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Author Liu, C.-Y.; Berdiyorov, G.R.; Milošević, M.V.
  Title Vortex states in layered mesoscopic superconductors Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 83 Issue 10 Pages 104524-104524,10
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Within the Ginzburg-Landau theory, we study the vortex structures in three-dimensional anisotropic mesoscopic superconductors in the presence of a uniform magnetic field. Anisotropy is included through varied Tc in different layers of the sample and leads to distinct differences in the vortex states and their free energy. Several unconventional states are found, some comprising vortex clusters or exhibiting asymmetry. In a tilted magnetic field, we found second-order transitions between different vortex states, although vortex entry is generally a first-order transition in mesoscopic samples. In multilayered samples the kinked vortex strings are formed owing to the competing interactions of vortices with Meissner currents and the weak-link boundaries. The length and deformation of vortex fragments are determined solely by the inclination and strength of applied magnetic field, and this lock-in does not depend on the degree of anisotropy between the superconducting layers.
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  Language Wos 000288998200003 Publication Date 2011-03-31
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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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 22 Open Access
  Notes (down) ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:89375 Serial 3888
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Author Mulkers, J.; Milošević, M.V.; Van Waeyenberge, B.
  Title Cycloidal versus skyrmionic states in mesoscopic chiral magnets Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 93 Issue 93 Pages 214405
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract When subjected to the interfacially induced Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction, the ground state in thin ferromagnetic films with high perpendicular anisotropy is cycloidal. The period of this cycloidal state depends on the strength of the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. In this work, we have studied the effect of confinement on the magnetic ground state and excited states, and we determined the phase diagram of thin strips and thin square platelets by means of micromagnetic calculations. We show that multiple cycloidal states with different periods can be stable in laterally confined films, where the period of the cycloids does not depend solely on the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction strength but also on the dimensions of the film. The more complex states comprising skyrmions are also found to be stable, though with higher energy.
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  Language Wos 000377298600006 Publication Date 2016-06-06
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 28 Open Access
  Notes (down) ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
  Call Number c:irua:133919 Serial 4081
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Madjet, M.E.; El-Mellouhi, F.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Effect of crystal structure on the electronic transport properties of the organometallic perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Solar energy materials and solar cells T2 – 2nd International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC), OCT 17-19, 2014, Ouarzazate, MOROCCO Abbreviated Journal Sol Energ Mat Sol C
  Volume 148 Issue 148 Pages 60-66
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Using density-functional theory in combination with the nonequilibrium Green's function formalism, we study the effect of the crystal lattice structure of organometallic perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 on its electronic transport properties. Both dispersive interactions and spin-orbit coupling are taken into account in describing structural and electronic properties of the system. We consider two different phases of the material, namely the orthorhombic and cubic lattice structures, which are energetically stable at low (< 160 K) and high (> 330 K) temperatures, respectively. The sizable geometrical differences between the two structures in term of lattice parameters, PbI6 octahedral tilts, rotation and deformations, have considerable impact on the transport properties of the material. For example, at zero bias and for all considered electron energies, the cubic phase has a larger transmission than the orthorhombic one, although both show similar electronic densities of states. Depending on the applied voltage, the current in the cubic system can be several orders of magnitude larger as compared to the one obtained for the orthorhombic sample. We attribute this enhancement in the transmission to the presence of extended states in the cubic phase due to the symmetrically shaped and ordered PbI6 octaherdra. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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  Publisher Elsevier science bv Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language Wos 000371944500011 Publication Date 2015-11-06
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0927-0248 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 4.784 Times cited 16 Open Access
  Notes (down) ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.784
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:133151 Serial 4163
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; El-Mellouhi, F.; Madjet, M.E.; Alharbi, F.H.; Peeters, F.M.; Kais, S.
