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Vanschoenwinkel, J.; Lizin, S.; Swinnen, G.; Azadi, H.; Van Passel, S. |
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Solar cooking in Senegalese villages : an application of best-worst scaling |
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2014 |
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Energy Policy |
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Energ Policy |
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67 |
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447-458 |
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A1 Journal article; Sociology; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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Dissemination programs of nontraditional cookstoves often fail. Nontraditional cookstoves aim to solve problems associated with biomass fuel usage in developing countries. Recent studies do not explain what drives user's cookstove choice. This study therefore builds a holistic framework that centralizes product-specific preferences or needs. The case study identifies product-specific factors that influence rural Senegalese inhabitants to switch to solar cooking, using best worst scaling. Looking at the preferences, the case study classified 126 respondents, in three distinct market segments with different solar cooking expectations. The paper identifies socio-demographic characteristics that explain these differences in the respondents' preferences. Finally, the respondent sample is divided in two groups: solar cooker owners and non-owners. When studied with regard to the same issue, solar cooker owners appear to value benefits of the solar cooker lower than non-owners. This is due to program factors (such as formations, after-sales network) and miscommunication (such as a wrong image of the solar cooker) that highly influenced the respondents' cookstove choice. As a conclusion, solar cookers and solar cooking programs are not always adapted to the needs and requirements of the end-users. Needs-oriented and end-user adopted strategies are necessary in order to successfully implement nontraditional cookstoves programs. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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2014-01-08 |
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0301-4215; 1873-6777 |
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4.14 |
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10 |
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; The authors thank the VLIR-UOS for their financial support and the Sol Suffit Program for their co-operation during the research. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.14; 2014 IF: 2.575 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:127544 |
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6251 |
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Verbruggen, S.W.; Tytgat, T.; Van Passel, S.; Martens, J.A.; Lenaerts, S. |
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Cost-effectiveness analysis to assess commercial TiO2 photocatalysts for acetaldehyde degradation in air |
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A1 Journal article |
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2014 |
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Chemicke zvesti |
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Chem Pap |
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68 |
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9 |
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1273-1278 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) |
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In the commercialisation of photocatalytic air purifiers, the performance as well as the cost of the catalytic material plays an important role. Where most comparative studies only regard the photocatalytic activity as a decisive parameter, in this study both activity and cost are taken into account. Using a cost-effectiveness analysis, six different commercially available TiO2-based catalysts are evaluated in terms of their activities in photocatalytic degradation of acetaldehyde as a model reaction for indoor air purification. |
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2014-02-20 |
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0366-6352 |
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1.258 |
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10 |
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; S. W. V. wishes to thank the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) for the financial support received. The authors are grateful to the University of Antwerp for supporting and funding this research. Evonik is sincerely thanked for providing catalyst samples for our experiments free of charge. All companies are thanked for providing specific pricing data. ; |
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Most recent IF: 1.258; 2014 IF: 1.468 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:117297 |
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6174 |
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Vanrompay, H.; Buurlage, J.‐W.; Pelt, D.M.; Kumar, V.; Zhuo, X.; Liz‐Marzán, L.M.; Bals, S.; Batenburg, K.J. |
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Real‐Time Reconstruction of Arbitrary Slices for Quantitative and In Situ 3D Characterization of Nanoparticles |
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2020 |
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Particle & Particle Systems Characterization |
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Part Part Syst Char |
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37 |
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37 |
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2000073 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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A detailed 3D investigation of nanoparticles at a local scale is of great importance to connect their structure and composition to their properties. Electron tomography has therefore become an important tool for the 3D characterization of nanomaterials. 3D investigations typically comprise multiple steps, including acquisition, reconstruction, and analysis/quantification. Usually, the latter two steps are performed offline, at a dedicated workstation. This sequential workflow prevents on-the-fly control of experimental parameters to improve the quality of the 3D reconstruction, to select a relevant nanoparticle for further characterization or to steer an in-situ tomography experiment. Here, we present an efficient approach to overcome these limitations, based on the real-time reconstruction of arbitrary 2D reconstructed slices through a 3D object. Implementation of this method may lead to generalized implementation of electron tomography for routine nanoparticle characterization in 3D. |
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2020-05-29 |
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0934-0866 |
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2.7 |
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10 |
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Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 1S32617N ; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, G026718N ; Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 639.073.506 016.Veni.192.235 ; H.V. acknowledges financial support by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO grant 1S32617N). S.B acknowledges financial support by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO grant G026718N). Financial support was provided by The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), project numbers 639.073.506 and 016.Veni.192.235. This project received funding as well from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 731019 (EUSMI) and No 815128 (REALNANO). H.V. and J.-W.B contributed equally to this work.; sygma |
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Most recent IF: 2.7; 2020 IF: 4.474 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:169704 |
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6371 |
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Spiller, M.; Muys, M.; Papini, G.; Sakarika, M.; Buyle, M.; Vlaeminck, S.E. |
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Environmental impact of microbial protein from potato wastewater as feed ingredient : comparative consequential life cycle assessment of three production systems and soybean meal |
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2020 |
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Water Research |
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Water Res |
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171 |
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115406 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL); Energy and Materials in Infrastructure and Buildings (EMIB) |
