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Author Ghosh, S.; Tongay, S.; Hebard, A.F.; Sahin, H.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title Ferromagnetism in stacked bilayers of Pd/C60 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials Abbreviated Journal J Magn Magn Mater  
  Volume 349 Issue Pages 128-134  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We provide experimental evidence for the existence of ferromagnetism in bilayers of Pd/C-60 which is supported by theoretical calculations based on density functional theory (DFT). The observed ferromagnetism is surprising as C-60 and Pd films are both non-ferromagnetic in the non-interacting limit. Magnetization (M) versus applied field (H) data acquired at different temperatures (T) show magnetic hysteresis with typical coercive fields (H-c) on the order of 50 Oe. From the temperature-dependent magnetization M(T) we extract a Curie temperature (T-c >= 550 K) using Bloch-like power law extrapolations to high temperatures. Using DFT calculations we investigated all plausible scenarios for the interaction between the C-60 molecules and the Pd slabs, Pd single atoms and Pd clusters. DFT shows that while the C-60 molecules are nonmagnetic, Pd films have a degenerate ground state that subject to a weak perturbation, can become ferromagnetic. Calculations also show that the interaction of C-60 molecules with excess Pd atoms and with sharp edges of a Pd slab is the most likely configuration that render the system ferromagnetic Interestingly, the calculated charge transfer (0.016 e per surface Pd atom, 0.064 e per Pd for intimate contact region) between C-60 and Pd does not appear to play an important role. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000326037600022 Publication Date 2013-08-02  
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  ISSN 0304-8853; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.63 Times cited 8 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank Prof. Amlan Biswas and Daniel Grant for Atomic Force Microscopy measurements. This work is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Contract Number 1005301 (AFH). The authors also thank S. Ciraci for fruitful discussions. All the computational resources have been provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H. Sahin is also supported by a FWO Pegasus Marie Curie Long Fellowship during the study. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.63; 2014 IF: 1.970  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:112214 Serial 1184  
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Author Lin, N.S.; Heitmann, T.W.; Yu, K.; Plourde, B.L.T.; Misko, V.R. url  doi
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  Title Rectification of vortex motion in a circular ratchet channel Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 84 Issue 14 Pages 144511-144511,12  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We study the dynamics of vortices in an asymmetric (i.e., consisting of triangular cells) ring channel driven by an external ac current I in a Corbino setup. The asymmetric potential rectifies the motion of vortices and induces a net vortex flow without any unbiased external drive, i.e., the ratchet effect. We show that the net flow of vortices strongly depends on vortex density and frequency of the driving current. Depending on the density, we distinguish a single-vortex rectification regime (for low density, when each vortex is rectified individually) determined by the potential-energy landscape inside each cell of the channel (i.e., hard and easy directions) and multi-vortex, or collective, rectification (high-density case) when the inter-vortex interaction becomes important. We analyze the average angular velocity ω of vortices as a function of I and study commensurability effects between the numbers of vortices and cells in the channel and the role of frequency of the applied ac current. We have shown that the commensurability effect results in a stepwise ω-I curve. Besides the integer steps, i.e., the large steps found in the single-vortex case, we also found fractional steps corresponding to fractional ratios between the numbers of vortices and triangular cells. We have performed preliminary measurements on a device containing a single weak-pinning circular ratchet channel in a Corbino geometry and observed a substantial asymmetric vortex response.  
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  Language Wos 000295795500010 Publication Date 2011-10-07  
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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 27 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank Peter Kes and Marcel Hesselberth for providing the superconducting films from which the Corbino ratchet sample was fabricated. 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, and the FWO-Vl (Belgium). T. W. H., K.Y., and B. L. T. P acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation under Grant DMR-0547147 as well as the use of the Cornell NanoScale Facility, a member of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, which is supported by the National Science Foundation (Grant ECS-0335765). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:92809 Serial 2848  
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Author Perez, A.J.; Jacquet, Q.; Batuk, D.; Iadecola, A.; Saubanere, M.; Rousse, G.; Larcher, D.; Vezin, H.; Doublet, M.-L.; Tarascon, J.-M. doi  openurl
  Title Approaching the limits of cationic and anionic electrochemical activity with the Li-rich layered rocksalt Li3IrO4 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Nature energy Abbreviated Journal Nat Energy  
  Volume 2 Issue 12 Pages 954-962  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The Li-rich rocksalt oxides Li2MO3 (M = 3d/4d/5d transition metal) are promising positive-electrode materials for Li-ion batteries, displaying capacities exceeding 300 mAh g(-1) thanks to the participation of the oxygen non-bonding O(2p) orbitals in the redox process. Understanding the oxygen redox limitations and the role of the O/M ratio is therefore crucial for the rational design of materials with improved electrochemical performances. Here we push oxygen redox to its limits with the discovery of a Li3IrO4 compound (O/M = 4) that can reversibly take up and release 3.5 electrons per Ir and possesses the highest capacity ever reported for any positive insertion electrode. By quantitatively monitoring the oxidation process, we demonstrate the material's instability against O-2 release on removal of all Li. Our results show that the O/M parameter delineates the boundary between the material's maximum capacity and its stability, hence providing valuable insights for further development of high-capacity materials.  
