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Author Callewaert, V.; Shastry, K.; Saniz, R.; Makkonen, I.; Barbiellini, B.; Assaf, B.A.; Heiman, D.; Moodera, J.S.; Partoens, B.; Bansil, A.; Weiss, A.H.;
Title Positron surface state as a spectroscopic probe for characterizing surfaces of topological insulator materials Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 94 Issue 94 Pages 115411
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Topological insulators are attracting considerable interest due to their potential for technological applications and as platforms for exploring wide-ranging fundamental science questions. In order to exploit, fine-tune, control, and manipulate the topological surface states, spectroscopic tools which can effectively probe their properties are of key importance. Here, we demonstrate that positrons provide a sensitive probe for topological states and that the associated annihilation spectrum provides a technique for characterizing these states. Firm experimental evidence for the existence of a positron surface state near Bi2Te2Se with a binding energy of E-b = 2.7 +/- 0.2 eV is presented and is confirmed by first-principles calculations. Additionally, the simulations predict a significant signal originating from annihilation with the topological surface states and show the feasibility to detect their spin texture through the use of spin-polarized positron beams.
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Language Wos 000383232800012 Publication Date 2016-09-06
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ISSN 2469-9950;2469-9969; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 15 Open Access
Notes ; I.M. acknowledges discussions with M. Ervasti and A. Harju. V.C. and R.S. were supported by the FWO-Vlaanderen through Project No. G. 0224.14N. The computational resources and services used in this paper were, in part, provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center) and the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), both funded by the Hercules Foundation and the Flemish Government (EWI Department). I.M. acknowledges financial support from the Academy of Finland (Projects No. 285809 and No. 293932). The work at Northeastern University was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences Grant No. DE-FG02-07ER46352 and benefited from Northeastern University's Advanced Scientific Computation Center (ASCC) and the NERSC supercomputing center through DOE Grant No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. K.S. and A.W. acknowledge financial support from the National Science Foundation through Grants No. DMR-MRI-1338130 and No. DMR-1508719. D.H. received financial support from the National Science Foundation (Grant No. ECCS-1402738). J.S.M. was supported by the STC Center for Integrated Quantum Materials under NSF Grants No. DMR-1231319, No. DMR-1207469, and ONR Grant No. N00014-13-1-0301. B.A.A. also acknowledges support from the LabEx ENS-ICFP Grant No. ANR-10-LABX-0010/ANR-10-IDEX-0001-02 PSL. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:137134 Serial 4362
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Author Conti, S.; Perali, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Neilson, D.
Title Multicomponent screening and superfluidity in gapped electron-hole double bilayer graphene with realistic bands Type A1 Journal article
Year 2019 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 99 Issue 14 Pages 144517
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Superfluidity has recently been reported in double electron-hole bilayer graphene. The multiband nature of the bilayers is important because of the very small band gaps between conduction and valence bands. The long-range nature of the superfluid pairing interaction means that screening must be fully taken into account. We have carried out a systematic mean-field investigation that includes (i) contributions to screening from both intraband and interband excitations, (ii) the low-energy band structure of bilayer graphene with its small band gap and flattened Mexican-hat-like low-energy bands, (iii) the large density of states at the bottom of the bands, (iv) electron-hole pairing in the multibands, and (v) electron-hole pair transfers between the conduction and valence band condensates. We find that the superfluidity strongly modifies the intraband contributions to the screening, but that the interband contributions are unaffected. Unexpectedly, a net effect of the screening is to suppress Josephson-like pair transfers and to confine the superfluid pairing entirely to the conduction-band condensate even for very small band gaps, making the system behave similarly to a one-band superfluid.
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Language Wos 000465160000004 Publication Date 2019-04-18
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ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 15 Open Access
Notes ; This work was partially supported by the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Foundation. We thank Mohammad Zarenia and Alfredo VargasParedes for useful discussions. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:159332 Serial 5221
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Author Szumniak, P.; Bednarek, S.; Pawlowski, J.; Partoens, B.
