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Author Rezvani, S.J.; Perali, A.; Fretto, M.; De Leo, N.; Flammia, L.; Milošević, M.; Nannarone, S.; Pinto, N.
Title (up) Substrate-induced proximity effect in superconducting niobium nanofilms Type A1 Journal article
Year 2018 Publication Condensed Matter Abbreviated Journal
Volume 4 Issue 1 Pages 4
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Structural and superconducting properties of high-quality niobium nanofilms with different thicknesses are investigated on silicon oxide (SiO2) and sapphire substrates. The role played by the different substrates and the superconducting properties of the Nb films are discussed based on the defectivity of the films and on the presence of an interfacial oxide layer between the Nb film and the substrate. The X-ray absorption spectroscopy is employed to uncover the structure of the interfacial layer. We show that this interfacial layer leads to a strong proximity effect, especially in films deposited on a SiO2 substrate, altering the superconducting properties of the Nb films. Our results establish that the critical temperature is determined by an interplay between quantum-size effects, due to the reduction of the Nb film thicknesses, and proximity effects. The detailed investigation here provides reference characterizations and has direct and important implications for the fabrication of superconducting devices based on Nb nanofilms.
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Language Wos 000464289300001 Publication Date 2018-12-31
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ISSN 2410-3896 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor Times cited 3 Open Access
Notes ; This project was financially supported by University of Camerino, FAR project CESEMN. ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:159463 Serial 5233
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Author Muñoz, W.A.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Superconducting current and proximity effect in ABA and ABC multilayer graphene Josephson junctions Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 88 Issue 88 Pages 214502
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Using a numerical tight-binding approach based on the Chebyshev–Bogoliubov–de Gennes method we describe Josephson junctions made of multilayer graphene contacted by top superconducting gates. Both Bernal (ABA) and rhombohedral (ABC) stacking are considered and we find that the type of stacking has a strong effect on the proximity effect and the supercurrent flow. For both cases the pair amplitude shows a polarization between dimer and nondimer atoms, being more pronounced for rhombohedral stacking. Even though the proximity effect in nondimer sites is enhanced when compared to single-layer graphene, we find that the supercurrent is suppressed. The spatial distribution of the supercurrent shows that for Bernal stacking the current flows only in the topmost layers while for rhombohedral stacking the current flows throughout the whole structure.
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Language Wos 000328569900004 Publication Date 2013-12-02
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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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 4 Open Access
Notes This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem funding of the Flemish Government Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
Call Number CMT @ cmt @ c:irua:128896 Serial 3962
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Superconducting films with weak pinning centers: incommenssurate vortex lattices Type A1 Journal article
Year 2007 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 76 Issue 13 Pages 134508,1-134508,6
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000250619800087 Publication Date 2007-10-15
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 19 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2007 IF: 3.172
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:67348 Serial 3353
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Author Chen, Y.; Shanenko, A.A.; Perali, A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Superconducting nanofilms : molecule-like pairing induced by quantum confinement Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
Volume 24 Issue 18 Pages 185701-185701,8
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Quantum confinement of the perpendicular motion of electrons in single-crystalline metallic superconducting nanofilms splits the conduction band into a series of single-electron subbands. A distinctive feature of such a nanoscale multi-band superconductor is that the energetic position of each subband can vary significantly with changing nanofilm thickness, substrate material, protective cover and other details of the fabrication process. It can occur that the bottom of one of the available subbands is situated in the vicinity of the Fermi level. We demonstrate that the character of the superconducting pairing in such a subband changes dramatically and exhibits a clear molecule-like trend, which is very similar to the well-known crossover from the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer regime to Bose-Einstein condensation (BCS-BEC) observed in trapped ultracold fermions. For Pb nanofilms with thicknesses of 4 and 5 monolayers (MLs) this will lead to a spectacular scenario: up to half of all the Cooper pairs nearly collapse, shrinking in the lateral size (parallel to the nanofilm) down to a few nanometers. As a result, the superconducting condensate will be a coherent mixture of almost molecule-like fermionic pairs with ordinary, extended Cooper pairs.
