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Author Biermans, E.; Molina, L.; Batenburg, K.J.; Bals, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.
Title (up) Measuring porosity at the nanoscale by quantitative electron tomography Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 10 Issue 12 Pages 5014-5019
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
Abstract Quantitative electron tomography is proposed to characterize porous materials at a nanoscale. To achieve reliable three-dimensional (3D) quantitative information, the influence of missing wedge artifacts and segmentation methods is investigated. We are presenting the Discrete Algebraic Reconstruction Algorithm as the most adequate tomography method to measure porosity at the nanoscale. It provides accurate 3D quantitative information, regardless the presence of a missing wedge. As an example, we applied our approach to nanovoids in La2Zr2O7 thin films.
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Publisher Place of Publication Washington Editor
Language Wos 000284990900040 Publication Date 2010-11-22
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ISSN 1530-6984;1530-6992; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 79 Open Access
Notes Esteem 026019 Approved Most recent IF: 12.712; 2010 IF: 12.219
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:87658 Serial 1967
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Author Goris, B.; Polavarapu, L.; Bals, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Liz-Marzán, L.M.
Title (up) Monitoring galvanic replacement through three-dimensional morphological and chemical mapping Type A1 Journal article
Year 2014 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 14 Issue 6 Pages 3220-3226
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Galvanic replacement reactions on metal nanoparticles are often used for the preparation of hollow nanostructures with tunable porosity and chemical composition, leading to tailored optical and catalytic properties. However, the precise interplay between the three-dimensional (3D) morphology and chemical composition of nanostructures during galvanic replacement is not always well understood as the 3D chemical imaging of nanoscale materials is still challenging. It is especially far from straightforward to obtain detailed information from the inside of hollow nanostructures using electron microscopy techniques such as SEM or TEM. We demonstrate here that a combination of state-of-the-art EDX mapping with electron tomography results in the unambiguous determination of both morphology transformation and elemental composition of nanostructures in 3D, during galvanic replacement of Ag nanocubes. This work provides direct and unambiguous experimental evidence toward understanding the galvanic replacement reaction. In addition, the powerful approach presented here can be applied to a wide range of nanoscale transformation processes, which will undoubtedly guide the development of novel nanostructures.
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Publisher Place of Publication Washington Editor
Language Wos 000337337100038 Publication Date 2014-05-05
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ISSN 1530-6984;1530-6992; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 120 Open Access OpenAccess
Notes 267867 Plasmaquo; 246791 Countatoms; 335078 Colouratom; 262348 Esmi; Fwo; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:white; preprint:; postprint:restricted 12 months embargo; pdfversion:cannot); Approved Most recent IF: 12.712; 2014 IF: 13.592
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:116954 Serial 2189
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Author Schapotschnikow, P.; van Huis, M.A.; Zandbergen, H.W.; Vanmaekelbergh, D.; Vlugt, T.J.H.
Title (up) Morphological transformations and fusion of PbSe nanocrystals studied using atomistic simulations Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 10 Issue 10 Pages 3966-3971
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Molecular dynamics simulations are performed on capped and uncapped PbSe nanocrystals, employing newly developed classical interaction potentials. Here, we show that two uncapped nanocrystals fuse efficiently via direct surface attachment, even if they are initially misaligned. In sharp contrast to the general belief, interparticle dipole interactions do not play a significant role in this oriented attachment process. Furthermore, it is shown that presumably polar, capped PbSe{111} facets are never fully Pb- or Se-terminated.
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Publisher Place of Publication Washington Editor
Language Wos 000282727600028 Publication Date 2010-09-16
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ISSN 1530-6984;1530-6992; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 59 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 12.712; 2010 IF: 12.219
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:84902 Serial 2205
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Author Földi, P.; Kálmán, O.; Benedict, M.G.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Networks of quantum nanorings : programmable spintronic devices Type A1 Journal article
Year 2008 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 8 Issue 8 Pages 2556-2558
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract An array of quantum rings with local (ring by ring) modulation of the spin orbit interaction (SOI) can lead to novel effects in spin state transformation of electrons. It is shown that already small (3 x 3, 5 x 5) networks are remarkably versatile from this point of view: Working in a given network geometry, the input current can be directed to any of the output ports, simply by changing the SOI strengths by external gate voltages. Additionally, the same network with different SOI strengths can be completely analogous to the Stern-Gerlach device, exhibiting spatial-spin entanglement.
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Publisher Place of Publication Washington Editor
Language Wos 000258440700077 Publication Date 2008-07-22
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ISSN 1530-6984;1530-6992; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 76 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 12.712; 2008 IF: 10.371
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:102609 Serial 2294
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Author Kundys, D.; Van Duppen, B.; Marshall, O.P.; Rodriguez, F.; Torre, I.; Tomadin, A.; Polini, M.; Grigorenko, A.N.
