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Zhang, F.; Chevalier, J.; Olagnon, C.; Batuk, M.; Hadermann, J.; Van Meerbeek, B.; Vleugels, J. |
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Grain-boundary engineering for aging and slow-crack-growth resistant zirconia |
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2017 |
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Journal of dental research |
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J Dent Res |
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96 |
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774-779 |
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Ceramic materials are prone to slow crack growth, resulting in strength degradation over time. Although yttria-stabilized zirconia (Y-TZP) ceramics have higher crack resistance than other dental ceramics, their aging susceptibility threatens their long-term performance in aqueous environments such as the oral cavity. Unfortunately, increasing the aging resistance of Y-TZP ceramics normally reduces their crack resistance. Our recently conducted systematic study of doping 3Y-TZP with various trivalent cations revealed that lanthanum oxide (La2O3) and aluminum oxide (Al2O3) have the most potent effect to retard the aging kinetics of 3Y-TZP. In this study, the crack-propagation behavior of La2O3 and Al2O3 co-doped 3Y-TZP ceramics was investigated by double-torsion methods. The grain boundaries were examined using scanning transmission electron microscopy and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (STEM-EDS). Correlating these analytic data with hydrothermal aging studies using different doping systems, a strategy to strongly bind the segregated dopant cations with the oxygen vacancies at the zirconia-grain boundary was found to improve effectively the aging resistance of Y-TZP ceramics without affecting the resistance to crack propagation. |
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4.755 |
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3 |
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; This research was supported by the Research Fund of KU Leuven under project 0T/ 10/052 and the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) under grant G.0431.10N. We thank J.W. Seo for TEM and sample preparations. F. Zhang thanks the Research Fund of KU Leuven for her postdoctoral fellowship (PDM/15/153) and the JECS-Trust for the travel grant (No. 201599) to perform double-torsion testing in the MATEIS lab of INSA, Lyon, France. Jerome Chevalier would like to dedicate this paper to Maria Cattani Lorente, who recently passed away under tragic conditions. She was deeply involved in the study of dental zirconia and we will miss her. The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.755 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144161 |
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Aussems, D.U.B.; Bal, K. M.; Morgan, T.W.; van de Sanden, M.C.M.; Neyts, E.C. |
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Atomistic simulations of graphite etching at realistic time scales |
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2017 |
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Chemical science |
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Chem Sci |
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8 |
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10 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Hydrogen–graphite interactions are relevant to a wide variety of applications, ranging from astrophysics to fusion devices and nano-electronics. In order to shed light on these interactions, atomistic simulation using Molecular Dynamics (MD) has been shown to be an invaluable tool. It suffers, however, from severe timescale
limitations. In this work we apply the recently developed Collective Variable-Driven Hyperdynamics (CVHD) method to hydrogen etching of graphite for varying inter-impact times up to a realistic value of 1 ms, which corresponds to a flux of 1020 m2 s1. The results show that the erosion yield, hydrogen surface coverage and species distribution are significantly affected by the time between impacts. This can be explained by the higher probability of C–C bond breaking due to the prolonged exposure to thermal stress and the subsequent transition from ion- to thermal-induced etching. This latter regime of thermal-induced etching – chemical erosion – is here accessed for the first time using atomistic simulations. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that accounting for long time-scales significantly affects ion bombardment simulations and should not be neglected in a wide range of conditions, in contrast to what is typically assumed. |
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8.668 |
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DIFFER is part of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientic Research (NWO). K. M. B. is funded as a 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), funded by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) and the Flemish Government – department EWI. |
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Ghorbanfekr-Kalashami, H.; Peeters, F.M.; Novoselov, K.S.; Neek-Amal, M. |
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Spatial design and control of graphene flake motion |
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2017 |
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Physical review B |
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Phys Rev B |
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96 |
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060101 |
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American Physical Society |
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2017-08-04 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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3.836 |
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; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem program. M.N.-A. was supported by Iran National Science Foundation (INSF). K.S.N. was supported by the EU Graphene Flagship Program, European Research Council Synergy Grant Hetero2D, the Royal Society, Engineering and Physical Research Council (UK), US Army Research Office. ; |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145166 |
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4724 |
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Weber, D.; Huber, M.; Gorelik, T.E.; Abakumov, A.M.; Becker, N.; Niehaus, O.; Schwickert, C.; Culver, S.P.; Boysen, H.; Senyshyn, A.; Poettgen, R.; Dronskowski, R.; Ressler, T.; Kolb, U.; Lerch, M. |
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Molybdenum oxide nitrides of the Mo2(O,N,\square)5 type : on the way to Mo2O5 |
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2017 |
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Inorganic chemistry |
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Inorg Chem |
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15 |
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Blue-colored molybdenum oxide nitrides of the Mo-2(O,N,square)(5) type were synthesized by direct nitridation of commercially available molybdenum trioxide with a mixture of gaseous ammonia and oxygen. Chemical composition, crystal structure, and stability of the obtained and hitherto unknown compounds are studied extensively. The average oxidation state of +5 for molybdenum is proven by Mo K near-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy; the magnetic behavior is in agreement with compounds exhibiting (MoO6)-O-v units. The new materials are stable up to similar to 773 K in an inert gas atmosphere. At higher temperatures, decomposition is observed. X-ray and neutron powder diffraction, electron diffraction, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy reveal the structure to be related to VNb9O24.9-type phases, however, with severe disorder hampering full structure determination. Still, the results demonstrate the possibility of a future synthesis of the potential binary oxide Mo2O5. On the basis of these findings, a tentative suggestion on the crystal structure of the potential compound Mo2O5, backed by electronic-structure and phonon calculations from first principles, is given. |
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2017-07-17 |
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0020-1669 |
