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Author Payette, C.; Partoens, B.; Yu, G.; Gupta, J.A.; Austing, D.G.; Nair, S.V.; Amaha, S.; Tarucha, S.
Title Modeling single-particle energy levels and resonance currents in a coherent electronic quantum dot mixer Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett
Volume 94 Issue 22 Pages 222101,1-22101,3
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We present model calculations based on a coherent tunneling picture, which reproduce well both the single-particle energy level position and the resonant current strength at two typical anticrossings, one involving two levels and the other three levels in a coherent mixer composed of two weakly coupled vertical quantum dots. An essential ingredient is the inclusion of higher degree terms to account for deviations from an ideal elliptical parabolic confining potential in realistic dots. We also calculate density plots of the mixed states for the modified potential.
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Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication (down) New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000266674300024 Publication Date 2009-06-01
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0003-6951; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 5 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2009 IF: 3.554
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:77380 Serial 2139
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Author Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Molecule-type phases and Hund's rule in vertically coupled quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
Year 2000 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett
Volume 84 Issue Pages 4433-4436
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication (down) New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000086941600045 Publication Date 2002-07-27
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ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 99 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2000 IF: 6.462
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:28519 Serial 2188
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Author Leenaerts, O.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Paramagnetic adsorbates on graphene: a charge transfer analysis Type A1 Journal article
Year 2008 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett
Volume 92 Issue 24 Pages 243125,1-3
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We introduce a modified version of the Hirshfeld charge analysis method and demonstrate its accurateness by calculating the charge transfer between the paramagnetic molecule NO2 and graphene. The charge transfer between paramagnetic molecules and a graphene layer as calculated with ab initio methods can crucially depend on the size of the supercell used in the calculation. This has important consequences for adsorption studies involving paramagnetic molecules such as NO2 physisorbed on graphene or on carbon nanotubes. © 2008 American Institute of Physics.
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Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication (down) New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000256934900099 Publication Date 2008-06-24
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ISSN 0003-6951; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 79 Open Access
Notes This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the NOI-BOF of the University of Antwerp, and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). Discussions with C. Van Alsenoy are gratefully acknowledged. Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2008 IF: 3.726
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69619 Serial 2552
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Author Peelaers, H.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Phonons in Ge nanowires Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett
Volume 95 Issue 12 Pages 122110,1-122110,3
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The phonon spectra of thin freestanding, hydrogen passivated, Ge nanowires are calculated by ab initio techniques. The effect of confinement on the phonon modes as caused by the small diameters of the wires is investigated. Confinement causes a hardening of the optical modes and a softening of the longitudinal acoustic modes. The stability of the nanowires, undoped or doped with B or P atoms, is investigated using the obtained phonon spectra. All considered wires were stable, except for highly doped, very thin nanowires.
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Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication (down) New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000270243800035 Publication Date 2009-09-25
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0003-6951; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 12 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2009 IF: 3.554
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:79307 Serial 2606
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Author Peelaers, H.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Properties of B and P doped Ge nanowires Type A1 Journal article
Year 2007 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett
Volume 90 Issue Pages 263103,1-3
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication (down) New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000247625500068 Publication Date 2007-06-25
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ISSN 0003-6951; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 35 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2007 IF: 3.596
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69642 Serial 2728
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Author Saniz, R.; Dixit, H.; Lamoen, D.; Partoens, B.
Title Quasiparticle energies and uniaxial pressure effects on the properties of SnO2 Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett
Volume 97 Issue Pages 261901-261901,3
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We calculate the quasiparticle energy spectrum of SnO2 within the GW approximation, properly taking into account the contribution of core levels to the energy corrections. The calculated fundamental gap is of 3.85 eV. We propose that the difference with respect to the experimental optical gap (3.6 eV) is due to excitonic effects in the latter. We further consider the effect applied on uniaxial pressure along the c-axis. Compared to GW, the effect of pressure on the quasiparticle energies and band gap is underestimated by the local-density approximation. The quasiparticle effective masses, however, appear to be well described by the latter.
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Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication (down) New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000285768100015 Publication Date 2010-12-28
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ISSN 0003-6951; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 23 Open Access
Notes Iwt; Fwo; Bof-Noi Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2010 IF: 3.841
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85759 Serial 2803
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Author Saniz, R.; Xu, Y.; Matsubara, M.; Amini, M.N.; Dixit, H.; Lamoen, D.; Partoens, B.
