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Author Fang, C.M.; van Huis, M.A.; Thijsse, B.J.; Zandbergen, H.W.
Title Stability and crystal structures of iron carbides : a comparison between the semi-empirical modified embedded atom method and quantum-mechanical DFT calculations Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 85 Issue 5 Pages 054116-054116,7
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Iron carbides play a crucial role in steel manufacturing and processing and to a large extent determine the physical properties of steel products. The modified embedded atom method (MEAM) in combination with Lee's Fe-C potential is a good candidate for molecular dynamics simulations on larger Fe-C systems. Here, we investigate the stability and crystal structures of pure iron and binary iron carbides using MEAM and compare them with the experimental data and quantum-mechanical density functional theory calculations. The analysis shows that the Fe-C potential gives reasonable results for the relative stability of iron and iron carbides. The performance of MEAM for the prediction of the potential energy and the calculated lattice parameters at elevated temperature for pure iron phases and cementite are investigated as well. The conclusion is that Lee's MEAM Fe-C potential provides a promising basis for further molecular dynamics simulations of Fe-C alloys and steels at lower temperatures (up to 800 K).
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Language Wos 000300931900004 Publication Date 2012-02-29
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 18 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:97201 Serial 3117
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Author Fang, C.M.; van Huis, M.A.; Zandbergen, H.W.
Title Stability and structures of the CFCC-TmC phases : a first-principles study Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Computational materials science Abbreviated Journal Comp Mater Sci
Volume 51 Issue 1 Pages 146-150
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract The η-M6C, γ-M23C6, and π-M11C2 phases (M = Cr, Mn and Fe) have complex cubic lattices with lattice parameters of approximately 1.0 nm. They belong to the CFCC-TmC family (complex face-centered cubic transition metal carbides), display a rich variety of crystal structures, and play in important role in iron alloys and steels. Here we show that first-principles calculations predict high stability for the γ-M23C6 and η-M6C phases, and instability for the π-M11C2 phases, taking into account various compositional and structural possibilities. The calculations also show a wide variety in magnetic properties. The Cr-containing phases were found to be non-magnetic and the Fe-phases to be ferromagnetic, while the Mn-containing phases were found to be either ferrimagnetic or non-magnetic. Details of the local atomic structures, and the formation and stability of these precipitates in alloys are discussed.
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Language Wos 000296214300020 Publication Date 2011-08-29
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ISSN 0927-0256; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.292 Times cited 18 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.292; 2012 IF: 1.878
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:93277 Serial 3119
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Author Govaerts, K.; Sluiter, M.H.F.; Partoens, B.; Lamoen, D.
Title Stability of Sb-Te layered structures : first-principles study Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 85 Issue 14 Pages 144114-144114,8
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Using an effective one-dimensional cluster expansion in combination with first-principles electronic structure calculations we have studied the energetics and electronic properties of Sb-Te layered systems. For a Te concentration between 0 and 60 at. % an almost continuous series of metastable structures is obtained consisting of consecutive Sb bilayers next to consecutive Sb2Te3 units, with the general formula (Sb-2)(n)(Sb2Te3)(m) (n, m = 1,2, ... ). Between 60 and 100 at.% no stable structures are found. We account explicitly for the weak van derWaals bonding between Sb bilayers and Sb2Te3 units by using a recently developed functional, which strongly improves the interlayer bonding distances. At T = 0 K, no evidence is found for the existence of two separate single-phase regions delta and gamma and a two-phase region delta + gamma. Metastable compounds with a Te concentration between 0 and 40 at. % are semimetallic, whereas compounds with a Te concentration between 50 and 60 at. % are semiconducting. Compounds with an odd number of Sb layers are metallic and have a much higher formation energy than those with an even number of consecutive Sb layers, thereby favoring the formation of Sb bilayers.
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Language Wos 000303115400004 Publication Date 2012-04-23
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes Iwt; Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:98255 Serial 3129
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Author Marmorkos, I.K.; Matulis, A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Stability of the superconducting vortex structure around a magnetic dot Type A3 Journal article
Year 1995 Publication Physics of low-dimensional structures Abbreviated Journal
Volume 10/11 Issue Pages 77-86
Keywords A3 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:13036 Serial 3133
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Author Misko, V.R.; Fomin, V.M.; Devreese, J.T.; Moshchalkov, V.V.
