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| Author | Felgen, N.; Naydenov, B.; Turner, S.; Jelezko, F.; Reithmaier, J.P.; Popov, C. | ||||
| Title | Incorporation and study of SiV centers in diamond nanopillars | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Diamond and related materials | Abbreviated Journal | Diam Relat Mater |
| Volume | 64 | Issue | 64 | Pages | 64-69 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | We report on the incorporation of SiV centers during hot filament chemical vapor deposition of diamond on top of diamond nanopillars with diameters down to 100 nm. The nanopillars themselves were prepared from nano crystalline diamond films by applying electron beam lithography and inductively coupled plasma reactive ion etching. The optical investigations revealed the presence of ensembles of SiV color centers incorporated during the overgrowth step. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Amsterdam | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000374608100009 | Publication Date  |
2016-01-16 | |
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| ISSN | 0925-9635 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 2.561 | Times cited | 14 | Open Access | |
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.561 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:133623 | Serial | 4193 | ||
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| Author | Courtens, E.N.P.; Vandekerckhove, T.; Prat, D.; Vilchez-Vargas, R.; Vital, M.; Pieper, D.H.; Meerbergen, K.; Lievens, B.; Boon, N.; Vlaeminck, S.E. | ||||
| Title | Empowering a mesophilic inoculum for thermophilic nitrification : growth mode and temperature pattern as critical proliferation factors for archaeal ammonia oxidizers | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Water research | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 92 | Issue | Pages | 94-103 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) | ||||
| Abstract | Cost-efficient biological treatment of warm nitrogenous wastewaters requires the development of thermophilic nitrogen removal processes. Only one thermophilic nitrifying bioreactor was described so far, achieving 200 mg N L-1 d-1 after more than 300 days of enrichment from compost samples. From the practical point of view in which existing plants would be upgraded, however, a more time-efficient development strategy based on mesophilic nitrifying sludge is preferred. This study evaluated the adaptive capacities of mesophilic nitrifying sludge for two linear temperature increase patterns (non-oscillating vs. oscillating), two different slopes (0.25 vs. 0.08 °C d-1) and two different reactor types (floc vs. biofilm growth). The oscillating temperature pattern (0.25 °C d-1) and the moving bed biofilm reactor (0.08 °C d-1) could not reach nitrification at temperatures higher than 46°C. However, nitrification rates up to 800 mg N L-1 d-1 and 150 mg N g-1 volatile suspended solids d-1 were achieved at a temperature as high as 49°C by imposing the slowest linear temperature increase to floccular sludge. Microbial community analysis revealed that this successful transition was related with a shift in ammonium oxidizing archaea dominating ammonia oxidizing bacteria, while for nitrite oxidation Nitrospira spp. was constantly more abundant than Nitrobacter spp.. This observation was accompanied with an increase in observed sludge yield and a shift in maximal optimum temperature, determined with ex-situ temperature sensitivity measurements, predicting an upcoming reactor failure at higher temperature. Overall, this study achieved nitrification at 49°C within 150 days by gradual adaptation of mesophilic sludge, and showed that ex-situ temperature sensitivity screening can be used to monitor and steer the transition process. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000371555200011 | Publication Date |
2016-01-14 | |
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| ISSN | 0043-1354; 1879-2448 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:130444 | Serial | 7900 | ||
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| Author | Drozhzhin, O.A.; Sumanov, V.D.; Karakulina, O.M.; Abakumov, A.M.; Hadermann, J.; Baranov, A.N.; Stevenson, K.J.; Antipov, E.V. | ||||
| Title | Switching between solid solution and two-phase regimes in the Li1-xFe1-yMnyPO4 cathode materials during lithium (de)insertion: combined PITT, in situ XRPD and electron diffraction tomography study | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Electrochimica acta | Abbreviated Journal | Electrochim Acta |
| Volume | 191 | Issue | 191 | Pages | 149-157 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | The electrochemical properties and phase transformations during (de)insertion of Li+ in LiFePO4, LiFe0.9Mn0.1PO4 and LiFe0.5Mn0.5PO4 are studied by means of galvanostatic cycling, potential intermittent titration technique (PITT) and in situ X-ray powder diffraction. Different modes of switching between the solid solution and two-phase regimes are revealed which are influenced by the Mn content in Li1-xFe1-yMnyPO4. Additionally, an increase in electrochemical capacity with the Mn content is observed at high rates of galvanostatic cycling (10C, 20C), which is in good agreement with the numerically estimated contribution of the solid solution mechanism determined from PITT data. The observed asymmetric behavior of the phase transformations in Li1-xFe0.5Mn0.5PO4 during charge and discharge is discussed. For the first time, the crystal structures of electrochemically deintercalated Li1-xFe0.5Mn0.5PO4 with different Li content – LiFe0.5Mn0.5PO4, Li0.5Fe0.5Mn0.5PO4 and Li0.1Fe0.5Mn0.5PO4 – are refined, including the occupancy factors of the Li position. This refinement is done using electron diffraction tomography data. The crystallographic analyses of Li1-xFe0.5Mn0.5PO4 reveal that at x = 0.5 and 0.9 the structure retains the Pnma symmetry and the main motif of the pristine x = 0 structure without noticeable short range order effects. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000371143200018 | Publication Date |
2016-01-13 | |
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| ISSN | 0013-4686 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 4.798 | Times cited | 27 | Open Access | |
| Notes | This work was supported by the Russian Foundation of Basic Research (grants No. 14-29-04064 and 14-03-31473), Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, and the Lomonosov Moscow State University Program of Development. J. Hadermann, O. M. Karakulina and A. M. Abakumov acknowl- edge support from FWO under grant G040116N. | Approved | Most recent IF: 4.798 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:131911 | Serial | 4032 | ||
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| Author | Cai, H.; Kang, J.; Sahin, H.; Chen, B.; Suslu, A.; Wu, K.; Peeters, F.; Meng, X.; Tongay, S. | ||||
| Title | Exciton pumping across type-I gallium chalcogenide heterojunctions | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Nanotechnology | Abbreviated Journal | Nanotechnology |
| Volume | 27 | Issue | 27 | Pages | 065203 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Quasi-two-dimensional gallium chalcogenide heterostructures are created by transferring exfoliated few-layer GaSe onto bulk GaTe sheets. Luminescence spectroscopy measurements reveal that the light emission from underlying GaTe layers drastically increases on heterojunction regions where GaSe layers make contact with the GaTe. Density functional theory (DFT) and band offset calculations show that conduction band minimum (CBM) (valance band maximum (VBM)) values of GaSe are higher (lower) in energy compared to GaTe, forming type-I band alignment at the interface. Consequently, GaSe layers provide photo-excited electrons and holes to GaTe sheets through relatively large built-in potential at the interface, increasing overall exciton population and light emission from GaTe. Observed results are not specific to the GaSe/GaTe system but observed on GaS/GaSe heterolayers with type-I band alignment. Observed experimental findings and theoretical studies provide unique insights into interface effects across dissimilar gallium chalcogenides and offer new ways to boost optical performance by simple epitaxial coating. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Bristol | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000368897100008 | Publication Date |
2016-01-13 | |
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| ISSN | 0957-4484 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.44 | Times cited | 15 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Arizona State University seeding program, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish government. HS is supported by a FWO Pegasus Long Marie Curie Fellowship. JK is supported by a FWO Pegasus-short Marie Curie Fellowship. We acknowledge the use of the John M Cowley Center for High Resolution Electron Microscopy at Arizona State University. The authors thank Anupum Pant for useful discussions. We gratefully acknowledge the use of the facilities at the LeRoy Eyring Center for Solid State Science at Arizona State University. S Tongay acknowledges support from DMR-1552220. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.44 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:131570 | Serial | 4179 | ||