Title (up) Nonlinear light mixing by graphene plasmons Type A1 Journal article
Year 2018 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 18 Issue 1 Pages 282-287
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract <script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('Graphene is known to possess strong optical nonlinearity which turned out to be suitable for creation of efficient saturable absorbers in mode locked fiber lasers. Nonlinear response of graphene can be further enhanced by the presence of graphene plasmons. Here, we report a novel nonlinear effect observed in nanostructured graphene which comes about due to excitation of graphene plasmons. We experimentally detect and theoretically explain enhanced mixing of near-infrared and mid-infrared light in arrays of graphene nanoribbons. Strong compression of light by graphene plasmons implies that the described effect of light mixing is nonlocal in nature and orders of magnitude larger than the conventional local graphene nonlinearity. Both second and third order nonlinear effects were observed in our experiments with the recalculated third-order nonlinearity coefficient reaching values of 4.5 x 10(-6) esu. The suggested effect could be used in variety of applications including nonlinear light modulators, light multiplexers, light logic, and sensing devices.'));
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Publisher Place of Publication Washington Editor
Language Wos 000420000000039 Publication Date 2017-12-11
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ISSN 1530-6984 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 12 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement 696656 “GrapheneCorel”, Bluestone Global Technology, and Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia. B.V.D. is supported by a postdoctoral fellowship granted by FWO-Vl and wishes to thank Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa, Italy) for their hospitality during the final stages of preparation of this work. ; Approved Most recent IF: 12.712
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:148457UA @ admin @ c:irua:148457 Serial 4887
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Author Gao, J.; Lebedev, O.I.; Turner, S.; Li, Y.F.; Lu, Y.H.; Feng, Y.P.; Boullay, P.; Prellier, W.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Wu, T.
Title (up) Phase selection enabled formation of abrupt axial heterojunctions in branched oxide nanowires Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 12 Issue 1 Pages 275-280
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Rational synthesis of nanowires via the vaporliquidsolid (VLS) mechanism with compositional and structural controls is vitally important for fabricating functional nanodevices from bottom up. Here, we show that branched indium tin oxide nanowires can be in situ seeded in vapor transport growth using tailored AuCu alloys as catalyst. Furthermore, we demonstrate that VLS synthesis gives unprecedented freedom to navigate the ternary InSnO phase diagram, and a rare and bulk-unstable cubic phase can be selectively stabilized in nanowires. The stabilized cubic fluorite phase possesses an unusual almost equimolar concentration of In and Sn, forming a defect-free epitaxial interface with the conventional bixbyite phase of tin-doped indium oxide that is the most employed transparent conducting oxide. This rational methodology of selecting phases and making abrupt axial heterojunctions in nanowires presents advantages over the conventional synthesis routes, promising novel composition-modulated nanomaterials.
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Publisher Place of Publication Washington Editor
Language Wos 000298943100048 Publication Date 2011-12-05
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 1530-6984;1530-6992; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 25 Open Access
Notes Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 12.712; 2012 IF: 13.025
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94209 Serial 2587
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Author Peelaers, H.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Phonon band structure of Si nanowires: a stability analysis Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 9 Issue 1 Pages 107-111
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We present full ab initio calculations of the phonon band structure of thin Si nanowires oriented along the [110] direction. Using these phonon dispersion relations, we investigate the structural stability of these wires. We found that all studied wires were stable also when doped with either B or P, if the unit cell was taken sufficiently large along the wire axis. The evolution of the phonon dispersion relations and of the sound velocities with respect to the wire diameters is discussed. Softening is observed for acoustic modes and hardening for optical phonon modes with increasing wire diameters.
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Publisher Place of Publication Washington Editor
Language Wos 000262519100020 Publication Date 2008-12-03
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 1530-6984;1530-6992; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 51 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 12.712; 2009 IF: 9.991
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:76022 Serial 2601
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Author Cai, J.; Griffin, E.; Guarochico-Moreira, V.; Barry, D.; Xin, B.; Huang, S.; Geim, A.K.; Peeters, F.M.; Lozada-Hidalgo, M.