  Title Effect of halide-mixing on the electronic transport properties of organometallic perovskites Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Solar energy materials and solar cells T2 – 2nd International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC), OCT 17-19, 2014, Ouarzazate, MOROCCO Abbreviated Journal Sol Energ Mat Sol C
  Volume 148 Issue 148 Pages 2-10
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Using density-functional theory in combination with the nonequilibrium Green's function formalism, we study the effect of iodide/chloride and iodide/bromide mixing on the electronic transport in lead based organometallic perovskite CH3NH3PbI3, which is known to be an effective tool to tune the electronic and optical properties of such materials. We found that depending on the level and position of the halide mixing, the electronic transport can be increased by more than a factor of 4 for a given voltage biasing. The largest current is observed for small concentration of bromide substitutions located at the equatorial sites. However, full halide substitution has a negative effect on the transport properties of this material: the current drops by an order of magnitude for both CH3NH3PbCl3 and CH3NH3PbBr3 samples. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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  Publisher Elsevier science bv Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language Wos 000371944500002 Publication Date 2015-12-18
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0927-0248 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 4.784 Times cited 23 Open Access
  Notes (down) ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.784
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:133150 Serial 4165
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Author Moldovan, D.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Atomic Collapse in Graphene Type P1 Proceeding
  Year 2016 Publication Nanomaterials For Security Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 3-17
  Keywords P1 Proceeding; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract When the charge Z of an atom exceeds the critical value of 170, it will undergo a process called atomic collapse which triggers the spontaneous creation of electron-positron pairs. The high charge requirements have prevented the observation of this phenomenon with real atomic nuclei. However, thanks to the relativistic nature of the carriers in graphene, the same physics is accessible at a much lower scale. The atomic collapse analogue in graphene is realized using artificial nuclei which can be created via the deposition of impurities on the surface of graphene or using charged vacancies. These supercritically charged artificial nuclei trap electrons in a sequence of quasi-bound states which can be observed experimentally as resonances in the local density of states.
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  Publisher Springer Place of Publication Dordrecht Editor
  Language Wos 000386506200001 Publication Date 2016-07-20
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 978-94-017-7593-9; 978-94-017-7591-5 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor Times cited 3 Open Access
  Notes (down) ; ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:138237 Serial 4348
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Neek-Amal, M.; Hussein, I.A.; Madjet, M.E.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Large CO2 uptake on a monolayer of CaO Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Journal of materials chemistry A : materials for energy and sustainability Abbreviated Journal J Mater Chem A
  Volume 5 Issue 5 Pages 2110-2114
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Density functional theory calculations are used to study gas adsorption properties of a recently synthesized CaO monolayer, which is found to be thermodynamically stable in its buckled form. Due to its topology and strong interaction with the CO2 molecules, this material possesses a remarkably high CO2 uptake capacity (similar to 0.4 g CO2 per g adsorbent). The CaO + CO2 system shows excellent thermal stability (up to 1000 K). Moreover, the material is highly selective towards CO2 against other major greenhouse gases such as CH4 and N2O. These advantages make this material a very promising candidate for CO2 capture and storage applications.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Cambridge Editor
  Language Wos 000395074300035 Publication Date 2016-12-19
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 2050-7488; 2050-7496 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 8.867 Times cited 2 Open Access
  Notes (down) ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.867
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:142034 Serial 4556
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Author Çakir, D.; Otalvaro, D.M.; Brocks, G.
  Title From spin-polarized interfaces to giant magnetoresistance in organic spin valves Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 89 Issue 11 Pages 115407
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract We calculate the spin-polarized electronic transport through a molecular bilayer spin valve from first principles, and establish the link between the magnetoresistance and the spin-dependent interactions at the metal-molecule interfaces. The magnetoresistance of a Fe vertical bar bilayer-C-70 vertical bar Fe spin valve attains a high value of 70% in the linearresponse regime, but it drops sharply as a function of the applied bias. The current polarization has a value of 80% in linear response and also decreases as a function of bias. Both these trends can be modeled in terms of prominent spin-dependent Fe vertical bar C-70 interface states close to the Fermi level, unfolding the potential of spinterface science to control and optimize spin currents.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos 000332504900007 Publication Date 2014-03-10
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 1098-0121; 1550-235x ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 14 Open Access
  Notes (down) ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:128321 Serial 4596
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Author Zografos, O.; Dutta, S.; Manfrini, M.; Vaysset, A.; Sorée, B.; Naeemi, A.; Raghavan, P.; Lauwereins, R.; Radu, I.P.
