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Van Duppen, B.; Peeters, F.M. |
Title |
Klein paradox for a pn junction in multilayer graphene |
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A1 Journal article |
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2013 |
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Europhysics letters |
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Epl-Europhys Lett |
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102 |
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2 |
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27001-27005 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Charge carriers in single and multilayered graphene systems behave as chiral particles due to the particular lattice symmetry of the crystal. We show that the interplay between the meta-material properties of graphene multilayers and the pseudospinorial properties of the charge carriers result in the occurrence of Klein and anti-Klein tunneling for rhombohedral stacked multilayers. We derive an algebraic formula predicting the angles at which these phenomena occur and support this with numerical calculations for systems up to four layers. We present a decomposition of an arbitrarily stacked multilayer into pseudospin doublets that have the same properties as rhombohedral systems with a lower number of layers. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2013 |
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Paris |
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000319617700017 |
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2013-05-02 |
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0295-5075;1286-4854; |
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1.957 |
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17 |
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; We thank S. GILLIS for valuable discussions. This work was supported by the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES Program Euro-GRAPHENE within the project CONGRAN, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) by an aspirant research grant to B. Van Duppen and the Methusalem Programme of the Flemish Government. ; |
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Most recent IF: 1.957; 2013 IF: 2.269 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109665 |
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1763 |
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Zhang, S.; Van Gaens, W.; van Gessel, B.; Hofmann, S.; van Veldhuizen, E.; Bogaerts, A.; Bruggeman, P. |
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Spatially resolved ozone densities and gas temperatures in a time modulated RF driven atmospheric pressure plasma jet : an analysis of the production and destruction mechanisms |
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A1 Journal article |
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2013 |
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Journal of physics: D: applied physics |
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J Phys D Appl Phys |
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46 |
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20 |
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205202-205212 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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In this work, a time modulated RF driven DBD-like atmospheric pressure plasma jet in Ar + 2%O2, operating at a time averaged power of 6.5 W is investigated. Spatially resolved ozone densities and gas temperatures are obtained by UV absorption and Rayleigh scattering, respectively. Significant gas heating in the core of the plasma up to 700 K is found and at the position of this increased gas temperature a depletion of the ozone density is found. The production and destruction reactions of O3 in the jet effluent as a function of the distance from the nozzle are obtained from a zero-dimensional chemical kinetics model in plug flow mode which considers relevant air chemistry due to air entrainment in the jet fluent. A comparison of the measurements and the models show that the depletion of O3 in the core of the plasma is mainly caused by an enhanced destruction of O3 due to a large atomic oxygen density. |
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London |
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000318546100008 |
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2013-05-02 |
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0022-3727;1361-6463; |
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Impact Factor |
2.588 |
Times cited |
74 |
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Most recent IF: 2.588; 2013 IF: 2.521 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107840 |
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3067 |
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De Baere, K.; Verstraelen, H.; Rigo, P.; Van Passel, S.; Lenaerts, S.; Potters, G. |
Title |
Reducing the cost of ballast tank corrosion : an economic modeling approach |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Marine structures |
Abbreviated Journal |
Mar Struct |
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32 |
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136-152 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) |
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One of the most relevant problems in ship construction and maintenance nowadays concerns the corrosion in the double hull space ballast tanks of modern merchant vessels. On the one hand, there is a general consensus that the economic life span of such a vessel depends primarily upon the corrosion state of its ballast tanks, while on the other hand, the position of these tanks, squeezed between the outer hull and the loading tanks, makes routine inspection and maintenance almost impossible. Today, ship's ballast tanks are usually constructed in grade A steel and protected with a standard epoxy coating, backed up with sacrificial zinc anodes. Such a construction has been applied without significant alterations for many years. However, the objective of this economic study is to compare this construction method with some feasible alternatives. The considered alternatives are: (1) an increase of the scantlings, eliminating the necessity to replace corroded steel but diminishing the cargo carrying capacity of the ship, (2) application of the novel and more durable TSCF25 coating (3), the use of corrosion resistant steel in ship construction or (4) a standard PSPC15 coating combined with lifetime lasting aluminum sacrificial anodes. After running each alternative through a cost model including an extensive sensitivity analysis, it is concluded that the durable coating and the use of lifetime lasting aluminum anodes are bound to improve the actual basic tank concept. Corrosion resistant steel becomes attractive depending upon the evolution of the international steel market. |
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000319643500007 |
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2013-05-01 |
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0951-8339 |
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Impact Factor |
2.052 |
Times cited |
9 |
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Most recent IF: 2.052; 2013 IF: 1.242 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:109347 |
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6240 |
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Mmari, A.G.; Potgieter-Vermaak, S.S.; Bencs, L.; McCrindle, R.I.; Van Grieken, R. |
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Elemental and ionic components of atmospheric aerosols and associated gaseous pollutants in and near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Atmospheric environment : an international journal |
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77 |
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51-61 |
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A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation) |