Title All-electrical control of quantum gates for single heavy-hole spin qubits Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 87 Issue 19 Pages 195307-195312
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract In this paper several nanodevices which realize basic single heavy-hole qubit operations are proposed and supported by time-dependent self-consistent Poisson-Schrodinger calculations using a four band heavy-hole-light-hole model. In particular we propose a set of nanodevices which can act as Pauli X, Y, Z quantum gates and as a gate that acts similar to a Hadamard gate (i.e., it creates a balanced superposition of basis states but with an additional phase factor) on the heavy-hole spin qubit. We also present the design and simulation of a gated semiconductor nanodevice which can realize an arbitrary sequence of all these proposed single quantum logic gates. The proposed devices exploit the self-focusing effect of the hole wave function which allows for guiding the hole along a given path in the form of a stable solitonlike wave packet. Thanks to the presence of the Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling, the motion of the hole along a certain direction is equivalent to the application of an effective magnetic field which induces in turn a coherent rotation of the heavy-hole spin. The hole motion and consequently the quantum logic operation is initialized only by weak static voltages applied to the electrodes which cover the nanodevice. The proposed gates allow for an all electric and ultrafast (tens of picoseconds) heavy-hole spin manipulation and give the possibility to implement a scalable architecture of heavy-hole spin qubits for quantum computation applications.
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Language Wos 000319252200003 Publication Date 2013-05-21
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Polish National Science Center (Grant No. DEC-2011/03/N/ST3/02963), as well as by the “Krakow Interdisciplinary PhD-Project in Nanoscience and Advanced Nanostructures” operated within the Foundation for Polish Science MPD Programme, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund. This research was supported in part by PL-Grid Infrastructure. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109002 Serial 88
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Author Pogosov, W.V.; Misko, V.R.; Zhao, H.J.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Collective vortex phases in periodic plus random pinning potential Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication Physical review : B : solid state Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 79 Issue 1 Pages 014504,1-014504,12
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We study theoretically the simultaneous effect of regular and random pinning potentials on the vortex lattice structure at filling factor of 1. This structure is determined by a competition between the square symmetry of regular pinning array, by the intervortex interaction favoring a triangular symmetry, and by the randomness trying to depin vortices from their regular positions. Both analytical and molecular-dynamics approaches are used. We construct a phase diagram of the system in the plane of regular and random pinning strengths and determine typical vortex lattice defects appearing in the system due to the disorder. We find that the total disordering of the vortex lattice can occur either in one step or in two steps. For instance, in the limit of weak pinning, a square lattice of pinned vortices is destroyed in two steps. First, elastic chains of depinned vortices appear in the film; but the vortex lattice as a whole remains still pinned by the underlying square array of regular pinning sites. These chains are composed into fractal-like structures. In a second step, domains of totally depinned vortices are generated and the vortex lattice depins from regular array.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000262977900092 Publication Date 2009-01-06
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2009 IF: 3.475
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:75982 Serial 386
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Author Anisimovas, E.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Correlated few-particle states in artificial bipolar molecule Type A1 Journal article
Year 2002 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 65 Issue 23 Pages 233302-233304
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We investigate the ground and excited states of a bipolar artificial molecule composed of two vertically coupled quantum dots containing different type of carriers-electrons and holes-in equilibrium. The approach based on exact diagonalization is used and reveals an intricate pattern of ground-state angular momentum switching and a rearrangement of approximate single-particle levels as a function of the interdot coupling strength.
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Language Wos 000176767900019 Publication Date 2002-07-27
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ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2002 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:104154 Serial 519
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Author Hernández, A.D.; Baelus, B.J.; Domínguez, D.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Effects of thermal fluctuations on the magnetic behavior of mesoscopic superconductors Type A1 Journal article
Year 2005 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 71 Issue Pages 214524,1-9
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000230276600103 Publication Date 2005-07-01
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2005 IF: 3.185
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69410 Serial 873
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Author Freire, J.A.K.; Matulis, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Freire, V.N.; Farias, G.A.
Title Fine structure of excitons in a quantum well in the presence of a non-homogeneous magnetic field Type A1 Journal article
Year 2000 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 62 Issue Pages 7316-7324
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000089413500083 Publication Date 2002-07-27
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ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2000 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:34353 Serial 1195
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Hernández-Nieves, A.D.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.; Dominguez, D.
