonlocality. This can reveal much about the materials' electronic structure that is invisible in standard probes that use gradually varying fields. Here, we use graphene plasmons, propagating at extremely slow velocities close to the electron Fermi velocity, to probe the nonlocal response of the graphene electron liquid. The near-field imaging experiments reveal a parameter-free match with the full quantum description of the massless Dirac electron gas, which involves three types of nonlocal quantum effects: single-particle velocity matching, interaction-enhanced Fermi velocity, and interaction-reduced compressibility. Our experimental approach can determine the full spatiotemporal response of an electron system. |
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Washington, D.C. |
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000405391700042 |
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2017-07-19 |
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0036-8075; 1095-9203 |
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Impact Factor |
37.205 |
Times cited |
87 |
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; F.H.L.K., M.P., and R.H. acknowledge support by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under grant agreement no. 696656 Graphene Flagship. M. P. acknowledges support by Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia. F. H. L. K. acknowledges financial support from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under the ERC starting grant (307806, CarbonLight) and project GRASP (FP7-ICT-2013-613024-GRASP). F. H. L. K. acknowledges support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, through the “ Severo Ochoa” Programme for Centres of Excellence in R& D (SEV-2015-0522), support by Fundacio Cellex Barcelona, CERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya, the Mineco grants Ramon y Cajal (RYC-2012-12281), Plan Nacional (FIS2013-47161-P and FIS2014-59639-JIN), and support from the Government of Catalonia through the SGR grant (2014-SGR-1535). R. H. acknowledges support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (national project MAT-2015-65525-R). P. A-G. acknowledges financial support from the national project FIS2014-60195-JIN and the ERC starting grant 715496, 2DNANOPTICA. K. W. and T. T. acknowledge support from the Elemental Strategy Initiative conducted by the MEXT, Japan, and JSPS KAKENHI grant numbers JP26248061, JP15K21722, and JP25106006. Y. G., C. T., and J. H. acknowledge support from the U. S. Office of Naval Research N00014-13-1-0662. C. T. was supported under contract FA9550-11-C-0028 and awarded by the Department of Defense, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship, 32 CFR 168a. This research used resources of the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, which is a U. S. Department of Energy Office of Science Facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory under contract no. DE-SC0012704. B. V. D. acknowledges support from the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) by a postdoctoral fellowship. M. P. is extremely grateful for the financial support granted by ICFO during a visit in August 2016. This work used open source software (www. python. org, www. matplotlib. org, and www. blender. org). R. H. is cofounder of Neaspec GmbH, a company producing scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscope systems such as the ones used in this study. All other authors declare no competing financial interests. ; |
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Most recent IF: 37.205 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144833 |
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4730 |
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Dabaghmanesh, S.; Sarmadian, N.; Neyts, E.C.; Partoens, B. |
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A first principles study of p-type defects in LaCrO3 |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Chem Chem Phys |
Volume |
19 |
Issue |
34 |
Pages |
22870-22876 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Recently, Sr-doped LaCrO3 has been experimentally introduced as a new p-type transparent conducting oxide. It is demonstrated that substituting Sr for La results in inducing p-type conductivity in LaCrO3. Performing first principles calculations we study the electronic structure and formation energy of various point defects in LaCrO3. Our results for the formation energies show that in addition to Sr, two more divalent defects, Ca and Ba, substituting for La in LaCrO3, behave as shallow acceptors in line with previous experimental reports. We further demonstrate that under oxygen-poor growth conditions, these shallow acceptors will be compensated by intrinsic donor-like defects (an oxygen vacancy and Cr on an oxygen site), but in the oxygen-rich growth regime the shallow acceptors have the lowest formation energies between all considered defects and will lead to p-type conductivity. |
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Cambridge |
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000408671600026 |
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2017-08-01 |
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1463-9076; 1463-9084 |
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Impact Factor |
4.123 |
Times cited |
16 |
Open Access |
OpenAccess |
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; This work was supported by SIM vzw, Technologiepark 935, BE-9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium, within the InterPoCo project of the H-INT-S horizontal program. The computational resources and services were provided by the Flemish Supercomputer Center and the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), both funded by the FWO-Vlaanderen and the Flemish Government. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.123 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145621 |
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4735 |
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Zanaga, D. |
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Advanced algorithms for quantitative electron tomography |
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Doctoral thesis |
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2017 |
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Antwerpen |
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Most recent IF: NA |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:146571 |
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4736 |
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Saberi-Pouya, S.; Vazifehshenas, T.; Salavati-fard, T.; Farmanbar, M. |
