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Author Jiang, J.; Wang, Y.-L.; Milošević, M.V.; Xiao, Z.-L.; Peeters, F.M.; Chen, Q.-H.
Title Reversible ratchet effects in a narrow superconducting ring Type A1 Journal article
Year 2021 Publication Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 103 Issue 1 Pages 014502
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We study the ratchet effect in a narrow pinning-free superconductive ring based on time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau (TDGL) equations. Voltage responses to external dc and ac currents at various magnetic fields are studied. Due to asymmetric barriers for flux penetration and flux exit in the ring-shaped superconductor, the critical current above which the flux-flow state is reached, as well as the critical current for the transition to the normal state, are different for the two directions of applied current. These effects cooperatively cause ratchet signal reversal at high magnetic fields, which has not been reported to date in a pinning-free system. The ratchet signal found here is larger than those induced by asymmetric pinning potentials. Our results also demonstrate the feasibility of using mesoscopic superconductors to employ a superconducting diode effect in versatile superconducting devices.
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Language Wos 000604821500003 Publication Date 2021-01-05
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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 2 Open Access OpenAccess
Notes (down) ; We are grateful to G. Berdiyorov for useful suggestions and comments. Q.-H.C. thanks Beiyi Zhu for helpful discussions during the early stage of this work. This work is supported in part by the National Key Research and Development Program of China, Grants No. 2017YFA0303002 (Q.-H.C. and J.J.), and No. 2018YFA0209002 (Y.-L.W.), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China Grants No. 11834005, No. 11674285, No. 61771235, and No. 61727805. Z.-L.X. acknowledges support by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering and the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMR-1901843. F.M.P. and M.V.M. acknowledge support by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:174984 Serial 6697
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Author Zarenia, M.; Hamilton, A.R.; Peeters, F.M.; Neilson, D.
Title Multiband mechanism for the sign reversal of Coulomb drag observed in double bilayer graphene heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
Year 2018 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett
Volume 121 Issue 3 Pages 036601
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Coupled 2D sheets of electrons and holes are predicted to support novel quantum phases. Two experiments of Coulomb drag in electron-hole (e-h) double bilayer graphene (DBLG) have reported an unexplained and puzzling sign reversal of the drag signal. However, we show that this effect is due to the multiband character of DBLG. Our multiband Fermi liquid theory produces excellent agreement and captures the key features of the experimental drag resistance for all temperatures. This demonstrates the importance of multiband effects in DBLG: they have a strong effect not only on superfluidity, but also on the drag.
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Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000438883600008 Publication Date 2018-07-18
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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 7 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We are grateful to Cory Dean, Emanuel Tutuc, and their research groups for discussing details of their experiments with us. This work was partially supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Methusalem program of the Flemish government, and the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (Project No. CE170100039). D. N. acknowledges support from the University of Camerino FAR project CESEMN. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:152416UA @ admin @ c:irua:152416 Serial 5116
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Author Horemans, B.; Van Holsbeke, C.; Vos, W.; Darchuk, L.; Novakovic, V.; Fontan, A.C.; de Backer, J.; van Grieken, R.; de Backer, W.; De Wael, K.
Title Particle deposition in airways of chronic respiratory patients exposed to an urban aerosol Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Environmental science and technology Abbreviated Journal Environ Sci Technol
Volume 46 Issue 21 Pages 12162-12169
Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation); Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP)
Abstract Urban atmospheres in modern cities carry characteristic mixtures of particulate pollution which are potentially aggravating for chronic respiratory patients (CRP). Although air quality surveys can be detailed, the obtained information is not always useful to evaluate human health effects. This paper presents a novel approach to estimate particle deposition rates in airways of CRP, based on real air pollution data. By combining computational fluid dynamics with physical-chemical characteristics of particulate pollution, deposition rates are estimated for particles of different toxicological relevance, that is, minerals, iron oxides, sea salts, ammonium salts, and carbonaceous particles. Also, it enables some qualitative evaluation of the spatial, temporal, and patient specific effects on the particle dose upon exposure to the urban atmosphere. Results show how heavy traffic conditions increases the deposition of anthropogenic particles in the trachea and lungs of respiratory patients (here, +0.28 and +1.5 μg·h1, respectively). In addition, local and synoptic meteorological conditions were found to have a strong effect on the overall dose. However, the pathology and age of the patient was found to be more crucial, with highest deposition rates for toxic particles in adults with a mild anomaly, followed by mild asthmatic children and adults with severe respiratory dysfunctions (7, 5, and 3 μg·h1, respectively).
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Publisher Place of Publication Easton, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000310665000082 Publication Date 2012-10-04
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ISSN 0013-936X;1520-5851; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 6.198 Times cited 5 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We are grateful for the financial support of n.v. Vooruitzicht. Furthermore, co-workers at the environmental analysis research group are acknowledged for their help in the fieldwork. ; Approved Most recent IF: 6.198; 2012 IF: 5.257
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101411 Serial 2557
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Author Tytgat, T.; Hauchecorne, B.; Abakumov, A.M.; Smits, M.; Verbruggen, S.W.; Lenaerts, S.
Title Photocatalytic process optimisation for ethylene oxidation Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Chemical engineering journal Abbreviated Journal Chem Eng J
Volume 209 Issue Pages 494-500
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
Abstract When studying photocatalysis it is important to consider, beside the chemical approach, the engineering part related to process optimisation. To achieve this a fixed bed photocatalytic set-up consisting of different catalyst placings, in order to vary catalyst distribution, is studied. The use of a fixed quantity of catalyst placed packed or randomly distributed in the reactor, results in an almost double degradation for the distributed catalyst. Applying this knowledge leads to an improved performance with limited use of catalyst. A reactor only half filled with catalyst leads to higher degradation performance compared to a completely filled reactor. Taking into account this simple process optimisation by better distributing the catalyst a more sustainable photocatalytic air purification process is achieved. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lausanne Editor
Language Wos 000311190500058 Publication Date 2012-08-22
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ISSN 1385-8947; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 6.216 Times cited 12 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We are grateful for the delivered photocatalyst by Evonik as well as for the PhD grant (T. Tytgat) given by the Institute of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT). ; Approved Most recent IF: 6.216; 2012 IF: 3.473
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:105185 Serial 2609
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Author Kosov, A.D.; Dubrinina, T.V.; Borisova, N.E.; Ivanov, A.V.; Drozdov, K.A.; Trashin, S.A.; De Wael, K.; Kotova, M.S.; Tomilova, L.G.
