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	Author	Shakouri, K.; Szafran, B.; Esmaeilzadeh, M.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Effective spin-orbit interaction Hamiltonian for quasi-one-dimensional quantum rings			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2012	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	85	Issue	16	Pages	165314-165314,8
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The effective Hamiltonian for an electron in a quasi-one-dimensional quantum ring in the presence of spin-orbit interactions is derived. We demonstrate that, when both coupling types are simultaneously present, the effective Hamiltonian derived by the lowest-radial-state approximation produces energy spectra and charge densities which deviate strongly from the exact ones. For equal Rashba and Dresselhaus coupling constants the lowest-radial-state approximation opens artifactal avoided crossings in the energy spectra and deforms the circular symmetry of the confined charge densities. In this case, there does not exist a ring thin enough to justify the restriction to the lowest radially quantized energy state. We derive the effective Hamiltonian accounting for both the lowest and the first excited radial states, and show that the inclusion of the latter restores the correct features of the exact solution. Relation of this result to the states of a quantum wire is also discussed.
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	Language		Wos	000303068800006	Publication Date	2012-04-20
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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	32	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was partially supported by Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education and its grants for Scientific Research. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:98258			Serial	855
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	Author	Shi, J.; Peeters, F.M.; Edmonds, K.W.; Gallagher, B.L.
	Title	Even-odd transition in the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations in a two-dimensional electron gas subjected to periodic magnetic and electric modulations			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2002	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	66	Issue	3	Pages	035328-035328,9
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We investigate low-temperature magnetotransport of high-mobility two-dimensional electron gases subjected to one-dimensional periodic magnetic and electric modulations. Our previous quantum perturbation theory is extended to lower temperatures and the energy broadening due to impurity scattering is incorporated. Numerical calculations are made for situations where several Landau bands overlap. We find that the Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) oscillations are dominated by collisional resistance. The amplitudes of the SdH oscillations are strongly modulated and the positions of the SdH minima switch between even and odd Landau-level filling factors, in the resistance both parallel and perpendicular to the one-dimensional modulation. This is a consequence of the internal structure (i.e., smeared out van Hove singularities) of overlapping Landau bands. Our theoretical results are in good agreement with recent experiments.
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	Language		Wos	000177338500090	Publication Date	2002-10-01
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	ISSN	0163-1829;1095-3795;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2002 IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94918			Serial	1091
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	Author	Shakouri, K.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Vargiamidis, V.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Integer and half-integer quantum Hall effect in silicene: Influence of an external electric field and impurities			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	90	Issue	23	Pages	235423
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The influence of silicene's strong spin-orbit interaction and of an external electric field E-z on the transport coefficients are investigated in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field B. For finite E-z the spin and valley degeneracy of the Landau levels is lifted and leads to additional plateaus in the Hall conductivity, at half-integer values of 4e(2)/h, due to spin intra-Landau-level transitions that are absent in graphene. These plateaus are more sensitive to disorder and thermal broadening than the main plateaus, occurring at integral values of 4e(2)/h, when the Fermi level passes through the Landau levels. We also evaluate the Hall and longitudinal resistivities and critically contrast the results with those for graphene on a substrate.
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	Language		Wos	000346377400004	Publication Date	2014-12-15
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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	32	Open Access
	Notes	; Our work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government, and the Canadian NSERC Grant No. OGP0121756. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:122771			Serial	1678
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	Author	Komulainen, S.; Verlackt, C.; Pursiainen, J.; Lajunen, M.
	Title	Oxidation and degradation of native wheat starch by acidic bromate in water at room temperature			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2013	Publication	Carbohydrate Polymers	Abbreviated Journal	Carbohyd Polym
	Volume	93	Issue	1	Pages	73-80
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT);
	Abstract	Native wheat starch was oxidized by benign acidic bromate in water at room temperature. HPLC-ELSD study indicated that starch degraded in the course of oxidation but it still had a polymeric structure characterized by H-1, C-13, HSQC and HMBC NMR measurements. Products were generally water-soluble fragments but the use of a short reaction time and dilute reaction mixture yielded water-insoluble products. Titration of the products showed, that the increase of the starch content and reaction time increased the content of carbonyl and carboxyl groups in the range of 0.5-2.5% and 1.7-17.2%, respectively, in the product fragments. A mechanism for the oxidation reaction was proposed. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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	Language		Wos	000316512900011	Publication Date	2012-06-21
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	ISSN	0144-8617;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	4.811	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 4.811; 2013 IF: 3.916
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108288			Serial	2537
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	Author	Masir, M.R.; Matulis, A.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Scattering of Dirac electrons by circular mass barriers : valley filter and resonant scattering			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2011	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	84	Issue	24	Pages	245413-245413,9
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	The scattering of two-dimensional (2D) massless Dirac electrons is investigated in the presence of a random array of circular mass barriers. The inverse momentum relaxation time and the Hall factor are calculated and used to obtain parallel and perpendicular resistivity components within linear transport theory. We found a nonzero perpendicular resistivity component which has opposite sign for electrons in the different K and K′ valleys. This property can be used for valley filter purposes. The total cross section for scattering on penetrable barriers exhibits resonances due to the presence of quasibound states in the barriers that show up as sharp gaps in the cross section while for Schrödinger electrons they appear as peaks.
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	Language		Wos	000297934500008	Publication Date	2011-12-12
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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	32	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES Program Euro-GRAPHENE within the project CONGRAN. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94383			Serial	2951
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	Author	Idrissi, H.; Bollinger, C.; Boioli, F.; Schryvers, D.; Cordier, P.
