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	Author	Ao, Z.M.; Hernández-Nieves, A.D.; Peeters, F.M.; Li, S.
	Title	Enhanced stability of hydrogen atoms at the graphene/graphane interface of nanoribbons			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Applied physics letters	Abbreviated Journal	Appl Phys Lett
	Volume	97	Issue	23	Pages	233109,1-233109,3
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The thermal stability of graphene/graphane nanoribbons (GGNRs) is investigated using density functional theory. It is found that the energy barriers for the diffusion of hydrogen atoms on the zigzag and armchair interfaces of GGNRs are 2.86 and 3.17 eV, respectively, while the diffusion barrier of an isolated H atom on pristine graphene was only ∼ 0.3 eV. These results unambiguously demonstrate that the thermal stability of GGNRs can be enhanced significantly by increasing the hydrogen diffusion barriers through graphene/graphane interface engineering. This may provide new insights for viable applications of GGNRs.
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	Publisher	American Institute of Physics	Place of Publication	New York, N.Y.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000285364000067	Publication Date	2010-12-11
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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	43	Open Access
	Notes	; The financial supports by the Vice-Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program of the University of New South Wales (SIR50/PS19184), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP) are acknowledged. A.D.H. acknowledges also support from ANPCyT (Grant No. PICT2008-2236) and the collaborative project FWO-MINCyT (FW/08/01). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.411; 2010 IF: 3.841
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:86972			Serial	1056
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	Author	Doria, M.M.; Romaguera, A.R. de C.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Vortex patterns in a mesoscopic superconducting rod with a magnetic dot			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	81	Issue	10	Pages	104529,1-104529,11
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We study a mesoscopic superconducting rod with a magnetic dot on its top having its moment oriented along the axis of symmetry. We study the dependence of the vortex pattern with the height and find that for very short and very long rods, the vortex pattern acquires a simple structure, consisting of giant and of multivortex states, respectively. In the long limit, the most stable configuration consists of two vortices, that reach the lateral surface of the rod diametrically opposed. The long rod shows reentrant behavior within some range of its radius and of the dots magnetic moment. Our results are obtained within the Ginzburg-Landau approach in the limit of no magnetic shielding.
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	Language		Wos	000276248700123	Publication Date	2010-03-31
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	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	5	Open Access
	Notes	; The three authors acknowledge CNPq and the bilateral program between Brazil and Flanders for financial support. They also make the following acknowledgments for financial support: A. R. de C. Romaguera to FACEPE, M. M. Doria to FAPERJ, and F. M. Peeters to the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IUAP), and the ESF-AQDJJ network. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:82272			Serial	3877
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	Author	Van Meensel, J.; Lauwers, L.; Van Huylenbroeck, G.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Comparing frontier methods for economic-environmental trade-off analysis			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	European Journal Of Operational Research	Abbreviated Journal	Eur J Oper Res
	Volume	207	Issue	2	Pages	1027-1040
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics
	Abstract	This paper uses a mechanistic frontier approach as a reference to evaluate the ability of conventional parametric (SFA) and non-parametric (DEA) frontier approaches for analyzing economicenvironmental trade-offs. Conventional frontier approaches are environmentally adjusted through incorporating the materials balance principle. The analysis is worked out for the Flemish pig finishing case, which is both representative and didactic. Results show that, on average, SFA and DEA yield adequate economicenvironmental trade-offs. Both methods are good estimators for technical efficiency. Cost allocative and environmental allocative efficiency scores are less robust, due to the well-known methodological advantages and disadvantages of SFA and DEA. For particular firms, SFA, DEA and the mechanistic approach may yield different economicenvironmental trade-offs. One has therefore to be careful when using conventional frontier approaches for firm-specific decision support. The mechanistic approach allows for optimizing performances per average present finisher, which is the production unit in pig finishing. Conventional frontier methods do not allow for this optimization since the number of average present finishers varies along the production functions. Since the mechanistic production function is based on underlying growth, feed uptake and mortality functions, additional firm-specific indicators can also be calculated at each point of the production function.
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	Language		Wos	000281107200045	Publication Date	2010-05-25
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	ISSN	0377-2217	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.297	Times cited	18	Open Access
	Notes	; This research is funded by the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT Vlaanderen). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.297; 2010 IF: 2.159
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:136761			Serial	6171
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	Author	Terzano, R.; Santoro, A.; Spagnuolo, M.; Vekemans, B.; Medici, L.; Janssens, K.; Göttlicher, J.; Denecke, M.A.; Mangold, S.; Ruggiero, P.
	Title	Solving mercury (Hg) speciation in soil samples by synchrotron X-ray microspectroscopic techniques			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Environmental pollution	Abbreviated Journal	Environ Pollut
	Volume	158	Issue	8	Pages	2702-2709
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
	Abstract	Direct mercury (Hg) speciation was assessed for soil samples with a Hg concentration ranging from 7 up to 240 mg kg1. Hg chemical forms were identified and quantified by sequential extractions and bulkand micro-analytical techniques exploiting synchrotron generated X-rays. In particular, microspectroscopic techniques such as m-XRF, m-XRD and m-XANES were necessary to solve bulk Hg speciation, in both soil fractions <2 mm and <2 mm. The main Hg-species found in the soil samples were metacinnabar (b-HgS), cinnabar (a-HgS), corderoite (Hg3S2Cl2), and an amorphous phase containing Hg bound to chlorine and sulfur. The amount of metacinnabar and amorphous phases increased in the fraction <2 mm. No interaction among Hg-species and soil components was observed. All the observed Hgspecies originated from the slow weathering of an inert Hg-containing waste material (K106, U.S. EPA) dumped in the area several years ago, which is changing into a relatively more dangerous source of pollution.