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Anisotropic hybrid excitation modes in monolayer and double-layer phosphorene on polar substrates |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Physical review B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Rev B |
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96 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
115402 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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We investigate the anisotropic hybrid surface optical (SO) phonon-plasmon dispersion relations in monolayer and double-layer phosphorene systems located on the polar substrates, such as SiO2, h-BN, and Al2O3. We calculate these hybrid modes by using the dynamical dielectric function in the random phase approximation in which the electron-electron interaction and long-range electric field generated by the substrate SO phonons via Frohlich interaction are taken into account. In the long-wavelength limit, we obtain some analytical expressions for the hybrid SO phonon-plasmon dispersion relations which agree with those obtained from the loss function. Our results indicate a strong anisotropy in SO phonon-plasmon modes, which are stronger along the light-mass direction in our heterostructures. Furthermore, we find that the type of substrate has a significant effect on the dispersion relations of the coupled modes. Importantly, the hybrid excitations are apparently sensitive to the misalignment and separation between layers in double-layer phosphorene. |
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American Physical Society |
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New York, N.Y |
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000408826200004 |
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2017-09-01 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
3.836 |
Times cited |
6 |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145665 |
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4737 |
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Dabaghmanesh, S. |
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Atomistic modeling of the structural and electronic properties of Cr-based oxides and their potential application as TCO materials |
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Doctoral thesis |
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2017 |
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Most recent IF: NA |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:146070 |
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4738 |
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Zebrowski, D.P.; Peeters, F.M.; Szafran, B. |
Title |
Double quantum dots defined in bilayer graphene |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Physical review B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Rev B |
Volume |
96 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
035434 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Artificial molecular states of double quantum dots defined in bilayer graphene are studied with the atomistic tight-binding method and its low-energy continuum approximation. We indicate that the extended electron wave functions have opposite parities on sublattices of the layers and that the ground-state wave-function components change from bonding to antibonding with the interdot distance. In the weak-coupling limit, the one most relevant for quantum dots defined electrostatically, the signatures of the interdot coupling include, for the two-electron ground state, formation of states with symmetric or antisymmetric spatial wave functions split by the exchange energy. In the high-energy part of the spectrum the states with both electrons in the same dot are found with the splitting of energy levels corresponding to simultaneous tunneling of the electron pair from one dot to the other. |
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American Physical Society |
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New York, N.Y |
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000406284200005 |
Publication Date |
2017-07-26 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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3.836 |
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6 |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145758 |
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4739 |
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Sathiya, M.; Thomas, J.; Batuk, D.; Pimenta, V.; Gopalan, R.; Tarascon, J.-M. |
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Dual stabilization and sacrificial effect of Na2CO3 for increasing capacities of Na-Ion cells based on P2-NaxMO2 electrodes |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Chemistry of materials |
Abbreviated Journal |
Chem Mater |
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29 |
Issue |
14 |
Pages |
5948-5956 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Sodium ion battery technology is gradually advancing and can be viewed as a viable alternative to lithium ion batteries in niche applications. One of the promising positive electrode candidates is P2 type layered sodium transition metal oxide, which offers attractive sodium ion conductivity. However, the reversible capacity of P2 phases is limited by the inability to directly synthesize stoichiometric compounds with a sodium to transition metal ratio equal to 1. To alleviate this issue, we report herein the in situ synthesis of P2-NaxO2 (x <= 0.7, M = transition metal ions)-Na2CO3 composites. We find that sodium carbonate acts as a sacrificial salt, providing Na+ ion to increase the reversible capacity of the P2 phase in sodium ion full cells, and also as a useful additive that stabilizes the formation of P2 over competing P3 phases. We offer a new phase diagram for tuning the synthesis of the P2 phase under various experimental conditions and demonstrate, by in situ XRD analysis, the role of Na2CO3 as a sodium reservoir in full sodium ion cells. These results provide insights into the practical use of P2 layered materials and can be extended to a variety of other layered phases. |
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American Chemical Society |
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Washington, D.C |
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000406573200026 |
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2017-07-03 |
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0897-4756 |
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Impact Factor |
9.466 |
Times cited |
26 |