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| Author | Pauwels, D.; Hereijgers, J.; Verhulst, K.; De Wael, K.; Breugelmans, T. | ||||
| Title | Investigation of the electrosynthetic pathway of the aldol condensation of acetone | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Chemical engineering journal | Abbreviated Journal | Chem Eng J |
| Volume | 289 | Issue | Pages | 554-561 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation); Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT) | ||||
| Abstract | The potential-controlled electrochemical aldol condensation of acetone to diacetone alcohol in a standard batch electrolysis set-up was studied in this work. It is confirmed that the reaction proceeds at the cathode and that, contrary to what is mentioned in earlier literature, water in the electrolyte has a disadvantageous effect on the reaction. Similar to the chemical reaction, the electrochemical reaction reaches a maximum yield when the equilibrium is reached. Separating the anode and cathode prevents cross-over and degradation of products, leading to a higher yield. Starting with pure acetone and support electrolyte, it was possible to obtain a diacetone alcohol concentration of 15 m% after two hours electrolysis in a divided set-up with a platinum electrode at -2.5 V. The concentration gradient throughout the electrolysis follows an exponential curve up to its equilibrium concentration. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000371559900061 | Publication Date |
2016-01-13 | |
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| ISSN | 1385-8947; 1873-3212 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 6.216 | Times cited | 6 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 6.216 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:130396 | Serial | 5675 | ||
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| Author | Bertoni, G.; Fabbri, F.; Villani, M.; Lazzarini, L.; Turner, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Calestani, D.; Gradečak, S.; Zappettini, A.; Salviati, G. | ||||
| Title | Nanoscale mapping of plasmon and exciton in ZnO tetrapods coupled with Au nanoparticles | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Scientific reports | Abbreviated Journal | Sci Rep-Uk |
| Volume | 6 | Issue | 6 | Pages | 19168 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Metallic nanoparticles can be used to enhance optical absorption or emission in semiconductors, thanks to a strong interaction of collective excitations of free charges (plasmons) with electromagnetic fields. Herein we present the direct imaging at the nanoscale of plasmon-exciton coupling in Au/ZnO nanostructures by combining scanning transmission electron energy loss and cathodoluminescence spectroscopy and mapping. The Au nanoparticles (~30 nm in diameter) are grown in-situ on ZnO nanotetrapods by means of a photochemical process without the need of binding agents or capping molecules. This results in clean interfaces, enabling to prove the occurrence of the plasmon-exciton coupling and the straightforward mapping of its spatial localization. Interestingly, the Au plasmon resonance is localized at the Au/vacuum interface, rather than presenting an isotropic distribution around the nanoparticle. On the contrary, a strong localization of the ZnO excitons, has been observed inside the Au nanoparticle, revealing the existence of the plasmon-exciton coupling, as also confirmed by numerical simulations. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000368111900001 | Publication Date |
2016-01-12 | |
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| ISSN | 2045-2322 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 4.259 | Times cited | 15 | Open Access | |
| Notes | The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union FP7 Grant Agreement n. 265073 ITN-Nanowiring, and FP7 Grant Agreement n. 312483 ESTEEM2 for Integrated Infrastructure Initiative – I3. S.T. gratefully acknowledges the FWO Vlaanderen. G.V.T. acknowledges the European Research Council (ERC grant N°246791 – COUNTATOMS). The authors thank Alessandra Catellani and Arrigo Calzolari for helpful discussions.; Esteem2_jra3 | Approved | Most recent IF: 4.259 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:130406 c:irua:130406 | Serial | 3999 | ||
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| Author | Bogaerts, A.; van de Sanden, R. | ||||
| Title | Special Issue of Papers by Plenary and Topical Invited Lecturers at the 22nd International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry (ISPC 22), 5–10 July 2015, Antwerp, Belgium: Introduction | Type | Editorial | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Plasma chemistry and plasma processing | Abbreviated Journal | Plasma Chem Plasma P |
| Volume | 36 | Issue | 36 | Pages | 1-2 |
| Keywords | Editorial; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000370720800001 | Publication Date |
2016-01-11 | |
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| ISSN | 0272-4324 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record | |
| Impact Factor | 2.355 | Times cited | Open Access | ||
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.355 | |||
| Call Number | c:irua:130713 | Serial | 4003 | ||
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| Author | Rezaei, M.; Seuntjens, P.; Shahidi, R.; Joris, I.; Boenne, W.; Al-Barri, B.; Cornelis, W. | ||||
| Title | The relevance of in-situ and laboratory characterization of sandy soil hydraulic properties for soil water simulations | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Journal of hydrology | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 534 | Issue | Pages | 251-265 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) | ||||
| Abstract | Field water flow processes can be precisely delineated with proper sets of soil hydraulic properties derived from in situ and/or laboratory experiments. In this study we analyzed and compared soil hydraulic properties obtained by traditional laboratory experiments and inverse optimization tension infiltrometer data along the vertical direction within two typical Podzol profiles with sand texture in a potato field. The main goal was to identify proper sets of hydraulic parameters and to evaluate their relevance on hydrological model performance for irrigation management purposes. Tension disc infiltration experiments were carried out at four and five different depths for both profiles at consecutive negative pressure heads of 12, 6, 3 and 0.1 cm. At the same locations and depths undisturbed samples were taken to determine Mualem-van Genuchten (MVG) hydraulic parameters (theta(r), residual water content, theta(s), saturated water content, alpha and n, shape parameters and K-ls, saturated hydraulic conductivity) in the laboratory. Results demonstrated horizontal differences and vertical variability of hydraulic properties. The tension disc infiltration data fitted well in inverse modeling using Hydrus 2D/3D in combination with final water content at the end of the experiment, theta(f). Four MVG parameters (theta(s), alpha, n and field saturated hydraulic conductivity K-fs) were estimated (theta(r) set to zero), with estimated K-ls and alpha values being relatively similar to values from Wooding's solution which used as initial value and estimated theta(s) corresponded to (effective) field saturated water content, theta(f). The laboratory measurement of K-ls yielded 2-30 times higher values than the field method K-fs from top to subsoil layers, while there was a significant correlation between both K-s values (r = 0.75). We found significant differences of MVG parameters theta(s), n and alpha values between laboratory and field measurements, but again a significant correlation was observed between laboratory and field MVG parameters namely K-s, n, theta(s) (r >= 0.59). Assessment of the parameter relevance in 1-D model simulations, illustrated that the model over predicted and under predicted top soil-water content using laboratory and field experiments data sets respectively. The field MVG parameter data set resulted in better agreement to observed soil-water content as compared to the laboratory data set at nodes 10 and 20 cm. However, better simulation results were achieved using the laboratory data set at 30-60 cm depths. Results of our study do not confirm whether laboratory or field experiments data sets are most appropriate to predict soil water fluctuations in a complete soil profile, while field experiments are preferred in many studies. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000371940900022 | Publication Date |
2016-01-11 | |
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| ISSN | 0022-1694 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:133161 | Serial | 8657 | ||