Title Stability of vortex-antivortex “molecules” in mesoscopic superconducting triangles Type A1 Journal article
Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 191-196
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT);
Abstract We have revealed thermodynamically stable vortex-antivortex configurations in mesoscopic type I superconducting equilateral triangles. The revealed effect is explained by two factors: (i) vortex confinement in mesoscopic triangles and (ii) appearance of the vortex-antivortex repulsion in mesoscopic type I superconductor triangles in the vicinity of the dual point. The stability of the obtained solutions is examined as a function of material and external parameters – the Ginzburg-Landau parameter K and temperature – as well as a function of a distortion of the sample's shape. The vortex-antivortex. “molecule” turns out to be stable in a wide range of the parameters that makes it possible its experimental visualization.
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Language Wos 000234363700030 Publication Date 2007-11-30
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title 3rd International Symposium on Mesoscopic Superconductivity and, Spintronics, MAR 01-04, 2004, Atsug
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Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:103704 Serial 3134
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M.; van Duin, A.C.T.
Title Stabilized silicene within bilayer graphene : a proposal based on molecular dynamics and density-functional tight-binding calculations Type A1 Journal article
Year 2014 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 89 Issue 2 Pages 024107-6
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Freestanding silicene is predicted to display comparable electronic properties as graphene. However, the yet synthesized silicenelike structures have been only realized on different substrates which turned out to exhibit versatile crystallographic structures that are very different from the theoretically predicted buckled phase of freestanding silicene. This calls for a different approach where silicene is stabilized using very weakly interacting surfaces. We propose here a route by using graphene bilayer as a scaffold. The confinement between the flat graphene layers results in a planar clustering of Si atoms with small buckling, which is energetically unfavorable in vacuum. Buckled hexagonal arrangement of Si atoms similar to freestanding silicene is observed for large clusters, which, in contrast to Si atoms on metallic surfaces, is only very weakly van der Waals coupled to the graphene layers. These clusters are found to be stable well above room temperature. Our findings, which are supported by density-functional tight-binding calculations, show that intercalating bilayer graphene with Si is a favorable route to realize silicene.
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Language Wos 000332226200002 Publication Date 2014-01-24
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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 43 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. M.N.-A. was supported by the EU-Marie Curie IIF postdoc Fellowship/299855. One of us (F. M. P.) acknowledges discussions with Professor Hongjun Gao. G. R. B acknowledges the support of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, under the TPRG131-CS-15 DSR project. A.C.T.vD acknowledges funding from AFOSR Grants No. FA9550-10-1-0563 and No. FA9550-11-1-0158. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:115829 Serial 3140
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Author Leenaerts, O.; Schoeters, B.; Partoens, B.
Title Stable kagome lattices from group IV elements Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 91 Issue 91 Pages 115202
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract A thorough investigation of three-dimensional kagome lattices of group IV elements is performed with first-principles calculations. The investigated kagome lattices of silicon and germanium are found to be of similar stability as the recently proposed carbon kagome lattice. Carbon and silicon kagome lattices are both direct-gap semiconductors but they have qualitatively different electronic band structures. While direct optical transitions between the valence and conduction bands are allowed in the carbon case, no such transitions can be observed for silicon. The kagome lattice of germanium exhibits semimetallic behavior but can be transformed into a semiconductor after compression.
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Language Wos 000351900700003 Publication Date 2015-03-10
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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 12 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO-Vl). 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: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
Call Number c:irua:125516 Serial 3144
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Author Avetisyan, A.A.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Stacking order dependent electric field tuning of the band gap in graphene multilayers Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 81 Issue 11 Pages 115432,1-115432,7
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The effect of different stacking order of graphene multilayers on the electric field induced band gap is investigated. We considered a positively charged top and a negatively charged back gate in order to independently tune the band gap and the Fermi energy of three and four layer graphene systems. A tight-binding approach within a self-consistent Hartree approximation is used to calculate the induced charges on the different graphene layers. We found that the gap for trilayer graphene with the ABC stacking is much larger than the corresponding gap for the ABA trilayer. Also we predict that for four layers of graphene the energy gap strongly depends on the choice of stacking, and we found that the gap for the different types of stacking is much larger as compared to the case of Bernal stacking. Trigonal warping changes the size of the induced electronic gap by approximately 30% for intermediate and large values of the induced electron density.
