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Author Kosimov, D.P.; Dzhurakhalov, A.A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Theoretical study of the stable states of small carbon clusters Cn (n=210) Type A1 Journal article
Year 2008 Publication (up) Physical review : B : solid state Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 78 Issue 23 Pages 235433,1-235433,8
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
Abstract Both even- and odd-numbered neutral carbon clusters Cn (n=210) are systematically studied using the energy minimization method and the modified Brenner potential for the carbon-carbon interactions. Many stable configurations were found, and several new isomers are predicted. For the lowest energy stable configurations we obtained their binding energies and bond lengths. We found that for n5 the linear isomer is the most stable one while for n>5 the monocyclic isomer becomes the most stable. The latter was found to be regular for all studied clusters. The dependence of the binding energy for linear and cyclic clusters versus the cluster size n (n=210) is found to be in good agreement with several previous calculations, in particular with ab initio calculations as well as with experimental data for n=25.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000262245400119 Publication Date 2008-12-24
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 35 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2008 IF: 3.322
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:76006 Serial 3613
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Author Michel, K.H.; Verberck, B.
Title Theory of elastic and piezoelectric effects in two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Physical review : B : solid state Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 80 Issue 22 Pages 224301,1-224301,10
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Starting from an empirical force constant model of valence interactions and calculating by Ewalds method the ion-ion force constants, we derive the dynamical matrix for a monolayer crystal of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN). The phonon dispersion relations are calculated. The interplay between valence and Coulomb forces is discussed. It is shown by analytical methods that the longitudinal and the transverse optical (LO and TO) phonon branches for in-plane motion are degenerate at the Γ point of the Brillouin zone. Away from Γ, the LO branch exhibits pronounced overbending. It is found that the nonanalytic Coulomb contribution to the dynamical matrix causes a linear increase of the LO branch with increasing wave vector starting at Γ. This effect is general for two-dimensional (2D) ionic crystals. Performing a long-wavelength expansion of the dynamical matrix, we use Borns perturbation method to calculate the elastic constants (tension coefficients). Since the crystal is noncentrosymmetric, internal displacements due to relative shifts between the two sublattices (B and N) contribute to the elastic constants. These internal displacements are responsible for piezoelectric and dielectric phenomena. The piezoelectric stress constant and the dielectric susceptibility of 2D h-BN are calculated.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000273228500045 Publication Date 2009-12-21
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 96 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2009 IF: 3.475
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:80576 Serial 3616
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Author Michel, K.H.; Verberck, B.
Title Theory of the evolution of phonon spectra and elastic constants from graphene to graphite Type A1 Journal article
Year 2008 Publication (up) Physical review : B : solid state Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 78 Issue 8 Pages 085424,1-085424,17
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We present a unified theory of the phonon dispersions and elastic properties of graphene, graphite, and graphene multilayer systems. Starting from a fifth-nearest-neighbor force-constant model derived from full in-plane phonon dispersions of graphite [Mohr et al., Phys. Rev. B 76, 035439 (2007)], we use Born's long-wave method to calculate the tension and bending coefficients of graphene. Extending the model by interplanar interactions, we study the phonon dispersions and the elastic constants of graphite, and the phonon spectra of graphene multilayers. We find that the inner displacement terms due to sublattice shifts between inequivalent C atoms are quantitatively important in determining the elastomechanical properties of graphene and of graphite. The overall agreement between theory and experiment is very satisfactory. We investigate the evolution from graphene to graphite by studying the increase in the rigid plane optical mode as a function of the number of layers N. At N=10 the graphite value B2g1127 cm−1 is attained within a few percent.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000259406900106 Publication Date 2008-08-21
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 72 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2008 IF: 3.322
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:76527 Serial 3622
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Author Werner, R.; Raisch, C.; Leca, V.; Ion, V.; Bals, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Chasse, T.; Kleiner, R.; Koelle, D.