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| Author | Batuk, D.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Filimonov, D.S.; Zakharov, K.V.; Volkova, O.S.; Vasiliev, A.; Hadermann, J.; Abakumov, A.M. | ||||
| Title | Bi(3n+1)Ti7Fe(3n-3)O(9n+11) Homologous Series: Slicing Perovskite Structure with Planar Interfaces Containing Anatase-like Chains | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Inorganic chemistry | Abbreviated Journal | Inorg Chem |
| Volume | 55 | Issue | 55 | Pages | 1245-1257 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | The n = 3-6 members of a new perovskite-based homologous series Bi(3n+1)Ti7Fe(3n-3)O(9n+11) are reported. The crystal structure of the n = 3 Bi10Ti7Fe6O38 member is refined using a combination of X-ray and neutron powder diffraction data (a = 11.8511(2) A, b = 3.85076(4) A, c = 33.0722(6) A, S.G. Immm), unveiling the partially ordered distribution of Ti(4+) and Fe(3+) cations and indicating the presence of static random displacements of the Bi and O atoms. All Bi(3n+1)Ti7Fe(3n-3)O(9n+11) structures are composed of perovskite blocks separated by translational interfaces parallel to the (001)p perovskite planes. The thickness of the perovskite blocks increases with n, while the atomic arrangement at the interfaces remains the same. The interfaces comprise chains of double edge-sharing (Fe,Ti)O6 octahedra connected to the octahedra of the perovskite blocks by sharing edges and corners. This configuration shifts the adjacent perovskite blocks relative to each other over a vector (1/2)[110]p and creates S-shaped tunnels along the [010] direction. The tunnels accommodate double columns of the Bi(3+) cations, which stabilize the interfaces owing to the stereochemical activity of their lone electron pairs. The Bi(3n+1)Ti7Fe(3n-3)O(9n+11) structures can be formally considered either as intergrowths of perovskite modules and polysynthetically twinned modules of the Bi2Ti4O11 structure or as intergrowths of the 2D perovskite and 1D anatase fragments. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) on Bi10Ti7Fe6O38 reveals that static atomic displacements of Bi and O inside the perovskite blocks are not completely random; they are cooperative, yet only short-range ordered. According to TEM, the interfaces can be laterally shifted with respect to each other over +/-1/3a, introducing an additional degree of disorder. Bi10Ti7Fe6O38 is paramagnetic in the 1.5-1000 K temperature range due to dilution of the magnetic Fe(3+) cations with nonmagnetic Ti(4+). The n = 3, 4 compounds demonstrate a high dielectric constant of 70-165 at room temperature. | ||||
| Address | Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology , Nobelya str. 3, 143026 Moscow, Russia | ||||
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| Language | English | Wos | 000369356800031 | Publication Date |
2016-01-09 |
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| ISSN | 0020-1669 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 4.857 | Times cited | 3 | Open Access | |
| Notes | We are grateful to the Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging of Paul Scherrer Institut (LNS PSI, Villigen, Switzerland) for granting beam time at the HRPT diffrac- tometer and to Dr. Denis Sheptyakov for the technical support during the experiment. We are also grateful to Valery Verchenko for his help with magnetization measurements. The work has been supported by the Russian Science Foundation (grant 14-13-00680). A.A.T. was partly supported by the Federal Ministry for Education and Science through a Sofja Kovalevskaya Award of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. | Approved | Most recent IF: 4.857 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:132247 | Serial | 4073 | ||
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| Author | Zhang, F.; Batuk, M.; Hadermann, J.; Manfredi, G.; Mariën, A.; Vanmeensel, K.; Inokoshi, M.; Van Meerbeek, B.; Naert, I.; Vleugels, J. | ||||
| Title | Effect of cation dopant radius on the hydrothermal stability of tetragonal zirconia: Grain boundary segregation and oxygen vacancy annihilation | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Acta materialia | Abbreviated Journal | Acta Mater |
| Volume | 106 | Issue | 106 | Pages | 48-58 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | The hydrothermal aging stability of 3Y-TZP-xM2O3 (M = La, Nd, Sc) was investigated as a function of 0.02–5 mol% M2O3 dopant content and correlated to the overall phase content, t-ZrO2 lattice parameters, grain size distribution, grain boundary chemistry and ionic conductivity. The increased aging stability with increasing Sc2O3 content and the optimum content of 0.4–0.6 mol% Nd2O3 or 0.2–0.4 mol% La2O3, resulting in the highest aging resistance, could be directly related to the constituent phases and the lattice parameters of the remaining tetragonal zirconia. At low M2O3 dopant contents ≤0.4 mol%, the different aging behavior of tetragonal zirconia was attributed to the defect structure of the zirconia grain boundary which was influenced by the dopant cation radius. It was observed that the grain boundary ionic resistivity and the aging resistance followed the same trend: La3+ > Nd3+ > Al3+ > Sc3+, proving that hydrothermal aging is driven by the diffusion of water-derived mobile species through the oxygen vacancies. Accordingly, we elucidated the underlying mechanism by which a larger trivalent cation segregating at the zirconia grain boundary resulted in a higher aging resistance. |
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| Language | Wos | 000371650300006 | Publication Date |
2016-01-08 | |
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| ISSN | 1359-6454 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 5.301 | Times cited | 37 | Open Access | |
| Notes | The authors acknowledge the Research Fund of KU Leuven under project 0T/10/052 and the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) under grant G.0431.10N. F. Zhang thanks the Research Fund of KU Leuven for her post-doctoral fellowship (PDM/15/153). | Approved | Most recent IF: 5.301 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:132435 | Serial | 4076 | ||
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| Author | Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Vagov, A.; Vasenko, A.S.; Milošević, M.V.; Axt, V.M.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Influence of disorder on superconducting correlations in nanoparticles | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Journal of superconductivity and novel magnetism | Abbreviated Journal | J Supercond Nov Magn |
| Volume | 29 | Issue | 29 | Pages | 605-609 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We investigate how the interplay of quantum confinement and level broadening caused by disorder affects superconducting correlations in ultra-small metallic grains. We use the electron-phonon interaction-induced electron mass renormalization and the reduced static-path approximation of the BCS formalism to calculate the critical temperature as a function of the grain size. We show how the strong electron-impurity scattering additionally smears the peak structure in the electronic density of states of a metallic grain and imposes additional limits on the critical temperature under strong quantum confinement. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y. | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000371089500013 | Publication Date |
2016-01-08 | |
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| ISSN | 1557-1939 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 1.18 | Times cited | 7 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO Back to Belgium Grant), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government, TOPBOF-UA, and the bilateral project CNPq-FWO-Vl. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 1.18 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132286 | Serial | 4195 | ||
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| Author | van den Broek, B.; Houssa, M.; Iordanidou, K.; Pourtois, G.; Afanas'ev, V.V.; Stesmans, A. | ||||
| Title | Functional silicene and stanene nanoribbons compared to graphene: electronic structure and transport | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | 2D materials | Abbreviated Journal | 2D Mater |
| Volume | 3 | Issue | 1 | Pages | 015001 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | Since the advent of graphene, other 2D materials have garnered interest; notably the single element materials silicene, germanene, and stanene. Weinvestigate the ballistic current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of armchair silicene and stanene armchair nanoribbons (AXNRs with X = Si, Sn) using a combination of density functional theory and non-equilibrium Green's functions. The impact of out-of-plane electric field and in-plane uniaxial strain on the ribbon geometries, electronic structure, and (I-V)s are considered and contrasted with graphene. Since silicene and stanene are sp(2)/sp(3) buckled layers, the electronic structure can be tuned by an electric field that breaks the sublattice symmetry, an effect absent in graphene. This decreases the current by similar to 50% for Sn, since it has the largest buckling. Uniaxial straining of the ballistic channel affects the AXNR electronic structure in multiple ways: it changes the bandgap and associated effective carrier mass, and creates a local buckling distortion at the lead-channel interface which induces a interface dipole. Due to the increasing sp(3) hybridization character with increasing element mass, large reconstructions rectify the strained systems, an effect absent in sp(2) bonded graphene. This results in a smaller strain effect on the current: a decrease of 20% for Sn at 15% tensile strain compared to a similar to 75% decrease for C. | ||||