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Livestock production is utilizing large amounts of protein-rich feed ingredients such as soybean meal. The proven negative environmental impacts of soybean meal production incentivize the search for alternative protein sources. One promising alternative is Microbial Protein (MP), i.e. dried microbial biomass. To date, only few life cycle assessments (LCAs) for MP have been carried out, none of which has used a consequential modelling approach nor has been investigating the production of MP on food and beverage wastewater. Therefore, the objective of this study is to evaluate the environmental impact of MP production on a food and beverage effluent as a substitute for soybean meal using a consequential modelling approach. Three different types of MP production were analysed, namely consortia containing Aerobic Heterotrophic Bacteria (AHB), Microalgae and AHB (MaB), and Purple Non-Sulfur Bacteria (PNSB). The production of MP was modelled for high-strength potato wastewater (COD = 10 kg/m3) at a flow rate of 1,000 m3/day. LCA results were compared against soybean meal production for the endpoint impact categories human health, ecosystems, and resources. Soybean meal showed up to 52% higher impact on human health and up to 87% higher impact on ecosystems than MP. However, energy-related aspects resulted in an 8–88% higher resource exploitation for MP. A comparison between the MP production systems showed that MaB performed best when considering ecosystems (between 13 and 14% better) and resource (between 71 and 80% better) impact categories, while AHB and PNSB had lower values for the impact category human health (8–12%). The sensitivity analysis suggests that the conclusions drawn are robust as in the majority of 1,000 Monte Carlo runs the initial results are confirmed. In conclusion, it is suggested that MP is an alternative protein source of comparatively low environmental impact that should play a role in the future protein transition, in particular when further process improvements can be implemented and more renewable or waste energy sources will be used. |
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2019-12-18 |
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0043-1354 |
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12.8 |
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10 |
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; The authors would like to thank (i) the MIP i-Cleantech Flanders (Milieu innovatieplatform; Environment innovation platform) project Microbial Nutrients on Demand (MicroNOD; 150360) for financial support, (ii) the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) for supporting Gustavo Papini with a doctoral fellowship (strategic basic research; 1S38917N), (iii) Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) for supporting Matthias Buyle with a post-doctoral fellowship (Postdoctoral Fellow junior; 1207520N), and (iv) Bo Weidema, Abbas Alloul, Yixing Sui and Tim Van Winckel for their insightful discussions. ; |
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Most recent IF: 12.8; 2020 IF: 6.942 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:164944 |
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6509 |
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Sakarika, M.; Spanoghe, J.; Sui, Y.; Wambacq, E.; Grunert, O.; Haesaert, G.; Spiller, M.; Vlaeminck, S.E. |
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Purple non-sulphur bacteria and plant production: benefits for fertilization, stress resistance and the environment |
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A1 Journal article |
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2020 |
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Microbial biotechnology |
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13 |
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5 |
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1336-1365 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) |
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Purple non-sulphur bacteria (PNSB) are phototrophic microorganisms, which increasingly gain attention in plant production due to their ability to produce and accumulate high-value compounds that are beneficial for plant growth. Remarkable features of PNSB include the accumulation of polyphosphate, the production of pigments and vitamins and the production of plant growth-promoting substances (PGPSs). Scattered case studies on the application of PNSB for plant cultivation have been reported for decades, yet a comprehensive overview is lacking. This review highlights the potential of using PNSB in plant production, with emphasis on three key performance indicators (KPIs): fertilization, resistance to stress (biotic and abiotic) and environmental benefits. PNSB have the potential to enhance plant growth performance, increase the yield and quality of edible plant biomass, boost the resistance to environmental stresses, bioremediate heavy metals and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Here, the mechanisms responsible for these attributes are discussed. A distinction is made between the use of living and dead PNSB cells, where critical interpretation of existing literature revealed the better performance of living cells. Finally, this review presents research gaps that remain yet to be elucidated and proposes a roadmap for future research and implementation paving the way for a more sustainable crop production. |
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2019-08-21 |
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1751-7915 |
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5.7 |
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10 |
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; The authors would like to acknowledge: (i) the MIP i-Cleantech Flanders (Milieu-innovatieplatform; Environment innovation platform) project Microbial Nutrients on Demand (MicroNOD) for financial support; (ii) the China Scholarship Council for financially supporting Y. Sui (File No. 201507650015); (iii) the DOCPRO4 project 'PurpleTech', funded by the BOF (Bijzonder onderzoeksfonds); Special research fund from the University of Antwerp for financially supporting J. Spanoghe, and (iv) E. Koutsoukou for constructing components of Figs 5 and 6. ; |
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Most recent IF: 5.7; 2020 IF: NA |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:162876 |
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6587 |
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Reguera, J.; Flora, T.; Winckelmans, N.; Rodriguez-Cabello, J.C.; Bals, S. |
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Self-assembly of Janus Au:Fe₃O₄ branched nanoparticles. From organized clusters to stimuli-responsive nanogel suprastructures |
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2020 |
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Nanoscale Advances |
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2 |
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6 |
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2525-2530 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Janus nanoparticles offer enormous possibilities through a binary selective functionalization and dual properties. Their self-assembly has attracted strong interest due to their potential as building blocks to obtain molecular colloids, supracrystals and well-organized nanostructures that can lead to new functionalities. However, this self-assembly has been focused on relatively simple symmetrical morphologies, while for complex nanostructures this process has been unexplored. Here, we study the assembly of plasmonic-magnetic Janus nanoparticles with a branched (nanostar) – sphere morphology. The branched morphology enhances their plasmonic properties in the near-infrared region and therefore their applicability, but at the same time constrains their self-assembly capabilities to obtain more organized or functional suprastructures. We describe the self-assembly of these nanoparticles after amphiphilic functionalization. The role of the nanoparticle branching, as well as the size of the polymer-coating, is explored. We show how the use of large molecular weight stabilizing polymers can overcome the anisotropy of the nanoparticles producing a change in the morphology from small clusters to larger quasi-cylindrical nanostructures. Finally, the Janus nanoparticles are functionalized with a thermo-responsive elastin-like recombinamer. These nanoparticles undergo reversible self-assembly in the presence of free polymer giving rise to nanoparticle-stabilized nanogel-like structures with controlled size, providing the possibility to expand their applicability to multi-stimuli controlled self-assembly. |
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2020-04-22 |
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2516-0230 |
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4.7 |
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10 |
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OpenAccess |