Title (up) Photoaccelerated water dissociation across one-atom-thick electrodes Type A1 Journal article
Year 2022 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 22 Issue 23 Pages 9566-9570
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Recent experiments demonstrated that interfacial water dissociation (H2O ⇆ H+ + OH-) could be accelerated exponentially by an electric field applied to graphene electrodes, a phenomenon related to the Wien effect. Here we report an order-of-magnitude acceleration of the interfacial water dissociation reaction under visible-light illumination. This process is accompanied by spatial separation of protons and hydroxide ions across one-atom-thick graphene and enhanced by strong interfacial electric fields. The found photoeffect is attributed to the combination of graphene's perfect selectivity with respect to protons, which prevents proton-hydroxide recombination, and to proton transport acceleration by the Wien effect, which occurs in synchrony with the water dissociation reaction. Our findings provide fundamental insights into ion dynamics near atomically thin proton-selective interfaces and suggest that strong interfacial fields can enhance and tune very fast ionic processes, which is of relevance for applications in photocatalysis and designing reconfigurable materials.
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Language Wos 000892112200001 Publication Date 2022-11-30
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ISSN 1530-6984 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 10.8 Times cited 3 Open Access OpenAccess
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 10.8
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:192759 Serial 7330
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Author Bals, S.; Batenburg, J.; Verbeeck, J.; Sijbers, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.
Title (up) Quantitative three-dimensional reconstruction of catalyst particles for bamboo-like carbon nanotubes Type A1 Journal article
Year 2007 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 7 Issue 12 Pages 3669-3674
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
Abstract The three-dimensional (3D) structure and chemical composition of bamboo-like carbon nanotubes including the catalyst particles that are. used during their growth are studied by discrete electron tomography in combination with energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy. It is found that cavities are present in the catalyst particles. Furthermore, only a small percentage of the catalyst particles consist of pure Cu, since a large volume fraction of the particles is oxidized to CU(2)0. These volume fractions are determined quantitatively from 3D reconstructions obtained by discrete tomography.
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Publisher Place of Publication Washington Editor
Language Wos 000251581600022 Publication Date 2007-11-14
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 1530-6984;1530-6992; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 78 Open Access
Notes Fwo; Esteem Approved Most recent IF: 12.712; 2007 IF: 9.627
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:66762UA @ admin @ c:irua:66762 Serial 2768
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Author Pfannmöller, M.; Heidari, H.; Nanson, L.; Lozman, O.R.; Chrapa, M.; Offermans, T.; Nisato, G.; Bals, S.
Title (up) Quantitative Tomography of Organic Photovoltaic Blends at the Nanoscale Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 15 Issue 15 Pages 6634-6642
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract The success of semiconducting organic materials has enabled green technologies for electronics, lighting, and photovoltaics. However, when blended together, these materials have also raised novel fundamental questions with respect to electronic, optical, and thermodynamic properties. This is particularly important for organic photovoltaic cells based on the bulk heterojunction. Here, the distribution of nanoscale domains plays a crucial role depending on the specific device structure. Hence, correlation of the aforementioned properties requires 3D nanoscale imaging of materials domains, which are embedded in a multilayer device. Such visualization has so far been elusive due to lack of contrast, insufficient signal, or resolution limits. In this Letter, we introduce spectral scanning transmission electron tomography for reconstruction of entire volume plasmon spectra from rod-shaped specimens. We provide 3D structural correlations and compositional mapping at a resolution of approximately 7 nm within advanced organic photovoltaic tandem cells. Novel insights that are obtained from quantitative 3D analyses reveal that efficiency loss upon thermal annealing can be attributed to subtle, fundamental blend properties. These results are invaluable in guiding the design and optimization of future devices in plastic electronics applications and provide an empirical basis for modeling and simulation of organic solar cells.
Address EMAT-University of Antwerp , Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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Language English Wos 000363003100052 Publication Date 2015-09-21
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ISSN 1530-6984;1530-6992; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 26 Open Access OpenAccess
Notes This work was supported by the FP7 European collaborative project SUNFLOWER (FP7-ICT-2011-7-contract num. 287594). S.B. acknowledges financial support from European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant #335078-COLOURATOMS). M.P. gratefully acknowledges the SIM NanoForce program for their financial support. We acknowledge AGFA for providing the neutral PEDOT:PSS and GenesInk for the ZnO nanoparticles. We would like to thank Stijn Van den broeck for extensive support on FIB sample preparation. M.P. and H.H. thank Daniele Zanaga for the many fruitful discussions.; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:white; preprint:; postprint:restricted 12 months embargo; pdfversion:cannot); Approved Most recent IF: 12.712; 2015 IF: 13.592
Call Number c:irua:129423 c:irua:129423 Serial 3973
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Author Malladi, S.K.; Xu, Q.; van Huis, M.A.; Tichelaar, F.D.; Batenburg, K.J.; Yucelen, E.; Dubiel, B.; Czyrska-Filemonowicz, A.; Zandbergen, H.W.
