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Sen, H.S.; Sahin, H.; Peeters, F.M.; Durgun, E. |
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Monolayers of MoS2 as an oxidation protective nanocoating material |
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2014 |
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Journal of applied physics |
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J Appl Phys |
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116 |
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083508 |
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First-principle calculations are employed to investigate the interaction of oxygen with ideal and defective MoS2 monolayers. Our calculations show that while oxygen atoms are strongly bound on top of sulfur atoms, the oxygen molecule only weakly interacts with the surface. The penetration of oxygen atoms and molecules through a defect-free MoS2 monolayer is prevented by a very high diffusion barrier indicating that MoS2 can serve as a protective layer for oxidation. The analysis is extended to WS2 and similar coating characteristics are obtained. Our calculations indicate that ideal and continuous MoS2 and WS2 monolayers can improve the oxidation and corrosion-resistance of the covered surface and can be considered as an efficient nanocoating material. (C) 2014 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. |
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0021-8979;1089-7550; |
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2.068 |
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52 |
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; This work was supported by the bilateral project between TUBITAK (through Grant No. 113T050) and Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). The calculations were performed at TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). E.D. acknowledges support from Bilim Akademisi-The Science Academy, Turkey under the BAGEP program. H.S. is supported by an FWO Pegasus-long Marie Curie Fellowship. ; |
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Most recent IF: 2.068; 2014 IF: 2.183 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121101 |
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Proost, J.; Blaffart, F.; Turner, S.; Idrissi, H. |
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On the Origin of Damped Electrochemical Oscillations at Silicon Anodes (Revisited) |
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2014 |
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ChemPhysChem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry |
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Chemphyschem |
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15 |
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14 |
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3116-3124 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Electrochemical oscillations accompanying the formation of anodic silica have been shown in the past to be correlated with rather abrupt changes in the mechanical stress state of the silica film, commonly associated with some kind of fracture or porosification of the oxide. To advance the understanding on the origin of such oscillations in fluoride-free electrolytes, we have revisited a seminal experiment reported by Lehmann almost two decades ago. We thereby demonstrate that the oscillations are not stress-induced, and do not originate from a morphological transformation of the oxide in the course of anodisation. Alternatively, the mechanical features accompanying the oscillations can be explained by a partial relaxation of the field-induced electrostrictive stress. Furthermore, our observations suggest that the oscillation mechanism more likely results from a periodic depolarisation of the anodic silica. |
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1439-4235; |
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3.075 |
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5 |
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Most recent IF: 3.075; 2014 IF: 3.419 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121086 |
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2444 |
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Goris, B.; Freitag, B.; Zanaga, D.; Bladt, E.; Altantzis, T.; Ringnalda, J.; Bals, S. |
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Towards quantitative EDX results in 3 dimensions |
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2014 |
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Microscopy and microanalysis |
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Microsc Microanal |
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20 |
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S:3 |
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766-767 |
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1431-9276;1435-8115; |
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1.891 |
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335078 Colouratom; Fwo; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:green; preprint:; postprint:can ; pdfversion:cannot); |
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Most recent IF: 1.891; 2014 IF: 1.877 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:125381 |
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3687 |
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Jones, L.; Martinez, G.T.; Béché, A.; Van Aert, S.; Nellist, P.D. |
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Getting the best from an imperfect detector : an alternative normalisation procedure for quantitative HAADF STEM |
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2014 |
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Microscopy and microanalysis |
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Microsc Microanal |
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20 |
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S3 |
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126-127 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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1.891 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:136445 |
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van den Broek, B.; Houssa, M.; Scalise, E.; Pourtois, G.; Afanas'ev, V.V.; Stesmans, A. |
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Two-dimensional hexagonal tin : ab initio geometry, stability, electronic structure and functionalization |
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2014 |
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2D materials |
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2D Mater |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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We study the structural, mechanical and electronic properties of the two-dimensional (2D) allotrope of tin: tinene/stanene using first-principles calculation within density functional theory, implemented in a set of computer codes. Continuing the trend of the group-IV 2D materials graphene, silicene and germanene; tinene is predicted to have a honeycomb lattice with lattice parameter of a(0) = 4.62 angstrom and a buckling of d(0) = 0.92 angstrom. The electronic dispersion shows a Dirac cone with zero gap at the Fermi energy and a Fermi velocity of v(F) = 0.97 x 10(6) m s(-1); including spin-orbit coupling yields a bandgap of 0.10 eV. The monolayer is thermally stable up to 700 K, as indicated by first-principles molecular dynamics, and has a phonon dispersion without imaginary frequencies. We explore applied electric field and applied strain as functionalization mechanisms. Combining these two mechanisms allows for an induced bandgap up to 0.21 eV, whilst retaining the linear dispersion, albeit with degraded electronic transport parameters. |
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2014-08-27 |
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2053-1583 |
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6.937 |
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58 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:134432 |