Title Transport, magnetic, and structural properties of La0.7Ce0.3MnO3 thin films: evidence for hole-doping Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Physical review : B : solid state Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 79 Issue 5 Pages 054416,1-054416,8
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Cerium-doped manganite thin films were grown epitaxially by pulsed laser deposition at 720 °C and oxygen pressure pO2=125 Pa and were subjected to different annealing steps. According to x-ray diffraction (XRD) data, the formation of CeO2 as a secondary phase could be avoided for pO28 Pa. However, transmission electron microscopy shows the presence of CeO2 nanoclusters even in those films which appear to be single phase in XRD. With O2 annealing, the metal-to-insulator transition temperature increases, while the saturation magnetization decreases and stays well below the theoretical value for electron-doped La0.7Ce0.3MnO3 with mixed Mn3+/Mn2+ valences. The same trend is observed with decreasing film thickness from 100 to 20 nm, indicating a higher oxygen content for thinner films. Hall measurements on a film which shows a metal-to-insulator transition clearly reveal holes as dominating charge carriers. Combining data from x-ray photoemission spectroscopy, for determination of the oxygen content, and x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), for determination of the hole concentration and cation valences, we find that with increasing oxygen content the hole concentration increases and Mn valences are shifted from 2+ to 4+. The dominating Mn valences in the films are Mn3+ and Mn4+, and only a small amount of Mn2+ ions can be observed by XAS. Mn2+ and Ce4+ XAS signals obtained in surface-sensitive total electron yield mode are strongly reduced in the bulk-sensitive fluorescence mode, which indicates hole-doping in the bulk for those films which do show a metal-to-insulator transition.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000263815400057 Publication Date 2009-02-13
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 25 Open Access
Notes Esteem 026019; Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2009 IF: 3.475
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:76221 Serial 3725
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Author Karapetrov, G.; Milošević, M.V.; Iavarone, M.; Fedor, J.; Belkin, A.; Novosad, V.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Transverse instabilities of multiple vortex chains in magnetically coupled NbSe2/permalloy superconductor/ferromagnet bilayers Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Physical review : B : solid state Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 80 Issue 18 Pages 180506,1-180506,4
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Using scanning tunneling microscopy and Ginzburg-Landau simulations, we explore vortex configurations in magnetically coupled NbSe2/permalloy superconductor/ferromagnet bilayer. The permalloy film with stripe domain structure induces periodic local magnetic induction in the superconductor, creating a series of pinning-antipinning channels for externally added magnetic flux quanta. Such laterally confined Abrikosov vortices form quasi-one-dimensional arrays (chains). The transitions between multichain states occur through propagation of kinks at the intermediate fields. At high fields we show that the system becomes nonlinear due to a change in both the number of vortices and the confining potential. The longitudinal instabilities of the resulting vortex structures lead to vortices levitating in the antipinning channels.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000272310900031 Publication Date 2009-11-18
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 38 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2009 IF: 3.475
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:80314 Serial 3729
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Tunable kinematics of phase-slip lines in a superconducting stripe with magnetic dots Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Physical review : B : solid state Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 80 Issue 21 Pages 214509,1-214509,7
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Using numerical simulations, we study the dynamic properties of a superconducting stripe with a perpendicular magnetized ferromagnet on top in the presence of an applied dc current. In the resistive state conventional phase-slip lines are transformed into kinematic vortex-antivortex pairs with special dynamic behavior. In addition, the location of phase slippage in the sample is predetermined by the position of the magnetic dot. Both these effects directly influence the dynamics of the superconducting condensate and lead to periodic oscillations of the voltage across the sample with a frequency tunable both by the applied current and by the magnetization of the magnet. We found that the frequency of the voltage oscillations increases with increasing number of magnetic dots.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000273228200084 Publication Date 2009-12-09
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 33 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2009 IF: 3.475
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:80575 Serial 3743
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Author Masir, M.R.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Tunneling, conductance, and wavevector filtering through magnetic barriers in bilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Physical review : B : solid state Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 79 Issue 3 Pages 035409,1-035409,8
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We evaluate the transmission and conductance through magnetic barrier structures in bilayer graphene. In particular we consider a magnetic step, single and double barriers, -function barriers, as well as barrier structures that have average magnetic field equal to zero. The transmission depends strongly on the direction of the incident electron or hole wavevector and gives the possibility to construct a direction-dependent wavevector filter. The results contrast sharply with previous results on single-layer graphene. In general, the angular range of perfect transmission becomes drastically wider and the gaps narrower. This perfect transmission range decreases with the number of barriers, the barrier width, and the magnetic field. Depending on the structure, a variety of transmission resonances occur that are reflected in the conductance through the structure.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000262978200107 Publication Date 2009-01-14
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 80 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2009 IF: 3.475
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:75983 Serial 3762
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Author Pourghaderi, M.A.; Magnus, W.; Sorée, B.; Meuris, M.; de Meyer, K.; Heyns, M.
