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Author Seuntjens, D.; Bundervoet, B.L.M.; Mollen, H.; De Mulder, C.; Wypkema, E.; Verliefde, A.; Nopens, I.; Colsen, J.G.M.; Vlaeminck, S.E. openurl 
  Title (up) Energy efficient treatment of A-stage effluent : pilot-scale experiences with short-cut nitrogen removal Type P3 Proceeding
  Year 2015 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 10 p. T2 - IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery 2015:  
  Keywords P3 Proceeding; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)  
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:151146 Serial 7909  
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Author Beckers, A.; Thewissen, M.; Sorée, B. pdf  doi
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  Title (up) Energy filtering in silicon nanowires and nanosheets using a geometric superlattice and its use for steep-slope transistors Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys  
  Volume 124 Issue 14 Pages 144304  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract This paper investigates energy filtering in silicon nanowires and nanosheets by resonant electron tunneling through a geometric superlattice. A geometric superlattice is any kind of periodic geometric feature along the transport direction of the nanowire or nanosheet. Multivalley quantum-transport simulations are used to demonstrate the manifestation of minibands and minibandgaps in the transmission spectra of such a superlattice. We find that the presence of different valleys in the conduction band of silicon favors a nanowire with a rectangular cross section for effective energy filtering. The obtained energy filter can consequently be used in the source extension of a field-effect transistor to prevent high-energy electrons from contributing to the leakage current. Self-consistent Schrodinger-Poisson simulations in the ballistic limit show minimum subthreshold swings of 6 mV/decade for geometric superlattices with indentations. The obtained theoretical performance metrics for the simulated devices are compared with conventional III-V superlatticeFETs and TunnelFETs. The adaptation of the quantum transmitting boundary method to the finite-element simulation of 3-D structures with anisotropic effective mass is presented in Appendixes A and B. Our results bare relevance in the search for steep-slope transistor alternatives which are compatible with the silicon industry and can overcome the power-consumption bottleneck inherent to standard CMOS technologies. Published by AIP Publishing.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000447148100011 Publication Date 2018-10-11  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0021-8979; 1089-7550 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 3 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.068  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:154729UA @ admin @ c:irua:154729 Serial 5099  
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Author Smolin, S.Y.; Choquette, A.K.; Wilks, R.G.; Gauquelin, N.; Félix, R.; Gerlach, D.; Ueda, S.; Krick, A.L.; Verbeeck, J.; Bär, M.; Baxter, J.B.; May, S.J. pdf  doi
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  Title (up) Energy Level Alignment and Cation Charge States at the LaFeO3/LaMnO3(001) Heterointerface Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Advanced Materials Interfaces Abbreviated Journal Adv Mater Interfaces  
  Volume 4 Issue 4 Pages 1700183  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The electronic properties of LaFeO 3 /LaMnO 3 epitaxial heterojunctions are investigated to determine the valence and conduction band offsets and the nominal Mn and Fe valence states at the interface. Studying a systematic series of (LaFeO 3 ) n /(LaMnO 3 ) m bilayers (m ≈ 50) epitaxially grown in the (001) orientation using molecular beam epitaxy, layer-resolved electron energy loss spectroscopy reveals a lack of significant interfacial charge transfer, with a nominal 3+ valence state observed for both Mn and Fe across the interface. Through a combination of variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry and hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, type I energy level alignments are obtained at the LaFeO 3 /LaMnO 3 interface with positive valence and conduction band offsets of (1.20 ± 0.07) eV and (0.5–0.7 ± 0.3) eV, respectively, with minimal band bending. Variable temperature resistivity measurements reveal that the bilayers remain insulating and that the presence of the heterojunction does not result in a conducting interface.  
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  Language Wos 000406068400011 Publication Date 2017-04-26  
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  ISSN 2196-7350 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.279 Times cited 14 Open Access Not_Open_Access  
  Notes The authors thank Dmytro Nykypanchuk for assistance with the near- infrared ellipsometry measurement of the LaMnO 3 film. S.Y.S., A.K.C., J.B.B, and S.J.M. acknowledge funding from the National Science Foundation under grant number ECCS-1201957. S.Y.S. acknowledges additional funding from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) through the Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) professional program 2015 ID 5708457. A.L.K. was funded by the National Science Foundation under grant number DMR-1151649. J.V. and N.G. acknowledge funding through the GOA project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp and from the FWO project G.0044.13N (Charge ordering). The microscope used in this work was partly funded by the Hercules Fund from the Flemish Government. Ellipsometry measurements of the LaMnO 3 film were carried out at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, which is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Contract No. DE-ACO2-98CH10886. S.U. would like to thank the staff of HiSOR, Hiroshima University, and JAEA/Spring-8 for the development of HAXPES at BL15XU of SPring-8. The HAXPES measurements were performed with approval of NIMS Synchrotron X-ray Station (Proposal No. 2015B4601), and were partly supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan. The authors also thank HZB for the allocation of synchrotron radiation beamtime for HAXPES/XANES measurements. R.G.W., R.F, and M.B. are grateful to the Impuls- und Vernetzungsfonds of the Helmholtz Association (VH-NG-423).; National Science Foundation, ECCS-1201957 DMR-1151649 ; Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, 2015 ID 5708457 ; GOA project; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, G.0044.13N ; Flemish Government; U.S. Department of Energy, DE-ACO2-98CH10886 ; Vernetzungsfonds of the Helmholtz Association, VH-NG-423 ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.279  
  Call Number EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:142346UA @ admin @ c:irua:142346 Serial 4553  
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Author Mirzakhani, M.; Zarenia, M.; da Costa, D.R.; Ketabi, S.A.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title (up) Energy levels of ABC-stacked trilayer graphene quantum dots with infinite-mass boundary conditions Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 94 Issue 94 Pages 165423  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using the continuum model, we investigate the confined states and the corresponding wave functions of ABC-stacked trilayer graphene (TLG) quantum dots (QDs). First, a general infinite-mass boundary condition is derived and applied to calculate the electron and hole energy levels of a circular QD in both the absence and presence of a perpendicular magnetic field. Our analytical results for the energy spectra agree with those obtained by using the tight-binding model, where a TLG QD is surrounded by a staggered potential. Our findings show that (i) the energy spectrum exhibits intervalley symmetry E-K(e)(m) = -E-K'(h)(m) for the electron (e) and hole (h) states, where m is the angular momentum quantum number, (ii) the zero-energy Landau level (LL) is formed by the magnetic states with m <= 0 for both Dirac valleys, that is different from monolayer and bilayer graphene QD with infinite-mass potential in which only one of the cones contributes, and (iii) groups of three quantum Hall edge states in the tight-binding magnetic spectrum approach the zero LL, which results from the layer symmetry in TLG QDs.  