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Anaf, W.; Trashin, S.; Schalm, O.; van Dorp, D.; Janssens, K.; De Wael, K. |
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Electrochemical photodegradation study of semiconductor pigments : influence of environmental parameters |
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2014 |
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Analytical chemistry |
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Anal Chem |
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86 |
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A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation); Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) |
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Chemical transformations in paintings often induce discolorations, disturbing the appearance of the image. For an appropriate conservation of such valuable and irreplaceable heritage objects, it is important to have a good know-how on the degradation processes of the (historical) materials: which pigments have been discolored, what are the responsible processes, and which (environmental) conditions have the highest impact on the pigment degradation and should be mitigated. Pigment degradation is already widely studied, either by analyzing historical samples or by accelerated weathering experiments on dummies. However, in historic samples several processes may have taken place, increasing the complexity of the current state, while aging experiments are time-consuming due to the often extended aging period. An alternative method is proposed for a fast monitoring of degradation processes of semiconductor pigments, using an electrochemical setup mimicking the real environment and allowing the identification of harmful environmental parameters for each pigment. Examples are given for the pigments cadmium yellow (CdS) and vermilion (α-HgS). |
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2014-08-27 |
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0003-2700; 5206-882x |
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6.32 |
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18 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:118834 |
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Iyikanat, F.; Sahin, H.; Senger, R.T.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Ag and Au atoms intercalated in bilayer heterostructures of transition metal dichalcogenides and graphene |
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2014 |
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APL materials |
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Apl Mater |
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092801 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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The diffusive motion of metal nanoparticles Au and Ag on monolayer and between bilayer heterostructures of transition metal dichalcogenides and graphene are investigated in the framework of density functional theory. We found that the minimum energy barriers for diffusion and the possibility of cluster formation depend strongly on both the type of nanoparticle and the type of monolayers and bilayers. Moreover, the tendency to form clusters of Ag and Au can be tuned by creating various bilayers. Tunability of the diffusion characteristics of adatoms in van der Waals heterostructures holds promise for controllable growth of nanostructures. (C) 2014 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. |
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2014-08-28 |
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2166-532X |
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4.335 |
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10 |
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; 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. F.I. and R.T.S. acknowledge the support from TUBITAK Project No. 111T318. ; |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119950 |
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Berdiyorov, G.R.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Reply to “Comment on 'Vortices induced in a superconducting loop by asymmetric kinetic inductance and their detection in transport measurements' ” |
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Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics |
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Phys Rev B |
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Editorial; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Our calculations, within known limitations of Ginzburg-Landau theory, are fully correct and valid for transport phenomena in asymmetric mesoscopic superconductors, deep in the superconducting state. We deemed the experiments of Burlakov et al. [JETP Lett. 86, 517 (2007)] relevant and important to mention in the general context of our paper since the observed shifts in the oscillations of different quantities are qualitatively similar, even though those measurements are performed close to the superconducting-normal state transition in the so-called Little-Parks regime. |
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2014-08-28 |
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1098-0121;1550-235X; |
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3.836 |
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1 |
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Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119256 |
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Maistrenko, Y.L.; Vasylenko, A.; Sudakov, O.; Levchenko, R.; Maistrenko, V.L. |
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Cascades of multiheaded chimera states for coupled phase oscillators |
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2014 |
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International journal of bifurcation and chaos in applied sciences and engineering |
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Int J Bifurcat Chaos |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Chimera state is a recently discovered dynamical phenomenon in arrays of nonlocally coupled oscillators, that displays a self-organized spatial pattern of coexisting coherence and incoherence. We discuss the appearance of the chimera states in networks of phase oscillators with attractive and with repulsive interactions, i.e. when the coupling respectively favors synchronization or works against it. By systematically analyzing the dependence of the spatiotemporal dynamics on the level of coupling attractivity/repulsivity and the range of coupling, we uncover that different types of chimera states exist in wide domains of the parameter space as cascades of the states with increasing number of intervals of irregularity, so-called chimera's heads. We report three scenarios for the chimera birth: (1) via saddle-node bifurcation on a resonant invariant circle, also known as SNIC or SNIPER, (2) via blue-sky catastrophe, when two periodic orbits, stable and saddle, approach each other creating a saddle-node periodic orbit, and (3) via homoclinic transition with complex multistable dynamics including an “eight-like” limit cycle resulting eventually in a chimera state. |
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2014-08-29 |
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0218-1274;1793-6551; |
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1.329 |
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Most recent IF: 1.329; 2014 IF: 1.078 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119303 |
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Battle, P.D.; Avdeev, M.; Hadermann, J. |
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The interplay of microstructure and magnetism in La3Ni2SbO9 |
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2014 |
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Journal of solid state chemistry |
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J Solid State Chem |