Title Novel phenyl-substituted pyrazinoporphyrazine complexes of rare-earth elements : optimized synthetic protocols and physicochemical properties Type A1 Journal article
Year 2019 Publication New journal of chemistry Abbreviated Journal New J Chem
Volume 43 Issue 7 Pages 3153-3161
Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
Abstract Novel synthetic protocols based on both template and multi-step methods were developed for phenyl-substituted pyrazinoporphyrazine complexes of rare-earth elements (Y, Eu, Gd, Dy, Er and Lu). p-Hydroquinone was employed as a reaction medium and as a reducing agent in the process of porphyrazine macrocycle formation. Both thermal and microwave irradiation techniques were successfully applied for activation of the template macrocyclization process. An alternative multi-step approach involving the initial stage of free-base ligand formation was realized for the lutetium compound. The target complexes were identified by high-resolution mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Electrochemical behavior in solution and UV-vis absorbance in solutions and films were studied as well. Shifts in the position of the Q band and oxidationreduction potentials in comparison with corresponding phthalocyanine analogues were noticed. Using the IR absorption spectra recorded in the temperature range of 170300 K, the position of the Fermi level of −4.7 ± 0.1 eV and a characteristic energy diagram were obtained for the erbium complex.
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Language Wos 000459944500035 Publication Date 2019-01-23
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ISSN 1144-0546 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.269 Times cited 1 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We are grateful for main financial support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 16-33-60005 and 18-33-00519). Investigation of optical properties was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (Grant 17-13-01197). Electrochemical investigations were supported by ERA.Net RUS Plus Plasmon Electrolight and FWO funding (RFBR No. 18-53-76006 ERA). We also thank the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for State Support of Young Scientists and Leading Scientific Schools (Grants MK-3115.2018.3) and partial support from the framework of the State Assignment of 2019 (Theme 45.5 Creation of compounds with given physicochemical properties). Investigation of electrophysical properties was supported by the RFBR (Grant 16-07-00961). K. A. Drozdov and M. S. Kotova thank Prof. L. I. Ryabova for productive discussion of the electrophysical data. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.269
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:156555 Serial 5750
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Author Miliani, C.; Monico, L.; Melo, M.J.; Fantacci, S.; Angelin, E.M.; Romani, A.; Janssens, K.
Title Photochemistry of Artists' Dyes and Pigments : towards better understanding and prevention of colour change in works of art Type A1 Journal article
Year 2018 Publication Angewandte Chemie: international edition in English Abbreviated Journal Angew Chem Int Edit
Volume 57 Issue 25 Pages 7324-7334
Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
Abstract The absorption of light gives a pigment its colour and its reason for being, but it also creates excited states, that is, new molecules with an energy excess that can be dissipated through degradation pathways. Photodegradation processes provoke long-term, cumulative and irreversible colour changes (fading, darkening, blanching) of which the prediction and prevention are challenging tasks. Of all the environmental risks that affect heritage materials, light exposure is the only one that cannot be controlled without any impact on the optimal display of the exhibit. Light-induced alterations are not only associated with the pigment itself but also with its interactions with support/binder and, in turn, are further complicated by the nature of the environmental conditions. In this Minireview we investigate how chemistry, encompassing multi-scale analytical investigations of works of art, computational modelling and physical and chemical studies contributes to improve our prediction of artwork appearance before degradation and to establish effective preventive conservation strategies.
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Language Wos 000434949200006 Publication Date 2018-04-26
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ISSN 1433-7851; 0570-0833 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 11.994 Times cited 10 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge: ACS and APS for the permission to adapt Figure 1c,d; RSC to adapt Figures 1e, 3c,d and 4a; Wiley and IUCr to adapt Figures 3b and 4b-d; for the detail of a Andean textile in Figure 5, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA; for the illuminated initial in Figure 6, Torre do Tombo (ANTT). Financial support from the H2020 project IPERION-CH (GA. 654028) is gratefully acknowledged. ; Approved Most recent IF: 11.994
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:153184 Serial 5769
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Author Engbarth, M.A.; Bending, S.J.; Milošević, M.V.
Title Geometry-driven vortex states in type-I superconducting Pb nanowires Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 83 Issue 22 Pages 224504-224504,7
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Hall probe magnetometry has been used to investigate the magnetization of individual cylindrically shaped Pb nanowires grown by electrocrystallization on a highly oriented pyrolytic graphite electrode. These measurements have been interpreted by comparison with three-dimensional Ginzburg-Landau (GL) calculations for nanowires with our sample parameters. We find that the measured superheating field and the critical field for surface superconductivity are strongly influenced by the temperature-dependent coherence length, ξ(T) and penetration depth λ(T) and their relationship to the nanowire diameter. As the temperature is increased toward Tc this drives a change in the superconductor-normal transition from first order irreversible to first order reversible and finally second order reversible. We find that the geometrical flux confinement in our type-I nanowires leads to the formation of a one-dimensional row of single-quantum vortices. While GL calculations show a quite uniform distribution of vortices in thin nanowires, clear vortex bunching is found as the diameter increases, suggesting a transition to a more classical type-I behavior. Subtle changes in minor magnetization loops also indicate that slightly different flux configurations can form with the same vorticity, which depend on the sample history.
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Language Wos 000291888300012 Publication Date 2011-06-21
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 19 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge valuable conversations with F. V. Kusmartsev and W. M. Wu at Loughborough University, UK. This work was supported by the EPSRC-UK under Grant No. EP/E039944/1, and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:90927 Serial 1331
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Author Zhao, H.J.; Misko, V.R.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Analysis of pattern formation in systems with competing range interactions Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication New journal of physics Abbreviated Journal New J Phys
Volume 14 Issue Pages 063032
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We analyzed pattern formation and identified various morphologies in a system of particles interacting through a non-monotonic potential with a competing range interaction characterized by a repulsive core (r < r(c)) and an attractive tail (r > r(c)), using molecular-dynamics simulations. Depending on parameters, the interaction potential models the inter-particle interaction in various physical systems ranging from atoms, molecules and colloids to vortices in low kappa type-II superconductors and in recently discovered 'type-1.5' superconductors. We constructed a 'morphology diagram' in the plane 'critical radius r(c)-density n' and proposed a new approach to characterizing the different types of patterns. Namely, we elaborated a set of quantitative criteria in order to identify the different pattern types, using the radial distribution function (RDF), the local density function and the occupation factor.