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; M.S., J.T., and R.G. acknowledge the financial support received from the Department of Science and Technology (DST-SERC), Government of India under the funding from the TRC Grant Agreement No. AI/1/65/ARCI/2014. The authors are thankful to Dr. Sundararajan, Chairman, TRC and Dr. G. Padmanabham, Director, ARCI for helpful discussions. Initial microscopy analysis by Dr. M. B. Sahana, Dr. Prabu, and Mr. Ravi Gautham of ARCI are greatly acknowledged. The elemental analysis by Dr. Domitille Giaume, IRCP – ENSCP, Chimie Paris Tech, Paris is greatly acknowledged. ; |
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Most recent IF: 9.466 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145759 |
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4740 |
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Bekaert, J.; Aperis, A.; Partoens, B.; Oppeneer, P.M.; Milošević, M.V. |
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Evolution of multigap superconductivity in the atomically thin limit : strain-enhanced three-gap superconductivity in monolayer MgB2 |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Physical review B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Rev B |
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96 |
Issue |
9 |
Pages |
094510 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Starting from first principles, we show the formation and evolution of superconducting gaps in MgB2 at its ultrathin limit. Atomically thin MgB2 is distinctly different from bulk MgB2 in that surface states become comparable in electronic density to the bulklike sigma and pi bands. Combining the ab initio electron-phonon coupling with the anisotropic Eliashberg equations, we showthat monolayer MgB2 develops three distinct superconducting gaps, on completely separate parts of the Fermi surface due to the emergent surface contribution. These gaps hybridize nontrivially with every extra monolayer added to the film owing to the opening of additional coupling channels. Furthermore, we reveal that the three-gap superconductivity in monolayer MgB2 is robust over the entire temperature range that stretches up to a considerably high critical temperature of 20 K. The latter can be boosted to >50K under biaxial tensile strain of similar to 4%, which is an enhancement that is stronger than in any other graphene-related superconductor known to date. |
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American Physical Society |
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New York, N.Y |
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000410166800008 |
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2017-09-11 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
3.836 |
Times cited |
56 |
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; This work was supported by TOPBOF-UAntwerp, Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO), the Swedish Research Council (VR), and the Rontgen-Angstrom Cluster. The first-principles calculations have been carried out on the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC), supported financially by the Hercules Foundation and the Flemish Government (EWI Department). Eliashberg theory calculations were supported through the Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing (SNIC). ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145623 |
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4741 |
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Zarenia, M.; Neilson, D.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Inhomogeneous phases in coupled electron-hole bilayer graphene sheets : charge density waves and coupled wigner crystals |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Scientific reports |
Abbreviated Journal |
Sci Rep-Uk |
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7 |
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11510 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Recently proposed accurate correlation energies are used to determine the phase diagram of strongly coupled electron-hole graphene bilayers. The control parameters of the phase diagram are the charge carrier density and the insulating barrier thickness separating the bilayers. In addition to the electron-hole superfluid phase we find two new inhomogeneous ground states, a one dimensional charge density wave phase and a coupled electron-hole Wigner crystal. The elementary crystal structure of bilayer graphene plays no role in generating these new quantum phases, which are completely determined by the electrons and holes interacting through the Coulomb interaction. The experimental parameters for the new phases lie within attainable ranges and therefore coupled electron-hole bilayer graphene presents itself as an experimental system where novel emergent many-body phases can be realized. |
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Nature Publishing Group |
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London |
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000410739000008 |
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2017-09-11 |
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2045-2322 |
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Impact Factor |
4.259 |
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13 |
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; We thank Alex Hamilton, Bart Partoens, and Andrea Perali for useful discussions. This work was partially supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem program of the Flemish government. D.N. acknowledges support by the University of Camerino FAR project CESEMN. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.259 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145620 |
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4742 |
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Tang, Y.; Sena, R.P.; Aydeev, M.; Battle, P.D.; Cadogan, J.M.; Hadermann, J.; Hunter, E.C. |
Title |
Magnetic properties of the 6H perovskite Ba3Fe2TeO9 |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Journal of solid state chemistry |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Solid State Chem |
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253 |
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347-354 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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A polycrystalline sample of Ba3Fe2TeO9 having the 6H perovskite structure has been prepared in a solid-state reaction and studied by a combination of electron microscopy, Mossbauer spectroscopy, magnetometry, X-ray diffraction and neutron diffraction. Partial ordering of Fe3+ and Te6+ cations occurs over the six-coordinate sites; the corner-sharing octahedra are predominantly occupied by the former and the face-sharing octahedra by a 1:1 mixture of the two. On cooling through the temperature range 18 < T/K < 295 an increasing number of spins join an antiferromagnetic backbone running through the structure while the remainder show complex relaxation effects. At 3 K an antiferromagnetic phase and a spin glass coexist. |