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  Language Wos 000430218300001 Publication Date 2017-12-06  
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  ISSN 2058-7546 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor Times cited 55 Open Access Not_Open_Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank P. Pearce for providing the beta-Li<INF>2</INF>IrO<INF>3</INF> and L. Lemarquis for helping in the DEMS experiment. We are particularly grateful to S. Belin, V. Briois and L. Stievano for helpful discussions on XAS analysis and synchrotron SOLEIL (France) for providing beamtime at the ROCK beamline (financed by the French National Research Agency (ANR) as part of the 'Investissements d'Avenir' programme, reference: ANR-10-EQPX-45). A.J.P and A. I. acknowledge the GdR C(RS) 2 for the workshop organized on a chemometric approach for XAS data analysis. V. Nassif is acknowledged for her help during neutron diffraction experiments performed at Institut Laue Langevin on D1B. Use of the 11-BM mail service of the APS at Argonne National Laboratory was supported by the US Department of Energy under contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357 and is gratefully acknowledged. This work has been performed with the support of the European Research Council (ERC) (FP/2014)/ERC Grant- Project 670116 ARPEMA. ; Approved Most recent IF: NA  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150926 Serial 4962  
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Author Xu, B.; Milošević, M.V.; Lin, S.-H.; Peeters, F.M.; Jankó, B. url  doi
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  Title Formation of multiple-flux-quantum vortices in mesoscopic superconductors from simulations of calorimetric, magnetic, and transport properties Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 107 Issue 5 Pages 057002,1-057002,4  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Because of strong flux confinement in mesoscopic superconductors, a giant vortex may appear in the ground state of the system in an applied magnetic field. This multiquanta vortex can then split into individual vortices (and vice versa) as a function of, e.g., applied current, magnetic field, or temperature. Here we show that such transitions can be identified by calorimetry, as the formation or splitting of a giant vortex results in a clear jump in measured heat capacity versus external drive. We attribute this phenomenon to an abrupt change in the density of states of the quasiparticle excitations in the vortex core(s), and further link it to a sharp change of the magnetic susceptibility at the transitionproving that the formation of a giant vortex can also be detected by magnetometry.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000293333100006 Publication Date 2011-07-29  
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  ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 26 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank O. Bourgeois, T. Yokoyama, M. Eschrig, and M. Ichioka for discussions. This work was supported by FWO-Vlaanderen, the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), the bilateral project Flanders-USA, NSF NIRT, ECS-0609249, and Institute of Theoretical Sciences, Notre Dame. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2011 IF: 7.370  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:91237 Serial 1263  
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Author Yin, C.; Krishnan, D.; Gauquelin, N.; Verbeeck, J.; Aarts, J. doi  openurl
  Title Controlling the interfacial conductance in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 in 90 degrees off-axis sputter deposition Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Physical review materials Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 3 Issue 3 Pages 034002  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract We report on the fabrication of conducting interfaces between LaAlO3 and SrTiO3 by 90 degrees off-axis sputtering in an Ar atmosphere. At a growth pressure of 0.04 mbar the interface is metallic, with a carrier density of the order of 1 x 10(13) cm(-2) at 3 K. By increasing the growth pressure, we observe an increase of the out-of-plane lattice constants of the LaAlO3 films while the in-plane lattice constants do not change. Also, the low-temperature sheet resistance increases with increasing growth pressure, leading to an insulating interface when the growth pressure reaches 0.10 mbar. We attribute the structural variations to an increase of the La/Al ratio, which also explains the transition from metallic behavior to insulating behavior of the interfaces. Our research shows that the control which is furnished by the Ar pressure makes sputtering as versatile a process as pulsed laser deposition, and emphasizes the key role of the cation stoichiometry of LaAlO3 in the formation of the conducting interface.  
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  Language Wos 000461077100002 Publication Date 2019-03-12  
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  ISSN 2475-9953 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.926 Times cited 4 Open Access Not_Open_Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank Nikita Lebedev, Aymen Ben Hamida, and Prateek Kumar for useful discussions and Giordano Mattoni, Jun Wang, Vincent Joly, and Hozanna Miro for their technical assistance. We also thank Jean-Marc Triscone and his group for sharing their design of the sputtering system with us. This work is part of the FOM research programme DESCO with Project No. 149, which is (partly) financed by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). C.Y. is supported by China Scholarship Council (CSC) with Grant No. 201508110214. N.G., D.K., and J.V. acknowledge financial support from the GOA project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp. ; Approved Most recent IF: NA  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:158547 Serial 5243  
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Author Conti, S.; Perali, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Neilson, D. url  doi
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  Title Multicomponent electron-hole superfluidity and the BCS-BEC crossover in double bilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 119 Issue 25 Pages 257002  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract <script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('Superfluidity in coupled electron-hole sheets of bilayer graphene is predicted here to be multicomponent because of the conduction and valence bands. We investigate the superfluid crossover properties as functions of the tunable carrier densities and the tunable energy band gap Eg. For small band gaps there is a significant boost in the two superfluid gaps, but the interaction-driven excitations from the valence to the conduction band can weaken the superfluidity, even blocking the system from entering the Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) regime at low densities. At a given larger density, a band gap E-g similar to 80-120 meV can carry the system into the strong-pairing multiband BCS-BEC crossover regime, the optimal range for realization of high-Tc superfluidity.'));  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000418619100017 Publication Date 2017-12-22  
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  ISSN 0031-9007 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 18 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank Mohammad Zarenia for useful discussions. Part of this work was supported by FWO-VI (Flemish Science Foundation) and the Methusalem program. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:148509 Serial 4885  
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Author Lander, L.; Rousse, G.; Batuk, D.; Colin, C.V.; Dalla Corte, D.A.; Tarascon, J.-M. pdf  doi
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  Title Synthesis, structure, and electrochemical properties of k-based sulfates K2M2(SO4)3) with M = Fe and Cu Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Inorganic chemistry Abbreviated Journal Inorg Chem  