	Title	Low-temperature plasticity of olivine revisited with in situ TEM nanomechanical testing			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Science Advances	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	2	Issue	2	Pages	e1501671-e1501671
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	The rheology of the lithospheric mantle is fundamental to understanding how mantle convection couples with plate tectonics. However, olivine rheology at lithospheric conditions is still poorly understood because experiments are difficult in this temperature range where rocks and mineral become very brittle. We combine techniques of quantitative in situ tensile testing in a transmission electron microscope and numerical modeling of dislocation dynamics to constrain the low-temperature rheology of olivine. We find that the intrinsic ductility of olivine at low temperature is significantly lower than previously reported values, which were obtained under strain-hardened conditions. Using this method, we can anchor rheological laws determined at higher temperature and can provide a better constraint on intermediate temperatures relevant for the lithosphere. More generally, we demonstrate the possibility of characterizing the mechanical properties of specimens, which can be available in the form of submillimeter-sized particles only.
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	Language		Wos	000379620200043	Publication Date	2016-03-12
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	ISSN	2375-2548	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:134983			Serial	4202
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	Author	Hu, S.; Gopinadhan, K.; Rakowski, A.; Neek-Amal, M.; Heine, T.; Grigorieva, I.V.; Haigh, S.J.; Peeters, F.M.; Geim, A.K.; Lozada-Hidalgo, M.
	Title	Transport of hydrogen isotopes through interlayer spacing in van der Waals crystals			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Nature nanotechnology	Abbreviated Journal	Nat Nanotechnol
	Volume	13	Issue	6	Pages	468-+
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Atoms start behaving as waves rather than classical particles if confined in spaces commensurate with their de Broglie wavelength. At room temperature this length is only about one angstrom even for the lightest atom, hydrogen. This restricts quantum-confinement phenomena for atomic species to the realm of very low temperatures(1-5). Here, we show that van der Waals gaps between atomic planes of layered crystals provide angstrom-size channels that make quantum confinement of protons apparent even at room temperature. Our transport measurements show that thermal protons experience a notably higher barrier than deuterons when entering van der Waals gaps in hexagonal boron nitride and molybdenum disulfide. This is attributed to the difference in the de Broglie wavelengths of the isotopes. Once inside the crystals, transport of both isotopes can be described by classical diffusion, albeit with unexpectedly fast rates comparable to that of protons in water. The demonstrated angstrom-size channels can be exploited for further studies of atomistic quantum confinement and, if the technology can be scaled up, for sieving hydrogen isotopes.
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	Language		Wos	000434715700015	Publication Date	2018-04-04
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	ISSN	1748-3387; 1748-3395	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	38.986	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes	; The authors acknowledge support from the Lloyd's Register Foundation, EPSRC – EP/N010345/1, the European Research Council ARTIMATTER project – ERC-2012-ADG and from Graphene Flagship. M.L.-H. acknowledges a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 38.986
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:152014UA @ admin @ c:irua:152014			Serial	5046
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	Author	Sreepal, V.; Yagmurcukardes, M.; Vasu, K.S.; Kelly, D.J.; Taylor, S.F.R.; Kravets, V.G.; Kudrynskyi, Z.; Kovalyuk, Z.D.; Patane, A.; Grigorenko, A.N.; Haigh, S.J.; Hardacre, C.; Eaves, L.; Sahin, H.; Geim, A.K.; Peeters, F.M.; Nair, R.R.
	Title	Two-dimensional covalent crystals by chemical conversion of thin van der Waals materials			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2019	Publication	Nano letters	Abbreviated Journal	Nano Lett
	Volume	19	Issue	9	Pages	6475-6481
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Most of the studied two-dimensional (2D) materials have been obtained by exfoliation of van der Waals crystals. Recently, there has been growing interest in fabricating synthetic 2D crystals which have no layered bulk analogues. These efforts have been focused mainly on the surface growth of molecules in high vacuum. Here, we report an approach to making 2D crystals of covalent solids by chemical conversion of van der Waals layers. As an example, we used 2D indium selenide (InSe) obtained by exfoliation and converted it by direct fluorination into indium fluoride (InF3), which has a nonlayered, rhombohedral structure and therefore cannot possibly be obtained by exfoliation. The conversion of InSe into InF3 is found to be feasible for thicknesses down to three layers of InSe, and the obtained stable InF3 layers are doped with selenium. We study this new 2D material by optical, electron transport, and Raman measurements and show that it is a semiconductor with a direct bandgap of 2.2 eV, exhibiting high optical transparency across the visible and infrared spectral ranges. We also demonstrate the scalability of our approach by chemical conversion of large-area, thin InSe laminates obtained by liquid exfoliation, into InF3 films. The concept of chemical conversion of cleavable thin van der Waals crystals into covalently bonded noncleavable ones opens exciting prospects for synthesizing a wide variety of novel atomically thin covalent crystals.
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	Language		Wos	000486361900083	Publication Date	2019-08-20
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	ISSN	1530-6984	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	12.712	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Royal Society, the European Research Council (contract 679689 and EvoluTEM 715502), and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, U.K. (EP/N013670/1), The authors acknowledge the use of the facilities at the Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials and associated support services. H.S. acknowledges financial support from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) under Project No. 117F095. M.Y. acknowledges the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) for a postdoctoral fellowship. S.J.H. and D.J.K. acknowledge support from EPSRC (EP/P009050/1) and the NowNANO CDT. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 12.712
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:162818			Serial	5431
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	Author	van der Snickt, G.; Miliani, C.; Janssens, K.; Brunetti, B.G.; Romani, A.; Rosi, F.; Walter, P.; Castaing, J.; de Nolf, W.; Klaassen, L.; Labarque, I.; Wittermann, R.