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; Financial support from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SPP 1415, LE 781/ 11-1, DR 342/22-2) is gratefully acknowledged. The authors are grateful to J. Barthel, Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons Julich, Germany, for STEM image simulations. This work was further supported by Diamond Light Source (beamtime awards EE13560) within beamtime proposal SP13560. The Hamburg Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, HASYLAB, and the FRM II, Garching, are acknowledged for providing beamtime. ; |
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Wang, H.; Wang, W.; Yan, J.D.; Qi, H.; Geng, J.; Wu, Y. |
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Thermodynamic properties and transport coefficients of a two-temperature polytetrafluoroethylene vapor plasma for ablation-controlled discharge applications |
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Journal of physics: D: applied physics |
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J Phys D Appl Phys |
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Ablation-controlled plasmas have been used in a range of technical applications where local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) is often violated near the wall due to the strong cooling effect caused by the ablation of wall materials. The thermodynamic and transport properties of ablated polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) vapor, which determine the flowing plasma behavior in such applications, are calculated based on a two-temperature model at atmospheric pressure. To our knowledge, no data for PTFE have been reported in the literature. The species composition and thermodynamic properties are numerically determined using the two-temperature Saha equation and the Guldberg-Waage equation according to van de Sanden et al's derivation. The transport coefficients, including viscosity, thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity, are calculated with the most recent collision interaction potentials using Devoto's electron and heavy-particle decoupling approach but expanded to the third-order approximation (second-order for viscosity) in the frame of the Chapman-Enskog method. Results are computed for different degrees of thermal non-equilibrium, i.e. the ratio of electron to heavy-particle temperatures, from 1 to 10, with electron temperature ranging from 300 to 40 000 K. Plasma transport properties in the LTE state obtained from the present work are compared with existing published results and the causes for the discrepancy analyzed. The two-temperature plasma properties calculated in the present work enable the modeling of wall ablation-controlled plasma processes. |
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Vatanparast, M.; Egoavil, R.; Reenaas, T.W.; Verbeeck, J.; Holmestad, R.; Vullum, P.E. |
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Bandgap measurement of high refractive index materials by off-axis EELS |
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Ultramicroscopy |
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Ultramicroscopy |
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In the present work Cs aberration corrected and monochromated scanning transmission electron microscopy electron energy loss spectroscopy (STEM-EELS) has been used to explore experimental setups that allow bandgaps of high refractive index materials to be determined. Semi-convergence and collection angles in the mu rad range were combined with off-axis or dark field EELS to avoid relativistic losses and guided light modes in the low loss range to contribute to the acquired EEL spectra. Off-axis EELS further supressed the zero loss peak and the tail of the zero loss peak. The bandgap of several GaAs-based materials were successfully determined by simple regression analyses of the background subtracted EEL spectra. The presented set-up does not require that the acceleration voltage is set to below the. Cerenkov limit and can be applied over the entire acceleration voltage range of modern TEMs and for a wide range of specimen thicknesses. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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; The authors would like to thank Professor Shu Min Wang and Mahdad Sadeghi at the Nanofabrication Laboratory at Chalmers University, Sweden for providing the samples. The Norwegian Research Council is acknowledged for funding the HighQ-IB project under contract no. 10415201. M.V. and T.W.R. acknowledge funding from the EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014 under the project contract no 23SEE/30.06.2014. The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under Grant Agreement 312483 – ESTEEM2(Integrated Infrastructure Initiative-I3) through the system of transnational access. R.E. and J.V. acknowledge funding from GOA project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp. ; |
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Carmesin, C.; Schowalter, M.; Lorke, M.; Mourad, D.; Grieb, T.; Müller-Caspary, K.; Yacob, M.; Reithmaier, J.P.; Benyoucef, M.; Rosenauer, A.; Jahnke, F. |
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Interplay of morphology, composition, and optical properties of InP-based quantum dots emitting at the 1.55 \mum telecom wavelength |
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Physical review B |
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Phys Rev B |
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96 |
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<script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('Results for the development and detailed analysis of self-organized InAs/InAlGaAs/InP quantum dots suitable for single-photon emission at the 1.55 mu m telecom wavelength are reported. The structural and compositional properties of the system are obtained from high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy of individual quantum dots. The system is composed of almost pure InAs quantum dots embedded in quaternary InAlGaAs barrier material, which is lattice matched to the InP substrate. When using the measured results for a representative quantum-dot geometry as well as experimentally reconstructed alloy concentrations, a combination of strain-field and electronic-state calculations is able to reproduce the quantum-dot emission wavelength in agreement with the experimentally determined photoluminescence spectrum. The inhomogeneous broadening of the latter can be related to calculated variations of the emission wavelength for the experimentally deduced In-concentration fluctuations and size variations.')); |
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; The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Project No. JA 14-1, the BMBF Projects Q.com-H No. 16KIS0111 and No. 16KIS0112, as well as computational resources from HLRN (Hannover, Berlin). ; |
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Andrikopoulos, D.; Sorée, B. |
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Skyrmion electrical detection with the use of three-dimensional Topological Insulators/Ferromagnetic bilayers |
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<script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('The effect of the magnetic skyrmion texture on the electronic transport properties of the Tl surface state coupled to a thin-film FM is numerically investigated. It is shown that both Bloch (vortex) and Neel (hedgehog) skyrmion textures induce additional scattering on top of a homogeneous background FM texture which can modify the conductance of the system. The change in conductance depends on several factors including the skyrmion size, the dimensions of the FM and the exchange interaction strength. For the Neel skyrmion, the result of the interaction strongly depends on the skyrmion number N-sk and the skyrmion helicity h. For both skyrmion types, significant change of the resistance can be achieved, which is in the order of k Omega.')); |
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Schulenborg, J.; Di Marco, A.; Vanherck, J.; Wegewijs, M.R.; Splettstoesser, J. |
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Thermoelectrics of interacting nanosystems-exploiting superselection instead of time-reversal symmetry |
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Entropy: an international and interdisciplinary journal of entropy and information studies |