  Title Non-volatile spin wave majority gate at the nanoscale Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication AIP advances T2 – 61st Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM), OCT 31-NOV 04, 2016, New Orleans, LA Abbreviated Journal Aip Adv
  Volume 7 Issue 5 Pages 056020
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract A spin wave majority fork-like structure with feature size of 40 nm, is presented and investigated, through micromagnetic simulations. The structure consists of three merging out-of-plane magnetization spin wave buses and four magneto-electric cells serving as three inputs and an output. The information of the logic signals is encoded in the phase of the transmitted spin waves and subsequently stored as direction of magnetization of the magneto-electric cells upon detection. The minimum dimensions of the structure that produce an operational majority gate are identified. For all input combinations, the detection scheme employed manages to capture the majority phase result of the spin wave interference and ignore all reflection effects induced by the geometry of the structure. (C) 2017 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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  Publisher Amer inst physics Place of Publication Melville Editor
  Language Wos 000402797100177 Publication Date 2017-02-06
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 2158-3226 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 1.568 Times cited 13 Open Access
  Notes (down) ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.568
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144288 Serial 4673
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Author Cautaerts, N.; Delville, R.; Dietz, W.; Verwerft, M.
  Title Thermal creep properties of Ti-stabilized DIN 1.4970 (15-15Ti) austenitic stainless steel pressurized cladding tubes Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Journal of nuclear materials Abbreviated Journal J Nucl Mater
  Volume 493 Issue Pages 154-167
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract This paper presents a large database of thermal creep data from pressurized unirradiated DIN 1.4970 Ti-stabilized austenitic stainless steel (i.e. EN 1515CrNiMoTiB or “15-15Ti”) cladding tubes from more than 1000 bi-axial creep tests conducted during the fast reactor R&D program of the DeBeNe (Deutschland-Belgium- Netherlands) consortium between the 1960's to the late 1980's. The data comprises creep rate and time-to-rupture between 600 and 750 degrees C and a large range of stresses. The data spans tests on material from around 70 different heats and 30 different melts. Around one fourth of the data was obtained from cold worked material, the rest was obtained on cold worked + aged (800 degrees C, 2 h) material. The data are graphically presented in log-log graphs. The creep rate data is fit with a sinh correlation, the time to rupture data is fit with a modified exponential function through the Larson-Miller parameter. Local equivalent parameters to Norton's law are calculated and compared to literature values for these types of steels and related to possible creep mechanisms. Some time to rupture data above 950 degrees C is compared to literature dynamic recrystallization data. Time to rupture data between 600 and 750 degrees C is also compared to literature data from 316 steel. Time to rupture was correlated directly to creep rate with the Monkman-Grant relationship at different temperatures. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language Wos 000408044000018 Publication Date 2017-06-11
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0022-3115 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 2.048 Times cited 5 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes (down) ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.048
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145686 Serial 4753
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Author Choudhary, K.; Bercx, M.; Jiang, J.; Pachter, R.; Lamoen, D.; Tavazza, F.
  Title Accelerated Discovery of Efficient Solar Cell Materials Using Quantum and Machine-Learning Methods Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater
  Volume 31 Issue 15 Pages 5900-5908
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Solar energy plays an important role in solving serious environmental

problems and meeting the high energy demand. However, the lack of suitable

materials hinders further progress of this technology. Here, we present the largest

inorganic solar cell material search till date using density functional theory (DFT) and

machine-learning approaches. We calculated the spectroscopic limited maximum

efficiency (SLME) using the Tran−Blaha-modified Becke−Johnson potential for 5097

nonmetallic materials and identified 1997 candidates with an SLME higher than 10%,

including 934 candidates with a suitable convex-hull stability and an effective carrier

mass. Screening for two-dimensional-layered cases, we found 58 potential materials

and performed G0W0 calculations on a subset to estimate the prediction uncertainty. As the above DFT methods are still computationally expensive, we developed a high accuracy machine-learning model to prescreen efficient materials and applied it to over a million materials. Our results provide a general framework and universal strategy for the design of high-efficiency solar

cell materials. The data and tools are publicly distributed at: https://www.ctcms.nist.gov/~knc6/JVASP.html, https://www.

ctcms.nist.gov/jarvisml/, https://jarvis.nist.gov/, and https://github.com/usnistgov/jarvis.
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  Language Wos 000480826900060 Publication Date 2019-08-13
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0897-4756 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 9.466 Times cited 6 Open Access
  Notes (down) ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 9.466
  Call Number EMAT @ emat @c:irua:161814 Serial 5291
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Author Hadermann, J.; Palatinus, L.