	Title	Material analyses of “Christ with singing and music-making Angels”, a late 15th-C panel painting attributed to Hans Memling and assistants : part 1 : non-invasive in situ investigations			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2011	Publication	Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry	Abbreviated Journal	J Anal Atom Spectrom
	Volume	26	Issue	11	Pages	2216-2229
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
	Abstract	In cultural heritage science, compositional data is traditionally obtained from works of art through the analysis of samples by means of various bench-top instruments (scanning electron microscope, Raman spectrometer, etc.). Alternatively, the object can be transported to a laboratory where it may be examined, usually by spectroscopic methods working in reflection mode. However, this paper describes how a complementary set of mobile and portable instruments was deployed in situ to gain a comprehensive view on the materials and related ageing compounds of an (almost) unmovable 15th-C polyptych, prior to and in preparation of the extraction of a limited number of samples. In line with the methodological approach discussed, PXRF was first employed as an efficient screening tool. The ensuing elemental data was supplemented by more specific information on both organic as inorganic materials supplied by reflection near- and mid-FTIR spectroscopy and fluorimetry. In completion, a limited number of diffraction patterns were collected with a mobile XRD instrument in order to identify the constituent crystalline phases in pigments, grounding materials and degradation products. In this way, it could be demonstrated how a rich array of colours was obtained by means of a limited palette of pigments: lead white, lead tin yellow, azurite, natural ultramarine, bone black, vermillion, madder lake, and a green copper-organo complex were detected and situated on the panels. Remarkably, next to chalk also gypsum was found in the ground layer(s) of this Western European easel painting. The relatively large surface of the background was covered with gold leaf; the analyses seem to point towards the labour-intensive water gilding technique. The versatility of this combination of analytical techniques was further illustrated by the accurate characterisation of degradation products affecting the readability and conservation of the painting: the overall presence of a calcium oxalate-based film of variable thickness was established. Nevertheless, further analysis of cross-sectioned samples was considered desirable in order to study the stratigraphy, to gain direct access to altered and sub-imposed layers and to allow highly detailed analysis of micrometric degradation products by state-of-the art techniques (i.e. synchrotron radiation).
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	Language		Wos	000296021800010	Publication Date	2011-09-23
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	ISSN	0267-9477	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.379	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes	; This research was supported by the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Programme – Belgian Science Policy (IUAP VI/16). The text also presents results of GOA “XANES meets ELNES” (Research Fund University of Antwerp, Belgium) and from FWO (Brussels, Belgium) projects no. G.0103.04, G.0689.06 and G.0704.08. The staff of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp is acknowledged for this pleasant cooperation and the authorisation for the publication of the images in this article. Therefore, a word of gratitude to Paul Huvenne, Yolande Deckers, Stef Antonissen and Gwen Borms. In addition, the authors would like to thank the MOLAB's team operators Chiari Anselmi and Federica Presciutti. MOLAB analyses have been carried out through the support of the EU within the 6th Framework Programme (Contract Eu-ARTECH, RII3-CT-2004-506171). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.379; 2011 IF: 3.220
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:93680			Serial	5705
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	Author	Buysse, C.; Kovalevsky, A.; Snijkers, F.; Buekenhoudt, A.; Mullens, S.; Luyten, J.; Kretzschmar, J.; Lenaerts, S.
	Title	Development, performance and stability of sulfur-free, macrovoid-free BSCF capillaries for high temperature oxygen separation from air			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2011	Publication	Journal of membrane science	Abbreviated Journal	J Membrane Sci
	Volume	372	Issue	1/2	Pages	239-248
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
	Abstract	Capture and storage of CO2 (CCS) from fossil-fuel power plants is vital in order to counteract a pending anthropogenic global warming. High temperature oxygen transport perovskite membranes can fulfill an important role in the separation of oxygen from air needed in the oxy-fuel technologies for CCS. In this study we present the development, performance and stability of gastight, macrovoid-free and sulfur-free Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3 − δ (BSCF) mixed conductor capillary membranes prepared by phase-inversion spinning and sintering. A sulfur-free phase-inversion polymer was chosen in order to obtain a phase-pure BSCF crystal phase. Special attention was given to the polymer solution and ceramic spinning suspension in order to avoid macrovoids and achieve gastight membranes. The sulfur-free BSCF capillaries showed an average 4-point bending strength of 64 ± 8 MPa and a maximum oxygen flux of not, vert, similar5.3 Nml/(cm2 min) at 950 °C for an argon sweep flow rate of 125 Nml/min. The comparison of the performance of sulfur-free and sulfur-containing BSCF capillaries with similar dimensions revealed a profound impact of the sulfur contamination on both the oxygen flux and the activation energy of the overall oxygen transport mechanism. Both long-term oxygen permeation at different temperatures and post-operation analysis of a sulfur-free BSCF capillary were performed and discussed.