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  Language Wos 000386168000011 Publication Date 2016-10-19  
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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 9 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Brazilian Council for Research (CNPq), the Science without Borders program, PRONEX/FUNCAP, and CAPES foundation. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:138174 Serial 4353  
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Author da Costa, D.R.; Zarenia, M.; Chaves, A.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title (up) Energy levels of bilayer graphene quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 92 Issue 92 Pages 115437  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Within a tight binding approach we investigate the energy levels of hexagonal and triangular bilayer graphene (BLG) quantum dots (QDs) with zigzag and armchair edges. We study AA- and AB-(Bernal) stacked BLG QDs and obtain the energy levels in both the absence and the presence of a perpendicular electric field (i.e., biased BLG QDs). Our results show that the size dependence of the energy levels is different from that of monolayer graphene QDs. The energy spectrum of AB-stacked BLG QDs with zigzag edges exhibits edge states which spread out into the opened energy gap in the presence of a perpendicular electric field. We found that the behavior of these edges states is different for the hexagonal and triangular geometries. In the case of AA-stacked BLG QDs, the electron and hole energy levels cross each other in both cases of armchair and zigzag edges as the dot size or the applied bias increases.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000361663700003 Publication Date 2015-09-24  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121; 1550-235x ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 21 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was financially supported by CNPq, under contract NanoBioEstruturas 555183/2005-0, PRONEX/FUNCAP, CAPES Foundation under the process number BEX 7178/13-1, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Bilateral programme between CNPq and FWO-Vl, and the Brazilian Program Science Without Borders (CsF). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2015 IF: 3.736  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:128726 Serial 4173  
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Author Mirzakhani, M.; Zarenia, M.; Ketabi, S.A.; da Costa, D.R.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title (up) Energy levels of hybrid monolayer-bilayer graphene quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 93 Issue 93 Pages 165410  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Often real samples of graphene consist of islands of both monolayer and bilayer graphene. Bound states in such hybrid quantum dots are investigated for (i) a circular single-layer graphene quantum dot surrounded by an infinite bilayer graphene sheet and (ii) a circular bilayer graphene quantum dot surrounded by an infinite single-layer graphene. Using the continuum model and applying zigzag boundary conditions at the single-layer-bilayer graphene interface, we obtain analytical results for the energy levels and the corresponding wave spinors. Their dependence on perpendicular magnetic and electric fields are studied for both types of quantum dots. The energy levels exhibit characteristics of interface states, and we find anticrossings and closing of the energy gap in the presence of a bias potential.  
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  Language Wos 000373572700004 Publication Date 2016-04-09  
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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 26 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO)-CNPq project between Flanders and Brazil and the Brazilian Science Without Borders program. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:133261 Serial 4174  
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Author Zarenia, M.; Chaves, A.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title (up) Energy levels of triangular and hexagonal graphene quantum dots : a comparative study between the tight-binding and Dirac equation approach Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 84 Issue 24 Pages 245403-245403,12  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The Dirac equation is solved for triangular and hexagonal graphene quantum dots for different boundary conditions in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field. We analyze the influence of the dot size and its geometry on their energy spectrum. A comparison between the results obtained for graphene dots with zigzag and armchair edges, as well as for infinite-mass boundary condition, is presented and our results show that the type of graphene dot edge and the choice of the appropriate boundary conditions have a very important influence on the energy spectrum. The single-particle energy levels are calculated as a function of an external perpendicular magnetic field that lifts degeneracies. Comparing the energy spectra obtained from the tight-binding approximation to those obtained from the continuum Dirac equation approach, we verify that the behavior of the energies as a function of the dot size or the applied magnetic field are qualitatively similar, but in some cases quantitative differences can exist.  
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  Language Wos 000297767800008 Publication Date 2011-12-07  
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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 145 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES Program EuroGRAPHENE (project CONGRAN), the Bilateral program between Flanders and Brazil, CAPES and the Brazilian Council for Research (CNPq). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:93961 Serial 1040  
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Author Meert, K.W.; Morozov, V.A.; Abakumov, A.M.; Hadermann, J.; Poelman, D.; Smet, P.F. url  doi
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  Title (up) Energy transfer in Eu3+ doped scheelites : use as thermographic phosphor Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Optics express Abbreviated Journal Opt Express  
  Volume 22 Issue 9 Pages A961-A972  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract In this paper the luminescence of the scheelite-based CaGd2(1-x)Eu2x(WO4)4 solid solutions is investigated as a function of the Eu content and temperature. All phosphors show intense red luminescence due to the 5D0 7F2 transition in Eu3+, along with other transitions from the 5D1 and 5D0 excited states. For high Eu3+ concentrations the intensity ratio of the emission originating from the 5D1 and 5D0 levels has a non-conventional temperature dependence, which could be explained by a phonon-assisted cross-relaxation process. It is demonstrated that this intensity ratio can be used as a measure of temperature with high spatial resolution, allowing the use of these scheelites as thermographic phosphor. The main disadvantage of many thermographic phosphors, a decreasing signal for increasing temperature, is absent.  
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  Language Wos 000335905300037 Publication Date 2014-04-22  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1094-4087; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.307 Times cited 47 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.307; 2014 IF: 3.488  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:117067 Serial 1044  
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Author Muia, L.M.; Van Grieken, R. openurl 
  Title (up) Energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis of geological materials in borax beads using Tertian's binary coefficient approach combined with internal standard addition Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1991 Publication X-ray spectrometry Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 20 Issue Pages 179-183  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
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  ISSN 0049-8246 ISBN Additional Links UA library record  
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:662 Serial 7903  
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Author Krstajie, P.M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title (up) Energy-momentum dispersion relation of plasmarons in bilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 88 Issue 16 Pages 165420-165424  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The relation between the energy and momentum of plasmarons in bilayer graphene is investigated within the Overhauser approach, where the electron-plasmon interaction is described as a field theoretical problem. We find that the Dirac-like spectrum is shifted by Delta E(k) similar to 100 divided by 150 meV depending on the electron concentration n(e) and electron momentum. The shift increases with electron concentration as the energy of plasmons becomes larger. The dispersion of plasmarons is more pronounced than in the case of single layer graphene, which is explained by the fact that the energy dispersion of electrons is quadratic and not linear. We expect that these predictions can be verified using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES).  