Title A simplified approach to the band gap correction of defect formation energies : Al, Ga, and In-doped ZnO Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication The journal of physics and chemistry of solids Abbreviated Journal J Phys Chem Solids
Volume 74 Issue 1 Pages 45-50
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The calculation of defect levels in semiconductors within a density functional theory approach suffers greatly from the band gap problem. We propose a band gap correction scheme that is based on the separation of energy differences in electron addition and relaxation energies. We show that it can predict defect levels with a reasonable accuracy, particularly in the case of defects with conduction band character, and yet is simple and computationally economical. We apply this method to ZnO doped with group III elements (Al, Ga, In). As expected from experiment, the results indicate that Zn substitutional doping is preferred over interstitial doping in Al, Ga, and In-doped ZnO, under both zinc-rich and oxygen-rich conditions. Further, all three dopants act as shallow donors, with the +1 charge state having the most advantageous formation energy. Also, doping effects on the electronic structure of ZnO are sufficiently mild so as to affect little the fundamental band gap and lowest conduction bands dispersion, which secures their n-type transparent conducting behavior. A comparison with the extrapolation method based on LDA+U calculations and with the HeydScuseriaErnzerhof hybrid functional (HSE) shows the reliability of the proposed scheme in predicting the thermodynamic transition levels in shallow donor systems.
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Publisher Place of Publication (down) New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000311062500009 Publication Date 2012-08-10
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0022-3697; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.059 Times cited 36 Open Access
Notes Fwo; Bof-Nio Approved Most recent IF: 2.059; 2013 IF: 1.594
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101782 Serial 3004
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Author Szumniak, P.; Bednarek, S.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Spin-orbit-mediated manipulation of heavy-hole spin qubits in gated semiconductor nanodevices Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett
Volume 109 Issue 10 Pages 107201
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract A novel spintronic nanodevice is proposed that is able to manipulate the single heavy-hole spin state in a coherent manner. It can act as a single quantum logic gate. The heavy-hole spin transformations are realized by transporting the hole around closed loops defined by metal gates deposited on top of the nanodevice. The device exploits Dresselhaus spin-orbit interaction, which translates the spatial motion of the hole into a rotation of the spin. The proposed quantum gate operates on subnanosecond time scales and requires only the application of a weak static voltage which allows for addressing heavy-hole spin qubits individually. Our results are supported by quantum mechanical time-dependent calculations within the four-band Luttinger-Kohn model.
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Publisher Place of Publication (down) New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000308295700015 Publication Date 2012-09-05
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ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 41 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Grant No. NN202 128337 from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, as well as by the “Krakow Interdisciplinary PhD-Project in Nanoscience and Advances Nanostructures” operated within the Foundation for Polish Science MPD Programme and cofinanced by European Regional Development Fund, the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1). ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2012 IF: 7.943
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101849 Serial 3094
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Author Leenaerts, O.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Tunable double Dirac cone spectrum in bilayer \alpha-graphyne Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett
Volume 103 Issue 1 Pages 013105-4
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Monolayer alpha-graphyne was recently proposed as a new all-carbon material having an electronic spectrum consisting of Dirac cones. Based on a first-principles investigation of bilayer alpha-graphyne, we show that the electronic band structure is qualitatively different from its monolayer form and depends crucially on the stacking mode of the two layers. Two stable stacking modes are found: a configuration with a gapless parabolic band structure, similar to AB stacked bilayer graphene, and another one which exhibits a doubled Dirac-cone spectrum. The latter can be tuned by an electric field with a gap opening rate of 0.3 eA. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.
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Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication (down) New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000321497200032 Publication Date 2013-07-01
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0003-6951; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 58 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the NOI-BOF of the University of Antwerp, and the ESF EuroGRAPHENE project CONGRAN. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2013 IF: 3.515
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109821 Serial 3740
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Author Peelaers, H.; Hernández-Nieves, A.D.; Leenaerts, O.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Vibrational properties of graphene fluoride and graphane Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett
Volume 98 Issue 5 Pages 051914
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The vibrational properties of graphene fluoride and graphane are studied using ab initio calculations. We find that both sp(3) bonded derivatives of graphene have different phonon dispersion relations and phonon densities of states as expected from the different masses associated with the attached atoms of fluorine and hydrogen, respectively. These differences manifest themselves in the predicted temperature behavior of the constant-volume specific heat of both compounds. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3551712]
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Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication (down) New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000286988400027 Publication Date 2011-02-02
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0003-6951; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 66 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the collaborative project FWO-MINCyT (Contract No. FW /08/01). A.D.H.-N. is also supported by ANPCyT (under Grant No. PICT2008-2236) ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2011 IF: 3.844
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:105604 Serial 3844
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Author Leenaerts, O.; Vercauteren, S.; Partoens, B.
