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Huygh, S.; Bogaerts, A.; van Duin, A.C.T.; Neyts, E.C. |
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Title |
Development of a ReaxFF reactive force field for intrinsic point defects in titanium dioxide |
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A1 Journal article |
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2014 |
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Computational materials science |
Abbreviated Journal |
Comp Mater Sci |
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95 |
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579-591 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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A reactive ReaxFF force field is developed for studying the influence of intrinsic point defects on the chemistry with TiO2 condensed phases. The force field parameters are optimized to ab initio data for the equations of state, relative phase stabilities for titanium and titanium dioxide, potential energy differences for (TiO2)n-clusters (n = 116). Also data for intrinsic point defects in anatase were added. These data contain formation energies for interstitial titanium and oxygen vacancies, diffusion barriers of the oxygen vacancies and molecular oxygen adsorption on a reduced anatase (101) surface. Employing the resulting force field, we study the influence of concentration of oxygen vacancies and expansion or compression of an anatase surface on the diffusion of the oxygen vacancies. Also the barrier for oxygen diffusion in the subsurface region is evaluated using this force field. This diffusion barrier of 27.7 kcal/mol indicates that the lateral redistribution of oxygen vacancies on the surface and in the subsurface will be dominated by their diffusion in the subsurface, since both this barrier as well as the barriers for diffusion from the surface to the subsurface and vice versa (17.07 kcal/mol and 21.91 kcal/mol, respectively, as calculated with DFT), are significantly lower than for diffusion on the surface (61.12 kcal/mol as calculated with DFT). |
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000343781700077 |
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2014-09-16 |
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0927-0256; |
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Impact Factor |
2.292 |
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Most recent IF: 2.292; 2014 IF: 2.131 |
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Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119409 |
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682 |
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Neyts, E.C.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Title |
Formation of endohedral Ni@C60 and exohedral NiC60 metallofullerene complexes by simulated ion implantation |
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A1 Journal article |
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Year |
2009 |
Publication |
Carbon |
Abbreviated Journal |
Carbon |
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47 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
1028-1033 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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The interaction of thermal and hyperthermal Ni ions with gas-phase C60 fullerene was investigated at two temperatures with classical molecular dynamics simulations using a recently developed interatomic many-body potential. The interaction between Ni and C60 is characterized in terms of the NiC60 binding sites, complex formation, and the collision and temperature induced deformation of the C60 cage structure. The simulations show how ion implantation theoretically allows the synthesis of both endohedral Ni@C60 and exohedral NiC60 metallofullerene complexes. |
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Oxford |
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000264252900012 |
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2008-12-25 |
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0008-6223; |
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Impact Factor |
6.337 |
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Most recent IF: 6.337; 2009 IF: 4.504 |
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Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:76434 |
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1260 |
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Eckert, M.; Neyts, E.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Modeling adatom surface processes during crystal growth: a new implementation of the Metropolis Monte Carlo algorithm |
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A1 Journal article |
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2009 |
Publication |
CrystEngComm |
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Crystengcomm |
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11 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
1597-1608 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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In this paper, a new implementation of the Metropolis Monte Carlo (MMC) algorithm is presented. When combining the MMC model with a molecular dynamics (MD) code, crystal growth by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition can be simulated. As the MD part simulates impacts of growth species onto the surface on a time scale of picoseconds, the MMC algorithm simulates the slower adatom surface processes. The implementation includes a criterion for the selection of atoms that are allowed to be displaced during the simulation, and a criterion of after how many MMC cycles the simulation is stopped. We performed combined MD-MMC simulations for hydrocarbon species that are important for the growth of ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) films at partially hydrogenated diamond surfaces, since this implementation is part of a study of the growth mechanisms of (ultra)nanocrystalline diamond films. Exemplary for adatom arrangements during the growth of UNCD, the adatom surface behavior of C and C2H2 at diamond (111)1 × 1, C and C4H2 at diamond (111)1 × 1 and C3 at diamond (100)2 × 1 has been investigated. For all cases, the diamond crystal structure is pursued under the influence of MMC simulation. Additional longer time-scale MD simulations put forward very similar structures, verifying the MMC algorithm. Nevertheless, the MMC simulation time is typically one order of magnitude shorter than the MD simulation time. |
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000268184300021 |
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2009-04-07 |
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1466-8033; |
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Impact Factor |
3.474 |
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Most recent IF: 3.474; 2009 IF: 4.183 |
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Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:77374 |
Serial |
2106 |
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Gou, F.; Neyts, E.; Eckert, M.; Tinck, S.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Title |
Molecular dynamics simulations of Cl+ etching on a Si(100) surface |
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A1 Journal article |
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Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Journal of applied physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Appl Phys |
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107 |
Issue |
11 |