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2017-06-22 |
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0022-4596 |
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Impact Factor |
2.299 |
Times cited |
6 |
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OpenAccess |
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; We thank EPSRC for financial support through grant EP/M018954/1. ; |
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Most recent IF: 2.299 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145692 |
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4743 |
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Weber, D.; Huber, M.; Gorelik, T.E.; Abakumov, A.M.; Becker, N.; Niehaus, O.; Schwickert, C.; Culver, S.P.; Boysen, H.; Senyshyn, A.; Poettgen, R.; Dronskowski, R.; Ressler, T.; Kolb, U.; Lerch, M. |
Title |
Molybdenum oxide nitrides of the Mo2(O,N,\square)5 type : on the way to Mo2O5 |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Inorganic chemistry |
Abbreviated Journal |
Inorg Chem |
Volume |
56 |
Issue |
15 |
Pages |
8782-8792 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Blue-colored molybdenum oxide nitrides of the Mo-2(O,N,square)(5) type were synthesized by direct nitridation of commercially available molybdenum trioxide with a mixture of gaseous ammonia and oxygen. Chemical composition, crystal structure, and stability of the obtained and hitherto unknown compounds are studied extensively. The average oxidation state of +5 for molybdenum is proven by Mo K near-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy; the magnetic behavior is in agreement with compounds exhibiting (MoO6)-O-v units. The new materials are stable up to similar to 773 K in an inert gas atmosphere. At higher temperatures, decomposition is observed. X-ray and neutron powder diffraction, electron diffraction, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy reveal the structure to be related to VNb9O24.9-type phases, however, with severe disorder hampering full structure determination. Still, the results demonstrate the possibility of a future synthesis of the potential binary oxide Mo2O5. On the basis of these findings, a tentative suggestion on the crystal structure of the potential compound Mo2O5, backed by electronic-structure and phonon calculations from first principles, is given. |
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Easton, Pa |
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000407405500026 |
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2017-07-17 |
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0020-1669 |
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Impact Factor |
4.857 |
Times cited |
3 |
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Not_Open_Access |
Notes |
; Financial support from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SPP 1415, LE 781/ 11-1, DR 342/22-2) is gratefully acknowledged. The authors are grateful to J. Barthel, Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons Julich, Germany, for STEM image simulations. This work was further supported by Diamond Light Source (beamtime awards EE13560) within beamtime proposal SP13560. The Hamburg Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, HASYLAB, and the FRM II, Garching, are acknowledged for providing beamtime. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.857 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145727 |
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4744 |
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Xiao, Y.M.; Xu, W.; Peeters, F.M.; Van Duppen, B. |
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Multicomponent plasmons in monolayer MoS2 with circularly polarized optical pumping |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Physical review B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Rev B |
Volume |
96 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
085405 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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By making use of circularly polarized light and electrostatic gating, monolayer molybdenum disulfide (ML – MoS2) can form a platform supporting multiple types of charge carriers. They can be discriminated by their spin, valley index, or whether they are electrons or holes. We investigate the collective properties of those charge carriers and are able to identify distinct plasmon modes. We analyze the corresponding dispersion relation, lifetime, and oscillator strength, and calculate the phase relation between the oscillations in the different components of the plasmon modes. All platforms in ML-MoS2 support a long-wavelength root q plasmon branch at zero kelvins. In addition to this, for an n-component system, n-1 distinct plasmon modes appear as acoustic modes with linear dispersion in the long-wavelength limit. These modes correspond to out-of-phase oscillations in the different fermion liquids and have, although being damped, a relatively long lifetime. Additionally, we also find distinct modes at large wave vectors that are more strongly damped by intraband processes. |
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American Physical Society |
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New York, N.Y |
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000406861600001 |
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2017-08-04 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
3.836 |
Times cited |
2 |
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; Y.M.X. acknowledges financial support from the China Scholarship Council (CSC). B.V.D. is supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) through a postdoctoral fellowship. This work was also supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 11574319 and No. 11304272), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2011YQ130018), the Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province, the Applied Basic Research Foundation of Yunnan Province (2013FD003), and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145729 |
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4745 |
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Drijkoningen, S.; Pobedinskas, P.; Korneychuk, S.; Momot, A.; Balasubramaniam, Y.; Van Bael, M.K.; Turner, S.; Verbeeck, J.; Nesladekt, M.; Haenen, K. |
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On the Origin of Diamond Plates Deposited at Low Temperature |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Crystal growth & design |