Title (up) Real-time atomic scale imaging of nanostructural evolution in aluminum alloys Type A1 Journal article
Year 2014 Publication Nano Letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 14 Issue 1 Pages 384-389
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
Abstract We present a new approach to study the three-dimensional compositional and structural evolution of metal alloys during heat treatments such as commonly used for improving overall material properties. It relies on in situ heating in a high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM). The approach is demonstrated using a commercial Al alloy AA2024 at 100-240 degrees C, showing in unparalleled detail where and how precipitates nucleate, grow,or dissolve. The observed size evolution of individual precipitates enables a separation between nucleation and growth phenomena, necessary for the development of refined growth models. We conclude that the in situ heating STEM approach opens a route to a much faster determination of the interplay between local compositions, heat treatments, microstructure, and mechanical properties of new alloys.
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Language Wos 000329586700061 Publication Date 2013-12-13
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ISSN 1530-6984;1530-6992; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 12 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 12.712; 2014 IF: 13.592
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:114789 Serial 2833
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Author Colomer, J.-F.; Henrard, L.; Flahaut, E.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Lucas, A.A.; Lambin, P.
Title (up) Rings of double-walled carbon nanotube bundles Type A1 Journal article
Year 2003 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 3 Issue 5 Pages 685-689
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Washington Editor
Language Wos 000183040100025 Publication Date 2003-05-14
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ISSN 1530-6984;1530-6992; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 59 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 12.712; 2003 IF: 6.144
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:54853 Serial 2908
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Author Su, Y.; Prestat, E.; Hu, C.; Puthiyapura, V.K.; Neek-Amal, M.; Xiao, H.; Huang, K.; Kravets, V.G.; Haigh, S.J.; Hardacre, C.; Peeters, F.M.; Nair, R.R.
Title (up) Self-limiting growth of two-dimensional palladium between graphene oxide layers Type A1 Journal article
Year 2019 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 19 Issue 7 Pages 4678-4683
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The ability of different materials to display self-limiting growth has recently attracted an enormous amount of attention because of the importance of nanoscale materials in applications for catalysis, energy conversion, (opto)-electronics, and so forth. Here, we show that the electrochemical deposition of palladium (Pd) between graphene oxide (GO) sheets result in the self-limiting growth of 5-nm-thick Pd nanosheets. The self-limiting growth is found to be a consequence of the strong interaction of Pd with the confining GO sheets, which results in the bulk growth of Pd being energetically unfavorable for larger thicknesses. Furthermore, we have successfully carried out liquid exfoliation of the resulting Pd-GO laminates to isolate Pd nanosheets and have demonstrated their high efficiency in continuous flow catalysis and electrocatalysis.
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Language Wos 000475533900060 Publication Date 2019-06-07
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Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 17 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Royal Society, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, U.K. (EP/S019367/1, EP/P025021/1, EP/K016946/1, and EP/ P009050/1), Graphene Flagship, and European Research Council (contract 679689 and EvoluTEM). We thank Dr. Sheng Zheng and Dr. K. S. Vasu at the University of Manchester for assisting us with sample preparation and characterization. The authors acknowledge the use of the facilities at the Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials and associated support services. V.K.P. and C.H. are grateful for the resources and support provided via membership in the UK Catalysis Hub Consortium and funding by EPSRC (Portfolio grants EP/K014706/2, EP/K014668/1, EP/K014854/1, EP/K014714/1, and EP/I019693/1). F.M.P. and M.N.-A. acknowledge the support from the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 12.712
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:161245 Serial 5426
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Author Albrecht, W.; Deng, T.-S.; Goris, B.; van Huis, M.A.; Bals, S.; van Blaaderen, A.
Title (up) Single Particle Deformation and Analysis of Silica-Coated Gold Nanorods before and after Femtosecond Laser Pulse Excitation Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 16 Issue 16 Pages 1818-1825
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract We performed single particle deformation experiments on silica-coated gold nanorods under femtosecond (fs) illumination. Changes in the particle shape were analyzed by electron microscopy and associated changes in the plasmon resonance by electron energy loss spectroscopy. Silica-coated rods were found to be more stable compared to uncoated rods but could still be deformed via an intermediate bullet-like shape for silica shell thicknesses of 14 nm. Changes in the size ratio of the rods after fs-illumination resulted in blue-shifting of the longitudinal plasmon resonances. Two-dimensional spatial mapping of the plasmon resonances revealed that the flat side of the bullet-like particles showed a less pronounced longitudinal plasmonic electric field enhancement. These findings were confirmed by finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations. Furthermore, at higher laser fluences size reduction of the particles was found as well as for particles that were not completely deformed yet.