Title Band alignment of lateral two-dimensional heterostructures with a transverse dipole Type A1 Journal article
Year 2017 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett
Volume 110 Issue 110 Pages 181602
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract It was recently shown that the electronic band alignment in lateral two-dimensional heterostructures is strongly dependent on the system geometry, such as heterostructure width and layer thickness. This is so even in the absence of polar edge terminations because of the appearance of an interface dipole between the two different materials. In this study, this work is expanded to include two-dimensional materials that possess an electronic dipole over their surface, i.e., in the direction transverse to the crystal plane. To this end, a heterostucture consisting of polar hydrofluorinated graphene and non-polar graphane layers is studied with first-principles calculations. As for nonpolar heterostructures, a significant geometry dependence is observed with two different limits for the band offset. For infinitely wide heterostructures, the potential step in the vacuum is equally divided over the two sides of the heterostructure, resulting in a finite potential step in the heterostructure. For infinitely thick heterostructure slabs, on the other hand, the band offset is reduced, similar to the three-dimensional case.
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Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication (down) New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000400931900014 Publication Date 2017-05-01
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 4 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO-VI). The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Hercules Foundation and the Flemish Government-department EWI. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:143755 Serial 4586
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Author Volodin, A.; Van Haesendonck, C.; Leenaerts, O.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Stress dependence of the suspended graphene work function : vacuum Kelvin probe force microscopy and density functional theory Type A1 Journal article
Year 2017 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett
Volume 110 Issue 19 Pages 193101
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We report on work function measurements on graphene, which is exfoliated over a predefined array of wells in silicon oxide, by Kelvin probe force microscopy operating in a vacuum. The obtained graphene sealed microchambers can support large pressure differences, providing controllable stretching of the nearly impermeable graphene membranes. These measurements allow detecting variations of the work function induced by the mechanical stresses in the suspended graphene where the work function varies linearly with the strain and changes by 62 +/- 2 meV for 1 percent of strain. Our related ab initio calculations result in a work function variation that is a factor of 1.4 larger than the experimental value. The limited discrepancy between the theory and the experiment can be accounted for by a charge transfer from the unstrained to the strained graphene regions. Published by AIP Publishing.
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Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication (down) New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000402319200036 Publication Date 2017-05-08
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ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 8 Open Access
Notes ; The authors wish to thank A. Klekachev (IMEC Leuven, Belgium) for the fabrication of the samples. This work was supported by the Science Foundation-Flanders (FWO, Belgium). The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Hercules Foundation and the Flemish Government-Department EWI. The Hercules Foundation also funded the scanning probe microscopy equipment. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144279 Serial 4690
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Author De Beule, C.; Zarenia, M.; Partoens, B.
Title Transmission in graphene-topological insulator heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
Year 2017 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 95 Issue 95 Pages 115424
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We investigate scattering of the topological surface state of a three-dimensional time-reversal invariant topological insulator when graphene is deposited on the topological-insulator surface. Specifically, we consider the (111) surface of a Bi2Se3-like topological insulator. We present a low-energy model for the graphene-topological insulator heterostructure and we calculate the transmission probability at zigzag and armchair edges of the deposited graphene, and the conductance through graphene nanoribbon barriers, and show that its features can be understood from antiresonances in the transmission probability.