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<script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('Thermoelectric transport is traditionally analyzed using relations imposed by time-reversal symmetry, ranging from Onsager\u0027s results to fluctuation relations in counting statistics. In this paper, we show that a recently discovered duality relation for fermionic systems-deriving from the fundamental fermion-parity superselection principle of quantum many-particle systems-provides new insights into thermoelectric transport. Using a master equation, we analyze the stationary charge and heat currents through a weakly coupled, but strongly interacting single-level quantum dot subject to electrical and thermal bias. In linear transport, the fermion-parity duality shows that features of thermoelectric response coefficients are actually dominated by the average and fluctuations of the charge in a dual quantum dot system, governed by attractive instead of repulsive electron-electron interaction. In the nonlinear regime, the duality furthermore relates most transport coefficients to much better understood equilibrium quantities. Finally, we naturally identify the fermion-parity as the part of the Coulomb interaction relevant for both the linear and nonlinear Fourier heat. Altogether, our findings hence reveal that next to time-reversal, the duality imposes equally important symmetry restrictions on thermoelectric transport. As such, it is also expected to simplify computations and clarify the physical understanding for more complex systems than the simplest relevant interacting nanostructure model studied here.')); |
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2017-12-06 |
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; We thank Rafael Sanchez for useful comments on the manuscript. We acknowledge funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation through their Academy Fellows program (J.Sp. and A.D.M.), from the Swedish VR (J.Sp. and J.Sc.), from the Erasmus Mundus program (J.V.), and from the DFG project SCHO 641/7-1 (M.R.W.). ; |
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Gonzalez-Garcia, A.; Lopez-Perez, W.; Rivera-Julio, J.; Peeters, F.M.; Mendoza-Estrada, V.; Gonzalez-Hernandez, R. |
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Structural, mechanical and electronic properties of two-dimensional structure of III-arsenide (111) binary compounds: An ab-initio study |
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2018 |
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Computational materials science |
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Comp Mater Sci |
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144 |
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Structural, mechanical and electronic properties of two-dimensional single-layer hexagonal structures in the (111) crystal plane of IIIAs-ZnS systems (III = B, Ga and In) are studied by first-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT). Elastic and phonon dispersion relation display that 2D h-IIIAs systems (III = B, Ga and In) are both mechanical and dynamically stable. Electronic structures analysis show that the semiconducting nature of the 3D-IIIAs compounds is retained by their 2D single layer counterpart. Furthermore, density of states reveals the influence of sigma and pi bonding in the most stable geometry (planar or buckled) for 2D h-IIIAs systems. Calculations of elastic constants show that the Young's modulus, bulk modulus and shear modulus decrease for 2D h-IIIAs binary compounds as we move down on the group of elements of the periodic table. In addition, as the bond length between the neighboring cation-anion atoms increases, the 2D h-IIIAs binary compounds display less stiffness and more plasticity. Our findings can be used to understand the contribution of the r and p bonding in the most stable geometry (planar or buckled) for 2D h-IIIAs systems. Structural and electronic properties of h-IIIAs systems as a function of the number of layers have been also studied. It is shown that h-BAs keeps its planar geometry while both h-GAs and h-InAs retained their buckled ones obtained by their single layers. Bilayer h-IIIAs present the same bandgap nature of their counterpart in 3D. As the number of layers increase from 2 to 4, the bandgap width for layered h-IIIAs decreases until they become semimetal or metal. Interestingly, these results are different to those found for layered h-GaN. The results presented in this study for single and few-layer h-IIIAs structures could give some physical insights for further theoretical and experimental studies of 2D h-IIIV-like systems. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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2.292 |
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3 |
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; This work has been carried out by the financial support of Universidad del Norte and Colciencias (Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Research of Colombia) under Convocatoria 712 – Convocatoria para proyectos de investigacion en Ciencias Basicas, ano 2015, Cod: 121571250192, Contrato 110-216. ; |
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Most recent IF: 2.292 |
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Pereira, J.R.V.; Tunes, T.M.; De Arruda, A.S.; Godoy, M. |
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Thermal properties of the mixed spin-1 and spin-3/2 Ising ferrimagnetic system with two different random single-ion anisotropies |
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2018 |
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Physica: A : theoretical and statistical physics |
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Physica A |
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500 |
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500 |
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265-272 |
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In this work, we have performed Monte Carlo simulations to study a mixed spin-1 and spin-3/2 Ising ferrimagnetic system on a square lattice with two different random single-ion anisotropies. This lattice is divided in two interpenetrating sublattices with spins S-A = 1 in the sublattice A and S-B = 3/2 in the sublattice B. The exchange interaction between the spins on the sublattices is antiferromagnetic (J < 0). We used two random single-ion anisotropies, D-i(A) and D-j(B), on the sublattices A and B, respectively. We have determined the phase diagram of the model in the critical temperature T-c versus strength of the random single-ion anisotropy D plane and we shown that it exhibits only second-order phase transition lines. We also shown that this system displays compensation temperatures for some cases of the random single-ion distribution. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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2018-02-21 |
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0378-4371 |
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2.243 |
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3 |
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; The authors acknowledge financial support by the Brazilian agencies CNPq, Brazil, CAPES, Brazil (Grant No. 88881.120851/2016-01) and FAPEMAT, Brazil. ; |
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Most recent IF: 2.243 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150706UA @ admin @ c:irua:150706 |
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Vanraes, P.; Nikiforov, A.; Bogaerts, A.; Leys, C. |
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Study of an AC dielectric barrier single micro-discharge filament over a water film |
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2018 |
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Scientific reports |
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Sci Rep-Uk |
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8 |
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10919 |
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In the last decades, AC powered atmospheric dielectric barrier discharges (DBDs) in air with a liquid electrode have been proposed as a promising plasma technology with versatile applicability in medicine agriculture and water treatment. The fundamental features of the micro-discharge filaments that make up this type of plasma have, however, not been studied yet in sufficient detail. In order to address this need, we investigated a single DBD micro-discharge filament over a water film in a sphere-to-sphere electrode configuration, by means of ICCD imaging and optical emission spectroscopy. When the water film temporarily acts as the cathode, the plasma duration is remarkably long and shows a clear similarity with a resistive barrier discharge, which we attribute to the resistive nature of the water film and the formation of a cathode fall. As another striking difference to DBD with solid electrodes, a constant glow-like plasma is observed at the water surface during the entire duration of the applied voltage cycle, indicating continuous plasma treatment of the liquid. We propose several elementary mechanisms that might underlie the observed unique behavior, based on the specific features of a water electrode. |