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| Publisher | IOP Publishing | Place of Publication | Bristol | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000373936300021 | Publication Date |
2016-01-06 | |
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| ISSN | 2053-1583 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 6.937 | Times cited | 19 | Open Access | |
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 6.937 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144746 | Serial | 4658 | ||
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| Author | De Jong, M.; Sleegers, N.; Kim, J.; Van Durme, F.; Samyn, N.; Wang, J.; De Wael, K. | ||||
| Title | Electrochemical fingerprint of street samples for fast on-site screening of cocaine in seized drug powders | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Chemical science | Abbreviated Journal | Chem Sci |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 1-7 | ||
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation) | ||||
| Abstract | We report on a wearable fingertip sensor for on-the-spot identification of cocaine and its cutting agents in street samples. Traditionally, on-site screening is performed by means of colour tests which are difficult to interpret and lack selectivity. By presenting the distinct voltammetric response of cocaine, cutting agents, binary mixtures of cocaine and street samples in solution and powder street samples, we were able to elucidate the electrochemical fingerprint of all these compounds. The new electrochemical concept holds considerable promise as an on-site screening method. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000371021900094 | Publication Date |
2016-01-06 | |
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| ISSN | 2041-6520 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 8.668 | Times cited | 37 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; The authors acknowledge BELSPO for funding the APTADRU project (BR/314/PI/ APTADRU). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 8.668 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:130404 | Serial | 5591 | ||
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| Author | Heyne, M.H.; Chiappe, D.; Meersschaut, J.; Nuytten, T.; Conard, T.; Bender, H.; Huyghebaert, C.; Radu, I.P.; Caymax, M.; de Marneffe, J.F.; Neyts, E.C.; De Gendt, S.; | ||||
| Title | Multilayer MoS2 growth by metal and metal oxide sulfurization | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Journal of materials chemistry C : materials for optical and electronic devices | Abbreviated Journal | J Mater Chem C |
| Volume | 4 | Issue | 4 | Pages | 1295-1304 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | We investigated the deposition of MoS2 multilayers on large area substrates. The pre-deposition of metal or metal oxide with subsequent sulfurization is a promising technique to achieve layered films. We distinguish a different reaction behavior in metal oxide and metallic films and investigate the effect of the temperature, the H2S/H-2 gas mixture composition, and the role of the underlying substrate on the material quality. The results of the experiments suggest a MoS2 growth mechanism consisting of two subsequent process steps. At first, the reaction of the sulfur precursor with the metal or metal oxide occurs, requiring higher temperatures in the case of metallic film compared to metal oxide. At this stage, the basal planes assemble towards the diffusion direction of the reaction educts and products. After the sulfurization reaction, the material recrystallizes and the basal planes rearrange parallel to the substrate to minimize the surface energy. Therefore, substrates with low roughness show basal plane assembly parallel to the substrate. These results indicate that the substrate character has a significant impact on the assembly of low dimensional MoS2 films. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000370723300020 | Publication Date |
2016-01-05 | |
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| ISSN | 2050-7526; 2050-7534 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 5.256 | Times cited | Open Access | ||
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 5.256 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132327 | Serial | 4211 | ||
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| Author | Tahir, M.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
| Title | Quantum magnetotransport properties of a MoS2 monolayer | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 93 | Issue | 93 | Pages | 035406 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | We study transport properties of a MoS2 monolayer in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field B. We derive and discuss its band structure and take into account spin and valley Zeeman effects. Compared to a conventional two-dimensional electron gas, these effects lead to new quantum Hall plateaus and new peaks in the longitudinal resistivity as functions of the magnetic field. The field B leads to a significant enhancement of the spin splitting in the conduction band, to a beating of the Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) oscillations in the low-field regime, and to their splitting in the high-field regime. The Zeeman fields suppress significantly the beating of the SdH oscillations in the low-field regime and strongly enhance their splitting at high fields. The spin and valley polarizations show a similar beating pattern at low fields and are clearly separated at high fields in which they attain a value higher than 90%. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Lancaster, Pa | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000367663500003 | Publication Date |
2016-01-05 | |
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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 | 42 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Canadian NSERC Grant No. OGP0121756 (M.T., P.V.) and by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) (F.M.P.). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:131093 | Serial | 4233 | ||
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| Author | Poelma, R.H.; Fan, X.; Hu, Z.-Y.; Van Tendeloo, G.; van Zeijl, H.W.; Zhang, G.Q. | ||||
| Title | Effects of Nanostructure and Coating on the Mechanics of Carbon Nanotube Arrays | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Advanced functional materials | Abbreviated Journal | Adv Funct Mater |
| Volume | 26 | Issue | 26 | Pages | 1233-1242 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Nanoscale materials are one of the few engineering materials that can be grown from the bottom up in a controlled manner. Here, the effects of nanostructure and nanoscale conformal coating on the mechanical behavior of vertically aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays through experiments and simulation are systematically investigated. A modeling approach is developed and used to quantify the compressive strength and modulus of the CNT array under large deformation. The model accounts for the porous nanostructure, which contains multiple CNTs with random waviness, van der Waals interactions, fracture strain, contacts, and frictional forces. CNT array micropillars are grown and their porous nanostructure is controlled by the infi ltration and deposition of thin conformal coatings using chemical vapor deposition. Flat-punch nanoindentation experiments reveal signifi cant changes in material properties as a function of coating thickness. The simulations explain the experimental results and show the novel failure transition regime that changes from collective CNT buckling toward structural collapse due to fracture. The compressive strength and the elastic modulus increase exponentially as a function of the coating thickness and demonstrate a unique dependency on the CNT waviness. More interestingly, a design rule is identifi ed that predicts the optimum coating thickness for porous materials. |
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| Language | Wos | 000371078100010 | Publication Date |
2016-01-04 | |
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| ISSN | 1616-301X | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.124 | Times cited | 17 | Open Access | |