  Volume 56 Issue 4 Pages 2013-2021  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Stabilizing new host structures through potassium extraction from K-based polyanionic materials has been proven to be an interesting approach to develop new Li+/Na+ insertion materials. Pursuing the same trend, we here report the feasibility of preparing langbeinite “Fe-2(SO4)(3)” via electrochemical and chemical oxidation of K2Fe2(SO4)(3). Additionally, we succeeded in stabilizing a new K2Cu2(SO4)(3) phase via a solid-state synthesis approach. This novel compound crystallizes in a complex orthorhombic structure that differs from that of langbeinite as deduced from synchrotron X-ray and neutron powder diffraction. Electrochemically, the performance of this new phase is limited, which we explain in terms of sluggish diffusion kinetics. We further show that K2Cu2(SO4)(3) decomposes into K2Cu3O(SO4)(3) on heating, and we report for the first time the synthesis of fedotovite K2Cu3O(SO4)(3). Finally, the fundamental attractiveness of these S = 1/2 systems for physicists is examined by neutron magnetic diffraction, which reveals the absence of a long-range ordering of Cu2+ magnetic moments down to 1.5 K.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Easton, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000394736600027 Publication Date 2017-01-27  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0020-1669 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.857 Times cited 13 Open Access Not_Open_Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank Matthieu Courty for performing TGA/DSC measurements. Use of the 11-BM mail service of the APS at Argonne National Laboratory was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC02-06CH11357 and is acknowledged. The French CRG D1B is acknowledged for allocating neutron beamtime. L.L. thanks the ANR “Hipolite” for the Ph.D. funding. ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.857  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:142531 Serial 4692  
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Author Van Pottelberge, R.; Moldovan, D.; Milovanović, S.P.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Molecular collapse in monolayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication 2D materials Abbreviated Journal 2D Mater  
  Volume 6 Issue 4 Pages 045047  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Atomic collapse is a phenomenon inherent to relativistic quantum mechanics where electron states dive in the positron continuum for highly charged nuclei. This phenomenon was recently observed in graphene. Here we investigate a novel collapse phenomenon when multiple sub- and supercritical charges of equal strength are put close together as in a molecule. We construct a phase diagram which consists of three distinct regions: (1) subcritical, (2) frustrated atomic collapse, and (3) molecular collapse. We show that the single impurity atomic collapse resonances rearrange themselves to form molecular collapse resonances which exhibit a distinct bonding, anti-bonding and non-bonding character. Here we limit ourselves to systems consisting of two and three charges. We show that by tuning the distance between the charges and their strength a high degree of control over the molecular collapse resonances can be achieved.  
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  Language Wos 000487692200003 Publication Date 2019-08-30  
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  ISSN 2053-1583 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 6.937 Times cited 6 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank Matthias Van der Donck for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the Research Foundation of Flanders (FWO-V1) through an aspirant research Grant for RVP and a postdoctoral Grant for SPM. ; Approved Most recent IF: 6.937  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:163756 Serial 5422  
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Author Van Pottelberge, R.; Van Duppen, B.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Electrical dipole on gapped graphene : bound states and atomic collapse Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 98 Issue 16 Pages 165420  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We investigate the energy spectrum, wave functions, and local density of states of an electrical dipole placed on a sheet of gapped graphene as function of the charge strength Z alpha for different sizes of the dipole and for different regularization parameters. The dipole is modeled as consisting of a positive and negative charge. Bound states are found within the gap region with some energy levels that anticross and others that cross as function of the impurity strength Z alpha. The anticrossings are more pronounced and move to higher charges Z alpha when the length of the dipole decreases. These energy levels turn into atomic collapse states when they enter the positive (or negative) energy continuum. A smooth transition from the single-impurity behavior to the dipole one is observed: The states diving towards the continuum in the single-impurity case are gradually replaced by a series of anticrossings that represent a continuation of the diving states in the single-impurity case. By studying the local density of states at the edge of the dipole we show how the series of anticrossings persist in the positive and negative continuum.  
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  Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication New York, N.Y Editor  
  Language Wos 000447302700010 Publication Date 2018-10-23  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 8 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank Matthias Van der Donck for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the Research Foundation of Flanders (FWO-V1) through an aspirant research grant for R.V.P. and a postdoctoral grant for B.V.D. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:154728UA @ admin @ c:irua:154728 Serial 5094  
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Author Van Pottelberge, R.; Zarenia, M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Comment on “Impurity spectra of graphene under electric and magnetic fields” Type Editorial
  Year 2018 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 97 Issue 20 Pages 207403  
  Keywords Editorial; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract In a recent paper [Phys. Rev. B 89, 155403 (2014)], the authors investigated the spectrum of a Coulomb impurity in graphene in the presence of magnetic and electric fields using the coupled series expansion approach. In the first part of their paper, they investigated how Coulomb impurity states collapse in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field. We argue that the obtained spectrum does not give information about the atomic collapse and that their interpretation of the spectrum regarding atomic collapse is not correct. We also argue that the obtained results are only valid up to the dimensionless charge vertical bar alpha vertical bar = 0.5 and, to obtain correct results for alpha > 0.5, a proper regularization of the Coulomb interaction is required. Here we present the correct numerical results for the spectrum for arbitrary values of alpha.  
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  Publisher Amer physical soc Place of Publication College pk Editor  
  Language Wos 000433288800015 Publication Date 2018-05-29  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 5 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank Matthias Van der Donck for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem funding of the Flemish Government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:152042UA @ admin @ c:irua:152042 Serial 5017  
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Author Van Pottelberge, R.; Zarenia, M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Magnetic field dependence of atomic collapse in bilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 98 Issue 11 Pages 115406  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The spectrum of a Coulomb impurity in bilayer graphene is investigated as function of the strength of a perpendicular magnetic field for different values of the angular quantum number m and for different values of the gate voltage. We point out fundamental differences between the results from the two-band and four-band model. The supercritical instability and fall-to-center phenomena are investigated in the presence of a magnetic field. We find that in the four-band model the fall-to-center phenomenon occurs as in monolayer graphene, while this is not the case in the two-band model. We find that in a magnetic field the supercritical instability manifests itself as a series of anticrossings in the hole part of the spectrum for states coming from the low-energy band. However, we also find very distinct anticrossings in the electron part of the spectrum that continue into the hole part, which are related to the higher energy band of the four-band model. At these anticrossings, we find a very sharp peak in the probability density close to the impurity, reminiscent for the fall-to-center phenomenon. In this paper, these peculiar and interesting effects are studied for different magnetic field, interlayer coupling, and bias potential strengths.  