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Elemental and water-soluble ionic compounds (WSICs) of atmospheric aerosols (total suspended particulate TSP) and some gaseous pollutants (SO2, NO2 and O3) from a coastal, semi-urban and rural site in and near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania were investigated during dry and wet seasons of January 2005November 2007. Na+, Ca2+, SO42−, NO3− and Cl− made up the dominant fraction of WSICs during the dry season with average concentrations ranging from non-detectable (n.d.)5.4, 0.262.6, 0.7414.7, 0.41.5 and 1.13.4 μg m−3, respectively, while in the wet season, from n.d. up to 1.7, 1.2, 4.4, 2.1 and 3.0 μg m−3, respectively. The total air concentrations of the detected elements (Al, Si, S, Cl, K, Ca, Fe and Zn) showed seasonal and site-specific variation in the range of 7.526.6 with an average of 14.5 μg m−3. Most of the air concentrations of pollutants were observed to decrease with increasing distance from the coastal site, which is under urban and industrial pollutant emissions. Sulphur and nitrogen oxidation ratios during the dry season ranged from 0.08 to 0.91 and 0.013 to 0.049, respectively, while they were between 0.090.65 and 0.0020.095, respectively, in the wet season. These values indicate the photochemical oxidation of SO2 and a high extent of NO3−formation in the atmosphere. Neutralization ratios revealed the presence of acidic SO42− and NO3− aerosols. Principal component analysis identified sea spray, local combustion, vehicular traffic, biomass burning and re-suspended road dust as dominant sources of aerosols at the studied coastal and semi-urban sites. However, at the rural site, besides sea spray, crustal sources, soil dust re-suspension and long-range transport are the possible origins of suspended particulates. |
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2013-05-01 |
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1352-2310 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:108096 |
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7882 |
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Oh, H.; Gennett, T.; Atanassov, P.; Kurttepeli, M.; Bals, S.; Hurst, K.E.; Hirscher, M. |
Title |
Hydrogen adsorption properties of platinum decorated hierarchically structured templated carbons |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Microporous and mesoporous materials: zeolites, clays, carbons and related materials |
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Micropor Mesopor Mat |
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177 |
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66-74 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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In this report, the possibility of Pt catalytic activity for the dissociation of hydrogen molecules and subsequent hydrogen adsorption on sucrose templated carbon at ambient temperature has been studied. In order to investigate Pt catalytic effect for hydrogen storage solely, 6.8 wt.% Pt-doped (Pt/TC) and pure templated carbon (TC) possessing almost identical specific surface area (SSA) and pore volume (Vp) have been successfully synthesized. Since both Pt/TC and TC shares for their textural properties (e.g. SSA and Vp), any difference of hydrogen adsorption characteristic and storage capacity can be ascribed to the presence of Pt nanoparticles. Both samples are characterized by various techniques such as powder Xray diffraction, ICP-OES, Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, cryogenic thermal desorption spectroscopy, low-pressure high-resolution hydrogen and nitrogen BET and high-pressure hydrogen adsorption isotherms in a Sieverts' apparatus. By applying hydrogen and deuterium isotope mixture, cryogenic thermal desorption spectroscopy point to a Pt catalytic activity for the dissociation of hydrogen molecules. Furthermore, the hydrogen adsorption isotherms at RT indicate an enhancement of the initial hydrogen adsorption kinetics in Pt-doped system. However, the hydrogen storage capacity of Pt/TC exhibits a negligible enhancement with a strong hysteresis, suggesting no connection between the spillover effect and a feasible hydrogen storage enhancement. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Amsterdam |
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000322293000012 |
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2013-04-28 |
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1387-1811; |
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Impact Factor |
3.615 |
Times cited |
25 |
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262348 ESMI; COST Action MP1103 |
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Most recent IF: 3.615; 2013 IF: 3.209 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109758 |
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1532 |
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Batuk, D.; de Dobbelaere, C.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Abakumov, A.M.; Hardy, A.; van Bael, M.K.; Greenblatt, M.; Hadermann, J. |
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Crystal structure and magnetic properties of the Cr-doped spiral antiferromagnet BiMnFe2O6 |
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A1 Journal article |
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2013 |
Publication |
Materials research bulletin |
Abbreviated Journal |
Mater Res Bull |
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48 |
Issue |
9 |
Pages |
2993-2997 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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We report the Cr3+ for Mn3+ substitution in the BiMnFe2O6 structure. The BiCrxMn1-xFe2O6 solid solution is obtained by the solution-gel synthesis technique for the x values up to 0.3. The crystal structure investigation using a combination of X-ray powder diffraction and transmission electron microscopy demonstrates that the compounds retain the parent BiMnFe2O6 structure (for x = 0.3, a = 5.02010(6)angstrom, b = 7.06594(7)angstrom, c = 12.6174(1)angstrom, S.G. Pbcm, R-1 = 0.036, R-p = 0.011) with only a slight decrease in the cell parameters associated with the Cr3+ for Mn3+ substitution. Magnetic susceptibility measurements suggest strong similarities in the magnetic behavior of BiCrxMn1-xFe2O6 (x = 0.2; 0.3) and parent BiMnFe2O6. Only T-N slightly decreases upon Cr doping that indicates a very subtle influence of Cr3+ cations on the magnetic properties at the available substitution rates. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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New York, N.Y. |
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000322354000002 |
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2013-04-26 |
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0025-5408; |
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Impact Factor |
2.446 |
Times cited |
3 |
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Most recent IF: 2.446; 2013 IF: 1.968 |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109755 |
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561 |
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Neyts, E.C.; van Duin, A.C.T.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Formation of single layer graphene on nickel under far-from-equilibrium high flux conditions |
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A1 Journal article |
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2013 |
Publication |
Nanoscale |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nanoscale |
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5 |
Issue |
16 |
Pages |
7250-7255 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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We investigate the theoretical possibility of single layer graphene formation on a nickel surface at different substrate temperatures under far-from-equilibrium high precursor flux conditions, employing state-of-the-art hybrid reactive molecular dynamics/uniform acceptance force bias Monte Carlo simulations. It is predicted that under these conditions, the formation of a single layer graphene-like film may proceed through a combined depositionsegregation mechanism on a nickel substrate, rather than by pure surface segregation as is typically observed for metals with high carbon solubility. At 900 K and above, nearly continuous graphene layers are obtained. These simulations suggest that single layer graphene deposition is theoretically possible on Ni under high flux conditions. |
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Cambridge |
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000322315600019 |
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2013-04-26 |
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2040-3364;2040-3372; |
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Impact Factor |
7.367 |
Times cited |
25 |
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Most recent IF: 7.367; 2013 IF: 6.739 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109249 |
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1264 |
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Celebi, S.; Sezgin, M.E.; Çakir, D.; Baytan, B.; Demirkaya, M.; Sevinir, B.; Bozdemir, S.E.; Gunes, A.M.; Hacimustafaoglu, M. |
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Catheter-associated bloodstream infections in pediatric hematology-oncology patients |
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A1 Journal article |
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2013 |
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Pediatric Hematology And Oncology |
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Pediatr Hemat Oncol |