| Notes | The research leading to the TEM/HAADF-STEM results received funding from the EC Framework 7 Program ESTEEM2 (Reference 312483). We wish to acknowledge the support of the Else Kooi Laboratory for their assistance during the clean room processing.; esteem2_ta | Approved | Most recent IF: 12.124 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:130060 c:irua:130060 | Serial | 3996 | ||
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| Author | Filez, M.; Redekop, E.A.; Galvita, V.V.; Poelman, H.; Meledina, M.; Turner, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Bell, A.T.; Marin, G.B. | ||||
| Title | The role of hydrogen during Pt-Ga nanocatalyst formation | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical chemistry, chemical physics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Chem Chem Phys |
| Volume | 18 | Issue | 18 | Pages | 3234-3243 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Hydrogen plays an essential role during the in situ assembly of tailored catalytic materials, and serves as key ingredient in multifarious chemical reactions promoted by these catalysts. Despite intensive debate for several decades, the existence and nature of hydrogen-involved mechanisms – such as hydrogen-spillover, surface migration – have not been unambiguously proven and elucidated up to date. Here, Pt-Ga alloy formation is used as a probe reaction to study the behavior and atomic transport of H and Ga, starting from Pt nanoparticles on hydrotalcite-derived Mg(Ga)(Al)Ox supports. In situ XANES spectroscopy, time-resolved TAP kinetic experiments, HAADF-STEM imaging and EDX mapping are combined to probe Pt, Ga and H in a series of H2 reduction experiments up to 650 degrees C. Mg(Ga)(Al)Ox by itself dissociates hydrogen, but these dissociated hydrogen species do not induce significant reduction of Ga3+ cations in the support. Only in the presence of Pt, partial reduction of Ga3+ into Gadelta+ is observed, suggesting that different reaction mechanisms dominate for Pt- and Mg(Ga)(Al)Ox-dissociated hydrogen species. This partial reduction of Ga3+ is made possible by Pt-dissociated H species which spillover onto non-reducible Mg(Al)Ox or partially reducible Mg(Ga)(Al)Ox and undergo long-range transport over the support surface. Moderately mobile Gadelta+Ox migrates towards Pt clusters, where Gadelta+ is only fully reduced to Ga0 on condition of immediate stabilization inside Pt-Ga alloyed nanoparticles. | ||||
| Address | Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT), Ghent University, Technologiepark 914, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium. hilde.poelman@ugent.be | ||||
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| Language | English | Wos | 000369506000106 | Publication Date |
2016-01-04 |
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| ISSN | 1463-9076 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 4.123 | Times cited | 10 | Open Access | |
| Notes | This work was supported by the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO: G.0209.11), the ‘Long Term Structural Methusalem Funding by the Flemish Government’, the IAP 7/05 Interuniversity Attraction Poles Programme – Belgian State – Belgian Science Policy, and the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) in supplying financing of beam time at the DUBBLE beam line of the ESRF and travel costs and a postdoctoral fellowship for S.T. The authors acknowledge the assistance from D. Banerjee (XAS campaign 26-01-979) at DUBBLE. E. A. Redekop acknowledges the Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship granted by the European Commission (Grant Agreement No. 301703). The authors also express their gratitude to V. Bliznuk for acquisition of the TEM images. | Approved | Most recent IF: 4.123 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:132315 | Serial | 4000 | ||
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| Author | Fedotov, S.S.; Khasanova, N.R.; Samarin, A.S.; Drozhzhin, O.A.; Batuk, D.; Karakulina, O.M.; Hadermann, J.; Abakumov, A.M.; Antipov, E.V. | ||||
| Title | AVPO4F (A = Li, K): A 4 V Cathode Material for High-Power Rechargeable Batteries | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Chemistry of materials | Abbreviated Journal | Chem Mater |
| Volume | 28 | Issue | 28 | Pages | 411-415 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | A novel potassium-based fluoride-phosphate, KVPO4F, with a KTiOPO4 (KTP) type structure is synthesized and characterized. About 85% of potassium has been electrochemically extracted on oxidation producing a cathode material with attractive performance for Li-ion batteries. The material operates at the electrode potential near 4V vs Li/Li+ exhibiting a sloping voltage profile, extremely low polarization, small volume change of about 2% and excellent rate capability, maintaining more than 75% of the initial capacity at 40C discharge rate without significant fading. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000368949900002 | Publication Date |
2016-01-04 | |
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| ISSN | 0897-4756 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 9.466 | Times cited | 46 | Open Access | |
| Notes | The authors kindly thank Dr. S. N. Putilin for XRD measurements, Dr. O. A. Shlyakhtin for the assistance in cryochemical synthesis, Ph.D. students A. A. Sadovnikov and E. A. Karpukhina for SEM imaging and FTIR spectra respectively. The work was partly supported by Russian Science Foundation (grant 16-19-00190), Skoltech Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Moscow State University Devel-opment Program up to 2020. J. Hadermann, O.M. Karakulina and A.M. Abakumov acknowledge support from FWO under grant G040116N. | Approved | Most recent IF: 9.466 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:131583 | Serial | 4001 | ||
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| Author | Bai, J.; Wang, J.T.-W.; Rubio, N.; Protti, A.; Heidari, H.; Elgogary, R.; Southern, P.; Al-Jamal, W.' T.; Sosabowski, J.; Shah, A.M.; Bals, S.; Pankhurst, Q.A.; Al-Jamal, K.T. | ||||
| Title | Triple-Modal Imaging of Magnetically-Targeted Nanocapsules in Solid TumoursIn Vivo | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Theranostics | Abbreviated Journal | Theranostics |
| Volume | 6 | Issue | 6 | Pages | 342-356 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Triple-modal imaging magnetic nanocapsules, encapsulating hydrophobic superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles, are formulated and used to magnetically target solid tumours after intravenous administration in tumour-bearing mice. The engineered magnetic polymeric nanocapsules m-NCs are ~200 nm in size with negative Zeta potential and shown to be spherical in shape. The loading efficiency of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in the m-NC was ~100%. Up to ~3- and ~2.2-fold increase in tumour uptake at 1 and 24 h was achieved, when a static magnetic field was applied to the tumour for 1 hour. m-NCs, with multiple imaging probes (e.g. indocyanine green, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles and indium-111), were capable of triple-modal imaging (fluorescence/magnetic resonance/nuclear imaging) in vivo. Using triple-modal imaging is to overcome the intrinsic limitations of single modality imaging and provides complementary information on the spatial distribution of the nanocarrier within the tumour. The significant findings of this study could open up new research perspectives in using novel magnetically-responsive nanomaterials in magnetic-drug targeting combined with multi-modal imaging. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000377797200005 | Publication Date |
2015-12-31 | |
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| ISSN | 1838-7640 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 8.712 | Times cited | 54 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | The authors would like to thank Prof Robert Hider (King's College London) for useful discussion on the chemical functionalization of the polymers, Mr William Luckhurst (King's College London) on the technical help of AFM measurements and Mr Andrew Cakebread (King's College London) on his technical help of ICP-MS measurements. J.B. acknowledges funding from King's-China Scholarship Council (CSC). J.W. and N.R. acknowledge funding from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/J008656/1) and Associated International Cancer Research (12-1054). K.T.AJ. acknowledges funding from EU FP7-ITN Marie-Curie Network programme RADDEL (290023). S.B. acknowledges funding from the European Research Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7), ERC Starting Grant No. 335078 COLOURATOMS, and the Integrated Infrastructure Initiative No. 262348 European Soft Matter Infrastructure, ESMI.; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:green; preprint:; postprint:can ; pdfversion:can); | Approved | Most recent IF: 8.712 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:130058 | Serial | 3995 | ||
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| Author | Ayalew, E.; Janssens, K.; De Wael, K. | ||||