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Publisher Place of Publication Bristol Editor
Language Wos 000306946600003 Publication Date 2012-06-25
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ISSN 1367-2630; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.786 Times cited 45 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge useful discussions with Ernst Helmut Brandt, Charles Reichhardt and Cynthia Olson Reichhardt. This work was supported by the 'Odysseus' Program of the Flemish Government and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.786; 2012 IF: 4.063
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101140 Serial 102
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Author Kapra, A.V.; Misko, V.R.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Controlling magnetic flux motion by arrays of zigzag-arranged magnetic bars Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Superconductor science and technology Abbreviated Journal Supercond Sci Tech
Volume 26 Issue 2 Pages 025011-10
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Recent advances in manufacturing arrays of artificial pinning sites, i.e., antidots, blind holes and magnetic dots, allowed an effective control of magnetic flux in superconductors. An array of magnetic bars deposited on top of a superconducting film was shown to display different pinning regimes depending on the direction of the in-plane magnetization of the bars. Changing the sign of their magnetization results in changes in the induced magnetic pinning potentials. By numerically solving the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equations in a superconducting film with periodic arrays of zigzag-arranged magnetic bars, we revealed various flux dynamics regimes. In particular, we demonstrate flux pinning and flux flow, depending on the direction of the magnetization of the magnetic bars. Remarkably, the revealed different flux-motion regimes are associated with different mechanisms of vortex-antivortex dynamics. For example, we found that for an 'antiparallel' configuration of magnetic bars this dynamics involves a repeating vortex-antivortex generation and annihilation. We show that the depinning transition and the onset of flux flow can be manipulated by the magnetization of the bars and the geometry of the array. This provides an effective control of the depinning critical current that can be useful for possible fluxonics applications.
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Publisher Place of Publication Bristol Editor
Language Wos 000313559300011 Publication Date 2012-12-20
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ISSN 0953-2048;1361-6668; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.878 Times cited 5 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge useful discussions with Denis Vodolazov and Alejandro Silhanek. This work was supported by the 'Odysseus' Program of the Flemish Government and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.878; 2013 IF: 2.796
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:110080 Serial 505
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Author Zhao, H.J.; Wu, W.; Zhou, W.; Shi, Z.X.; Misko, V.R.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Reentrant dynamics of driven pancake vortices in layered superconductors Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 94 Issue 94 Pages 024514
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The dynamics of driven pancake vortices in layered superconductors is studied using molecular-dynamics simulations. We found that, with increasing driving force, for strong interlayer coupling, the preexisted vortex lines either directly depin or first transform to two-dimensional (2D) pinned states before they are depinned, depending on the pinning strength. In a narrow region of pinning strengths, we found an interesting repinning process, which results in a negative differential resistance. For weak interlayer coupling, individually pinned pancake vortices first form disordered 2D flow and then transform to ordered three-dimensional (3D) flow with increasing driving force. However, for extremely strong pinning, the random pinning-induced thermal-like Langevin forces melt 3D vortex lines, which results in a persistent 2D flow in the fast-sliding regime. In the intermediate regime, the peak effect is found: With increasing driving force, the moving pancake vortices first crystallize to moving 3D vortex lines, and then these 3D vortex lines are melted, leading to the appearance of a reentrant 2D flow state. Our results are summarized in a dynamical phase diagram.
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Language Wos 000380097800006 Publication Date 2016-07-18
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ISSN 2469-9950;2469-9969; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 3 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge useful discussions with C. Olson Reichhardt. This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK20150595), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. NSFC-U1432135 and No. 11611140101). V.R.M. acknowledges support from the “Odysseus” program of the Flemish Government and Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the FWO-Vl, and the Research Fund of the University of Antwerp. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:134943 Serial 4238
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Author Brodu, A.; Ballottin, M.V.; Buhot, J.; van Harten, E.J.; Dupont, D.; La Porta, A.; Prins, P.T.; Tessier, M.D.; Versteegh, M.A.M.; Zwiller, V.; Bals, S.; Hens, Z.; Rabouw, F.T.; Christianen, P.C.M.; de Donega, C.M.; Vanmaekelbergh, D.
Title Exciton Fine Structure and Lattice Dynamics in InP/ZnSe Core/Shell Quantum Dots Type A1 Journal article
Year 2018 Publication ACS Photonics Abbreviated Journal Acs Photonics
Volume 5 Issue 5 Pages 3353-3362
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Nanocrystalline InP quantum dots (QDs) hold promise for heavy-metal-free optoelectronic applications due to their bright and size tunable emission in the visible range. Photochemical stability and high photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield are obtained by a diversity of epitaxial shells around the InP core. To understand and optimize the emission line shapes, the exciton fine structure of InP core/shell QD systems needs be investigated. Here, we study the exciton fine structure of InP/ZnSe core/shell QDs with core diameters ranging from 2.9 to 3.6 nm (PL peak from 2.3 to 1.95 eV at 4 K). PL decay measurements as a function of temperature in the 10 mK to 300 K range show that the lowest exciton fine structure state is a dark state, from which radiative recombination is assisted by coupling to confined acoustic phonons with energies ranging from 4 to 7 meV, depending on the core diameter. Circularly polarized fluorescence line-narrowing (FLN) spectroscopy at 4 K under high magnetic fields (up to 30 T) demonstrates that radiative recombination from the dark F = +/- 2 state involves acoustic and optical phonons, from both the InP core and the ZnSe shell. Our data indicate that the highest intensity FLN peak is an acoustic phonon replica rather than a zero-phonon line, implying that the energy separation observed between the F = +/- 1 state and the highest intensity peak in the FLN spectra (6 to 16 meV, depending on the InP core size) is larger than the splitting between the dark and bright fine structure exciton states.
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Language Wos 000442185900049 Publication Date 2018-07-18
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ISSN 2330-4022 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 6.756 Times cited 40 Open Access OpenAccess
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge the support of the HFML-RU/FOM, member of the European Magnetic Field Laboratory (EMFL). D.V. and Z.H. acknowledge support by the European Commission via the Marie-Sklodowska Curie action Phonsi (H2020-MSCA-ITN-642656) and the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action Compass (H2020 MSCA-RISE-691185). Z.H. acknowledges the Research Foundation Flanders (project 17006602) and Ghent University (GOA no. 01G01513). Z.H. and S.B. acknowledge SIM vzw (SBO-QDOCCO). F.T.R. acknowledges financial support from The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research NWO (Gravitation program Multiscale Catalytic Energy Conversion and VENI grant number 722.017.002). This work was also supported by the Dutch NWO-Physics Program DDC13, ERC Advanced Grant 692691 “First step”, and ERC Starting Grant 335078 “COLOURATOM”. ; ecas_sara Approved Most recent IF: 6.756
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153753UA @ admin @ c:irua:153753 Serial 5100
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Author Demiroglu, I.; Peeters, F.M.; Gulseren, O.; Cakir, D.; Sevik, C.