Address Soft Condensed Matter, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University , Princetonplein 5, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Language English Wos 000371946300045 Publication Date 2016-02-12
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Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 55 Open Access OpenAccess
Notes We thank Dr. Nicolas Gauquelin for his assistance during the EELS measurements and Thomas Atlantzis for the high-resolution images of the gold clusters. We furthermore thank Ernest van der Wee for the simulation of the confocal point spread functions. The authors acknowledge financial support from the European Research Council under the European Unions Seventh Framework Programme (FP-2007-2013)/ERC Advanced Grant Agreement #291667 HierarSACol and the Foundation of Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM), which is part of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). The authors furthermore acknowledge financial support from European Research Council (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). This work was supported by the Flemish Fund for Scientific Research (FWO Vlaanderen) through a postdoctoral research grant to B.G.; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:white; preprint:; postprint:restricted 12 months embargo; pdfversion:cannot); Approved Most recent IF: 12.712
Call Number c:irua:131924 c:irua:131924 Serial 4016
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Author Lu, Y.; Liu, X.-L.; He, L.; Zhang, Y.-X.; Hu, Z.-Y.; Tian, G.; Cheng, X.; Wu, S.-M.; Li, Y.-Z.; Yang, X.-H.; Wang, L.-Y.; Liu, J.-W.; Janiak, C.; Chang, G.-G.; Li, W.-H.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Yang, X.-Y.; Su, B.-L.
Title (up) Spatial heterojunction in nanostructured TiO₂ and its cascade effect for efficient photocatalysis Type A1 Journal article
Year 2020 Publication Nano Letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 20 Issue 5 Pages 3122-3129
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract A highly efficient photoenergy conversion is strongly dependent on the cumulative cascade efficiency of the photogenerated carriers. Spatial heterojunctions are critical to directed charge transfer and, thus, attractive but still a challenge. Here, a spatially ternary titanium-defected TiO2@carbon quantum dots@reduced graphene oxide (denoted as V-Ti@CQDs@rGO) in one system is shown to demonstrate a cascade effect of charges and significant performances regarding the photocurrent, the apparent quantum yield, and photocatalysis such as H-2 production from water splitting and CO2 reduction. A key aspect in the construction is the technologically irrational junction of Ti-vacancies and nanocarbons for the spatially inside-out heterojunction. The new “spatial heterojunctions” concept, characteristics, mechanism, and extension are proposed at an atomic- nanoscale to clarify the generation of rational heterojunctions as well as the cascade electron transfer.
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Language Wos 000535255300024 Publication Date 2020-04-28
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Impact Factor 10.8 Times cited 5 Open Access Not_Open_Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the joint National Natural Science Foundation of China-Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (NSFC-DFG) project (NSFC grant 51861135313, DFG JA466/39-1), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (19lgpy113, 19lgzd16), Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT_15R52) and Jilin Province Science and Technology Development Plan (20180101208JC). ; Approved Most recent IF: 10.8; 2020 IF: 12.712
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:170263 Serial 6608
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Author Chen, B.; Gauquelin, N.; Green, R.J.; Lee, J.H.; Piamonteze, C.; Spreitzer, M.; Jannis, D.; Verbeeck, J.; Bibes, M.; Huijben, M.; Rijnders, G.; Koster, G.
Title (up) Spatially controlled octahedral rotations and metal-insulator transitions in nickelate superlattices Type A1 Journal article
Year 2021 Publication Nano Letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 21 Issue 3 Pages 1295-1302
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract The properties of correlated oxides can be manipulated by forming short-period superlattices since the layer thicknesses are comparable with the typical length scales of the involved correlations and interface effects. Herein, we studied the metal-insulator transitions (MITs) in tetragonal NdNiO3/SrTiO3 superlattices by controlling the NdNiO3 layer thickness, n in the unit cell, spanning the length scale of the interfacial octahedral coupling. Scanning transmission electron microscopy reveals a crossover from a modulated octahedral superstructure at n = 8 to a uniform nontilt pattern at n = 4, accompanied by a drastically weakened insulating ground state. Upon further reducing n the predominant dimensionality effect continuously raises the MIT temperature, while leaving the antiferromagnetic transition temperature unaltered down to n = 2. Remarkably, the MIT can be enhanced by imposing a sufficiently large strain even with strongly suppressed octahedral rotations. Our results demonstrate the relevance for the control of oxide functionalities at reduced dimensions.