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113305,1-113305,6 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Molecular dynamics simulations using improved TersoffBrenner potential parameters were performed to investigate Cl+ etching of a {2×1} reconstructed Si(100) surface. Steady-state Si etching accompanying the Cl coverage of the surface is observed. Furthermore, a steady-state chlorinated reaction layer is formed. The thickness of this reaction layer is found to increase with increasing energy. The stoichiometry of SiClx species in the reaction layer is found to be SiCl:SiCl2:SiCl3 = 1.0:0.14:0.008 at 50 eV. These results are in excellent agreement with available experimental data. While elemental Si products are created by physical sputtering, most SiClx (0<x<4) etch products are produced by chemical-enhanced physical sputtering. |
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American Institute of Physics |
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New York, N.Y. |
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000278907100018 |
Publication Date |
2010-06-04 |
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0021-8979; |
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Impact Factor |
2.068 |
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Most recent IF: 2.068; 2010 IF: 2.079 |
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Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:82663 |
Serial |
2175 |
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Neyts, E.; Yan, M.; Bogaerts, A.; Gijbels, R. |
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Particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo simulations of a low-pressure capacitively coupled radio-frequency discharge: effect of adding H2 to an Ar discharge |
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A1 Journal article |
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2003 |
Publication |
Journal of applied physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Appl Phys |
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93 |
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5025-5033 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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American Institute of Physics |
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New York, N.Y. |
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000182296700010 |
Publication Date |
2003-04-17 |
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0021-8979; |
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Impact Factor |
2.068 |
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Most recent IF: 2.068; 2003 IF: 2.171 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:44012 |
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2562 |
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Dabaghmanesh, S.; Sarmadian, N.; Neyts, E.C.; Partoens, B. |
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A first principles study of p-type defects in LaCrO3 |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
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Phys Chem Chem Phys |
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19 |
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34 |
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22870-22876 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Recently, Sr-doped LaCrO3 has been experimentally introduced as a new p-type transparent conducting oxide. It is demonstrated that substituting Sr for La results in inducing p-type conductivity in LaCrO3. Performing first principles calculations we study the electronic structure and formation energy of various point defects in LaCrO3. Our results for the formation energies show that in addition to Sr, two more divalent defects, Ca and Ba, substituting for La in LaCrO3, behave as shallow acceptors in line with previous experimental reports. We further demonstrate that under oxygen-poor growth conditions, these shallow acceptors will be compensated by intrinsic donor-like defects (an oxygen vacancy and Cr on an oxygen site), but in the oxygen-rich growth regime the shallow acceptors have the lowest formation energies between all considered defects and will lead to p-type conductivity. |
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Cambridge |
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000408671600026 |
Publication Date |
2017-08-01 |
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1463-9076; 1463-9084 |
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Impact Factor |
4.123 |
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; This work was supported by SIM vzw, Technologiepark 935, BE-9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium, within the InterPoCo project of the H-INT-S horizontal program. The computational resources and services were provided by the Flemish Supercomputer Center and the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), both funded by the FWO-Vlaanderen and the Flemish Government. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.123 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145621 |
Serial |
4735 |
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Eckert, M.; Neyts, E.; Bogaerts, A. |
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On the reaction behaviour of hydrocarbon species at diamond (1 0 0) and (1 1 1) surfaces: a molecular dynamics investigation |
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A1 Journal article |
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2008 |
Publication |
Journal of physics: D: applied physics |
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J Phys D Appl Phys |
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41 |
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032006,1-3 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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London |
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000253177800006 |
Publication Date |
2008-01-09 |
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0022-3727;1361-6463; |
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Impact Factor |
2.588 |
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Most recent IF: 2.588; 2008 IF: 2.104 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:66107 |
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2449 |
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Khalilov, U.; Pourtois, G.; Bogaerts, A.; van Duin, A.C.T.; Neyts, E.C. |
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Reactive molecular dynamics simulations on SiO2-coated ultra-small Si-nanowires |
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A1 Journal article |
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2013 |
Publication |
Nanoscale |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nanoscale |
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5 |
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2 |
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719-725 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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The application of coreshell SiSiO2 nanowires as nanoelectronic devices strongly depends on their structure, which is difficult to tune precisely. In this work, we investigate the formation of the coreshell nanowires at the atomic scale, by reactive molecular dynamics simulations. The occurrence of two temperature-dependent oxidation mechanisms of ultra-small diameter Si-NWs is demonstrated. We found that control over the Si-core radius and the SiOx (x ≤ 2) oxide shell is possible by tuning the growth temperature and the initial Si-NW diameter. Two different structures were obtained, i.e., ultrathin SiO2 silica nanowires at high temperature and Si core|ultrathin SiO2 silica nanowires at low temperature. The transition temperature is found to linearly decrease with the nanowire curvature. Finally, the interfacial stress is found to be responsible for self-limiting oxidation, depending on both the initial Si-NW radius and the oxide growth temperature. These novel insights allow us to gain control over the exact morphology and structure of the wires, as is needed for their application in nanoelectronics. |