Title Alkali metal intercalation in MXene/graphene heterostructures : a new platform for ion battery applications Type A1 Journal article
Year 2019 Publication The journal of physical chemistry letters Abbreviated Journal J Phys Chem Lett
Volume 10 Issue 4 Pages 727-734
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The adsorption and diffusion of Na, K, and Ca atoms on MXene/graphene heterostructures of MXene systems Sc2C(OH)(2), Ti2CO2, and V2CO2 are systematically investigated by using first-principles methods. We found that alkali metal intercalation is energetically favorable and thermally stable for Ti2CO2/graphene and V2CO2/graphene heterostructures but not for Sc2C(OH)(2). Diffusion kinetics calculations showed the advantage of MXene/graphene heterostructures over sole MXene systems as the energy barriers are halved for the considered alkali metals. Low energy barriers are found for Na and K ions, which are promising for fast charge/discharge rates. Calculated voltage profiles reveal that estimated high capacities can be fully achieved for Na ion in V2CO2/graphene and Ti2CO2/graphene heterostructures. Our results indicate that Ti2CO2/graphene and V2CO2/graphene electrode materials are very promising for Na ion battery applications. The former could be exploited for low voltage applications while the latter will be more appropriate for higher voltages.
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Language Wos 000459948800005 Publication Date 2019-01-30
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ISSN 1948-7185 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 9.353 Times cited 67 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge the support from the TUBITAK (116F080) and the BAGEP Award of the Science Academy. Part of this work was supported by the FLAG -ERA project TRANS-2D-TMD. A part of this work was supported by University of North Dakota Early Career Award (Grant number: 20622-4000-02624). We also acknowledge financial support from ND EPSCoR through NSF grant OIA-1355466. Computational resources were provided by the High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TRGrid e-Infrastructure) of TUBITAK ULAKBIM, the National Center for High Performance Computing (UHeM) of Istanbul Technical University, and Computational Research Center (HPC Linux cluster) at the University of North Dakota. This work was performed, in part, at the Center for Nanoscale Materials, a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility, and supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, under contract no. DE-AC02-06CH11357. ; Approved Most recent IF: 9.353
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Author Moors, K.; Contino, A.; Van de Put, M.L.; Vandenberghe, W.G.; Fischetti, M., V; Magnus, W.; Sorée, B.
Title Theoretical study of scattering in graphene ribbons in the presence of structural and atomistic edge roughness Type A1 Journal article
Year 2019 Publication Physical review materials Abbreviated Journal
Volume 3 Issue 2 Pages 024001
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We investigate the diffusive electron-transport properties of charge-doped graphene ribbons and nanoribbons with imperfect edges. We consider different regimes of edge scattering, ranging from wide graphene ribbons with (partially) diffusive edge scattering to ribbons with large width variations and nanoribbons with atomistic edge roughness. For the latter, we introduce an approach based on pseudopotentials, allowing for an atomistic treatment of the band structure and the scattering potential, on the self-consistent solution of the Boltzmann transport equation within the relaxation-time approximation and taking into account the edge-roughness properties and statistics. The resulting resistivity depends strongly on the ribbon orientation, with zigzag (armchair) ribbons showing the smallest (largest) resistivity and intermediate ribbon orientations exhibiting intermediate resistivity values. The results also show clear resistivity peaks, corresponding to peaks in the density of states due to the confinement-induced subband quantization, except for armchair-edge ribbons that show a very strong width dependence because of their claromatic behavior. Furthermore, we identify a strong interplay between the relative position of the two valleys of graphene along the transport direction, the correlation profile of the atomistic edge roughness, and the chiral valley modes, leading to a peculiar strongly suppressed resistivity regime, most pronounced for the zigzag orientation.
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Language Wos 000458161800001 Publication Date 2019-02-06
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ISSN 2475-9953 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor Times cited 4 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) for supporting K.M.'s research visit at the University of Texas at Dallas, as well as the support by the National Research Fund Luxembourg (FNR) with ATTRACT Grant No. 7556175. ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
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Author Du, K.; Guo, L.; Peng, J.; Chen, X.; Zhou, Z.-N.; Zhang, Y.; Zheng, T.; Liang, Y.-P.; Lu, J.-P.; Ni, Z.-H.; Wang, S.-S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Zhang, Z.; Dong, S.; Tian, H.
Title Direct visualization of irreducible ferrielectricity in crystals Type A1 Journal article
Year 2020 Publication npj Quantum Materials Abbreviated Journal
Volume 5 Issue 1 Pages 49-7
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract In solids, charge polarity can one-to-one correspond to spin polarity phenomenologically, e.g., ferroelectricity/ferromagnetism, antiferroelectricity/antiferromagnetism, and even dipole-vortex/magnetic-vortex, but ferrielectricity/ferrimagnetism kept telling a disparate story in microscopic level. Since the definition of a charge dipole involves more than one ion, there may be multiple choices for a dipole unit, which makes most ferrielectric orders equivalent to ferroelectric ones, i.e., this ferrielectricity is not necessary to be a real independent branch of polarity. In this work, by using the spherical aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope, we visualize a nontrivial ferrielectric structural evolution in BaFe2Se3, in which the development of two polar sub-lattices is out-of-sync, for which we term it as irreducible ferrielectricity. Such irreducible ferrielectricity leads to a non-monotonic behavior for the temperature-dependent polarization, and even a compensation point in the ordered state. Our finding unambiguously distinguishes ferrielectrics from ferroelectrics in solids.
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Notes (down) ; We acknowledge the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11834002, 11674055, and 11234011), National Key R&D Program of China 2017YFB0703100, and the 111 Project (Grant No. B16042). K.D. acknowledges the China Scholarship Council (CSC, No.201806320230) for sponsorship and 2019 Zhejiang University Academic Award for Outstanding Doctoral Candidates. We thank Prof. Fang Lin for providing guidance on calculating atoms position and Dr. Andrew Studer for performing neutron powder diffraction. We thank Prof. Sang-Wook Cheong, Prof. Zhigao Sheng, Prof. Qianghua Wang, Prof. Meng Wang, Prof. Renkui Zheng, Prof. Takuya Aoyama, Dr. Zhibo Yan, and Dr. Meifeng Liu for valuable discussion and/or technical help during measurements. ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
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Author Kao, K.-H.; Verhulst, A.S.; Vandenberghe, W.G.; Sorée, B.; Groeseneken, G.; De Meyer, K.