| Title | Unraveling the reactivity of minium towards bicarbonate and the role of lead oxides therein | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Analytical chemistry | Abbreviated Journal | Anal Chem |
| Volume | 88 | Issue | 3 | Pages | 1564-1569 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation) | ||||
| Abstract | Understanding the reactivity of (semiconductor) pigments provides vital information on how to improve conservation strategies for works of art in order to avoid rapid degradation of the pigments. This study focuses on the photoactivity of minium (Pb3O4), a semiconductor pigment, that gives rise to strong discoloration phenomena upon exposure to various environmental conditions. To demonstrate its photoactivity, an electrochemical setup with minium-modified graphite electrode (C|Pb3O4) was used. It is confirmed that minium is a p-type semiconductor which is photoactive during illumination and becomes inactive in the dark. Raman measurements confirm the formation of the degradation products. The photoactivity of a semiconductor pigment is partly defined by the presence of lead oxide (PbO) impurities; these introduce new states in the original band gap. It will be experi-mentally evidenced that the presence of PbO particles in minium leads to an upward shift of the valence band that reduces the band gap. Thus, upon photoexcitation, the electron/hole separation is more easily initialized. The PbO/Pb3O4 composite electrodes demonstrate a higher reductive photocurrent compared to the photocurrent registered at pure PbO or Pb3O4 modified electrodes. Upon exposure to light with energy close to and above the band gap, electrons are excited from the valence band to the conduction band to initialize the reduction of Pb(IV) to Pb(II), resulting in the initial formation of PbO. However in the presence of bicarbonate ions, a significantly higher photoreduction current is recorded since the PbO reacts further to form hydrocerussite. Therefore the presence of bicarbonates in the environment stimulates the photodecomposition process of minium and plays an important role in the degradation process. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000369471100014 | Publication Date |
2015-12-31 | |
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| ISSN | 0003-2700; 5206-882x | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 6.32 | Times cited | 9 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; The authors acknowledge Sanne Aerts from the Laboratory of Adsorption and Catalysis (LADCA) of the University of Antwerp for her help with the UV-vis-DR. Financial support from the SOLARPAINT BOF-GOA project (University of Antwerp Research Council) is acknowledged. The authors are also indebted to F. Vanmeert for performing the XRD measurements. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 6.32 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:129963 | Serial | 5888 | ||
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| Author | Neubert, S.; Mitoraj, D.; Shevlin, S.A.; Pulisova, P.; Heimann, M.; Du, Y.; Goh, G.K.L.; Pacia, M.; Kruczała, K.; Turner, S.; Macyk, W.; Guo, Z.X.; Hocking, R.K.; Beranek, R.; | ||||
| Title | Highly efficient rutile TiO2 photocatalysts with single Cu(II) and Fe(III) surface catalytic sites | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Journal of materials chemistry A : materials for energy and sustainability | Abbreviated Journal | J Mater Chem A |
| Volume | 4 | Issue | 4 | Pages | 3127-3138 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Highly active photocatalysts were obtained by impregnation of nanocrystalline rutile TiO2 powders with small amounts of Cu(II) and Fe(III) ions, resulting in the enhancement of initial rates of photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol in water by factors of 7 and 4, compared to pristine rutile, respectively. Detailed structural analysis by EPR and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (EXAFS) revealed that Cu(II) and Fe(III) are present as single species on the rutile surface. The mechanism of the photoactivity enhancement was elucidated by a combination of DFT calculations and detailed experimental mechanistic studies including photoluminescence measurements, photocatalytic experiments using scavengers, OH radical detection, and photopotential transient measurements. The results demonstrate that the single Cu(II) and Fe(III) ions act as effective cocatalytic sites, enhancing the charge separation, catalyzing “dark” redox reactions at the interface, thus improving the normally very low quantum yields of UV light-activated TiO2 photocatalysts. The exact mechanism of the photoactivity enhancement differs depending on the nature of the cocatalyst. Cu(II)-decorated samples exhibit fast transfer of photogenerated electrons to Cu(II/I) sites, followed by enhanced catalysis of dioxygen reduction, resulting in improved charge separation and higher photocatalytic degradation rates. At Fe(III)-modified rutile the rate of dioxygen reduction is not improved and the photocatalytic enhancement is attributed to higher production of highly oxidizing hydroxyl radicals produced by alternative oxygen reduction pathways opened by the presence of catalytic Fe(III/II) sites. Importantly, it was demonstrated that excessive heat treatment (at 450 degrees C) of photocatalysts leads to loss of activity due to migration of Cu(II) and Fe(III) ions from TiO2 surface to the bulk, accompanied by formation of oxygen vacancies. The demonstrated variety of mechanisms of photoactivity enhancement at single site catalyst-modified photocatalysts holds promise for developing further tailored photocatalysts for various applications. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Cambridge | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000371077300040 | Publication Date |
2015-12-30 | |
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| ISSN | 2050-7488; 2050-7496 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 8.867 | Times cited | 44 | Open Access | |
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 8.867 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132322 | Serial | 4191 | ||
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| Author | Yan, L.; Tan, Z.; Ji, G.; Li, Z.; Fan, G.; Schryvers, D.; Shan, A.; Zhang, D. | ||||
| Title | A quantitative method to characterize the Al4C3-formed interfacial reaction: the case study of MWCNT/Al composites | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2015 | Publication | Materials characterization | Abbreviated Journal | Mater Charact |
| Volume | 112 | Issue | 112 | Pages | 213-218 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | The Al4C3-formed interfacial reaction plays an important role in tuning the mechanical and thermal properties of carbon/aluminum (C/Al) composites reinforced with carbonaceous materials such as multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and graphene nanosheet. In terms of the hydrolysis nature of Al4C3, an electrochemical dissolution method was developed to quantitatively characterize the extent of C/Al interfacial reaction, which involves dissolving the composite samples in alkaline solution first, then collecting and measuring the CH4 gas released by Al4C3 hydrolysis with a gas chromatograph. Through a case study with powder metallurgy fabricated 2.0 wt.% MWCNT/Al composites, the detectability limit of the proposed method is 0.4 wt.% Al4C3, corresponding to 5 % extent of interfacial reaction with a measurement error of ±3 %. And then, with the already known MWCNT/Al reaction extent vs different sintering temperature and time, the reaction kinetics with an activation energy of 281 kJ mol-1 was successfully derived. Therefore, this rapid, sensitive, accurate method supplies an useful tool to optimize the processing and properties of all kinds of C/Al composites via interface design/control. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000370109200026 | Publication Date |
2015-12-29 | |
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| ISSN | 1044-5803 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 2.714 | Times cited | 24 | Open Access | |
| Notes | The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support of the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, No. 2012CB619600), the National High-Tech R&D Program (863 Program, No. 2012AA030611), the National Natural Science Foundation (Nos. 51071100, 51131004, 51401123, 51511130038) and the research grant (Nos. 14DZ2261200, 15JC1402100, 14520710100) from Shanghai government. Dr. Z.Q. Tan would also like to thank the project funded by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2014M561469). The research leading to these results has partially received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Program under Grant Agreement 312483 – ESTEEM2 (Integrated Infrastructure Initiative – I3).; esteem2_jra2 | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.714; 2015 IF: 1.845 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:130066 c:irua:130066 | Serial | 3997 | ||
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| Author | Guidini, A.; Flammia, L.; Milošević, M.V.; Perali, A. | ||||