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Cambridge |
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000313426200036 |
Publication Date |
2012-11-16 |
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2040-3364;2040-3372; |
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Impact Factor |
7.367 |
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Most recent IF: 7.367; 2013 IF: 6.739 |
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Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:102584 |
Serial |
2824 |
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Bogaerts, A.; Bultinck, E.; Eckert, M.; Georgieva, V.; Mao, M.; Neyts, E.; Schwaederlé, L. |
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Computer modeling of plasmas and plasma-surface interactions |
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A1 Journal article |
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2009 |
Publication |
Plasma processes and polymers |
Abbreviated Journal |
Plasma Process Polym |
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6 |
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5 |
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295-307 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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In this paper, an overview is given of different modeling approaches used for describing gas discharge plasmas, as well as plasma-surface interactions. A fluid model is illustrated for describing the detailed plasma chemistry in capacitively coupled rf discharges. The strengths and limitations of Monte Carlo simulations and of a particle-in-cell-Monte Carlo collisions model are explained for a magnetron discharge, whereas the capabilities of a hybrid Monte Carlo-fluid approach are illustrated for a direct current glow discharge used for spectrochemical analysis of materials. Finally, some examples of molecular dynamics simulations, for the purpose of plasma-deposition, are given. |
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Weinheim |
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000266471800003 |
Publication Date |
2009-04-20 |
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1612-8850;1612-8869; |
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Impact Factor |
2.846 |
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Most recent IF: 2.846; 2009 IF: 4.037 |
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Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:76833 |
Serial |
461 |
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Yusupov, M.; Neyts, E.C.; Verlackt, C.C.; Khalilov, U.; van Duin, A.C.T.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Inactivation of the endotoxic biomolecule lipid A by oxygen plasma species : a reactive molecular dynamics study |
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A1 Journal article |
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2015 |
Publication |
Plasma processes and polymers |
Abbreviated Journal |
Plasma Process Polym |
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12 |
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12 |
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162-171 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Reactive molecular dynamics simulations are performed to study the interaction of reactive oxygen species, such as OH, HO2 and H2O2, with the endotoxic biomolecule lipid A of the gram-negative bacterium Escherichia coli. It is found that the aforementioned plasma species can destroy the lipid A, which consequently results in reducing its toxic activity. All bond dissociation events are initiated by hydrogen-abstraction reactions. However, the mechanisms behind these dissociations are dependent on the impinging plasma species, i.e. a clear difference is observed in the mechanisms upon impact of HO2 radicals and H2O2 molecules on one hand and OH radicals on the other hand. Our simulation results are in good agreement with experimental observations. |
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Weinheim |
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000350275400005 |
Publication Date |
2014-09-17 |
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1612-8850; |
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Impact Factor |
2.846 |
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Most recent IF: 2.846; 2015 IF: 2.453 |
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c:irua:123540 |
Serial |
1589 |
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Brault, P.; Neyts, E.C. |
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Molecular dynamics simulations of supported metal nanocatalyst formation by plasma sputtering |
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A1 Journal article |
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2015 |
Publication |
Catalysis today |
Abbreviated Journal |
Catal Today |
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256 |
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256 |
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3-12 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Magnetron sputtering is a widely used physical vapor deposition technique for deposition and formation of nanocatalyst thin films and clusters. Nevertheless, so far only few studies investigated this formation process at the fundamental level. We here review atomic scale molecular dynamics simulations aimed at elucidating the nanocatalyst growth process through magnetron sputtering. We first introduce the basic magnetron sputtering background and machinery of molecular dynamics simulations, and then describe the studies conducted in this field so far. We also present a perspective view on how the field may be developed further. |
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Amsterdam |
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000360085300002 |
Publication Date |
2015-02-28 |
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0920-5861; |
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Impact Factor |
4.636 |
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Most recent IF: 4.636; 2015 IF: 3.893 |
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Call Number |
c:irua:127408 |
Serial |
2174 |
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Neyts, E.; Tacq, M.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Reaction mechanisms of low-kinetic energy hydrocarbon radicals on typical hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C:H) sites: a molecular dynamics study |
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A1 Journal article |
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2006 |
Publication |
Diamond and related materials |
Abbreviated Journal |
Diam Relat Mater |
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15 |
Issue |
10 |
Pages |
1663-1676 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Amsterdam |
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000241224000026 |
Publication Date |
2006-03-08 |
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ISSN |