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Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
Language Wos 000303500900018 Publication Date 2012-04-05
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ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 26 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). AAS thanks A Bianconi, M D Croitoru and A V Vagov for useful discussions. AAS acknowledges the hospitality and fruitful interactions with G C Strinati, P Pieri and D Neilson during his visit to the University of Camerino, supported by the School of Advanced Studies of the University of Camerino. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2012 IF: 2.355
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:98223 Serial 3357
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Author Chen, Y.; Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Superconducting nanowires: quantum confinement and spatially dependent Hartree-Fock potential Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
Volume 21 Issue 43 Pages 435701,1-435701,7
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract It is well known that, in bulk, the solution of the Bogoliubovde Gennes equations is the same whether or not the HartreeFock term is included. Here the HartreeFock potential is position independent and so gives the same contribution to both the single-electron energies and the Fermi level (the chemical potential). Thus, the single-electron energies measured from the Fermi level (they control the solution) stay the same. This is not the case for nanostructured superconductors, where quantum confinement breaks the translational symmetry and results in a position-dependent HartreeFock potential. In this case its contribution to the single-electron energies depends on the relevant quantum numbers. We numerically solved the Bogoliubovde Gennes equations with the HartreeFock term for a clean superconducting nanocylinder and found a shift of the curve representing the thickness-dependent oscillations of the critical superconducting temperature to larger diameters.
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Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
Language Wos 000270642700012 Publication Date 2009-10-09
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 12 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2009 IF: 1.964
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:79162 Serial 3360
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Author Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Superconducting nanowires: quantum-confinement effect on the critical magnetic field and supercurrent Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication International journal of modern physics: B: condensed matter physics, statistical physics, applied physics T2 – 32nd International Workshop on Condensed Matter Theories, Aug 12-19, 2008, Loughborough Univ, Loughborough, England Abbreviated Journal Int J Mod Phys B
Volume 23 Issue 20-21 Pages 4257-4268
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract We study the effect of electron confinement on the superconducting-to-normal phase transition driven by a magnetic field and/or on the current-carrying state of the superconducting condensate in nanowires. Our investigation is based on a self-consistent numerical solution of the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations. We show that in a parallel magnetic field and/or in the presence of supercurrent the transition from superconducting to normal phase occurs as a cascade of discontinuous jumps in the superconducting order parameter for diameters D < 10 divided by 15 nm at T = 0. The critical magnetic field exhibits quantum-size oscillations with pronounced resonant enhancements.
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Publisher World scientific Place of Publication Singapore Editor
Language Wos 000274525500026 Publication Date 2009-09-23
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0217-9792;1793-6578; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 0.736 Times cited 1 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 0.736; 2009 IF: 0.408
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:95673 Serial 3362
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Author Baelus, B.J.; Yampolskii, S.V.; Peeters, F.M.; Montevecchi, E.; Indekeu, J.O.
Title (up) Superconducting properties of mesoscopic cylinders with enhanced surface superconductivity Type A1 Journal article
Year 2002 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 65 Issue 2 Pages 024510-10
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The superconducting state of an infinitely long superconducting cylinder surrounded by a medium which enhances its superconductivity near the boundary is studied within the nonlinear Ginzburg-Landau theory. This enhancement can be due to the proximity of another superconductor or due to surface treatment. Quantities such as the free energy, the magnetization and the Cooper-pair density are calculated. Phase diagrams are obtained to investigate how the critical field and the critical temperature depend on this surface enhancement for different values of the Ginzburg-Landau parameter kappa. Increasing the superconductivity near the surface leads to higher critical fields and critical temperatures. For small cylinder diameters only giant vortex states nucleate, while for larger cylinders multivortices can nucleate. The stability of these multivortex states also depends on the surface enhancement. For type-I superconductors we found the remarkable result that for a range of values of the surface extrapolation length the superconductor can transit from the Meissner state into superconducting states with vorticity L > 1. Such a behavior is not found for the case of large kappa, i.e., type-II superconductivity,
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Publisher Place of Publication Editor
Language Wos 000173213100099 Publication Date 2002-07-27
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 13 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2002 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:103890 Serial 3363
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Author Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Superconducting proximity effect in graphene under inhomogeneous strain 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 241401-241401,4
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The interplay between quantum Hall states and Cooper pairs is usually hindered by the suppression of the superconducting state due to the strong magnetic fields needed to observe the quantum Hall effect. From this point of view, graphene is special since it allows the creation of strong pseudomagnetic fields due to strain. We show that in a Josephson junction made of strained graphene, Cooper pairs will diffuse into the strained region. The pair correlation function will be sublattice polarized due to the polarization of the local density of states in the zero pseudo-Landau level. We uncover two regimes: (1) one in which the cyclotron radius is larger than the junction length, in which case the supercurrent will be enhanced, and (2) the long junction regime where the supercurrent is strongly suppressed because the junction becomes an insulator. In the latter case quantized Hall states form and Andreev scattering at the normal/superconducting interface will induce edge states. Our numerical calculation has become possible due to an extension of the Chebyshev-Bogoliubovde Gennes method to computations on video cards (GPUs).