Title Flux-quantum-discretized dynamics of magnetic flux entry, exit, and annihilation in current-driven mesoscopic type-I superconductors Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 85 Issue 9 Pages 092502-092502,4
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We study nonlinear flux dynamics in a current-carrying type-I superconductor. The stray magnetic field of the current induces the intermediate state, where nucleation of flux domains is discretized to a single fluxoid at a time, while their final shape (tubular or laminar), size, and nucleation rate depend on applied current and edge conditions. The current induces opposite flux domains on opposite sides of the sample, and subsequently drives them to annihilation-which is also discretized, as a sequence of vortex-antivortex pairs. The discretization of both nucleation and annihilation leaves measurable traces in the voltage across the sample and in locally probed magnetization. The reported dynamic phenomena thus provide an unambiguous proof of a flux quantum being the smallest building block of the intermediate state in type-I superconductors.
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Language Wos 000301183000002 Publication Date 2012-03-07
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the collaborative project FWO-MINCyT (Project No. FW/08/01). G. R. B. and A. D. H acknowledge support from FWO-Vl. A. D. H. and D. D. acknowledge support from CONICET, CNEA, and ANPCyT (Grant No. PICT07-824). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:97180 Serial 1243
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Author Goldoni, G.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Hole subbands and effective masses in p-doped [113]-grown heterojunctions Type A1 Journal article
Year 1995 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 51 Issue Pages 17806-17813
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos A1995RF85700056 Publication Date 2002-07-27
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ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.736 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes Approved CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL 48/144 Q2 #
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:12195 Serial 1478
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Author Hilber, W.; Helm, M.; Peeters, F.M.; Alavi, K.; Pathak, R.N.
Title Impurity band and magnetic-field-induced metal-insulator transition in a doped GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs superlattice Type A1 Journal article
Year 1996 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 53 Issue 11 Pages 6919-6922
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract A combination of infrared spectroscopy and magnetotransport is used to investigate the impurity band and the magnetic-field-induced metal-insulator transition in n-type GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs superlattices. The dropping of the Fermi level from the conduction band into the impurity band upon increasing magnetic field is observed in a sample doped to n=4n(c), where n(c) is the critical density according to the Mott criterion. The metal-insulator transition takes place while the Fermi level is in the impurity band, with no qualitative change from the metallic to the insulating side. Due to the anisotropy of the superlattice band structure, the metal-insulator transition is shifted to higher magnetic field, when the magnetic field is tilted away from the growth axis towards the layer planes.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos A1996UC74000018 Publication Date 2002-07-27
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ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
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Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:99676 Serial 1571
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Author Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M.; Axt, V.M.
Title Parity-fluctuation induced enlargement of the ratio \DeltaE/kBTc in metallic grains Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 84 Issue 21 Pages 214518-214518,12
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We investigate how the interplay of quantum confinement and particle number-parity fluctuations affects superconducting correlations in ultra-small metallic grains. Using the number-parity projected BCS formalism we calculate the critical temperature and the excitation gap as a function of the grain size for grains with even and odd number of confined carriers. We show that the experimentally observed anomalous increase of the coupling ratio ΔE/kBTc with decreasing superconducting grain size can be attributed to an enhancement of the number-parity fluctuations in ultra-small grains.
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Language Wos 000298114100003 Publication Date 2011-12-16
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the European Community under a Marie Curie IEF Action (Grant Agreement No. PIEF-GA-2009-235486-ScQSR), the Flamish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). M. D. C. thanks A. S. Mel'nikov and N. B. Kopnin for fruitful discussions. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94373 Serial 2555
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Beheshtian, J.; Shayeganfar, F.; Singh, S.K.; Los, J.H.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Spiral graphone and one-sided fluorographene nanoribbons Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 87 Issue 7 Pages 075448-8
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The instability of a free-standing one-sided hydrogenated/fluorinated graphene nanoribbon, i.e., graphone/fluorographene, is studied using ab initio, semiempirical, and large-scale molecular dynamics simulations. Free-standing semi-infinite armchairlike hydrogenated/fluorinated graphene (AC-GH/AC-GF) and boatlike hydrogenated/fluorinated graphene (B-GH/B-GF) (nanoribbons which are periodic along the zigzag direction) are unstable and spontaneously transform into spiral structures. We find that rolled, spiral B-GH and B-GF are energetically more favorable than spiral AC-GH and AC-GF which is opposite to the double-sided flat hydrogenated/fluorinated graphene, i.e., graphane/fluorographene. We found that the packed, spiral structures exhibit an unexpected localized highest occupied molecular orbital and lowest occupied molecular orbital at the edges with increasing energy gap during rolling. These rolled hydrocarbon structures are stable beyond room temperature up to at least T = 1000 K within our simulation time of 1 ns. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.075448
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Language Wos 000315481800005 Publication Date 2013-02-27
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes ; We thank A. Sadeghi, M. R. Ejtehadi, and J. Amini for their useful comments. This work is supported by the ESF EuroGRAPHENE project CONGRAN and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). M.N.-A. is supported by a EU-Marie Curie IIF fellowship program Grant No. 299855. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107654 Serial 3106
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Author Govaerts, K.; Sluiter, M.H.F.; Partoens, B.; Lamoen, D.