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	Language		Wos	000280571500026	Publication Date	2010-06-08
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	ISSN	0269-7491	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	5.099	Times cited	30	Open Access
	Notes	; This research was partially financed by the MIUR (COFIN 2005) project “Innovative chemical, physical, and biological methods to characterize and remediate soils polluted by heavy metals (MICROS)”. Synchrotron experiments at HASYLAB were financially supported by the European Community-Research Infrastructure Action under the FP6 “Structuring the European Research Area” Program I(Integrating Activity on Synchrotron and Free Electron Laser Science; project: contract RII3-CT-2004-506008). This research was also performed as part of the “Interuniversity Attraction Poles” (IAP6) Program financed by the Belgian government. We thank Gerald Falkenberg and Karen Rickers-Appel for their scientific and technical support in obtaining the experimental data at Beam line L (HASYLAB, DESY, Hamburg, Germany). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 5.099; 2010 IF: 3.395
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:84050			Serial	5835
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	Author	Cagno, S.; Mendera, M.; Jeffries, T.; Janssens, K.
	Title	Raw materials for medieval to post-medieval Tuscan glassmaking : new insight from LA-ICP-MS analyses			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Journal of archaeological science	Abbreviated Journal	J Archaeol Sci
	Volume	37	Issue	12	Pages	3030-3036
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
	Abstract	LA-ICP-MS analyses were performed on a set of Tuscan (post) medieval archaeological glass finds dated to the 1316th century in order to quantitatively determine the trace element contents. The results are used for defining and distinguishing several compositional groups. The trace element data are consistent with the distinctions obtained by considering the major element data determined via quantitative SEM-EDX, but allow to obtain new insights into the nature and quality of the silica sources employed and the presumed method of ash purification.
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	Language		Wos	000283903500008	Publication Date	2010-07-06
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	ISSN	0305-4403	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.602	Times cited	38	Open Access
	Notes	; This research was supported by the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Program – Belgian Science Policy (IUAP VI/16). The text also presents results of GOA “Atom” (Research Fund University of Antwerp, Belgium) and of FWO (Brussels, Belgium) projects no. G.0177.03, G.0103.04 and G.0689.06. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.602; 2010 IF: 1.710
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:85814			Serial	5802
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	Author	Alfeld, M.; Janssens, K.; Sasov, A.; Liu, X.; Kostenko, A.; Rickers-Appel, K.; Falkenberg, G.
	Title	The use of full-field XRF for simultaneous elemental mapping			Type	P1 Proceeding
	Year	2010	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages	111-118
	Keywords	P1 Proceeding; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
	Abstract	The characteristics of a Full-Field X-ray Fluorescence (FF-XRF) set-up for element-specific imaging, installed at the HASYLAB synchrotron radiation source, were determined. A lateral resolution of 10 μm and limits of detection in the percentage range were found. Further potential developments in CCDs available for FF-XRF are discussed and the use of polycapillary lenses as image transfer optics is illustrated in some explorative experiments.
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	Language		Wos	000278534600020	Publication Date	2010-04-16
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	ISSN	978-0-7354-0764-0	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited	8	Open Access
	Notes	; This research was supported by the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Programme – Belgian Science Policy (IUAP VI/16) and by GOA XANES meets EELS (Research Fund University of Antwerp, Belgium). M. Alfeld is supported by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO). The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/ 2007-2013) under grant agreement no 226716. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:82179			Serial	5891
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	Author	van der Snickt, G.; Janssens, K.; Schalm, O.; Aibéo, C.; Kloust, H.; Alfeld, M.
	Title	James Ensor's pigment use: artistic and material evolution studied by means of portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	X-ray spectrometry	Abbreviated Journal	X-Ray Spectrom
	Volume	39	Issue	2	Pages	103-111
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
	Abstract	In this paper, portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (PXRF) was employed as a screening tool for determining and comparing the pigment use in a large series of paintings by the Belgian artist James Ensor (1860-1949). Benefits and drawbacks of PXRF as a method, and the instrument employed, are discussed from a practical, conservation and instrumental perspective. Regardless of several restrictions due to the set-up and/or the analytical method, it appeared feasible to document the evolution with time in Ensor's use of inorganic pigments and to correlate this technical evolution with stylistic developments, Nevertheless, it became clear that a full identification of all materials present can only be done by means of the analysis of (cross-sectioned) samples.
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	Language		Wos	000275959400006	Publication Date	2009-12-15
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	ISSN	0049-8246	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.298	Times cited	25	Open Access
	Notes	; This research was supported by the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Programme – Belgian Science Policy (IUAP VI/16). The staff of the different museums and private institutions is acknowledged for rendering their assistance to this research, i.e. by making all paintings available for analysis and authorising the publication of the images in this article. Therefore, a word of gratitude to Paul Huvenne, Yolande Deckers, Herwig Todts, Stef Antonissen, Gwen Borms and Lizet Klaassen of the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen (KMSKA), Luuk Van der Loeff of the Kroller-Muller Museum in Otterlo and Mireille Engel, Barbara De Jong of the Musea aan Zee (MuZee), Patricia Jaspers of the Dexia bank, Hildegard Van de Velde of the KBC bank and Frederik Leen of the Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van Belgie (KMSKB). Special thanks to Xavier Tricot and the other members of the Ensor committee for their valuable feedback. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.298; 2010 IF: 1.661
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:82324			Serial	5680
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	Author	de Nolf, W.; Janssens, K.