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	Language		Wos	000289829200026	Publication Date	2011-02-17
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	ISSN	0376-7388	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	6.035	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes	; The authors want to express their thanks to the VITO staff for their continuous support, especially B. Molenberghs, W. Doyen, H. Beckers, R. Kemps, M. Mertens, M. Schoeters and H. Chen. C. Buysse thankfully acknowledges a PhD scholarship provided by VITO and the University of Antwerp. This work is performed in the framework of the German Helmholtz Alliance Project “MEM-BRAIN”, aiming at the development of gas separation membranes for zero-emission fossil fuel power plants. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 6.035; 2011 IF: 3.850
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:89916			Serial	5942
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	Author	Cayado, P.; De Keukeleere, K.; Garzón, A.; Perez-Mirabet, L.; Meledin, A.; De Roo, J.; Vallés, F.; Mundet, B.; Rijckaert, H.; Pollefeyt, G.; Coll, M.; Ricart, S.; Palau, A.; Gázquez, J.; Ros, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Van Driessche, I.; Puig, T.; Obradors, X.
	Title	Epitaxial YBa₂Cu₃O_7−xnanocomposite thin films from colloidal solutions			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Superconductor science and technology	Abbreviated Journal	Supercond Sci Tech
	Volume	28	Issue	28	Pages	124007
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	A methodology of general validity to prepare epitaxial nanocomposite films based on the use of colloidal solutions containing different crystalline preformed oxide nanoparticles ( ex situ nanocomposites) is reported. The trifluoroacetate (TFA) metal–organic chemical solution deposition route is used with alcoholic solvents to grow epitaxial YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 (YBCO) films. For this reason stabilizing oxide nanoparticles in polar solvents is a challenging goal. We have used scalable nanoparticle synthetic methodologies such as thermal and microwave-assisted solvothermal techniques to prepare CeO 2 and ZrO 2 nanoparticles. We show that stable and homogeneous colloidal solutions with these nanoparticles can be reached using benzyl alcohol, triethyleneglycol, nonanoic acid, trifluoroacetic acid or decanoic acid as protecting ligands, thereby allowing subsequent mixing with alcoholic TFA solutions. An elaborate YBCO film growth analysis of these nanocomposites allows the identification of the different relevant growth phenomena, e.g. nanoparticles pushing towards the film surface, nanoparticle reactivity, coarsening and nanoparticle accumulation at the substrate interface. Upon mitigation of these effects, YBCO nanocomposite films with high self-field critical currents ( J c ∼ 3–4 MA cm −2 at 77 K) were reached, indicating no current limitation effects associated with epitaxy perturbation, while smoothed magnetic field dependences of the critical currents at high magnetic fields and decreased effective anisotropic pinning behavior confirm the effectiveness of the novel developed approach to enhance vortex pinning. In conclusion, a novel low cost solution-derived route to high current nanocomposite superconducting films and coated conductors has been developed with very promising features.
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	Language		Wos	000366288100009	Publication Date	2015-11-16
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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	32	Open Access
	Notes	All authors acknowledge the EU (EU-FP7 NMP-LA-2012-280432 EUROTAPES project). ICMAB acknowledges MINECO (MAT2014-51778-C2-1-R) and Generalitat de Catalunya (2014SGR 753 and Xarmae). UGhent acknowledges the Special Research Fund (BOF), the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) and the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation through Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT). TEM microscopy work was conducted in the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2). The authors acknowledge the ICN2 Electron Microscopy Division for offering access to their instruments and expertise. Part of the STEM microscopy work was conducted in 'Laboratorio de Microscopias Avanzadas' at the Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragon—Universidad de Zaragoza. The authors acknowledge the LMA-INA for offering access to their instruments and expertise. JG and MC also acknowledge the Ramon y Cajal program (RYC-2012-11709 and RYC-2013-12448 respectively).			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.878; 2015 IF: 2.325
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	Author	Asapu, R.; Claes, N.; Ciocarlan, R.-G.; Minjauw, M.; Detavernier, C.; Cool, P.; Bals, S.; Verbruggen, S.W.
	Title	Electron Transfer and Near-Field Mechanisms in Plasmonic Gold-Nanoparticle-Modified TiO₂Photocatalytic Systems			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2019	Publication	ACS applied nano materials	Abbreviated Journal	ACS Appl. Nano Mater.
	Volume	2	Issue	2	Pages	4067-4074
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Laboratory of adsorption and catalysis (LADCA); Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
	Abstract	The major mechanism responsible for plasmonic enhancement of titanium dioxide photocatalysis using gold nanoparticles is still under contention. This work introduces an experimental strategy to disentangle the significance of the charge transfer and near-field mechanisms in plasmonic photocatalysis. By controlling the thickness and conductive nature of a nanoparticle shell that acts as a spacer layer separating the plasmonic metal core from the TiO2 surface, field enhancement or charge transfer effects can be selectively repressed or evoked. Layer-by-layer and in situ polymerization methods are used to synthesize gold core–polymer shell nanoparticles with shell thickness control up to the sub-nanometer level. Detailed optical and electrical characterization supported by near-field simulation models corroborate the trends in photocatalytic activity of the different systems. This approach mainly points at an important contribution of the enhanced near field.
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	Language		Wos	000477917700006	Publication Date	2019-05-31
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	ISSN	2574-0970	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited	32	Open Access	OpenAccess
	Notes	This work was supported by Research Foundation Flanders (FWO). P.C. and R-G.C. acknowledge financial support from FWO (Project No. G038215N). N.C. and S.B. acknowledge financial support from the European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant No. 335078-COLOURATOM).			Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @UA @ admin @ c:irua:160579			Serial	5184
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	Author	Toso, S.; Akkerman, Q.A.; Martin-Garcia, B.; Prato, M.; Zito, J.; Infante, I.; Dang, Z.; Moliterni, A.; Giannini, C.; Bladt, E.; Lobato, I.; Ramade, J.; Bals, S.; Buha, J.; Spirito, D.; Mugnaioli, E.; Gemmi, M.; Manna, L.