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  Language Wos 000326089400004 Publication Date 2013-10-22  
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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 3 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the ESF-EuroGRAPHENE project CON-GRAN, and by the Serbian Ministry of Education and Science, within the Project No. TR 32008. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:112224 Serial 1042  
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Author Krstajić, P.M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title (up) Energy-momentum dispersion relation of plasmarons in graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 85 Issue 20 Pages 205454-205454,4  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The many-body correction to the band structure of a quasi-free-standing graphene layer is obtained within the Overhauser approach, where the electron-plasmon interaction is described as a field theoretical problem. We find that the Dirac-like spectrum is shifted by Delta E(k = 0), which is on the order of 50-150 meV, depending on the electron concentration n(e), and is in semiquantitative agreement with experimental data. The value of the Fermi velocity is renormalized by several percents and decreases with increasing electron concentration as found experimentally.  
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  Language Wos 000304649900004 Publication Date 2012-06-05  
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 11 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the ESF-EuroGRAPHENE project CON-GRAN, and the Serbian Ministry of Education and Science (project No. TR 32008). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:98937 Serial 1043  
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Author Alaria, J.; Borisov, P.; Dyer, M.S.; Manning, T.D.; Lepadatu, S.; Cain, M.G.; Mishina, E.D.; Sherstyuk, N.E.; Ilyin, N.A.; Hadermann, J.; Lederman, D.; Claridge, J.B.; Rosseinsky, M.J.; doi  openurl
  Title (up) Engineered spatial inversion symmetry breaking in an oxide heterostructure built from isosymmetric room-temperature magnetically ordered components Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Chemical science Abbreviated Journal Chem Sci  
  Volume 5 Issue 4 Pages 1599-1610  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
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  Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry Place of Publication Cambridge Editor  
  Language Wos 000332467400044 Publication Date 2014-01-20  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 2041-6520;2041-6539; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.668 Times cited 24 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.668; 2014 IF: 9.211  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:117064 Serial 1045  
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Author Çakir, D.; Sevik, C.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title (up) Engineering electronic properties of metal-MoSe2 interfaces using self-assembled monolayers Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Journal of materials chemistry C : materials for optical and electronic devices Abbreviated Journal J Mater Chem C  
  Volume 2 Issue 46 Pages 9842-9849  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Metallic contacts are critical components of electronic devices and the presence of a large Schottky barrier is detrimental for an optimal device operation. Here, we show by using first-principles calculations that a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of polar molecules between the metal electrode and MoSe2 monolayer is able to convert the Schottky contact into an almost Ohmic contact. We choose -CH3 and -CF3 terminated short-chain alkylthiolate (i.e. SCH3 and fluorinated alkylthiolates (SCF3)) based SAMs to test our approach. We consider both high (Au) and low (Sc) work function metals in order to thoroughly elucidate the role of the metal work function. In the case of Sc, the Fermi level even moves into the conduction band of the MoSe2 monolayer upon SAM insertion between the metal surface and the MoSe2 monolayer, and hence possibly switches the contact type from Schottky to Ohmic. The usual Fermi level pinning at the metal-transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) contact is shown to be completely removed upon the deposition of a SAM. Systematic analysis indicates that the work function of the metal surface and the energy level alignment between the metal electrode and the TMD monolayer can be tuned significantly by using SAMs as a buffer layer. These results clearly indicate the vast potential of the proposed interface engineering to modify the physical and chemical properties of MoSe2.  
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  Language Wos 000344998700007 Publication Date 2014-10-16  
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  ISSN 2050-7526;2050-7534; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 5.256 Times cited 22 Open Access  
  Notes ; Part of this work is supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI) and the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish Government. Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). D. C. is supported by a FWO Pegasus-short Marie Curie Fellowship. C. S. acknowledges the support from Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK 113F096), Anadolu University (BAP-1306F281, -1404F158) and Turkish Academy of Science (TUBA). ; Approved Most recent IF: 5.256; 2014 IF: 4.696  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:122157 Serial 1046  
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Author Meng, X.; Pant, A.; Cai, H.; Kang, J.; Sahin, H.; Chen, B.; Wu, K.; Yang, S.; Suslu, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Tongay, S.; doi  openurl
  Title (up) Engineering excitonic dynamics and environmental stability of post-transition metal chalcogenides by pyridine functionalization technique Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Nanoscale Abbreviated Journal Nanoscale  
  Volume 7 Issue 7 Pages 17109-17115  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract http://cmt.ua.ac.be/hsahin/publishedpapers/46.pdf  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Cambridge Editor  
  Language Wos http://cmt.ua.ac.be/hsahin/publishedpapers/46.pdf Publication Date 2015-09-24  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 2040-3364 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; http://cmt.ua.ac.be/hsahin/publishedpapers/46.pdf; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 7.367 Times cited 11 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 7.367; 2015 IF: 7.394  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:129434 Serial 4175  
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Author Suffian, I.F.B.M.; Wang, J.T.-W.; Hodgins, N.O.; Klippstein, R.; Garcia-Maya, M.; Brown, P.; Nishimura, Y.; Heidari, H.; Bals, S.; Sosabowski, J.K.; Ogino, C.; Kondo, A.; Al-Jamal, K.T. url  doi
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  Title (up) Engineering hepatitis B virus core particles for targeting HER2 receptors in vitro and in vivo Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication Biomaterials Abbreviated Journal Biomaterials  