	Title	Micro X-ray diffraction and fluorescence tomography for the study of multilayered automotive paints			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Surface and interface analysis	Abbreviated Journal	Surf Interface Anal
	Volume	42	Issue	5	Pages	411-418
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
	Abstract	Combined microscopic X-ray fluorescence/microscopic X-ray diffraction (µ-XRF/µ-XRD) tomography is a recently developed method that allows the visualization of the distribution of chemical elements and the associated crystalline phases inside complex, heterogeneous materials of extended thickness (millimeter range) in a nondestructive fashion. In this paper, the accuracy and resolution with which the individual layers in a multilayer stack of automotive paints can be distinguished is evaluated, and some of their properties measured. A paint layer system of eight layers was investigated, in which eight different crystalline substances were identified, each layer consisting of an organic, synthetic resin doped with finely milled inorganic compounds that serve as pigments or to strengthen the layer. In the XRD tomograms, all paint layers could be straightforwardly distinguished and their average thickness calculated. In case the filtered back projection method was used for tomogram reconstruction, a spatial resolution comparable to the microbeam size was obtained indicating no significant reconstruction blurring. When a more robust reconstruction method, such as the maximum-likelihood expectation maximization method, was employed, tomograms showing fewer artifacts were obtained, but with a spatial resolution that was two times worse. In the corresponding XRF tomograms, significant self-absorption distorted the element-specific tomograms corresponding to the low-energy (<7 keV) characteristic radiation and limited their usefulness. It can be concluded that microbeam XRD tomography allows the accurate visualization of the distribution of crystalline phases in multilayered automotive paint materials of millimeter dimensions with sufficient resolution to allow separate characterization of each layer in terms of its crystal-phase composition and thickness.
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	Language		Wos	000277350900012	Publication Date	2009-11-10
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	ISSN	0142-2421	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.132	Times cited	70	Open Access
	Notes	; This research was supported by the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Programme-Belgian Science Policy (IUAP VI/16) and funded by beam time grants from HASYLAB. This paper also presents results from a GOA project of the Research Fund of the University of Antwerp (Belgium), and of FWO (Brussels, Belgium) project nos. G.0177.03, G.0103.04, and G.0689.06. We also would like to acknowledge the Institute of Forensic Research in Krakow, Poland, and in particular Dr J. Zieba for providing the paint layer sample. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.132; 2010 IF: 1.249
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:82764			Serial	5717
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	Author	Janssens, K.; Dik, J.; Cotte, M.; Susini, J.
	Title	Photon-based techniques for nondestructive subsurface analysis of painted cultural heritage artifacts			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Accounts of chemical research	Abbreviated Journal	Accounts Chem Res
	Volume	43	Issue	6	Pages	814-825
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
	Abstract	Often, just micrometers below a paintings surface lies a wealth of information, both with Old Masters such as Peter Paul Rubens and Rembrandt van Rijn and with more recent artists of great renown such as Vincent Van Gogh and James Ensor. Subsurface layers may include underdrawing, underpainting, and alterations, and in a growing number of cases conservators have discovered abandoned compositions on paintings, illustrating artists practice of reusing a canvas or panel. The standard methods for studying the inner structure of cultural heritage (CH) artifacts are infrared reflectography and X-ray radiography, techniques that are optionally complemented with the microscopic analysis of cross-sectioned samples. These methods have limitations, but recently, a number of fundamentally new approaches for fully imaging the buildup of hidden paint layers and other complex three-dimensional (3D) substructures have been put into practice. In this Account, we discuss these developments and their recent practical application with CH artifacts. We begin with a tabular summary of 14 IR- and X-ray-based imaging methods and then continue with a discussion of each technique, illustrating CH applications with specific case studies. X-ray-based tomographic and laminographic techniques can be used to generate 3D renditions of artifacts of varying dimensions. These methods are proving invaluable for exploring inner structures, identifying the conservation state, and postulating the original manufacturing technology of metallic and other sculptures. In the analysis of paint layers, terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) can highlight interfaces between layers in a stratigraphic buildup, whereas macrosopic scanning X-ray fluorescence (MA-XRF) has been employed to measure the distribution of pigments within these layers. This combination of innovative methods provides topographic and color information about the micrometer depth scale, allowing us to look into paintings in an entirely new manner. Over the past five years, several new variants of traditional IR- and X-ray-based imaging methods have been implemented by conservators and museums, and the first reports have begun to emerge in the primary research literature. Applying these state-of-the-art techniques in a complementary fashion affords a more comprehensive view of paintings and other artworks.
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	Language		Wos	000278842500013	Publication Date	2010-05-12
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	ISSN	0001-4842	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	20.268	Times cited	78	Open Access
	Notes	; This research was supported by the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Programme-Belgian Science Policy (IUAP VI/16). The text also presents results of FWO (Brussels, Belgium) projects nr. G.0704.08 and G.0179.09 and from the UA-BOF GOA programme. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 20.268; 2010 IF: 21.852
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:83983			Serial	5772
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	Author	Janssens, K.; de Nolf, W.; van der Snickt, G.; Vincze, L.; Vekemans, B.; Terzano, R.; Brenker, F.E.