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30 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
187-194 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CABSIs) are common complications encountered with cancer treatment. The aims of this study were to analyze the factors associated with recurrent infection and catheter removal in pediatric hematology-oncology patients. All cases of CABSIs in patients attending the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology between January 2008 and December 2010 were reviewed. A total of 44 episodes of CABSIs, including multiple episodes involving the same catheter, were identified in 31 children with cancer. The overall CABSIs rate was 7.4 infections per 1000 central venous catheter (CVC) days. The most frequent organism isolated was coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CONS). The CVC was removed in nine (20.4%) episodes. We found that hypotension, persistent bacteremia, Candida infection, exit-side infection, neutropenia, and prolonged duration of neutropenia were the factors for catheter removal. There were 23 (52.2%) episodes of recurrence or reinfection. Mortality rate was found to be 9.6% in children with CABSIs. In this study, we found that CABSIs rate was 7.4 infections per 1000 catheter-days. CABSIs rates in our hematology-oncology patients are comparable to prior reports. Because CONS is the most common isolated microorganism in CABSIs, vancomycin can be considered part of the initial empirical regimen. |
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New York |
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2013-04-25 |
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0888-0018 |
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Impact Factor |
1.12 |
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Most recent IF: 1.12; 2013 IF: 0.963 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:128324 |
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4589 |
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Tytgat, T.; Smits, M.; Lenaerts, S.; Verbruggen, S.W. |
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Immobilization of TiO2 into self-supporting photocatalytic foam : influence of calcination temperature |
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A1 Journal article |
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2014 |
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International journal of applied ceramic technology |
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Int J Appl Ceram Tec |
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11 |
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4 |
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714-722 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) |
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Immobilization of photocatalytic powder is crucial to obtain industrially relevant purification processes. To achieve this goal, self-supporting TiO2 foams were manufactured by a polyacrylamide gel process. These gels were calcined at different temperatures to study the effect of the calcination temperature on foam characteristics (rigidity, crystallinity, and porosity) and its influence on photocatalytic activity. The results show that an optimal degradation is achieved for those foams calcined between 700 and 800°C. Calcination at higher temperatures results in a steep decrease in activity, explained by stability issues of the material due to formation of Na2SO4 phases and a larger rutile fraction. |
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2013-04-24 |
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1546-542x |
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Impact Factor |
1.048 |
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2 |
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; This work was supported by a PhD grant from the Institute of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT). ; |
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Most recent IF: 1.048; 2014 IF: 1.320 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:117295 |
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5960 |
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Khalilov, U.; Pourtois, G.; Huygh, S.; van Duin, A.C.T.; Neyts, E.C.; Bogaerts, A. |
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New mechanism for oxidation of native silicon oxide |
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A1 Journal article |
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2013 |
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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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117 |
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19 |
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9819-9825 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Continued miniaturization of metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) requires an ever-decreasing thickness of the gate oxide. The structure of ultrathin silicon oxide films, however, critically depends on the oxidation mechanism. Using reactive atomistic simulations, we here demonstrate how the oxidation mechanism in hyperthermal oxidation of such structures may be controlled by the oxidation temperature and the oxidant energy. Specifically, we study the interaction of hyperthermal oxygen with energies of 15 eV with thin SiOx (x ≤ 2) films with a native oxide thickness of about 10 Å. We analyze the oxygen penetration depth probability and compare with results of the hyperthermal oxidation of a bare Si(100){2 × 1} (c-Si) surface. The temperature-dependent oxidation mechanisms are discussed in detail. Our results demonstrate that, at low (i.e., room) temperature, the penetrated oxygen mostly resides in the oxide region rather than at the SiOx|c-Si interface. However, at higher temperatures, starting at around 700 K, oxygen atoms are found to penetrate and to diffuse through the oxide layer followed by reaction at the c-Si boundary. We demonstrate that hyperthermal oxidation resembles thermal oxidation, which can be described by the DealGrove model at high temperatures. Furthermore, defect creation mechanisms that occur during the oxidation process are also analyzed. This study is useful for the fabrication of ultrathin silicon oxide gate oxides for metal-oxide-semiconductor devices as it links parameters that can be straightforwardly controlled in experiment (oxygen temperature, velocity) with the silicon oxide structure. |
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Washington, D.C. |
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2013-04-23 |
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1932-7447;1932-7455; |
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Impact Factor |
4.536 |
Times cited |
24 |
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Most recent IF: 4.536; 2013 IF: 4.835 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107989 |
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2321 |
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Van Slycken, S.; Witters, N.; Meers, E.; Peene, A.; Michels, E.; Adriaensen, K.; Ruttens, A.; Vangronsveld, J.; Du Laing, G.; Wierinck, I.; Van Dael, M.; Van Passel, S.; Tack, F.M.G. |
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Safe use of metal-contaminated agricultural land by cultivation of energy maize (Zea mays) |
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A1 Journal article |
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2013 |
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Environmental Pollution |
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Environ Pollut |
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178 |
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375-380 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics |
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Production of food crops on trace element-contaminated agricultural lands in the Campine region (Belgium) can be problematic as legal threshold values for safe use of these crops can be exceeded. Conventional sanitation of vast areas is too expensive and alternatives need to be investigated. Zea mays on a trace element-contaminated soil in the region showed an average yield of 53 ± 10 Mg fresh or 20 ± 3 Mg dry biomass ha−1. Whole plant Cd concentrations complied with legal threshold values for animal feed. Moreover, threshold values for use in anaerobic digestion were met. Biogas production potential did not differ between maize grown on contaminated and non-contaminated soils. Results suggested favorable perspectives for farmers to generate non-food crops profitably, although effective soil cleaning would be very slow. This demonstrates that a valuable and sustainable alternative use can be generated for moderately contaminated soils on which conventional agriculture is impaired. |