Title Tunneling-lifetime model for metal-oxide-semiconductor structures Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Physical review : B : solid state Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 80 Issue 8 Pages 085315,1-085315,10
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract In this paper we investigate the basic physics of charge carriers (electrons) leaking out of the inversion layer of a metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitor with a biased gate. In particular, we treat the gate leakage current as resulting from two combined processes: (1) the time-dependent decay of electron wave packets representing the inversion-layer charge and (2) the local generation of new electrons replacing those that have leaked away. As a result, the gate current simply emerges as the ratio of the total charge in the inversion layer to the tunneling lifetime. The latter is extracted from the quantum dynamics of the decaying wave packets, while the generation rate is incorporated as a phenomenological source term in the continuity equation. Not only do the gate currents calculated with this model agree very well with experiment, the model also provides an onset to solve the paradox of the current-free bound states representing the resonances of the Schrödinger equation that governs the fully coupled metal-oxide-semiconductor system.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000269639300076 Publication Date 2009-08-21
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 2 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2009 IF: 3.475
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:78294 Serial 3763
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Author Leenaerts, O.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Water on graphene: hydrophobicity and dipole moment using density functional theory Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Physical review : B : solid state Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 79 Issue 23 Pages 235440,1-235440,5
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We apply density-functional theory to study the adsorption of water clusters on the surface of a graphene sheet and find i) graphene is highly hydrophobic and ii) adsorbed water has very little effect on the electronic structure of graphene. A single water cluster on graphene has a very small average dipole moment which is in contrast with an ice layer that exhibits a strong dipole moment.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000267699500147 Publication Date 2009-06-29
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 292 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2009 IF: 3.475
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:77693 Serial 3904
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Author Chaves, A.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.; Szafran, B.
Title Wave packet dynamics in semiconductor quantum rings of finite width Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication (up) Physical review : B : solid state Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 80 Issue 12 Pages 125331,1-125331,14
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The time evolution of a wave packet injected into a semiconductor quantum ring is investigated in order to obtain the transmission and reflection probabilities. Within the effective-mass approximation, the time-dependent Schrödinger equation is solved for a system with nonzero width of the ring and leads and finite potential-barrier heights, where we include smooth lead-ring connections. In the absence of a magnetic field, an analysis of the projection of the wave function over the different subband states shows that when the injected wave packet is within a single subband, the junction can scatter this wave packet into different subbands but remarkably at the second junction the wave packet is scattered back into the subband state of the incoming wave packet. If a magnetic field is applied perpendicularly to the ring plane, transmission and reflection probabilities exhibit Aharonov-Bohm (AB) oscillations and the outgoing electrons may end up in different subband states from those of the incoming electrons. Localized impurities, placed in the ring arms, influence the AB oscillation period and amplitude. For a single impurity or potential barrier of sufficiently strong strength, the period of the AB oscillations is halved while for two impurities localized in diametrically opposite points of the ring, the original AB period is recovered. A theoretical investigation of the confined states and time evolution of wave packets in T wires is also made, where a comparison between this system and the lead-ring junction is drawn.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000270383300098 Publication Date 2009-09-25
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 40 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2009 IF: 3.475
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:79231 Serial 3906
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Author Nogaret, A.; Lambert, N.J.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Electrically induced spin resonance fluorescence : 2 : fluorescence spectra Type A1 Journal article
Year 2007 Publication (up) Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 76 Issue 7 Pages
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We model the fluorescence spectra of planar spin oscillators to find conditions that maximize spin resonance fluorescence. Spin oscillators perform Rabi oscillations under the effect of a periodic effective magnetic field caused by the winding motion of an electron in a gradient of magnetic field. We show that, despite the weak coupling of the spin magnetic dipole to the vacuum, spin oscillators excited by a direct current output a few nanowatts of microwave power, which is comparable to the best microwave sources. The large quantum efficiency relies on the combination of two effects. On the one hand, the spontaneous emission rate is enhanced by the synchronization of spin oscillators, which interact through the microwave field that they emit. On the other hand, the huge Rabi frequencies experienced by spin oscillators promote spins into upper levels of Zeeman transitions, from which a radiative cascade is triggered. We demonstrate different regimes of fluorescence which correspond to different values of the Rabi period relative to the spontaneous decay time and to the oscillator dwell time in the gradient of magnetic field. We investigate the device parameters which make these regimes experimentally accessible and find conditions that optimize microwave output. We find that microwave emission is centered around the cutoff frequency of spin oscillators. This has the advantage that the peak emission frequency may be tuned from zero continuously up to a few hundred gigahertz using an electrostatic gate. Quite remarkably for a spintronics effect, electrically induced spin resonance fluorescence does not require the injection of a spin polarized current. In fact, we show that microwave spectra are mostly independent of the incoming spin polarization except for magnetic waveguides which are shorter than a certain critical length, which we will specify.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000249155300092 Publication Date 2007-08-09
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 8 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2007 IF: 3.172
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:66118 Serial 898
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Author Shi, J.M.; Koenraad, P.M.; van de Stadt, A.F.W.; Peeters, F.M.; Devreese, J.T.; Wolter, J.H.