	Title	Nanocrystals of lead chalcohalides : a series of kinetically trapped metastable nanostructures			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2020	Publication	Journal Of The American Chemical Society	Abbreviated Journal	J Am Chem Soc
	Volume	142	Issue	22	Pages	10198-10211
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	We report the colloidal synthesis of a series of surfactant-stabilized lead chalcohalide nanocrystals. Our work is mainly focused on Pb4S3Br2, a chalcohalide phase unknown to date that does not belong to the ambient-pressure PbS-PbBr2 phase diagram. The Pb4S3Br2 nanocrystals herein feature a remarkably narrow size distribution (with a size dispersion as low as 5%), a good size tunability (from 7 to similar to 30 nm), an indirect bandgap, photoconductivity (responsivity = 4 +/- 1 mA/W), and stability for months in air. A crystal structure is proposed for this new material by combining the information from 3D electron diffraction and electron tomography of a single nanocrystal, X-ray powder diffraction, and density functional theory calculations. Such a structure is closely related to that of the recently discovered high-pressure chalcohalide Pb4S3I2 phase, and indeed we were able to extend our synthesis scheme to Pb4S3I2 colloidal nanocrystals, whose structure matches the one that has been published for the bulk. Finally, we could also prepare nanocrystals of Pb3S2Cl2, which proved to be a structural analogue of the recently reported bulk Pb3Se2Br2 phase. It is remarkable that one high-pressure structure (for Pb4S3I2) and two metastable structures that had not yet been reported (for Pb4S3Br2 and Pb3S2Cl2) can be prepared on the nanoscale by wet-chemical approaches. This highlights the important role of colloidal chemistry in the discovery of new materials and motivates further exploration into metal chalcohalide nanocrystals.
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	Language		Wos	000538526500035	Publication Date	2020-05-06
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	ISSN	0002-7863	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	15	Times cited	32	Open Access	OpenAccess
	Notes	; We would like to thank Dr. A. Toma for the access to the IIT clean room facilities' SEM/FIB and evaporators, the Smart Materials group (IIT) for the access to the ATR-FTIR equipment, S. Marras for the support during XRPD measurements, G. Pugliese for help with the TGA measurements, M. Campolucci for help with the experiments on NC growth kinetics, S. Lauciello for help with the SEM-EDX analyses, and D. Baranov and R. Brescia for the helpful discussions. We also acknowledge funding from the Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 (2014-2020) under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Grant Agreement COMPASS No. 691185. I.I. acknowledges the Dutch NWO for financial support under the Vidi scheme (Grant No. 723.013.002). S.B. acknowledges support by means of the ERC Consolidator Grant No. 815128 REALNANO. E. M. and M.G acknowledge the Regione Toscana for funding the purchase of the Timepix detector through the FELIX project (Por CREO FESR 2014-2020 action). ; sygma			Approved	Most recent IF: 15; 2020 IF: 13.858
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:170218			Serial	6566
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	Author	Parastaev, A.; Muravev, V.; Osta, E.H.; Kimpel, T.F.; Simons, J.F.M.; van Hoof, A.J.F.; Uslamin, E.; Zhang, L.; Struijs, J.J.C.; Burueva, D.B.; Pokochueva, E.V.; Kovtunov, K.V.; Koptyug, I.V.; Villar-Garcia, I.J.; Escudero, C.; Altantzis, T.; Liu, P.; Béché, A.; Bals, S.; Kosinov, N.; Hensen, E.J.M.
	Title	Breaking structure sensitivity in CO2 hydrogenation by tuning metal–oxide interfaces in supported cobalt nanoparticles			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2022	Publication	Nature Catalysis	Abbreviated Journal	Nat Catal
	Volume	5	Issue	11	Pages	1051-1060
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT)
	Abstract	A high dispersion of the active metal phase of transition metals on oxide supports is important when designing efficient heterogeneous catalysts. Besides nanoparticles, clusters and even single metal atoms can be attractive for a wide range of reactions. However, many industrially relevant catalytic transformations suffer from structure sensitivity, where reducing the size of the metal particles below a certain size substantially lowers catalytic performance. A case in point is the low activity of small cobalt nanoparticles in the hydrogenation of CO and CO2. Here we show how engineering of catalytic sites at the metal–oxide interface in cerium oxide–zirconium dioxide (ceria–zirconia)-supported cobalt can overcome this structure sensitivity. Few-atom cobalt clusters dispersed on 3 nm cobalt(II)-oxide particles stabilized by ceria–zirconia yielded a highly active CO2 methanation catalyst with a specific activity higher than that of larger particles under the same conditions.
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	Language		Wos	000884939300006	Publication Date	2022-11-17
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2520-1158	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	37.8	Times cited	32	Open Access	OpenAccess
	Notes	This research was supported by the Applied and Engineering Sciences division of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research through the Alliander (now Qirion) Perspective program on Plasma Conversion of CO2. We acknowledge Diamond Light Source for time on beamline B18 under proposal SP20715-1. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 823717 – ESTEEM3. S.B. acknowledges support from the European Research Council (ERC Consolidator Grant #815128 REALNANO) and T.A. acknowledges funding from the University of Antwerp Research fund (BOF). A.B. received funding from the European Union under grant agreement No 823717 – ESTEEM3. The authors acknowledge funding through the Hercules grant (FWO, University of Antwerp) I003218N “Infrastructure for imaging nanoscale processes in gas/vapour or liquid environments”. I.V.K., D.B.B., and E.V.P. acknowledge the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education (contract 075-15-2021-580) for financial support of parahydrogen-based studies. Experiments using synchrotron radiation XPS were performed at the CIRCE beamline at ALBA Synchrotron with the collaboration of ALBA staff. F. Oropeza Palacio and Rim C.J. van de Poll are acknowledged for the help with RPES measurements.; esteem3reported; esteem3jra			Approved	Most recent IF: 37.8
	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @c:irua:192068			Serial	7230
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	Author	Van Aert, S.; Geuens, P.; van Dyck, D.; Kisielowski, C.; Jinschek, J.R.