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2013-04-22 |
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0269-7491 |
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Impact Factor |
5.099 |
Times cited |
30 |
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; This research was funded by the Institute for the promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT-Flanders, Grant IWT/CLO/50702). We want to thank OVAM, as the planting and management of this site is part of a demonstration project in the context of the INTERREG-project BENEKEMPEN. Also many thanks to laboratory staff of the departments and to Pioneer and KWS for providing the seeds. ; |
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Most recent IF: 5.099; 2013 IF: 3.902 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:129870 |
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6247 |
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Khan, A.W.; Jan, F.; Saeed, A.; Zaka-ul-Islam, M.; Abrar, M.; Khattak, N.A.D.; Zakaullah, M. |
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Comparative study of electron temperature and excitation temperature in a magnetic pole enhanced-inductively coupled argon plasma |
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A1 Journal article |
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2013 |
Publication |
Current applied physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Curr Appl Phys |
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13 |
Issue |
7 |
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1241-1246 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Magnetic Pole Enhanced-Inductively Coupled Plasmas (MaPE-ICPs) in analogy to the conventional ICPs exhibit two modes of operation, depending on the power coupling mechanism, i.e., a low power mode with dominant capacitive coupling (E-mode) and a high power mode with dominant inductive coupling (H-mode). A comparative study of the electron temperature measured by a Langmuir probe (T-e(LP)) and the electron excitation temperature (T-exc(OES)) determined by Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) is reported in the two distinct modes of a MaPE-ICP operated in argon. The dependence of T-e(LP), T-exc(OES) and their ratio (T-e(LP)/T-exc(OES)) on applied power (5-50 W) and gas pressure (15-60 mTorr) is explored, and the validity of T-exc(OES) as an alternative diagnostic to T-e(LP) is tested in the two modes of MaPE-ICP. The OES based non-invasive measurement of the plasma parameters such as electron temperature is very useful for plasma processing applications in which probe measurements are limited. (C) 2013 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved. |
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2013-04-17 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:110718 |
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Orlova, N.V.; Shanenko, A.A.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.; Vagov, A.V.; Axt, V.M. |
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Ginzburg-Landau theory for multiband superconductors : microscopic derivation |
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A1 Journal article |
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2013 |
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Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics |
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Phys Rev B |
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87 |
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13 |
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134510-134518 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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A procedure to derive the Ginzburg-Landau (GL) theory from the multiband BCS Hamiltonian is developed in a general case with an arbitrary number of bands and arbitrary interaction matrix. It combines the standard Gor'kov truncation and a subsequent reconstruction in order to match accuracies of the obtained terms. This reconstruction recovers the phenomenological GL theory as obtained from the Landau model of phase transitions but offers explicit microscopic expressions for the relevant parameters. Detailed calculations are presented for a three-band system treated as a prototype multiband superconductor. It is demonstrated that the symmetry in the coupling matrix may lead to the chiral ground state with the phase frustration, typical for systems with broken time-reversal symmetry. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.134510 |
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2013-04-16 |
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1098-0121;1550-235X; |
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3.836 |
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57 |
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; This work was supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish Government and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). A.A.S. acknowledges useful discussions with D. Neilson. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108464 |
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1344 |
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Tsoufis, T.; Georgakilas, V.; Ke, X.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Rudolf, P.; Gournis, D. |
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Incorporation of pure fullerene into organoclays : towards C60-pillared clay structures |
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2013 |
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Chemistry: a European journal |
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Chem-Eur J |
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19 |
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24 |
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7937-7943 |
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In this work, we demonstrate the successful incorporation of pure fullerene from solution into two-dimensional layered aluminosilicate minerals. Pure fullerenes are insoluble in water and neutral in terms of charge, hence they cannot be introduced into the clay galleries by ion exchange or intercalation from water solution. To overcome this bottleneck, we organically modified the clay with quaternary amines by using well-established reactions in clay science in order to expand the interlayer space and render the galleries organophilic. During the reaction with the fullerene solution, the organic solvent could enter into the clay galleries, thus transferring along the fullerene molecules. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the surfactant molecules, can be selectively removed by either simple ion-exchange reaction (e.g., interaction with Al(NO3)3 solution to replace the surfactant molecules with Al3+ ions) or thermal treatment (heating at 350 °C) to obtain novel fullerene-pillared clay structures exhibiting enhanced surface area. The synthesized hybrid materials were characterized in detail by a combination of experimental techniques including powder X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoemission, and UV/Vis spectroscopy as well as thermal analysis and nitrogen adsorptiondesorption measurements. The reported fullerene-pillared clay structures constitute a new hybrid system with very promising potential for the use in areas such as gas storage and/or gas separation due to their high surface area. |
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Weinheim |
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2013-04-15 |
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0947-6539; |
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5.317 |
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3 |
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262348 Esmi; 246791 Countatoms |
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Most recent IF: 5.317; 2013 IF: 5.696 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107347 |
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1599 |
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Vos, W.; de Backer, J.; Poli, G.; De Volder, A.; Ghys, L.; Van Holsbeke, C.; Vinchurkar, S.; De Backer, L.; de Backer, W. |
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Novel functional imaging of changes in small airways of patients treated with extrafine beclomethasone/formoterol |
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A1 Journal article |
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2013 |
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Respiration |
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Respiration |
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86 |
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5 |
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393-401 |