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Language Wos 000619638600014 Publication Date 2021-01-20
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Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 19 Open Access OpenAccess
Notes This work is supported by the international M-ERA.NET project SIOX (project 4288). J.V. and N.G. acknowledge funding through the GOA project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp. The microscope used in this work was partly funded by the Hercules Fund from the Flemish Government. D.J. acknowledges funding from FWO Project G093417N from the Flemish fund for scientific research. M.S. acknowledges funding from Slovenian Research Agency (Grants J2-9237 and P2-0091). R.J.G. acknowledges funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Part of the research described in this paper was performed at the Canadian Light Source, a national research facility of the University of Saskatchewan, which is supported by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), NSERC, the National Research Council (NRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Government of Saskatchewan, and the University of Saskatchewan. This work received support from the ERC CoG MINT (No. 615759) and from a PHC Van Gogh grant. M.B. thanks the French Academy of Science and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences for supporting his stays in The Netherlands. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 823717 -ESTEEM3. Approved Most recent IF: 12.712
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Author Grzelczak, M.; Sánchez-Iglesias, A.; Heidari Mezerji, H.; Bals, S.; Pérez-Juste, J.; Liz-Marzán, L.M.
Title (up) Steric hindrance induces crosslike self-assembly of gold nanodumbbells Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 12 Issue 8 Pages 4380-4384
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract In the formation of colloidal molecules, directional interactions are crucial for controlling the spatial distribution of the building blocks. Anisotropic nanoparticles facilitate directional clustering via steric constraints imposed by each specific shape, thereby restricting assembly along certain directions. We show in this Letter that the combination of patchiness (attraction) and shape (steric hindrance) allows assembling gold nanodumbbell building blocks into crosslike dimers with well-controlled interparticle distance and relative orientation. Steric hindrance between interacting dumbbell-like particles opens up a new synthetic approach toward low-symmetry plasmonic clusters, which may significantly contribute to understand complex plasmonic phenomena.
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Notes Nanodirect 213948-2; 262348 Esmi Approved Most recent IF: 12.712; 2012 IF: 13.025
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Author Bals, S.; Casavola, M.; van Huis, M.A.; Van Aert, S.; Batenburg, K.J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Vanmaekelbergh, D.
Title (up) Three-dimensional atomic imaging of colloidal core-shell nanocrystals Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 11 Issue 8 Pages 3420-3424
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
Abstract Colloidal coreshell semiconductor nanocrystals form an important class of optoelectronic materials, in which the exciton wave functions can be tailored by the atomic configuration of the core, the interfacial layers, and the shell. Here, we provide a trustful 3D characterization at the atomic scale of a free-standing PbSe(core)CdSe(shell) nanocrystal by combining electron microscopy and discrete tomography. Our results yield unique insights for understanding the process of cation exchange, which is widely employed in the synthesis of coreshell nanocrystals. The study that we present is generally applicable to the broad range of colloidal heteronanocrystals that currently emerge as a new class of materials with technological importance.
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Language Wos 000293665600062 Publication Date 2011-07-25
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Notes Esteem 026019; Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 12.712; 2011 IF: 13.198
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Author Goris, B.; de Backer, A.; Van Aert, S.; Gómez-Graña, S.; Liz-Marzán, L.M.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Bals, S.
Title (up) Three-dimensional elemental mapping at the atomic scale in bimetallic nanocrystals Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 13 Issue 9 Pages 4236-4241
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract A thorough understanding of the three-dimensional (3D) atomic structure and composition of coreshell nanostructures is indispensable to obtain a deeper insight on their physical behavior. Such 3D information can be reconstructed from two-dimensional (2D) projection images using electron tomography. Recently, different electron tomography techniques have enabled the 3D characterization of a variety of nanostructures down to the atomic level. However, these methods have all focused on the investigation of nanomaterials containing only one type of chemical element. Here, we combine statistical parameter estimation theory with compressive sensing based tomography to determine the positions and atom type of each atom in heteronanostructures. The approach is applied here to investigate the interface in coreshell Au@Ag nanorods but it is of great interest in the investigation of a broad range of nanostructures.
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Language Wos 000330158900043 Publication Date 2013-08-16
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Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 90 Open Access
Notes FWO; 246791 COUNTATOMS; 267867 PLASMAQUO; 262348 ESMI; 312483 ESTEEM2; Hercules 3; esteem2_jra4 Approved Most recent IF: 12.712; 2013 IF: 12.940
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Author Altantzis, T.; Lobato, I.; De Backer, A.; Béché, A.; Zhang, Y.; Basak, S.; Porcu, M.; Xu, Q.; Sánchez-Iglesias, A.; Liz-Marzán, L.M.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Van Aert, S.; Bals, S.