Title Modeling the impact of junction angles in tunnel field-effect transistors Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Solid state electronics Abbreviated Journal Solid State Electron
Volume 69 Issue Pages 31-37
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We develop an analytical model for a tunnel field-effect transistor (TFET) with a tilted source junction angle. The tunnel current is derived by using circular tunnel paths along the electric field. The analytical model predicts that a smaller junction angle improves the TFET performance, which is supported by device simulations. An analysis is also made based on straight tunnel paths and tunnel paths corresponding to the trajectory of a classical particle. In all the aforementioned cases, the same conclusions are obtained. A TFET configuration with an encroaching polygon source junction is studied to analyze the junction angle dependence at the smallest junction angles. The improvement of the subthreshold swing (SS) with decreasing junction angle can be achieved by using thinner effective oxide thickness, smaller band gap material and longer encroaching length of the encroaching junction. A TFET with a smaller junction angle on the source side also has an innate immunity against the degradation of the fringing field from the gate electrode via a high-k spacer. A large junction angle on the drain side can suppress the unwanted ambipolar current of TFETs. (c) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Language Wos 000301561600009 Publication Date 2012-01-16
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ISSN 0038-1101; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.58 Times cited 9 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge the input on nanowire processing of Rita Rooyackers and useful discussions with Wim Magnus. William Vandenberghe gratefully acknowledges the support of a Ph.D. stipend from the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation through Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT-Vlaanderen). This work was also supported by imec's Industrial Affiliation Program. ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.58; 2012 IF: 1.482
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Author Ao, Z.; Jiang, Q.; Li, S.; Liu, H.; Peeters, F.M.; Li, S.; Wang, G.
Title Enhancement of the stability of fluorine atoms on defective graphene and at graphene/fluorographene interface Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication ACS applied materials and interfaces Abbreviated Journal Acs Appl Mater Inter
Volume 7 Issue 7 Pages 19659-19665
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Fluorinated graphene is one of the most important derivatives of graphene and has been found to have great potential in optoelectronic and photonic nanodevices. However, the stability of F atoms on fluorinated graphene under different conditions, which is essential to maintain the desired properties of fluorinated graphene, is still unclear. In this work, we investigate the diffusion of F atoms on pristine graphene, graphene with defects, and at graphene/fluorographene interfaces by using density functional theory calculations. We find that an isolated F atom diffuses easily on graphene, but those F atoms can be localized by inducing vacancies or absorbates in graphene and by creating graphene/fluorographene interfaces, which would strengthen the binding energy of F atoms on graphene and increase the diffusion energy barrier of F atoms remarkably.
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Language Wos 000361252400018 Publication Date 2015-08-24
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Impact Factor 7.504 Times cited 35 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge the financial supports from the Chancellor's Research Fellowship Program of the University of Technology Sydney, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish Government. This research was also supported by the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) through the merit allocation scheme and used the NCI resources and facilities in Canberra, Australia. ; Approved Most recent IF: 7.504; 2015 IF: 6.723
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Author Vanherck, J.; Schulenborg, J.; Saptsov, R.B.; Splettstoesser, J.; Wegewijs, M.R.
Title Relaxation of quantum dots in a magnetic field at finite bias -Charge, spin, and heat currents Type A1 Journal article
Year 2017 Publication Physica status solidi: B: basic research Abbreviated Journal Phys Status Solidi B
Volume 254 Issue 3 Pages Unsp 1600614
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract <script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('We perform a detailed study of the effect of finite bias and magnetic field on the tunneling-induced decay of the state of a quantum dot by applying a recently discovered general duality [Phys. Rev. B 93, 81411 (2016)]. This duality provides deep physical insight into the decay dynamics of electronic open quantum systems with strong Coulomb interaction. It associates the amplitudes of decay eigenmodes of the actual system to the eigenmodes of a so-called dual system with attractive interaction. Thereby, it predicts many surprising features in the transient transport and its dependence on experimental control parameters: the attractive interaction of the dual model shows up as sharp features in the amplitudes of measurable time-dependent currents through the actual repulsive system. In particular, for interacting quantum dots, the time-dependent heat current exhibits a decay mode that dissipates the interaction energy and that is tied to the fermion parity of the system. We show that its decay amplitude has an unexpected gate-voltage dependence that is robust up to sizable bias voltages and then bifurcates, reflecting that the Coulomb blockade is lifted in the dual system. Furthermore, combining our duality relation with the known Iche-duality, we derive new symmetry properties of the decay rates as a function of magnetic field and gate voltage. Finally, we quantify charge- and spin-mode mixing due to the magnetic field using a single mixing parameter.'));
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Language Wos 000395441500011 Publication Date 2017-01-18
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ISSN 0370-1972 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.674 Times cited 4 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge the financial support of Erasmus Mundus (J. V.), DFG project SCHO 641/7-1 (R.B.S. and M.R.W), the Swedish VR (J.Sc., J.Sp.), and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (J. Sp.). The authors thank F. Haupt and N. Dittmann for useful discussions on the topic. ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.674
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:142510 Serial 4894
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Author Ben Dkhil, S.; Pfannmöller, M.; Schroeder, R.R.; Alkarsifi, R.; Gaceur, M.; Koentges, W.; Heidari, H.; Bals, S.; Margeat, O.; Ackermann, J.; Videlot-Ackermann, C.
Title Interplay of interfacial layers and blend composition to reduce thermal degradation of polymer solar cells at high temperature Type A1 Journal article
Year 2018 Publication ACS applied materials and interfaces Abbreviated Journal Acs Appl Mater Inter
Volume 10 Issue 10 Pages 3874-3884
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract The thermal stability of printed polymer solar cells at elevated temperatures needs to be improved to achieve high-throughput fabrication including annealing steps as well as long-term stability. During device processing, thermal annealing impacts both the organic photoactive layer, and the two interfacial layers make detailed studies of degradation mechanism delicate. A recently identified thermally stable poly[[4,8-bis[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b'-dithiopherie-2,6-diyl] [3-fluoro-2-[(2-ethylhexyl) carbonyl] thieno [3,4-b]thiophenediyl]] : [6,6]-phenyl- C-71-butyric acid methyl ester (PTB7:PC70BM) blend as photoactive layer in combination with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate as hole extraction layer is used here to focus on the impact of electron extraction layer (EEL) on the thermal stability of solar cells. Solar cells processed with densely packed ZnO nanoparticle layers still show 92% of the initial efficiency after constant annealing during 1 day at 140 degrees C, whereas partially covering ZnO layers as well as an evaporated calcium layer leads to performance losses of up to 30%. This demonstrates that the nature and morphology of EELs highly influence the thermal stability of the device. We extend our study to thermally unstable PTB7:[6,6]-phenyl-C-61-butyric acid methyl ester (PC60BM) blends to highlight the impact of ZnO on the device degradation during annealing. Importantly, only 12% loss in photocurrent density is observed after annealing at 140 degrees C during 1 day when using closely packed ZnO. This is in stark contrast to literature and addressed here to the use of a stable double-sided confinement during thermal annealing. The underlying mechanism of the inhibition of photocurrent losses is revealed by electron microscopy imaging and spatially resolved spectroscopy. We found that the double-sided confinement suppresses extensive fullerene diffusion during the annealing step, but with still an increase in size and distance of the enriched donor and acceptor domains inside the photoactive layer by an average factor of 5. The later result in combination with comparably small photocurrent density losses indicates the existence of an efficient transport of minority charge carriers inside the donor and acceptor enriched phases in PTB7:PC60BM blends.