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2018-07-13 |
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2045-2322 |
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4.259 |
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3 |
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P. Vanraes acknowledges funding by a University of Antwerp BOF grant. |
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Wei, H.; Hu, Z.-Y.; Xiao, Y.-X.; Tian, G.; Ying, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Janiak, C.; Yang, X.-Y.; Su, B.-L. |
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Control of the interfacial wettability to synthesize highly dispersed PtPd nanocrystals for efficient oxygen reduction reaction |
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2018 |
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Chemistry: an Asian journal |
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Chem-Asian J |
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13 |
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9 |
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1119-1123 |
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Highly dispersed PtPd bimetallic nanocrystals with enhanced catalytic activity and stability were prepared by adjusting the interfacial wettability of the reaction solution on a commercial carbon support. This approach holds great promise for the development of high-performance and low-cost catalysts for practical applications. |
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2018-03-24 |
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1861-4728; 1861-471x |
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4.083 |
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; This work supported by National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFC1103800), PCSIRT (IRT15R52), NSFC (U1663225, U1662134, 51472190, 51611530672, 21711530705, 51503166), ISTCP (2015DFE52870), HPNSF (2016CFA033, 2017CFB487), and Open Project Program of State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control (Grant No. PPC2016007), CNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, SKLPPC. ; |
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Mirzakhani, M.; Zarenia, M.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Edge states in gated bilayer-monolayer graphene ribbons and bilayer domain walls |
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Journal of applied physics |
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J Appl Phys |
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Using the effective continuum model, the electron energy spectrum of gated bilayer graphene with a step-like region of decoupled graphene layers at the edge of the sample is studied. Different types of coupled-decoupled interfaces are considered, i.e., zigzag (ZZ) and armchair junctions, which result in significant different propagating states. Two non-valley-polarized conducting edge states are observed for ZZ type, which are mainly located around the ZZ-ended graphene layers. Additionally, we investigated both BA-BA and BA-AB domain walls in the gated bilayer graphene within the continuum approximation. Unlike the BA-BA domain wall, which exhibits gapped insulating behaviour, the domain walls surrounded by different stackings of bilayer regions feature valley-polarized edge states. Our findings are consistent with other theoretical calculations, such as from the tight-binding model and first-principles calculations, and agree with experimental observations. Published by AIP Publishing. |
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2018-05-23 |
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0021-8979; 1089-7550 |
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2.068 |
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3 |
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; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO), the BOF-UA (Bijzonder Onderzoeks Fonds), the Methusalem program of the Flemish Government, and Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC). ; |
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Most recent IF: 2.068 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:152044UA @ admin @ c:irua:152044 |
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Van Pottelberge, R.; Zarenia, M.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Magnetic field dependence of atomic collapse in bilayer graphene |
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Physical review B |
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Phys Rev B |
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The spectrum of a Coulomb impurity in bilayer graphene is investigated as function of the strength of a perpendicular magnetic field for different values of the angular quantum number m and for different values of the gate voltage. We point out fundamental differences between the results from the two-band and four-band model. The supercritical instability and fall-to-center phenomena are investigated in the presence of a magnetic field. We find that in the four-band model the fall-to-center phenomenon occurs as in monolayer graphene, while this is not the case in the two-band model. We find that in a magnetic field the supercritical instability manifests itself as a series of anticrossings in the hole part of the spectrum for states coming from the low-energy band. However, we also find very distinct anticrossings in the electron part of the spectrum that continue into the hole part, which are related to the higher energy band of the four-band model. At these anticrossings, we find a very sharp peak in the probability density close to the impurity, reminiscent for the fall-to-center phenomenon. In this paper, these peculiar and interesting effects are studied for different magnetic field, interlayer coupling, and bias potential strengths. |
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2018-09-04 |
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; We thank Matthias Van der Donck and Ben Van Duppen for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem funding of the Flemish Government. ; |
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Beckers, A.; Thewissen, M.; Sorée, B. |
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Energy filtering in silicon nanowires and nanosheets using a geometric superlattice and its use for steep-slope transistors |
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Journal of applied physics |
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J Appl Phys |
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This paper investigates energy filtering in silicon nanowires and nanosheets by resonant electron tunneling through a geometric superlattice. A geometric superlattice is any kind of periodic geometric feature along the transport direction of the nanowire or nanosheet. Multivalley quantum-transport simulations are used to demonstrate the manifestation of minibands and minibandgaps in the transmission spectra of such a superlattice. We find that the presence of different valleys in the conduction band of silicon favors a nanowire with a rectangular cross section for effective energy filtering. The obtained energy filter can consequently be used in the source extension of a field-effect transistor to prevent high-energy electrons from contributing to the leakage current. Self-consistent Schrodinger-Poisson simulations in the ballistic limit show minimum subthreshold swings of 6 mV/decade for geometric superlattices with indentations. The obtained theoretical performance metrics for the simulated devices are compared with conventional III-V superlatticeFETs and TunnelFETs. The adaptation of the quantum transmitting boundary method to the finite-element simulation of 3-D structures with anisotropic effective mass is presented in Appendixes A and B. Our results bare relevance in the search for steep-slope transistor alternatives which are compatible with the silicon industry and can overcome the power-consumption bottleneck inherent to standard CMOS technologies. Published by AIP Publishing. |
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2018-10-11 |
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2.068 |
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Most recent IF: 2.068 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:154729UA @ admin @ c:irua:154729 |