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Publisher Place of Publication Editor
Language Wos 000297766600003 Publication Date 2011-12-06
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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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 27 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Euro GRAPHENE project CONGRAN. Discussions with Andrey Chaves are gratefully acknowledged. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:93962 Serial 3364
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Author Vodolazov, D.Y.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Superconducting rectifier based on the asymmetric surface barrier effect Type A1 Journal article
Year 2005 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 72 Issue 17 Pages 172508,1-4
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000233603500030 Publication Date 2005-11-23
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 32 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2005 IF: 3.185
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:56049 Serial 3365
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Author Chen, Y.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Superconducting transition temperature of Pb nanofilms : impact of thickness-dependent oscillations of the phonon-mediated electron-electron coupling Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 85 Issue 22 Pages 224517-224517,6
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract To date, several experimental groups reported measurements of the thickness dependence of T-c of atomically uniform single-crystalline Pb nanofilms. The reported amplitude of the T-c oscillations varies significantly from one experiment to another. Here we propose that the reason for this unresolved issue is an interplay of the quantum-size variations in the single-electron density of states with thickness-dependent oscillations in the phonon-mediated electron-electron coupling. Such oscillations in the coupling depend on the substrate material, the quality of the interface, the protection cover, and other details of the fabrication process, changing from one experiment to another. This explains why the available data do not exhibit one-voice consistency about the amplitude of the T-c oscillations. Our analyses are based on a numerical solution of the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations for a superconducting slab.
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Publisher Place of Publication Editor
Language Wos 000305251300006 Publication Date 2012-06-14
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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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 24 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:99076 Serial 3368
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Milošević, M.V.; Baelus, B.J.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Superconducting vortex state in a mesoscopic disk containing a blind hole Type A1 Journal article
Year 2004 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 70 Issue Pages 024508,1-15
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000222996600068 Publication Date 2004-07-19
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 39 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2004 IF: 3.075
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:57250 Serial 3369
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Author Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Superconducting Wigner vortex molecule near a magnetic disk Type A1 Journal article
Year 2003 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 68 Issue Pages 024509,1-4
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000185229500079 Publication Date 2003-07-19
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 69 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2003 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:44983 Serial 3370
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Author Lebedev, O.I.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Licci, F.; Gilioli, E.; Gauzzi, A.; Prodi, A.; Marezio, M.
Title (up) Superconductivity and microstructure of YSr2Cu3O6.875 Type A1 Journal article
Year 2002 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 66 Issue Pages 132510,1-4
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000179067900042 Publication Date 2002-10-29
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 9 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2002 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:54742 Serial 3371
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Author Nasr Esfahani, D.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Surface correlation effects in two-band strongly correlated slabs Type A1 Journal article
Year 2014 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
Volume 26 Issue 7 Pages 075601-75609
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Using an extension of the Gutzwiller approximation for an inhomogeneous system, we study the two-band Hubbard model with unequal band widths for a slab geometry. The aim is to investigate the mutual effect of individual bands on the spatial distribution of quasi-particle weight and charge density, especially near the surface of the slab. The main effect of the difference in band width is the presence of two different length scales corresponding to the quasi-particle profile of each band. This is enhanced in the vicinity of the critical interaction of the narrow band where an orbitally selective Mott transition occurs and a surface dead layer forms for the narrow band. For the doped case, two different regimes of charge transfer between the surface and the bulk of the slab are revealed. The charge transfer from surface/ center to center/ surface depends on both the doping level and the average relative charge accumulated in each band. Such effects could also be of importance when describing the accumulation of charges at the interface between structures made of multi-band strongly correlated materials.