	Title	Recent trends in quantitative aspects of microscopic X-ray fluorescence analysis			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Trends in analytical chemistry	Abbreviated Journal	Trac-Trend Anal Chem
	Volume	29	Issue	6	Pages	464-478
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
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	Language		Wos	000279235000014	Publication Date	2010-03-23
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	ISSN	0165-9936	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	8.442	Times cited	48	Open Access
	Notes	; This research was supported by the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Programme-Belgian Science Policy (IUAP VI/16). The text also presents results of FWO (Brussels, Belgium) projects nr. G.0704.08 and G.0179.09 and from the UA-BOF GOA programme. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 8.442; 2010 IF: 6.602
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:83903			Serial	5806
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	Author	van der Linden, V.; Van de Casteele, E.; Thomas, M.S.; de Vos, A.; Janssen, E.; Janssens, K.
	Title	Analysis of micro computed tomography images; a look inside historic enamelled metal objects			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Applied physics A : materials science & processing	Abbreviated Journal	Appl Phys A-Mater
	Volume	98	Issue	2	Pages	385-392
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Vision lab; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
	Abstract	In this study the usefulness of micro-Computed Tomography (µ-CT) for the in-depth analysis of enamelled metal objects was tested. Usually investigations of enamelled metal artefacts are restricted to non-destructive surface analysis or analysis of cross sections after destructive sampling. Radiography, a commonly used technique in the field of cultural heritage studies, is limited to providing two-dimensional information about a three-dimensional object (Lang and Middleton, Radiography of Cultural Material, pp. 6061, Elsevier-Butterworth-Heinemann, Amsterdam-Stoneham-London, 2005). Obtaining virtual slices and information about the internal structure of these objects was made possible by CT analysis. With this technique the underlying metal work was studied without removing the decorative enamel layer. Moreover visible defects such as cracks were measured in both width and depth and as of yet invisible defects and weaker areas are visualised. All these features are of great interest to restorers and conservators as they allow a view inside these objects without so much as touching them.
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	Language		Wos	000272158200018	Publication Date	2009-09-21
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	ISSN	0947-8396	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.455	Times cited	3	Open Access
	Notes	; This research was supported by the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Programme-Belgian Science Policy (IUAP VI/16). The text also presents results of GOA “Atom” (Research Fund University of Antwerp, Belgium), FWO (Brussels, Belgium) projects nos. G.0177.03, G.0103.04 and G.0689.06. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.455; 2010 IF: 1.765
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:80421			Serial	5469
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	Author	Wu, Z.; Zhang, Z.Z.; Chang, K.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Quantum tunneling through graphene nanorings			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Nanotechnology	Abbreviated Journal	Nanotechnology
	Volume	21	Issue	18	Pages	185201
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We investigate theoretically quantum transport through graphene nanorings in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field. Our theoretical results demonstrate that the graphene nanorings behave like a resonant tunneling device, contrary to the Aharonov-Bohm oscillations found in conventional semiconductor rings. The resonant tunneling can be tuned by the Fermi energy, the size of the central part of the graphene nanorings and the external magnetic field.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Bristol	Editor
	Language		Wos	000276672100005	Publication Date	2010-04-15
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	ISSN	0957-4484;1361-6528;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.44	Times cited	34	Open Access
	Notes	; This work is partly supported by the NSFC, the project from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the bilateral project between China and Sweden, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWLO-Vl) and the Belgium Science Policy (IAP). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.44; 2010 IF: 3.652
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:95614			Serial	2796
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	Author	Krstajić, P.M.; Peeters, F.M.; Helm, M.
	Title	Landau levels and magnetopolaron effect in dilute GaAs:N			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Solid state communications	Abbreviated Journal	Solid State Commun
	Volume	150	Issue	33/34	Pages	1575-1579
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The magnetic-field dependence of the energy spectrum of GaAs doped with nitrogen impurities is investigated. Our theoretical model is based on the phenomenological band anticrossing model (BAC) which we extended in order to include the magnetic field and electronphonon interaction. Due to the highly localized nature of the nitrogen state, we find that the energy levels are very different from those of pure GaAs. The polaron correction results in a lower cyclotron resonance energy as compared to pure GaAs. The magneto-absorption spectrum exhibits series of asymmetric peaks close to the cyclotron energy ħωc.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	New York, N.Y.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000280949900019	Publication Date	2010-06-05
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	ISSN	0038-1098;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
	Impact Factor	1.554	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	; This work is supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), and the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Program (IAP)-Belgian State Science Policy. M.H. is grateful to O. Drachenko and H. Schneider for numerous discussions. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.554; 2010 IF: 1.981
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:84580			Serial	1771
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	Author	Tsvyashchenko, A.V.; Nikolaev, A.V.; Velichkov, A.I.; Salamatin, A.V.; Fomicheva, L.N.; Ryasny, G.K.; Sorokin, A.A.; Kochetov, O.I.; Budzynski, M.; Michel, K.H.