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Malkov, I., V; Krivetskii, V.V.; Potemkin, D., I; Zadesenets, A., V; Batuk, M.M.; Hadermann, J.; Marikutsa, A., V; Rumyantseva, M.N.; Gas'kov, A.M. |
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Effect of Bimetallic Pd/Pt Clusters on the Sensing Properties of Nanocrystalline SnO2 in the Detection of CO |
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2018 |
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Russian journal of inorganic chemistry |
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Russ J Inorg Chem+ |
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1007-1011 |
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Nanocrystalline tin dioxide modified by Pd and Pt clusters or by bimetallic PdPt nanoparticles was synthesized. Distribution of the modifers on the SnO2 surface was studied by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis with element distribution mapping. It was shown that the Pd/Pt ratio in bimetallic particles varies over a broad range and does not depend on the particle diameter. The effect of platinum metals on the reducibility of nanocrystalline SnO2 by hydrogen was determined. The sensing properties of the resulting materials towards 6.7 ppm CO in air were estimated in situ by electrical conductivity measurements. The sensor response of SnO2 modified with bimetallic PdPt particles was a superposition of the signals of samples with Pt and Pd clusters. |
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2018-08-25 |
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0.787 |
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3 |
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; This work was supported by the ERA.Net RUS Plus program (project 096 FONSENS, RFBR grant 16-53-76001). ; |
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Most recent IF: 0.787 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153752 |
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Volykhov, A.A.; Sanchez-Barriga, J.; Batuk, M.; Callaert, C.; Hadermann, J.; Sirotina, A.P.; Neudachina, V.S.; Belova, A.I.; Vladimirova, N.V.; Tamm, M.E.; Khmelevsky, N.O.; Escudero, C.; Perez-Dieste, V.; Knop-Gericke, A.; Yashina, L.V. |
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Can surface reactivity of mixed crystals be predicted from their counterparts? A case study of (Bi1-xSbx)2Te3 topological insulators |
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2018 |
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Journal of materials chemistry C : materials for optical and electronic devices |
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J Mater Chem C |
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The behavior of ternary mixed crystals or solid solutions and its correlation with the properties of their binary constituents is of fundamental interest. Due to their unique potential for application in future information technology, mixed crystals of topological insulators with the spin-locked, gapless states on their surfaces attract huge attention of physicists, chemists and material scientists. (Bi1-xSbx)(2)Te-3 solid solutions are among the best candidates for spintronic applications since the bulk carrier concentration can be tuned by varying x to obtain truly bulk-insulating samples, where the topological surface states largely contribute to the transport and the realization of the surface quantum Hall effect. As this ternary compound will be evidently used in the form of thin-film devices its chemical stability is an important practical issue. Based on the atomic resolution HAADF-TEM and EDX data together with the XPS results obtained both ex situ and in situ, we propose an atomistic picture of the mixed crystal reactivity compared to that of its binary constituents. We find that the surface reactivity is determined by the probability of oxygen attack on the Te-Sb bonds, which is directly proportional to the number of Te atoms bonded to at least one Sb atom. The oxidation mechanism includes formation of an amorphous antimony oxide at the very surface due to Sb diffusion from the first two quintuple layers, electron tunneling from the Fermi level of the crystal to oxygen, oxygen ion diffusion to the crystal, and finally, slow Te oxidation to the +4 oxidation state. The oxide layer thickness is limited by the electron transport, and the overall process resembles the Cabrera-Mott mechanism in metals. These observations are critical not only for current understanding of the chemical reactivity of complex crystals, but also to improve the performance of future spintronic devices based on topological materials. |
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2018-07-20 |
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; The authors acknowledge financial support within the bilateral program "Russian-German Laboratory at BESSY II''. We thank Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin for granting access to the beamlines RGBL, UE112-PGM2a and ISISS. Support of ALBA staff during measurements at the CIRCE beamline is gratefully acknowledged. We thank Dr Ivan Bobrikov for support in the XRD measurements and Daria Tsukanova for the participation in crystal preparation and XPS measurements. A. Volykhov thanks RSF (grant 18-73-00248) for financial support. A. I. Belova acknowledges support from the G-RISC Centre of Excellence. The work was supported by Helmholtz Gemeinschaft (Grant No. HRJRG-408) and RFBR (grant 14-03-31518). J. H. and C. C. acknowledge support from the University of Antwerp through the BOF grant 31445. ; |
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Most recent IF: 5.256 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153647 |
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Zhang, Q.-Z.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Plasma streamer propagation in structured catalysts |
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2018 |
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Plasma Sources Science & Technology |
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Plasma Sources Sci T |
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A1 Journal Article; plasma catalysis, streamer propagation, 3D structures, PIC/MCC; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ; |
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Plasma catalysis is gaining increasing interest for various environmental applications. Catalytic
material can be inserted in different shapes in the plasma, e.g., as pellets, (coated) beads, but also
as honeycomb monolith and 3DFD structures, also called ‘structured catalysts’, which have high
mass and heat transfer properties. In this work, we examine the streamer discharge propagation
and the interaction between plasma and catalysts, inside the channels of such structured catalysts,
by means of a two-dimensional particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo collision model. Our results reveal
that plasma streamers behave differently in various structured catalysts. In case of a honeycomb
structure, the streamers are limited to only one channel, with low or high plasma density when
the channels are parallel or perpendicular to the electrodes, respectively. In contrast, in case of a
3DFD structure, the streamers can distribute to different channels, causing discharge
enhancement due to surface charging on the dielectric walls of the structured catalyst, and
especially giving rise to a broader plasma distribution. The latter should be beneficial for plasma
catalysis applications, as it allows a larger catalyst surface area to be exposed to the plasma. |
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We acknowledge financial support from the European Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship within H2020 (Grant Agreement 702604). This work was carried out in part using the Turing HPC infrastructure 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 University of Antwerp. |
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Van Aert, S.; De Backer, A.; Jones, L.; Martinez, G.T.; Béché, A.; Nellist, P.D. |
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Control of Knock-On Damage for 3D Atomic Scale Quantification of Nanostructures: Making Every Electron Count in Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy |
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2019 |
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Physical review letters |
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Phys Rev Lett |
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122 |
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066101 |