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Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
Language Wos 000330719500009 Publication Date 2014-01-29
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 1 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem program of the Flemish government. One of us (LC) is a postdoctoral fellow of the FWO-Vl. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2014 IF: 2.346
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:115723 Serial 3395
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Author Zelaya, E.; Tolley, A.; Condo, A.M.; Schumacher, G.
Title (up) Swift heavy ion irradiation of Cu-Zn-Al and Cu-Al-Ni alloys Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
Volume 21 Issue 18 Pages 185009-185009,8
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract The effects produced by swift heavy ions in the martensitic (18R) and austenitic phase (beta) of Cu based shape memory alloys were characterized. Single crystal samples with a surface normal close to [210](18R) and [001](beta) were irradiated with 200 MeV of Kr(15+), 230 MeV of Xe(15+), 350 and 600 MeV of Au(26+) and Au(29+). Changes in the microstructure were studied with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). It was found that swift heavy ion irradiation induced nanometer sized defects in the 18R martensitic phase. In contrast, a hexagonal close-packed phase formed on the irradiated surface of beta phase samples. HRTEM images of the nanometer sized defects observed in the 18R martensitic phase were compared with computer simulated images in order to interpret the origin of the observed contrast. The best agreement was obtained when the defects were assumed to consist of local composition modulations.
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Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
Language Wos 000264934400014 Publication Date 2009-03-25
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 8 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2009 IF: 1.964
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94551 Serial 3399
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Author Vodolazov, D.Y.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Symmetric and asymmetric states in a mesoscopic superconducting wire in the voltage-driven regime Type A1 Journal article
Year 2007 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 75 Issue 10 Pages 104515,1-4
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000245329100092 Publication Date 2007-03-28
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 6 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2007 IF: 3.172
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:64274 Serial 3400
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Author Sommerfeld, P.K.H.; van der Heijden, R.W.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Symmetry breaking of the admittance of a classical two-dimensional electron system in a magnetic field Type A1 Journal article
Year 1996 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 53 Issue Pages R13250-R13253
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos A1996UN90900008 Publication Date 2002-07-27
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.736 Times cited 7 Open Access
Notes Approved no
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:15795 Serial 3404
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Author Nikolaev, A.V.; Michel, K.H.
Title (up) Symmetry lowering at the structural phase transitions in NpO2 and UO2 Type A1 Journal article
Year 2003 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 68 Issue 5 Pages 054112-054112,7
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The structural phase transitions with electric-quadrupole long-range order in NpO2 (Fm (3) over barm-->Pn (3) over barm) and UO2 (Fm (3) over barm-->Pa (3) over bar) are analyzed from a group theoretical point of view. In both cases, the symmetry lowering involves three quadrupolar components belonging to the irreducible representation T-2g (Gamma(5)) of O-h and condensing in a triple-q structure at the X point of the Brillouin zone. The Pa (3) over bar structure is close to Pn (3) over barm, but allows for oxygen displacements. The Pa (3) over bar ordering leads to an effective electrostatic attraction between electronic quadrupoles while the Pn (3) over barm ordering results in a repulsion between them. It is concluded that the Pn (3) over barm structure can be stabilized only through some additional process such as strengthening of the chemical bonding between Np and O. We also derive the relevant structure-factor amplitudes for Pn (3) over barm and Pa (3) over bar, and the effect of domains on resonant x-ray scattering experiments.
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Publisher Place of Publication Editor
Language Wos 000185240100038 Publication Date 2003-08-29
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 15 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2003 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94847 Serial 3405
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Savel'ev, S.E.; Milošević, M.V.; Kusmartsev, F.V.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Synchronized dynamics of Josephson vortices in artificial stacks of SNS Josephson junctions under both dc and ac bias currents Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 87 Issue 18 Pages 184510-184519
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Nonlinear dynamics of Josephson vortices (fluxons) in artificial stacks of superconducting-normal-superconducting Josephson junctions under simultaneously applied time-periodic ac and constant biasing dc currents is studied using the time dependent Ginzburg-Landau formalism with a Lawrence-Doniach extension. At zero external magnetic field and dc biasing current the resistive state of the system is characterized by periodic nucleation and annihilation of fluxon-antifluxon pairs, relative positions of which are determined by the state of neighboring junctions. Due to the mutual repulsive interaction, fluxons in different junctions move out of phase. Their collective motion can be synchronized by adding a small ac component to the biasing dc current. Coherent motion of fluxons is observed for a broad frequency range of the applied drive. In the coherent state the maximal output voltage, which is proportional to the number of junctions in the stack, is observed near the characteristic frequency of the system determined by the crossing of the fluxons across the sample. However, in this frequency range the dynamically synchronized state has an alternative-a less ordered state with smaller amplitude of the output voltage. Collective behavior of the junctions is strongly affected by the sloped sidewalls of the stack. Synchronization is observed only for weakly trapezoidal cross sections, whereas irregular motion of fluxons is observed for larger slopes of the sample edge.