Title Electronic structure of a Si \delta-doped layer in a GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs/GaAs quantum barrier Type A1 Journal article
Year 1996 Publication (up) Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 54 Issue 11 Pages 7996-8004
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Theory of quantum systems and complex systems
Abstract We present a theoretical study of the electronic structure of a heavily Si delta-doped layer in a GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs/GaAs quantum barrier. In this class of structures the effect of DX centers on the electronic properties can be tuned by changing the AlxGa1-xAs barrier width and/or the Al concentration, which leads to a lowering of the DX level with respect to the Fermi energy without disturbing the wave functions much. A self-consistent approach is developed in which the effective confinement potential and the Fermi energy of the system, the energies, the wave functions, and the electron densities of the discrete subbands have been obtained as a function of both the material parameters of the samples and the experimental conditions. The effect of DX centers on such structures at nonzero temperature and under an external pressure is investigated for three different models: (1) the DX(nc)(0) model with no correlation effects, (2) the d(+)/DX(0) model, and (3) the d(+)/DX(-) model with inclusion of correlation effects. In the actual calculation, influences of the background accepters, the discontinuity of the effective mass of the electrons at the interfaces of the different materials, band nonparabolicity, and the exchange-correlation energy of the electrons have been taken into account. We have found that (1) introducing a quantum barrier into delta-doped GaAs makes it possible to control the energy gaps between different electronic; subbands; (2) the electron wave functions are mon spread out when the repellent effect of the barriers is increased as compared to those in delta-doped GaAs; (3) increasing the quantum-barrier height and/or the application of hydrostatic pressure are helpful to experimentally observe the effect of the DX centers through a decrease of the total free-electron density; and (4) the correlation effects of the charged impurities are important for the systems under study.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos A1996VL14500066 Publication Date 2002-07-27
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.736 Times cited 11 Open Access
Notes Approved no
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:104388 Serial 1012
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Author Lamoen, D.; Ballone, P.; Parrinello, M.
Title Electronic structure, screening and charging effects at a metal/organic tunneling junction: a first principles study Type A1 Journal article
Year 1996 Publication (up) Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 54 Issue Pages 5097
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT);
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos A1996VE48800102 Publication Date 0000-00-00
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1098-0121; 0163-1829 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.736 Times cited 33 Open Access
Notes Approved PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER 16/67 Q1 #
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:15820 Serial 1018
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Author Rosenauer, A.; Schowalter, M.; Glas, F.; Lamoen, D.
Title First-principles calculations of 002 structure factors for electron scattering in strained InxGa1-xAs Type A1 Journal article
Year 2005 Publication (up) Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 72 Issue 8 Pages 1-10
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT);
Abstract This work provides values of electron scattering 002 structure factors for InxGa1-xAs as a function of the In concentration x=0 to 1. These results allow accurate compositional analysis of pseudomorphically grown InxGa1-xAs/GaAs layers by transmission electron microscopy methods relying on the chemical sensitivity of the (002) beam. The calculations go beyond the limits of the isolated atom approximation, because they take into account charge redistribution effects between atomic sites in the crystal, strain, and static atomic displacements. The computations were performed by the full potential linearized augmented plane-wave method using a generalized gradient approximation for the exchange and correlation part of the potential. The calculations of strained InxGa1-xAs correspond to the strain state in specimens with large, small, and intermediate thickness in the electron beam direction. Additionally, the effect of static atomic displacements is taken into account. All results are listed in a parameterized form. The calculated 002 structure factor vanishes at an In concentration of 16.4%. This value is in a good agreement with previously reported experimental measurements. Hence, our results are a significant improvement with respect to the isolated atom approximation which is conventionally applied in transmission electron microscopy simulations, and which predicts a value of 22.5%.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000231564600106 Publication Date 2005-08-12
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 42 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2005 IF: 3.185
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:54918 Serial 1201
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Author Shields, P.A.; Nicholas, R.J.; Peeters, F.M.; Beaumont, B.; Gibart, P.
Title Free-carrier effects in gallium nitride epilayers: Valence-band dispersion Type A1 Journal article
Year 2001 Publication (up) Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 64 Issue 8 Pages 155303
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The dispersion of the A-valence-band in GaN has been deduced from the observation of high-index magnetoexcitonic states in polarized interband magnetoreflectivity and is found to be strongly nonparabolic with a mass in the range 1.2-1.8m(e). It matches the theory of Kim et al. [Phys. Rev. B 56, 7363 (1997)] extremely well, which also gives a strong k-dependent A-valence-band mass. A strong phonon coupling leads to quenching of the observed transitions at about an LO-phonon energy above the band gap and a strong nonparabolicity. The valence band was deduced from subtracting from the reduced dispersion the electron contribution with a model that includes a full treatment of the electron-phonon interaction.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000170623000005 Publication Date 2002-07-27
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 13 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2001 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:37288 Serial 1274
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Author Leys, F.E.; March, N.H.; Lamoen, D.