0925-9635; |
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Impact Factor |
2.561 |
Times cited ![sorted by Times cited field, ascending order (up)](img/sort_asc.gif) |
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Most recent IF: 2.561; 2006 IF: 1.935 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:59634 |
Serial |
2819 |
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Verlackt, C.C.W.; Neyts, E.C.; Jacob, T.; Fantauzzi, D.; Golkaram, M.; Shin, Y.-K.; van Duin, A.C.T.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Atomic-scale insight into the interactions between hydroxyl radicals and DNA in solution using the ReaxFF reactive force field |
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A1 Journal article |
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2015 |
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New journal of physics |
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New J Phys |
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17 |
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17 |
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103005 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Cold atmospheric pressure plasmas have proven to provide an alternative treatment of cancer by targeting tumorous cells while leaving their healthy counterparts unharmed. However, the underlying mechanisms of the plasma–cell interactions are not yet fully understood. Reactive oxygen species, and in particular hydroxyl radicals (OH), are known to play a crucial role in plasma driven apoptosis of
malignant cells. In this paper we investigate the interaction of OH radicals, as well as H2O2 molecules and HO2 radicals, with DNA by means of reactive molecular dynamics simulations using the ReaxFF force field. Our results provide atomic-scale insight into the dynamics of oxidative stress on DNA caused by the OH radicals, while H2O2 molecules appear not reactive within the considered timescale. Among the observed processes are the formation of 8-OH-adduct radicals, forming the first stages towards the formation of 8-oxoGua and 8-oxoAde, H-abstraction reactions of the amines, and the partial opening of loose DNA ends in aqueous solution. |
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000367328100001 |
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2015-10-02 |
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1367-2630; |
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3.786 |
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CCWV,ECN and AB acknowledge the contribution of J Van Beeck who is investigating the interaction between H2O2 andDNAusingrMDsimulations. Furthermore, they acknowledge financial support from the Fund for Scientific Research—Flanders (project number G012413N). The calculations were performed using the Turing HPCinfrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen, a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the Universiteit Antwerpen. TJ and DF gratefully acknowledge support from the European Research Council through the ERC-Starting GrantTHEOFUN(Grant Agreement No. 259608). |
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Most recent IF: 3.786; 2015 IF: 3.558 |
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c:irua:129178 |
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3955 |
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Dumpala, S.; Broderick, S.R.; Khalilov, U.; Neyts, E.C.; van Duin, A.C.T.; Provine, J.; Howe, R.T.; Rajan, K. |
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Integrated atomistic chemical imaging and reactive force field molecular dynamic simulations on silicon oxidation |
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A1 Journal article |
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2015 |
Publication |
Applied physics letters |
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Appl Phys Lett |
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106 |
Issue |
106 |
Pages |
011602 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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In this paper, we quantitatively investigate with atom probe tomography, the effect of temperature on the interfacial transition layer suboxide species due to the thermal oxidation of silicon. The chemistry at the interface was measured with atomic scale resolution, and the changes in chemistry and intermixing at the interface were identified on a nanometer scale. We find an increase of suboxide (SiOx) concentration relative to SiO2 and increased oxygen ingress with elevated temperatures. Our experimental findings are in agreement with reactive force field molecular dynamics simulations. This work demonstrates the direct comparison between atom probe derived chemical profiles and atomistic-scale simulations for transitional interfacial layer of suboxides as a function of temperature. |
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American Institute of Physics |
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New York, N.Y. |
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000347976900008 |
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2015-01-06 |
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0003-6951;1077-3118; |
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Impact Factor |
3.411 |
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19 |
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Most recent IF: 3.411; 2015 IF: 3.302 |
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c:irua:122300 |
Serial |
1679 |
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Neyts, E.; Bogaerts, A.; Gijbels, R.; Benedikt, J.; van de Sanden, M.C.M. |
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Molecular dynamics simulation of the impact behaviour of various hydrocarbon species on DLC |
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A1 Journal article |
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2005 |
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Nuclear instruments and methods in physics research: B: beam interactions with materials and atoms |
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Nucl Instrum Meth B |
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228 |
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315-318 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Amsterdam |
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000226669800052 |
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2004-12-06 |
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0168-583X; |
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Impact Factor |
1.109 |
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Most recent IF: 1.109; 2005 IF: 1.181 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:49873 |
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2172 |
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Bal, K.M.; Huygh, S.; Bogaerts, A.; Neyts, E.C. |
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Effect of plasma-induced surface charging on catalytic processes: application to CO2activation |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Plasma sources science and technology |
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Plasma Sources Sci T |
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27 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