	Title	Lowering of the spatial symmetry at the gamma ->alpha phase transition in cerium			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	82	Issue	9	Pages	1-4
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Using time-differential perturbed angular correlation spectroscopy we have measured the electric field gradient (EFG) at 111Cd probe nuclei in solid Ce in a pressure range up to 8 GPa. Covering various allotropic phases of Ce, we find that the value of the EFG in the cubic α phase is almost four times larger than in the cubic γ phase and close to values in the noncubic phases α′ and α″. These results together with the differences in time modulation of the spectra are interpreted as evidence for quadrupolar electronic charge-density ordering and symmetry lowering at the γ→α transition while the lattice remains face-centered cubic
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	Language		Wos	000282004400001	Publication Date	2010-09-16
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	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	11	Open Access
	Notes	; This work is supported by the Program of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences “Physics of Strongly Compressed Matter.” We are grateful to S. M. Stishov, B. Verberck, A. N. Grum-Grzhimailo, V. B. Brudanin and G. Heger for support of this work and discussion of the results. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85464			Serial	1854
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	Author	Chaves, A.; Covaci, L.; Rakhimov, K.Y.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Wave-packet dynamics and valley filter in strained graphene			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	82	Issue	20	Pages	205430
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The time evolution of a wave packet in strained graphene is studied within the tight-binding model and continuum model. The effect of an external magnetic field, as well as a strain-induced pseudomagnetic field, on the wave-packet trajectories and zitterbewegung are analyzed. Combining the effects of strain with those of an external magnetic field produces an effective magnetic field which is large in one of the Dirac cones, but can be practically zero in the other. We construct an efficient valley filter, where for a propagating incoming wave packet consisting of momenta around the K and K' Dirac points, the outgoing wave packet exhibits momenta in only one of these Dirac points while the components of the packet that belong to the other Dirac point are reflected due to the Lorentz force. We also found that the zitterbewegung is permanent in time in the presence of either external or strain-induced magnetic fields, but when both the external and strain-induced magnetic fields are present, the zitterbewegung is transient in one of the Dirac cones, whereas in the other cone the wave packet exhibits permanent spatial oscillations.
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	Language		Wos	000284401600007	Publication Date	2010-11-19
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	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	95	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was financially supported by CNPq under NanoBioEstruturas Contract No. 555183/2005-0, PRONEX/CNPq/FUNCAP, CAPES, the Bilateral program between Flanders and Brazil, the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1) ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:95542			Serial	3905
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	Author	Xavier, L.J.P.; Pereira, J.M.; Chaves, A.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Topological confinement in graphene bilayer quantum rings			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Applied physics letters	Abbreviated Journal	Appl Phys Lett
	Volume	96	Issue	21	Pages	212108,1-212108,3
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We find localized electron and hole states in a ring-shaped potential kink in biased bilayer graphene. Within the continuum description, we show that for sharp potential steps the Dirac equation describing carrier states close to the K (or K′) point of the first Brillouin zone can be solved analytically for a circular kink/antikink dot. The solutions exhibit interfacial states which exhibit AharonovBohm oscillations as functions of the height of the potential step and/or the radius of the ring.
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	Publisher	American Institute of Physics	Place of Publication	New York, N.Y.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000278183200039	Publication Date	2010-05-28
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0003-6951;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.411	Times cited	29	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was financially supported by CNPq, under Contract No. NanoBioEstruturas 555183/2005-0, FUNCAP, CAPES, the Bilateral program between Flanders and Brazil, the Belgian Science Policy (IAP) and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.411; 2010 IF: 3.841
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83373			Serial	3675
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	Author	Rouchon, V.; Pellizzi, E.; Janssens, K.
	Title	FTIR techniques applied to the detection of gelatine in paper artifacts: from macroscopic to microscopic approach			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Applied physics A : materials science & processing	Abbreviated Journal	Appl Phys A-Mater
	Volume	100	Issue	3	Pages	663-669
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
	Abstract	In order to render paper hydrophobic for ink and thus adequate for writing, gelatine has been largely used. To this day, it is still employed in conservation workshops as an adhesive or a sizing agent, for instance, during the treatment of iron gall ink manuscripts. Various types and concentrations of gelatine are recommended, depending on the desired effect, but little information is available regarding to the physical distribution of gelatine in the paper. This aspect is however determinant for a better control of conservation treatments. In this work, we investigate the possibilities offered by FTIR microscopy for the measurement of the gelatine distribution in paper. Laboratory papers were preliminary treated with different types of gelatine and then embedded in a resin and cut in thin slices. Mapping techniques enable to compare the penetration of different types of gelatine in a semiquantitative way. The performance of conventional laboratory equipment and synchrotron radiation experimental setup are discussed.