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A1 Journal article; Biophysics and Biomedical Physics; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) |
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Background: Inhaled formulations using extrafine particles of long-acting beta(2)-agonists and corticosteroids were developed to optimize asthma treatment. Findings that these combinations reach and treat smaller airways more effectively are predominantly based on general non-specific outcomes with little information on regional characteristics. Objectives: This study aims to assess long-term effects of extrafine beclomethasone/formoterol on small airways of asthmatic patients using novel functional imaging methods. Methods: Twenty-four stable asthma patients were subdivided into three groups (steroid naive, n = 7; partially controlled, n = 6; well controlled, n = 11). Current treatment was switched to a fixed combination of extrafine beclomethasone/formoterol (Foster (R); Chiesi Pharmaceuticals, Parma, Italy). Patients underwent lung function evaluation and thorax high-resolution computerized tomography (HRCT) scan. Local airway resistance was obtained from computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Results: After 6 months, the entire population showed improvement in pre-bronchodilation imaging parameters, including small airway volume (p = 0.0007), resistance (p = 0.011), and asthma control score (p = 0.016). Changes in small airway volume correlated with changes in asthma control score (p = 0.004). Forced expiratory volume in 1 s (p = 0.044) and exhaled nitric oxide (p = 0.040) also improved. Functional imaging provided more detail and clinical relevance compared to lung function tests, especially in the well-controlled group where only functional imaging parameters showed significant improvement, while the correlation with asthma control score remained. Conclusions: Extrafine beclomethasone/formoterol results in a significant reduction of small airway obstruction, detectable by functional imaging (HRCT/CFD). Changes in imaging parameters correlated significantly with clinically relevant improvements. This indicates that functional imaging is a useful tool for sensitive assessment of changes in the respiratory system after asthma treatment. Copyright (C) 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel |
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2013-04-12 |
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1423-0356;0025-7931; |
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Impact Factor |
2.772 |
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30 |
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Most recent IF: 2.772; 2013 IF: 2.924 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:113762 |
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2376 |
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Singh, S.K.; Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Melting of graphene clusters |
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2013 |
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Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics |
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Phys Rev B |
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87 |
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13 |
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134103-134109 |
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Density-functional tight-binding and classical molecular dynamics simulations are used to investigate the structural deformations and melting of planar carbon nanoclusters C-N with N = 2-55. The minimum-energy configurations for different clusters are used as starting configurations for the study of the temperature effects on the bond breaking and rotation in carbon lines (N < 6), carbon rings (5 < N < 19), and graphene nanoflakes. The larger the rings (graphene nanoflakes) the higher the transition temperature (melting point) with ring-to-line (perfect-to-defective) transition structures. The melting point was obtained by using the bond energy, the Lindemann criteria, and the specific heat. We found that hydrogen-passivated graphene nanoflakes (CNHM) have a larger melting temperature with a much smaller dependence on size. The edges in the graphene nanoflakes exhibit several different metastable configurations (isomers) during heating before melting occurs. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.134103 |
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2013-04-11 |
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1098-0121;1550-235X; |
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Impact Factor |
3.836 |
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28 |
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; This work was supported by the EU-Marie Curie IIF Postdoctoral Fellowship No. 299855 (for M.N.-A.), the ESF-EuroGRAPHENE Project CONGRAN, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108467 |
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1987 |
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Muñoz, W.A.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Tight-binding description of intrinsic superconducting correlations in multilayer graphene |
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2013 |
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Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics |
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Phys Rev B |
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87 |
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13 |
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134509-7 |
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Using highly efficient GPU-based simulations of the tight-binding Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations we solve self-consistently for the pair correlation in rhombohedral (ABC) and Bernal (ABA) multilayer graphene by considering a finite intrinsic s-wave pairing potential. We find that the two different stacking configurations have opposite bulk/surface behavior for the order parameter. Surface superconductivity is robust for ABC stacked multilayer graphene even at very low pairing potentials for which the bulk order parameter vanishes, in agreement with a recent analytical approach. In contrast, for Bernal stacked multilayer graphene, we find that the order parameter is always suppressed at the surface and that there exists a critical value for the pairing potential below which no superconducting order is achieved. We considered different doping scenarios and find that homogeneous doping strongly suppresses surface superconductivity while nonhomogeneous field-induced doping has a much weaker effect on the superconducting order parameter. For multilayer structures with hybrid stacking (ABC and ABA) we find that when the thickness of each region is small (few layers), high-temperature surface superconductivity survives throughout the bulk due to the proximity effect between ABC/ABA interfaces where the order parameter is enhanced. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.134509 |
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2013-04-11 |
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1098-0121;1550-235X; |
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Impact Factor |
3.836 |
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37 |
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; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem funding of the Flemish Government. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108469 |
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Sree, S.P.; Dendooven, J.; Masschaele, K.; Hamed, H.M.; Deng, S.; Bals, S.; Detavernier, C.; Martens, J.A. |
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Synthesis of uniformly dispersed anatase nanoparticles inside mesoporous silica thin films via controlled breakup and crystallization of amorphous TiO2 deposited using atomic layer deposition |
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2013 |
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Nanoscale |
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Nanoscale |
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5 |
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11 |
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5001-5008 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Amorphous titanium dioxide was introduced into the pores of mesoporous silica thin films with 75% porosity and 12 nm average pore diameter via Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) using alternating pulses of tetrakis(dimethylamino)titanium and water. Calcination provoked fragmentation of the deposited amorphous TiO2 phase and its crystallization into anatase nanoparticles inside the nanoporous film. The narrow particle size distribution of 4 ± 2 nm and the uniform dispersion of the particles over the mesoporous silica support were uniquely revealed using electron tomography. These anatase nanoparticle bearing films showed photocatalytic activity in methylene blue degradation. This new synthesis procedure of the anatase nanophase in mesoporous silica films using ALD is a convenient fabrication method of photocatalytic coatings amenable to application on very small as well as very large surfaces |