Title Stability of Sb-Te layered structures : first-principles study Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 85 Issue 14 Pages 144114-144114,8
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Using an effective one-dimensional cluster expansion in combination with first-principles electronic structure calculations we have studied the energetics and electronic properties of Sb-Te layered systems. For a Te concentration between 0 and 60 at. % an almost continuous series of metastable structures is obtained consisting of consecutive Sb bilayers next to consecutive Sb2Te3 units, with the general formula (Sb-2)(n)(Sb2Te3)(m) (n, m = 1,2, ... ). Between 60 and 100 at.% no stable structures are found. We account explicitly for the weak van derWaals bonding between Sb bilayers and Sb2Te3 units by using a recently developed functional, which strongly improves the interlayer bonding distances. At T = 0 K, no evidence is found for the existence of two separate single-phase regions delta and gamma and a two-phase region delta + gamma. Metastable compounds with a Te concentration between 0 and 40 at. % are semimetallic, whereas compounds with a Te concentration between 50 and 60 at. % are semiconducting. Compounds with an odd number of Sb layers are metallic and have a much higher formation energy than those with an even number of consecutive Sb layers, thereby favoring the formation of Sb bilayers.
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Language Wos 000303115400004 Publication Date 2012-04-23
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes Iwt; Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:98255 Serial 3129
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Author Shanenko, A.A.; Croitoru, M.D.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Superconducting nanofilms: Andreev-type states induced by quantum confinement Type A1 Journal article
Year 2008 Publication Physical review : B : solid state Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 78 Issue 5 Pages 054505,1-054505,8
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Quantum confinement of the transverse electron motion is the major effect governing the superconducting properties of high-quality metallic nanofilms, leading to a nonuniform transverse distribution of the superconducting condensate. In this case the order parameter can exhibit significant local enhancements due to these quantum-size effects and, consequently, quasiparticles have lower energies when they avoid the local enhancements of the pair condensate. Such excitations can be considered as new Andreev-type quasiparticles but now induced by quantum confinement. By numerically solving the Bogoliubovde Gennes equations and using Anderson's approximate solution to these equations, we: (a) formulate a criterion for such new Andreev-type states (NATS) and (b) study their effect on the superconducting characteristics in metallic nanofilms. We also argue that nanofilms made of low-carrier-density materials, e.g., of superconducting semiconductors, can be a more optimal choice for the observations of NATS and other quantum-size superconducting effects.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000259368200109 Publication Date 2008-08-11
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2008 IF: 3.322
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:76526 Serial 3356
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Author Mlinar, V.; Schliwa, A.; Bimberg, D.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Theoretical study of electronic and optical properties of inverted GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs quantum dots with smoothed interfaces in an external magnetic field Type A1 Journal article
Year 2007 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 75 Issue Pages 205308,1-9
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000246890900065 Publication Date 2007-09-24
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2007 IF: 3.172
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69652 Serial 3610
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Author Liu, Y.; Cheng, F.; Li, X.J.; Peeters, F.M.; Chang, K.
Title Tuning of the two electron states in quantum rings through the spin-orbit interaction Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 82 Issue 4 Pages 1-7
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The effect of the Coulomb interaction on the energy spectrum and anisotropic distribution of two electron states in a quantum ring in the presence of Rashba spin-orbit interaction (RSOI) and Dresselhaus SOI (DSOI) is investigated in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field. We find that the interplay between the RSOI and DSOI makes the single quantum ring behaves like a laterally coupled quantum dot and the interdot coupling can be tuned by changing the strengths of the SOIs. The interplay can lead to singlet-triplet state mixing and anticrossing behavior when the singlet and triplet states meet with increasing magnetic field. The two electron ground state displays a bar-bell-like spatial anisotropic distribution in a quantum ring at a specific crystallographic direction, i.e., [110] or [11̅ 0], which can be switched by reversing the direction of the perpendicular electric field. The ground state exhibits a singlet-triplet state transition with increasing magnetic field and strengths of RSOI and DSOI. An anisotropic electron distribution is predicted which can be detected through the measurement of its optical properties.