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; J. R. acknowledges the.nancial support of Basque Country Elkartek-KK-2019/ 00101. T. F. and J. C. R-C acknowledge the funding from the European Commission (NMP-2014-646075), the Spanish Government (PCIN-2015-010 (FunBioPlas), MAT2016-78903-R), Junta de Castilla y Leon (VA317P18) and Centro en Red de Medicina Regenerativa y Terapia Celular de Castilla y Leon. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.7; 2020 IF: NA |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:170773 |
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6600 |
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Yasui, Y.; Lahabi, K.; Fernández Becerra, V.; Fermin, R.; Anwar, M.S.; Yonezawa, S.; Terashima, T.; Milošević, M.V.; Aarts, J.; Maeno, Y. |
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Spontaneous emergence of Josephson junctions in homogeneous rings of single-crystal Sr₂RuO₄ |
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2020 |
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npj Quantum Materials |
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5 |
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1 |
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21-28 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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The chiral p-wave order parameter in Sr2RuO4 would make it a special case amongst the unconventional superconductors. A consequence of this symmetry is the possible existence of superconducting domains of opposite chirality. At the boundary of such domains, the locally suppressed condensate can produce an intrinsic Josephson junction. Here, we provide evidence of such junctions using mesoscopic rings, structured from Sr2RuO4 single crystals. Our order parameter simulations predict such rings to host stable domain walls across their arms. This is verified with transport experiments on loops, with a sharp transition at 1.5 K, which show distinct critical current oscillations with periodicity corresponding to the flux quantum. In contrast, loops with broadened transitions at around 3 K are void of such junctions and show standard Little-Parks oscillations. Our analysis demonstrates the junctions are of intrinsic origin and makes a compelling case for the existence of superconducting domains. |
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2020-04-09 |
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2397-4648 |
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; The authors would like to thank S. Goswami, A. Singh, M. Kupryianov, S. Bakurskiy, J. Jobst, T. Nakamura, K. Adachi, Y. Liu, and Y. Asano for valuable discussions and comments, and F. Hubler, Y. Nakamura, and Y. Yamaoka for their technical contribution. This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas “Topological Materials Science” (KAKENHI Grant Nos. JP15H05852, JP15K21717, JP15H05851), JSPS-EPSRC Core-to-Core program (A. Advanced Research Network), JSPS research fellow (KAKENHI Grant No. JP16J10404), Grant-in-Aid JSPS KAKENHI JP26287078 and JP17H04848, and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO/OCW), as part of the Frontiers of Nanoscience program. V.F.B. acknowledges support from the Foundation for Polish Science through the IRA Programme co-financed by EU within SG OP. ; |
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Most recent IF: NA |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:168553 |
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Baskurt, M.; Eren, I.; Yagmurcukardes, M.; Sahin, H. |
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Vanadium dopant- and strain-dependent magnetic properties of single-layer VI₃ |
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2020 |
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Applied Surface Science |
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Appl Surf Sci |
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508 |
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Motivated by the recent synthesis of two-dimensional VI3 [Kong et al. Adv. Mater. 31, 1808074 (2019)], we investigate the effect of V doping on the magnetic and electronic properties of monolayer VI3 by means of first-principles calculations. The dynamically stable semiconducting ferromagnetic (FM) and antiferromagnetic (AFM) phases of monolayer VI3 are found to display distinctive vibrational features that the magnetic state can be distinguished by Raman spectroscopy. In order to clarify the effect of experimentally observed excessive V atoms, the magnetic and electronic properties of the V-doped VI3 structures are analyzed. Our findings indicate that partially doped VI3 structures display FM ground state while the fully-doped structure exhibits AFM ground state. The fully-doped monolayer VI3 is found to be a semiconductor with a relatively larger band gap than its pristine structure. In addition, strain-dependent electronic and magnetic properties of fully- and partially-doped VI3 structures reveal that pristine monolayer displays a FM-to-AFM phase transition with robust semiconducting nature for 5% of compressive strain, while fully-doped monolayer VI3 structure possesses AFM-to-FM semiconducting transition at tensile strains larger than 4%. In contrast, the partially-doped VI3 monolayers are found to display robust FM ground state under biaxial strain. Its dopant and strain tunable electronic and magnetic nature makes monolayer VI3 a promising material for applications in nanoscale spintronic devices. |
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2019-12-24 |
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0169-4332 |
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6.7 |
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; Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H.S. Acknowledges financial support from the TUBITAK under the project number 117F095. H.S. acknowledges support from Turkish Academy of Sciences under the GEBIP program. This work is supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) by a postdoctoral fellowship (M.Y.). ; |
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Most recent IF: 6.7; 2020 IF: 3.387 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:168595 |
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Li, C.; Tardajos, A.P.; Wang, D.; Choukroun, D.; Van Daele, K.; Breugelmans, T.; Bals, S. |
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A simple method to clean ligand contamination on TEM grids |
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2021 |
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Ultramicroscopy |
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Ultramicroscopy |
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Colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) including nanowires and nanosheets made by chemical methods involve many organic ligands. When the structure of NPs is investigated via transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the organic ligands act as a source for e-beam induced deposition and this causes substantial build-up of carbon layers in the investigated areas, which is typically referred to as “contamination” in the eld of electron mi- croscopy. This contamination is often more severe for scanning TEM, a technique that is based on a focused electron beam and hence higher electron dose rate. In this paper, we report a simple and effective method to clean drop-cast TEM grids that contain NPs with ligands. Using a combination of activated carbon and ethanol, this method effectively reduces the amount of ligands on TEM grids, and therefore greatly improves the quality of electron microscopy images and subsequent analytical measurements. This ef cient and facile method can be helpful during electron microscopy investigation of different kinds of nanomaterials that suffer from ligand- induced contamination. |
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2.843 |
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This research was funded by the University Antwerp GOA project (ID 33928). DW acknowledges an Individual Fellowship funded by the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) in Horizon 2020 program (grant 894254 SuprAtom). |
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Most recent IF: 2.843 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:174947 |
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Bagiński, M.; Pedrazo-Tardajos, A.; Altantzis, T.; Tupikowska, M.; Vetter, A.; Tomczyk, E.; Suryadharma, R.N.S.; Pawlak, M.; Andruszkiewicz, A.; Górecka, E.; Pociecha, D.; Rockstuhl, C.; Bals, S.; Lewandowski, W. |
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Understanding and Controlling the Crystallization Process in Reconfigurable Plasmonic Superlattices |
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2021 |
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Acs Nano |
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Acs Nano |
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acsnano.0c09746 |