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2013-04-09 |
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2040-3364;2040-3372; |
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Impact Factor |
7.367 |
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22 |
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Fwo; Iap-Pai; Erc |
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Most recent IF: 7.367; 2013 IF: 6.739 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108774 |
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Adjizian, J.J.; De Marco, P.; Suarez-Martinez, I.; El Mel, A.A.; Snyders, R.; Gengler, R.Y.N.; Rudolf, P.; Ke, X.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Bittencourt, C.; Ewels, C.P.; |
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Platinum and palladium on carbon nanotubes : experimental and theoretical studies |
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2013 |
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Chemical physics letters |
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Chem Phys Lett |
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571 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Pristine and oxygen plasma functionalised carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were studied after the evaporation of Pt and Pd atoms. High resolution transmission electron microscopy shows the formation of metal nanoparticles at the CNT surface. Oxygen functional groups grafted by the plasma functionalization act as nucleation sites for metal nanoparticles. Analysis of the C1s core level spectra reveals that there is no covalent bonding between the Pt or Pd atoms and the CNT surface. Unlike other transition metals such as titanium and copper, neither Pd nor Pt show strong oxygen interaction or surface oxygen scavenging behaviour. |
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2013-04-06 |
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0009-2614; |
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1.815 |
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23 |
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Countatoms; Cost |
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Most recent IF: 1.815; 2013 IF: 1.991 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108706 |
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2650 |
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Masir, M.R.; Moldovan, D.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Pseudo magnetic field in strained graphene : revisited |
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2013 |
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Solid state communications |
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Solid State Commun |
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175 |
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We revisit the theory of the pseudo magnetic field as induced by strain in graphene using the tight- binding approach. A systematic expansion of the hopping parameter and the deformation of the lattice vectors is presented from which we obtain an expression for the pseudo magnetic field for low energy electrons. We generalize and discuss previous results and propose a novel effective Hamiltonian. The contributions of the different terms to the pseudo field expression are investigated for a model triaxial strain profile and are compared with the full solution. Our work suggests that the previous proposed pseudo magnetic field expression is valid up to reasonably high strain (15%) and there is no K-dependent pseudo-magnetic field. |
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0038-1098; |
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1.554 |
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57 |
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This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EURO- CORES Program EuroGRAPHENE within the project CONGRAN and the Methusalem programme of the Flemish government. |
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Most recent IF: 1.554; 2013 IF: 1.698 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:114805 |
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Béché, A.; Rouviere, J.L.; Barnes, J.P.; Cooper, D. |
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Strain measurement at the nanoscale : comparison between convergent beam electron diffraction, nano-beam electron diffraction, high resolution imaging and dark field electron holography |
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2013 |
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Ultramicroscopy |
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Ultramicroscopy |
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Convergent beam electron diffraction (CBED), nano-beam electron diffraction (NBED or NBD), high resolution imaging (HRTEM and HRSTEM) and dark field electron holography (DFEH or HoloDark) are five TEM based techniques able to quantitatively measure strain at the nanometer scale. In order to demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages of each technique, two samples composed of epitaxial silicon-germanium layers embedded in a silicon matrix have been investigated. The five techniques are then compared in terms of strain precision and accuracy, spatial resolution, field of view, mapping abilities and ease of performance and analysis. (C) 2013 Elsevier By. All rights reserved. |
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2013-04-06 |
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2.843 |
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73 |
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Most recent IF: 2.843; 2013 IF: 2.745 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109774 |
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Sahin, H.; Tongay, S.; Horzum, S.; Fan, W.; Zhou, J.; Li, J.; Wu, J.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Anomalous Raman spectra and thickness-dependent electronic properties of WSe2 |
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2013 |
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Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics |
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Phys Rev B |
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87 |
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16 |
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165409-6 |
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Typical Raman spectra of transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) display two prominent peaks, E-2g and A(1g), that are well separated from each other. We find that these modes are degenerate in bulk WSe2 yielding one single Raman peak in contrast to other TMDs. As the dimensionality is lowered, the observed peak splits in two. In contrast, our ab initio calculations predict that the degeneracy is retained even for WSe2 monolayers. Interestingly, for minuscule biaxial strain, the degeneracy is preserved, but once the crystal symmetry is broken by a small uniaxial strain, the degeneracy is lifted. Our calculated phonon dispersion for uniaxially strained WSe2 shows a good match to the measured Raman spectrum, which suggests that uniaxial strain exists in WSe2 flakes, possibly induced during the sample preparation and/or as a result of the interaction between WSe2 and the substrate. Furthermore, we find that WSe2 undergoes an indirect-to-direct band-gap transition from bulk to monolayers, which is ubiquitous for semiconducting TMDs. These results not only allow us to understand the vibrational and electronic properties of WSe2, but also point to effects of the interaction between the monolayer TMDs and the substrate on the vibrational and electronic properties. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.165409 |
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2013-04-05 |
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1098-0121;1550-235X; |
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3.836 |
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365 |
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; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem programme of the Flemish government. Computational resources were partially provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H. S. is supported by the FWO Pegasus Marie Curie Long Fellowship program. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108471 |