	Title	Electron channelling based crystallography			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2007	Publication	Ultramicroscopy	Abbreviated Journal	Ultramicroscopy
	Volume	107	Issue	6/7	Pages	551-558
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Amsterdam	Editor
	Language		Wos	000245341300015	Publication Date	2006-12-13
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0304-3991;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.843	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.843; 2007 IF: 1.996
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:64286			Serial	913
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	Author	van den Broek, B.; Houssa, M.; Scalise, E.; Pourtois, G.; Afanas'ev, V.V.; Stesmans, A.
	Title	First-principles electronic functionalization of silicene and germanene by adatom chemisorption			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Applied surface science	Abbreviated Journal	Appl Surf Sci
	Volume	291	Issue		Pages	104-108
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	This study presents first-principles results on the electronic functionalization of silicene and germanene monolayers by means of chemisorption of adatom species H, Li, F, Sc, Ti, V. Three general adatom-monolayer configurations are considered, each having its distinct effect on the electronic structure, yielding metallic or semiconducting dispersions depending on the adatom species and configuration. The induced bandgap is a (in)direct F gap ranging from 0.2 to 2.3 eV for both silicene and germanene. In general the alternating configuration was found to be the most energetically stable. The boatlike and chairlike conformers are degenerate with the former having anisotropic effective carrier masses. The top configuration leads to the planar monolayer and predominately to a gapped dispersion. The hollow configuration with V adatoms retains the Dirac cone, but with strong orbital planar hybridization at the Fermi level. We also observe a planar surface state the Fermi level for the latter systems. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Amsterdam	Editor
	Language		Wos	000329327700023	Publication Date	2013-09-17
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0169-4332;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.387	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.387; 2014 IF: 2.711
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:113766			Serial	1208
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	Author	Maignan, A.; Michel, C.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Hervieu, M.; Raveau, B.
	Title	Superconductivity up to 110K in the 1212-Hg based cuprate Nd_1-xCa_xBa₂Hg_1-xCu_2+xO_6+y			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	1993	Publication	Physica: C : superconductivity	Abbreviated Journal	Physica C
	Volume	216	Issue		Pages	1-5
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Amsterdam	Editor
	Language		Wos	A1993MD16100001	Publication Date	0000-00-00
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0921-4534	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	0.942	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	PHYSICS, APPLIED 28/145 Q1 #
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:6848			Serial	3375
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	Author	Lobato, I.; Van Dyck, D.
	Title	MULTEM : a new multislice program to perform accurate and fast electron diffraction and imaging simulations using graphics processing units with CUDA			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Ultramicroscopy	Abbreviated Journal	Ultramicroscopy
	Volume	156	Issue	156	Pages	9-17
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
	Abstract	The main features and the GPU implementation of the MULTEM program are presented and described. This new program performs accurate and fast multislice simulations by including higher order expansion of the multislice solution of the high energy Schrodinger equation, the correct subslicing of the three-dimensional potential and top-bottom surfaces. The program implements different kinds of simulation for CTEM, STEM, ED, PED, CBED, ADF-TEM and ABF-HC with proper treatment of the spatial and temporal incoherences. The multislice approach described here treats the specimen as amorphous material which allows a straightforward implementation of the frozen phonon approximation. The generalized transmission function for each slice is calculated when is needed and then discarded. This allows us to perform large simulations that can include millions of atoms and keep the computer memory requirements to a reasonable level. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Amsterdam	Editor
	Language		Wos	000361001800003	Publication Date	2015-04-28
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0304-3991;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.843	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.843; 2015 IF: 2.436
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:127848			Serial	4209
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	Author	D'Olieslaeger, L.; Pfannmöller, M.; Fron, E.; Cardinaletti, I.; Van der Auweraer, M.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Bals, S.; Maes, W.; Vanderzande, D.; Manca, J.; Ethirajan, A.