  Volume 120 Issue 120 Pages 126-138  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Hepatitis B Virus core (HBc) particles have been studied for their potential as drug delivery vehicles for cancer therapy. HBc particles are hollow nano-particles of 30-34 nm diameter and 7 nm thick envelopes, consisting of 180-240 units of 21 kDa core monomers. They have the capacity to assemble/dis-assemble in a controlled manner allowing encapsulation of various drugs and other biomolecules. Moreover, other functional motifs, i.e. receptors, receptor binding sequences, peptides and proteins can be expressed. This study focuses on the development of genetically modified HBc particles to specifically recognise and target human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-expressing cancer cells, in vitro and in vivo, for future cancer therapy. The non-specific binding capacity of wild type HBc particles was reduced by genetic deletion of the sequence encoding arginine-rich domains. A specific HER2-targeting was achieved by expressing the ZHER2 affibodies on the HBc particles surface. In vitro studies showed specific uptake of ZHER2-AHBc particles in HER2 expressing cancer cells. In vivo studies confirmed positive uptake of ZHER2-ABBc particles in HER2-expressing tumours, compared to non-targeted AHBc particles in intraperitoneal tumour-bearing mice models. The present results highlight the potential of these nanocarriers in targeting HER2-positive metastatic abdominal cancer following intra-peritoneal administration. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Guildford Editor  
  Language Wos 000394398900012 Publication Date 2016-12-14  
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  ISSN 0142-9612 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.402 Times cited 20 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes ; The authors would like to thank Dr. Rafael T. M. de Rosales (King's College London) for useful discussion on the radiolabelling technique and Mr William Luckhurst (King's College London) on the technical help of AFM measurements. IFBMS would like to thank Public Service Department, Government of Malaysia for the Excellence Student Programme studentship. We acknowledge funding from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC; (BB/J008656/1)) and the EU FP7-ITN Marie-Curie Network programme RADDEL (290023). NH is a recipient of Graduate School King's Health Partner's scholarship. RIC is a Marie Curie Fellow. S.B. acknowledges funding from the European Research Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7), ERC Starting Grant No. 335078 COLOURATOMS, and the Integrated Infrastructure Initiative No. 262348 European Soft Matter Infrastructure, ESMI. The authors declare that they have no competing interests. ; ecas_Sara Approved Most recent IF: 8.402  
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Author Watson, G.; Kummamuru, N.B.; Verbruggen, S.W.; Perreault, P.; Houlleberghs, M.; Martens, J.; Breynaert, E.; Van Der Voort, P. url  doi
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  Title (up) Engineering of hollow periodic mesoporous organosilica nanorods for augmented hydrogen clathrate formation Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2023 Publication Journal of materials chemistry A : materials for energy and sustainability Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 11 Issue 47 Pages 26265-26276  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology  
  Abstract Hydrogen (H2) storage, in the form of clathrate hydrates, has emerged as an attractive alternative to classical storage methods like compression or liquefaction. Nevertheless, the sluggish enclathration kinetics along with low gas storage capacities in bulk systems is currently impeding the progress of this technology. To this end, unstirred systems coupled with porous materials have been shown to tackle the aforementioned drawbacks. In line with this approach, the present study explores the use of hydrophobic periodic organosilica nanoparticles, later denoted as hollow ring-PMO (HRPMO), for H2 storage as clathrate hydrates under mild operating conditions (5.56 mol% THF, 7 MPa, and 265–273 K). The surface of the HRPMO nanoparticles was carefully decorated/functionalized with THF-like moieties, which are well-known promoter agents in clathrate formation when applied in classical, homogeneous systems. The study showed that, while the non-functionalized HRPMO can facilitate the formation of binary H2-THF clathrates, the incorporation of surface-bound promotor structures enhances this process. More intriguingly, tuning the concentration of these surface-bound promotor agents on the HRPMO led to a notable effect on solid-state H2 storage capacities. An increase of 3% in H2 storage capacity, equivalent to 0.26 wt%, along with a substantial increase of up to 28% in clathrate growth kinetics, was observed when an optimal loading of 0.14 mmol g−1 of promoter agent was integrated into the HRPMO framework. Overall, the findings from this study highlight that such tuning effects in the solid-state have the potential to significantly boost hydrate formation/growth kinetics and H2 storage capacities, thereby opening new avenues for the ongoing development of H2 clathrates in industrial applications.  
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  ISSN 2050-7488; 2050-7496 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 11.9 Times cited Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 11.9; 2023 IF: 8.867  
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Author Wang, Y.; Sentosun, K.; Li, A.; Coronado-Puchau, M.; Sánchez-Iglesias, A.; Li, S.; Su, X.; Bals, S.; Liz-Marzán, L.M. pdf  url
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  Title (up) Engineering Structural Diversity in Gold Nanocrystals by Ligand-Mediated Interface Control Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater  
  Volume 27 Issue 27 Pages 8032-8040  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Surface and interface control is fundamentally important for crystal growth engineering, catalysis, surface enhanced spectroscopies, and self-assembly, among other processes and applications. Understanding the role of ligands in regulating surface properties of plasmonic metal nanocrystals during growth has received considerable attention. However, the underlying mechanisms and the diverse functionalities of ligands are yet to be fully addressed. In this contribution,

we report a systematic study of ligand-mediated interface control in seeded growth of gold nanocrystals, leading to diverse and exotic nanostructures with an improved surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity. Three dimensional transmission electron microscopy (3D TEM) revealed an intriguing gold shell growth process mediated by the bifunctional ligand 1,4-benzenedithiol (BDT), which leads to a unique crystal growth mechanism as compared to other ligands, and subsequently to the concept of interfacial energy control mechanism. Volmer-Weber growth mode was proposed to be responsible for BDT-mediated seeded growth, favoring the strongest interfacial energy and generating an asymmetric island growth pathway with internal crevices/gaps. This additionally favors incorporation of BDT at the plasmonic nanogaps, thereby generating strong SERS activity with a maximum efficiency for a core-semishell configuration obtained along seeded growth. Numerical modeling was used to explain this observation. Interestingly, the same strategy can be used to engineer the structural diversity of this system, by using gold nanoparticle seeds with various sizes and shapes, and varying the [Au3+]/[Au0] ratio. This rendered a series of diverse and exotic plasmonic nanohybrids such as semishell-coated gold nanorods, with embedded Raman-active tags and Janus surface with distinct surface functionalities.