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La3Ni2SbO9 adopts a perovskite-related structure in which the six-coordinate cation sites are occupied alternately by Ni2+ and a disordered arrangement of Ni2+/Sb5+. A polycrystalline sample has been studied by neutron diffraction in applied magnetic fields of 0 <= H/kOe <= 50 at 5 K. In 0 kOe, weak magnetic Bragg scattering consistent with the adoption of a G-type ferrimagnetic structure is observed; the ordered component of the magnetic moment was found to be 0.89(7) mu(B) per Ni2+ cation. This increased to 1.60(3) mu(B) in a field of 50 kOe. Transmission electron microscopy revealed variations in the Ni:Sb ratio across crystallites of the sample. It is proposed that these composition variations disrupt the magnetic superexchange interactions within the compound, leading to domain formation and a reduced average moment. The application of a magnetic field aligns the magnetisation vectors across the crystal and the average moment measured by neutron diffraction increases accordingly. The role played by variations in the local chemical composition in determining the magnetic properties invites comparison with the behaviour of relaxor ferroelectrics. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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2014-09-01 |
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0022-4596; |
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2.299 |
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13 |
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Most recent IF: 2.299; 2014 IF: 2.133 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121134 |
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da Silva, A.L.C.; Candido, L.; Teixeira Rabelo, J.N.; Hai, G.-Q.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Anharmonic effects on thermodynamic properties of a graphene monolayer |
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2014 |
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Europhysics letters |
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Epl-Europhys Lett |
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107 |
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We extend the unsymmetrized self-consistent-field method (USF) for anharmonic crystals to layered non-Bravais crystals to investigate structural, dynamical and thermodynamic properties of a free-standing graphene monolayer. In this theory, the main anharmonicity of the crystal lattice has been included and the quantum corrections are taken into account in an h-expansion for the one-particle density matrix. The obtained result for the thermal expansion coefficient (TEC) of graphene shows a strong temperature dependence and agrees with experimental results by Bao et al. (Nat. Nanotechnol., 4 (2009) 562). The obtained value of TEC at room temperature (300 K) is -6.4 x 10(- 6) K- 1 and it becomes positive for T > T-alpha = 358K. We find that quantum effects are significant for T < 1000 K. The interatomic distance, effective amplitudes of the graphene lattice vibrations, adiabatic and isothermal bulk moduli, isobaric and isochoric heat capacities are also calculated and their temperature dependences are determined. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2014 |
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2014-09-05 |
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1.957 |
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23 |
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; This research was supported by the Brazilian agencies CNPq, FAPEG and FAPESP, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. ; |
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Most recent IF: 1.957; 2014 IF: 2.095 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119289 |
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Bekaert, J.; Saniz, R.; Partoens, B.; Lamoen, D. |
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Native point defects in CuIn1-xGaxSe2 : hybrid density functional calculations predict the origin of p- and n-type conductivity |
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2014 |
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Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
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Phys Chem Chem Phys |
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16 |
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40 |
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22299-22308 |
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We have performed a first-principles study of the p- and n-type conductivity in CuIn1−xGaxSe2 due to native point defects, based on the HSE06 hybrid functional. Band alignment shows that the band gap becomes larger with x due to the increasing conduction band minimum, rendering it hard to establish n-type conductivity in CuGaSe2. From the defect formation energies, we find that In/GaCu is a shallow donor, while VCu, VIn/Ga and CuIn/Ga act as shallow acceptors. Using the total charge neutrality of ionized defects and intrinsic charge carriers to determine the Fermi level, we show that under In-rich growth conditions InCu causes strongly n-type conductivity in CuInSe2. Under increasingly In-poor growth conditions, the conductivity type in CuInSe2 alters to p-type and compensation of the acceptors by InCu reduces, as also observed in photoluminescence experiments. In CuGaSe2, the native acceptors pin the Fermi level far away from the conduction band minimum, thus inhibiting n-type conductivity. On the other hand, CuGaSe2 shows strong p-type conductivity under a wide range of Ga-poor growth conditions. Maximal p-type conductivity in CuIn1−xGaxSe2 is reached under In/Ga-poor growth conditions, in agreement with charge concentration measurements on samples with In/Ga-poor stoichiometry, and is primarily due to the dominant acceptor CuIn/Ga. |
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2014-09-05 |
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1463-9076;1463-9084; |
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4.123 |
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43 |
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; We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the science fund FWO-Flanders through project G.0150.13. The first-principles calculations have been carried out on the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC), supported financially by the Hercules foundation and the Flemish Government (EWI Department). We also like to thank Prof. S. Siebentritt of the University of Luxembourg for a presentation of her work on GIGS during a visit to our research group and for helpful discussions of our results. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.123; 2014 IF: 4.493 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:120465 |
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Chizhov, A.S.; Rumyantseva, M.N.; Vasiliev, R.B.; Filatova, D.G.; Drozdov, K.A.; Krylov, I.V.; Abakumov, A.M.; Gaskov, A.M. |
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Visible light activated room temperature gas sensors based on nanocrystalline ZnO sensitized with CdSe quantum dots |
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2014 |
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Sensors and actuators : B : chemical |
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Sensor Actuat B-Chem |
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205 |
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305-312 |
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This work reports the study of photoconductivity and visible light activated room temperature gas sensors properties of nanocrystalline ZnO thick films sensitized with colloidal CdSe quantum dots (QDs). Nanocrystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) was synthesized by the precipitation method. Colloidal CdSe quantum dots were obtained by high temperature colloidal synthesis. Sensitization was effectuated by three different procedures including direct adsorption of CdSe QDs stabilized with oleic acid on ZnO surface, anchoring to the ZnO surface through a bifunctional molecule of mercaptopropionic acid (MPA), and coating of CdSe QDs with a monolayer of MPA with subsequent adsorption on ZnO surface. Sensor measurements demonstrated that obtained QD CdSe/ZnO nanocomposites can be used for NO2 detection under visible (green) light illumination at room temperature without any thermal heating. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Lausanne |