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Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication (down) New York, N.Y Editor
Language Wos 000399216700004 Publication Date 2017-03-22
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 4 Open Access
Notes ; The authors would like to thank B. Van Duppen for interesting discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO) through the Aspirant Fellowship of Christophe De Beule. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:143652 Serial 4609
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Author Zarenia, M.; Neilson, D.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Wigner crystallization in transition metal dichalcogenides : a new approach to correlation energy Type A1 Journal article
Year 2017 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 95 Issue 95 Pages 115438
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We introduce a new approach for the correlation energy of one- and two-valley two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) systems. Our approach is based on an interpolation between two limits, a random phase approximation at high densities and a classical approach at low densities which gives excellent agreement with available Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) calculations. The two-valley 2DEG model is introduced to describe the electron correlations in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). We study the zero-temperature transition from a Fermi liquid to a quantum Wigner crystal phase in monolayer TMDs. Consistent with QMC, we find that electrons crystallize at r(s) = 31 in one-valley 2DEG. For two valleys, we predict Wigner crystallization at r(s) = 30, implying that valley degeneracy has little effect on the critical r(s), in contrast to an earlier claim.
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Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication (down) New York, N.Y Editor
Language Wos 000399141200003 Publication Date 2017-03-30
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ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 18 Open Access
Notes ; This work was partially supported by the Flanders Research Foundation (FWO) and the Methusalem program of the Flemish government. D.N. acknowledges support by the University of Camerino FAR project CESEMN. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:142428 Serial 4613
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Author Houben, K.; Couet, S.; Trekels, M.; Menendez, E.; Peissker, T.; Seo, J.W.; Hu, M.Y.; Zhao, J.Y.; Alp, E.E.; Roelants, S.; Partoens, B.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.; Bessas, D.; Brown, S.A.; Vantomme, A.; Temst, K.; Van Bael, M.J.
Title Lattice dynamics in Sn nanoislands and cluster-assembled films Type A1 Journal article
Year 2017 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 95 Issue 15 Pages 155413
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract To unravel the effects of phonon confinement, the influence of size and morphology on the atomic vibrations is investigated in Sn nanoislands and cluster-assembled films. Nuclear resonant inelastic x-ray scattering is used to probe the phonon densities of states of the Sn nanostructures which show significant broadening of the features compared to bulk phonon behavior. Supported by ab initio calculations, the broadening is attributed to phonon scattering and can be described within the damped harmonic oscillator model. Contrary to the expectations based on previous research, the appearance of high-energy modes above the cutoff energy is not observed. From the thermodynamic properties extracted from the phonon densities of states, it was found that grain boundary Sn atoms are bound by weaker forces than bulk Sn atoms.
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Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication (down) New York, N.Y Editor
Language Wos 000401762400008 Publication Date 2017-04-11
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ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 5 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) and the Concerted Research Action (GOA/14/007). The authors acknowledge Hercules stichting (Projects No. AKUL/13/19 and No. AKUL/13/25). K.H. and S.C. thank the FWO for financial support. T.P. acknowledges the IWT for financial support. S.R., M.V.M., and B.P. acknowledge TOPBOF funding of the University of Antwerp Research Fund. J.W.S. acknowledges Hercules Stichting (Project No. AKUL/13/19). The authors want to thank R. Lieten for help with the XRD measurements and T. Picot for fruitful discussions. The authors gratefully acknowledge R. Ruffer and A. I. Chumakov for fruitful discussions and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility for the measurement of the SnO<INF>2</INF> powder at the Nuclear Resonance beamline (ID-18). This research used resources of the Advanced Photon Source, a US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility operated for the DOE Office of Science by Argonne National Laboratory under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144305 Serial 4667
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Author Bekaert, J.; Aperis, A.; Partoens, B.; Oppeneer, P.M.; Milošević, M.V.
Title Evolution of multigap superconductivity in the atomically thin limit : strain-enhanced three-gap superconductivity in monolayer MgB2 Type A1 Journal article
Year 2017 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 96 Issue 9 Pages 094510
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Starting from first principles, we show the formation and evolution of superconducting gaps in MgB2 at its ultrathin limit. Atomically thin MgB2 is distinctly different from bulk MgB2 in that surface states become comparable in electronic density to the bulklike sigma and pi bands. Combining the ab initio electron-phonon coupling with the anisotropic Eliashberg equations, we showthat monolayer MgB2 develops three distinct superconducting gaps, on completely separate parts of the Fermi surface due to the emergent surface contribution. These gaps hybridize nontrivially with every extra monolayer added to the film owing to the opening of additional coupling channels. Furthermore, we reveal that the three-gap superconductivity in monolayer MgB2 is robust over the entire temperature range that stretches up to a considerably high critical temperature of 20 K. The latter can be boosted to >50K under biaxial tensile strain of similar to 4%, which is an enhancement that is stronger than in any other graphene-related superconductor known to date.