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Language Wos 000276248800145 Publication Date 2010-03-19
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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 142 Open Access
Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:82274 Serial 3148
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Author Vodolazov, D.Y.; Baelus, B.J.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Stationary-phase slip state in quasi-one-dimensional rings Type A1 Journal article
Year 2002 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 66 Issue 5 Pages 054531-54536
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The nonuniform superconducting state in a ring in which the order parameter vanishing at one point is studied. This state is characterized by a jump of the phase by pi at the point where the order parameter becomes zero. In uniform rings such a state is a saddle-point state and consequently unstable. However, for nonuniform rings with, e.g., variations of geometrical or physical parameters or with attached wires this state can be stabilized and may be realized experimentally.
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Language Wos 000177873000137 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 29 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2002 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:104147 Serial 3152
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Author Sahin, H.; Sivek, J.; Li, S.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Stone-Wales defects in silicene : formation, stability, and reactivity of defect sites Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 88 Issue 4 Pages 045434-45436
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract During the synthesis of ultrathin materials with hexagonal lattice structure Stone-Wales (SW) type of defects are quite likely to be formed and the existence of such topological defects in the graphenelike structures results in dramatic changes of their electronic and mechanical properties. Here we investigate the formation and reactivity of such SW defects in silicene. We report the energy barrier for the formation of SW defects in freestanding (similar to 2.4 eV) and Ag(111)-supported (similar to 2.8 eV) silicene and found it to be significantly lower than in graphene (similar to 9.2 eV). Moreover, the buckled nature of silicene provides a large energy barrier for the healing of the SW defect and therefore defective silicene is stable even at high temperatures. Silicene with SW defects is semiconducting with a direct band gap of 0.02 eV and this value depends on the concentration of defects. Furthermore, nitrogen substitution in SW-defected silicene shows that the defect lattice sites are the least preferable substitution locations for the N atoms. Our findings show the easy formation of SW defects in silicene and also provide a guideline for band gap engineering in silicene-based materials through such defects.
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Language Wos 000322113300007 Publication Date 2013-07-23
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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 93 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish government. Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure), and HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA) a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC), which is funded by the Hercules foundation. H.S. is supported by a FWO Pegasus Marie Curie Fellowship. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109805 Serial 3162
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Author Arsoski, V.V.; Tadić, M.Z.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Strain and band-mixing effects on the excitonic Aharonov-Bohm effect in In(Ga)As/GaAs ringlike quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 87 Issue 8 Pages 085314-14
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Neutral excitons in strained axially symmetric In(Ga)As/GaAs quantum dots with a ringlike shape are investigated. Similar to experimental self-assembled quantum rings, the analyzed quantum dots have volcano-like shapes. The continuum mechanical model is employed to determine the strain distribution, and the single-band envelope function approach is adopted to compute the electron states. The hole states are determined by the axially symmetric multiband Luttinger-Kohn Hamiltonian, and the exciton states are obtained from an exact diagonalization. We found that the presence of the inner layer covering the ring opening enhances the excitonic Aharonov-Bohm (AB) oscillations. The reason is that the hole becomes mainly localized in the inner part of the quantum dot due to strain, whereas the electron resides mainly inside the ring-shaped rim. Interestingly, larger AB oscillations are found in the analyzed quantum dot than in a fully opened quantum ring of the same width. Comparison with the unstrained ringlike quantum dot shows that the amplitude of the excitonic Aharonov-Bohm oscillations are almost doubled in the presence of strain. The computed oscillations of the exciton energy levels are comparable in magnitude to the oscillations measured in recent experiments. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.085314
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Language Wos 000315278000003 Publication Date 2013-02-25
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 18 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the EU NoE: SANDiE, the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development of Serbia, and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107656 Serial 3165
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Strain-engineered graphene through a nanostructured substrate : 1 : deformations Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 85 Issue 19 Pages 195445-195445,11
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Using atomistic simulations we investigate the morphological properties of graphene deposited on top of a nanostructured substrate. Sinusoidally corrugated surfaces, steps, elongated trenches, one-dimensional and cubic barriers, spherical bubbles, Gaussian bumps, and Gaussian depressions are considered as support structures for graphene. The graphene-substrate interaction is governed by van der Waals forces and the profile of the graphene layer is determined by minimizing the energy using molecular dynamics simulations. Based on the obtained optimum configurations, we found that (i) for graphene placed over sinusoidally corrugated substrates with corrugation wavelengths longer than 2 nm, the graphene sheet follows the substrate pattern while for supported graphene it is always suspended across the peaks of the substrate, (ii) the conformation of graphene to the substrate topography is enhanced when increasing the energy parameter in the van der Waals model, (iii) the adhesion of graphene into the trenches depends on the width of the trench and on the graphene's orientation, i. e., in contrast to a small-width (3 nm) nanoribbon with armchair edges, the one with zigzag edges follows the substrate profile, (iv) atomic-scale graphene follows a Gaussian bump substrate but not the substrate with a Gaussian depression, and (v) the adhesion energy due to van der Waals interaction varies in the range [0.1-0.4] J/m(2).