These would greatly enrich the plasmonic nanostructure toolbox for various studies and applications such as anisotropic nanocrystal engineering, SERS, and high-resolution Raman bioimaging or nanoantenna devices.
 
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  ISSN 0897-4756;1520-5002; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 9.466 Times cited 18 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes The authors thank Bart Goris for his help with electron tomography. This work was funded by the European Commission (Grant #310445-2, SAVVY). The authors acknowledge financial support from European Research Council (ERC Advanced Grant # 267867- PLASMAQUO, ERC Starting Grant #335078-COLOURATOMS). The authors also appreciate financial support from the European Union under the Seventh Framework Program (Integrated Infrastructure Initiative N. 262348 European Soft Matter Infrastructure, ESMI). Wang Y. and Su X. would like to acknowledge the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, for the financial support under the Grant JCO 14302FG096. M. C.-P. acknowledges an FPU scholarship from the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:white; preprint:; postprint:restricted 12 months embargo; pdfversion:cannot); Approved Most recent IF: 9.466; 2015 IF: 8.354  
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Author Scalise, E.; Houssa, M.; Cinquanta, E.; Grazianetti, C.; van den Broek, B.; Pourtois, G.; Stesmans, A.; Fanciulli, M.; Molle, A. pdf  doi
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  Title (up) Engineering the electronic properties of silicene by tuning the composition of MoX2 and GaX (X = S,Se,Te) chalchogenide templates Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication 2D materials Abbreviated Journal 2D Mater  
  Volume 1 Issue 1 Pages 011010  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)  
  Abstract By using first-principles simulations, we investigate the interaction of a 2D silicon layer with two classes of chalcogenide-layered compounds, namely MoX2 and GaX (X = S, Se, Te). A rather weak (van der Waals) interaction between the silicene layers and the chalcogenide layers is predicted. We found that the buckling of the silicene layer is correlated to the lattice mismatch between the silicene layer and the MoX2 or GaX template. The electronic properties of silicene on these different templates largely depend on the buckling of the silicene layer: highly buckled silicene on MoS2 is predicted to be metallic, while low buckled silicene on GaS and GaSe is predicted to be semi-metallic, with preserved Dirac cones at the K points. These results indicate new routes for artificially engineering silicene nanosheets, providing tailored electronic properties of this 2D layer on non-metallic substrates. These non-metallic templates also open the way to the possible integration of silicene in future nanoelectronic devices.  
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  Publisher IOP Publishing Place of Publication Bristol Editor  
  Language Wos 000353649900011 Publication Date 2014-05-29  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 2053-1583; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 6.937 Times cited 49 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 6.937; 2014 IF: NA  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:126032 Serial 1048  
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Author Rizzo, F.; Augieri, A.; Angrisani Armenio, A.; Galluzzi, V.; Mancini, A.; Pinto, V.; Rufoloni, A.; Vannozzi, A.; Bianchetti, M.; Kursumovic, A.; MacManus-Driscoll, J.L.; Meledin, A.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Celentano, G. pdf  url
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  Title (up) Enhanced 77K vortex-pinning in YBa2Cu3O7−x films with Ba2YTaO6 and mixed Ba2YTaO6 + Ba2YNbO6 nano-columnar inclusions with irreversibility field to 11T Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication APL materials Abbreviated Journal Apl Mater  
  Volume 4 Issue 4 Pages 061101  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Pulsed laser deposited thin YBa2Cu3O7−x (YBCO) films with pinning additions of 5at.% Ba2YTaO6 (BYTO) were compared to films with 2.5at.% Ba2YTaO6 + 2.5at.% Ba2YNbO6 (BYNTO) additions. Excellent magnetic flux-pinning at 77 K was obtained with remarkably high irreversibility fields greater than 10T (YBCO-BYTO) and 11T (YBCO-BYNTO), representing the highest ever achieved values in YBCO films.  
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  Language Wos 000379042400002 Publication Date 2016-06-08  
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  ISSN 2166-532X ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.335 Times cited 19 Open Access  
  Notes This work was financially supported by EUROTAPES, a collaborative project funded by the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Program (FP7 / 2007-2013) under Grant Agreement no. 280432 Approved Most recent IF: 4.335  
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Author Angelakeris, M.; Li, Z.A.; Hilgendorff, M.; Simeonidis, K.; Sakellari, D.; Filippousi, M.; Tian, H.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Spasova, M.; Acet, M.; Farle, M. pdf  url
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  Title (up) Enhanced biomedical heat-triggered carriers via nanomagnetism tuning in ferrite-based nanoparticles Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials Abbreviated Journal J Magn Magn Mater  
  Volume 381 Issue 381 Pages 179-187  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Biomedical nanomagnetic carriers are getting a higher impact in therapy and diagnosis schemes while their constraints and prerequisites are more and more successfully confronted. Such particles should possess a well-defined size with minimum agglomeration and they should be synthesized in a facile and reproducible high-yield way together with a controllable response to an applied static or dynamic field tailored for the specific application. Here, we attempt to enhance the heating efficiency in magnetic particle hyperthermia treatment through the proper adjustment of the core-shell morphology in ferrite particles, by controlling exchange and dipolar magnetic interactions at the nanoscale. Thus, core-shell nanoparticles with mutual coupling of magnetically hard (CoFe2O4) and soft (MnFe2O4) components are synthesized with facile synthetic controls resulting in uniform size and shell thickness as evidenced by high resolution transmission electron microscopy imaging, excellent crystallinity and size monodispersity. Such a magnetic coupling enables the fine tuning of magnetic anisotropy and magnetic interactions without sparing the good structural, chemical and colloidal stability. Consequently, the magnetic heating efficiency of CoFe2O4. and MnFe2O4 core-shell nanoparticles is distinctively different horn that of their counterparts, even though all these nanocrystals were synthesized under similar conditions. For better understanding of the AC magnetic hyperthermia response and its correlation with magnetic-origin features we study the effect of the volume ratio of magnetic hard and soft phases in the bimagnetic core-shell nanocrystals. Eventually, such particles may be considered as novel heating carriers that under further biomedical functionalization may become adaptable multifunctional heat-triggered nanoplatforms. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000349361100027 Publication Date 2014-12-29  
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  ISSN 0304-8853; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.63 Times cited 20 Open Access  
  Notes 312483 Esteem2; Esteem2_ta Approved Most recent IF: 2.63; 2015 IF: 1.970  
  Call Number c:irua:125284 c:irua:125284 Serial 1049  
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Author Ma, J.; Duong, T.H.; Smits, M.; Verstraete, W.; Carballa, M. pdf  doi
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  Title (up) Enhanced biomethanation of kitchen waste by different pre-treatments Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Bioresource technology Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 102 Issue 2 Pages 592-599  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)  
  Abstract Five different pre-treatments were investigated to enhance the solubilisation and anaerobic biodegradability of kitchen waste (

KW) in thermophilic batch and continuous tests. In the batch solubilisation tests, the highest and the lowest solubilisation efficiency were achieved with the thermo-acid and the pressuredepressure pre-treatments, respectively. However, in the batch biodegradability tests, the highest cumulative biogas production was obtained with the pressuredepressure method. In the continuous tests, the best performance in terms of an acceptable biogas production efficiency of 60% and stable in-reactor CODs and VFA concentrations corresponded to the pressuredepressure reactor, followed by freezethaw, acid, thermo-acid, thermo and control. The maximum OLR (5 g COD L−1 d−1) applied in the pressuredepressure and freezethaw reactors almost doubled the control reactor. From the overall analysis, the freezethaw pre-treatment was the most profitable process with a net potential profit of around 11.5 ton−1 KW.