Abbreviated Journal |
Cryst Growth Des |
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17 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
4306-4314 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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The crucial requirement for diamond growth at low temperatures, enabling a wide range of new applications, is a high plasma density at a low gas pressure, which leads to a low thermal load onto sensitive substrate materials. While these conditions are not within reach for resonance cavity plasma systems, linear antenna microwave delivery systems allow the deposition of high quality diamond films at temperatures around 400 degrees C and at pressures below 1 mbar. In this work the codeposition of high quality plates and octahedral diamond grains in nanocrystalline films is reported. In contrast to previous reports claiming the need for high temperatures (T >= 850 degrees C), low temperatures (320 degrees C <= T <= 410 degrees C) were sufficient to deposit diamond plate structures. Cross-sectional high resolution transmission electron microscopy studies show that these plates are faulty cubic diamond terminated by large {111} surface facets with very little sp(2) bonded carbon in the grain boundaries. Raman and electron energy loss spectroscopy studies confirm a high diamond quality, above 93% sp(3) carbon content. Three potential mechanisms, that can account for the initial development of the observed plates rich with stacking faults, and are based on the presence of impurities, are proposed. |
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000407089600031 |
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2017-06-30 |
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1528-7483 |
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Impact Factor |
4.055 |
Times cited |
23 |
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Not_Open_Access |
Notes |
; The Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) is gratefully acknowledged for financial support in the form of the Postdoctoral Fellowships of P.P. and S.T., contract G.0044.13N “Charge ordering” (S.K., J.V.), the Methusalem “Nano” network, and the Hercules-linear antenna and Raman equipment. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.055 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145735UA @ admin @ c:irua:145735 |
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4746 |
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Yang, C.; Laberty-Robert, C.; Batuk, D.; Cibin, G.; Chadwick, A.V.; Pimenta, V.; Yin, W.; Zhang, L.; Tarascon, J.-M.; Grimaud, A. |
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Phosphate ion functionalization of perovskite surfaces for enhanced oxygen evolution reaction |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
The journal of physical chemistry letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Phys Chem Lett |
Volume |
8 |
Issue |
15 |
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3466-3472 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Recent findings revealed that surface oxygen can participate in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) for the most active catalysts, which eventually triggers a new mechanism for which the deprotonation of surface intermediates limits the OER activity. We propose in this work a “dual strategy” in which tuning the electronic properties of the oxide, such as La1-xSrxCoO3-delta, can be dissociated from the use of surface functionalization with phosphate ion groups (P-i) that enhances the interfacial proton transfer. Results show that the P-i functionalized La0.5Sr0.5CoO3-delta gives rise to a significant enhancement of the OER activity when compared to La0.5Sr0.5Co3-delta and LaCoO3. We further demonstrate that the P-i surface functionalization selectivity enhances the activity when the OER kinetics is limited by the proton transfer. Finally, this work suggests that tuning the catalytic activity by such a “dual approach” may be a new and largely unexplored avenue for the design of novel high-performance catalysts. |
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American Chemical Society |
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Washington, D.C |
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000407191300003 |
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2017-07-07 |
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1948-7185 |
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Impact Factor |
9.353 |
Times cited |
31 |
Open Access |
OpenAccess |
Notes |
; C.Y., J.-M.T., D.B., and A.G. acknowledge funding from the European Research Council (ERC) (FP/2014)/ERC Grant-Project 670116-ARPEMA. We acknowledge Diamond Light Source for time awarded to the Energy Materials BAG on Beamline B18, under Proposal sp12559. ; |
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Most recent IF: 9.353 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145730 |
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4747 |
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García Sánchez, C. |
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Quantifying inflow uncertainties for CFD simulations of dispersion in the atmospheric boundary layer |
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Doctoral thesis |
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2017 |
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Antwerpen |
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Most recent IF: NA |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:146045 |
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4748 |
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García Sánchez, C.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Gorle, C. |
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Quantifying inflow uncertainties in RANS simulations of urban pollutant dispersion |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Atmospheric environment : an international journal |
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Atmos Environ |
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161 |