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Language Wos 000304394800012 Publication Date 2012-05-23
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 62 Open Access
Notes ; We thank L. Covaci and S. Costamagna for valuable comments. We acknowledge M. Zarenia, M. R. Masir and D. Nasr for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and ESF EUROCORE program EuroGRAPHENE: CONGRAN. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:98942 Serial 3166
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Strain-engineered graphene through a nanostructured substrate : 2 : pseudomagnetic fields Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 85 Issue 19 Pages 195446-195446,6
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The strain-induced pseudomagnetic field in supported graphene deposited on top of a nanostructured substrate is investigated by using atomistic simulations. A step, an elongated trench, a one-dimensional barrier, a spherical bubble, a Gaussian bump, and a Gaussian depression are considered as support structures for graphene. From the obtained optimum configurations we found very strong induced pseudomagnetic fields which can reach up to similar to 1000 T due to the strain-induced deformations in the supported graphene. Different magnetic confinements with controllable geometries are found by tuning the pattern of the substrate. The resulting induced magnetic fields for graphene on top of a step, barrier, and trench are calculated. In contrast to the step and trench the middle part of graphene on top of a barrier has zero pseudomagnetic field. This study provides a theoretical background for designing magnetic structures in graphene by nanostructuring substrates. We found that altering the radial symmetry of the deformation changes the sixfold symmetry of the induced pseudomagnetic field.
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 31 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the ESF EUROCORE program EuroGRAPHENE: CONGRAN. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:98943 Serial 3167
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Author Verberck, B.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.; Trauzettel, B.
Title Strain-induced band gaps in bilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 85 Issue 12 Pages 125403-125403,10
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We present a tight-binding investigation of strained bilayer graphene within linear elasticity theory, focusing on the different environments experienced by the A and B carbon atoms of the different sublattices. We find that the inequivalence of the A and B atoms is enhanced by the application of perpendicular strain epsilon(zz), which provides a physical mechanism for opening a band gap, most effectively obtained when pulling the two graphene layers apart. In addition, perpendicular strain introduces electron-hole asymmetry and can result in linear electronic dispersion near the K point. Our findings suggest experimental means for strain-engineered band gaps in bilayer graphene.
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Language Wos 000301113200005 Publication Date 2012-03-06
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 53 Open Access
Notes ; The authors would like to acknowledge O. Leenaerts, E. Mariani, K. H. Michel, and J. Schelter for useful discussions. B. V. was financially supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). This work was financially supported by the ESF program EuroGraphene under projects CONGRAN and ENTS as well as by the DFG. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:97181 Serial 3168
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Author Scalise, E.; Houssa, M.; Pourtois, G.; Afanas'ev, V.; Stesmans, A.
Title Strain-induced semiconductor to metal transition in the two-dimensional honeycomb structure of MoS2 Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Nano Research Abbreviated Journal Nano Res
Volume 5 Issue 1 Pages 43-48
Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
Abstract The electronic properties of two-dimensional honeycomb structures of molybdenum disulfide (MoS(2)) subjected to biaxial strain have been investigated using first-principles calculations based on density functional theory. On applying compressive or tensile bi-axial strain on bi-layer and mono-layer MoS(2), the electronic properties are predicted to change from semiconducting to metallic. These changes present very interesting possibilities for engineering the electronic properties of two-dimensional structures of MoS(2).