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  Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication New York, N.Y Editor  
  Language Wos 000443671900010 Publication Date 2018-09-04  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 3 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank Matthias Van der Donck and Ben Van Duppen for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem funding of the Flemish Government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153654UA @ admin @ c:irua:153654 Serial 5113  
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Author Van Pottelberge, R.; Zarenia, M.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Graphene quantum dot with a Coulomb impurity : subcritical and supercritical regime Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 95 Issue 24 Pages 245410  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We study the influence of confinement on the atomic collapse due to a Coulomb impurity placed at the center of a graphene quantum dot of radius R. We apply the zigzag or infinite-mass boundary condition and consider both a point-size and a finite-size impurity. As a function of the impurity strength Za, the energy spectra are discrete. In the case of the zigzag boundary condition, the degenerate (with respect to the angular momentum m) zero-energy levels are pulled down in energy as Z alpha increases, and they remain below epsilon = – Z alpha. Our results show that the energy levels exhibit a 1/R dependence in the subcritical regime [Z alpha < |km + 1/2|, k = 1 (-1) for the K (K') valley]. In the supercritical regime (Z alpha > |km + 1/2|) we find a qualitatively very different behavior where the levels decrease as a function of R in a nonmonotonic manner. While the valley symmetry is preserved in the presence of the impurity, we find that the impurity breaks electron-hole symmetry. We further study the energy spectrum of zigzag quantum dots in gapped graphene. Our results show that as the gap increases, the lowest electron states are pushed into the gap by the impurity.  
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  Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication New York, N.Y Editor  
  Language Wos 000403072400005 Publication Date 2017-06-13  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 13 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank Massoud Ramezani-Masir and Dean Moldovan for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Methusalem funding of the Flemish Government, and by the Canadian NSERC Grant No. OGP0121756 (P. V.). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144197 Serial 4661  
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Author Dell'Anna, L.; Perali, A.; Covaci, L.; Neilson, D. url  doi
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  Title Using magnetic stripes to stabilize superfluidity in electron-hole double monolayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 92 Issue 92 Pages 220502  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Experiments have confirmed that double monolayer graphene does not generate finite-temperature electron-hole superfluidity, because of very strong screening of the pairing attraction. The linear dispersing energy bands in monolayer graphene block any attempt to reduce the strength of the screening. We propose a hybrid device with two sheets of monolayer graphene in a modulated periodic perpendicular magnetic field. The field preserves the isotropic Dirac cones of the original monolayers but reduces the slope of the cones, making the monolayer Fermi velocity v(F) smaller. We demonstrate that with current experimental techniques, the reduction in vF can weaken the screening sufficiently to allow electron-hole superfluidity at measurable temperatures.  
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  Language Wos 000366500100004 Publication Date 2015-12-14  
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  ISSN 1098-0121 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 7 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank M. Zarenia for useful discussions. L.D. acknowledges financial support from MIUR: FIRB 2012, Grant No. RBFR12NLNA_002, and PRIN, Grant No. 2010LLKJBX. A.P. and D.N. acknowledge financial support from University of Camerino FAR project CESEMN. L.C. acknowledges financial support from Flemish Science Foundation (FWO). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736  
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Author Van Pottelberge, R.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Tunable circular dipolelike system in graphene : mixed electron-hole states Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 99 Issue 12 Pages 125426  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Coupled electron-hole states are realized in a system consisting of a combination of an electrostatic potential barrier and ring-shaped potential well, which resembles a circular dipole. A perpendicular magnetic field induces confined states inside the Landau gaps which are mainly located at the barrier or ring. Hybridizations between the barrier and ring states are seen as anticrossings in the energy spectrum. As a consequence, the energy levels show an oscillating dependence on the electrostatic potential strength in combination with an oscillating migration of the wave functions between the barrier and ring. At the anticrossing points the quantum state consists of a mixture of electron and hole. The present system mimics closely the behavior of a relativistic dipole on gapped graphene.  
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 3 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank M. Van der Donck for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the Research Foundation of Flanders (FWO-V1) through an aspirant research grant for RVP. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
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Author Földi, P.; Szaszkó-Bogár, V.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title High-temperature conductance of a two-dimensional superlattice controlled by spin-orbit interaction Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 83 Issue 11 Pages 115313-115313,6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Rashba-type spin-orbit interaction (SOI) controlled band structure of a two-dimensional superlattice allows for the modulation of the conductance of finite size devices by changing the strength of the SOI. We consider rectangular arrays and find that the temperature dependence of the conductance disappears for high temperatures, but the strength of the SOI still affects the conductance at these temperatures. The modulation effect can be seen even in the presence of strong dephasing, which can be important for practical applications.  
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  Language Wos 000288242800007 Publication Date 2011-03-11  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 8 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank M. G. Benedict and F. Bartha for useful discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) under Contracts No. T81364 and M045596 and by the “TAMOP-4.2.1/B-09/1/KONV-2010-0005 project: Creating the Center of Excellence at the University of Szeged” supported by the EU and the European Regional Development Fund. P.F. was supported by a J. Bolyai grant of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
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Author Földi, P.; Szaszkó-Bogár, V.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Spin-orbit interaction controlled properties of two-dimensional superlattices Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 82 Issue 11 Pages 115302-115302,4  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The band structure of two-dimensional artificial superlattices in the presence of (Rashba-type) spin-orbit interaction (SOI) is presented. The position and shape of the energy bands in these spintronic crystals depend on the geometry as well as the strength of the SOI, which can be tuned by external gate voltages. For finite mesoscopic arrays, we show that their conductance properties and possible applications can be understood from these spin-dependent band diagrams.  