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Language Wos 000280234100006 Publication Date 2010-07-22
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by NSFC under Grants No. 60525405 and No. 10874175 and the Belgium Science Policy (IAP). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:84087 Serial 3756
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Author Yampolskii, S.V.; Baelus, B.J.; Peeters, F.M.; Kolá·ek, J.
Title Vortex charge in mesoscopic superconductors Type A1 Journal article
Year 2001 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 64 Issue Pages 144511
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000171530000084 Publication Date 2002-07-27
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2001 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:37282 Serial 3861
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Author Kim, W.; Covaci, L.; Marsiglio, F.
Title Impurity scattering of wave packets on a lattice Type A1 Journal article
Year 2006 Publication Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 74 Issue 20 Pages 205120
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Abstract Quantum transport in a lattice is distinct from its counterpart in continuum media. Even a free wave packet travels differently in a lattice than in the continuum. We describe quantum scattering in a one-dimensional lattice and illustrate characteristics of quantum transport such as resonant transmission. In particular we examine the transport characteristics of a random trimer model. We demonstrate the real-time propagation of a wave packet and its phase shift due to impurity configurations. Spin-flip scattering is also taken into account in a spin-chain system. We show how individual spins in the chain evolve as a result of a spin-flip interaction between an incoming electron and a spin chain.
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Language Wos 000242409400030 Publication Date 2006-11-27
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ISSN 1098-0121 ISBN Additional Links
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2006 IF: 3.107
Call Number UA @ lucian @ Serial 4428
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Author Petrovic, M.D.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Quantum transport in graphene Hall bars: Effects of vacancy disorder Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 94 Issue 94 Pages 235413
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Using the tight-binding model, we investigate the influence of vacancy disorder on electrical transport in graphene Hall bars in the presence of quantizing magnetic fields. Disorder, induced by a random distribution of monovacancies, breaks the graphene sublattice symmetry and creates states localized on the vacancies. These states are observable in the bend resistance, as well as in the total DOS. Their energy is proportional to the square root of the magnetic field, while their localization length is proportional to the cyclotron radius. At the energies of these localized states, the electron current flows around the monovacancies and, as we show, it can follow unexpected paths depending on the particular arrangement of vacancies. We study how these localized states change with the vacancy concentration, and what are the effects of including the next-nearest-neighbor hopping term. Our results are also compared with the situation when double vacancies are present in the system. Double vacancies also induce localized states, but their energy and magnetic field dependencies are different. Their localization energy scales linearly with the magnetic field, and their localization length appears not to depend on the field strength.
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Language Wos 000389574200005 Publication Date 2016-12-14
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Methusalem program of the Flemish government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:140237 Serial 4459
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Author Li, L.L.; Zarenia, M.; Xu, W.; Dong, H.M.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Exciton states in a circular graphene quantum dot: Magnetic field induced intravalley to intervalley transition Type A1 Journal article
Year 2017 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 95 Issue 95 Pages 045409
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The magnetic-field dependence of the energy spectrum, wave function, binding energy, and oscillator strength of exciton states confined in a circular graphene quantum dot (CGQD) is obtained within the configuration interaction method. We predict that (i) excitonic effects are very significant in the CGQD as a consequence of a combination of geometric confinement, magnetic confinement, and reduced screening; (ii) two types of excitons (intravalley and intervalley) are present in the CGQD because of the valley degree of freedom in graphene; (iii) the intravalley and intervalley exciton states display different magnetic-field dependencies due to the different electron-hole symmetries of the single-particle energy spectra; (iv) with increasing magnetic field, the exciton ground state in the CGQD undergoes an intravalley to intervalley transition accompanied by a change of angular momentum; (v) the exciton binding energy does not increase monotonically with the magnetic field due to the competition between geometric and magnetic confinements; and (vi) the optical transitions of the intervalley and intravalley excitons can be tuned by the magnetic field, and valley-dependent excitonic transitions can be realized in a CGQD.
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Language Wos 000391856000006 Publication Date 2017-01-12
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes ; This work was financially supported by the China Scholarship Council (CSC), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 11304316, No. 11574319, and No. 11604380), and by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:141444 Serial 4555
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Author Çakir, D.; Otalvaro, D.M.; Brocks, G.