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000343117600041 |
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2014-09-06 |
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0925-4005; |
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5.401 |
Times cited |
36 |
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Most recent IF: 5.401; 2014 IF: 4.097 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121107 |
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3848 |
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Vodolazov, D.Y.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Temporary cooling of quasiparticles and delay in voltage response of superconducting bridges after abruptly switching on the supercritical current |
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A1 Journal article |
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2014 |
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Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics |
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Phys Rev B |
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90 |
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9 |
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094504 |
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We revisit the problem of the dynamic response of a superconducting bridge after abruptly switching on the supercritical current. In contrast to previous theoretical works we take into account spatial gradients and use both the local temperature approach and the kinetic equation for the distribution function of quasiparticles. We find that the temperature dependence of the finite delay time t(d) in the voltage response is model dependent and relatively large t(d) is connected with temporary cooling of quasiparticles during decay of superconducting order parameter vertical bar Delta vertical bar in time. It turns out that the presence of even small inhomogeneities in the bridge or finite length of the homogenous bridge favors a local suppression of vertical bar Delta vertical bar during the dynamic response. It results in a decrease of the delay time, in comparison with the spatially uniform model, due to the diffusion of nonequilibrium quasiparticles from the region with locally suppressed vertical bar Delta vertical bar. In the case when the current density is maximal near the edge of a not very wide bridge the delay time is mainly connected with the time needed for the nucleation (entrance) of the first vortex and t(d) could be tuned by a weak external magnetic field. We also find that a short alternating current pulse (sinusoidlike) with zero time average may result in a nonzero time- averaged voltage response where its sign depends on the phase of the ac current. |
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2014-09-10 |
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1098-0121;1550-235X; |
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3.836 |
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2 |
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; This work was partially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 12-02-00509), by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (the agreement of August 27, 2013, No. 02.B.49.21.0003, between The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod) and by the European Science Foundation (ESF) within the framework of the activity entitled “Exploring the Physics of Small Devices (EPSD)” (Project No. 4327). ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119908 |
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3504 |
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Mooij, L.; Perkisas, T.; Palsson, G.; Schreuders, H.; Wolff, M.; Hjorvarsson, B.; Bals, S.; Dam, B. |
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The effect of microstructure on the hydrogenation of Mg/Fe thin film multilayers |
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A1 Journal article |
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2014 |
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International journal of hydrogen energy |
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Int J Hydrogen Energ |
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39 |
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30 |
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17092-17103 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Nanoconfined magnesium hydride can be simultaneously protected and thermodynamically destabilized when interfaced with materials such as Ti and Fe. We study the hydrogenation of thin layers of Mg (<14 nm) nanoconfined in one dimension within thin film Fe/Mg/Fe/Pd multilayers by the optical technique Hydrogenography. The hydrogenation of nanosized magnesium layers in Fe/Mg/Fe multilayers surprisingly shows the presence of multiple plateau pressures, whose nature is thickness dependent. In contrast, hydrogen desorption occurs via a single plateau which does not depend on the Mg layer thickness. From structural and morphological analyses with X-ray diffraction/reflectometry and cross-section TEM, we find that the Mg layer roughness is large when deposited on Fe and furthermore contains high-angle grain boundaries (GB's). When grown on Ti, the Mg layer roughness is low and no high-angle GB's are detected. From a Ti/Mg/Fe multilayer, in which the Mg layer is flat and has little or no GB's, we conclude that MgH2 is indeed destabilized by the interface with Fe. In this case, both the ab- and desorption plateau pressures are increased by a factor two compared to the hydrogenation of Mg within Ti/Mg/Ti multilayers. We hypothesize that the GB's in the Fe/Mg/Fe multilayer act as diffusion pathways for Pd, which is known to greatly alter the hydrogenation behavior of Mg when the two materials share an interface. Copyright (C) 2014, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Oxford |
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2014-09-10 |
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0360-3199; |
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3.582 |
Times cited |
15 |
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COST Action MP1103 |
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Most recent IF: 3.582; 2014 IF: 3.313 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121175 |
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3575 |
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Meul, M.; Van Middelaar, C.E.; de Boer, I.J.M.; Van Passel, S.; Fremaut, D.; Haesaert, G. |
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Potential of life cycle assessment to support environmental decision making at commercial dairy farms |
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2014 |
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Agricultural Systems |
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Agr Syst |
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131 |
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105-115 |