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The crystallization of nanomaterials is a primary source of solid-state, photonic structures. Thus, a detailed understanding of this process is of paramount importance for the successful application of photonic nanomaterials in emerging optoelectronic technologies. While colloidal crystallization has been thoroughly studied, for example, with advanced in situ electron microscopy methods, the noncolloidal crystallization (freezing) of nanoparticles (NPs) remains so far unexplored. To fill this gap, in this work, we present proof-of principle experiments decoding a crystallization of reconfigurable assemblies of NPs at a solid state. The chosen material corresponds to an excellent testing bed, as it enables both in situ and ex situ investigation using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and optical spectroscopy in visible and ultraviolet range (UV−vis) techniques. In particular, ensemble measurements with small-angle XRD highlighted the dependence of the correlation length in the NPs assemblies on the number of heating/cooling cycles and the rate of cooling. Ex situ TEM imaging further supported these results by revealing a dependence of domain size and structure on the sample preparation route and by showing we can control the domain size over 2 orders of magnitude. The application of HAADF-STEM tomography, combined with in situ thermal control, provided three-dimensional single-particle level information on the positional order evolution within assemblies. This combination of real and reciprocal space provides insightful information on the anisotropic, reversibly reconfigurable assemblies of NPs. TEM measurements also highlighted the importance of interfaces in the polydomain structure of nanoparticle solids, allowing us to understand experimentally observed differences in UV−vis extinction spectra of the differently prepared crystallites. Overall, the obtained results show that the combination of in situ heating HAADF-STEM tomography with XRD and ex situ TEM techniques is a powerful approach to study nanoparticle freezing processes and to reveal the crucial impact of disorder in the solid-state aggregates of NPs on their plasmonic properties. |
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000634569100101 |
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2021-02-23 |
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1936-0851 |
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13.942 |
Times cited |
10 |
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OpenAccess |
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Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyzszego, 0112/DIA/2019/48 ; European Commission, 731019 E171000009 (EUSMI) ; Narodowe Centrum Nauki, 2016/21/N/ST5/03356 ; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, RO 3640/12-1 ; Fundacja na rzecz Nauki Polskiej, First TEAM2016–2/15 ; European Research Council, 815128 (REALNANO) ; sygma; |
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Most recent IF: 13.942 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:175872 |
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6673 |
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Nakhaee, M.; Ketabi, S.A.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Machine learning approach to constructing tight binding models for solids with application to BiTeCl |
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A1 Journal article |
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2020 |
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Journal Of Applied Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Appl Phys |
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128 |
Issue |
21 |
Pages |
215107 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Finding a tight-binding (TB) model for a desired solid is always a challenge that is of great interest when, e.g., studying transport properties. A method is proposed to construct TB models for solids using machine learning (ML) techniques. The approach is based on the LCAO method in combination with Slater-Koster (SK) integrals, which are used to obtain optimal SK parameters. The lattice constant is used to generate training examples to construct a linear ML model. We successfully used this method to find a TB model for BiTeCl, where spin-orbit coupling plays an essential role in its topological behavior. |
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2020-12-03 |
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0021-8979; 1089-7550 |
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3.2 |
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10 |
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; This work was supported by the Methusalem program of the Flemish government and was partially supported by BOF (UAntwerpen Grant Reference No. ADPERS/BAP/RS/ 2019). We would like to thank one of the anonymous referees for assisting us in making the paper more accessible to the reader. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.2; 2020 IF: 2.068 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:174380 |
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6691 |
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Wang, J.; Van Pottelberge, R.; Jacobs, A.; Van Duppen, B.; Peeters, F.M. |
Title |
Confinement and edge effects on atomic collapse in graphene nanoribbons |
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A1 Journal article |
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2021 |
Publication |
Physical Review B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Rev B |
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103 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
035426 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Atomic collapse in graphene nanoribbons behaves in a fundamentally different way as compared to monolayer graphene due to the presence of multiple energy bands and the effect of edges. For armchair nanoribbons we find that bound states gradually transform into atomic collapse states with increasing impurity charge. This is very different in zigzag nanoribbons where multiple quasi-one-dimensional bound states are found that originates from the zero-energy zigzag edge states. They are a consequence of the flat band and the electron distribution of these bound states exhibits two peaks. The lowest-energy edge state transforms from a bound state into an atomic collapse resonance and shows a distinct relocalization from the edge to the impurity position with increasing impurity charge. |
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000610779200008 |
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2021-01-22 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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Impact Factor |
3.836 |
Times cited |
10 |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:176585 |
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6719 |
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Xia, C.; Pedrazo-Tardajos, A.; Wang, D.; Meeldijk, J.D.; Gerritsen, H.C.; Bals, S.; de Donega, C.M. |
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Seeded growth combined with cation exchange for the synthesis of anisotropic Cu2-xS/ZnS, Cu2-xS, and CuInS2 nanorods |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2021 |
Publication |
Chemistry of materials |
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33 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
102-116 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Colloidal copper(I) sulfide (Cu2-xS) nanocrystals (NCs) have attracted much attention for a wide range of applications because of their unique optoelectronic properties, driving scientists to explore the potential of using Cu2-xS NCs as seeds in the synthesis of heteronanocrystals to achieve new multifunctional materials. Herein, we developed a multistep synthesis strategy toward Cu2-xS/ZnS heteronanorods. The Janus-type Cu2-xS/ZnS heteronanorods are obtained by the injection of hexagonal high-chalcocite Cu2-xS seed NCs in a hot zinc oleate solution in the presence of suitable surfactants, 20 s after the injection of sulfur precursors. The Cu2-xS seed NCs undergo rapid aggregation and coalescence in the first few seconds after the injection, forming larger NCs that act as the effective seeds for heteronucleation and growth of ZnS. The ZnS heteronucleation occurs on a single (100) facet of the Cu2-xS seed NCs and is followed by fast anisotropic growth along a direction that is perpendicular to the c-axis, thus leading to Cu2-xS/ZnS Janus-type heteronanorods with a sharp heterointerface. Interestingly, the high-chalcocite crystal structure of the injected Cu2-xS seed NCs is preserved in the Cu2-xS segments of the heteronanorods because of the highthermodynamic stability of this Cu2-xS phase. The Cu2-xS/ZnS heteronanorods are subsequently converted into single-component Cu2-xS and CuInS2 nanorods by postsynthetic topotactic cation exchange. This work expands the possibilities for the rational synthesis of colloidal multicomponent heteronanorods by allowing the design principles of postsynthetic heteroepitaxial seeded growth and nanoscale cation exchange to be combined, yielding access to a plethora of multicomponent heteronanorods with diameters in the quantum confinement regime. |
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000610984700009 |
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2020-12-28 |
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10 |