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  Language Wos 000281516300005 Publication Date 2010-09-03  
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 6 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank M. G. Benedict and F. Bartha for useful discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP) and the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) under Contracts No. T81364 and No. M045596. P.F. was supported by a J. Bolyai grant of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774  
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Strain-engineered graphene through a nanostructured substrate : 1 : deformations Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 85 Issue 19 Pages 195445-195445,11  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using atomistic simulations we investigate the morphological properties of graphene deposited on top of a nanostructured substrate. Sinusoidally corrugated surfaces, steps, elongated trenches, one-dimensional and cubic barriers, spherical bubbles, Gaussian bumps, and Gaussian depressions are considered as support structures for graphene. The graphene-substrate interaction is governed by van der Waals forces and the profile of the graphene layer is determined by minimizing the energy using molecular dynamics simulations. Based on the obtained optimum configurations, we found that (i) for graphene placed over sinusoidally corrugated substrates with corrugation wavelengths longer than 2 nm, the graphene sheet follows the substrate pattern while for supported graphene it is always suspended across the peaks of the substrate, (ii) the conformation of graphene to the substrate topography is enhanced when increasing the energy parameter in the van der Waals model, (iii) the adhesion of graphene into the trenches depends on the width of the trench and on the graphene's orientation, i. e., in contrast to a small-width (3 nm) nanoribbon with armchair edges, the one with zigzag edges follows the substrate profile, (iv) atomic-scale graphene follows a Gaussian bump substrate but not the substrate with a Gaussian depression, and (v) the adhesion energy due to van der Waals interaction varies in the range [0.1-0.4] J/m(2).  
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  Language Wos 000304394800012 Publication Date 2012-05-23  
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 62 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank L. Covaci and S. Costamagna for valuable comments. We acknowledge M. Zarenia, M. R. Masir and D. Nasr for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and ESF EUROCORE program EuroGRAPHENE: CONGRAN. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
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Author Zarenia, M.; Perali, A.; Neilson, D.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Enhancement of electron-hole superfluidity in double few-layer graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Scientific reports Abbreviated Journal Sci Rep-Uk  
  Volume 4 Issue 4 Pages 7319  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We propose two coupled electron-hole sheets of few-layer graphene as a new nanostructure to observe superfluidity at enhanced densities and enhanced transition temperatures. For ABC stacked few-layer graphene we show that the strongly correlated electron-hole pairing regime is readily accessible experimentally using current technologies. We find for double trilayer and quadlayer graphene sheets spatially separated by a nano-thick hexagonal boron-nitride insulating barrier, that the transition temperature for electron-hole superfluidity can approach temperatures of 40 K.  
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  Publisher Nature Publishing Group Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000346272900001 Publication Date 2014-12-08  
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  ISSN 2045-2322; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.259 Times cited 38 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank L. Benfatto, S. De Palo, and G. Senatore for helpful comments. This work was partially supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the European Science Foundation (POLATOM). ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.259; 2014 IF: 5.578  
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Author Singh, S.K.; Neek-Amal, M.; Costamagna, S.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Thermomechanical properties of a single hexagonal boron nitride sheet Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 87 Issue 18 Pages 184106-184107  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using atomistic simulations we investigate the thermodynamical properties of a single atomic layer of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN). The thermal induced ripples, heat capacity, and thermal lattice expansion of large scale h-BN sheets are determined and compared to those found for graphene (GE) for temperatures up to 1000 K. By analyzing the mean-square height fluctuations < h(2)> and the height-height correlation function H(q) we found that the h-BN sheet is a less stiff material as compared to graphene. The bending rigidity of h-BN (i) is about 16% smaller than the one of GE at room temperature (300 K), and (ii) increases with temperature as in GE. The difference in stiffness between h-BN and GE results in unequal responses to external uniaxial and shear stress and different buckling transitions. In contrast to a GE sheet, the buckling transition of a h-BN sheet depends strongly on the direction of the applied compression. The molar heat capacity, thermal-expansion coefficient, and Gruneisen parameter are estimated to be 25.2 J mol(-1) K-1, 7.2 x 10(-6) K-1, and 0.89, respectively.  
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  Language Wos 000318653800001 Publication Date 2013-05-08  
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 80 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank K. H. Michel and D. A. Kirilenko for their useful comments on the manuscript. M. N.-A. was supported by EU-Marie Curie IIF Postdoctorate Fellowship No. 299855. S. Costamagna was supported by the Belgian Science Foundation (BELSPO). This work was supported by the ESF-EuroGRAPHENE project CONGRAN, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Methusalem program of the Flemish Government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664  
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Author Saberi-Pouya, S.; Conti, S.; Perali, A.; Croxall, A.F.; Hamilton, A.R.; Peeters, F.M.; Neilson, D. url  doi
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  Title Experimental conditions for the observation of electron-hole superfluidity in GaAs heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 101 Issue 14 Pages 140501-140506  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The experimental parameter ranges needed to generate superfluidity in optical and drag experiments in GaAs double quantum wells are determined using a formalism that includes self-consistent screening of the Coulomb pairing interaction in the presence of the superfluid. The very different electron and hole masses in GaAs make this a particularly interesting system for superfluidity with exotic superfluid phases predicted in the BCS-Bose-Einstein condensation crossover regime. We find that the density and temperature ranges for superfluidity cover the range for which optical experiments have observed indications of superfluidity but that existing drag experiments lie outside the superfluid range. We also show that, for samples with low mobility with no macroscopically connected superfluidity, if the superfluidity survives in randomly distributed localized pockets, standard quantum capacitance measurements could detect these pockets.  