024001 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Understanding the nature and effect of the multitude of plasma–surface interactions in plasma catalysis is a crucial requirement for further process development and improvement. A particularly intriguing and rather unique property of a plasma-catalytic setup is the ability of the plasma to modify the electronic structure, and hence chemical properties, of the catalyst through charging, i.e. the absorption of excess electrons. In this work, we develop a quantum chemical model based on density functional theory to study excess negative surface charges in a heterogeneous catalyst exposed to a plasma. This method is specifically applied to investigate plasma-catalytic CO2 activation on supported M/Al2O3 (M=Ti, Ni, Cu) single atom catalysts. We find that (1) the presence of a negative surface charge dramatically improves the reductive power of the catalyst, strongly promoting the splitting of CO2 to CO and oxygen, and (2) the relative activity of the investigated transition metals is also changed upon charging, suggesting that controlled surface charging is a powerful additional parameter to tune catalyst activity and selectivity. These results strongly point to plasma-induced surface charging of the catalyst as an important factor contributing to the plasma-catalyst synergistic effects frequently reported for plasma catalysis. |
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000424520100001 |
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2018-02-07 |
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1361-6595 |
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3.302 |
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KMB is funded as PhD fellow (aspirant) of the FWO-Flanders (Research Foundation—Flanders), Grant 11V8915N. The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the FWO and the Flemish Government— department EWI. |
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Most recent IF: 3.302 |
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PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:149285 |
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4813 |
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Neyts, E.; Shibuta, Y.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Bond switching regimes in nickel and nickel-carbon nanoclusters |
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A1 Journal article |
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2010 |
Publication |
Chemical physics letters |
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Chem Phys Lett |
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488 |
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4/6 |
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202-205 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Understanding the fundamental dynamics in carbon nanotube (CNT) catalysts is of primary importance to understand CNT nucleation. This Letter reports on calculated bond switching (BS) rates in pure and carbon containing nickel nanoclusters. The rates are analyzed in terms of their temperature dependent spatial distribution and the mobility of the cluster atoms. The BS mechanism is found to change from vibrational to diffusional at around 900 K, with a corresponding strong increase in activation energy. Furthermore, the BS activation energy is observed to decrease as the carbon content in the cluster increases, resulting in an effective liquification of the cluster. |
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Amsterdam |
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000275751900020 |
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2010-02-15 |
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0009-2614; |
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Impact Factor |
1.815 |
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Most recent IF: 1.815; 2010 IF: 2.282 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:80998 |
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248 |
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Xie, L.; Brault, P.; Coutanceau, C.; Bauchire, J.-M.; Caillard, A.; Baranton, S.; Berndt, J.; Neyts, E.C. |
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Efficient amorphous platinum catalyst cluster growth on porous carbon : a combined molecular dynamics and experimental study |
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A1 Journal article |
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2015 |
Publication |
Applied catalysis : B : environmental |
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Appl Catal B-Environ |
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162 |
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162 |
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21-26 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Amorphous platinum clusters supported on porous carbon have been envisaged for high-performance fuel cell electrodes. For this application, it is crucial to control the morphology of the Pt layer and the Ptsubstrate interaction to maximize activity and stability. We thus investigate the morphology evolution during Pt cluster growth on a porous carbon substrate employing atomic scale molecular dynamics simulations. The simulations are based on the Pt-C interaction potential using parameters derived from density functional theory and are found to yield a Pt cluster morphology similar to that observed in low loaded fuel cell electrodes prepared by plasma sputtering. Moreover, the simulations show amorphous Pt cluster growth in agreement with X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy experiments on high performance low Pt content (10 μgPt cm−2) loaded fuel cell electrodes and provide a fundamental insight in the cluster growth mechanism. |
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Amsterdam |
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000343686900003 |
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2014-06-26 |
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0926-3373; |
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Impact Factor |
9.446 |
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Most recent IF: 9.446; 2015 IF: 7.435 |
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c:irua:117949 |
Serial |
874 |
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Neyts, E.C.; Thijsse, B.J.; Mees, M.J.; Bal, K.M.; Pourtois, G. |
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Establishing uniform acceptance in force biased Monte Carlo simulations |
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A1 Journal article |
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2012 |
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Journal of chemical theory and computation |
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J Chem Theory Comput |
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8 |
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6 |
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1865-1869 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Uniform acceptance force biased Monte Carlo (UFMC) simulations have previously been shown to be a powerful tool to simulate atomic scale processes, enabling one to follow the dynamical path during the simulation. In this contribution, we present a simple proof to demonstrate that this uniform acceptance still complies with the condition of detailed balance, on the condition that the characteristic parameter lambda = 1/2 and that the maximum allowed step size is chosen to be sufficiently small. Furthermore, the relation to Metropolis Monte Carlo (MMC) is also established, and it is shown that UFMC reduces to MMC by choosing the characteristic parameter lambda = 0 [Rao, M. et al. Mol. Phys. 1979, 37, 1773]. Finally, a simple example compares the UFMC and MMC methods. |