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C.X. acknowledges China Scholarship Council (CSC) for the financial support (grant number 201406330055). C.d.M.D. acknowledges funding from the European Commission for access to the EMAT facilities (grant number EUSMI E180900184). D.W. acknowledges an Individual Fellowship funded by the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) in Horizon 2020 program (grant 894254 SuprAtom). S.B. acknowledges support by means of the ERC Consolidator grant no. 815128 REALNANO. The authors thank Donglong Fu for XRD measurements.; sygma |
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Most recent IF: NA |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:176587 |
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6732 |
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González‐Rubio, G.; Díaz‐Núñez, P.; Albrecht, W.; Manzaneda‐González, V.; Bañares, L.; Rivera, A.; Liz‐Marzán, L.M.; Peña‐Rodríguez, O.; Bals, S.; Guerrero‐Martínez, A. |
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Controlled Alloying of Au@Ag Core–Shell Nanorods Induced by Femtosecond Laser Irradiation |
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A1 Journal article |
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2021 |
Publication |
Advanced Optical Materials |
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Adv Opt Mater |
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2002134 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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000625964300001 |
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2021-03-07 |
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2195-1071 |
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Impact Factor |
6.875 |
Times cited |
10 |
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OpenAccess |
Notes |
G.G.‐R., P.D.‐N., and W.A. contributed equally to this work. This work was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU) (Grant Nos. RTI2018‐095844‐B‐I00, PID2019‐105325RB, and PGC2018‐096444‐B‐I00), the Madrid Regional Government (Grant Nos. P2018/NMT‐4389 and S2018/EMT‐4437), and the EUROfusion Consortium (grant ENR‐IFE19.CCFE‐01). This work was supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Action TUMIEE (Grant No. CA17126). S.B. and W.A. acknowledge funding from the European Research Council under the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program (ERC Consolidator Grant No. 815128 – REALNANO). All the authors acknowledge funding from the European Commission (Grant No. E180900184‐EUSMI). G.G.‐R. thanks the Spanish MICIU for an FPI (Grant No. BES‐2014‐068972) fellowship. W.A. acknowledges an Individual Fellowship from the Marie Sklodowska‐Curie actions (MSCA) under the EU's Horizon 2020 Program (Grant No. 797153, SOPMEN). The facilities provided by the Center for Ultrafast Laser of Complutense University of Madrid are gratefully acknowledged. The authors also acknowledge the computer resources and technical assistance provided by CESVIMA (UPM).; sygmaSB |
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Most recent IF: 6.875 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:177586 |
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6758 |
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Wang, D.; van der Wee, E.B.; Zanaga, D.; Altantzis, T.; Wu, Y.; Dasgupta, T.; Dijkstra, M.; Murray, C.B.; Bals, S.; van Blaaderen, A. |
Title |
Quantitative 3D real-space analysis of Laves phase supraparticles |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2021 |
Publication |
Nature Communications |
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Nat Commun |
Volume |
12 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
3980 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT) |
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3D real-space analysis of thick nanoparticle crystals is non-trivial. Here, the authors demonstrate the structural analysis of a bulk-like Laves phase by imaging an off-stoichiometric binary mixture of hard-sphere-like nanoparticles in spherical confinement by electron tomography, enabling defect analysis on the single-particle level. Assembling binary mixtures of nanoparticles into crystals, gives rise to collective properties depending on the crystal structure and the individual properties of both species. However, quantitative 3D real-space analysis of binary colloidal crystals with a thickness of more than 10 layers of particles has rarely been performed. Here we demonstrate that an excess of one species in the binary nanoparticle mixture suppresses the formation of icosahedral order in the self-assembly in droplets, allowing the study of bulk-like binary crystal structures with a spherical morphology also called supraparticles. As example of the approach, we show single-particle level analysis of over 50 layers of Laves phase binary crystals of hard-sphere-like nanoparticles using electron tomography. We observe a crystalline lattice composed of a random mixture of the Laves phases. The number ratio of the binary species in the crystal lattice matches that of a perfect Laves crystal. Our methodology can be applied to study the structure of a broad range of binary crystals, giving insights into the structure formation mechanisms and structure-property relations of nanomaterials. |
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000687320200032 |
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2021-06-25 |
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2041-1723 |
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Impact Factor |
12.124 |
Times cited |
10 |
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OpenAccess |
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M. Hermes is sincerely thanked for providing interactive views of the structures in this work. The authors thank I. Lobato, S. Dussi, L. Filion, E. Boattini, S. Paliwal, B. van der Meer and X. Xie for fruitful discussions. D.W., E.B.v.d.W. and A.v.B. acknowledge partial financial support from the European Research Council under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program (FP-2007-2013)/ERC Advanced Grant Agreement 291667 HierarSACol. T.D. and M.D. acknowledge financial support from the Industrial Partnership Program, “Computational Sciences for Energy Research” (Grant no. 13CSER025), of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), which was co-financed by Shell Global Solutions International B.V. S.B. acknowledges financial support from ERC Consolidator Grant No. 815128 REALNANO. T.A. acknowledges a post-doctoral grant from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium). C.B.M and Y.W. acknowledge support for materials synthesis from the Office of Naval Research Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative Award ONR N00014-18-1-2497. The authors acknowledge EM Square center at Utrecht University for the access to the microscopes.; sygmaSB |
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Most recent IF: 12.124 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:181662 |
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6845 |
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Jenkinson, K.; Liz-Marzan, L.M.; Bals, S. |
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Multimode electron tomography sheds light on synthesis, structure, and properties of complex metal-based nanoparticles |
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A1 Journal article |
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2022 |
Publication |
Advanced materials |
Abbreviated Journal |
Adv Mater |
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34 |
Issue |
36 |
Pages |
2110394-19 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Electron tomography has become a cornerstone technique for the visualization of nanoparticle morphology in three dimensions. However, to obtain in-depth information about a nanoparticle beyond surface faceting and morphology, different electron microscopy signals must be combined. The most notable examples of these combined signals include annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (ADF-STEM) with different collection angles and the combination of ADF-STEM with energy-dispersive X-ray or electron energy loss spectroscopies. Here, the experimental and computational development of various multimode tomography techniques in connection to the fundamental materials science challenges that multimode tomography has been instrumental to overcoming are summarized. Although the techniques can be applied to a wide variety of compositions, the study is restricted to metal and metal oxide nanoparticles for the sake of simplicity. Current challenges and future directions of multimode tomography are additionally discussed. |
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2022-04-19 |
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0935-9648 |
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Impact Factor |
29.4 |
Times cited |
10 |
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OpenAccess |