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Language Wos 000424728800082 Publication Date 2018-01-12
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Impact Factor 7.504 Times cited 9 Open Access OpenAccess
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge the financial support by the French Fond Unique Interministeriel (FUI) under the project “SFUMATO” (grant number: F1110019V/201308815) as well as by the European Commission under the Project “SUNFLOWER” (FP7-ICT-2011-7-contract number: 287594). M.P. and R.R.S. acknowledge support by the HeiKA (Heidelberg Karlsruhe Research Partnership) FunTech-3D materials science program. ; Approved Most recent IF: 7.504
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Author Benito Llorens, J.; Embon, L.; Correa, A.; Gonzalez, J.D.; Herrera, E.; Guillamon, I.; Luccas, R.F.; Azpeitia, J.; Mompean, F.J.; Garcia-Hernandez, M.; Munuera, C.; Aragon Sanchez, J.; Fasano, Y.; Milošević, M.V.; Suderow, H.; Anahory, Y.
Title Observation of a gel of quantum vortices in a superconductor at very low magnetic fields Type A1 Journal article
Year 2020 Publication Physical review research Abbreviated Journal
Volume 2 Issue 1 Pages 013329
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract A gel consists of a network of particles or molecules formed for example using the sol-gel process, by which a solution transforms into a porous solid. Particles or molecules in a gel are mainly organized on a scaffold that makes up a porous system. Quantized vortices in type-II superconductors mostly form spatially homogeneous ordered or amorphous solids. Here we present high-resolution imaging of the vortex lattice displaying dense vortex clusters separated by sparse or entirely vortex-free regions in beta-Bi2Pd superconductor. We find that the intervortex distance diverges upon decreasing the magnetic field and that vortex lattice images follow a multifractal behavior. These properties, characteristic of gels, establish the presence of a novel vortex distribution, distinctly different from the well-studied disordered and glassy phases observed in high-temperature and conventional superconductors. The observed behavior is caused by a scaffold of one-dimensional structural defects with enhanced stress close to the defects. The vortex gel might often occur in type-II superconductors at low magnetic fields. Such vortex distributions should allow to considerably simplify control over vortex positions and manipulation of quantum vortex states.
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Notes (down) ; We acknowledge support, discussions and critical reading of the manuscript from Eli Zeldov, who also devised and setup the SOT system. We also acknowledge critical reading and suggestions of Vladimir Kogan and Alexander Buzdin. Work performed in Spain was supported by the MINECO (FIS2017-84330-R, MAT2017-87134-C2-2-R, RYC-2014-16626 and RYC-2014-15093) and by the Region of Madrid through programs NANOFRONTMAG-CM (S2013/MIT-2850) and MAD2D-CM (S2013/ MIT-3007). The SEGAINVEX at UAM is also acknowledged as well as PEOPLE, Graphene Flagship, NMP programs of EU (Grant Agreements FP7-PEOPLE-2013-CIG 618321, 604391 and AMPHIBIAN H2020-NMBP-03-2016 NMP3-SL 2012-310516). Work in Israel was supported by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (Grant No. 802952). Y.F. acknowledges the support of grant PICT 2017-2182 from the ANPCyT. R.F.L. acknowledges the support of grant PICT 2017-2898 from the ANPCyT. E.H. acknowledges support of Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion, COLCIENCIAS (Colombia) Programa de estancias Postdoctorales convocatoria 784-2017 and the Cluster de investigacin en ciencias y tecnologas convergentes de la Universidad Central (Colombia). I.G. was supported by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (Grant No. 679080). M.V.M. acknowledges support from Research FoundationFlanders (FWO). The international collaboration on this work was fostered by the EU-COST Action CA16218 Nanoscale Coherent Hybrid Devices for Superconducting Quantum Technologies (NANOCOHYBRI). J.D.G. and M.V.M. gratefully acknowledge support from the Research Fund (FONCIENCIAS) of Universidad del Magdalena. ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
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Author Badalyan, S.M.; Matos-Abiague, A.; Fabian, J.; Vignale, G.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Spin-orbit-interaction induced singularity of the charge density relaxation propagator Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 88 Issue 19 Pages 195402-195405
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The charge density relaxation propagator of a two-dimensional electron system, which is the slope of the imaginary part of the polarization function, exhibits singularities for bosonic momenta having the order of the spin-orbit momentum and depending on the momentum orientation. We have provided an intuitive understanding for this nonanalytic behavior in terms of the interchirality subband electronic transitions, induced by the combined action of Bychkov-Rashba (BR) and Dresselhaus (D) spin-orbit coupling. It is shown that the regular behavior of the relaxation propagator is recovered in the presence of only one BR or D spin-orbit field or for spin-orbit interaction with equal BR and D coupling strengths. This creates a new possibility to influence carrier relaxation properties by means of an applied electric field.
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Language Wos 000326820200005 Publication Date 2013-11-07
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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 2 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge support from the Methusalem program of the Flemish government and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), DFG SFB Grant 689, and NSF Grant DMR-1104788 (G.V.). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:112711 Serial 3093
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Author Badalyan, S.M.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Enhancement of Coulomb drag in double-layer graphene structures by plasmons and dielectric background inhomogeneity Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 86 Issue 12 Pages 121405
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The drag of massless fermions in graphene double-layer structures is investigated over a wide range of temperatures and interlayer separations. We show that the inhomogeneity of the dielectric background in such graphene structures, for experimentally relevant parameters, results in a significant enhancement of the drag resistivity. At intermediate temperatures the dynamical screening via plasmon-mediated drag enhances the drag resistivity and results in an upturn in its behavior at large interlayer separations. In a range of interlayer separations, corresponding to the crossover from strong to weak coupling of graphene layers, we find that the decrease of the drag resistivity with interlayer spacing is approximately quadratic. This dependence weakens below this range of interlayer spacing while for larger separations we find a cubic (quartic) dependence at intermediate (low) temperatures.