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263-273 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Numerical simulations of flow and pollutant dispersion in urban environments have the potential to support design and policy decisions that could reduce the population's exposure to air pollution. Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes simulations are a common modeling technique for urban flow and dispersion, but several sources of uncertainty in the simulations can affect the accuracy of the results. The present study proposes a method to quantify the uncertainty related to variability in the inflow boundary conditions. The method is applied to predict flow and pollutant dispersion in downtown Oklahoma City and the results are compared to field measurements available from the Joint Urban 2003 measurement campaign. Three uncertain parameters that define the inflow profiles for velocity, turbulence kinetic energy and turbulence dissipation are defined: the velocity magnitude and direction, and the terrain roughness length. The uncertain parameter space is defined based on the available measurement data, and a non-intrusive propagation approach that employs 729 simulations is used to quantify the uncertainty in the simulation output. A variance based sensitivity analysis is performed to identify the most influential uncertain parameters, and it is shown that the predicted tracer concentrations are influenced by all three uncertain variables. Subsequently, we specify different probability distributions for the uncertain inflow variables based on the available measurement data and calculate the corresponding means and 95% confidence intervals for comparison with the field measurements at 35 locations in downtown Oklahoma City. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Oxford |
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000403515900025 |
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2017-04-19 |
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1352-2310 |
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Impact Factor |
3.629 |
Times cited |
17 |
Open Access |
OpenAccess |
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; The first author's contribution to this work was supported by the doctoral (PhD) grant number 131423 for strategic basic research from the Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT). This work used the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE), which is supported by National Science Foundation grant number CTS160009 (Towns et al., 2014). ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.629 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145761 |
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4749 |
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Chirumamilla, C.S.; Palagani, A.; Kamaraj, B.; Declerck, K.; Verbeek, M.W.C.; Ryabtsova, O.; De Bosscher, K.; Bougarne, N.; Ruttens, B.; Gevaert, K.; Houtman, R.; De Vos, W.H.; Joossens, J.; van der Veken, P.; Augustyns, K.; van Ostade, X.; Bogaerts, A.; De Winter, H.; Vanden Berghe, W. |
Title |
Selective glucocorticoid receptor properties of GSK866 analogs with cysteine reactive warheads |
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Administrative Services |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Frontiers in immunology |
Abbreviated Journal |
Front Immunol |
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8 |
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1324 |
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Administrative Services; A1 Journal article; Pharmacology. Therapy; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT); Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) |
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Synthetic glucocorticoids (GC) are the mainstay therapy for treatment of acute and chronic inflammatory disorders. Due to the high adverse effects associated with long-term use, GC pharmacology has focused since the nineties on more selective GC ligand-binding strategies, classified as selective glucocorticoid receptor (GR) agonists (SEGRAs) or selective glucocorticoid receptor modulators (SEGRMs). In the current study, GSK866 analogs with electrophilic covalent-binding warheads were developed with potential SEGRA properties to improve their clinical safety profile for long-lasting topical skin disease applications. Since the off-rate of a covalently binding drug is negligible compared to that of a non-covalent drug, its therapeutic effects can be prolonged and typically, smaller doses of the drug are necessary to reach the same level of therapeutic efficacy, thereby potentially reducing systemic side effects. Different analogs of SEGRA GSK866 coupled to cysteine reactive warheads were characterized for GR potency and selectivity in various biochemical and cellular assays. GR- and NFκB-dependent reporter gene studies show favorable anti-inflammatory properties with reduced GR transactivation of two non-steroidal GSK866 analogs UAMC-1217 and UAMC-1218, whereas UAMC-1158 and UAMC-1159 compounds failed to modulate cellular GR activity. These results were further supported by GR immuno-localization and S211 phospho-GR western analysis, illustrating significant GR phosphoactivation and nuclear translocation upon treatment of GSK866, UAMC-1217, or UAMC-1218, but not in case of UAMC-1158 or UAMC-1159. Furthermore, mass spectrometry analysis of tryptic peptides of recombinant GR ligand-binding domain (LBD) bound to UAMC-1217 or UAMC-1218 confirmed covalent cysteine-dependent GR binding. Finally, molecular dynamics simulations, as well as glucocorticoid receptor ligand-binding domain (GR-LBD) coregulator interaction profiling of the GR-LBD bound to GSK866 or its covalently binding analogs UAMC-1217 or UAMC-1218 revealed subtle conformational differences that might underlie their SEGRA properties. Altogether, GSK866 analogs UAMC-1217 and UAMC-1218 hold promise as a novel class of covalent-binding SEGRA ligands for the treatment of topical inflammatory skin disorders. |
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2017-11-01 |
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1664-3224 |
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6.429 |
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2 |
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Most recent IF: 6.429 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:146485 |
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Michel, K.H.; Scuracchio, P.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Sound waves and flexural mode dynamics in two-dimensional crystals |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Physical review B |
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Phys Rev B |
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96 |
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9 |