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  Language Wos 000523627600001 Publication Date 2020-04-06  
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  ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.7 Times cited 13 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank K. Das Gupta, F. Dubin, U. Siciliani de Cumis, M. Pini, and J. Waldie for illuminating discus-sions. This work was partially supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics (Project No. CE170100039). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.7; 2020 IF: 3.836  
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Author Badalyan, S.M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Effect of nonhomogenous dielectric background on the plasmon modes in graphene double-layer structures at finite temperatures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 85 Issue 19 Pages 195444-195444,6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We have calculated the plasmon modes in graphene double layer structures at finite temperatures, taking into account the inhomogeneity of the dielectric background of the system. The effective dielectric function is obtained from the solution of the Poisson equation of a three-layer dielectric medium with graphene sheets located at the interfaces, separating the different materials. Due to the momentum dispersion of the effective dielectric function, the intra- and interlayer bare Coulomb interactions in the graphene double layer system acquires an additional momentum dependence-an effect that is of the order of the interlayer interaction itself. We show that the energies of the in-phase and out-of-phase plasmon modes are determined largely by different values of the spatially dependent effective dielectric function. The effect of the dielectric inhomogeneity increases with temperature, and even at high temperatures the energy shift induced by the dielectric inhomogeneity and temperature itself remains larger than the broadening of the plasmon energy dispersions due to the Landau damping. The obtained new features of the plasmon dispersions can be observed in frictional drag measurements and in inelastic light scattering and electron energy-loss spectroscopies.  
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  Language Wos 000304394800011 Publication Date 2012-05-23  
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 67 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank G. Vignale for useful discussions and acknowledge support from the Flemisch Science Foundation (FWO-Fl) and the Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
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Author Lin, S.-C.; Kuo, C.-T.; Shao, Y.-C.; Chuang, Y.-D.; Geessinck, J.; Huijben, M.; Rueff, J.-P.; Graff, I.L.; Conti, G.; Peng, Y.; Bostwick, A.; Gullikson, E.; Nemsak, S.; Vailionis, A.; Gauquelin, N.; Verbeeck, J.; Ghiringhelli, G.; Schneider, C.M.; Fadley, C.S. url  doi
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  Title Two-dimensional electron systems in perovskite oxide heterostructures : role of the polarity-induced substitutional defects Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Physical review materials Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 4 Issue 11 Pages 115002  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The discovery of a two-dimensional electron system (2DES) at the interfaces of perovskite oxides such as LaAlO3 and SrTiO3 has motivated enormous efforts in engineering interfacial functionalities with this type of oxide heterostructures. However, the fundamental origins of the 2DES are still not understood, e.g., the microscopic mechanisms of coexisting interface conductivity and magnetism. Here we report a comprehensive spectroscopic investigation on the depth profile of 2DES-relevant Ti 3d interface carriers using depthand element-specific techniques like standing-wave excited photoemission and resonant inelastic scattering. We found that one type of Ti 3d interface carriers, which give rise to the 2DES are located within three unit cells from the n-type interface in the SrTiO3 layer. Unexpectedly, another type of interface carriers, which are polarity-induced Ti-on-Al antisite defects, reside in the first three unit cells of the opposing LaAlO3 layer (similar to 10 angstrom). Our findings provide a microscopic picture of how the localized and mobile Ti 3d interface carriers distribute across the interface and suggest that the 2DES and 2D magnetism at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface have disparate explanations as originating from different types of interface carriers.  
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  Language Wos 000592432200004 Publication Date 2020-11-20  
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  Impact Factor 3.4 Times cited 7 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes (down) ; We thank G. M. De Luca and L. Braicovich for discussions. Charles S. Fadley was deceased on August 1, 2019. We are grateful for his significant contributions to this work. We thank Advanced Light Source for the access to Beamline 8.0.3 (qRIXS) via Proposal No. 09892 and beamline 7.0.2 (MAESTRO) via Proposal No. RA-00291 that contributed to the results presented here. We thank synchrotron SOLEIL (via Proposal No. 99180118) for the access to Beamline GALAXIES. This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231 (Advanced Light Source), and by DOE Contract No. DE-SC0014697 through the University of California, Davis (S.-C.L., C.-T.K, and C.S.F.), and from the Julich Research Center, Peter Grunberg Institute, PGI-6. I. L. G. wishes to thank Brazilian scientific agencies CNPQ (Project No. 200789/2017-1) and CAPES (CAPES-PrInt-UFPR) for their financial support. J.V. and N.G. acknowledge funding from the Geconcentreerde Onderzoekacties (GOA) project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp and the European Union's horizon 2020 research and innovation program ES-TEEM3 under grant agreement no 823717. The Qu-Ant-EM microscope used in this study was partly funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. ; esteem3TA; esteem3reported Approved Most recent IF: 3.4; 2020 IF: NA  
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Author Guzzinati, G.; Béché, A.; Lourenço-Martins, H.; Martin, J.; Kociak, M.; Verbeeck, J. pdf  url
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  Title Probing the symmetry of the potential of localized surface plasmon resonances with phase-shaped electron beams Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Nature communications Abbreviated Journal Nat Commun  
  Volume 8 Issue 8 Pages 14999  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Plasmonics, the science and technology of the interaction of light with metallic objects, is fundamentally changing the way we can detect, generate and manipulate light. Although the field is progressing swiftly, thanks to the availability of nanoscale manufacturing and analysis methods, fundamental properties such as the plasmonic excitations’ symmetries cannot be accessed directly, leading to a partial, sometimes incorrect, understanding of their properties. Here we overcome this limitation by deliberately shaping the wave function of an electron beam to match a plasmonic excitations’ symmetry in a modified transmission electron microscope. We show experimentally and theoretically that this offers selective detection of specific plasmon modes within metallic nanoparticles, while excluding modes with other symmetries. This method resembles the widespread use of polarized light for the selective excitation of plasmon modes with the advantage of locally probing the response of individual plasmonic objects and a far wider range of symmetry selection criteria.  