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In this paper, we evaluate the potential of life cycle assessment (LCA) to support environmental decision making at commercial dairy farms. To achieve this, we follow a four-step method that allows converting environmental assessment results using LCA into case-specific advice for farmers. This is illustrated in a case-study involving 20 specialized Flemish dairy farms. Calculated LCA indicators are normalized into scores between 0 and 100, whereby a score of 100 is assumed optimal, to allow for a mutual comparison of indicators for different environmental impact categories. Next, major farm and management characteristics affecting environmental performance are identified using multiple regression and correlation analyses. Finally, comparing specific farm and management characteristics with those of best performing farms identifies farm-specific optimization strategies. We conclude that this approach complies with most of the identified critical success factors for the successful implementation of LCA as a decision support system for farmers. Key aspects herein are (i) the flexibility and accessibility of the model, (ii) the use of readily available farm data, (iii) farm advisors being intended model users, (iv) the identification of key farm and management characteristics affecting environmental performance and (v) the organization of discussion sessions involving farmers and farm advisors. However, attention should be paid (i) to provide sufficient training and guidance for farm advisors on the use of the applied LCA model and the interpretation of results, (ii) to evaluate the correctness of the used data and (iii) to keep the model up-to-date according to new scientific insights and knowledge concerning LCA methodology. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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2014-09-15 |
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0308-521x |
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2.571 |
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25 |
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Most recent IF: 2.571; 2014 IF: 2.906 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:127540 |
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6238 |
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Pinera, I.; Cruz, C.M.; Leyva, A.; Abreu, Y.; Cabal, A.E.; van Espen, P.; Van Remortel, N. |
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Improved calculation of displacements per atom cross section in solids by gamma and electron irradiation |
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2014 |
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Interactions With Materials And Atoms |
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339 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Particle Physics Group; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation) |
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Several authors had estimated the displacements per atom cross sections under different approximations and models, including most of the main gamma- and electron-material interaction processes. These previous works used numerical approximation formulas which are applicable for limited energy ranges. We proposed the Monte Carlo assisted Classical Method (MCCM), which relates the established theories about atom displacements to the electron and positron secondary fluence distributions calculated from the Monte Carlo simulation. In this study the MCCM procedure is adapted in order to estimate the displacements per atom cross sections for gamma and electron irradiation. The results obtained through this procedure are compared with previous theoretical calculations. An improvement in about 10-90% for the gamma irradiation induced dpa cross section is observed in our results on regard to the previous evaluations for the studied incident energies. On the other hand, the dpa cross section values produced by irradiation with electrons are improved by our calculations in about 5-50% when compared with the theoretical approximations. When thin samples are irradiated with electrons, more precise results are obtained through the MCCM (in about 20-70%) with respect to the previous studies. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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2014-09-15 |
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0168-583x |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:121161 |
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Huygh, S.; Bogaerts, A.; van Duin, A.C.T.; Neyts, E.C. |
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Development of a ReaxFF reactive force field for intrinsic point defects in titanium dioxide |
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2014 |
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Computational materials science |
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Comp Mater Sci |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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A reactive ReaxFF force field is developed for studying the influence of intrinsic point defects on the chemistry with TiO2 condensed phases. The force field parameters are optimized to ab initio data for the equations of state, relative phase stabilities for titanium and titanium dioxide, potential energy differences for (TiO2)n-clusters (n = 116). Also data for intrinsic point defects in anatase were added. These data contain formation energies for interstitial titanium and oxygen vacancies, diffusion barriers of the oxygen vacancies and molecular oxygen adsorption on a reduced anatase (101) surface. Employing the resulting force field, we study the influence of concentration of oxygen vacancies and expansion or compression of an anatase surface on the diffusion of the oxygen vacancies. Also the barrier for oxygen diffusion in the subsurface region is evaluated using this force field. This diffusion barrier of 27.7 kcal/mol indicates that the lateral redistribution of oxygen vacancies on the surface and in the subsurface will be dominated by their diffusion in the subsurface, since both this barrier as well as the barriers for diffusion from the surface to the subsurface and vice versa (17.07 kcal/mol and 21.91 kcal/mol, respectively, as calculated with DFT), are significantly lower than for diffusion on the surface (61.12 kcal/mol as calculated with DFT). |
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2014-09-16 |
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0927-0256; |
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2.292 |
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15 |
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Most recent IF: 2.292; 2014 IF: 2.131 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119409 |
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682 |
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Galvan-Moya, J.E.; Misko, V.R.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Generic ordering of structural transitions in quasi-one-dimensional Wigner crystals |
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2014 |
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Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics |
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Phys Rev B |
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90 |
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9 |
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094111 |
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We investigate the dependence of the structural phase transitions in an infinite quasi-one-dimensional system of repulsively interacting particles on the profile of the confining channel. Three different functional expressions for the confinement potential related to real experimental systems are used that can be tuned continuously from a parabolic to a hard-wall potential in order to find a thorough understanding of the ordering of the chainlike structure transitions. We resolve the long-standing issue why the most theories predicted a 1-2-4-3-4 sequence of chain configurations with increasing density, while some experiments found the 1-2-3-4 sequence. |
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2014-09-17 |
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1098-0121;1550-235X; |
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3.836 |
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9 |
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; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI) and the Odysseus and Methusalem programmes of the Flemish government. Computational resources were provided by HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC). ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119904 |
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Neek-Amal, M.; Xu, P.; Schoelz, J.K.; Ackerman, M.L.; Barber, S.D.; Thibado, P.M.; Sadeghi, A.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Thermal mirror buckling in freestanding graphene locally controlled by scanning tunnelling microscopy |