  Title Introducton to the special issue on electron crystallography Type Editorial
  Year 2019 Publication And Materials Abbreviated Journal
  Volume 75 Issue 4 Pages 462-462
  Keywords Editorial; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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  Language Wos 000480512600028 Publication Date 2019-08-05
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  Impact Factor Times cited 2 Open Access
  Notes (down) ; ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:161845 Serial 5389
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Author Horemans, B.; Schalm, O.; De Wael, K.; Cardell, C.; Van Grieken, R.
  Title Atmospheric composition and micro-climate in the Alhambra monument, Granada (Spain), in the context of preventive conservation Type P1 Proceeding
  Year 2012 Publication IOP conference series : materials science and engineering Abbreviated Journal
  Volume 37 Issue Pages 012002-12008
  Keywords P1 Proceeding; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
  Abstract The world famous Alhambra monument in Granada, Southern Spain, listed as UNESCO world cultural heritage since 1984, represents probably the most beautiful example of Islamic art and architecture from the Middle Ages in Europe. It is visited by ca. 2 million people annually. Granada is situated in a natural basin, surrounded by mountains with altitudes up to 3500 m. Due to this topography and the prevailing low wind speeds, pollution-derived and especially traffic-derived particulate matter often accumulates in the urban air. In order to evaluate the potential conservation risks from the surrounding air, the atmospheric composition in the Alhambra monument was evaluated. Indoor temperature and relative humidity fluctuations were evaluated for their potential degenerative effects. Furthermore, the atmospheric composition in the Alhambra was analyzed in terms of inorganic gases (NO2, SO2, O3, and NH3) and black carbon. It was found that the open architecture protected the indoor environments from developing a potentially harmful microclimate, such as the build-up of humidity resulting from the huge number of daily tourists. On the downside, the strong ventilation made the indoor air hardly different from outdoor air, as characterized by strong diurnal temperature and relative humidity gradients and high traffic-derived pollutant levels.
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  Language Wos 000307662000002 Publication Date 2012-07-16
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 1757-8981; 1757-899x ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor Times cited 1 Open Access
  Notes (down) ; ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:100112 Serial 5484
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Author de Baere, K.; Verstraelen, H.; Dewil, R.; Lemmens, L.; Lenaerts, S.; Nkunzimana, T.; Potters, G.
  Title Impact of tank construction on corrosion of ship ballast tanks Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Materials performance Abbreviated Journal Mater Performance
  Volume 49 Issue 5 Pages 48-54
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Theory of quantum systems and complex systems; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
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  ISSN 0094-1492 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 0.149 Times cited Open Access
  Notes (down) ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 0.149; 2010 IF: 0.055
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:82385 Serial 5961
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Author Canossa, S.; Wuttke, S.
  Title Functionalization chemistry of porous materials Type Editorial
  Year 2020 Publication Advanced Functional Materials Abbreviated Journal Adv Funct Mater
  Volume 30 Issue 41 Pages 2003875
  Keywords Editorial; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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  Language Wos 000580514700004 Publication Date 2020-10-08
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  ISSN 1616-301x ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 19 Times cited 1 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes (down) ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 19; 2020 IF: 12.124
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:173614 Serial 6524
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Author Liu, P.; Madsen, J.; Schiotz, J.; Wagner, J.B.; Hansen, T.W.
  Title Reversible and concerted atom diffusion on supported gold nanoparticles Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Journal Of Physics-materials Abbreviated Journal
  Volume 3 Issue 2 Pages 024009
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Traditionally, direct imaging of atom diffusion is only available by scanning tunneling microscopy and field ion microscopy on geometry-constrained samples: flat surfaces for STM and needle tips for FIM. Here we show time-resolved atomic-scale HRTEM investigations of CeO2-supported Au nanoparticle surfaces to characterize the surface dynamics of atom columns on gold nanoparticles. The observed surface dynamics have been categorized into four types: layer jumping, layer gliding, re-orientation and surface reconstruction. We successfully captured atoms moving in a concerted manner with a time resolution of 0.1 s. A quantitative approach for measuring the dynamics in various gaseous surroundings at elevated temperatures is presented. An approach for measuring quantitative electron beam effects on the surface dynamics is presented by counting atom column occupation as a function of time under a range of dose rates in high vacuum.