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  Language Wos 000399084300001 Publication Date 2017-04-12  
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  Impact Factor 12.124 Times cited 84 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes (down) ; We thank F.J. Garcia de Abajo and D.M. Ugarte for interesting and fruitful discussion. This work was supported by funding from the European Research Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7) ERC Starting Grant 278510 VORTEX. Financial support from the European Union under the Framework 7 program under a contract for an Integrated Infrastructure Initiative (Reference number 312483 ESTEEM2) is also gratefully acknowledged. Aluminum nanostructures were fabricated using the Nanomat nanofabrication facility. ; Approved Most recent IF: 12.124  
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Author De Beule, C.; Ziani, N.T.; Zarenia, M.; Partoens, B.; Trauzettel, B. url  doi
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  Title Correlation and current anomalies in helical quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 94 Issue 94 Pages 155111  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We theoretically investigate the ground-state properties of a quantum dot defined on the surface of a strong three-dimensional time-reversal invariant topological insulator. Confinement is realized by ferromagnetic barriers and Coulomb interaction is treated numerically for up to seven electrons in the dot. Experimentally relevant intermediate interaction strengths are considered. The topological origin of the dot has several consequences: (i) spin polarization increases and the ground state exhibits quantum phase transitions at specific angular momenta as a function of interaction strength, (ii) the onset of Wigner correlations takes place mainly in one spin channel, and (iii) the ground state is characterized by a robust persistent current that changes sign as a function of the distance from the center of the dot.  
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  Language Wos 000385242200001 Publication Date 2016-10-07  
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 3 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank F. Cavaliere, F. Crepin, C. Felser, and B. Yan for interesting discussions, and S. Curreli for performing the finite-element calculation of the magnetic field in COMSOL. C.D.B. and M.Z. are supported by the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO). N.T.Z. and B.T. acknowledge financial support by the DFG (SPP1666 and SFB1170 “ToCoTronics”), the Helmholtz Foundation (VITI), and the ENB Graduate School on “Topological Insulators.” ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
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Author Moldovan, D.; Masir, M.R.; Peeters, F.M. pdf  url
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  Title Magnetic field dependence of the atomic collapse state in graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication 2D materials Abbreviated Journal 2D Mater  
  Volume 5 Issue 1 Pages 015017  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract <script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('Quantum electrodynamics predicts that heavy atoms (Z \u003E Z(c) approximate to 170) will undergo the process of atomic collapse where electrons sink into the positron continuum and a new family of so-called collapsing states emerges. The relativistic electrons in graphene exhibit the same physics but at a much lower critical charge (Z(c) approximate to 1) which has made it possible to confirm this phenomenon experimentally. However, there exist conflicting predictions on the effect of a magnetic field on atomic collapse. These theoretical predictions are based on the continuum Dirac-Weyl equation, which does not have an exact analytical solution for the interplay of a supercritical Coulomb potential and the magnetic field. Approximative solutions have been proposed, but because the two effects compete on similar energy scales, the theoretical treatment varies depending on the regime which is being considered. These limitations are overcome here by starting from a tight-binding approach and computing exact numerical results. By avoiding special limit cases, we found a smooth evolution between the different regimes. We predict that the atomic collapse effect persists even after the magnetic field is activated and that the critical charge remains unchanged. We show that the atomic collapse regime is characterized: (1) by a series of Landau level anticrossings and (2) by the absence of root B scaling of the Landau levels with regard to magnetic field strength.'));  
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  Language Wos 000415015000001 Publication Date 2017-10-26  
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  Impact Factor 6.937 Times cited 13 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank Eva Andrei, Jinhai Mao and Yuhang Jiang for insightful discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Funding of the Flemish Government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 6.937  
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Author Pina, J.C.; de Souza Silva, C.C.; Milošević, M.V. url  doi
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  Title Stability of fractional vortex states in a two-band mesoscopic superconductor Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 86 Issue 2 Pages 024512  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We investigate the stability of noncomposite fractional vortex states in a mesoscopic two-band superconductor within the two-component Ginzburg-Landau model. Our analysis explicitly takes into account the relationship between the model parameters and microscopic material parameters, such as partial density of states, Fermi velocities and elements of the electron-phonon coupling matrix. We have found that states with different phase winding number in each band (L-1 not equal L-2) and fractional flux can exist in many different configurations, including rather unconventional ones where the dominating band carries larger winding number and states where vertical bar L-1 – L-2 vertical bar > 1. We present a detailed analysis of the stability of the observed vortex structures with respect to changing the microscopic parameters, showing that, in the weak coupling case, fractional vortex states can be assessed in essentially the whole range of temperatures and applied magnetic fields in which both bands are active. Finally, we propose an efficient way of increasing the range of parameters for which these fractional vortex states can be stabilized. In particular, our proposal allows for observation of fractional vortex structures in materials with stronger coupling, where those states are forbidden at a homogeneous field. This is accomplished with the help of the stray fields of a suitably prepared magnetic dot placed nearby the superconducting disk.  