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The authors thank the financial support of the European Research Council (ERC-AdG-2017 787510, ERC-CoG-2019 815128) and of the European Commission (EUSMI, Grant 731019 and ESTEEM3, Grant 823717). |
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Most recent IF: 29.4 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:189616 |
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7087 |
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dela Encarnacion, C.; Lenzi, E.; Henriksen-Lacey, M.; Molina, B.; Jenkinson, K.; Herrero, A.; Colas, L.; Ramos-Cabrer, P.; Toro-Mendoza, J.; Orue, I.; Langer, J.; Bals, S.; Jimenez de Aberasturi, D.; Liz-Marzan, L.M. |
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Hybrid magnetic-plasmonic nanoparticle probes for multimodal bioimaging |
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A1 Journal article |
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2022 |
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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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126 |
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45 |
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19519-19531 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Multimodal contrast agents, which take advantage of different imaging modalities, have emerged as an interesting approach to overcome the technical limitations of individual techniques. We developed hybrid nanoparticles comprising an iron oxide core and an outer gold spiky layer, stabilized by a biocompatible polymeric shell. The combined magnetic and optical properties of the different components provide the required functionalities for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), and fluorescence imaging. The fabrication of such hybrid nanoprobes comprised the adsorption of small gold nanoparticles onto premade iron oxide cores, followed by controlled growth of spiky gold shells. The gold layer thickness and branching degree (tip sharpness) can be controlled by modifying both the density of Au nanoparticle seeds on the iron oxide cores and the subsequent nanostar growth conditions. We additionally demonstrated the performance of these hybrid multifunctional nanoparticles as multimodal contrast agents for correlative imaging of in vitro cell models and ex vivo tissues. |
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2022-11-04 |
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1932-7447; 1932-7455 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
3.7 |
Times cited |
10 |
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Not_Open_Access |
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The authors acknowledge financial support from the European Research Council (ERC-AdG-2017, 787510) and MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 through grants PID2019-108854RA-I00 and Maria de Maeztu Unit of Excellence No. MDM-2017-0720. S.B. and K.J. acknowledge financial support from the European Commission under the Horizon 2020Programme by Grant No. 823717 (ESTEEM3) and ERC Consolidator Grant No. 815128 (REALNANO) . |
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Most recent IF: 3.7 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:192104 |
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7311 |
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Parzyszek, S.; Tessarolo, J.; Pedrazo-Tardajos, A.; Ortuno, A.M.; Baginski, M.; Bals, S.; Clever, G.H.; Lewandowski, W. |
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Tunable circularly polarized luminescence via chirality induction and energy transfer from organic films to semiconductor nanocrystals |
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2022 |
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ACS nano |
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Acs Nano |
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16 |
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11 |
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18472-18482 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Circularly polarized luminescent (CPL) films with high dissymmetry factors hold great potential for optoelectronic applications. Herei n , we propose a strategy for achieving strongly dissymetric CPL in nanocomposite films based on chira l i t y induction and energy transfer to semiconductor nanocrystals. First, focusing on a purely organic system, aggregation-induced emission (AIE) and CPL activity of organic liquid crystals (LCs) forming helical nanofilaments was detected, featuring green emission with high dissymmetry factors g(lum) similar to 10(-2). The handedness of helical filaments, and thus the sign of CPL, was controlled via minute amounts of a small chiral organic dopant. Second, nanocomposite films were fabricated by incorporating InP/ZnS semi-conductor quantum dots (QDs) into the LC matri x , which induced the chiral assembly of QDs and endowed them with chiroptical properties. Due to the spectral matching of the components, energy transfer (ET) from LC to QDs was possible enabling a convenient way of tuning CPL wavelengths by varying the LC/QD ratio. As obtained, composite films exhibited absolute glum values up to similar to 10(-2) and thermally on/off switchable luminescence. Overall, we demonstrate the induction of chiroptical properties by the assembly of nonchiral building QDs on the chiral organic template and energy transfer from organic films to QDs, representing a simple and versatile approach to tune the CPL activity of organic materials. |
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2022-11-07 |
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1936-0851 |
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Impact Factor |
17.1 |
Times cited |
10 |
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OpenAccess |
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W.L., S.P., and M.B. acknowledge support from the National Science Center Poland under the OPUS Grant UMO-2019/35/B/ST5/04488. J.T. and G.H.C. acknowledge the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany's Excellence Strategy, Grant EXC 2033-390677874-RESOLV. W.L. acknowledges financial support from the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Programme by Grant E210400529. S.B. and A.P.-T. acknowledge financial support from the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Programme by Grant 731019 (EUSMI) and ERC Consolidator Grant 815128 (REALNANO). We thank Elie Benchimol for his help with the CPL measurements. We thank Damian Pociecha for his help in the determination of phase sequences of organic compounds. |
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Most recent IF: 17.1 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:192101 |
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7345 |
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Dadsetani, M.; Titantah, J.T.; Lamoen, D. |
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Ab initio calculation of the energy-loss near-edge structure of some carbon allotropes: comparison with n-diamond |
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2010 |
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Diamond and related materials |
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Diam Relat Mater |
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19 |
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1 |
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73-77 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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The energy-loss near-edge structure (ELNES) spectra of several carbon allotropes (non-hydrogenated and hydrogenated face-centered cubic (FCC) carbon, rhombohedral carbon, glitter, hexagonite and lonsdaleite) are calculated within the supercell-core-excited density functional theory approach. In particular an experimental ELNES spectrum of new diamond (n-diamond) [Konyashin et al., Diamond Relat. Mater. 10, (2001) 99102] is compared with the ELNES spectra of FCC carbon, rhombohedral carbon and the so-called glitter structure. Our calculations show that the ELNES spectrum considered in that publication cannot be that of FCC carbon. |
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Amsterdam |
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000274234500013 |
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2009-11-12 |
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0925-9635; |
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Impact Factor |
2.561 |
Times cited |
11 |
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Goa; Esteem 026019 |
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Most recent IF: 2.561; 2010 IF: 1.825 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:79444 |
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29 |
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Sun, M.; Rousse, G.; Abakumov, A.M.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Sougrati, M.-T.; Courty, M.; Doublet, M.-L.; Tarascon, J.-M. |
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An oxysulfate Fe2O(SO4)2 electrode for sustainable Li-based batteries |
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A1 Journal article |