 
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  Language Wos 000286782700022 Publication Date 2010-08-12  
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  ISSN 0960-8524 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
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Author Duarte, M.; Daems, N.; Hereijgers, J.; Arenas Esteban, D.; Bals, S.; Breugelmans, T. pdf  url
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  Title (up) Enhanced CO2 electroreduction with metal-nitrogen-doped carbons in a continuous flow reactor Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2021 Publication Journal Of Co2 Utilization Abbreviated Journal J Co2 Util  
  Volume 50 Issue Pages 101583-12  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT)  
  Abstract As part of a mitigation and adaptation approach to increasing carbon dioxide atmospheric concentrations, we report superior performance of various metal-nitrogen-doped carbon catalysts, synthesized using an easily up-scalable method, for the electrochemical reduction to carbon monoxide and/or formate at industrially relevant current densities up to 200 mAcm−2. Altering the embedded transition metal (i.e. Sn, Co, Fe, Mn and Ni) allowed to tune the selectivity towards the desired product. Mn-N-C and Fe-N-C performance was compromised by its high CO* binding energy, while Co-N-C catalyzed preferentially the HER. Ni-N-C and Sn-N-C revealed to be promising electrocatalysts, the latter being evaluated for the first time in a flow reactor. A productivity of 589 L CO m-2 h-1 at -1.39 VRHE with Ni-N-C and 751 g HCOO- m-2 h-1 at -1.47 VRHE with Sn-N-C was achieved with no signs of degradation detected after 24 h of operation at industrially relevant current densities (100 mAcm−2). Stable operation at 200 mAcm−2 led to turnover frequencies for the production of carbon products of up to 5176 h-1. These enhanced productivities, in combination with high stability, constitute an essential step towards the scalability and ultimately towards the economical valorization of CO2 electrolyzers using metal-containing nitrogen-doped catalysts.  
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  Language Wos 000670316000002 Publication Date 2021-05-28  
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  ISSN 2212-9820 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.292 Times cited 14 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes The authors acknowledge sponsoring from the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) in the frame of a post-doctoral grant (12Y3919N – ND). This project was co-funded by the Interreg 2 Seas-Program 2014-2020, co-financed by the European Fund for Regional Development in the frame of subsidiary contract nr. 2S03-019. This work was further performed in the framework of the Catalisti MOT project D2M (“Dioxide to Monoxide (D2M): Innovative catalysis for CO2 to CO conversion”). We thank Lien Pacquets for analyzing the samples with SEM-EDX, Saskia Defoss´e for helping with the N2 physisorption measurements and Kitty Baert (VUB) for analyzing the samples with XPS and Raman. Approved Most recent IF: 4.292  
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Author Parrilla, M.; Joosten, F.; De Wael, K. pdf  url
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  Title (up) Enhanced electrochemical detection of illicit drugs in oral fluid by the use of surfactant-mediated solution Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2021 Publication Sensors And Actuators B-Chemical Abbreviated Journal Sensor Actuat B-Chem  
  Volume 348 Issue Pages 130659  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation); Antwerp Electrochemical and Analytical Sciences Lab (A-Sense Lab)  
  Abstract Illicit drug consumption is a worldwide worrying phenomenon that troubles modern society. For this reason, law enforcement agencies (LEAs) are placing tremendous efforts into tackling the spreading of such substances among our community. New sensing technologies can facilitate the LEAs duties by providing portable and affordable analytical devices. Herein, we present for the first time a sensitive and low-cost electrochemical method, i.e. square-wave adsorptive stripping voltammetry on carbon screen-printed electrodes (SPE), for the detection of five illicit drugs (i.e. cocaine, heroin, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, 4-chloro-alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone, and ketamine) in oral fluid by the aid of a surfactant. Particularly, the surfactant is adsorbed at the carbon electrode’s surface and yields the adsorption of illicit drug molecules, allowing for an enhanced electrochemical signal in comparison to surfactant-free media. First, the surfactant-mediated behavior is deeply explored at the SPE by cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Subsequently, the electrochemical behavior of the five illicit drugs is studied and optimized to render optimal analytical performance. Accordingly, the analytical system exhibited a wide linear concentration range from 1 to 30 µM with sub-micromolar limits of detection and high sensitivity. This performance is similar to other reported electrochemical sensors, but with the advantage of using an unmodified SPE, thus avoiding costly and complex functionalization of the SPE. Finally, the methodology was evaluated in diluted oral fluid samples spiked with illicit drugs. Overall, this work describes a simple, rapid, portable, and sensitive method for the detection of illicit drugs aiming to provide oral fluid testing opportunities to LEAs.  