Title High pressure limiting forms of the zero-temperature equations of state of Ta and Pu from relativistic Thomas-Fermi theory Type A1 Journal article
Year 2003 Publication (up) Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 67 Issue Pages 064109
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT);
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000181501100021 Publication Date 2003-03-01
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 1 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2003 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:45628 Serial 1439
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Author Stosic, D.; Mulkers, J.; Van Waeyenberge, B.; Ludermir, T.B.; Milošević, M.V.
Title Paths to collapse for isolated skyrmions in few-monolayer ferromagnetic films Type A1 Journal article
Year 2017 Publication (up) Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 95 Issue 21 Pages 214418
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Magnetic skyrmions are topological spin configurations in materials with chiral Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI), that are potentially useful for storing or processing information. To date, DMI has been found in few bulk materials, but can also be induced in atomically thin magnetic films in contact with surfaces with large spin-orbit interactions. Recent experiments have reported that isolated magnetic skyrmions can be stabilized even near room temperature in few-atom-thick magnetic layers sandwiched between materials that provide asymmetric spin-orbit coupling. Here we present the minimum-energy path analysis of three distinct mechanisms for the skyrmion collapse, based on ab initio input and the performed atomic-spin simulations. We focus on the stability of a skyrmion in three atomic layers of Co, either epitaxial on the Pt(111) surface or within a hybrid multilayer where DMI nontrivially varies per monolayer due to competition between different symmetry breaking from two sides of the Co film. In laterally finite systems, their constrained geometry causes poor thermal stability of the skyrmion toward collapse at the boundary, which we show to be resolved by designing the high-DMI structure within an extended film with lower or no DMI.
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Publisher Place of Publication Editor
Language Wos 000404015500001 Publication Date 2017-06-23
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 48 Open Access
Notes This work was supported by the Research Foundation, Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) and Brazilian agency CNPq (Grants No. 442668/2014-7 and No. 140840/2016-8). Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number CMT @ cmt @c:irua:144865 Serial 4704
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Author Nicholas, R.J.; Sasaki, S.; Miura, N.; Peeters, F.M.; Shi, J.M.; Hai, G.Q.; Devreese, J.T.; Lawless, M.J.; Ashenford, D.E.; Lunn, B.
Title Interband magnetooptical studies of resonant polaron coupling in CdTe/Cd1-xMnxTe quantum-wells Type A1 Journal article
Year 1994 Publication (up) Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 50 Issue 11 Pages 7596-7601
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Theory of quantum systems and complex systems
Abstract Magnetoreflectivity measurements of the 1s and 2s exciton energies in a CdTe/Cd1-xMnxTe superlattice have been made in magnetic fields up to 45 T, showing the resonant polaron coupling of electrons to LO phonons. Strong reflectivity features are seen for both the 1s and 2s excitons, which show a strong field-dependent spin splitting due to the dilute magnetic barriers. At B-z=0, the 2s exciton feature is observed lying 18 meV above the Is state, and is shifted upward in energy by the magnetic fields. No resonant behavior occurs when the 2s state passes through the LO-phonon energy of 21 meV, but at higher fields of around 20 T, the resonances for both spin states (sigma(+/-)) of the 2s exciton broaden and show a strong anticrossing behavior. These experiments are shown to be in excellent agreement with a theoretical treatment which includes the resonant polaron coupling of the electrons alone. Both experiment and theory demonstrate an extremely strong resonant splitting of the 2s exciton states of approximately 11 meV, which is over 50% of the LO-phonon energy. The dominance of single-particle polaron coupling is attributed to the relative sizes of the polaron (35 Angstrom A) and the exciton (50 Angstrom A) radius.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos A1994PJ43700045 Publication Date 2002-07-27
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ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.736 Times cited 10 Open Access
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Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:99837 Serial 1687
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Author Singh, S.K.; Neek-Amal, M.; Costamagna, S.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Rippling, buckling, and melting of single- and multilayer MoS2 Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication (up) Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 91 Issue 91 Pages 014101
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Large-scale atomistic simulations using the reactive empirical bond order force field approach is implemented to investigate thermal and mechanical properties of single-layer (SL) and multilayer (ML) molybdenum disulfide (MoS2). The amplitude of the intrinsic ripples of SL MoS2 are found to be smaller than those exhibited by graphene (GE). Furthermore, because of the van der Waals interaction between layers, the out-of-plane thermal fluctuations of ML MoS2 decreases rapidly with increasing number of layers. This trend is confirmed by the buckling transition due to uniaxial stress which occurs for a significantly larger applied tension as compared to graphene. For SL MoS2, the melting temperature is estimated to be 3700 K which occurs through dimerization followed by the formation of small molecules consisting of two to five atoms. When different types of vacancies are inserted in the SL MoS2 it results in a decrease of both the melting temperature as well as the stiffness.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000347921300001 Publication Date 2015-01-05
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 40 Open Access
Notes ; This work is supported by the ESF-Eurographene project CONGRAN, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. We acknowledge funding from the FWO (Belgium)-MINCyT (Argentina) collaborative research project. We would like to thanks Prof. Douglas E. Spearot [26] for giving us the implemented parameters of Mo-S in LAMMPS. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
Call Number c:irua:123834 Serial 2909
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Author Leys, F.E.; March, N.H.; Angilella, G.G.N.; Lamoen, D.