Title From spin-polarized interfaces to giant magnetoresistance in organic spin valves Type A1 Journal article
Year 2014 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 89 Issue 11 Pages 115407
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We calculate the spin-polarized electronic transport through a molecular bilayer spin valve from first principles, and establish the link between the magnetoresistance and the spin-dependent interactions at the metal-molecule interfaces. The magnetoresistance of a Fe vertical bar bilayer-C-70 vertical bar Fe spin valve attains a high value of 70% in the linearresponse regime, but it drops sharply as a function of the applied bias. The current polarization has a value of 80% in linear response and also decreases as a function of bias. Both these trends can be modeled in terms of prominent spin-dependent Fe vertical bar C-70 interface states close to the Fermi level, unfolding the potential of spinterface science to control and optimize spin currents.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000332504900007 Publication Date 2014-03-10
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ISSN 1098-0121; 1550-235x ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:128321 Serial 4596
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Author Kong, X.; Li, L.; Leenaerts, O.; Liu, X.-J.; Peeters, F.M.
Title New group-V elemental bilayers : a tunable structure model with four-, six-, and eight-atom rings Type A1 Journal article
Year 2017 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 96 Issue 3 Pages 035123
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Two-dimensional group-V elemental materials have attracted widespread attention due to their nonzero band gap while displaying high electron mobility. Using first-principles calculations, we propose a series of new elemental bilayers with group-V elements (Bi, Sb, As). Our study reveals the dynamical stability of four-, six-, and eight-atom ring structures, demonstrating their possible coexistence in such bilayer systems. The proposed structures for Sb and As are large-gap semiconductors that are potentially interesting for applications in future nanodevices. The Bi structures have nontrivial topological properties with a direct nontrivial band gap. The nontrivial gap is shown to arise from a band inversion at the Brillouin zone center due to the strong intrinsic spin-orbit coupling in Bi atoms. Moreover, we demonstrate the possibility of tuning the properties of these materials by enhancing the ratio of six-atom rings to four-and eight-atom rings, which results in wider nontrivial band gaps and lower formation energies.
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Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication New York, N.Y Editor
Language Wos 000405363900005 Publication Date 2017-07-14
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ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes ; This work is supported by Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST) (Grant No. 2016YFA0301604), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) ( No. 11574008), the Thousand-Young-Talent Program of China, and the Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO-Vl). 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, and the National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin, funded by the Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144834 Serial 4721
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Author Torre, I.; de Castro, L.V.; Van Duppen, B.; Barcons Ruiz, D.; Peeters, F.M.; Koppens, F.H.L.; Polini, M.
Title Acoustic plasmons at the crossover between the collisionless and hydrodynamic regimes in two-dimensional electron liquids Type A1 Journal article
Year 2019 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 99 Issue 14 Pages 144307
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Hydrodynamic flow in two-dimensional electron systems has so far been probed only by dc transport and scanning gate microscopy measurements. In this work we discuss theoretically signatures of the hydrodynamic regime in near-field optical microscopy. We analyze the dispersion of acoustic plasmon modes in two-dimensional electron liquids using a nonlocal conductivity that takes into account the effects of (momentumconserving) electron-electron collisions, (momentum-relaxing) electron-phonon and electron-impurity collisions, and many-body interactions beyond the celebrated random phase approximation. We derive the dispersion and, most importantly, the damping of acoustic plasmon modes and their coupling to a near-field probe, identifying key experimental signatures of the crossover between collisionless and hydrodynamic regimes.
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Language Wos 000465160000003 Publication Date 2019-04-18
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes ; This work has been sponsored by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 785219 “Graphene Core2” and via the European Research Council (ERC) Grant Agreement No. 786285. B.V.D. is supported by a post-doctoral fellowship of the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). F.H.L.K. acknowledges financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, through the “ Severo Ochoa” Programme for Centres of Excellence in R&D (SEV-2015-0522), support by Fundacio Cellex Barcelona, Generalitat de Catalunya through the CERCA program, and the Mineco grant Plan Nacional (FIS2016-81044-P) and the Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR) 2017 SGR 1656. F.M.P. and L.V.d.C. were supported by the Methusalem Program of the Flemish Government. We thank Niels Hesp and Hanan Hertzig Sheinfux for useful discussions. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:159333 Serial 5193
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Author Vargas Paredes, A.A.; Shanenko, A.A.; Vagov, A.; Milošević, M.V.; Perali, A.