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  Language Wos 000701915600005 Publication Date 2021-08-27  
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  ISSN 0925-4005 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 5.401 Times cited Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 5.401  
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Author Serrano-Sevillano, J.; Reynaud, M.; Saracibar, A.; Altantzis, T.; Bals, S.; van Tendeloo, G.; Casas-Cabanas, M. url  doi
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  Title (up) Enhanced electrochemical performance of Li-rich cathode materials through microstructural control Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication Physical chemistry, chemical physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Chem Chem Phys  
  Volume 20 Issue 20 Pages 23112-23122  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The microstructural complexity of Li-rich cathode materials has so far hampered understanding the critical link between size, morphology and structural defects with both capacity and voltage fadings that this family of materials exhibits. Li2MnO3 is used here as a model material to extract reliable structure–property

relationships that can be further exploited for the development of high-performing and long-lasting Li-rich oxides. A series of samples with microstructural variability have been prepared and thoroughly characterized using the FAULTS software, which allows quantification of planar defects and extraction of

average crystallite sizes. Together with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and density functional theory (DFT) results, the successful application of FAULTS analysis to Li2MnO3 has allowed rationalizing the synthesis conditions and identifying the individual impact of concurrent microstructural features on

both voltage and capacity fadings, a necessary step for the development of high-capacity Li-ion cathode materials with enhanced cycle life.
 
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  Language Wos 000445220500071 Publication Date 2018-08-24  
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  ISSN 1463-9076 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.123 Times cited 36 Open Access OpenAccess  
  Notes This work was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de la Economı´a y de la Competitividad through the project IONSTORE (MINECO ref. ENE2016-81020-R). The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under Grant Agreement 312483 – ESTEEM2 (Integrated Infrastructure Initiative-I3). JSS and AS are grateful for computing time provided by the Spanish i2Basque Centers. MR acknowledges the Spanish State for its financial support through her post-doctoral grant Juan de la Cierva – Formacio´n (MINECO ref. FJCI-2014-19990) and her international mobility grant Jose´ Castillejos (MECD ref. CAS15/00354). S. B. acknowledges funding from the European Research Council (ERC starting grant #335078 Colouratom) and T. A. a postdoctoral grant from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO). (ROMEO:yellow; preprint:; postprint:restricted ; pdfversion:cannot); ecas_sara Approved Most recent IF: 4.123  
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Author Burriel, M.; Garcia, G.; Rossell, M.D.; Figueras, A.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Santiso, J. pdf  doi
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  Title (up) Enhanced high-temperature electronic transport properties in nanostructured epitaxial thin films of the Lan+1NinO3n+1 Ruddlesden-Popper series (n = 1, 2, 3, ∞) Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2007 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater  
  Volume 19 Issue 16 Pages 4056-4062  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Washington, D.C. Editor  
  Language Wos 000248439400029 Publication Date 2007-07-17  
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  ISSN 0897-4756;1520-5002; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 9.466 Times cited 22 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 9.466; 2007 IF: 4.883  
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Author Jones, P.T.; Geysen, D.; Tielemans, Y.; Van Passel, S.; Pontikes, Y.; Blanpain, B.; Quaghebeur, M.; Hoekstra, N. doi  openurl
  Title (up) Enhanced landfill mining in view of multiple resource recovery : a critical review Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Journal Of Cleaner Production Abbreviated Journal J Clean Prod  
  Volume 55 Issue Pages 45-55  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)  
  Abstract In a circular economy material loops are closed by recycling of pre-consumer manufacturing scrap/residues, urban mining of End-of-Life products and landfill mining of historic (and future) urban waste streams. However, in the past landfill mining was not performed with a focus on resource recovery. This paper addresses this gap by introducing the concept of Enhanced Landfill Mining, defined as the safe conditioning, excavation and integrated valorization of landfilled waste streams as both materials and energy, using innovative transformation technologies and respecting the most stringent social and ecological criteria. The feasibility of ELFM is studied by synthesizing the research on the Closing the Circle project, the first ELFM project targeting the 18 million metric ton landfill in Houthalen-Helchteren in the East of Belgium. It is argued that Environmental Impact Assessments of ELFM projects should be wide in scope and time. Embedded in a broad resource management perspective, the worldwide potential of ELFM is highlighted, in terms of climate gains, materials and energy utilization, job creation and land reclamation. The potential is quantified for the EU-27 with its 150,000-500,000 landfills. However, for ELFM to reach its full potential, strategic policy decisions and tailored support systems, including combined incentives for material recycling, energy utilization and nature restoration, are required. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.  
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  ISSN 0959-6526 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 5.715 Times cited 144 Open Access  
  Notes ; The authors acknowledge the European and Flemish authorities for the funding of, respectively, the EFRO project 'Closing the Circle, a demonstration of Enhanced Landfill Mining (ELFM)' and the IWT O&O Project 100517. The authors acknowledge the ELFM Consortium Members, including Karel Van Acker, Tom Van Gerven, Marc Craps, Alain De Vocht, Johan Eyckmans, Maarten Dubois, Koen Sips, Luk Umans, Maurice Ballard, Lieve Helsen and Anouk Bosmans. The authors acknowledge the members of the EU ELMIRE Consortium, in particular Hans Groot, Raffaello Cossu, William Hogland and Rainer Stegmann. Finally, the authors thank the reviewers for their critical comments and suggested improvements. ; Approved Most recent IF: 5.715; 2013 IF: 3.590  
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Author Huijben, M.; Liu, Y.; Boschker, H.; Lauter, V.; Egoavil, R.; Verbeeck, J.; te Velthuis, S.G.E.; Rijnders, G.; Koster, G. pdf  url
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  Title (up) Enhanced local magnetization by interface engineering in perovskite-type correlated oxide heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Advanced Materials Interfaces Abbreviated Journal Adv Mater Interfaces  
  Volume 2 Issue 2 Pages 1400416  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
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  Language Wos 000349916000001 Publication Date 2015-01-02  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 2196-7350; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.279 Times cited 30 Open Access  
  Notes Hercules; 246791 COUNTATOMS; 278510 VORTEX; 246102 IFOX; 312483 ESTEEM2; FWO G004413N; esteem2jra3 ECASJO; Approved Most recent IF: 4.279; 2015 IF: NA  
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Author Zheng, J.; Zhang, H.; Lv, J.; Zhang, M.; Wan, J.; Gerrits, N.; Wu, A.; Lan, B.; Wang, W.; Wang, S.; Tu, X.; Bogaerts, A.; Li, X. url  doi
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  Title (up) Enhanced NH3Synthesis from Air in a Plasma Tandem-Electrocatalysis System Using Plasma-Engraved N-Doped Defective MoS2 Type A1 Journal Article
  Year 2023 Publication JACS Au Abbreviated Journal JACS Au  
  Volume 3 Issue 5 Pages 1328-1336  
  Keywords A1 Journal Article; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;  
  Abstract We have developed a sustainable method to produce NH3 directly from air using a plasma tandem-electrocatalysis system that operates via the N2−NOx−NH3 pathway. To efficiently reduce NO2− to NH3, we propose a novel electrocatalyst consisting of defective N-doped molybdenum sulfide nanosheets on vertical graphene arrays (N-MoS2/VGs). We used a plasma engraving process to form the metallic 1T phase, N doping, and S vacancies in the electrocatalyst simultaneously. Our system exhibited a remarkable NH3 production rate of 7.3 mg h−1 cm−2 at −0.53 V vs RHE, which is almost 100 times higher than the state-of-the-art electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction and more than double that of other hybrid systems. Moreover, a low energy consumption of only 2.4 MJ molNH3−1 was achieved in this study. Density functional theory calculations revealed that S vacancies and doped N atoms play a dominant role in the selective reduction of NO2− to NH3. This study opens up new avenues for efficient NH3 production using cascade systems.  