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  Language Wos 000306309600006 Publication Date 2012-07-14  
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 38 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank Eric B. Claude, Miguel A. Zorro, and Rogerio M. da Silva for assistance in the development of the numerical code used in our simulations. This work was supported by the Brazilian science agencies CNPq and FACEPE, by the FACEPE/CNPq-PRONEX program, under Grant No. APQ-0589-1.05/08, and by CNPq-FWO Brazil-Flanders co-operation program. M.V.M. acknowledges support from the CAPES-PVE program. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
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Author Chin, C.-M.; Battle, P.D.; Blundell, S.J.; Hunter, E.; Lang, F.; Hendrickx, M.; Sena, R.P.; Hadermann, J. pdf  doi
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  Title Comparative study of the magnetic properties of La3Ni2B'O9 for B' = Nb, Ta or Sb Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Journal of solid state chemistry Abbreviated Journal J Solid State Chem  
  Volume 258 Issue 258 Pages 825-834  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Polycrystalline samples of La3Ni2NbO9 and La3Ni2TaO9 have been characterised by X-ray and neutron diffraction, electron microscopy, magnetometry and muon spin relaxation (mu SR); the latter technique was also applied to La3Ni2SbO9. On the length scale of a neutron diffraction experiment, the six-coordinate sites of the monoclinic perovskite structure are occupied in a 1:1 ordered manner by Ni and a random 1/3Ni/2/3B' mixture. Electron microscopy demonstrated that this 1:1 ordering is maintained over microscopic distances, although diffuse scattering indicative of short-range ordering on the mixed site was observed. No magnetic Bragg scattering was observed in neutron diffraction patterns collected from La3Ni2B'O-9 (B' = Nb or Ta) at 5 K although in each case mu SR identified the presence of static spins below 30 K. Magnetometry showed that La3Ni2NbO9 behaves as a spin glass below 29 K but significant short-range interactions are present in La3Ni2NbO9 below 85 K. The contrasting properties of these compounds are discussed in terms of their microstructure.  
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  Language Wos 000423650400107 Publication Date 2017-12-20  
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  ISSN 0022-4596 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.299 Times cited 6 Open Access Not_Open_Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank EPSRC for funding through Grants EP/M0189541 and EP/N023803. CMC thanks the Croucher Foundation and Oxford University for a graduate scholarship. We are grateful E. Suard for experimental assistance at ILL. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.299  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:149284 Serial 4928  
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Author Chin, C.-M.; Battle, P.D.; Hunter, E.C.; Avdeev, M.; Hendrickx, M.; Hadermann, J. url  doi
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  Title Stabilisation of magnetic ordering in La3Ni2-xCuxB'O9(B'=Sb,Ta,Nb) by the introduction of Cu2+ Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Journal of solid state chemistry Abbreviated Journal J Solid State Chem  
  Volume 276 Issue 276 Pages 164-172  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract La3Ni2-xCuxB'O-9 (x = 0.25; B' = Sb, Ta, Nb: x = 0.5; B' = Nb) have been synthesized and characterised by transmission electron microscopy, neutron diffraction and magnetometry. Each adopts a perovskite-like structure (space group P2(1)/n) with two crystallographically-distinct six-coordinate sites, one occupied by a disordered arrangement of Ni2+ and Cu2+ and the other by a disordered similar to 1:2 distribution of Ni2+ and B'(5+), although some Cu2+ is found on the latter site when x = 0.5. Each composition undergoes a magnetic transition in the range 90 <= T/K <= 130 and shows a spontaneous magnetisation at 5 K; the transition temperature always exceeds that of the x = 0 composition by >= 30 K. A long-range ordered G-type ferrimagnetic structure is present in each composition, but small relaxor domains are also present. This contrasts with the pure relaxor and spin-glass behaviour of x = 0, B' = Ta, Nb, respectively.  
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  Language Wos 000473372400023 Publication Date 2019-05-09  
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  ISSN 0022-4596 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.299 Times cited 2 Open Access  
  Notes (down) ; We thank EPSRC for funding through grant EP/M0189541. CMC thanks the Croucher Foundation and the University of Oxford for the award of a graduate scholarship. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.299  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:161199 Serial 5396  
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Author Chin, C.-M.; Sena, R.P.; Hunter, E.C.; Hadermann, J.; Battle, P.D. url  doi
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  Title Interplay of structural chemistry and magnetism in perovskites : a study of CaLn2Ni2WO9: Ln=La, Pr, Nd Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Journal of solid state chemistry Abbreviated Journal J Solid State Chem  
  Volume 251 Issue Pages 224-232  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Polycrystalline samples of CaLn(2)Ni(2)WO(9) (Ln=La, Pr, Nd) have been synthesized and characterised by a combination of X-ray and neutron diffraction, electron microscopy and magnetometry. Each composition adopts a perovskite-like structure with a similar to 5.50, b similar to 5.56, c similar to 7.78 angstrom beta similar to 90.1 degrees in space group P2(1)/n. Of the two crystallographically distinct six-coordinate sites, one is occupied entirely (Ln=Pr) or predominantly (Ln=La, Nd) by Ni2+ and the other by Ni2+ and W6+ in a ratio of approximately 1:2. None of the compounds shows long-range magnetic order at 5 K. The magnetometry data show that the magnetic moments of the Ni2+ cations form a spin glass below 30 K in each case. The Pr3+ moments in CaPr2Ni2WO9 also freeze but the Nd3+ moments in CaNd2Ni2WO9 do not. This behaviour is contrasted with that observed in other (A,A')B2B'O-9 perovskites.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000402581200030 Publication Date 2017-04-22  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0022-4596 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.299 Times cited 5 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes (down) ; We thank EPSRC for funding through grant EP/M0189541. CMC thanks the Croucher Foundation and Oxford University for a graduate scholarship. We are grateful to Ivan da Silva who provided experimental assistance at ISIS and to Maria Batuk for help with the STEM-EDX analysis. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.299  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144179 Serial 4664  
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Author Tang, Y.; Sena, R.P.; Aydeev, M.; Battle, P.D.; Cadogan, J.M.; Hadermann, J.; Hunter, E.C. url  doi
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  Title Magnetic properties of the 6H perovskite Ba3Fe2TeO9 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Journal of solid state chemistry Abbreviated Journal J Solid State Chem  
  Volume 253 Issue Pages 347-354  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract 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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  Language Wos 000406572600047 Publication Date 2017-06-22  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0022-4596 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.299 Times cited 6 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes (down) ; We thank EPSRC for financial support through grant EP/M018954/1. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.299  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145692 Serial 4743  
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