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Language Wos 000299085200006 Publication Date 2011-11-10
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ISSN 1998-0124;1998-0000; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 7.354 Times cited 407 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 7.354; 2012 IF: 7.392
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:96262 Serial 3169
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Author Vodolazov, D.Y.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Strong influence of nonlocal nonequilibrium effects on the dynamics of the order parameter in a phase-slip center: ring studies Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 81 Issue 18 Pages 184521,1-184521,7
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We study the influence of the inelastic relaxation time τ̃E of the quasiparticle distribution function f(E) on the phase slip process in quasi-one-dimensional superconducting rings at a temperature close to the critical temperature Tc. We find that the initial time of growth of the order parameter |Δ| in the phase slip core after the phase slip is a nonmonotonic function of τ̃E which has a maximum at τ̃E≃τ̃GL=πℏ/8kB(Tc−T) and has a tendency to saturate for large τ̃E⪢τ̃GL. The effective heating of the electron subsystem due to the increase in |Δ| in the phase slip center together with the above effect result in a nonmonotonic dependence of the number of subsequent phase slips on τ̃E in rings of relatively large radius (in which each phase slip reduces the current density to a small fraction of its initial value). During the phase slip process the order parameter distribution has two peaks near the phase slip core due to the diffusion of the nonequilibrium quasiparticles from that region.
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Language Wos 000278141800100 Publication Date 2010-05-19
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 5 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). D.Y.V. also acknowledges support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Federal Target Programme “Scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel of innovative Russia in 2009-2013” and Dynasty Foundation. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83305 Serial 3182
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Author Leon, M.; Merino, J.M.; Van Tendeloo, G.
Title Structural analysis of CuInSe2, CuInTe2 and CuInSeTe by electron microscopy and X-ray techniques Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication Acta Microscopica Abbreviated Journal Acta Microsc
Volume 18 Issue 2 Pages 128-138
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract A structural research of semiconductor compounds for photovoltaic applications CuInSe(2), CuInTe(2) and CuInSeTe, has been done by x-ray diffraction using the Rietveld analysis of experimental diagrams. Besides, in the CuInSeTe compound the electron diffraction and high resolution microscopy techniques have been used. All the studied compounds were polycrystals with chalcopyrite tetragonal structure, I. 42d. A model for the atomic occupancy in each compound has been proposed, and the results have been compared analyzing the Se-Te substitution effect.
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Impact Factor 0.07 Times cited Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 0.07; 2009 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:95679 Serial 3189
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Author Oleshko, V.P.; van Daele, A.; Gijbels, R.H.; Jacob, W.A.
Title Structural and analytical characterization of Ag(Br,I) nanocrystals by cryo-AEM techniques Type A1 Journal article
Year 1998 Publication Journal of nanostructured materials Abbreviated Journal Nanostruct Mater
Volume 10 Issue 8 Pages 1225-1246
Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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Language Wos 000079226900001 Publication Date 2002-07-25
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ISSN 0965-9773; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor Times cited 5 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:24909 Serial 3190
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Author Vasiliev, A.L.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Boikov, Y.; Olsson, E.; Ivanov, Z.; Claeson, T.; Kiselev, N.A.
Title Structural aspects of the combination of Si and YBa2Cu3O7-x Type A1 Journal article
Year 1995 Publication Institute of physics conference series Abbreviated Journal
Volume 146 Issue Pages 333-336
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract The microstructure of defects and interfaces as well as interfacial reactions of the YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) thin films on Si or Si on sapphire with single Y-stabilized ZrO2 (YSZ), double CeO2/YSZ or triple MgO/CeO2/YSZ buffer layer has been characterized by transmission electron microscopy The complex buffer made it possible to prevent detrimental interdiffusion and to control the orientation of YBCO layers.
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Language Wos A1995BE73Q00070 Publication Date 0000-00-00
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ISSN 0951-3248 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record;
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Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:95922 Serial 3211
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Author Yandouzi, M.; Pauwels, B.; Schryvers, D.; van Swygenhoven, H.; Van Tendeloo, G.
Title Structural characterisation of nanostructured Ni3Al processed by inert gas condensation Type A3 Journal article
Year 2003 Publication Defects and diffusion in metals Abbreviated Journal
Volume 213/215 Issue Pages 19-30
Keywords A3 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:48777 Serial 3215
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Author Buschmann, V.; Van Tendeloo, G.