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094302 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Starting from a Hamiltonian with anharmonic coupling between in-plane acoustic displacements and outof-plane (flexural) modes, we derived coupled equations of motion for in-plane displacements correlations and flexural mode density fluctuations. Linear response theory and time-dependent thermal Green's functions techniques are applied in order to obtain different response functions. As external perturbations we allow for stresses and thermal heat sources. The displacement correlations are described by a Dyson equation where the flexural density distribution enters as an additional perturbation. The flexural density distribution satisfies a kinetic equation where the in-plane lattice displacements act as a perturbation. In the hydrodynamic limit this system of coupled equations is at the basis of a unified description of elastic and thermal phenomena, such as isothermal versus adiabatic sound motion and thermal conductivity versus second sound. The general theory is formulated in view of application to graphene, two-dimensional h-BN, and 2H-transition metal dichalcogenides and oxides. |
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American Physical Society |
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New York, N.Y |
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2017-09-05 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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3.836 |
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6 |
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; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem program. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145630 |
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Saberi-Pouya, S.; Vazifehshenas, T.; Salavati-Fard, T.; Farmanbar, M.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Strong anisotropic optical conductivity in two-dimensional puckered structures : the role of the Rashba effect |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Physical review B |
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Phys Rev B |
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96 |
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7 |
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075411 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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within the Kubo formalism. We show that the anisotropic Rashba effect caused by an external field significantly changes the magnitude of the spin splitting. Furthermore, we obtain an analytical expression for the longitudinal optical conductivity associated with interband transitions as a function of the frequency for arbitrary polarization angle. We find that the diagonal components of the optical conductivity tensor are direction dependent and the optical absorption spectrum exhibits a strongly anisotropic absorption window. The height and width of this absorption window are very sensitive to the anisotropy of the system. While the height of absorption peak increases with increasing effective mass anisotropy ratio, the peak intensity is larger when the light polarization is along the armchair direction. Moreover, the absorption peak width becomes broader as the density-of-states mass or Rashba interaction is enhanced. These features in the optical absorption spectrum can be used to determine parameters relevant for spintronics. |
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American Physical Society |
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2017-08-09 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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3.836 |
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16 |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145725 |
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4752 |
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Cautaerts, N.; Delville, R.; Dietz, W.; Verwerft, M. |
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Thermal creep properties of Ti-stabilized DIN 1.4970 (15-15Ti) austenitic stainless steel pressurized cladding tubes |
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2017 |
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Journal of nuclear materials |
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J Nucl Mater |
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493 |
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154-167 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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This paper presents a large database of thermal creep data from pressurized unirradiated DIN 1.4970 Ti-stabilized austenitic stainless steel (i.e. EN 1515CrNiMoTiB or “15-15Ti”) cladding tubes from more than 1000 bi-axial creep tests conducted during the fast reactor R&D program of the DeBeNe (Deutschland-Belgium- Netherlands) consortium between the 1960's to the late 1980's. The data comprises creep rate and time-to-rupture between 600 and 750 degrees C and a large range of stresses. The data spans tests on material from around 70 different heats and 30 different melts. Around one fourth of the data was obtained from cold worked material, the rest was obtained on cold worked + aged (800 degrees C, 2 h) material. The data are graphically presented in log-log graphs. The creep rate data is fit with a sinh correlation, the time to rupture data is fit with a modified exponential function through the Larson-Miller parameter. Local equivalent parameters to Norton's law are calculated and compared to literature values for these types of steels and related to possible creep mechanisms. Some time to rupture data above 950 degrees C is compared to literature dynamic recrystallization data. Time to rupture data between 600 and 750 degrees C is also compared to literature data from 316 steel. Time to rupture was correlated directly to creep rate with the Monkman-Grant relationship at different temperatures. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Amsterdam |
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2017-06-11 |
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0022-3115 |
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Impact Factor |
2.048 |
Times cited |
5 |
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OpenAccess |
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Most recent IF: 2.048 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145686 |
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4753 |
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Wang, H.; Wang, W.; Yan, J.D.; Qi, H.; Geng, J.; Wu, Y. |
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Thermodynamic properties and transport coefficients of a two-temperature polytetrafluoroethylene vapor plasma for ablation-controlled discharge applications |
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2017 |
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Journal of physics: D: applied physics |
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J Phys D Appl Phys |
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50 |
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39 |