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134 |
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Leroux, F.; Bladt, E.; Timmermans, J.-P.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Bals, S. |
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Annular dark-field transmission electron microscopy for low contrast materials |
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2013 |
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Microscopy and microanalysis |
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Microsc Microanal |
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19 |
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3 |
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629-634 |
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Imaging soft matter by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is anything but straightforward. Recently, interest has grown in developing alternative imaging modes that generate contrast without additional staining. Here, we present a dark-field TEM technique based on the use of an annular objective aperture. Our experiments demonstrate an increase in both contrast and signal-to-noise ratio in comparison to conventional bright-field TEM. The proposed technique is easy to implement and offers an alternative imaging mode to investigate soft matter. |
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Cambridge, Mass. |
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2013-04-04 |
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1431-9276;1435-8115; |
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1.891 |
Times cited |
5 |
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Notes |
262348 Esmi; Fwo G002410n G018008 |
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Most recent IF: 1.891; 2013 IF: 2.161 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108712 |
Serial |
133 |
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Mourdikoudis, S.; Chirea, M.; Altantzis, T.; Pastoriza-Santos, I.; Perez-Juste, J.; Silva, F.; Bals, S.; Liz-Marzan, L.M. |
Title |
Dimethylformamide-mediated synthesis of water-soluble platinum nanodendrites for ethanol oxidation electrocatalysis |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Nanoscale |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nanoscale |
Volume |
5 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
4776-4784 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
Abstract |
Herein we describe the synthesis of water-soluble platinum nanodendrites in dimethylformamide (DMF), in the presence of polyethyleneimine (PEI) as a stabilizing agent. The average size of the dendrites is in the range of 20-25 nm while their porosity can be tuned by modifying the concentration of the metal precursor. Electron tomography revealed different crystalline orientations of nanocrystallites in the nanodendrites and allowed a better understanding of their peculiar branching and porosity. The high surface area of the dendrites (up to 22 m(2) g(-1)) was confirmed by BET measurements, while X-ray diffraction confirmed the abundance of high-index facets in the face-centered-cubic crystal structure of Pt. The prepared nanodendrites exhibit excellent performance in the electrocatalytic oxidation of ethanol in alkaline solution. Sensing, selectivity, cycleability and great tolerance toward poisoning were demonstrated by cyclic voltammetry measurements. |
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Cambridge |
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000319008700028 |
Publication Date |
2013-04-03 |
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ISSN |
2040-3364;2040-3372; |
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Impact Factor |
7.367 |
Times cited |
50 |
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Notes |
Esf; 262348 Esmi |
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Most recent IF: 7.367; 2013 IF: 6.739 |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109060 |
Serial |
705 |
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Lu, J.B.; Shi, H.; Sedlakova-Ignacova, S.; Espinoza, R.; Kopeček, J.; Sittner, P.; Bártová, B.; Schryvers, D. |
Title |
Microstructure and precipitates in annealed Co38Ni33Al29 ferromagnetic shape memory alloy |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Journal of alloys and compounds |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Alloy Compd |
Volume |
572 |
Issue |
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Pages |
5-10 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
Abstract |
Transmission electron microscopy was performed to investigate the microstructure and precipitates in the annealed Co38Ni33Al29 ferromagnetic shape memory alloy. Apart from the dendritic secondary phase in the austenite matrix, micron-sized (up to 100 μm) fcc-based precipitates with partial γ′ L12 ordering and containing none, one or three {1 1 1}p parallel twin planes were found. The orientation relationship between the precipitates and matrix was found to be KurdjumovSachs. STEMEDX analysis indicates that twinned and non-twinned precipitates are Co-rich and Al- and Ni-deficient with respect to the matrix and with a lower Co/Al ratio for the latter. The 3D morphologies of precipitates were reconstructed with focused ion beam/scanning electron microscope dual-beam slice-and-view imaging, showing that the single {1 1 1}p plane twinned precipitates have a plate-like shape while the non-twinned precipitates are lath-like and often bent. |
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Amsterdam |
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Wos |
000319209600002 |
Publication Date |
2013-04-02 |
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Series Issue |
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Edition |
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ISSN |
0925-8388; |
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Impact Factor |
3.133 |
Times cited |
10 |
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Most recent IF: 3.133; 2013 IF: 2.726 |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107914 |
Serial |
2058 |
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Author |
Zelaya, E.; Esquivel, M.R.; Schryvers, D. |
Title |
Evolution of the phase stability of NiAl under low energy ball milling |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Advanced powder technology |
Abbreviated Journal |
Adv Powder Technol |
Volume |
24 |
Issue |
6 |
Pages |
1063-1069 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
Abstract |
Low energy mechanical alloying of Ni35 at.%Al and Ni40 at.%Al material was performed and the resulting structures were investigated by XRD and TEM. The final intermetallics observed consist of two phases, NiAl(B2) and Ni3Al while 7R and 3R martensite was observed in post-annealed samples. Different integrated milling times were associated to the intermetallic consolidation and initial blend dissociation. |
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Zeist |
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000339175000024 |
Publication Date |
2013-03-30 |
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Series Issue |
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Edition |
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ISSN |
0921-8831; |
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Impact Factor |
2.659 |
Times cited |
10 |
Open Access |
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Notes |
Fwo |
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Most recent IF: 2.659; 2013 IF: 1.642 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107345 |
Serial |
1102 |
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Bals, S.; Van Aert, S.; Van Tendeloo, G. |
Title |
High resolution electron tomography |
Type |
A1 Journal article |
Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Current opinion in solid state and materials science |
Abbreviated Journal |
Curr Opin Solid St M |
Volume |
17 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
107-114 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
Abstract |
Reaching atomic resolution in 3D has been the ultimate goal in the field of electron tomography for many years. Significant progress, both on the theoretical as well as the experimental side has recently resulted in several exciting examples demonstrating the ability to visualise atoms in 3D. In this paper, we will review the different steps that have pushed the resolution in 3D to the atomic level. A broad range of methodologies and practical examples together with their impact on materials science will be discussed. Finally, we will provide an outlook and will describe future challenges in the field of high resolution electron tomography. |
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London |
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Wos |
000323869800003 |
Publication Date |
2013-03-30 |