Title Structural characterization of colloidal Ag2Se nanocrystals Type A1 Journal article
Year 1998 Publication Langmuir Abbreviated Journal Langmuir
Volume 14 Issue Pages 1528-1531
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Language Wos 000072914700007 Publication Date 2002-07-26
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ISSN 0743-7463;1520-5827; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.833 Times cited 15 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.833; 1998 IF: 2.813
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:25659 Serial 3218
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Author Weill, F.; Fompeyrine, J.; Darriet, B.; Darriet, J.; Bontchev, R.; Amelinckx, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.
Title Structural considerations on LanTin-\deltaO3n Type A3 Journal article
Year 1994 Publication Icem Abbreviated Journal
Volume 13 Issue Pages 903-904
Keywords A3 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:10057 Serial 3228
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Author Milat, O.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Amelinckx, S.
Title Structural description of high Tc cuprate superconductors Type A1 Journal article
Year 1996 Publication Spie Abbreviated Journal
Volume 2697 Issue Pages 95-105
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Language Wos A1996BG12A00011 Publication Date 2005-01-24
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Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:16869 Serial 3230
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Author Van Tendeloo, G.; Schryvers, D.; Tanner, L.E.; Broddin, D.; Ricolleau, C.; Loiseau, A.
Title Structural phase transformations in alloys: an electron microscopy study Type P3 Proceeding
Year 1991 Publication Symposium on Pahse Transformations Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 1-10
Keywords P3 Proceeding; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:48350 Serial 3244
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Author Turner, S.; Lebedev, O.I.; Verbeeck, J.; Gehrke, K.; Moshnyaga, V.; Van Tendeloo, G.
Title Structural phase transition and spontaneous interface reconstruction in La2/3Ca1/3MnO3/BaTiO3 superlattices Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 87 Issue 3 Pages 035418-8
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract (La2/3Ca1/3MnO3)n/(BaTiO3)m (LCMOn/BTOm) superlattices on MgO and SrTiO3 substrates with different layer thicknesses (n = 10, 38, 40 and m = 5, 18, 20) have been grown by metal organic aerosol deposition (MAD) and have been fully characterized down to the atomic scale to study the interface characteristics. Scanning transmission electron microscopy combined with spatially resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy provides clear evidence for the existence of atomically sharp interfaces in MAD grown films, which exhibit epitaxial growth conditions, a uniform normal strain, and a fully oxidized state. Below a critical layer thickness the LCMO structure is found to change from the bulk Pnma symmetry to a pseudocubic R3̅ c symmetry. An atomically flat interface reconstruction consisting of a single Ca-rich atomic layer is observed on the compressively strained BTO on LCMO interface, which is thought to partially neutralize the total charge from the alternating polar atomic layers in LCMO as well as relieving strain at the interface. No interface reconstruction is observed at the tensile strained LCMO on BTO interface.
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Language Wos 000313940400008 Publication Date 2013-01-23
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 12 Open Access
Notes FWO; Hercules; Countatoms Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:106180 Serial 3245
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Author Kolen'ko, Y.V.; Kovnir, K.A.; Gavrilov, A.I.; Garshev, A.V.; Meskin, P.E.; Churagulov, B.R.; Bouchard, M.; Colbeau-Justin, C.; Lebedev, O.I.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Yoshimura, M.
Title Structural, textural, and electronic properties of a nanosized mesoporous ZnxTi1-xO2-x solid solution prepared by a supercritical drying route Type A1 Journal article
Year 2005 Publication Journal of physical chemistry B Abbreviated Journal J Phys Chem B
Volume 109 Issue 43 Pages 20303-20309
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Language Wos 000232959800037 Publication Date 2005-10-27
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 1520-6106;1520-5207; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.177 Times cited 34 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.177; 2005 IF: 4.033
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:54886 Serial 3264
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Author Galván Moya, J.E.; Nelissen, K.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Structural transitions in vertically and horizontally coupled parabolic channels of Wigner crystals Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 86 Issue 18 Pages 184102-184109
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Structural phase transitions in two vertically or horizontally coupled channels of strongly interacting particles are investigated. The particles are free to move in the x direction but are confined by a parabolic potential in the y direction. They interact with each other through a screened power-law potential (r(-n)e(-r/lambda)). In vertically coupled systems, the channels are stacked above each other in the direction perpendicular to the (x, y) plane, while in horizontally coupled systems both channels are aligned in the confinement direction. Using Monte Carlo (MC) simulations we obtain the ground-state configurations and the structural transitions as a function of the linear particle density and the separation between the channels. At zero temperature, the vertically coupled system exhibits a rich phase diagram with continuous and discontinuous transitions. On the other hand, the horizontally coupled system exhibits only a very limited number of phase transitions due to its symmetry. Further, we calculated the normal modes for the Wigner crystals in both cases. From MC simulations, we found that in the case of vertically coupled systems, the zigzag transition is only possible for low densities. A Ginzburg-Landau theory for the zigzag transition is presented, which predicts correctly the behavior of this transition from which we interpret the structural phase transition of the Wigner crystal through the reduction of the Brillouin zone.