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000305092400002 |
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2012-05-16 |
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1549-9618;1549-9626; |
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5.245 |
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Most recent IF: 5.245; 2012 IF: 5.389 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:99090 |
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1082 |
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Van der Paal, J.; Verlackt, C.C.; Yusupov, M.; Neyts, E.C.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Structural modification of the skin barrier by OH radicals : a reactive molecular dynamics study for plasma medicine |
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2015 |
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Journal of physics: D: applied physics |
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J Phys D Appl Phys |
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48 |
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48 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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While plasma treatment of skin diseases and wound healing has been proven highly effective, the underlying mechanisms, and more generally the effect of plasma radicals on skin tissue, are not yet completely understood. In this paper, we perform ReaxFF-based reactive molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the interaction of plasma generated OH radicals with a model system composed of free fatty acids, ceramides, and cholesterol molecules. This model system is an approximation of the upper layer of the skin (stratum corneum). All interaction mechanisms observed in our simulations are initiated by H-abstraction from one of the ceramides. This reaction, in turn, often starts a cascade of other reactions, which eventually lead to the formation of aldehydes, the dissociation of ceramides or the elimination of formaldehyde, and thus eventually to the degradation of the skin barrier function. |
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London |
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000351856600007 |
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2015-03-25 |
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0022-3727;1361-6463; |
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2.588 |
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Most recent IF: 2.588; 2015 IF: 2.721 |
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c:irua:124230 |
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3242 |
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Engelmann, Y.; Bogaerts, A.; Neyts, E.C. |
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Thermodynamics at the nanoscale : phase diagrams of nickel-carbon nanoclusters and equilibrium constants for face transitions |
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2014 |
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Nanoscale |
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Nanoscale |
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6 |
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11981-11987 |
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A1 Journal article; PLASMANT |
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Using reactive molecular dynamics simulations, the melting behavior of nickelcarbon nanoclusters is examined. The phase diagrams of icosahedral and Wulff polyhedron clusters are determined using both the Lindemann index and the potential energy. Formulae are derived for calculating the equilibrium constants and the solid and liquid fractions during a phase transition, allowing more rational determination of the melting temperature with respect to the arbitrary Lindemann value. These results give more insight into the properties of nickelcarbon nanoclusters in general and can specifically be very useful for a better understanding of the synthesis of carbon nanotubes using the catalytic chemical vapor deposition method. |
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Cambridge |
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000343000800049 |
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2014-07-24 |
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2040-3364;2040-3372; |
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7.367 |
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Most recent IF: 7.367; 2014 IF: 7.394 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119408 |
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3636 |
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Engelmann; Bogaerts, A.; Neyts, E.C. |
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Thermodynamics at the nanoscale: phase diagrams of nickel-carbon nanoclusters and equilibrium constants for phase transitions |
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A1 Journal article |
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2014 |
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Nanoscale |
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Nanoscale |
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6 |
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20 |
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11981-11987 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Using reactive molecular dynamics simulations, the melting behavior of nickel-carbon nanoclusters is examined. The phase diagrams of icosahedral and Wulff polyhedron clusters are determined using both the Lindemann index and the potential energy. Formulae are derived for calculating the equilibrium constants and the solid and liquid fractions during a phase transition, allowing more rational determination of the melting temperature with respect to the arbitrary Lindemann value. These results give more insight into the properties of nickel-carbon nanoclusters in general and can specifically be very useful for a better understanding of the synthesis of carbon nanotubes using the catalytic chemical vapor deposition method. |
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000343000800049 |
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2014-07-24 |
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2040-3364;2040-3372; |
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7.367 |
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Most recent IF: 7.367; 2014 IF: 7.394 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121106 |
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3637 |
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Khalilov, U.; Bogaerts, A.; Neyts, E.C. |
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Microscopic mechanisms of vertical graphene and carbon nanotube cap nucleation from hydrocarbon growth precursors |
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2014 |
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Nanoscale |
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Nanoscale |
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6 |
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15 |