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2014 |
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Nature communications |
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Nat Commun |
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Knowledge of and control over the curvature of ripples in freestanding graphene are desirable for fabricating and designing flexible electronic devices, and recent progress in these pursuits has been achieved using several advanced techniques such as scanning tunnelling microscopy. The electrostatic forces induced through a bias voltage (or gate voltage) were used to manipulate the interaction of freestanding graphene with a tip (substrate). Such forces can cause large movements and sudden changes in curvature through mirror buckling. Here we explore an alternative mechanism, thermal load, to control the curvature of graphene. We demonstrate thermal mirror buckling of graphene by scanning tunnelling microscopy and large-scale molecular dynamic simulations. The negative thermal expansion coefficient of graphene is an essential ingredient in explaining the observed effects. This new control mechanism represents a fundamental advance in understanding the influence of temperature gradients on the dynamics of freestanding graphene and future applications with electro-thermal-mechanical nanodevices. |
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2014-09-17 |
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2041-1723; |
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12.124 |
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; Financial support for this study was provided, in part, by the Office of Naval Research under grant N00014-10-1-0181, the National Science Foundation under grant DMR-0855358, the EU-Marie Curie IIF postdoc Fellowship/299855 (for M. N.-A.), the ESF-EuroGRAPHENE project CONGRAN, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. M.N.-A. has also been supported partially by BOF project of University of Antwerp number 28033. ; |
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Most recent IF: 12.124; 2014 IF: 11.470 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121121 |
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Bertels, E.; Bruyninckx, K.; Kurttepeli; Smet, M.; Bals, S.; Goderis, B. |
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Highly Efficient Hyperbranched CNT Surfactants: Influence of Molar Mass and Functionalization |
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2014 |
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Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids |
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Langmuir |
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41 |
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End-group-functionalized hyperbranched polymers were synthesized to act as a carbon nanotube (CNT) surfactant in aqueous solutions. Variation of the percentage of triphenylmethyl (trityl) functionalization and of the molar mass of the hyperbranched polyglycerol (PG) core resulted in the highest measured surfactant efficiency for a 5000 g/mol PG with 5.6% of the available hydroxyl end-groups replaced by trityl functions, as shown by UV-vis measurements. Semiempirical model calculations suggest an even higher efficiency for PG5000 with 2.5% functionalization and maximal molecule specific efficiency in general at low degrees of functionalization. Addition of trityl groups increases the surfactant-nanotube interactions in comparison to unfunctionalized PG because of pi-pi stacking interactions. However, at higher functionalization degrees mutual interactions between trityl groups come into play, decreasing the surfactant efficiency, while lack of water solubility becomes an issue at very high functionalization degrees. Low molar mass surfactants are less efficient compared to higher molar mass species most likely because the higher bulkiness of the latter allows for a better CNT separation and stabilization. The most efficient surfactant studied allowed dispersing 2.85 mg of CNT in 20 mL with as little as 1 mg of surfactant. These dispersions, remaining stable for at least 2 months, were mainly composed of individual CNTs as revealed by electron microscopy. |
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0743-7463;1520-5827; |
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3.833 |
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15 |
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the SIM NanoForce programme for their financial support and thank the group of Prof. Thierry Verbiest, especially Maarten Bloemen, for the use of their UV−vis equipment. Bart Goderis and Mario Smet thank KU Leuven for financial support through a GOA project. Mert Kurttepeli and Sara Bals acknowledge funding from the European Research Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7), ERC Starting Grant No. 335078 COLOURATOMS.; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:white; preprint:; postprint:restricted 12 months embargo; pdfversion:cannot); |
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Most recent IF: 3.833; 2014 IF: 4.457 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121140 |
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Benito, P.; de Nolf, W.; Nuyts, G.; Janssens, K.; et al. |
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Role of coating-metallic support interaction in the properties of electrosynthesized Rh-based structured catalysts |
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2014 |
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ACS catalysis |
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Acs Catal |
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4 |
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10 |
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3779-3790 |
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A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation) |
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Rh-structured catalysts for the catalytic partial oxidation of CH4 to syngas were prepared by electrosynthesis of Rh-containing hydrotalcite-type (HT) compounds on FeCrAlloy foams followed by calcination at 900 degrees C. During the calcination the simultaneous decomposition of the layered HT structure and formation of the protective FeCrAlloy outer shell in alumina occurred. Here, we studied the role of the coating-metallic support interaction in the properties of the catalysts after calcination, H-2 reduction, and catalytic tests, by a combination of electron (FEG-SEM/EDS) and synchrotron X-ray (XRF/XRPD and XRF/XANES) microscopic techniques. The characterization of crystalline phases in the metallic support and coating and distribution of Rh active species was carried out on several samples prepared by modifying the Rh content in the electrolytic solution (Rh/Mg/Al = 11.0/70.0/19.0, 5.0/70.0/25.0, 0/70.0/30.0 atomic ratio). A sample was also prepared with no aluminum in the electrolytic solution (Rh/Mg/Al = 13.6/86.4/0.0 atomic ratio) and calcined at 550 and 900 degrees C. The interaction between the elements of the metallic support and the catalytic coating increased the film adhesion during the thermal treatment and catalytic tests and modified the catalyst crystalline phases. A chemical reaction between Al corning from the foam and Mg in the coating occurred during calcination at high temperature leading to the formation of spinel phases in which rhodium is solved, together with some Rh2O3 and Rh. The metallic support was oxidized forming the corundum scale and chromium oxides, moreover t-Al2O3 was identified. For the Rh11.0Mg70.0Al19.0 catalyst the inclusion of Rh in the spinel phase decreased its reducibility in the H-2 pretreatment. The reduction continued during catalytic tests by feeding diluted CH4/O-2/He gas mixtures, evidenced by the catalyst activation. While under concentrated gas mixtures the deactivation occurred, probably by oxidation. |