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  Language Wos 000560432800009 Publication Date 2020-03-24
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  Impact Factor Times cited 2 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes (down) ; ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:171320 Serial 6597
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Author Ren, Z.; Wu, M.; Chen, X.; Li, W.; Li, M.; Wang, F.; Tian, H.; Chen, J.; Xie, Y.; Mai, J.; Li, X.; Lu, X.; Lu, Y.; Zhang, H.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Zhang, Z.; Han, G.
  Title Electrostatic force-driven oxide heteroepitaxy for interface control Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Advanced materials Abbreviated Journal Adv Mater
  Volume 30 Issue 38 Pages 1707017
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Oxide heterostructure interfaces create a platform to induce intriguing electric and magnetic functionalities for possible future devices. A general approach to control growth and interface structure of oxide heterostructures will offer a great opportunity for understanding and manipulating the functionalities. Here, it is reported that an electrostatic force, originating from a polar ferroelectric surface, can be used to drive oxide heteroepitaxy, giving rise to an atomically sharp and coherent interface by using a low-temperature solution method. These heterostructures adopt a fascinating selective growth, and show a saturation thickness and the reconstructed interface with concentrated charges accumulation. The ferroelectric polarization screening, developing from a solid-liquid interface to the heterostructure interface, is decisive for the specific growth. At the interface, a charge transfer and accumulation take place for electrical compensation. The facile approach presented here can be extremely useful for controlling oxide heteroepitaxy and producing intriguing interface functionality via electrostatic engineering.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Weinheim Editor
  Language Wos 000444671900002 Publication Date 2018-08-07
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  ISSN 0935-9648 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 19.791 Times cited 4 Open Access Not_Open_Access
  Notes (down) ; Z.H.R., M.J.W., and X.C. contributed equally to this work. This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51232006, 51472218, 11474249, 61574123, 11374009, and 11234011), the National 973 Program of China (Grant No. 2015CB654901), National Young 1000 Talents Program of China, the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 2017FZA4008), and the 111 Project under Grant No. B16042. J.M. and X.L. gratefully thank the beam time and technical supports provided by 23A SWAXS beamline at NSRRC, Hsinchu. ; Approved Most recent IF: 19.791
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Author Zhang, G.; Zhou, Y.; Korneychuk, S.; Samuely, T.; Liu, L.; May, P.W.; Xu, Z.; Onufriienko, O.; Zhang, X.; Verbeeck, J.; Samuely, P.; Moshchalkov, V.V.; Yang, Z.; Rubahn, H.-G.
  Title Superconductor-insulator transition driven by pressure-tuned intergrain coupling in nanodiamond films Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Physical review materials Abbreviated Journal
  Volume 3 Issue 3 Pages 034801
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract We report on the pressure-driven superconductor-insulator transition in heavily boron-doped nanodiamond films. By systematically increasing the pressure, we suppress the Josephson coupling between the superconducting nanodiamond grains. The diminished intergrain coupling gives rise to an overall insulating state in the films, which is interpreted in the framework of a parallel-series circuit model to be the result of bosonic insulators with preserved localized intragrain superconducting order parameters. Our investigation opens up perspectives for the application of high pressure in research on quantum confinement and coherence. Our data unveil the percolative nature of the electrical transport in nanodiamond films, and highlight the essential role of grain boundaries in determining the electronic properties of this material.
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  Language Wos 000460684600002 Publication Date 2019-03-05
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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 5 Open Access Not_Open_Access
  Notes (down) ; Y.Z. and Z.Y. acknowledge support from the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grants No. 2018YFA0305700 and No. 2016YFA0401804), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 11574323, No. 11704387, and No. U1632275), the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (Grants No. 1708085QA19 and No. 1808085MA06), and the Director's Fund of Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (YZJJ201621). J.V. and S.K. acknowledge funding from the GOA project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp, and thank the FWO (Research Foundation-Flanders) for financial support under Contract No. G.0044.13N “Charge ordering”. The Qu-Ant-EM microscope was partly funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. T.S., O.O., and P.S. are supported by APVV-0036-11, APVV-0605-14, VEGA 1/0409/15, VEGA 2/0149/16, and EU ERDF-ITMS 26220120005. L.L. acknowledges the financial support of a FWO postdoctoral research fellowship (12V4419N) and the KU Leuven C1 project OPTIPROBE (C14/16/ 063). ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
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Author Kim, Y.; Che, F.; Jo, J.W.; Choi, J.; de Arquer, F.P.G.; Voznyy, O.; Sun, B.; Kim, J.; Choi, M.-J.; Quintero-Bermudez, R.; Fan, F.; Tan, C.S.; Bladt, E.; Walters, G.; Proppe, A.H.; Zou, C.; Yuan, H.; Bals, S.; Hofkens, J.; Roeffaers, M.B.J.; Hoogland, S.; Sargent, E.H.