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Understanding nanostructures down to the atomic level is the key to optimizing the design of advancedmaterials with revolutionary novel properties. This requires characterization methods capable of quantifying the three-dimensional (3D) atomic structure with the highest possible precision. A successful approach to reach this goal is to count the number of atoms in each atomic column from 2D annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy images. To count atoms with single atom sensitivity, a minimum electron dose has been shown to be necessary, while on the other hand beam damage, induced by the high energy electrons, puts a limit on the tolerable dose. An important challenge is therefore to develop experimental strategies to optimize the electron dose by balancing atom-counting fidelity vs the risk of knock-on damage. To achieve this goal, a statistical framework combined with physics-based modeling of the dose-dependent processes is here proposed and experimentally verified. This model enables an investigator to theoretically predict, in advance of an experimental measurement, the optimal electron dose resulting in an unambiguous quantification of nanostructures in their native state with the highest attainable precision. |
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This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant Agreement No. 770887). The authors acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through project fundings (WO.010.16N, G.0934.17N, G.0502.18N, G.0267.18N), and a grant to A. D. B. The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under Grant Agreement No. 312483— ESTEEM2 (Integrated Infrastructure Initiative-I3) and the UK EPSRC (Grant No. EP/M010708/1). |
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Miotti Bettanini, A.; Ding, L.; Mithieux, J.-D.; Parrens, C.; Idrissi, H.; Schryvers, D.; Delannay, L.; Pardoen, T.; Jacques, P.J. |
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Influence of M23C6 dissolution on the kinetics of ferrite to austenite transformation in Fe-11Cr-0.06C stainless steel |
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2019 |
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Materials & design |
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Mater Design |
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The design of high-strength martensitic stainless steels requires an accurate control over the stability of undesired phases, like carbides and ferrite, which can hamper strength and ductility. Here, the ferrite to austenite transformation in Fe-11Cr-0.06C has been studied with a combined experimental-modelling approach. Experimental observations of the austenization process indicate that austenite growth proceeds in multiple steps, each one characterized by a different transformation rate. DICTRA based modelling reveals that the dissolution of the M23C6 Cr-rich carbides leads to Cr partitioning between austenite and parent phases, which controls the rate of transformation through (i) a soft-impingement effect and (ii) consequent stabilization of the ferrite, which remains untransformed inside chromium-enriched-zones even after prolonged austenization stage. Slow heating rate and smaller initial particle sizes allow the design of ferrite-free microstructure. |
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The authors thank Professor Anne-Francoise Gourgues-Lorenzon and Helene Godin, Ecole Nationale Superiore des Mines de Paris (MINES ParisTech) for their fruitful discussions. AMB thanks Stijn Van den broek (Universiteit Antwerpen) for the skillful preparation of TEM samples with FIB. The financial support of CBMM (Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineracao) is gratefully acknowledged. L. Delannay is mandated by the FNRS-Belgium. Computational resources have been provided by the supercomputing facilities of the UCLouvain (CISM/UCL) and the Consortium des Equipements de Calcul Intensif en Federation Wallonie Bruxelles (CÉCI) funded by the Fond de la Recherche Scientifique de Belgique (F.R.S.-FNRS) under convention 2.5020.11.; Cbmm; F.r.s.-fnrs, 2.5020.11 ; |
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Uytdenhouwen, Y.; Bal, Km.; Michielsen, I.; Neyts, Ec.; Meynen, V.; Cool, P.; Bogaerts, A. |
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How process parameters and packing materials tune chemical equilibrium and kinetics in plasma-based CO2 conversion |
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2019 |
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Chemical engineering journal |
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Chem Eng J |
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Plasma (catalysis) reactors are increasingly being used for gas-based chemical conversions, providing an alternative method of energy delivery to the molecules. In this work we explore whether classical concepts such as
equilibrium constants, (overall) rate coefficients, and catalysis exist under plasma conditions. We specifically
investigate the existence of a so-called partial chemical equilibrium (PCE), and how process parameters and
packing properties influence this equilibrium, as well as the overall apparent rate coefficient, for CO2 splitting in
a DBD plasma reactor. The results show that a PCE can be reached, and that the position of the equilibrium, in
combination with the rate coefficient, greatly depends on the reactor parameters and operating conditions (i.e.,
power, pressure, and gap size). A higher power, higher pressure, or smaller gap size enhance both the equilibrium constant and the rate coefficient, although they cannot be independently tuned. Inserting a packing
material (non-porous SiO2 and ZrO2 spheres) in the reactor reveals interesting gap/material effects, where the
type of material dictates the position of the equilibrium and the rate (inhibition) independently. As a result, no
apparent synergistic effect or plasma-catalytic behaviour was observed for the non-porous packing materials
studied in this reaction. Within the investigated parameters, equilibrium conversions were obtained between 23
and 71%, while the rate coefficient varied between 0.027 s−1 and 0.17 s−1. This method of analysis can provide
a more fundamental insight in the overall reaction kinetics of (catalytic) plasma-based gas conversion, in order
to be able to distinguish plasma effects from true catalytic enhancement. |
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European Fund for Regional Development; FWOFWO, G.0254.14N ; University of Antwerp; FWO-FlandersFWO-Flanders, 11V8915N ; The authors acknowledge financial support from the European Fund for Regional Development through the cross-border collaborative Interreg V program Flanders-the Netherlands (project EnOp), the Fund for Scientific Research (FWO; Grant Number: G.0254.14N), a TOP-BOF project and an IOF-SBO (SynCO2Chem) project from the University of Antwerp. K. M. B. was funded as a PhD fellow (aspirant) of the FWOFlanders (Fund for Scientific Research-Flanders), Grant 11V8915N. |
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Ramakers, M.; Heijkers, S.; Tytgat, T.; Lenaerts, S.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Combining CO2 conversion and N2 fixation in a gliding arc plasmatron |
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2019 |
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Journal of CO2 utilization |
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J Co2 Util |
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Industry needs a flexible and efficient technology to convert CO2 into useful products, which fits in the Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) philosophy. Plasma technology is intensively being investigated for this purpose. A promising candidate is the gliding arc plasmatron (GAP). Waste streams of CO2 are often not pure and contain N2 as important impurity. Therefore, in this paper we provide a detailed experimental and computational study of the combined CO2 and N2 conversion in a GAP. Is it possible to take advantage of the presence of N2 in the mixture and to combine CO2 conversion with N2 fixation? Our experiments and simulations reveal that N2 actively contributes to the process of CO2 conversion, through its vibrational levels. In addition, NO and NO2 are formed, with concentrations around 7000 ppm, which is slightly too low for valorization, but by improving the reactor design it must be possible to further increase their concentrations. Other NO-based molecules, in particular the strong greenhouse gas N2O, are not formed in the GAP, which is an important result. We also compare our results with those obtained in other plasma reactors to clarify the differences in underlying plasma processes, and to demonstrate the superiority of the GAP. |