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Language Wos 000309178100003 Publication Date 2012-09-21
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 21 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge support from the Flemisch Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
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Author Zhu, J.; Badalyan, S.M.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Electron-phonon bound states in graphene in a perpendicular magnetic field Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett
Volume 109 Issue 25 Pages 256602-256605
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The spectrum of electron-phonon complexes in monolayer graphene is investigated in the presence of a perpendicular quantizing magnetic field. Despite the small electron-phonon coupling, usual perturbation theory is inapplicable for the calculation of the scattering amplitude near the threshold of optical phonon emission. Our findings, beyond perturbation theory, show that the true spectrum near the phonon-emission threshold is completely governed by new branches, corresponding to bound states of an electron and an optical phonon with a binding energy of the order of alpha omega(0), where alpha is the electron-phonon coupling and omega(0) the phonon energy. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.256602
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Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000312841700011 Publication Date 2012-12-22
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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 19 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge support from the Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO) and EU, the ESF EuroGRAPHENE project CONGRAN, and the Flemisch Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2012 IF: 7.943
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:105962 Serial 983
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Author Ding, F.; Akopian, N.; Li, B.; Perinetti, U.; Govorov, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Bufon, C.C.; Deneke, C.; Chen, Y.H.; Rastelli, A.; Schmidt, O.G.; Zwiller, V.
Title Gate controlled Aharonov-Bohm-type oscillations from single neutral excitons in quantum rings Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 82 Issue 7 Pages 8
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Language Wos 000280813100005 Publication Date 2010-08-11
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 58 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge L. P. Kouwenhoven and Z. G. Wang for support, L. Wang, V. Fomin, S. Kiravittaya, M. Tadic, Wen-Hao Chang, I. Sellers, A. Avetisyan, and C. Pryor for fruitful discussions and the financial support of NWO (VIDI), the CAS-MPG program, the DFG (FOR730), BMBF (Grant No. 01BM459), NSFC (Grant No. 60625402), and Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1). Access to the TEM of B. Rellinghaus is acknowledged. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
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Author Ding, F.; Li, B.; Akopian, N.; Perinetti, U.; Chen, Y.H.; Peeters, F.M.; Rastelli, A.; Zwiller, V.; Schmidt, O.G.
Title Single neutral excitons confined in AsBr3 in situ etched InGaAs quantum rings Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Journal of nanoelectronics and optoelectronics Abbreviated Journal J Nanoelectron Optoe
Volume 6 Issue 1 Pages 51-57
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We observe the evolution of single self-assembled semiconductor quantum dots into quantum rings during AsBr3 in situ etching. The direct three-dimensional imaging of In(Ga)As nanostructures embedded in GaAs matrix is demonstrated by selective wet chemical etching combined with atomic force microscopy. Single neutral excitons confined in these quantum rings are studied by magneto-photoluminescence. Oscillations in the exciton radiative recombination energy and in the emission intensity are observed under an applied magnetic field. Further, we demonstrate that the period of the oscillations can be tuned by a gate potential that modifies the exciton confinement. The experimental results, combined with calculations, indicate that the exciton Aharonov-Bohm effect may account for the observed effects.
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Language Wos 000290692200005 Publication Date 2011-04-18
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ISSN 1555-130X;1555-1318; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 0.497 Times cited 3 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge L. P. Kouwenhoven and Z. G. Wang for support, C. C. Bof Bufon, C. Deneke, V. Fomin, A. Govorov, S. Kiravittaya, and Wen-Hao Chang for their help and discussions. We are grateful for the financial support of NWO (VIDI), the CAS-MPG programm, the DFG (FOR730), BMBF (No. 01BM459), NSFC China (60625402), and Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1). ; Approved Most recent IF: 0.497; 2011 IF: 0.556
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Author Lajevardipour, A.; Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Thermomechanical properties of graphene : valence force field model approach Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
Volume 24 Issue 17 Pages 175303-175303,8
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Abstract Using the valence force field model of Perebeinos and Tersoff (2009 Phys. Rev. B 79 241409(R)), different energy modes of suspended graphene subjected to tensile or compressive strain are studied. By carrying out Monte Carlo simulations it is found that: (i) only for small strains (vertical bar epsilon vertical bar (sic) 0.02) is the total energy symmetrical in the strain, while it behaves completely differently beyond this threshold; (ii) the important energy contributions in stretching experiments are stretching, angle bending, an out-of-plane term, and a term that provides repulsion against pi-pi misalignment; (iii) in compressing experiments the two latter terms increase rapidly, and beyond the buckling transition stretching and bending energies are found to be constant; (iv) from stretching-compressing simulations we calculated the Young's modulus at room temperature 350 +/- 3.15 N m(-1), which is in good agreement with experimental results (340 +/- 50 N m(-1)) and with ab initio results (322-353) N m(-1); (v) molar heat capacity is estimated to be 24.64 J mol(-1) K-1 which is comparable with the Dulong-Petit value, i. e. 24.94 J mol(-1) K-1, and is almost independent of the strain; (vi) nonlinear scaling properties are obtained from height-height correlations at finite temperature; (vii) the used valence force field model results in a temperature independent bending modulus for graphene, and (viii) the Gruneisen parameter is estimated to be 0.64.
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Language Wos 000303499700012 Publication Date 2012-04-05
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ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 29 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge helpful comments by V Perebeinos, S Costamagna, A Fasolino and J H Los. This work was supported by the Flemish science foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Belgium Science Policy (IAP). ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2012 IF: 2.355
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Author Lindell, L.; Çakir, D.; Brocks, G.; Fahlman, M.; Braun, S.
Title Role of intrinsic molecular dipole in energy level alignment at organic interfaces Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Applied Physics Letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett
Volume 102 Issue 22 Pages 223301
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The energy level alignment in metal-organic and organic-organic junctions of the widely used materials tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq(3)) and 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride (NTCDA) is investigated. The measured alignment schemes for single and bilayer films of Alq(3) and NTCDA are interpreted with the integer charge transfer (ICT) model. Single layer films of Alq(3) feature a constant vacuum level shift of similar to 0.2-0.4 eV in the absence of charge transfer across the interface. This finding is attributed to the intrinsic dipole of the Alq(3) molecule and (partial) ordering of the molecules at the interfaces. The vacuum level shift changes the onset of Fermi level pinning, as it changes the energy needed for equilibrium charge transfer across the interface. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.
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Language Wos 000320621600081 Publication Date 2013-06-05
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ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 22 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge funding from the European Community's Framework Programme under Grant No. FP7-NMP-228424 of the MINOTOR project as well as a project grant from the Swedish Energy Agency, STEM. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2013 IF: 3.515
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Author Sandoval, S.; Kepic, D.; Perez del Pino, A.; Gyorgy, E.; Gomez, A.; Pfannmöller, M.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Ballesteros, B.; Tobias, G.