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Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication (down) New York, N.Y Editor
Language Wos 000410166800008 Publication Date 2017-09-11
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ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 56 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by TOPBOF-UAntwerp, Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO), the Swedish Research Council (VR), and the Rontgen-Angstrom Cluster. The first-principles calculations have been carried out on the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC), supported financially by the Hercules Foundation and the Flemish Government (EWI Department). Eliashberg theory calculations were supported through the Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing (SNIC). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145623 Serial 4741
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Author Bekaert, J.; Aperis, A.; Partoens, B.; Oppeneer, P.M.; Milošević, M.V.
Title Advanced first-principles theory of superconductivity including both lattice vibrations and spin fluctuations : the case of FeB4 Type A1 Journal article
Year 2018 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 97 Issue 1 Pages 014503
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract <script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('We present an advanced method to study spin fluctuations in superconductors quantitatively and entirely from first principles. This method can be generally applied to materials where electron-phonon coupling and spin fluctuations coexist. We employ it here to examine the recently synthesized superconductor iron tetraboride (FeB4) with experimental T-c similar to 2.4 K [H. Gou et al., Phys. Rev. Lett, 111, 157002 (2013)]. We prove that FeB4 is particularly prone to ferromagnetic spin fluctuations due to the presence of iron, resulting in a large Stoner interaction strength, I = 1.5 eV, as calculated from first principles. The other important factor is its Fermi surface that consists of three separate sheets, among which two are nested ellipsoids. The resulting susceptibility has a ferromagnetic peak around q = 0, from which we calculated the repulsive interaction between Cooper pair electrons using the random phase approximation. Subsequently, we combined the electron-phonon interaction calculated from first principles with the spin fluctuation interaction in fully anisotropic Eliashberg theory calculations. We show that the resulting superconducting gap spectrum is conventional, yet very strongly depleted due to coupling to the spin fluctuations. The critical temperature decreases from T-c = 41 K, if they are not taken into account, to T-c = 1.7 K, in good agreement with the experimental value.'));
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Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication (down) New York, N.Y Editor
Language Wos 000419229100004 Publication Date 2018-01-04
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ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 23 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by TOPBOF-UAntwerp, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), the Swedish Research Council (VR), and the Rontgen-Angstrom Cluster. The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) and the Flemish Government-department EWI. Anisotropic Eliashberg theory calculations were supported through the Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing (SNIC). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:148447UA @ admin @ c:irua:148447 Serial 4866
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Author Li, L.L.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Tuning the electronic properties of gated multilayer phosphorene : a self-consistent tight-binding study Type A1 Journal article
Year 2018 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 97 Issue 15 Pages 155424
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract By taking account of the electric-field-induced charge screening, a self-consistent calculation within the framework of the tight-binding approach is employed to obtain the electronic band structure of gated multilayer phosphorene and the charge densities on the different phosphorene layers. We find charge density and screening anomalies in single-gated multilayer phosphorene and electron-hole bilayers in dual-gated multilayer phosphorene. Due to the unique puckered lattice structure, both intralayer and interlayer charge screenings are important in gated multilayer phosphorene. We find that the electric-field tuning of the band structure of multilayer phosphorene is distinctively different in the presence and absence of charge screening. For instance, it is shown that the unscreened band gap of multilayer phosphorene decreases dramatically with increasing electric-field strength. However, in the presence of charge screening, the magnitude of this band-gap decrease is significantly reduced and the reduction depends strongly on the number of phosphorene layers. Our theoretical results of the band-gap tuning are compared with recent experiments and good agreement is found.
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Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication (down) New York, N.Y Editor
Language Wos 000430459400005 Publication Date 2018-04-20
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 26 Open Access
Notes ; This work was financially supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150752UA @ admin @ c:irua:150752 Serial 4988
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Author Payette, C.; Austing, D.G.; Yu, G.; Gupta, J.A.; Nair, S.V.; Partoens, B.; Amaha, S.; Tarucha, S.