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2019-05-22 |
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3 |
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Fund for Scientific Research Flanders, G.0383.16N ; Excellence of Science program of the Fund for Scientific Research, G0F9618N ; Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government; UAntwerpen; We acknowledge financial support from the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO; Grant no. G.0383.16N) and the Excellence of Science program of the Fund for Scientific Research (FWO-FNRS; Grant no. G0F9618N; EOS ID: 30505023). The calculations were performed using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UAntwerpen), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the UAntwerpen. Finally, we also want to thank Dr. Ramses Snoeckx for the very interesting discussions, and A. Fridman and A. Rabinovich for developing the GAP. |
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Bercx, M.; Slap, L.; Partoens, B.; Lamoen, D. |
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First-Principles Investigation of the Stability of the Oxygen Framework of Li-Rich Battery Cathodes |
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2019 |
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MRS advances |
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MRS Adv. |
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Lithium-rich layered oxides such as Li<sub>2</sub>MnO<sub>3</sub>have shown great potential as cathodes in Li-ion batteries, mainly because of their large capacities. However, these materials still suffer from structural degradation as the battery is cycled, reducing the average voltage and capacity of the cell. The voltage fade is believed to be related to the migration of transition metals into the lithium layer, linked to the formation of O-O dimers with a short bond length, which in turn is driven by the presence of oxygen holes due to the participation of oxygen in the redox process. We investigate the formation of O-O dimers for partially charged O1-Li<sub>2</sub>MnO<sub>3</sub>using a first-principles density functional theory approach by calculating the reaction energy and kinetic barriers for dimer formation. Next, we perform similar calculations for partially charged O1-Li<sub>2</sub>IrO<sub>3</sub>, a Li-rich material for which the voltage fade was not observed during cycling. When we compare the stability of the oxygen framework, we conclude that the formation of O-O dimers is both thermodynamically and kinetically viable for O1-Li<sub>0.5</sub>MnO<sub>3</sub>. For O1-Li<sub>0.5</sub>IrO<sub>3</sub>, we observe that the oxygen lattice is much more stable, either returning to its original state when perturbed, or resulting in a structure with an O-O dimer that is much higher in energy. This can be explained by the mixed redox process for Li<sub>2</sub>IrO<sub>3</sub>, which is also shown from the calculated magnetic moments. The lack of O-O dimer formation in O1-Li<sub>0.5</sub>IrO<sub>3</sub>provides valuable insight as to why Li<sub>2</sub>IrO<sub>3</sub>does not demonstrate a voltage fade as the battery is cycled, which can be used to design Li-rich battery cathodes with an improved cycling performance. |
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2019-02-21 |
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We acknowledge the financial support of FWO-Vlaanderen through project G040116N. 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), both funded by the FWO-Vlaanderen and the Flemish Government-department EWI. |
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Ghasemitarei, M.; Yusupov, M.; Razzokov, J.; Shokri, B.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Transport of cystine across xC-antiporter |
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2019 |
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Archives of biochemistry and biophysics |
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Arch Biochem Biophys |
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Extracellular cystine (CYC) uptake by xC antiporter is important for the cell viability. Especially in cancer cells, the upregulation of xC activity is observed, which protects these cells from intracellular oxidative stress. Hence, inhibition of the CYC uptake may eventually lead to cancer cell death. Up to now, the molecular level mechanism of the CYC uptake by xC antiporter has not been studied in detail. In this study, we applied several different simulation techniques to investigate the transport of CYC through xCT, the light subunit of the xC antiporter, which is responsible for the CYC and glutamate translocation. Specifically, we studied the permeation of CYC across three model systems, i.e., outward facing (OF), occluded (OCC) and inward facing (IF) configurations of xCT. We also investigated the effect of mutation of Cys327 to Ala within xCT, which was also studied experimentally in literature. This allowed us to qualitatively compare our computation results with experimental observations, and thus, to validate our simulations. In summary, our simulations provide a molecular level mechanism of the transport of CYC across the xC antiporter, more specifically, which amino acid residues in the xC antiporter play a key role in the uptake, transport and release of CYC. |
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2019-02-07 |
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3.165 |
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3 |
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Research Foundation − FlandersResearch Foundation − Flanders (FWO), 1200216N 1200219N ; Hercules FoundationHercules Foundation; Flemish GovernmentFlemish Government (department EWI); UAUA; M. Y. gratefully acknowledges financial support from the Research Foundation − Flanders (FWO), grant numbers 1200216N and 1200219N. The computational work was carried out using the Turing HPC infrastructure 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 UA. Finally, we thank A. S. Mashayekh Esfehan and A. Mohseni for their important comments on the manuscript. |
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Tiwari, S.; Van de Put, M.L.; Sorée, B.; Vandenberghe, W.G. |
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Carrier transport in two-dimensional topological insulator nanoribbons in the presence of vacancy defects |
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2D materials |
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2D Mater |
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Using the non-equilibrium Green's function formalism, we study carrier transport through imperfect two-dimensional (2D) topological insulator (TI) ribbons. In particular, we investigate the effect of vacancy defects on the carrier transport in 2D TI ribbons with hexagonal lattice structure. To account for the random distribution of the vacancy defects, we present a statistical study of varying defect densities by stochastically sampling different defect configurations. We demonstrate that the topological edge states of TI ribbons are fairly robust against a high concentration (up to 2%) of defects. At very high defect densities, we observe an increased inter-edge interaction, mediated by the localisation of the edge states within the bulk region. This effect causes significant back-scattering of the, otherwise protected, edge-states at very high defect concentrations (>2%), resulting in a loss of conduction through the TI ribbon. We discuss how this coherent vacancy scattering can be used to our advantage for the development of TI-based transistors. We find that there is an optimal concentration of vacancies yielding an ON-OFF current ratio of up to two orders of magnitude. Finally, we investigate the importance of spin-orbit coupling on the robustness of the edge states in the TI ribbon and show that increased spin-orbit coupling could further increase the ON-OFF ratio. |
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2019-01-22 |
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; This material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number 1710066. The project or effort depicted was or is sponsored by the Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The content of the information does not necessarily reflect the position or the policy of the federal government, and no official endorsement should be inferred. This work was supported by imec's Industrial Affiliation Program. ; |