Title Selective laser-assisted synthesis of tubular van der Waals heterostructures of single-layered PbI2 within carbon nanotubes exhibiting carrier photogeneration Type A1 Journal article
Year 2018 Publication ACS nano Abbreviated Journal Acs Nano
Volume 12 Issue 7 Pages 6648-6656
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract The electronic and optical properties of two-dimensional layered materials allow the miniaturization of nanoelectronic and optoelectronic devices in a competitive manner. Even larger opportunities arise when two or more layers of different materials are combined. Here, we report on an ultrafast energy efficient strategy, using laser irradiation, which allows bulk synthesis of crystalline single-layered lead iodide in the cavities of carbon nanotubes by forming cylindrical van der Waals heterostructures. In contrast to the filling of van der Waals solids into carbon nanotubes by conventional thermal annealing, which favors the formation of inorganic nanowires, the present strategy is highly selective toward the growth of monolayers forming lead iodide nanotubes. The irradiated bulk material bearing the nanotubes reveals a decrease of the resistivity as well as a significant increase in the current flow upon illumination. Both effects are attributed to the presence of single-walled lead iodide nanotubes in the cavities of carbon nanotubes, which dominate the properties of the whole matrix. The present study brings in a simple, ultrafast and energy efficient strategy for the tailored synthesis of rolled-up single-layers of lead iodide (i.e., single-walled PbI2 nanotubes), which we believe could be expanded to other two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals solids. In fact, initial tests with ZnI2 already reveal the formation of single-walled ZnI2 nanotubes, thus proving the versatility of the approach.
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Language Wos 000440505000029 Publication Date 2018-07-05
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ISSN 1936-0851 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 13.942 Times cited 8 Open Access OpenAccess
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge funding from MINECO (Spain), through MAT2017-86616-R, ENE2017-89210-C2-1-R, and “Severo Ochoa” Programme for Centres of Excellence in R&D (SEV-2015-0496, SEV-2013-0295), CERCA programme for funding ICN2 and support from AGAUR of Generalitat de Catalunya through the projects 2017 SGR 1086, 2017 SGR 581 and 2017 SGR 327. We thank Thomas Swan Co., Ltd., for supplying MWCNT Elicarb samples. D.K. acknowledges financial support from the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia for postdoctoral research. We are grateful to R Rurali (ICMAB-CSIC) for providing the structural model of the PbI<INF>2</INF> nanotube employed for the schematic representation of PbI<INF>2</INF>@MVWCNT. ; Approved Most recent IF: 13.942
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153169 Serial 5127
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Author Tkachenko, D.V.; Sheridan, T.E.; Misko, V.R.
Title Dispersion relations for circular single and double dusty plasma chains Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Physics of plasmas Abbreviated Journal Phys Plasmas
Volume 18 Issue 10 Pages 103709,1-103709,10
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We derive dispersion relations for a system of identical particles confined in a two-dimensional annular harmonic well and which interact through a Yukawa potential, e.g., a dusty plasma ring. When the particles are in a single chain (i.e., a one-dimensional ring), we find a longitudinal acoustic mode and a transverse optical mode which show approximate agreement with the dispersion relation for a straight configuration for large radii of the ring. When the radius decreases, the dispersion relations modify: there appears an anticrossing of the modes near the crossing point resulting in a frequency gap between the lower and upper branches of the modified dispersion relations. For the double chain (i.e., a two-dimensional zigzag configuration), the dispersion relation has four branches: longitudinal acoustic and optical and transverse acoustic and optical.
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Publisher Place of Publication Woodbury, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000296529600090 Publication Date 2011-10-21
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ISSN 1070-664X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.115 Times cited 7 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge fruitful discussions with F.M. Peeters, A. Matulis, and W.P. Ferreira. This work was supported by the “Odysseus” program of the Flemish Government and FWO-Vl. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.115; 2011 IF: 2.147
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94052 Serial 738
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Author Zhao, H.J.; Misko, V.R.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Vortex configurations with non-monotonic interaction Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physica: C : superconductivity Abbreviated Journal Physica C
Volume 479 Issue Pages 130-133
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The pattern formation of the vortex states with non-monotonic inter-vortex interaction is investigated. Our applied model has a short-range repulsive (r < r(c)) and long-range attractive (r > r(c)) potential. We numerically calculate the stable states using molecular-dynamics simulations. The obtained vortex patterns are comparable with the vortices states in low kappa type-II superconductors and recently discovered "type-1.5'' superconductors. We also analyze the nearest neighbor distribution of the obtained patterns. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000308580600030 Publication Date 2012-01-06
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ISSN 0921-4534; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.404 Times cited 9 Open Access
Notes (down) ; We acknowledge fruitful discussions with Ernst Helmut Brandt. This work was supported by the "Odysseus'' Program of the Flemish Government and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the IAP and FWO-Vl. ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.404; 2012 IF: 0.718
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101872 Serial 3864
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Author Zhao, H.J.; Misko, V.R.; Tempere, J.; Nori, F.
Title Pattern formation in vortex matter with pinning and frustrated intervortex interactions Type A1 Journal article
Year 2017 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 95 Issue 95 Pages 104519
Keywords A1 Journal article; Theory of quantum systems and complex systems; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We investigate the effects related to vortex-core deformations when vortices approach each other. As a result of these vortex-core deformations, the vortex-vortex interaction effectively acquires an attractive component leading to a variety of vortex patterns typical for systems with nonmonotonic repulsive-attractive interaction, such as stripes and labyrinths. The core deformations are anisotropic and can induce frustration in the vortex-vortex interaction. In turn, this frustration has an impact on the resulting vortex patterns, which are analyzed in the presence of additional random pinning, as a function of the pinning strength. This analysis can be applicable to vortices in multiband superconductors or to vortices in Bose-Einstein condensates.
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Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication New York, N.Y Editor
Language Wos 000399138800006 Publication Date 2017-03-30
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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 acknowledge fruitful discussions with E. Babaev and V. Gladilin. This work is partially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK20150595), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. NSFC-U1432135, No. 11611140101, and No. 11674054), the “Odysseus” program of the Flemish Government and Flemish Research Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Flemish Research Foundation (through Projects No. G.0115.12N, No. G.0119.12N, No. G.0122.12N, and No. G.0429.15N), the Research Fund of the University of Antwerp, the RIKEN iTHES Project, the MURI Center for Dynamic Magneto-Optics via the AFOSR Award No. FA9550-14-1-0040, the IMPACT program of JST, a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI), CREST, and a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:142429 Serial 4602
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