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2014-09-24 |
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2155-5435 |
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10.614 |
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; The authors thank the scientists who assisted during the conducted experiments: D. Grolimund and C. N. Borca for the mu XRF/XRPD experiments performed at MicroXAS Beamline of SLS, M. Janousch for the mu XRF/XANES experiments at Phoenix Beamline of the SLS, M. Salome for the mu XRE/XANES experiments at ID21 Beamline of the ESRF, and I. Guerra for the FEG-SEM/EDS experiments at Granada University. Thanks must go to Porvair for supplying FeCrAlloy foams. The financial support from the Ministero per l'Istruzione, l'Universita e la Ricerca (MIUR, Roma, I) is gratefully acknowledged. ; |
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Most recent IF: 10.614; 2014 IF: 9.312 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:122215 |
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van den Broek, B.; Houssa, M.; Pourtois, G.; Afanas'ev, V.V.; Stesmans, A. |
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Current-voltage characteristics of armchair Sn nanoribbons |
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2014 |
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Physica status solidi: rapid research letters |
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Phys Status Solidi-R |
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11 |
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Two-dimensional group-IV lattices silicene and germanene are known to share many of graphene's remarkable mechanical and electronic properties. Due to the out-of-plane buckling of the former materials, there are more means of electronic funtionalization, e.g. by applying uniaxial strain or an out-of-plane electric field. We consider monolayer hexagonal Sn (stanene) as an ideal candidate to feasibly implement and exploit graphene physics for nanoelectronic applications: with increased out-of-plane buckling and sizable spin-orbit coupling it lends itself to improved Dirac cone engineering. We investigate the ballistic charge transport regime of armchair Sn nanoribbons, classified according to the ribbon width W = {3m – 1, 3m, 3m + 1} with integer m. We study transport through (non-magnetic) armchair ribbons using a combination of density functional theory and non-equilibrium Green's functions. Sn ribbons have earlier current onsets and carry currents 20% larger than C/Si/Ge-nanoribbons as the contact resistance of these ribbons is found to be comparable. ((c) 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim) |
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Berlin |
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2014-09-25 |
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1862-6254; |
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3.032 |
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9 |
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Most recent IF: 3.032; 2014 IF: 2.142 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:122148 |
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594 |
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Shakouri, K.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Vargiamidis, V.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Spin- and valley-dependent magnetotransport in periodically modulated silicene |
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2014 |
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Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics |
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Phys Rev B |
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90 |
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12 |
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The low-energy physics of silicene is described by Dirac fermions with a strong spin-orbit interaction and its band structure can be controlled by an external perpendicular electric field E-z. We investigate the commensurability oscillations in silicene modulated by a weak periodic potential V = V-0 cos(2 pi y/a(0)) with a(0) as its period, in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field B and of a weak sinusoidal electric field E-z = E-0 cos(2 pi y/b(0)), where b(0) is its period. We show that the spin and valley degeneracy of the Landau levels is lifted, due to the modulation, and that the interplay between the strong spin-orbit interaction and the potential and electric field modulations can result in spin- and valley-resolved magnetotransport. At very weak magnetic fields the commensurability oscillations induced by a weak potential modulation can exhibit a beating pattern depending on the strength of the homogenous electric field Ez but this is not the case when only Ez is modulated. The Hall conductivity plateaus acquire a step structure, due to spin and valley intra-Landau-level transitions, that is absent in unmodulated silicene. The results are critically contrasted with those for graphene and the two-dimensional electron gas. |
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2014-09-25 |
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1098-0121;1550-235X; |
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3.836 |
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31 |
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; Our work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government, and by the Canadian NSERC Grant No. OGP0121756. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119946 |
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3079 |
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Grieten, E.; Caen, J.; Schryvers, D. |
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Optimal sample preparation to characterize corrosion in historical photographs with analytical TEM |
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2014 |
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Microscopy and microanalysis |
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Microsc Microanal |
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20 |
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5 |
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1585-1590 |
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An alternative focused ion beam preparation method is used for sampling historical photographs containing metallic nanoparticles in a polymer matrix. We use the preparation steps of classical ultra-microtomy with an alternative final sectioning with a focused ion beam. Transmission electron microscopy techniques show that the lamella has a uniform thickness, which is an important factor for analytical transmission electron microscopy. Furthermore, the method maintains the spatial distribution of nanoparticles in the soft matrix. The results are compared with traditional preparation techniques such as ultra-microtomy and classical focused ion beam milling. |
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Cambridge, Mass. |
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2014-09-26 |
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1431-9276;1435-8115; |
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1.891 |
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Most recent IF: 1.891; 2014 IF: 1.877 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:118481 |
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Ban, V.; Soloninin, A.V.; Skripov, A.V.; Hadermann, J.; Abakumov, A.; Filinchuk, Y. |
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Pressure-Collapsed Amorphous Mg(BH4)(2): An Ultradense Complex Hydride Showing a Reversible Transition to the Porous Framework |
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2014 |
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The journal of physical chemistry: C : nanomaterials and interfaces |
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J Phys Chem C |
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40 |