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9206-9214 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Controlling and steering the growth of single walled carbon nanotubes is often believed to require controlling of the nucleation stage. Yet, little is known about the microscopic mechanisms governing the nucleation from hydrocarbon molecules. Specifically, we address here the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbon molecules and the formation of all-carbon graphitic islands on metallic nanoclusters from hydrocarbon molecules under conditions typical for carbon nanotube growth. Employing reactive molecular dynamics simulations, we demonstrate for the first time that the formation of a graphitic network occurs through the intermediate formation of vertically oriented, not fully dehydrogenated graphitic islands. Upon dehydrogenation of these vertical graphenes, the islands curve over the surface, thereby forming a carbon network covering the nanoparticle. The results indicate that controlling the extent of dehydrogenation offers an additional parameter to control the nucleation of carbon nanotubes. |
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000339861500103 |
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2014-05-27 |
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2040-3364;2040-3372; |
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7.367 |
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Most recent IF: 7.367; 2014 IF: 7.394 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:117950 |
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2027 |
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Shariat, M.; Hosseini, S.I.; Shokri, B.; Neyts, E.C. |
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Plasma enhanced growth of single walled carbon nanotubes at low temperature : a reactive molecular dynamics simulation |
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2013 |
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Carbon |
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Carbon |
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65 |
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269-276 |
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Low-temperature growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has been claimed to provide a route towards chiral-selective growth, enabling a host of applications. In this contribution, we employ reactive molecular dynamics simulations to demonstrate how plasma-based deposition allows such low-temperature growth. We first show how ion bombardment during the growth affects the carbon dissolution and precipitation process. We then continue to demonstrate how a narrow ion energy window allows CNT growth at 500 K. Finally, we also show how CNTs in contrast cannot be grown in thermal CVD at this low temperature, but only at high temperature, in agreement with experimental data. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Oxford |
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000326773200031 |
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2013-08-23 |
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0008-6223; |
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6.337 |
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Most recent IF: 6.337; 2013 IF: 6.160 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:112697 |
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2635 |
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Neyts, E.; Bogaerts, A.; van de Sanden, M.C.M. |
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Reaction mechanisms and thin a-C:H film growth from low energy hydrocarbon radicals |
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A1 Journal article |
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2007 |
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Journal of physics : conference series |
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86 |
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12020-12020,15 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Molecular dynamics simulations using the Brenner potential have been performed to investigate reaction mechanisms of various hydrocarbon radicals with low kinetic energies on amorphous hydrogenated carbon (a-C:H) surfaces and to simulate thin a-C:H film growth. Experimental data from an expanding thermal plasma setup were used as input for the simulations. The hydrocarbon reaction mechanisms were studied both during growth of the films and on a set of surface sites specific for a-C:H surfaces. Thin film growth was studied using experimentally detected growth species. It is found that the reaction mechanisms and sticking coefficients are dependent on the specific surface sites, and the structural properties of the growth radicals. Furthermore, it is found that thin a-C:H films can be densified using an additional H-flux towards the substrate. |
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Bristol |
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000256282900020 |
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2007-11-22 |
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1742-6596; |
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Most recent IF: NA |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:65692 |
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2817 |
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Bogaerts, A.; Yusupov, M.; Van der Paal, J.; Verlackt, C.C.W.; Neyts, E.C. |
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Reactive molecular dynamics simulations for a better insight in plasma medicine |
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A1 Journal article |
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2014 |
Publication |
Plasma processes and polymers |
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Plasma Process Polym |
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11 |
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12 |
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1156-1168 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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In this review paper, we present several examples of reactive molecular dynamics simulations, which contribute to a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms in plasma medicine on the atomic scale. This includes the interaction of important reactive oxygen plasma species with the outer cell wall of both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, and with lipids present in human skin. Moreover, as most biomolecules are surrounded by a liquid biofilm, the behavior of these plasma species in a liquid (water) layer is presented as well. Finally, a perspective for future atomic scale modeling studies is given, in the field of plasma medicine in general, and for cancer treatment in particular. |
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Weinheim |
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000346034700007 |
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2014-09-29 |
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1612-8850; |
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Impact Factor |
2.846 |
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Most recent IF: 2.846; 2014 IF: 2.453 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121269 |
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2822 |
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Bal, K.M.; Neyts, E.C. |
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Direct observation of realistic-temperature fuel combustion mechanisms in atomistic simulations |
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A1 Journal article |
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2016 |
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Chemical science |
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Chem Sci |
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7 |
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7 |