Title Self consistent nonlocal linear-response theory of a relativistic electron gas Type A1 Journal article
Year 2003 Publication (up) Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 67 Issue Pages 113105
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT);
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000182035100005 Publication Date 2003-04-01
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ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record;
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2003 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:45627 Serial 2973
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Author Misko, V.R.; Fomin, V.M.; Devreese, J.T.
Title Strong enhancement of superconductivity in a nanosized Pb bridge Type A1 Journal article
Year 2001 Publication (up) Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 64 Issue Pages 014517,1-13
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT);
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000169711900093 Publication Date 2002-07-27
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 28 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2001 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:34316 Serial 3181
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Author Wang, Y.J.; Leem, Y.A.; McCombe, B.D.; Wu, X.G.; Peeters, F.M.; Jones, E.D.; Reno, J.R.; Lee, X.Y.; Jiang, H.W.
Title Strong three-level resonant magnetopolaron effect due to the intersubband coupling in heavily modulation-doped GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs single quantum wells at high magnetic-fields Type A1 Journal article
Year 2001 Publication (up) Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 64 Issue 16 Pages 161303
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Electron cyclotron resonance CR) measurements have been carried out in magnetic fields up to 32 T to study electron-phonon interaction in two heavily modulation-delta -doped GaAs/Al0.3Ga0.7As single-quantum-well samples. No measurable resonant magnetopolaron effects were observed in either sample in the region of the GaAs longitudinal optical (LO) phonons. However, when the CR frequency is above LO phonon frequency, omega (LO)=E-LO/(h) over bar, at high magnetic fields (B>27 T), electron CR exhibits a strong avoided-level-crossing splitting for both samples at frequencies close to (omega (LO)+ (E-2-E-1)1 (h) over bar, where E-2, and E-1 are the energies of the bottoms of the second and the first subbands, respectively. The energy separation between the two branches is large with the minimum separation of 40 cm(-1) occurring at around 30.5 T. A detailed theoretical analysis, which includes a self-consistent calculation of the band structure and the effects of electron-phonon interaction on the CR, shows that this type of splitting is due to a three-level resonance between the second Landau level of the first electron subband and the lowest Landau level of the second subband plus one GaAs LO phonon. The absence of occupation effects in the final states and weak screening or this three-level process yields large energy separation even in the presence of high electron densities. Excellent agreement between the theory and the experimental results is obtained.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000171866400009 Publication Date 2002-07-27
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ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 7 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2001 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:37278 Serial 3184
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Author Fomin, V.M.; Misko, V.R.; Devreese, J.T.; Moshchalkov, V.V.
Title Superconducting mesoscopic square loop Type A1 Journal article
Year 1998 Publication (up) Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 58 Issue Pages 11703-11715
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT);
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000076716700093 Publication Date 2002-07-27
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ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 43 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 1998 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:21906 Serial 3354
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Author Verberck, B.; Nikolaev, A.V.; Michel, K.H.
Title Theoretical model for the structural phase transition at the metal-insulator transition in polymerized KC60 Type A1 Journal article
Year 2002 Publication (up) Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 66 Issue 16 Pages 165425-165425,14
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The recently discovered structural transition in polymerized KC60 at about 50 K results in a doubling of the unit cell volume and accompanies the metal-insulator transition. Here we show that the ((a) over right arrow+(c) over right arrow,(b) over right arrow,(a) over right arrow-(c) over right arrow) superstructure results from small orientational charge density waves along the polymer chains and concomitant displacements of the surrounding K+ ions. The effect is specific for the space group Pmnn of KC60 and is absent in RbC60 and CsC60 (space group I2/m). The mechanism is relevant for the metal-insulator transition.