Title Branch current behavior at two level anti-crossings in vertical quantum dot single-particle spectra Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication AIP conference proceedings Abbreviated Journal
Volume 1199 Issue Pages 271-272
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We study single-electron-elastic-resonant-tunneling through two weakly coupled vertical quantum dots and investigate the branch current behavior at anti-crossings between two single-particle energy levels in the constituent dot spectra that are induced to approach each other by application of an out-of-dot-plane magnetic field. We observe both the familiar case of monotonic transfer of the resonant current strengths between the two branches as well as the less familiar case of concurrent enhancement and suppression (ideally complete cancellation) of the resonant current in the two branches. These two situations can be explained in terms of a simple coherent tunneling model. ©2009 American Institute of Physics
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Publisher Place of Publication (down) New York Editor
Language Wos 000281590800127 Publication Date 2010-01-15
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Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:86923 Serial 254
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Author Austing, D.G.; Payette, C.; Yu, G.; Gupta, J.A.; Aers, G.C.; Nair, S.V.; Partoens, B.; Amaha, S.; Tarucha, S.
Title Characterization and modeling of single-particle energy levels and resonant currents in a coherent quantum dot mixer Type P1 Proceeding
Year 2011 Publication AIP conference proceedings T2 – 30th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS-30), JUL 25-30, 2010, Seoul, SOUTH KOREA Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 1-2
Keywords P1 Proceeding; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We characterize and model the single-particle energy level position and resonant current strength at a three-level crossing in a coherent mixer composed of two weakly coupled vertical quantum dots. In addition to clear anticrossing behavior, an otherwise strong resonance is completely extinguished at the center of the crossing. Despite the strong variation in energy level position and resonant current strength throughout the crossing region, the resonance widths and the sum of the branch currents are found to be approximately constant.
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Publisher Place of Publication (down) New York Editor
Language Wos 000301053000453 Publication Date 2011-12-28
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume 1399 Series Issue Edition
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Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:113070 Serial 314
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Author Peeters, F.M.; Partoens, B.; Schweigert, V.A.; Schweigert, I.V.
Title Classical atomic bilayers Type H1 Book chapter
Year 1998 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 523-527
Keywords H1 Book chapter; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Plenum Press Place of Publication (down) New York Editor
Language Wos 000083193600095 Publication Date 0000-00-00
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Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:24177 Serial 363
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Author Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Density functional theory approach to artificial molecules Type P1 Proceeding
Year 2001 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 128-141
Keywords P1 Proceeding; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication (down) New York Editor
Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
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Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:37300 Serial 636
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Author Peelaers, H.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Phonon band structures of Si nanowires Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication AIP conference proceedings Abbreviated Journal
Volume 1199 Issue Pages 323-324
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We present full ab initio calculations of the phonon band structure of thin Si nanowires oriented along the [110] direction. Using these phonon dispersion relations we investigate the structural stability of these wires. We found that all studied wires were stable also when doped with either B or P, if the unit cell was taken sufficiently large along the wire axis. The evolution of the phonon dispersion relations and of the sound velocities with respect to the wire diameters is discussed. Softening is observed for acoustic modes and hardening for optical phonon modes with increasing wire diameters.
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Publisher Place of Publication (down) New York Editor
Language Wos 000281590800153 Publication Date 2010-01-15
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Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:84891 Serial 2602
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Author Leenaerts, O.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Adsorption of small molecules on graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication Microelectronics journal Abbreviated Journal Microelectron J
Volume 40 Issue 4/5 Pages 860-862
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We investigate the adsorption process of small molecules on graphene through first-principles calculations and show the presence of two main charge transfer mechanisms. Which mechanism is the dominant one depends on the magnetic properties of the adsorbing molecules. We explain these mechanisms through the density of states of the system and the molecular orbitals of the adsorbates, and demonstrate the possible difficulties in calculating the charge transfer from first principles between a graphene sheet and a molecule. Our results are in good agreement with experiment.
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Publisher Place of Publication (down) Luton Editor
Language Wos 000265870200058 Publication Date 2008-12-26
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0026-2692; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.163 Times cited 116 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.163; 2009 IF: 0.778
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:77030 Serial 65
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Author Li, B.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.; Magnus, W.
Title Dielectric mismatch effect on coupled impurity states in a freestanding nanowire Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication Microelectronics journal Abbreviated Journal Microelectron J
Volume 40 Issue 3 Pages 446-448
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We studied the coupled impurity states in a freestanding semiconductor nanowire (NW), within the effective mass approximation and including the effect of the dielectric mismatch, by using finite element method. Bonding and anti-bonding states are found and their energies converge with increasing distance di between the two impurities. The dependence of the binding energy on the wire radius R and the distance di between the two impurities is investigated, and we compare it with the result of a freestanding NW that contains a single impurity.