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	Language		Wos	000281317700011	Publication Date	2010-04-01
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	ISSN	0947-8396	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.455	Times cited	12	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was performed with the support of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Torino, who founded the postgraduate internship of Eleonora Pellizzi at the CRCC (Master dei talenti). It received the technical support of the SMIS line of the SOLEIL synchrotron (Saint Aubin, France). We are thankful to all our colleagues who helped us during our experiments: Anne Laurence Dupont for providing gelatine samples, Chakib Djediat (Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris) for his advice regarding the samples preparation, Christophe Sandt (Synchrotron SOLEIL) for his help and availability during our Beam time allocation, and Paul Dumas (Synchrotron SOLEIL) for his warm reception on the SMIS line. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.455; 2010 IF: 1.765
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:84579			Serial	5627
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	Author	Ferreira, W.P.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	A two-component mixture of charged particles confined in a channel: melting			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Journal of physics : condensed matter	Abbreviated Journal	J Phys-Condens Mat
	Volume	22	Issue	28	Pages	11
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The melting of a binary system of charged particles confined in a quasi-one-dimensional parabolic channel is studied through Monte Carlo simulations. At zero temperature the particles are ordered in parallel chains. The melting is anisotropic and different melting temperatures are obtained according to the spatial direction, and the different kinds of particles present in the system. Melting is very different for the single-, two- and four-chain configurations. A temperature induced structural phase transition is found between two different four-chain ordered states which is absent in the mono-disperse system. In the mixed regime, where the two kinds of particles are only slightly different, melting is almost isotropic and a thermally induced homogeneous distribution of the distinct kinds of charges is observed.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000279257300023	Publication Date	2010-06-16
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0953-8984;1361-648X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.649	Times cited	10	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by CNPq, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1) and the bilateral program between Flanders and Brazil. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.649; 2010 IF: 2.332
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83862			Serial	3771
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	Author	Carrillo-Nuñez, H.; Magnus, W.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	A simplified quantum mechanical model for nanowire transistors based on non-linear variational calculus			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Journal of applied physics	Abbreviated Journal	J Appl Phys
	Volume	108	Issue	6	Pages	063708,1-063708,8
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	A simplified quantum mechanical model is developed to investigate quantum transport features such as the electron concentration and the current flowing through a silicon nanowire metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET). In particular, the electron concentration is extracted from a self-consistent solution of the Schrödinger and Poisson equations as well as the ballistic Boltzmann equation which have been solved by exploiting a nonlinear variational principle within the framework of the generalized local density approximation. A suitable action functional has been minimized and details of the implementation and its numerical minimization are given. The current density and its related current-voltage characteristics are calculated from the one-dimensional ballistic steady-state Boltzmann transport equation which is solved analytically by using the method of characteristic curves. The straightforward implementation, the computational speed and the good qualitative behavior of the transport characteristics observed in our approach make it a promising simulation method for modeling quantum transport in nanowire MOSFETs.
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	Publisher	American Institute of Physics	Place of Publication	New York, N.Y.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000282646400067	Publication Date	2010-09-22
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	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	; This work was supported by Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI) and the Interuniversity Attraction Poles, Belgium State, Belgium Science Policy, and IMEC. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.068; 2010 IF: 2.079
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:84943			Serial	3006
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	Author	Barbier, M.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Single-layer and bilayer graphene superlattices: collimation, additional Dirac points and Dirac lines			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society : mathematical, physical and engineering sciences	Abbreviated Journal	Philos T R Soc A
	Volume	368	Issue	1932	Pages	5499-5524
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We review the energy spectrum and transport properties of several types of one-dimensional superlattices (SLs) on single-layer and bilayer graphene. In single-layer graphene, for certain SL parameters an electron beam incident on an SL is highly collimated. On the other hand, there are extra Dirac points generated for other SL parameters. Using rectangular barriers allows us to find analytical expressions for the location of new Dirac points in the spectrum and for the renormalization of the electron velocities. The influence of these extra Dirac points on the conductivity is investigated. In the limit of δ-function barriers, the transmission T through and conductance G of a finite number of barriers as well as the energy spectra of SLs are periodic functions of the dimensionless strength P of the barriers, Graphic, with vF the Fermi velocity. For a KronigPenney SL with alternating sign of the height of the barriers, the Dirac point becomes a Dirac line for P = π/2+nπ with n an integer. In bilayer graphene, with an appropriate bias applied to the barriers and wells, we show that several new types of SLs are produced and two of them are similar to type I and type II semiconductor SLs. Similar to single-layer graphene SLs, extra Dirac points are found in bilayer graphene SLs. Non-ballistic transport is also considered.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000283660000011	Publication Date	2010-11-01
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	ISSN	1364-503X;1471-2962;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.97	Times cited	64	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by IMEC, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP) and the Canadian NSERC through grant no. OGP0121756. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.97; 2010 IF: 2.459
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85597			Serial	3023
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	Author	Barbier, M.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Kronig-Penney model on bilayer graphene : spectrum and transmission periodic in the strength of the barriers			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	82	Issue	23	Pages	235408-235408,10
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We show that the transmission through single and double δ-function potential barriers of strength P=VWb/ℏvF in bilayer graphene is periodic in P with period π. For a certain range of P values we find states that are bound to the potential barrier and that run along the potential barrier. Similar periodic behavior is found for the conductance. The spectrum of a periodic succession of δ-function barriers (Kronig-Penney model) in bilayer graphene is periodic in P with period 2π. For P smaller than a critical value Pc, the spectrum exhibits two Dirac points while for P larger than Pc an energy gap opens. These results are extended to the case of a superlattice of δ-function barriers with P alternating in sign between successive barriers; the corresponding spectrum is periodic in P with period π.
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	Language		Wos	000286766900008	Publication Date	2010-12-06
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	34	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by IMEC, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the Canadian NSERC under Grant No. OGP0121756. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88910			Serial	1768
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	Author	Barbier, M.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Extra Dirac points in the energy spectrum for superlattices on single-layer graphene			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	81	Issue	7	Pages	075438,1-075438,7
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We investigate the emergence of extra Dirac points in the electronic structure of a periodically spaced barrier system, i.e., a superlattice, on single-layer graphene, using a Dirac-type Hamiltonian. Using square barriers allows us to find analytic expressions for the occurrence and location of these new Dirac points in k space and for the renormalization of the electron velocity near them in the low-energy range. In the general case of unequal barrier and well widths the new Dirac points move away from the Fermi level and for given heights of the potential barriers there is a minimum and maximum barrier width outside of which the new Dirac points disappear. The effect of these extra Dirac points on the density of states and on the conductivity is investigated.