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Language Wos 000310683600002 Publication Date 2012-11-05
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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 6 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:105150 Serial 3271
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Author Kamaraj, B.; Bogaerts, A.
Title Structure and function of p53-DNA complexes with inactivation and rescue mutations : a molecular dynamics simulation study Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication PLoS ONE Abbreviated Journal Plos One
Volume 10 Issue 10 Pages e0134638
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
Abstract The tumor suppressor protein p53 can lose its function upon DNA-contact mutations (R273C and R273H) in the core DNA-binding domain. The activity can be restored by second-site suppressor or rescue mutations (R273CT284R, R273HT284R, and R273HS240R). In this paper, we elucidate the structural and functional consequence of p53 proteins upon DNA-contact mutations and rescue mutations and the underlying mechanisms at the atomic level by means of molecular dynamics simulations. Furthermore, we also apply the docking approach to investigate the binding phenomena between the p53 protein and DNA upon DNA-contact mutations and rescue mutations. This study clearly illustrates that, due to DNA-contact mutants, the p53 structure loses its stability and becomes more rigid than the native protein. This structural loss might affect the p53-DNA interaction and leads to inhibition of the cancer suppression. Rescue mutants (R273CT284R, R273HT284R and R273HS240R) can restore the functional activity of the p53 protein upon DNA-contact mutations and show a good interaction between the p53 protein and a DNA molecule, which may lead to reactivate the cancer suppression function. Understanding the effects of p53 cancer and rescue mutations at the molecular level will be helpful for designing drugs for p53 associated cancer diseases. These drugs should be designed so that they can help to inhibit the abnormal function of the p53 protein and to reactivate the p53 function (cell apoptosis) to treat human cancer.
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Language Wos 000359061400096 Publication Date 2015-08-05
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ISSN 1932-6203; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.806 Times cited Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.806; 2015 IF: 3.234
Call Number c:irua:126779 Serial 3278
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Author Lebedev, O.I.; Verbeeck, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Hayashi, N.; Terashima, T.; Takano, M.
Title Structure and microstructure of epitaxial SrnFenO3n-1 films Type A1 Journal article
Year 2004 Publication Philosophical magazine Abbreviated Journal Philos Mag
Volume 84 Issue 36 Pages 3825-3841
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Thin films of SrFeO3-x (0 less than or equal to x less than or equal to 0.5) (SFO) grown on a (LaAlO3)(0.3) (SrAl0.5Ta0.5O3)(0.7) (LSAT) substrate by Pulsed laser deposition have been structurally investigated by electron diffraction and high resolution transmission electron microscopy for different post-deposition oxygen treatments. During the deposition and post-growth oxidation, the oxygen-reduced SFO films accept extra oxygen along the tetrahedral layers to minimize the elastic strain energy. The oxidation process stops at a concentration SFO2.875 and/or SFO2.75 because a zero misfit with the LSAT substrate is reached. A possible growth mechanism and phase transition mechanism are suggested. The non-oxidized films exhibit twin boundaries having a local perovskite-type structure with a nominal composition close to SFO3.
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Language Wos 000225854700001 Publication Date 2005-01-28
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ISSN 1478-6435;1478-6443; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.505 Times cited 4 Open Access
Notes reprint Approved Most recent IF: 1.505; 2004 IF: 1.167
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:54755 Serial 3287
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Author Lebedev, O.I.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Abakumov, A.M.; Shpanchenko, R.V.; Rozova, M.G.; Antipov, E.V.
Title Structure of Y123 and Y247 fluorinated phases by HREM Type A1 Journal article
Year 1998 Publication Electron microscopy: vol. 3 Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 297-298
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Language Wos 000077020300142 Publication Date 0000-00-00
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Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:25673 Serial 3315
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