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2014 |
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Journal of the American Chemical Society |
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J Am Chem Soc |
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136 |
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36 |
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12658-12666 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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High-performing Fe-based electrodes for Li-based batteries are eagerly pursued because of the abundance and environmental benignity of iron, with especially great interest in polyanionic compounds because of their flexibility in tuning the Fe3+/Fe2+ redox potential. We report herein the synthesis and structure of a new Fe-based oxysulfate phase, Fe2O(SO4)(2), made at low temperature from abundant elements, which electrochemically reacts with nearly 1.6 Li atoms at an average voltage of 3.0 V versus Li+/Li, leading to a sustained reversible capacity of similar to 125 mAh/g. The Li insertiondeinsertion process, the first ever reported in any oxysulfate, entails complex phase transformations associated with the position of iron within the FeO6 octahedra. This finding opens a new path worth exploring in the quest for new positive electrode materials. |
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000341544600029 |
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2014-08-14 |
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0002-7863;1520-5126; |
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13.858 |
Times cited |
11 |
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Most recent IF: 13.858; 2014 IF: 12.113 |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119906 |
Serial |
96 |
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Matulis, A.; Peeters, F.M. |
Title |
Analogy between one-dimensional chain models and graphene |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2009 |
Publication |
American journal of physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Am J Phys |
Volume |
77 |
Issue |
7 |
Pages |
595-601 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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The electron and hole spectrum in single and bilayer graphene is derived from known one-dimensional models, and the relation between the spectrum and symmetry of the lattice is shown. |
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New York, N.Y. |
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000266976000003 |
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2009-06-11 |
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Edition |
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ISSN |
0002-9505; |
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Impact Factor |
1.069 |
Times cited |
11 |
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Most recent IF: 1.069; 2009 IF: 0.779 |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:77381 |
Serial |
97 |
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Goux, L.; Fantini, A.; Govoreanu, B.; Kar, G.; Clima, S.; Chen, Y.-Y.; Degraeve, R.; Wouters, D.J.; Pourtois, G.; Jurczak, M. |
Title |
Asymmetry and switching phenomenology in TiN\ (Al2O3) \ HfO2 \ Hf systems |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2012 |
Publication |
ECS solid state letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ecs Solid State Lett |
Volume |
1 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
63-65 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
Abstract |
In this letter, we address the bipolar resistive switching phenomenology in scaled TiN\HfO2\Hf cells. By means of stack engineering using a thin Al2O3 layer inserted either at the TiN\HfO2 or at the Hf\HfO2 interface, we demonstrate that the reset operation takes place close to the TiNanode. Due to the increase of the oxygen-vacancy profile from the TiN to the Hf interface, the filament-confining and wide band-gap Al2O3 layer should indeed be engineered at the interface with the TiN electrode in order to further improve the switching control and to allow reaching larger state resistances. (C) 2012 The Electrochemical Society. [DOI: 10.1149/2.003204ssl] All rights reserved. |
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Electrochemical society |
Place of Publication |
Pennington (N.J.) |
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000318340300005 |
Publication Date |
2012-08-23 |
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Edition |
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ISSN |
2162-8742;2162-8750; |
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Impact Factor |
1.184 |
Times cited |
11 |
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Most recent IF: 1.184; 2012 IF: NA |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108530 |
Serial |
160 |
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Degani, M.H.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M. |
Title |
Bound states and lifetime of an electron on a bulk helium surface |
Type |
A1 Journal article |
Year |
2005 |
Publication |
Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Rev B |
Volume |
72 |
Issue |
12 |
Pages |
125408-125408,7 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
Abstract |
We propose an effective potential for an excess electron near the helium liquid-vapor interface that takes into account the diffuseness of the liquid-vapor interface and the classical image potential. The splitting of the first two excited states of the excess electron bound to the helium liquid-vapor interface as a function of an external constant electric field applied perpendicular to the interface is in excellent agreement with recent experiments. The effect of a parallel magnetic field on the energy levels are calculated. Single-electron tunneling of the electron out of its surface state is studied as a function of the electric field applied to the system. We found that the tunneling time has a linear dependence on the electric field. |
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000232229400125 |
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2005-09-06 |
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Edition |
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ISSN |
1098-0121;1550-235X; |
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Impact Factor |
3.836 |
Times cited |
11 |
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Most recent IF: 3.836; 2005 IF: 3.185 |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94719 |
Serial |
251 |
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Elmurodov, A.K.; Vodolazov, D.Y.; Peeters, F.M. |
Title |
The break-up of the vortex structure in a mesoscopic wire containing a constriction |
Type |
A1 Journal article |
Year |
2006 |
Publication |
Europhysics letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Epl-Europhys Lett |
Volume |
74 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
151-155 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Paris |
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Wos |
000236197000023 |
Publication Date |
2006-02-21 |
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Series Issue |
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Edition |
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ISSN |
0295-5075;1286-4854; |
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Impact Factor |
1.957 |
Times cited |
11 |
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Most recent IF: 1.957; 2006 IF: 2.229 |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:57460 |
Serial |
255 |
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Zhao, S.-X.; Zhang, Y.-R.; Gao, F.; Wang, Y.-N.; Bogaerts, A. |
Title |
Bulk plasma fragmentation in a C4F8 inductively coupled plasma : a hybrid modelling study |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2015 |
Publication |
Journal of applied physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Appl Phys |
Volume |
117 |
Issue |
117 |
Pages |
243303 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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A hybrid model is used to investigate the fragmentation of C4F8 inductive discharges. Indeed, the resulting reactive species are crucial for the optimization of the Si-based etching process, since they determine the mechanisms of fluorination, polymerization, and sputtering. In this paper, we present the dissociation degree, the density ratio of F vs. CxFy (i.e., fluorocarbon (fc) neutrals), the neutral vs. positive ion density ratio, details on the neutral and ion components, and fractions of various fc neutrals (or ions) in the total fc neutral (or ion) density in a C4F8 inductively coupled plasma source, as well as the effect of pressure and power on these results. To analyze the fragmentation behavior, the electron density and temperature and electron energy probability function (EEPF) are investigated. Moreover, the main electron-impact generation sources for all considered neutrals and ions are determined from the complicated C4F8 reaction set used in the model. The C4F8 plasma fragmentation is explained, taking into account many factors, such as the EEPF characteristics, the dominance of primary and secondary processes, and the thresholds of dissociation and ionization. The simulation results are compared with experiments from literature, and reasonable agreement is obtained. Some discrepancies are observed, which can probably be attributed to the simplified polymer surface kinetics assumed in the model. |