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Language Wos 000319653400007 Publication Date 2013-05-28
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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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 10 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI) and by EU Marie Curie (Project No. 253057). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109643 Serial 3406
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Author Titantah, J.T.; Lamoen, D.
Title (up) Technique for the sp2/sp3 characterization of carbon materials: ab initio calculation of near-edge structure in electron energy-loss spectra Type A1 Journal article
Year 2004 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 70 Issue Pages 033101
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000223716600040 Publication Date 2004-08-31
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 41 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2004 IF: 3.075
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:47374 Serial 3471
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Author Willems, B.L.; Taylor, D.M.J.; Fritzsche, J.; Malfait, M.; Vanacken, J.; Moshchalkov, V.V.; Montoya, E.; Van Tendeloo, G.
Title (up) Temperature and magnetic field dependence of the voltagein GaAs films with superconducting Ga grains Type A1 Journal article
Year 2008 Publication European physical journal : B : condensed matter and complex systems Abbreviated Journal Eur Phys J B
Volume 66 Issue 1 Pages 25-28
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract We have studied granular films consisting of nanoscale Ga droplets formed on GaAs films via a method of vacuum annealing to promote As evaporation. For temperatures and magnetic fields below the bulk Ga critical parameters, the samples are very sensitive towards external microwave radiation when two point voltage measurements are performed. Together with the observation of an oscillating magnetic field dependence of the voltage, a scenario in which the samples consist of Josephson-coupled loops seems to be the most likely one for explaining the obtained results.
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Publisher Place of Publication Berlin Editor
Language Wos 000262831300004 Publication Date 2008-10-11
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 1434-6028;1434-6036; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
Impact Factor 1.461 Times cited Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.461; 2008 IF: 1.568
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:75997 Serial 3496
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Author Titantah, J.T.; Lamoen, D.; Schowalter, M.; Rosenauer, A.
Title (up) Temperature effect on the 002 structure factor of ternary Ga1-xInxAs crystals Type A1 Journal article
Year 2007 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 76 Issue 7 Pages 073303,1-4
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000249155300011 Publication Date 2007-08-03
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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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 Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2007 IF: 3.172
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:66116 Serial 3499
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Author Vodolazov, D.Y.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Temporary cooling of quasiparticles and delay in voltage response of superconducting bridges after abruptly switching on the supercritical current Type A1 Journal article
Year 2014 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 90 Issue 9 Pages 094504
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We revisit the problem of the dynamic response of a superconducting bridge after abruptly switching on the supercritical current. In contrast to previous theoretical works we take into account spatial gradients and use both the local temperature approach and the kinetic equation for the distribution function of quasiparticles. We find that the temperature dependence of the finite delay time t(d) in the voltage response is model dependent and relatively large t(d) is connected with temporary cooling of quasiparticles during decay of superconducting order parameter vertical bar Delta vertical bar in time. It turns out that the presence of even small inhomogeneities in the bridge or finite length of the homogenous bridge favors a local suppression of vertical bar Delta vertical bar during the dynamic response. It results in a decrease of the delay time, in comparison with the spatially uniform model, due to the diffusion of nonequilibrium quasiparticles from the region with locally suppressed vertical bar Delta vertical bar. In the case when the current density is maximal near the edge of a not very wide bridge the delay time is mainly connected with the time needed for the nucleation (entrance) of the first vortex and t(d) could be tuned by a weak external magnetic field. We also find that a short alternating current pulse (sinusoidlike) with zero time average may result in a nonzero time- averaged voltage response where its sign depends on the phase of the ac current.