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Aslani, Z.; Sisakht, E.T.; Fazileh, F.; Ghorbanfekr-Kalashami, H.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Conductance fluctuations of monolayer GeSnH2$ in the topological phase using a low-energy effective tight-binding Hamiltonian |
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Physical review B |
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Phys Rev B |
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An effective tight-binding (TB) Hamiltonian for monolayer GeSnH2 is constructed which has an inversion-asymmetric honeycomb structure. The low-energy band structure of our TB model agrees very well with previous ab initio calculations even under biaxial tensile strain. Our model predicts a phase transition at 7.5% biaxial tensile strain in agreement with DFT calculations. Upon 8.5% strain the system exhibits a band gap of 134 meV, suitable for room temperature applications. It is shown that an external applied magnetic field produces a special phase which is a combination of the quantum Hall (QH) and quantum spin Hall (QSH) phases; and at a critical magnetic field strength the QSH phase completely disappears. The topological nature of the phase transition is confirmed from: (1) the calculation of the Z(2) topological invariant, and (2) quantum transport properties of disordered GeSnH2 nanoribbons which allows us to determine the universality class of the conductance fluctuations. The application of an external applied magnetic field reduces the conductance fluctuations by a factor of root 2. |
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2019-03-15 |
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; This work was supported by the FLAG-ERA project TRANS-2D-TMD. ; |
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Neek-Amal, M.; Rashidi, R.; Nair, R.R.; Neilson, D.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Electric-field-induced emergent electrical connectivity in graphene oxide |
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2019 |
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Physical review B |
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Phys Rev B |
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99 |
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115425 |
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Understanding the appearance of local electrical connectivity in liquid filled layered graphene oxide subjected to an external electric field is important to design electrically controlled smart permeable devices and also to gain insight into the physics behind electrical effects on confined water permeation. Motivated by recent experiments [K. G. Zhou et al. Nature (London) 559, 236 (2018)], we introduce a new model with random percolating paths for electrical connectivity in micron thick water filled layered graphene oxide, which mimics parallel resistors connected across the top and bottom electrodes. We find that a strong nonuniform radial electric field of the order similar to 10-50 mV/nm can be induced between layers depending on the current flow through the formed conducting paths. The maxima of the induced fields are not necessarily close to the electrodes and may be localized in the middle region of the layered material. The emergence of electrical connectivity and the associated electrical effects have a strong influence on the surrounding fluid in terms of ionization and wetting which subsequently determines the permeation properties. |
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2019-03-19 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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3.836 |
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; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem program. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:158534 |
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5206 |
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Rezvani, S.J.; Perali, A.; Fretto, M.; De Leo, N.; Flammia, L.; Milošević, M.; Nannarone, S.; Pinto, N. |
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Substrate-induced proximity effect in superconducting niobium nanofilms |
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2018 |
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Condensed Matter |
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4 |
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Structural and superconducting properties of high-quality niobium nanofilms with different thicknesses are investigated on silicon oxide (SiO2) and sapphire substrates. The role played by the different substrates and the superconducting properties of the Nb films are discussed based on the defectivity of the films and on the presence of an interfacial oxide layer between the Nb film and the substrate. The X-ray absorption spectroscopy is employed to uncover the structure of the interfacial layer. We show that this interfacial layer leads to a strong proximity effect, especially in films deposited on a SiO2 substrate, altering the superconducting properties of the Nb films. Our results establish that the critical temperature is determined by an interplay between quantum-size effects, due to the reduction of the Nb film thicknesses, and proximity effects. The detailed investigation here provides reference characterizations and has direct and important implications for the fabrication of superconducting devices based on Nb nanofilms. |
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2018-12-31 |
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; This project was financially supported by University of Camerino, FAR project CESEMN. ; |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:159463 |
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5233 |
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Kontogiannidou, E.; Karavasili, C.; Kouskoura, M.G.; Filippousi, M.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Andreadis, I.I.; Eleftheriadis, G.K.; Kontopoulou, I.; Markopoulou, C.K.; Bouropoulos, N.; Fatouros, D.G. |
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In vitro and ex vivo assessment of microporous Faujasite zeolite (NaX-FAU) as a carrier for the oral delivery of danazol |
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2019 |
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Journal of drug delivery science and technology |
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J Drug Deliv Sci Tec |
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51 |
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177-184 |
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A1 Journal article; Pharmacology. Therapy; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Microporous zeolite NaX-FAU has been systemically evaluated for the oral delivery of the poorly water-soluble compound danazol. For this purpose, danazol-loaded zeolitic particles were prepared by the incipient wetness method and were characterized by means of N-2 physisorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The zeolitic formulation shows a high drug payload and drug stability over a period of six months under accelerated storage conditions. The dissolution profile of danazol-loaded zeolitic particles was assessed in simulated gastric fluid (SGF) pH 1.2; fasted state simulated intestinal fluids (FaSSIF) and fed state simulated intestinal fluid (FeSSIF) showing a gradual and increasing drug dissolution in the different media. Ex vivo studies using the everted gut sac model show an increased drug transport across rat intestinal epithelium when loaded in the zeolitic particles. Our results suggest that microporous Faujasite zeolite (NaX-FAU) could be used as a drug delivery system to facilitate the oral delivery of poorly water soluble compounds. |
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2019-03-04 |
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1773-2247; 2588-8943 |
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1.194 |
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3 |
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Not_Open_Access: Available from 27.08.2020
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; This research was supported by General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Greece – Research Program “Excellence II, 4766”. The authors acknowledge financial support from the European Union under the Seventh Framework Program (Integrated Infrastructure Initiative No. 262348 European Soft Matter Infrastructure, ESMI). ; |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:160279 |
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5252 |
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