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	Language		Wos	000274998200133	Publication Date	2010-02-25
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	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	211	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by IMEC, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), the Brazilian Council for Research (CNPq), and the Canadian NSERC Grant No. OGP0121756. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:81767			Serial	1159
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	Author	Silhanek, A.V.; Milošević, M.V.; Kramer, R.B.G.; Berdiyorov, G.R.; Vondel van de, J.; Luccas, R.F.; Puig, T.; Peeters, F.M.; Moshchalkov, V.V.
	Title	Formation of stripelike flux patterns obtained by freezing kinematic vortices in a superconducting Pb film			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Physical review letters	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev Lett
	Volume	104	Issue	1	Pages
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We demonstrate experimentally and theoretically that the dissipative state of superconducting samples with a periodic array of holes at high current densities consists of flux rivers resulting from a short-range attractive interaction between vortices. This dynamically induced vortex-vortex attraction results from the migration of quasiparticles out of the vortex core (kinematic vortices). We have directly visualized the formation of vortex chains by scanning Hall probe microscopy after freezing the dynamic state by a field cooling procedure at a constant bias current. Similar experiments carried out in a sample without holes show no hint of flux river formation. We shed light on this nonequilibrium phenomena modeled by time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau simulations.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	New York, N.Y.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000273881900033	Publication Date	2010-01-07
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0031-9007;1079-7114;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	8.462	Times cited	60	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by Methusalem funding by the Flemish government, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), the Belgian Science Policy, and the ESF NES network. A. V. S., G. R. B., and J. V. d. V. acknowledge support from FWO-VI R. F. L. acknowledges support from I3P CSIC program and MAT2008-01022. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 8.462; 2010 IF: 7.622
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	Author	Khaydarov, R.T.; Beisinbaeva, H.B.; Sabitov, N.M.; Terentev, V.B.; Berdiyorov, G.R.
	Title	Effect of neutron irradiation on the characteristics of laser-produced plasma			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Nuclear fusion	Abbreviated Journal	Nucl Fusion
	Volume	50	Issue	2	Pages	025024,1-025024,5
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Using the mass-spectrometric method we studied the formation of multi-charged plasma ions during the interaction of laser radiation with solid targets irradiated by neutron beams. We found that structural defects, caused by the neutron irradiation, influence not only the efficiency of the process of material evaporation and emission of plasma, but also the ionization and recombination processes taking place at the initial stage of plasma formation and expansion. We also show the effect of the dose of neutron irradiation on the threshold of plasma formation from the surface of the target.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Vienna	Editor
	Language		Wos	000275322200029	Publication Date	2010-01-27
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0029-5515;1741-4326;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.307	Times cited	3	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by MINVIZ Uzbekistan and by IAEA (No 13738). G. R. B acknowledges support from FWO-Vlaanderen. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.307; 2010 IF: 3.303
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:81769			Serial	825
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	Author	Liu, Y.; Cheng, F.; Li, X.J.; Peeters, F.M.; Chang, K.
	Title	Tuning of the two electron states in quantum rings through the spin-orbit interaction			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	82	Issue	4	Pages	1-7
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The effect of the Coulomb interaction on the energy spectrum and anisotropic distribution of two electron states in a quantum ring in the presence of Rashba spin-orbit interaction (RSOI) and Dresselhaus SOI (DSOI) is investigated in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field. We find that the interplay between the RSOI and DSOI makes the single quantum ring behaves like a laterally coupled quantum dot and the interdot coupling can be tuned by changing the strengths of the SOIs. The interplay can lead to singlet-triplet state mixing and anticrossing behavior when the singlet and triplet states meet with increasing magnetic field. The two electron ground state displays a bar-bell-like spatial anisotropic distribution in a quantum ring at a specific crystallographic direction, i.e., [110] or [11̅ 0], which can be switched by reversing the direction of the perpendicular electric field. The ground state exhibits a singlet-triplet state transition with increasing magnetic field and strengths of RSOI and DSOI. An anisotropic electron distribution is predicted which can be detected through the measurement of its optical properties.
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	Language		Wos	000280234100006	Publication Date	2010-07-22
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	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	14	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by NSFC under Grants No. 60525405 and No. 10874175 and the Belgium Science Policy (IAP). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:84087			Serial	3756
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	Author	Lin, N.S.; Misko, V.R.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Dynamics of multishell vortex structures in mesoscopic superconducting Corbino disks			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	81	Issue	13	Pages	134504,1-134504,11
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We study the dynamics of vortex shells in mesoscopic superconducting Corbino disks, where vortices form shells as recently observed in micrometer-sized Nb disks. Due to the interplay between the vortex-vortex interaction, the gradient Lorentz force and the (in)commensurability between the numbers of vortices in shells, the process of angular melting of vortex-shell configurations becomes complex. Angular melting can start either from the center of the disk (where the shear stress is maximum) or from its boundary (where the shear stress is minimum) depending on the specific vortex configuration. Furthermore, we found that two kinds of defects can exist in such vortex-shell structures: intrashell and intershell defects. An intrashell defect may lead to an inverse dynamic behavior, i.e., one of the vortex shells under a stronger driving force can rotate slower than the adjacent shell that is driven by a weaker Lorentz force. An intershell defect always locks more than two shells until the gradient of the Lorentz force becomes large enough to break the rigid-body rotation of the locked shells. Such a lock-unlock process leads to hysteresis in the angular velocities of the shells.