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Series Issue |
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Edition |
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ISSN |
1359-0286; |
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Impact Factor |
6.938 |
Times cited |
24 |
Open Access |
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Notes |
Fwo; 312483 Esteem; Countatoms; |
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Most recent IF: 6.938; 2013 IF: 7.167 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109454 |
Serial |
1457 |
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Buekenhoudt, A.; Bisignano, F.; De Luca, G.; Vandezande, P.; Wouters, M.; Verhulst, K. |
Title |
Unravelling the solvent flux behaviour of ceramic nanofiltration and ultrafiltration membranes |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Journal of membrane science |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Membrane Sci |
Volume |
439 |
Issue |
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Pages |
36-47 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT); Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT) |
Abstract |
In order to increase the understanding of the underlying processes in organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN), a study has been undertaken aimed at clarifying the solvent flux behaviour of ceramic nanofiltration and ultrafiltration membranes. Ceramic membranes were chosen for their non-swelling character. Pure water and a variation of 11 different organic solvents were measured on a series of different ceramic membranes with pore-size diameters ranging from 0.9 nm up to 100 nm. To avoid any historical effects, each flux measurement was carried out on a new membrane. The flux results were analysed in a phenomenological way, and a common very simple linear relationship was observed between the product of flux and viscosity of the solvent, and the total Hansen solubility parameter of the solvent. The linear relationship was found for all membranes, independent of the membrane pore size and the membrane material. The slope of the linear relationship was found to depend exponentially on the pore-size diameter and on the polarity of the membrane surface. This result emphasizes the importance of viscosity in the solvent transport, but also of the polarity difference between membrane surface and solvent. The very simple flux model deduced, allows a straightforward prediction of the flux of any solvent or solvent mixture, once the water flux of the membrane is known. At the high pore-size end, the phenomenological model naturally transforms into the viscous-flow or pore-flow behaviour as required. A tentative physical explanation of the model takes into account the presence and extension of a water layer adsorbed to the total pore surface of these membranes. This work also shows that the water flux of a hydrophilic membrane gives a good indication of its molecular weight cut-off (MWCO), and therefore of its separation performance in water. (C)0 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Amsterdam |
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000319501200005 |
Publication Date |
2013-03-30 |
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Series Issue |
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Edition |
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ISSN |
0376-7388; |
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Additional Links |
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Impact Factor |
6.035 |
Times cited |
55 |
Open Access |
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Most recent IF: 6.035; 2013 IF: 4.908 |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109568 |
Serial |
3816 |
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Singh, S.K.; Srinivasan, S.G.; Neek-Amal, M.; Costamagna, S.; van Duin, A.C.T.; Peeters, F.M. |
Title |
Thermal properties of fluorinated graphene |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Rev B |
Volume |
87 |
Issue |
10 |
Pages |
104114-104116 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
Abstract |
Large-scale atomistic simulations using the reactive force field approach are implemented to investigate the thermomechanical properties of fluorinated graphene (FG). A set of parameters for the reactive force field potential optimized to reproduce key quantum mechanical properties of relevant carbon-fluorine cluster systems are presented. Molecular dynamics simulations are used to investigate the thermal rippling behavior of FG and its mechanical properties and compare them with graphene, graphane and a sheet of boron nitride. The mean square value of the height fluctuations < h(2)> and the height-height correlation function H(q) for different system sizes and temperatures show that FG is an unrippled system in contrast to the thermal rippling behavior of graphene. The effective Young's modulus of a flake of fluorinated graphene is obtained to be 273 N/m and 250 N/m for a flake of FG under uniaxial strain along armchair and zigzag directions, respectively. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.104114 |
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000316933500002 |
Publication Date |
2013-03-29 |
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ISSN |
1098-0121;1550-235X; |
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Impact Factor |
3.836 |
Times cited |
80 |
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Notes |
; M.N.-A. is supported by the EU-Marie Curie IIF postdoc Fellowship/299855. This work is supported by the ESF-Eurographene project CONGRAN, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. S. G. S. and A.C.T.vD. acknowledge support by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) under Grant No. FA9550-10-1-0563. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664 |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108495 |
Serial |
3629 |
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Mortier, S.T.F.C.; Van Hoey, S.; Cierkens, K.; Gernaey, K.V.; Seuntjens, P.; De Baets, B.; De Beer, T.; Nopens, I. |
Title |
A GLUE uncertainty analysis of a drying model of pharmaceutical granules |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2013 |
Publication |
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics |
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Volume |
85 |
Issue |
3:b |
Pages |
984-995 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Pharmacology. Therapy; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) |
Abstract |
A shift from batch processing towards continuous processing is of interest in the pharmaceutical industry. However, this transition requires detailed knowledge and process understanding of all consecutive unit operations in a continuous manufacturing line to design adequate control strategies. This can be facilitated by developing mechanistic models of the multi-phase systems in the process. Since modelling efforts only started recently in this field, uncertainties about the model predictions are generally neglected. However, model predictions have an inherent uncertainty (i.e. prediction uncertainty) originating from uncertainty in input data, model parameters, model structure, boundary conditions and software. In this paper, the model prediction uncertainty is evaluated for a model describing the continuous drying of single pharmaceutical wet granules in a six-segmented fluidized bed drying unit, which is part of the full continuous from-powder-to-tablet manufacturing line (Consigma (TM), GEA Pharma Systems). A validated model describing the drying behaviour of a single pharmaceutical granule in two consecutive phases is used. First of all, the effect of the assumptions at the particle level on the prediction uncertainty is assessed. Secondly, the paper focuses on the influence of the most sensitive parameters in the model. Finally, a combined analysis (particle level plus most sensitive parameters) is performed and discussed. To propagate the uncertainty originating from the parameter uncertainty to the model output, the Generalized Likelihood Uncertainty Estimation (GLUE) method is used. This method enables a modeller to incorporate the information obtained from the experimental data in the assessment of the uncertain model predictions and to find a balance between model performance and data precision. A detailed evaluation of the obtained uncertainty analysis results is made with respect to the model structure, interactions between parameters and uncertainty boundaries. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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000330200800019 |
Publication Date |
2013-03-29 |
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ISSN |
0939-6411 |
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no |
Call Number |
UA @ admin @ c:irua:114876 |
Serial |
8005 |
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