	Title	Tuning of PCDTBT : PC₇₁BM blend nanoparticles for eco-friendly processing of polymer solar cells			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Solar energy materials and solar cells	Abbreviated Journal	Sol Energ Mat Sol C
	Volume	159	Issue	159	Pages	179-188
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	We report the controlled preparation of water processable nanoparticles (NPs) employing the push-pull polymer PCDTBT and the fullerene acceptor PC71BM in order to enable solar cell processing using eco-friendly solvent (i.e. water). The presented method provides the possibility to separate the formation of the active layer blend and the deposition of the active layer into two different processes. For the first time, the benefits of aqueous processability for the high-potential class of push-pull polymers, generally requiring high boiling solvents, are made accessible. With our method we demonstrate excellent control over the blend stoichiometry and efficient mixing. Furthermore, we provide visualization of the nano morphology of the different NPs to obtain structural information down to similar to 2 nm resolution using advanced analytical electron microscopy. The imaging directly reveals very small compositional demixing in the PCDTBT:PC71BM blend NPs, in the size range of about <5 nm, indicating fine mixing at the molecular level. The suitability of the proposed methodology and materials towards the aspects of eco-friendly processing of organic solar cells is demonstrated through a processing of lab scale NPs solar cell prototypes reaching a power conversion efficiency of 1.9%. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Amsterdam	Editor
	Language		Wos	000388053600021	Publication Date	2016-09-19
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	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	32	Open Access	OpenAccess
	Notes	; This work was supported by BOF funding of Hasselt University, the Interreg project Organext, and the IAP 7/05 project FS2 (Functional Supramolecular Systems), granted by the Science Policy Office of the Belgian Federal Government (BELSPO). A.E. is a post-doctoral fellow of the Flanders Research Foundation (FWO). M.P. gratefully acknowledges the SIM NanoForce program for financial support. S.B. further acknowledges financial support from the European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant #335078-COLOURATOMS). The authors are thankful for technical support by J. Smits, T. Vangerven, and J. Baccus. ; ecas_sara			Approved	Most recent IF: 4.784
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:139157UA @ admin @ c:irua:139157			Serial	4450
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	Author	Berdiyorov, G.R.; de Romaguera, A.R.C.; Milošević, M.V.; Doria, M.M.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Dynamic and static phases of vortices under an applied drive in a superconducting stripe with an array of weak links			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2012	Publication	European physical journal : B : condensed matter and complex systems	Abbreviated Journal	Eur Phys J B
	Volume	85	Issue	4	Pages	130-130,8
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Static and dynamic properties of superconducting vortices in a superconducting stripe with a periodic array of weakly-superconducting (or normal metal) regions are studied in the presence of external magnetic and electric fields. The time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau theory is used to describe the electronic transport, where the anisotropy is included through the spatially-dependent critical temperature T-c. Superconducting vortices penetrating into the weak-superconducting region with smaller T-c are more mobile than the ones in the strong superconducting regions. We observe periodic entrance and exit of vortices which reside in the weak link for some short interval. The mobility of the weakly-pinned vortices can be reduced by increasing the uniform applied magnetic field leading to distinct features in the voltage vs. magnetic field response of the system.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Berlin	Editor
	Language		Wos	000303545400013	Publication Date	2012-04-20
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1434-6028;1434-6036;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.461	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), the bilateral programme between Flanders and Brazil. G.R.B. and L.C. acknowledge individual support from FWO-Vl. A.R.de C.R. acknowledges CNPq and FACEPE for financial support. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.461; 2012 IF: 1.282
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:98267			Serial	761
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	Author	Zhang, Z.Z.; Wu, Z.H.; Chang, K.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Resonant tunneling through S- and U-shaped graphene nanoribbons			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2009	Publication	Nanotechnology	Abbreviated Journal	Nanotechnology
	Volume	20	Issue	41	Pages	415203,1-415203,7
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We theoretically investigate resonant tunneling through S- and U-shaped nanostructured graphene nanoribbons. A rich structure of resonant tunneling peaks is found emanating from different quasi-bound states in the middle region. The tunneling current can be turned on and off by varying the Fermi energy. Tunability of resonant tunneling is realized by changing the width of the left and/or right leads and without the use of any external gates.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Bristol	Editor
	Language		Wos	000269930100007	Publication Date	2009-09-17
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0957-4484;1361-6528;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.44	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.44; 2009 IF: 3.137
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:79311			Serial	2893
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	Author	Li, L.L.; Moldovan, D.; Xu, W.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Electric-and magnetic-field dependence of the electronic and optical properties of phosphorene quantum dots			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Nanotechnology	Abbreviated Journal	Nanotechnology
	Volume	28	Issue	8	Pages	085702
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Recently, black phosphorus quantum dots were fabricated experimentally. Motivated by these experiments, we theoretically investigate the electronic and optical properties of rectangular phosphorene quantum dots (RPQDs) in the presence of an in-plane electric field and a perpendicular magnetic field. The energy spectra and wave functions of RPQDs are obtained numerically using the tight-binding approach. We find edge states within the band gap of the RPQD which are well separated from the bulk states. In an undoped RPQD and for in-plane polarized light, due to the presence of well-defined edge states, we find three types of optical transitions which are between the bulk states, between the edge and bulk states, and between the edge states. The electric and magnetic fields influence the bulk-to-bulk, edge-to-bulk, and edge-to- edge transitions differently due to the different responses of bulk and edge states to these fields.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Bristol	Editor
	Language		Wos	000403100700001	Publication Date	2017-01-03
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	ISSN	0957-4484	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.44	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes	; This work was financially supported by the China Scholarship Council (CSC), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11304316 and 11574319), and by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.44
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144325			Serial	4648
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	Author	Smondyrev, M.A.; Devreese, J.T.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Asymptotic expansions in the path integral approach to the bipolaron problem			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	1995	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	51	Issue		Pages	15008-15016
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Theory of quantum systems and complex systems
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	A1995RC32900022	Publication Date	2002-07-27
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0163-1829;1095-3795;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.736	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	no
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:11693			Serial	161
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	Author	Chang, K.; Li, S.S.; Xia, J.B.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Electron and hole states in diluted magnetic semiconductor quantum dots			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2004	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	69	Issue		Pages	235203,1-8
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000222531400048	Publication Date	2004-06-17
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2004 IF: 3.075
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69386			Serial	907
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	Author	Lamoen, D.; Michel, K.H.