Title Crossband versus intraband pairing in superconductors: signatures and consequences of the interplay Type A1 Journal article
Year 2020 Publication Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 101 Issue 9 Pages 094516-94517
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We analyze the paradigmatic competition between intraband and crossband Cooper-pair formation in twoband superconductors, neglected in most works to date. We derive the phase-sensitive gap equations and describe the crossover between the intraband-dominated and the crossband-dominated regimes, delimited by a “gapless” state. Experimental signatures of crosspairing comprise notable gap splitting in the excitation spectrum, non-BCS behavior of gaps versus temperature, as well as changes in the pairing symmetry as a function of temperature. The consequences of these findings are illustrated on the examples of MgB2 and Ba0.6K0.4Fe2As2.
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Language Wos 000522074900002 Publication Date 2020-03-27
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Impact Factor 3.7 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access
Notes ; This collaborative work was fostered within the international Multi Super network on Multi-condensate Superconductivity and Superfluidity [70]. The authors thank Andrea Guidini for his help during the initial stage of this work and Laura Fanfarillo for useful discussions. This work was partially supported by the Italian MIUR through the PRIN 2015 program (Contract No. 2015C5SEJJ001) and the Research Foundation -Flanders (FWO). A.A.V.-P. acknowledges support by the joint doctoral program and by the Erasmus+ exchange between the University of Antwerp and the University of Camerino. M.V.M. gratefully acknowledges support from a Visiting Professorship at the University of Camerino. A.S. and A.V. acknowledge support from the CAPES/Print Grant, Process No. 88887.333666/ 2019-00 (Brazil) and the Russian Science Foundation Project No. 18-12-00429, respectively. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.7; 2020 IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:168605 Serial 6479
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Author Yagmurcukardes, M.; Mogulkoc, Y.; Akgenc, B.; Mogulkoc, A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Prediction of monoclinic single-layer Janus Ga₂ Te X (X = S and Se) : strong in-plane anisotropy Type A1 Journal article
Year 2021 Publication Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 104 Issue 4 Pages 045425
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract By using density functional theory (DFT) based first-principles calculations, electronic, vibrational, piezo-electric, and optical properties of monoclinic Janus single-layer Ga2TeX (X = S or Se) are investigated. The dynamical, mechanical, and thermal stability of the proposed Janus single layers are verified by means of phonon bands, stiffness tensor, and quantum molecular dynamics simulations. The calculated vibrational spectrum reveals the either pure or coupled optical phonon branches arising from Ga-Te and Ga-X atoms. In addition to the in-plane anisotropy, single-layer Janus Ga2TeX exhibits additional out-of-plane asymmetry, which leads to important consequences for its electronic and optical properties. Electronic band dispersions indicate the direct band-gap semiconducting nature of the constructed Janus structures with energy band gaps falling into visible spectrum. Moreover, while orientation-dependent linear-elastic properties of Janus single layers indicate their strong anisotropy, the calculated in-plane stiffness values reveal the ultrasoft nature of the structures. In addition, predicted piezoelectric coefficients show that while there is a strong in-plane anisotropy between piezoelectric constants along armchair (AC) and zigzag (ZZ) directions, there exists a tiny polarization along the out-of-plane direction as a result of the formation of Janus structure. The optical response to electromagnetic radiation has been also analyzed through density functional theory by considering the independent-particle approximation. Finally, the optical spectra of Janus Ga2TeX structures is investigated and it showed a shift from the ultraviolet region to the visible region. The fact that the spectrum is between these regions will allow it to be used in solar energy and many nanoelectronics applications. The predicted monoclinic single-layer Janus Ga2TeX are relevant for promising applications in optoelectronics, optical dichroism, and anisotropic nanoelasticity.
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Language Wos 000678811100007 Publication Date 2021-07-26
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 14 Open Access Not_Open_Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:180404 Serial 7013
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Author Matulis, A.; Masir, M.R.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Application of optical beams to electrons in graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 83 Issue 11 Pages 115458-115458,7
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The technique of beam optics is applied to the description of the wave function of Dirac electrons. This approach is illustrated by considering electron transmission through simple nonhomogeneous structures, such as flat and bent p-n junctions and superlattices. We found that a convex p-n junction compresses the beam waist, while a concave interface widens it without loosing its focusing properties. At a flat p-n junction the waist of the transmitted Gaussian beam can be narrowed or widened, depending on the angle of incidence. A general condition is derived for the occurrence of beam collimation in a superlattice which is less stringent than previous discussed.