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Publisher Place of Publication (down) Luton Editor
Language Wos 000264694700017 Publication Date 2008-07-30
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0026-2692; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.163 Times cited 4 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.163; 2009 IF: 0.778
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:76410 Serial 690
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Author Slachmuylders, A.F.; Partoens, B.; Magnus, W.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Neutral shallow donors near a metallic interface Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication Microelectronics journal Abbreviated Journal Microelectron J
Volume 40 Issue 4/5 Pages 753-755
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The effect of a metallic gate on the bound states of a shallow donor located near the gate is studied. We calculate the energy spectrum as a function of the distance between the metallic gate and the donor and find an anti-crossing behavior in the energy levels for certain distances. We show how a transverse electric field can tune the average position of the electron with respect to the metallic gate and the impurity.
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Publisher Place of Publication (down) Luton Editor
Language Wos 000265870200024 Publication Date 2009-02-04
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ISSN 0026-2692; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.163 Times cited 1 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.163; 2009 IF: 0.778
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:77029 Serial 2296
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Author Janssens, K.L.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Type II quantum dots in magnetic fields: excitonic behaviour Type A1 Journal article
Year 2003 Publication Microelectronics journal Abbreviated Journal Microelectron J
Volume 34 Issue Pages 347-350
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication (down) Luton Editor
Language Wos 000183607400007 Publication Date 2003-04-23
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0026-2692; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.163 Times cited 1 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.163; 2003 IF: 0.565
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:62450 Serial 3790
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Author Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Classical artificial two-dimensional atoms: the Thomson model Type A1 Journal article
Year 1997 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
Volume 9 Issue Pages 5383-5393
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication (down) London Editor
Language Wos A1997XH14500007 Publication Date 0000-00-00
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ISSN 0953-8984 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 52 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 1997 IF: 1.479
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:19291 Serial 362
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Author Ravi Kishore, V.V.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Electronic and optical properties of core-shell nanowires in a magnetic field Type A1 Journal article
Year 2014 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
Volume 26 Issue 9 Pages 095501-95512
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The electronic and optical properties of zincblende nanowires are investigated in the presence of a uniform magnetic field directed along the [001] growth direction within the k . p method. We focus our numerical study on core-shell nanowires consisting of the III-V materials GaAs, AlxGa1-xAs and AlyGa1-y/0.51In0.49P. Nanowires with electrons confined in the core exhibit a Fock-Darwin-like spectrum, whereas nanowires with electrons confined in the shell show Aharonov-Bohm oscillations. Thus, by properly choosing the core and the shell materials of the nanowire, the optical properties in a magnetic field can be tuned in very different ways.
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Publisher Place of Publication (down) London Editor
Language Wos 000331954500006 Publication Date 2014-02-12
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 10 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2014 IF: 2.346
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:115845 Serial 998
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Author Dixit, H.; Saniz, R.; Cottenier, S.; Lamoen, D.; Partoens, B.
Title Electronic structure of transparent oxides with the Tran-Blaha modified Becke-Johnson potential Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
Volume 24 Issue 20 Pages 205503-205503,9
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We present electronic band structures of transparent oxides calculated using the Tran-Blaha modified Becke-Johnson (TB-mBJ) potential. We studied the basic n-type conducting binary oxides In2O3, ZnO, CdO and SnO2 along with the p-type conducting ternary oxides delafossite CuXO2 (X = Al, Ga, In) and spinel ZnX2O4 (X = Co, Rh, Ir). The results are presented for calculated band gaps and effective electron masses. We discuss the improvements in the band gap determination using TB-mBJ compared to the standard generalized gradient approximation (GGA) in density functional theory (DFT) and also compare the electronic band structure with available results from the quasiparticle GW method. It is shown that the calculated band gaps compare well with the experimental and GW results, although the electron effective mass is generally overestimated.
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Publisher Place of Publication (down) London Editor
Language Wos 000303507100009 Publication Date 2012-04-27
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 113 Open Access
Notes Iwt; Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2012 IF: 2.355
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:98222 Serial 1017
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