	Title	Microscopic theory of thermoelastic phenomena and pressure dependence in solid C₆₀			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	1993	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	48	Issue	2	Pages	807-813
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	A microscopic theory for the coupling of molecular orientations with acoustic lattice displacements is proposed. The relevant interaction is quadratic in the orientational-order-parameter variables and linear in longitudinal strains. The coupling is evaluated for a complex molecular structure. The intermolecular potential is obtained from interaction centers placed at nuclei and at the centers of interatomic bonds. The free energy is derived and the experimental consequences of the theory are studied. The Clausius-Clapeyron equation for orientational melting is obtained. The theory explains the decrease of the lattice constant at the first-order phase transition and the increase of the transition temperature with applied pressure.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	A1993LM88500014	Publication Date	2002-07-27
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0163-1829;1095-3795;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.736	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER 16/67 Q1 #
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:5779			Serial	2035
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	Author	Vodolazov, D.Y.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Superconducting rectifier based on the asymmetric surface barrier effect			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2005	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	72	Issue	17	Pages	172508,1-4
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000233603500030	Publication Date	2005-11-23
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2005 IF: 3.185
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:56049			Serial	3365
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	Author	Verbeeck, J.; Lebedev, O.I.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Mercey, B.
	Title	SrTiO₃(100)/(LaMnO₃)_m(SrMnO₃)_n layered heterostructures: a combined EELS and TEM study			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2002	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	66	Issue	18	Pages	184426
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Epitaxially grown heterostructures consisting of alternating layers of LaMnO(3) (LMO, 9 or 15 unit cells) and SrMnO(3) (SMO, 4 or 6 unit cells) on a SrTiO(3)(100) (STO(100)) substrate have been studied by a combination of high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), electron diffraction, quantitative electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) with model fitting, energy filtered TEM (EFTEM) and imaging spectroscopy on an atomic scale. The combination of these techniques is necessary for the structural, chemical, and electronic characterization of these heterostructures. A model is proposed containing chemically and structurally sharp interfaces. The SrMnO(3) layers are stabilized in a Pm3m structure between two LMO layers. Tensile stress causes oxygen deficiency in the SMO layers increasing the number of 3d electrons on the Mn sites to resemble the Mn(3+) sites in LMO. The energy loss near edge structure (ELNES) of O and Mn is compared for both LMO and SMO layers and shows that the Mn-O bonds have a partially covalent character. The absence of a strong valency effect in the Mn ELNES is due to the oxygen vacancies in SMO.
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	Corporate Author				Thesis
	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000179633100062	Publication Date	2002-11-27
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0163-1829;1095-3795;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2002 IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:54741			Serial	3563
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	Author	Baelus, B.J.; Kanda, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Ootuka, Y.; Kadowaki, K.
	Title	Vortex-state-dependent phase boundary in mesoscopic superconducting disks			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2005	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	71	Issue		Pages	140502(R),1-4
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000228758700009	Publication Date	2005-04-08
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	ISSN	1098-0121;1550-235X;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2005 IF: 3.185
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69407			Serial	3884
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	Author	Major, L.; Morgiel, J.; Major, B.; Lackner, J.M.; Waldhauser, W.; Ebner, R.; Nistor, L.; Van Tendeloo, G.
	Title	Crystallographic aspects related to advanced tribological multilayers of Cr/CrN and Ti/TiN types produced by pulsed laser deposition (PLD)			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2006	Publication	Surface and coatings technology	Abbreviated Journal	Surf Coat Tech
	Volume	200	Issue	22/23	Pages	6190-6195
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lausanne	Editor
	Language		Wos	000237842300007	Publication Date	2005-12-10
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	ISSN	0257-8972;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.589	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.589; 2006 IF: 1.559
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:59459			Serial	586
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	Author	Hoon Park, J.; Kumar, N.; Hoon Park, D.; Yusupov, M.; Neyts, E.C.; Verlackt, C.C.W.; Bogaerts, A.; Ho Kang, M.; Sup Uhm, H.; Ha Choi, E.; Attri, P.;
	Title	A comparative study for the inactivation of multidrug resistance bacteria using dielectric barrier discharge and nano-second pulsed plasma			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Scientific reports	Abbreviated Journal	Sci Rep-Uk
	Volume	5	Issue	5	Pages	13849
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	Bacteria can be inactivated through various physical and chemical means, and these have always been the focus of extensive research. To further improve the methodology for these ends, two types of plasma systems were investigated: nano-second pulsed plasma (NPP) as liquid discharge plasma and an Argon gas-feeding dielectric barrier discharge (Ar-DBD) as a form of surface plasma. To understand the sterilizing action of these two different plasma sources, we performed experiments with Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteria (wild type) and multidrug resistant bacteria (Penicillum-resistant, Methicillin-resistant and Gentamicin-resistant). We observed that both plasma sources can inactivate both the wild type and multidrug-resistant bacteria to a good extent. Moreover, we observed a change in the surface morphology, gene expression and β-lactamase activity. Furthermore, we used X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to investigate the variation in functional groups (C-H/C-C, C-OH and C=O) of the peptidoglycan (PG) resulting from exposure to plasma species. To obtain atomic scale insight in the plasma-cell interactions and support our experimental observations, we have performed molecular dynamics simulations to study the effects of plasma species, such as OH, H2O2, O, O3, as well as O2 and H2O, on the dissociation/formation of above mentioned functional groups in PG.
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	Publisher	Nature Publishing Group	Place of Publication	London	Editor
	Language		Wos	000360909000001	Publication Date	2015-09-09
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	ISSN	2045-2322;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	4.259	Times cited	32	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 4.259; 2015 IF: 5.578
	Call Number	c:irua:127410			Serial	419
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