Title (up) Three-Dimensional Quantification of the Facet Evolution of Pt Nanoparticles in a Variable Gaseous Environment Type A1 Journal article
Year 2019 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 19 Issue 19 Pages 477-481
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Pt nanoparticles play an essential role in a wide variety of catalytic reactions. The activity of the particles strongly depends on their three-dimensional (3D) structure and exposed facets, as well as on the reactive environment. High-resolution electron microscopy has often been used to characterize nanoparticle catalysts but unfortunately most observations so far have been either performed in vacuum and/or using conventional (2D) in situ microscopy. The latter however does not provide direct 3D morphological information. We have implemented a quantitative methodology to measure variations of the 3D atomic structure of nanoparticles under the flow of a selected gas. We were thereby able to quantify refaceting of Pt nanoparticles with atomic resolution during various oxidation−reduction cycles. In a H2 environment, a more faceted surface morphology of the particles was observed with {100} and {111} planes being dominant. On the other hand, in O2 the percentage of {100} and {111} facets decreased and a significant increase of higher order facets was found, resulting in a more rounded morphology. This methodology opens up new opportunities toward in situ characterization of catalytic nanoparticles because for the first time it enables one to directly measure 3D morphology variations at the atomic scale in a specific gaseous reaction environment.
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Notes This work was supported by the European Research Council (Grant 335078 COLOURATOM to S.B. and Grant 770887 PICOMETRICS to S.V.A.). The authors acknowledge funding from the European Commission Grant (EUSMI 731019 to S.B., L.M.L.-M., and Q.X. and MUMMERING 765604 to S.B. and Q.X.). The authors gratefully acknowledge funding from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through project fundings (G.0368.15N, G.0369.15N, and G.0267.18N), postdoctoral grants to T.A. and A.D.B, and an FWO [PEGASUS]2 Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellowship to Y.Z. (12U4917N). L.M.L.-M. acknowledges funding from the Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Grant MAT2017-86659-R). We gratefully acknowledge the support of NVIDIA Corporation with the donation of the Titan X Pascal GPU used for this research. ecas_sara Realnano 815128; sygma Approved Most recent IF: 12.712
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Author Yan, Y.; Liao, Z.M.; Ke, X.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Wang, Q.; Sun, D.; Yao, W.; Zhou, S.; Zhang, L.; Wu, H.C.; Yu, D.P.;
Title (up) Topological surface state enhanced photothermoelectric effect in Bi2Se3 nanoribbons Type A1 Journal article
Year 2014 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 14 Issue 8 Pages 4389-4394
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract The photothermoelectric effect in topological insulator Bi2Se3 nanoribbons is studied. The topological surface states are excited to be spin-polarized by circularly polarized light. Because the direction of the electron spin is locked to its momentum for the spin-helical surface states, the photothermoelectric effect is significantly enhanced as the oriented motions of the polarized spins are accelerated by the temperature gradient. The results are explained based on the microscopic mechanisms of a photon induced spin transition from the surface Dirac cone to the bulk conduction band. The as-reported enhanced photothermoelectric effect is expected to have potential applications in a spin-polarized power source.
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Language Wos 000340446200028 Publication Date 2014-07-21
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Notes European Research Council under the Seventh Framework Program (FP7); ERC Advanced Grant No. 246791-COUNTATOMS. Approved Most recent IF: 12.712; 2014 IF: 13.592
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Author Milton Pereira, J.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Tunable quantum dots in bilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year 2007 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 7 Issue 4 Pages 946-949
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Author Van Gordon, K.; Baúlde, S.; Mychinko, M.; Heyvaert, W.; Obelleiro-Liz, M.; Criado, A.; Bals, S.; Liz-Marzán, L.M.; Mosquera, J.
Title (up) Tuning the Growth of Chiral Gold Nanoparticles Through Rational Design of a Chiral Molecular Inducer Type A1 Journal Article
Year 2023 Publication Nano Letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett.
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Abstract The bottom-up production of chiral gold nanomaterials holds great potential for the advancement of biosensing and nano-optics, among other applications. Reproducible preparations of colloidal nanomaterials with chiral morphology have been reported, using cosurfactants or chiral inducers such as thiolated amino acids. However, the underlying growth mechanisms for these nanomaterials remain insufficiently understood. We introduce herein a purposely devised chiral inducer, a cysteine modified with a hydrophobic chain, as a versatile chiral inducer. The amphiphilic and chiral features of this molecule provide control over the chiral morphology and the chiroptical signature of the obtained nanoparticles by simply varying the concentration of chiral inducer. These results are supported by circular dichroism and electromagnetic modeling as well as electron tomography to analyze structural evolution at the facet scale. Our observations suggest complex roles for the factors involved in chiral synthesis: the chemical nature of the chiral inducers and the influence of cosurfactants.