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5280-5286 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Atomistic simulations can in principle provide an unbiased description of all mechanisms, intermediates, and products of complex chemical processes. However, due to the severe time scale limitation of conventional simulation techniques, unrealistically high simulation temperatures are usually applied, which are a poor approximation of most practically relevant low-temperature applications. In this work, we demonstrate the direct observation at the atomic scale of the pyrolysis and oxidation of n-dodecane at temperatures as low as 700 K through the use of a novel simulation technique, collective variable-driven hyperdynamics (CVHD). A simulated timescale of up to 39 seconds is reached. Product compositions and dominant mechanisms are found to be strongly temperature-dependent, and are consistent with experiments and kinetic models. These simulations provide a first atomic-level look at the full dynamics of the complicated fuel combustion process at industrially relevant temperatures and time scales, unattainable by conventional molecular dynamics simulations. |
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000380893900059 |
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2016-05-05 |
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2041-6520 |
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Impact Factor |
8.668 |
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K. M. B. is funded as PhD fellow (aspirant) of the FWO-Flanders (Fund for Scientic Research-Flanders), Grant 11V8915N. The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center) and the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), funded by the Hercules Foundation and the Flemish Government – department EWI. The authors would also like to thank S. Banerjee for assisting with the interpretation of the experimental results. |
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Most recent IF: 8.668 |
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c:irua:134577 c:irua:135670 |
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4105 |
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Somers, W.; Bogaerts, A.; van Duin, A.C.T.; Neyts, E.C. |
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Interactions of plasma species on nickel catalysts : a reactive molecular dynamics study on the influence of temperature and surface structure |
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A1 Journal article |
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2014 |
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Applied catalysis : B : environmental |
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Appl Catal B-Environ |
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154 |
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1-8 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Methane reforming by plasma catalysis is a complex process that is far from understood. It requires a multidisciplinary approach which ideally takes into account all effects from the plasma on the catalyst, and vice versa. In this contribution, we focus on the interactions of CHx (x = {1,2,3}) radicals that are created in the plasma with several nickel catalyst surfaces. To this end, we perform reactive molecular dynamics simulations, based on the ReaxFF potential, in a wide temperature range of 4001600 K. First, we focus on the H2 formation as a function of temperature and surface structure. We observe that substantial H2 formation is obtained at 1400 K and above, while the role of the surface structure seems limited. Indeed, in the initial stage, the type of nickel surface influences the CH bond breaking efficiency of adsorbed radicals; however, the continuous carbon diffusion into the surface gradually diminishes the surface crystallinity and therefore reduces the effect of surface structure on the H2 formation probability. Furthermore, we have also investigated to what extent the species adsorbed on the catalyst surface can participate in surface reactions more in general, for the various surface structures and as a function of temperature. These results are part of the ongoing research on the methane reforming by plasma catalysis, a highly interesting yet complex alternative to conventional reforming processes. |
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Amsterdam |
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000335098800001 |
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2014-02-06 |
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0926-3373; |
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Impact Factor |
9.446 |
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Most recent IF: 9.446; 2014 IF: 7.435 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:114607 |
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1686 |
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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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000319649100032 |
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2013-04-23 |
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1932-7447;1932-7455; |
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Impact Factor |
4.536 |
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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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Villarreal, R.; Lin, P.-C.; Faraji, F.; Hassani, N.; Bana, H.; Zarkua, Z.; Nair, M.N.; Tsai, H.-C.; Auge, M.; Junge, F.; Hofsaess, H.C.; De Gendt, S.; De Feyter, S.; Brems, S.; Ahlgren, E.H.; Neyts, E.C.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M.; Neek-Amal, M.; Pereira, L.M.C. |
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Breakdown of universal scaling for nanometer-sized bubbles in graphene |
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A1 Journal article |
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2021 |
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Nano Letters |
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Nano Lett |
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21 |
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19 |
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8103-8110 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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We report the formation of nanobubbles on graphene with a radius of the order of 1 nm, using ultralow energy implantation of noble gas ions (He, Ne, Ar) into graphene grown on a Pt(111) surface. We show that the universal scaling of the aspect ratio, which has previously been established for larger bubbles, breaks down when the bubble radius approaches 1 nm, resulting in much larger aspect ratios. Moreover, we observe that the bubble stability and aspect ratio depend on the substrate onto which the graphene is grown (bubbles are stable for Pt but not for Cu) and trapped element. We interpret these dependencies in terms of the atomic compressibility of the noble gas as well as of the adhesion energies between graphene, the substrate, and trapped atoms. |
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000709549100026 |
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2021-09-14 |
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1530-6984 |
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Impact Factor |
12.712 |
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OpenAccess |
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Most recent IF: 12.712 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:184137 |
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6857 |
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