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Language Wos 000179286400135 Publication Date 2002-10-30
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ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 10 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2002 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94907 Serial 3608
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Author Callewaert, V.; Saniz, R.; Barbiellini, B.; Bansil, A.; Partoens, B.
Title Application of the weighted-density approximation to the accurate description of electron-positron correlation effects in materials Type A1 Journal article
Year 2017 Publication (up) Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 96 Issue 8 Pages 085135
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We discuss positron-annihilation lifetimes for a set of illustrative bulk materials within the framework of the weighted-density approximation (WDA). The WDA can correctly describe electron-positron correlations in strongly inhomogeneous systems, such as surfaces, where the applicability of (semi-)local approximations is limited. We analyze the WDA in detail and show that the electrons which cannot screen external charges efficiently, such as the core electrons, cannot be treated accurately via the pair correlation of the homogeneous electron gas. We discuss how this problem can be addressed by reducing the screening in the homogeneous electron gas by adding terms depending on the gradient of the electron density. Further improvements are obtained when core electrons are treated within the LDA and the valence electron using the WDA. Finally, we discuss a semiempirical WDA-based approach in which a sum rule is imposed to reproduce the experimental lifetimes.
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Language Wos 000408342600003 Publication Date 2017-08-24
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ISSN 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 6 Open Access
Notes Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, G. 0224.14N ; U.S. Department of Energy, DE-FG02-07ER46352 DE-AC02-05CH11231 DE-SC0012575 ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number CMT @ cmt @c:irua:145703 Serial 4703
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Author da Costa, D.R.; Zarenia, M.; Chaves, A.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Magnetic field dependence of energy levels in biased bilayer graphene quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication (up) Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 93 Issue 93 Pages 085401
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Using the tight-binding approach, we study the influence of a perpendicular magnetic field on the energy levels of hexagonal, triangular, and circular bilayer graphene (BLG) quantum dots (QDs) with zigzag and armchair edges. We obtain the energy levels for AB (Bernal)-stacked BLG QDs in both the absence and the presence of a perpendicular electric field (i.e., biased BLG QDs). We find different regions in the spectrum of biased QDs with respect to the crossing point between the lowest-electron and -hole Landau levels of a biased BLG sheet. Those different regions correspond to electron states that are localized at the center, edge, or corner of the BLG QD. Quantum Hall corner states are found to be absent in circular BLG QDs. The spatial symmetry of the carrier density distribution is related to the symmetry of the confinement potential, the position of zigzag edges, and the presence or absence of interlayer inversion symmetry.
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Language Wos 000369402400008 Publication Date 2016-02-01
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 22 Open Access
Notes ; This work was financially supported by CNPq, under Contract No. NanoBioEstruturas 555183/2005-0, PRONEX/FUNCAP, CAPES Foundation under the Process No. BEX 7178/13-1, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Bilateral programme between CNPq and FWO-Vl, and the Brazilian Program Science Without Borders (CsF). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number c:irua:131623 Serial 4038
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Author Covaci, L.; Marsiglio, F.
Title Proximity effect and Josephson current in clean strong/weak/strong superconducting trilayers Type A1 Journal article
Year 2006 Publication (up) Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 73 Issue 1 Pages 014503
Keywords A1 Journal article
Abstract Recent measurements of the Josephson critical current through LSCO/LCO/LSCO thin films showed an unusually large proximity effect. Using the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations for a tight-binding Hamiltonian we describe the proximity effect in weak links between a superconductor with critical temperature T-c and one with critical temperature T-c('), where T-c > T-c('). The weak link (N-') is therefore a superconductor above its own critical temperature and the superconducting regions are considered to have either s-wave or d-wave symmetry. We note that the proximity effect is enhanced due to the presence of superconducting correlations in the weak link. The dc Josephson current is calculated, and we obtain a nonzero value for temperatures greater than T-c(') for sizes of the weak links that can be almost an order of magnitude greater than the conventional coherence length. Considering pockets of superconductivity in the N-' layer, we show that this can lead to an even larger effect on the Josephson critical current by effectively shortening the weak link.
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Language Wos 000235009000103 Publication Date 2006-01-03
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 1098-0121 ISBN Additional Links
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 31 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2006 IF: 3.107
Call Number UA @ lucian @ Serial 4427
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Author Bacaksiz, C.; Cahangirov, S.; Rubio, A.; Senger, R.T.; Peeters, F.M.; Sahin, H.