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  Language Wos 000981779300001 Publication Date 2023-05-22  
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  Notes ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51976191, 5227060056, 52276214) and the National Key Technologies R&D Program of China (2018YFE0117300). N.G. was financially supported through an NWO Rubicon Grant (019.202EN.012). X.T. acknowl- edges the support of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/X002713/1). Approved Most recent IF: NA  
  Call Number PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:196761 Serial 8792  
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Author Sankaran, K.J.; Hoang, D.Q.; Kunuku, S.; Korneychuk, S.; Turner, S.; Pobedinskas, P.; Drijkoningen, S.; Van Bael, M.K.; D' Haen, J.; Verbeeck, J.; Leou, K.-C.; Lin, I.-N.; Haenen, K. url  doi
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  Title (up) Enhanced optoelectronic performances of vertically aligned hexagonal boron nitride nanowalls-nanocrystalline diamond heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Scientific reports Abbreviated Journal Sci Rep-Uk  
  Volume 6 Issue 6 Pages 29444  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Field electron emission (FEE) properties of vertically aligned hexagonal boron nitride nanowalls (hBNNWs) grown on Si have been markedly enhanced through the use of nitrogen doped nanocrystalline diamond (nNCD) films as an interlayer. The FEE properties of hBNNWs-nNCD heterostructures show a low turn-on field of 15.2 V/mum, a high FEE current density of 1.48 mA/cm(2) and life-time up to a period of 248 min. These values are far superior to those for hBNNWs grown on Si substrates without the nNCD interlayer, which have a turn-on field of 46.6 V/mum with 0.21 mA/cm(2) FEE current density and life-time of 27 min. Cross-sectional TEM investigation reveals that the utilization of the diamond interlayer circumvented the formation of amorphous boron nitride prior to the growth of hexagonal boron nitride. Moreover, incorporation of carbon in hBNNWs improves the conductivity of hBNNWs. Such a unique combination of materials results in efficient electron transport crossing nNCD-to-hBNNWs interface and inside the hBNNWs that results in enhanced field emission of electrons. The prospective application of these materials is manifested by plasma illumination measurements with lower threshold voltage (370 V) and longer life-time, authorizing the role of hBNNWs-nNCD heterostructures in the enhancement of electron emission.  
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  Language English Wos 000379391000001 Publication Date 2016-07-12  
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  ISSN 2045-2322 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.259 Times cited 15 Open Access  
  Notes The authors like to thank the financial support of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) via Research Project G.0456.12, G0044.13N and the Methusalem “NANO” network. Kamatchi Jothiramalingam Sankaran, Stuart Turner, and Paulius Pobedinskas are Postdoctoral Fellows of the Research Foundations Flanders (FWO). Approved Most recent IF: 4.259  
  Call Number c:irua:134643 c:irua:134643UA @ admin @ c:irua:134643 Serial 4119  
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Author Blidar, A.; Trashin, S.; Carrion, E.N.; Gorun, S.M.; Cristea, C.; De Wael, K. pdf  url
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  Title (up) Enhanced photoelectrochemical detection of an analyte triggered by its concentration by a singlet oxygen-generating fluoro photosensitizer Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Acs Sensors Abbreviated Journal Acs Sensors  
  Volume 5 Issue 11 Pages 3501-3509  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract The use of a photocatalyst (photosensitizer) which produces singlet oxygen instead of enzymes for oxidizing analytes creates opportunities for designing cost-efficient and sensitive photoelectrochemical sensors. We report that perfluoroisopropyl-substituted zinc phthalocyanine (F64PcZn) interacts specifically with a complex phenolic compound, the antibiotic rifampicin (RIF), but not with hydroquinone or another complex phenolic compound, the antibiotic doxycycline. The specificity is imparted by the selective preconcentration of RIF in the photocatalytic layer, as revealed by electrochemical and optical measurements, complemented by molecular modeling that confirms the important role of a hydrophobic cavity formed by the iso-perfluoropropyl groups of the photocatalyst. The preconcentration effect favorably enhances the RIF photoelectrochemical detection limit as well as sensitivity to nanomolar (ppb) concentrations, LOD = 7 nM (6 ppb) and 2.8 A.M-1.cm(-2), respectively. The selectivity to RIF, retained in the photosensitizer layer, is further enhanced by the selective removal of all unretained phenols via simple washing of the electrodes with pure buffer. The utility of the sensor for analyzing municipal wastewater was demonstrated. This first demonstration of enhanced selectivity and sensitivity due to intrinsic interactions of a molecular photocatalyst (photosensitizer) with an analyte, without use of a biorecognition element, may allow the design of related, robust, simple, and viable sensors.  
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  Language Wos 000595550100021 Publication Date 2020-10-29  
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  ISSN 2379-3694 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.9 Times cited Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.9; 2020 IF: NA  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:176057 Serial 7913  
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