| Title | BCS-BEC crossover in quantum confined superconductors | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Journal of superconductivity and novel magnetism | Abbreviated Journal | J Supercond Nov Magn |
| Volume | 29 | Issue | 29 | Pages | 711-715 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Ultranarrow superconductors are in the strong quantum confinement regime with formation of multiple coherent condensates associated with the many subbands of the electronic structure. Here, we analyze the multiband BCS-BEC crossover induced by the chemical potential tuned close to a subband bottom, in correspondence of a superconducting shape resonance. The evolution of the condensate fraction and of the pair correlation length in the ground state as functions of the chemical potential demonstrates the tunability of the BCS-BEC crossover for the condensate component of the selected subband. The extension of the crossover regime increases when the pairing strength and/or the characteristic energy of the interaction get larger. Our results indicate the coexistence of large and small Cooper pairs in the crossover regime, leading to the optimal parameter configuration for high transition temperature superconductivity. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y. | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000371089500034 | Publication Date |
2015-12-23 | |
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| ISSN | 1557-1939 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 1.18 | Times cited | 12 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; We acknowledge A. Bianconi and A.A. Shanenko for useful discussions. A.P. acknowledges financial support from the University of Camerino under the project FAR “Control and enhancement of superconductivity by engineering materials at the nanoscale”. M.V.M. acknowledges support from the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) and the Special Research Funds of the University of Antwerp (BOF-UA). A.P. and M.V.M. acknowledge the collaboration within the MultiSuper International Network (http://www.multisuper.org) for exchange of ideas and suggestions. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 1.18 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132287 | Serial | 4143 | ||
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| Author | Özen, M.; Mertens, M.; Snijkers, F.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Cool, P. | ||||
| Title | Texturing of hydrothermally synthesized BaTiO3 in a strong magnetic field by slip casting | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Ceramics international | Abbreviated Journal | Ceram Int |
| Volume | 42 | Issue | 42 | Pages | 5382-5390 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Laboratory of adsorption and catalysis (LADCA) | ||||
| Abstract | Barium titanate powder was processed by slip casting in a rotating strong magnetic field of 9.4 T. The orientation factor of the sintered compact was analyzed by the X-ray diffraction technique and the microstructure (grain-size) was analyzed by scanning electron microscope. The hydrothermally prepared barium titanate was used as matrix material and the molten-salt synthesized barium titanate, with a larger particle-size, was used as template for the templated grain-growth process. Addition of large template particles was observed to increase the orientation factor of the sintered cast (5 vol% loading). Template particles acted as starting grains for the abnormal grain-growth process and the average grain-size was increased after sintering. Increasing the solid loading (15 vol%) resulted in a similar orientation factor with a decrease of the average grain size by more than half. However, addition of templates to the 15 vol% cast had a negative effect on the orientation factor. The impingement of growing particles was stated as the primary cause of particle misorientation resulting in a low orientation factor after sintering. Different heating conditions were tested and it was determined that a slow heating rate gave the highest orientation factor, the smallest average grain-size and the highest relative density. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. All rights reserved. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Barking | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000369460500098 | Publication Date |
2015-12-23 | |
| Series Editor | Series Title | Abbreviated Series Title | |||
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| ISSN | 0272-8842 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 2.986 | Times cited | 11 | Open Access | |
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.986 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132228 | Serial | 4260 | ||
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| Author | Khalilov, U.; Bogaerts, A.; Neyts, E.C. | ||||
| Title | Atomic scale simulation of carbon nanotube nucleation from hydrocarbon precursors | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2015 | Publication | Nature communications | Abbreviated Journal | Nat Commun |
| Volume | 6 | Issue | 6 | Pages | 10306 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | Atomic scale simulations of the nucleation and growth of carbon nanotubes is essential for understanding their growth mechanism. In spite of over twenty years of simulation efforts in this area, limited progress has so far been made on addressing the role of the hydrocarbon growth precursor. Here we report on atomic scale simulations of cap nucleation of single-walled carbon nanotubes from hydrocarbon precursors. The presented mechanism emphasizes the important role of hydrogen in the nucleation process, and is discussed in relation to previously presented mechanisms. In particular, the role of hydrogen in the appearance of unstable carbon structures during in situ experimental observations as well as the initial stage of multi-walled carbon nanotube growth is discussed. The results are in good agreement with available experimental and quantum-mechanical results, and provide a basic understanding of the incubation and nucleation stages of hydrocarbon-based CNT growth at the atomic level. | ||||
| Address | PLASMANT research group, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Antwerpen, Belgium | ||||
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| Language | English | Wos | 000367584500001 | Publication Date |
2015-12-22 |
| Series Editor | Series Title | Abbreviated Series Title | |||
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| ISSN | 2041-1723 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.124 | Times cited | 37 | Open Access | |
| Notes | The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Fund of Scientific Research Flanders (FWO), Belgium, grant number 12M1315N. The work was carried out in part using the Turing HPC infrastructure of the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen, a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Centre VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the Universiteit Antwerpen. We thank Professor Adri C. T. van Duin for sharing the ReaxFF code. | Approved | Most recent IF: 12.124; 2015 IF: 11.470 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:129975 | Serial | 3990 | ||
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| Author | Yagmurcukardes, M.; Horzum, S.; Torun, E.; Peeters, F.M.; Senger, R.T. | ||||
| Title | Nitrogenated, phosphorated and arsenicated monolayer holey graphenes | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Physical chemistry, chemical physics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Chem Chem Phys |
| Volume | 18 | Issue | 18 | Pages | 3144-3150 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Motivated by a recent experiment that reported the synthesis of a new 2D material nitrogenated holey graphene (C2N) [Mahmood et al., Nat. Commun., 2015, 6, 6486], the electronic, magnetic, and mechanical properties of nitrogenated (C2N), phosphorated (C2P) and arsenicated (C2As) monolayer holey graphene structures are investigated using first-principles calculations. Our total energy calculations indicate that, similar to the C2N monolayer, the formation of the other two holey structures are also energetically feasible. Calculated cohesive energies for each monolayer show a decreasing trend going from the C2N to C2As structure. Remarkably, all the holey monolayers considered are direct band gap semiconductors. Regarding the mechanical properties (in-plane stiffness and Poisson ratio), we find that C2N has the highest in-plane stiffness and the largest Poisson ratio among the three monolayers. In addition, our calculations reveal that for the C2N, C2P and C2As monolayers, creation of N and P defects changes the semiconducting behavior to a metallic ground state while the inclusion of double H impurities in all holey structures results in magnetic ground states. As an alternative to the experimentally synthesized C2N, C2P and C2As are mechanically stable and flexible semiconductors which are important for potential applications in optoelectronics. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Cambridge | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000369506000095 | Publication Date |