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Language Wos 000288896400013 Publication Date 2011-03-29
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 13 Open Access
Notes ; This research was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (Grant No. FWO-Vl), by the Belgian Science policy (IAP), and (in part) by the Lithuanian Science Council under project No. MIP-79/2010. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:89377 Serial 142
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Author Dobrynin, A.N.; Ievlev, D.N.; Verschoren, G.; Swerts, J.; van Bael, M.J.; Temst, K.; Lievens, P.; Piscopiello, E.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Zhou, S.Q.; Vantomme, A.
Title Atomic-scale modification of hybrid FePt cluster-assembled films Type A1 Journal article
Year 2006 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 73 Issue 10 Pages 104421,1-8
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000236467200069 Publication Date 2006-06-10
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 13 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2006 IF: 3.107
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:57736 Serial 187
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Doria, M.M.; de Romaguera, A.R.C.; Milošević, M.V.; Brandt, E.H.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Current-induced cutting and recombination of magnetic superconducting vortex loops in mesoscopic superconductor-ferromagnet heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 87 Issue 18 Pages 184508-5
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Vortex loops are generated by the inhomogeneous stray field of a magnetic dipole on top of a current-carrying mesoscopic superconductor. Cutting and recombination processes unfold under the applied drive, resulting in periodic voltage oscillations across the sample. We show that a direct and detectable consequence of the cutting and recombination of these vortex loops in the present setup is the onset of vortices at surfaces where they were absent prior to the application of the external current. The nonlinear dynamics of vortex loops is studied within the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau theory to describe the profound three-dimensional features of their time evolution.
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Language Wos 000319252000008 Publication Date 2013-05-21
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 13 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI) and the bilateral programme between Flanders and Brazil. G.R.B. acknowledges support from FWO-VI. A.R. de C.R. acknowledges CNPq for financial support. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109648 Serial 593
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Author Shylau, A.A.; Badalyan, S.M.; Peeters, F.M.; Jauho, A.P.
Title Electron polarization function and plasmons in metallic armchair graphene nanoribbons Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 91 Issue 91 Pages 205444
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Plasmon excitations in metallic armchair graphene nanoribbons are investigated using the random phase approximation. An exact analytical expression for the polarization function of Dirac fermions is obtained, valid for arbitrary temperature and doping. We find that at finite temperatures, due to the phase space redistribution among inter-band and intra-band electronic transitions in the conduction and valence bands, the full polarization function becomes independent of temperature and position of the chemical potential. It is shown that for a given width of nanoribbon there exists a single plasmon mode whose energy dispersion is determined by the graphene's fine structure constant. In the case of two Coulomb-coupled nanoribbons, this plasmon splits into in-phase and out-of-phase plasmon modes with splitting energy determined by the inter-ribbon spacing.
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Language Wos 000355315400007 Publication Date 2015-05-29
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 13 Open Access
Notes ; The Center for Nanostructured Graphene (CNG) is sponsored by the Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF58). The work at the University of Antwerp was supported by the Flemisch Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government. S.M.B. gratefully acknowledges hospitality and support from the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736
Call Number c:irua:126403 Serial 984
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Author Peelaers, H.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Electronic and dynamical properties of Si/Ge core-shell nanowires Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 82 Issue 11 Pages 113411-113411,4
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Full ab initio techniques are applied to study the electronic and dynamical properties of free standing, hydrogen-passivated Si/Ge core-shell nanowires oriented along the [110] direction. All studied wires exhibit a direct band gap and are found to be structurally stable. The different contributions of the core and shell atoms to the phonon spectra are identified. The acoustic phonon velocities and the frequencies of some typical optical modes are compared with those of pure Si and Ge nanowires. These depend either on the concentration or on the type of core material. Optical modes are hardened and longitudinal acoustic velocities are softened with decreasing wire diameter.
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Language Wos 000282270000001 Publication Date 2010-09-29
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Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited (down) 13 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and NOI-BOF (University of Antwerp). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:85421 Serial 995
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