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	Language		Wos	000277207900079	Publication Date	2010-04-02
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	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	11	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the “Odysseus” program of the Flemish Government and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1), the Interuniversity Attraction Poles (IAP) Programme-Belgian State-Belgian Science Policy, and the FWO-V1. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:82803			Serial	779
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	Author	Misko, V.R.; Bothner, D.; Kemmler, M.; Kleiner, R.; Koelle, D.; Peeters, F.M.; Nori, F.
	Title	Enhancing the critical current in quasiperiodic pinning arrays below and above the matching magnetic flux			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	82	Issue	18	Pages	184512-184512,7
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Quasiperiodic pinning arrays, as recently demonstrated theoretically and experimentally using a fivefold Penrose tiling, can lead to a significant enhancement of the critical current Ic as compared to traditional regular pinning arrays. However, while regular arrays showed only a sharp peak in Ic(Φ) at the matching flux Φ1 and quasiperiodic arrays provided a much broader maximum at Φ<Φ1, both types of pinning arrays turned out to be inefficient for fluxes larger than Φ1. We demonstrate theoretically and experimentally the enhancement of Ic(Φ) for Φ>Φ1 by using non-Penrose quasiperiodic pinning arrays. This result is based on a qualitatively different mechanism of flux pinning by quasiperiodic pinning arrays and could be potentially useful for applications in superconducting microelectronic devices operating in a broad range of magnetic fields.
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	Language		Wos	000283923400006	Publication Date	2010-11-08
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	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	33	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish Government and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Interuniversity Attraction Poles (IAP) Programme-Belgian State-Belgian Science Policy, the FWO-Vl, and by the DFG via SFB/TRR21. V. R. M. is grateful to the FWO-Vl for the support of the research stay at the DML (ASI, RIKEN), and to F. N. for hospitality. M. K. gratefully acknowledges support from the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, and D. B. from the Evangelisches Studienwerk e.V. Villigst. F. N. acknowledges partial support from the Laboratory of Physical Sciences, National Security Agency, Army Research Office, DARPA, AFOSR, National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0726909, JSPS-RFBR under Contract No. 09-02-92114, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S), MEXT Kakenhi on Quantum Cybernetics, and Funding Program for Innovative R&D on S&T (FIRST). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85800			Serial	1066
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	Author	Pogosov, W.V.; Zhao, H.J.; Misko, V.R.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Kink-antikink vortex transfer in periodic-plus-random pinning potential : theoretical analysis and numerical experiments			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	81	Issue	2	Pages
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The influence of random pinning on the vortex dynamics in a periodic square potential under an external drive is investigated. Using numerical experiments and theoretical approach, we found several dynamical regimes of vortex motion that are different from the ones for a regular pinning potential. Vortex transfer is controlled by kinks and antikinks, which either pre-exist in the system or appear spontaneously in pairs and then propagate. When kinks and antikinks collide, they annihilate. We provide clear physical interpretations of the observed features.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000274002100087	Publication Date	2010-01-19
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	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	10	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish government, FWO-Vl, and IAP. W.V.P. acknowledges support from RFBR (Contract No. 09-02-00248). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:81251			Serial	1761
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	Author	Pogosov, W.V.; Misko, V.R.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Geometry-induced localization of thermal fluctuations in ultrathin superconducting structures			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	82	Issue	5	Pages	054523-054523,6
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Thermal fluctuations of the order parameter in an ultrathin triangular-shaped superconducting structure are studied near Tc, in zero applied field. We find that the order parameter is prone to much larger fluctuations in the corners of the structure as compared to its interior. This geometry-induced localization of thermal fluctuations is attributed to the fact that condensate confinement in the corners is characterized by a lower effective dimensionality, which favors stronger fluctuations.
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	Language		Wos	000281294700006	Publication Date	2010-08-27
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	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	2	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish government, FWO-Vl, and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). W. V. P. acknowledges supports from the RFBR [Project No. 09-02-00248] and the “Dynasty Foundation.” ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:84470			Serial	1334
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	Author	Kosimov, D.P.; Dzhurakhalov, A.A.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Carbon clusters: from ring structures to nanographene			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2010	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	81	Issue	19	Pages	195414,1-195414,12
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	The lowest-energy configurations of Cn(n≤55) clusters are obtained using the energy-minimization technique with the conjugate gradient method where a modified Brenner potential is invoked to describe the carbon and hydrocarbon interaction. We found that the ground-state configuration consists of a single ring for small number of C atoms and multiring structures are found with increasing n, which can be in planar, bowl-like or caplike form. Contrary to previous predictions, the binding energy Eb does not show even-odd oscillations and only small jumps are found in the Eb(n) curve as a consequence of specific types of edges or equivalently the number of secondary atoms. We found that hydrogenation of the edge atoms may change the ground-state configuration of the nanocluster. In both cases we determined the magic clusters. Special attention is paid to trigonal and hexagonal shaped carbon clusters and to clusters having a graphenelike configuration. Trigonal clusters are never the ground state while hexagonal-shaped clusters are only the ground state when they have zigzag edges.
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	Language		Wos	000278142000103	Publication Date	2010-05-10
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	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	55	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Belgian Science Policy (IAP) and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83385			Serial	278
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