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Notes J.M. Taboada and F. Obelleiro are thanked for support with electromagnetic simulations. The authors acknowledge financial support by the European Research Council (ERC CoG No. 815128 REALNANO to S. Bals; ERC AdG No. 787510, 4DbioSERS to L.M.L.-M.) and from MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and “ESF Investing in your future” (Grant PID2020-117779RB-I00 to L.M.L.-M., Grant RYC2020-030183-I to A.C., and Grants RYC2019-027842-I, PID2020-117885GA-I00 to J.M.). Approved Most recent IF: 10.8; 2023 IF: 12.712
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Author Yang, S.; Wang, C.; Sahin, H.; Chen, H.; Li, Y.; Li, S.S.; Suslu, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Liu, Q.; Li, J.; Tongay, S.;
Title (up) Tuning the optical, magnetic, and electrical properties of ReSe2 by nanoscale strain engineering Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 15 Issue 15 Pages 1660-1666
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Creating materials with ultimate control over their physical properties is vital for a wide range of applications. From a traditional materials design perspective, this task often requires precise control over the atomic composition and structure. However, owing to their mechanical properties, low-dimensional layered materials can actually withstand a significant amount of strain and thus sustain elastic deformations before fracture. This, in return, presents a unique technique for tuning their physical properties by strain engineering. Here, we find that local strain induced on ReSe2, a new member of the transition metal dichalcogenides family, greatly changes its magnetic, optical, and electrical properties. Local strain induced by generation of wrinkle (1) modulates the optical gap as evidenced by red-shifted photoluminescence peak, (2) enhances light emission, (3) induces magnetism, and (4) modulates the electrical properties. The results not only allow us to create materials with vastly different properties at the nanoscale, but also enable a wide range of applications based on 2D materials, including strain sensors, stretchable electrodes, flexible field-effect transistors, artificial-muscle actuators, solar cells, and other spintronic, electromechanical, piezoelectric, photonic devices.
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Notes ; This work is supported by Arizona State University, Research Seeding Program, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (91233120), and the National Basic Research Program of China (2011CB921901). Q., Liu acknowledges the support to this work by NSFC (10974037), NBRPC (2010CB934102), and the CAS Strategy Pilot program (XDA 09020300). S. Yang acknowledges financial support from China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2013M540127). ; Approved Most recent IF: 12.712; 2015 IF: 13.592
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Author Sreepal, V.; Yagmurcukardes, M.; Vasu, K.S.; Kelly, D.J.; Taylor, S.F.R.; Kravets, V.G.; Kudrynskyi, Z.; Kovalyuk, Z.D.; Patane, A.; Grigorenko, A.N.; Haigh, S.J.; Hardacre, C.; Eaves, L.; Sahin, H.; Geim, A.K.; Peeters, F.M.; Nair, R.R.
Title (up) Two-dimensional covalent crystals by chemical conversion of thin van der Waals materials Type A1 Journal article
Year 2019 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett
Volume 19 Issue 9 Pages 6475-6481
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Most of the studied two-dimensional (2D) materials have been obtained by exfoliation of van der Waals crystals. Recently, there has been growing interest in fabricating synthetic 2D crystals which have no layered bulk analogues. These efforts have been focused mainly on the surface growth of molecules in high vacuum. Here, we report an approach to making 2D crystals of covalent solids by chemical conversion of van der Waals layers. As an example, we used 2D indium selenide (InSe) obtained by exfoliation and converted it by direct fluorination into indium fluoride (InF3), which has a nonlayered, rhombohedral structure and therefore cannot possibly be obtained by exfoliation. The conversion of InSe into InF3 is found to be feasible for thicknesses down to three layers of InSe, and the obtained stable InF3 layers are doped with selenium. We study this new 2D material by optical, electron transport, and Raman measurements and show that it is a semiconductor with a direct bandgap of 2.2 eV, exhibiting high optical transparency across the visible and infrared spectral ranges. We also demonstrate the scalability of our approach by chemical conversion of large-area, thin InSe laminates obtained by liquid exfoliation, into InF3 films. The concept of chemical conversion of cleavable thin van der Waals crystals into covalently bonded noncleavable ones opens exciting prospects for synthesizing a wide variety of novel atomically thin covalent crystals.
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Notes ; This work was supported by the Royal Society, the European Research Council (contract 679689 and EvoluTEM 715502), and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, U.K. (EP/N013670/1), The authors acknowledge the use of the facilities at the Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials and associated support services. H.S. acknowledges financial support from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) under Project No. 117F095. M.Y. acknowledges the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) for a postdoctoral fellowship. S.J.H. and D.J.K. acknowledge support from EPSRC (EP/P009050/1) and the NowNANO CDT. ; Approved Most recent IF: 12.712
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