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American Institute of Physics |
Place of Publication |
New York, N.Y. |
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000357613900009 |
Publication Date |
2015-06-30 |
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ISSN |
0021-8979;1089-7550; |
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Impact Factor |
2.068 |
Times cited |
11 |
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Most recent IF: 2.068; 2015 IF: 2.183 |
Call Number |
c:irua:126477 |
Serial |
261 |
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Verleysen, E.; Bender, H.; Richard, O.; Schryvers, D.; Vandervorst, W. |
Title |
Characterization of nickel silicides using EELS-based methods |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Journal of microscopy |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Microsc-Oxford |
Volume |
240 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
75-82 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
Abstract |
The characterization of Ni-silicides using electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) based methods is discussed. A series of Ni-silicide phases is examined: Ni3Si, Ni31Si12, Ni2Si, NiSi and NiSi2. The composition of these phases is determined by quantitative core-loss EELS. A study of the low loss part of the EELS spectrum shows that both the energy and the shape of the plasmon peak are characteristic for each phase. Examination of the Ni-L edge energy loss near edge structure (ELNES) shows that the ratio and the sum of the L2 and L3 white line intensities are also characteristic for each phase. The sum of the white line intensities is used to determine the trend in electron occupation of the 3d states of the phases. The dependence of the plasmon energy on the electron occupation of the 3d states is demonstrated. |
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Oxford |
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000281715400009 |
Publication Date |
2010-05-20 |
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ISSN |
0022-2720; |
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Impact Factor |
1.692 |
Times cited |
11 |
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Most recent IF: 1.692; 2010 IF: 1.872 |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:84879 |
Serial |
329 |
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Struyf, H.; van Vaeck, L.; Kennis, P.; Gijbels, R.; van Grieken, R. |
Title |
Chemical characterization of neo-ceramic powders by time-of-flight and Fourier transform laser microprobe mass spectrometry |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
1996 |
Publication |
Rapid communications in mass spectrometry |
Abbreviated Journal |
Rapid Commun Mass Sp |
Volume |
10 |
Issue |
6 |
Pages |
699-706 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT); AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation) |
Abstract |
Laser microprobe mass spectrometry (LMMS) aims at the identification of local organic and inorganic constituents at the surface of solids, The low mass resolution capabilities of the initially used time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometers have often proved to be insufficient for identification, Therefore, high mass resolution Fourier transform (ET) LMMS was developed, Neo-ceramic powders with oxide or carbide coatings were analyzed by both FT LMMS and TOF LMMS, The data are useful to compare the analytical information gained from both methods, Analytical results of these samples by electron microprobe x-ray analysis (EPXMA) and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) are discussed to assess the place of FT LMMS and TOF LMMS in the spectrum of microanalytical techniques. |
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London |
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A1996UJ50200016 |
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2002-09-10 |
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ISSN |
0951-4198;1097-0231; |
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Impact Factor |
2.253 |
Times cited |
11 |
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Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:12363 |
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346 |
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Wahl, A.; Hervieu, M.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Hardy, V.; Provost, J.; Groult, D.; Simon, C.; Raveau, B. |
Title |
Columnar defects and irreversibility lines in Ti-based superconductors |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
1995 |
Publication |
Radiation effects and defects in solids |
Abbreviated Journal |
Radiat Eff Defect S |
Volume |
133 |
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293-310 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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New York, N.Y. |
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A1995TF77100005 |
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0000-00-00 |
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Edition |
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ISSN |
1042-0150 |
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Impact Factor |
0.513 |
Times cited |
11 |
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no |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:13316 |
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396 |
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Prodi, A.; Daoud-Aladine, A.; Gozzo, F.; Schmitt, B.; Lebedev, O.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Gilioli, E.; Bolzoni, F.; Aruga-Katori, H.; Takagi, H.; Marezio, M.; Gauzzi, A.; |
Title |
Commensurate structural modulation in the charge- and orbitally ordered phase of the quadruple perovskite (NaMn3)Mn4O12 |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Rev B |
Volume |
90 |
Issue |
18 |
Pages |
180101 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
Abstract |
By means of synchrotron x-ray and electron diffraction, we studied the structural changes at the charge order transition T-CO = 176 K in the mixed-valence quadruple perovskite (NaMn3)Mn4O12. Below T-CO we find satellite peaks indicating a commensurate structural modulation with the same propagation vector q = ( 1/2,0,-1/2) of the CE magnetic structure that orders at low temperatures, similarly to the case of simple perovskites such as La0.5Ca0.5MnO3. In the present case, the modulated structure, together with the observation of a large entropy change at T-CO, gives evidence of a rare case of full Mn3+/Mn4+ charge and orbital order, consistent with the Goodenough-Kanamori model. |
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000344915100001 |
Publication Date |
2014-11-10 |
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ISSN |
1098-0121;1550-235X; |
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Additional Links |
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Impact Factor |
3.836 |
Times cited |
11 |
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Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736 |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:122097 |
Serial |
406 |
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Papp, G.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Comment on “Tunable spin-injection and magnetoconductance in a novel 2DEG-ferromagnet structure” [phys. stat. sol. (b) 235, No. 1, 157-161 (2003)] |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2004 |
Publication |
Physica status solidi: B: basic research |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Status Solidi B |
Volume |
241 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
222-223 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
Abstract |
We point out that the predicted strong spin-injection effect by Jiang and Jalil [phys. stat. sol. (b) 235, 157 (2003)] for a double magnetic barrier structure is based on a wrong calculation of the transmission probability. We corrected the result and found no significant spin-injection. |
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Berlin |
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000188585200028 |
Publication Date |
2003-12-29 |
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ISSN |
0370-1972;1521-3951; |
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Additional Links |
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Impact Factor |
1.674 |
Times cited |
11 |
Open Access |
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Most recent IF: 1.674; 2004 IF: 0.982 |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:103257 |
Serial |
413 |
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