Title Bilayer SnS2 : tunable stacking sequence by charging and loading pressure Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication (up) Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 93 Issue 93 Pages 125403
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Employing density functional theory-based methods, we investigate monolayer and bilayer structures of hexagonal SnS2, which is a recently synthesized monolayer metal dichalcogenide. Comparison of the 1H and 1T phases of monolayer SnS2 confirms the ground state to be the 1T phase. In its bilayer structure we examine different stacking configurations of the two layers. It is found that the interlayer coupling in bilayer SnS2 is weaker than that of typical transition-metal dichalcogenides so that alternative stacking orders have similar structural parameters and they are separated with low energy barriers. A possible signature of the stacking order in the SnS2 bilayer has been sought in the calculated absorbance and reflectivity spectra. We also study the effects of the external electric field, charging, and loading pressure on the characteristic properties of bilayer SnS2. It is found that (i) the electric field increases the coupling between the layers at its preferred stacking order, so the barrier height increases, (ii) the bang gap value can be tuned by the external E field and under sufficient E field, the bilayer SnS2 can become a semimetal, (iii) the most favorable stacking order can be switched by charging, and (iv) a loading pressure exceeding 3 GPa changes the stacking order. The E-field tunable band gap and easily tunable stacking sequence of SnS2 layers make this 2D crystal structure a good candidate for field effect transistor and nanoscale lubricant applications.
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Language Wos 000371405000005 Publication Date 2016-03-03
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ISSN 2469-9950;2469-9969; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 38 Open Access
Notes ; The calculations were performed at TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). C.B., H.S., and R.T.S. acknowledge support from TUBITAK Project No. 114F397. H.S. is supported by an FWO Pegasus Marie Curie Fellowship. S.C. and A.R. acknowledge financial support from the Marie Curie grant FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF Project No. 628876, the European Research Council (ERC-2010-AdG-267374), and Spanish grant Grupos Consolidados (IT578-13). S.C. acknowledges support from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) under Project No. 115F388. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132345 Serial 4144
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Author Van der Donck, M.; Peeters, F.M.; Van Duppen, B.
Title Comment on “Creating in-plane pseudomagnetic fields in excess of 1000 T by misoriented stacking in a graphene bilayer” Type Editorial
Year 2016 Publication (up) Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 93 Issue 93 Pages 247401
Keywords Editorial; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract In a recent paper [Phys. Rev. B 89, 125418 (2014)], the authors argue that it is possible to map the electronic properties of twisted bilayer graphene to those of bilayer graphene in an in-plane magnetic field. However, their description of the low-energy dynamics of twisted bilayer graphene is restricted to the extended zone scheme and therefore neglects the effects of the superperiodic structure. If the energy spectrum is studied in the supercell Brillouin zone, we find that the comparison with an in-plane magnetic field fails because (i) the energy spectra of the two situations exhibit different symmetries and (ii) the low-energy spectra are very different.
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Publisher Amer physical soc Place of Publication College pk Editor
Language Wos 000377802200009 Publication Date 2016-06-14
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ISSN 2469-9950;2469-9969; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 6 Open Access
Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:134601 Serial 4151
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Author Roy, P.; Torun, E.; de Groot, R.A.
Title Effect of doping and elastic properties in (Mn,Fe)2(Si,P) Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication (up) Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 93 Issue 93 Pages 094110
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Mixed magnetism (the coexistence of strong and weak magnetism in one material) is regarded as the origin of the giant magnetocaloric effect (GMCE). A good example is (Mn,Fe)(2)(Si,P), which is established as one of the best magnetocaloric materials available. Tuning the material properties are essential for optimizing its performance, and a straightforward way to do that is by doping. In this article, an ab initio electronic structure method was used to calculate the structure and magnetic properties of 3d-transition-metal-doped (Mn,Fe)(2)(Si,P) materials for magnetocaloric applications (transition metals are Cr, Co, Mn, Ni, Cu). For a steady performance, the material should be mechanically stable. A detailed analysis of the elastic constants shows that the mechanical stability of the (Mn,Fe)(2)(Si,P) system increases significantly by doping with boron without affecting the magnetic properties. Insights of the influence of doping enable future studies to understand and predict bettermagnetocaloric materials.
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Language Wos 000372712100001 Publication Date 2016-03-25
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 9 Open Access
Notes ; This work is part of an Industrial Partnership Programme (IPP I28) of Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (FOM) (The Netherlands) and co-financed by BASF New Business. The authors would like to thank Phuong Thao Nguyen and Dr. Gilles A. de Wijs for very useful discussions. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:133192 Serial 4164
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