  Title A Facet-Specific Quantum Dot Passivation Strategy for Colloid Management and Efficient Infrared Photovoltaics Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Advanced materials Abbreviated Journal Adv Mater
  Volume 31 Issue 31 Pages 1805580
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Colloidal nanocrystals combine size- and facet-dependent properties with solution processing. They offer thus a compelling suite of materials for technological applications. Their size- and facet-tunable features are studied in synthesis; however, to exploit their features in optoelectronic devices, it will be essential to translate control over size and facets from the colloid all the way to the film. Larger-diameter colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) offer the attractive possibility of harvesting infrared (IR) solar energy beyond absorption of silicon photovoltaics. These CQDs exhibit facets (nonpolar (100)) undisplayed in small-diameter CQDs; and the materials chemistry of smaller nanocrystals fails consequently to translate to materials for the short-wavelength IR regime. A new colloidal management strategy targeting the passivation of both (100) and (111) facets is demonstrated using distinct choices of cations and anions. The approach leads to narrow-bandgap CQDs with impressive colloidal stability and photoluminescence quantum yield. Photophysical studies confirm a reduction both in Stokes shift (approximate to 47 meV) and Urbach tail (approximate to 29 meV). This approach provides a approximate to 50% increase in the power conversion efficiency of IR photovoltaics compared to controls, and a approximate to 70% external quantum efficiency at their excitonic peak.
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  Language Wos 000465600000001 Publication Date 2019-03-12
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  ISSN 0935-9648 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 19.791 Times cited 74 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes (down) ; Y.K., F.C., J.W.J., and J.C. contributed equally. This work was supported by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST, Office of Sponsored Research (OSR), Award No. OSR-2017-CPF-3325) and Ontario Research Fund-Research Excellence program (ORF7-Ministry of Research and Innovation, Ontario Research Fund-Research Excellence Round 7). E.B. gratefully acknowledges financial support by the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO Vlaanderen). Y.K. received financial support from the DGIST R&D Programs of the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning of Korea (18-ET-01). M.B.J.R. and J.H. acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO, grants nr ZW15_09-GOH6316 and G.098319N) and the Flemish government through long-term structural funding Methusalem (CASAS2, Meth/15/04). H.Y. acknowledges the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) for a postdoctoral fellowship. The authors thank L. Levina, R. Wolowiec, D. Kopilovic, and E. Palmiano for their technical help over the course of this research. ; Approved Most recent IF: 19.791
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Author Beheshtian, J.; Sadeghi, A.; Neek-Amal, M.; Michel, K.H.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Induced polarization and electronic properties of carbon-doped boron nitride nanoribbons Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 86 Issue 19 Pages 195433-195438
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract The electronic properties of boron nitride nanoribbons (BNNRs) doped with a line of carbon atoms are investigated using density functional calculations. By replacing a line of alternating B and N atoms with carbons, three different configurations are possible depending on the type of the atoms which bond to the carbons. We found very different electronic properties for these configurations: (i) the NCB arrangement is strongly polarized with a large dipole moment having an unexpected direction, (ii) the BCB and NCN arrangements are nonpolar with zero dipole moment, (iii) the doping by a carbon line reduces the band gap regardless of the local arrangement of the borons and the nitrogens around the carbon line, and (iv) the polarization and energy gap of the carbon-doped BNNRs can be tuned by an electric field applied parallel to the carbon line. Similar effects were found when either an armchair or zigzag line of carbon was introduced.
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  Language Wos 000311694200006 Publication Date 2012-11-29
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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 41 Open Access
  Notes (down) ; We would like to thank J. M. Pereira and S. Goedecker for helpful discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the ESF-EuroGRAPHENE project CONGRAN. M. N.-A is supported by EU-Marie Curie IIF postdoc Fellowship/299522. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
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Author Branchaud, S.; Kam, A.; Zawadzki, P.; Peeters, F.M.; Sachrajda, A.S.