2015-12-22 | |
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| ISSN | 1463-9076 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 4.123 | Times cited | 36 | 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). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 4.123 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132313 | Serial | 4214 | ||
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| Author | Khalilov, U.; Yusupov, M.; Bogaerts, A.; Neyts, E.C. | ||||
| Title | Selective Plasma Oxidation of Ultrasmall Si Nanowires | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | The journal of physical chemistry: C : nanomaterials and interfaces | Abbreviated Journal | J Phys Chem C |
| Volume | 120 | Issue | 120 | Pages | 472-477 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | Device performance of Si|SiOx core-shell based nanowires critically depends on the exact control over the oxide thickness. Low-temperature plasma oxidation is a highly promising alternative to thermal oxidation allowing for improved control over the oxidation process, in particular for ultrasmall Si nanowires. We here elucidate the room temperature plasma oxidation mechanisms of ultrasmall Si nanowires using hybrid molecular dynamics / force-bias Monte Carlo simulations. We demonstrate how the oxidation and concurrent water formation mechanisms are a function of the oxidizing plasma species and we demonstrate how the resulting core-shell oxide thickness can be controlled through these species. A new mechanism of water formation is discussed in detail. The results provide a detailed atomic level explanation of the oxidation process of highly curved Si surfaces. These results point out a route toward plasma-based formation of ultrathin core-shell Si|SiOx nanowires at room temperature. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000368562200057 | Publication Date |
2015-12-21 | |
| Series Editor | Series Title | Abbreviated Series Title | |||
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| ISSN | 1932-7447 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 4.536 | Times cited | 3 | Open Access | |
| Notes | U.K. and M.Y. gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO), Grants 12M1315N and 1200216N. This work was carried out in part using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UA), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the UA. We thank Prof. A. C. T. van Duin for sharing the ReaxFF code. | Approved | Most recent IF: 4.536 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:130677 | Serial | 4002 | ||
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| Author | Turner, S.; Idrissi, H.; Sartori, A.F.; Korneychuck, S.; Lu, Y.-G.; Verbeeck, J.; Schreck, M.; Van Tendeloo, G. | ||||
| Title | Direct imaging of boron segregation at dislocations in B:diamond heteroepitaxial films | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Nanoscale | Abbreviated Journal | Nanoscale |
| Volume | 8 | Issue | 8 | Pages | 2212-2218 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | A thin film of heavily B-doped diamond has been grown epitaxially by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition on an undoped diamond layer, on top of a Ir/YSZ/Si(001) substrate stack, to study the boron segregation and boron environment at the dislocations present in the film. The density and nature of the dislocations were investigated by conventional and weak-beam dark-field transmission electron microscopy techniques, revealing the presence of two types of dislocations: edge and mixed-type 45 degrees dislocations. The presence and distribution of B in the sample was studied using annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy and spatially resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy. Using these techniques, a segregation of B at the dislocations in the film is evidenced, which is shown to be intermittent along the dislocation. A single edge-type dislocation was selected to study the distribution of the boron surrounding the dislocation core. By imaging this defect at atomic resolution, the boron is revealed to segregate towards the tensile strain field surrounding the edge-type dislocations. An investigation of the fine structure of the B-K edge at the dislocation core shows that the boron is partially substitutionally incorporated into the diamond lattice and partially present in a lower coordination (sp(2)-like hybridization). | ||||
| Address | EMAT, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium. stuart.turner@uantwerpen.be | ||||
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| Language | English | Wos | 000368860900053 | Publication Date |
2015-12-21 |
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| ISSN | 2040-3364 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 7.367 | Times cited | 15 | Open Access | |
| Notes | S. T. acknowledges the fund for scien tific research Flanders (FWO) for a post-doctoral scholarship and under contract number G.0044.13N | Approved | Most recent IF: 7.367 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:131597UA @ admin @ c:irua:131597 | Serial | 4121 | ||
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| Author | Buh, J.; Kabanov, V.; Baranov, V.; Mrzel, A.; Kovic, A.; Mihailovic, D. | ||||
| Title | Control of switching between metastable superconducting states in delta-MoN nanowires | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2015 | Publication | Nature communications | Abbreviated Journal | Nat Commun |
| Volume | 6 | Issue | 6 | Pages | 10250 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | The superconducting state in one-dimensional nanosystems is very delicate. While fluctuations of the phase of the superconducting wave function lead to the spontaneous decay of persistent supercurrents in thin superconducting wires and nanocircuits, discrete phase-slip fluctuations can also lead to more exotic phenomena, such as the appearance of metastable superconducting states in current-bearing wires. Here we show that switching between different metastable superconducting states in d-MoN nanowires can be very effectively manipulated by introducing small amplitude electrical noise. Furthermore, we show that deterministic switching between metastable superconducting states with different numbers of phase-slip centres can be achieved in both directions with small electrical current pulse perturbations of appropriate polarity. The observed current-controlled bi-stability is in remarkable agreement with theoretically predicted trajectories of the system switching between different limit cycle solutions of a model one-dimensional superconductor. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000367576600002 | Publication Date |
2015-12-21 | |
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| ISSN | 2041-1723 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.124 | Times cited | 8 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 12.124; 2015 IF: 11.470 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:131108 | Serial | 4156 | ||
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| Author | Ji, G.; Tan, Z.; Lu, Y.; Schryvers, D.; Li, Z.; Zhang, D. | ||||
| Title | Heterogeneous interfacial chemical nature and bonds in a W-coated diamond/Al composite | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Materials characterization | Abbreviated Journal | Mater Charact |
| Volume | 112 | Issue | 112 | Pages | 129-133 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Heterogeneous Al/Al4C3/Al2O3/diamond{111}, Al/nanolayered Al4C3/diamond{111} and Al12W particle/Al4C3/Al2O3/diamond{111} multi-interfaces have been developed at the nanoscale in a W-coated diamond/Al composite produced by vacuum hot pressing. The formation of nanoscale Al4C3 crystals is strongly associated with local O enrichment and can be further promoted by Al12W interfacial particles. The latter effectively contributes to enhance interfacial chemical bonding reducing interfacial thermal resistance and, in turn, enhancing thermal conductivity. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000370109200015 | Publication Date |
2015-12-18 | |
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| ISSN | 1044-5803 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 2.714 | Times cited | 7 | Open Access | |
| Notes | This work is financially supported by the FWO project of Belgium (No. U2 FA 070100/3506), the travel funding BQR (No. R8DIV AUE) provided by Université Lille 1, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51401123) and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2014 M561469) for Dr. Z.Q. Tan. Dr. W.G. Grünewald (LeicaMicrosystems, Germany) is also thanked for the assistance of surface preparation. | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.714 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:129976 | Serial | 3987 | ||
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