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Hydrogen-storage properties of complex hydrides depend of their form, such as a polymorphic form or an eutectic mixture. This Paper reports on an easy and reproducible way to synthesize a new stable form of magnesium borohydride by pressure-induced collapse of the porous gamma-Mg(BH4)(2). This amorphous complex hydride was investigated by temperature-programmed synchrotron X-ray diffraction (SXRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry analysis, and Raman spectroscopy, and the dynamics of the BH4 reorientation was studied by spinlattice relaxation NMR spectroscopy. No long-range order is observed in the lattice region by Raman spectroscopy, while the internal vibration modes of the BH4 groups are the same as in the crystalline state. A hump at 4.9 angstrom in the SXRD pattern suggests the presence of nearly linear MgBH4 Mg fragments constituting all the known crystalline polymorphs of Mg(BH4)(2), which are essentially frameworks built of tetrahedral Mg nodes and linear BH4 linkers. TEM shows that the pressure-collapsed phase is amorphous down to the nanoscale, but surprisingly, SXRD reveals a transition at similar to 90 degrees C from the dense amorphous state (density of 0.98 g/cm(3)) back to the porous ? phase having only 0.55 g/cm(3) crystal density. The crystallization is slightly exothermic, with the enthalpy of -4.3 kJ/mol. The volumetric hydrogen density of the amorphous form is 145 g/L, one of the highest among hydrides. Remarkably, this form of Mg(BH4)2 has different reactivity compared to the crystalline forms. The parameters of the reorientational motion of BH4 groups in the amorphous Mg(BH4)(2) found from NMR measurements differ significantly from those in the known crystalline forms. The behavior of the nuclear spinlattice relaxation rates can be described in terms of a Gaussian distribution of the activation energies centered on 234 +/- 9 meV with the dispersion of 100 +/- 10 meV. |
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2014-09-26 |
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1932-7447;1932-7455; |
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4.536 |
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23 |
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Most recent IF: 4.536; 2014 IF: 4.772 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121113 |
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Milovanović, S.P.; Masir, M.R.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Interplay between snake and quantum edge states in a graphene Hall bar with a pn-junction |
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2014 |
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Applied physics letters |
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Appl Phys Lett |
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105 |
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123507 |
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The magneto- and Hall resistance of a locally gated cross shaped graphene Hall bar is calculated. The edge of the top gate is placed diagonally across the center of the Hall cross. Four-probe resistance is calculated using the Landauer-Büttiker formalism, while the transmission coefficients are obtained using the non-equilibrium Green's function approach. The interplay between transport due to edge channels and snake states is investigated. When two edge channels are occupied, we predict oscillations in the Hall and the bend resistance as function of the magnetic field, which are a consequence of quantum interference between the occupied snake states. |
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American Institute of Physics |
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2014-09-27 |
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0003-6951;1077-3118; |
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3.411 |
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This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES Program EuroGRAPHENE within the project CONGRAN and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish government. |
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Most recent IF: 3.411; 2014 IF: 3.302 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121119 |
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Van Grieken, R. |
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2014 Award for best referee of X-Ray Spectrometry |
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2014 |
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X-ray spectrometry |
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Editorial; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation) |
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2014-09-27 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:121210 |
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Bogaerts, A.; Yusupov, M.; Van der Paal, J.; Verlackt, C.C.W.; Neyts, E.C. |
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Reactive molecular dynamics simulations for a better insight in plasma medicine |
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2014 |
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Plasma processes and polymers |
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Plasma Process Polym |
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In this review paper, we present several examples of reactive molecular dynamics simulations, which contribute to a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms in plasma medicine on the atomic scale. This includes the interaction of important reactive oxygen plasma species with the outer cell wall of both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, and with lipids present in human skin. Moreover, as most biomolecules are surrounded by a liquid biofilm, the behavior of these plasma species in a liquid (water) layer is presented as well. Finally, a perspective for future atomic scale modeling studies is given, in the field of plasma medicine in general, and for cancer treatment in particular. |
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2014-09-29 |
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1612-8850; |
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2.846 |
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22 |
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Most recent IF: 2.846; 2014 IF: 2.453 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121269 |
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Charkin, D.O.; Demchyna, R.; Prots, Y.; Borrmann, H.; Burkhardt, U.; Schwarz, U.; Schnelle, W.; Plokhikh, I.V.; Kazakov, S.M.; Abakumov, A.M.; Batuk, D.; Verchenko, V.Y.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Curfs, C.; Grin, Y.; Shevelkov, A.V.; |
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Two New Arsenides, Eu7Cu44As23 and Sr7Cu44As23, With a New Filled Variety of the BaHg11 Structure |
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2014 |
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Inorganic chemistry |
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Inorg Chem |
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Two new ternary arsenides, namely, Eu7Cu44As23 and Sr7Cu44As23, were synthesized from elements at 800 degrees C. Their crystal structure represents a new filled version of the BaHg11 motif with cubic voids alternately occupied by Eu(Sr) and As atoms, resulting in a 2 x 2 x 2 superstructure of the aristotype: space group Fm (3) over barm, a = 16.6707(2) angstrom and 16.7467(2) angstrom, respectively. The Eu derivative exhibits ferromagnetic ordering below 17.5 K. In agreement with band structure calculations both compounds are metals, exhibiting relatively low thermopower, but high electrical and low thermal conductivity. |
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2014-09-29 |
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0020-1669;1520-510X; |
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4.857 |
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9 |
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Most recent IF: 4.857; 2014 IF: 4.762 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121141 |
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