  Title Transport detection of quantum Hall fluctuations in graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 81 Issue 12 Pages 121406,1-121406,4
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Low-temperature magnetoconductance measurements were made in the vicinity of the charge neutrality point (CNP). Two origins for the fluctuations were identified close to the CNP. At very low magnetic fields there exist only mesoscopic magnetoconductance quantum interference features which develop rapidly as a function of density. At slightly higher fields (>0.5 T), close to the CNP, additional fluctuations track the quantum Hall (QH) sequence expected for monolayer graphene. These additional features are attributed to effects of locally charging individual QH localized states. These effects reveal a precursor to the quantum Hall effect since, unlike previous transport observations of QH dot charging effects, they occur in the absence of quantum Hall plateaus or Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations. From our transport data we are able to extract parameters that characterize the inhomogeneities in our device.
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  Language Wos 000276248900026 Publication Date 2010-03-09
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 25 Open Access
  Notes (down) ; We would like to acknowledge important motivating discussions with Louis Gaudreau, Ghislain Granger, Pawel Hawrylak, Devrim Guclu, Josh Folk, and Mark Lundeberg. A. S. S. and F. M. P. acknowledge funding from CIFAR. A. S. S. and S. B. acknowledge assistance from NSERC. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
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Author Cautaerts, N.; Delville, R.; Stergar, E.; Schryvers, D.; Verwerft, M.
  Title Tailoring the Ti-C nanoprecipitate population and microstructure of titanium stabilized austenitic steels Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Journal of nuclear materials Abbreviated Journal J Nucl Mater
  Volume 507 Issue 507 Pages 177-187
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract The present work reports on the microstructural evolution of a new heat of 24% cold worked austenitic DIN 1.4970 (15-15Ti) nuclear cladding steel subjected to ageing heat treatments of varying duration between 500 and 800 degrees C (by steps of 100 degrees C). The primary aim was studying the finely dispersed Ti-C nanoprecipitate population, which are thought to be beneficial for creep and swelling resistance during service. Their size distribution and number density were estimated through dark field imaging and bright field Moire imaging techniques in the transmission electron microscope. Nanoprecipitates formed at and above 600 degrees C, which is a lower temperature than previously reported. The observed nucleation, growth and coarsening behavior of the nanoprecipitates were consistent with simple diffusion arguments. The formation of nanoprecipitates coincided with significant dissociation of dislocations as evidenced by weak beam dark field imaging. Possible mechanisms, including Silcock's stacking fault growth model and Suzuki segregation, are discussed. Recrystallization observed after extended ageing at 800 degrees C caused the redissolution of nanoprecipitates. Large primary Ti(C,N) and (Ti,Mo)C precipitates that occur in the as-received material, and M23C6 precipitates that nucleate on grain boundaries at low temperatures were also characterized by a selective dissolution procedure involving filtration, X-ray diffraction and quantitative Rietveld refinement. The partitioning of key elements between the different phases was derived by combining these findings and was consistent with thermodynamic considerations and the processing history of the steel. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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  Language Wos 000438019800021 Publication Date 2018-04-30
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  ISSN 0022-3115 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 2.048 Times cited 1 Open Access Not_Open_Access
  Notes (down) ; We would like to acknowledge ENGIE, SCK.CEN, the SCK.CEN academy and the MYRRHA project for the financial support of this work. Special thanks to T. Wangle and P. Dries for their help with filtration and gravimetry. Also thanks to Dr. G. Leinders for the discussions on XRD and Rietveld refinement. Thanks to E. Charalampopoulou and A. Youssef for assisting with the dissolution experiments. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.048
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Author Peymanirad, F.; Singh, S.K.; Ghorbanfekr-Kalashami, H.; Novoselov, K.S.; Peeters, F.M.; Neek-Amal, M.
  Title Thermal activated rotation of graphene flake on graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication 2D materials Abbreviated Journal 2D Mater
  Volume 4 Issue 2 Pages 025015
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract The self rotation of a graphene flake over graphite is controlled by the size, initial misalignment and temperature. Using both ab initio calculations and molecular dynamics simulations, we investigate annealing effects on the self rotation of a graphene flake on a graphene substrate. The energy barriers for rotation and drift of a graphene flake over graphene is found to be smaller than 25 meV/atom which is comparable to thermal energy. We found that small flakes (of about similar to 4 nm) are more sensitive to temperature and initial misorientation angles than larger one (beyond 10 nm). The initial stacking configuration of the flake is found to be important for its dynamics and time evolution of misalignment. Large flakes, which are initially in the AA-or AB-stacking state with small misorientation angle, rotate and end up in the AB-stacking configuration. However small flakes can they stay in an incommensurate state specially when the initial misorientation angle is larger than 2 degrees. Our results are in agreement with recent experiments.