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395204 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Ablation-controlled plasmas have been used in a range of technical applications where local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) is often violated near the wall due to the strong cooling effect caused by the ablation of wall materials. The thermodynamic and transport properties of ablated polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) vapor, which determine the flowing plasma behavior in such applications, are calculated based on a two-temperature model at atmospheric pressure. To our knowledge, no data for PTFE have been reported in the literature. The species composition and thermodynamic properties are numerically determined using the two-temperature Saha equation and the Guldberg-Waage equation according to van de Sanden et al's derivation. The transport coefficients, including viscosity, thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity, are calculated with the most recent collision interaction potentials using Devoto's electron and heavy-particle decoupling approach but expanded to the third-order approximation (second-order for viscosity) in the frame of the Chapman-Enskog method. Results are computed for different degrees of thermal non-equilibrium, i.e. the ratio of electron to heavy-particle temperatures, from 1 to 10, with electron temperature ranging from 300 to 40 000 K. Plasma transport properties in the LTE state obtained from the present work are compared with existing published results and the causes for the discrepancy analyzed. The two-temperature plasma properties calculated in the present work enable the modeling of wall ablation-controlled plasma processes. |
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2017-07-04 |
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0022-3727 |
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2.588 |
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3 |
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Most recent IF: 2.588 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145603 |
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4754 |
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Rezaei, M.; Sisakht, E.T.; Fazileh, F.; Aslani, Z.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Tight-binding model investigation of the biaxial strain induced topological phase transition in GeCH3 |
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2017 |
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Physical review B |
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Phys Rev B |
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96 |
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8 |
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085441 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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We propose a tight-binding (TB) model, that includes spin-orbit coupling (SOC), to describe the electronic properties of methyl-substituted germanane (GeCH3). This model gives an electronic spectrum in agreement with first principle results close to the Fermi level. Using the Z(2) formalism, we show that a topological phase transition from a normal insulator (NI) to a quantum spin Hall (QSH) phase occurs at 11.6% biaxial tensile strain. The sensitivity of the electronic properties of this system on strain, in particular its transition to the topological insulating phase, makes it very attractive for applications in strain sensors and other microelectronic applications. |
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American Physical Society |
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000408570800004 |
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2017-08-29 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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3.836 |
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10 |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145697 |
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4755 |
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Bladt, E. |
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Two- and three-dimensional transmission electron microscopy of colloidal nanoparticles : from struture to composition |
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2017 |
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Antwerpen |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:146083 |
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4756 |
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Leus, K.; Perez, J.P.H.; Folens, K.; Meledina, M.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Du Laing, G.; Van Der Voort, P. |
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UiO-66-(SH)2 as stable, selective and regenerable adsorbent for the removal of mercury from water under environmentally-relevant conditions |
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2017 |
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Faraday discussions |
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Faraday Discuss |
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201 |
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145-161 |
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The dithiol functionalized UiO-66-(SH)(2) is developed as an efficient adsorbent for the removal of mercury in aqueous media. Important parameters for the application of MOFs in real-life circumstances include: stability and recyclability of the adsorbents, selectivity for the targeted Hg species in the presence of much higher concentrations of interfering species, and ability to purify wastewater below international environmental limits within a short time. We show that UiO-66-(SH)(2) meets all these criteria. |
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000409366000009 |
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2017-06-13 |
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1359-6640 |
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Impact Factor |
3.588 |
Times cited |
18 |
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Not_Open_Access |
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; J. P. H. P. is grateful for the funding from the Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad-Universitaire Ontwikkelingssamenwerking (VLIR-UOS). K. L. acknowledges the financial support from the Ghent University BOF Postdoctoral Grant (01P06813T). ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.588 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145653 |
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4757 |
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