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  Publisher IOP Publishing Place of Publication Bristol Editor
  Language Wos 000424399600005 Publication Date 2017-02-02
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 2053-1583 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 6.937 Times cited 16 Open Access
  Notes (down) ; We would like to acknowledge Annalisa Fasolino and MM van Wijk for providing us with the implemented parameters of REBO-KC [5] in LAMMPS. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem foundation. ; Approved Most recent IF: 6.937
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Author Grimaud, A.; Iadecola, A.; Batuk, D.; Saubanere, M.; Abakumov, A.M.; Freeland, J.W.; Cabana, J.; Li, H.; Doublet, M.-L.; Rousse, G.; Tarascon, J.-M.
  Title Chemical activity of the peroxide/oxide redox couple : case study of Ba5Ru2O11 in aqueous and organic solvents Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater
  Volume 30 Issue 11 Pages 3882-3893
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract The finding that triggering the redox activity of oxygen ions within the lattice of transition metal oxides can boost the performances of materials used in energy storage and conversion devices such as Li-ion batteries or oxygen evolution electrocatalysts has recently spurred intensive and innovative research in the field of energy. While experimental and theoretical efforts have been critical in understanding the role of oxygen nonbonding states in the redox activity of oxygen ions, a clear picture of the redox chemistry of the oxygen species formed upon this oxidation process is still missing. This can be, in part, explained by the complexity in stabilizing and studying these species once electrochemically formed. In this work, we alleviate this difficulty by studying the phase Ba5Ru2O11, which contains peroxide O-2(2-) groups, as oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalyst and Li-ion battery material. Combining physical characterization and electrochemical measurements, we demonstrate that peroxide groups can easily be oxidized at relatively low potential, leading to the formation of gaseous dioxygen and to the instability of the oxide. Furthermore, we demonstrate that, owing to the stabilization at high energy of peroxide, the high-lying energy of the empty sigma* antibonding O-O states limits the reversibility of the electrochemical reactions when the O-2(2-)/O2- redox couple is used as redox center for Li-ion battery materials or as OER redox active sites. Overall, this work suggests that the formation of true peroxide O-2(2-) states are detrimental for transition metal oxides used as OER catalysts and Li-ion battery materials. Rather, oxygen species with O-O bond order lower than 1 would be preferred for these applications.
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  Publisher American Chemical Society Place of Publication Washington, D.C Editor
  Language Wos 000435416600038 Publication Date 2018-05-21
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  ISSN 0897-4756 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 9.466 Times cited 2 Open Access Not_Open_Access
  Notes (down) ; We thank S. Belin of the ROCK beamline (financed by the French National Research Agency (ANR) as a part of the “Investissements d'Avenir” program, reference: ANR-10-EQPX-45; proposal no. 20160095) of synchrotron SOLEIL for her assistance during XAS measurements. Authors would also like to thank V. Nassif for her assistance on the D1B beamline. A.G, G.R, and J.-M.T. acknowledge funding from the European Research Council (ERC) (FP/2014)/ERC Grant Project 670116-ARPEMA. ; Approved Most recent IF: 9.466
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Author Ghosh, S.; Tongay, S.; Hebard, A.F.; Sahin, H.; Peeters, F.M.
  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
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Author Lin, N.S.; Heitmann, T.W.; Yu, K.; Plourde, B.L.T.; Misko, V.R.
  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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  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
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Author Yin, C.; Krishnan, D.; Gauquelin, N.; Verbeeck, J.; Aarts, J.
  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
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Author Van Pottelberge, R.; Moldovan, D.; Milovanović, S.P.; Peeters, F.M.
  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 10 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
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Author Dell'Anna, L.; Perali, A.; Covaci, L.; Neilson, D.
  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 Földi, P.; Szaszkó-Bogár, V.; Peeters, F.M.
  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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  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.
  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
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:84259 Serial 3092
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