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Language Wos 000342103600002 Publication Date 2014-09-10
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 2 Open Access
Notes ; This work was partially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 12-02-00509), by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (the agreement of August 27, 2013, No. 02.B.49.21.0003, between The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod) and by the European Science Foundation (ESF) within the framework of the activity entitled “Exploring the Physics of Small Devices (EPSD)” (Project No. 4327). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:119908 Serial 3504
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Author Mei, H.; Xu, W.; Wang, C.; Yuan, H.; Zhang, C.; Ding, L.; Zhang, J.; Deng, C.; Wang, Y.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Terahertz magneto-optical properties of bi- and tri-layer graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year 2018 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
Volume 30 Issue 17 Pages 175701
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Magneto-optical (MO) properties of bi- and tri-layer graphene are investigated utilizing terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz TDS) in the presence of a strong magnetic field at room-temperature. In the Faraday configuration and applying optical polarization measurements, we measure the real and imaginary parts of the longitudinal and transverse MO conductivities of different graphene samples. The obtained experimental data fits very well with the classical MO Drude formula. Thus, we are able to obtain the key sample and material parameters of bi- and tri-layer graphene, such as the electron effective mass, the electronic relaxation time and the electron density. It is found that in high magnetic fields the electronic relaxation time tau for bi- and tri-layer graphene increases with magnetic field B roughly in a form tau similar to B-2. Most importantly, we obtain the electron effective mass for bi- and tri-layer graphene at room-temperature under non-resonant conditions. This work shows how the advanced THz MO techniques can be applied for the investigation into fundamental physics properties of atomically thin 2D electronic systems.
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Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
Language Wos 000429329500001 Publication Date 2018-03-20
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0953-8984 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 11 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11574319, 11304317, 11304272), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2011YQ130018), the Center of Science and Technology of Hefei Academy of Science, the Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province, and by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150715UA @ admin @ c:irua:150715 Serial 4983
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Author Cukaric, N.A.; Partoens, B.; Tadic, M.Z.; Arsoski, V.V.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) The 30-band k . p theory of valley splitting in silicon thin layers Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
Volume 28 Issue 28 Pages 195303
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The valley splitting of the conduction-band states in a thin silicon-on-insulator layer is investigated using the 30-band k . p theory. The system composed of a few nm thick Si layer embedded within thick SiO2 layers is analyzed. The valley split states are found to cross periodically with increasing quantum well width, and therefore the energy splitting is an oscillatory function of the quantum well width, with period determined by the wave vector K-0 of the conduction band minimum. Because the valley split states are classified by parity, the optical transition between the ground hole state and one of those valley split conduction band states is forbidden. The oscillations in the valley splitting energy decrease with electric field and with smoothing of the composition profile between the well and the barrier by diffusion of oxygen from the SiO2 layers to the Si quantum well. Such a smoothing also leads to a decrease of the interband transition matrix elements. The obtained results are well parametrized by the effective two-valley model, but are found to disagree from previous 30-band calculations. This discrepancy could be traced back to the fact that the basis for the numerical solution of the eigenproblem must be restricted to the first Brillouin zone in order to obtain quantitatively correct results for the valley splitting.
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Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
Language Wos 000374394700009 Publication Date 2016-04-19
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0953-8984 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development of Serbia, the Flemish fund for Scientific Research (FWO-Vl), and the Methusalem programme of the Flemish government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:133610 Serial 4261
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Author Bernaerts, D.; op de Beeck, M.; Amelinckx, S.; van Landuyt, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.
Title (up) The chirality of carbon nanotubules determined by dark-field electron microscopy Type A1 Journal article
Year 1996 Publication Philosophical magazine: A: physics of condensed matter: defects and mechanical properties Abbreviated Journal
Volume 74 Issue 3 Pages 723-740
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Multishell carbon nanotubules are studied by means of diffraction contrast dark field images. This results in an electron microscopy method for the determination of the sign of the chiral angles in carbon nanotubes. The method is justified by a reasoning either in direct space or in diffraction space. We also investigate a carbon nanotubule exhibiting a bend and we confront the observations with the heptagon-pentagon pair model.
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Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
Language Wos A1996VG17300010 Publication Date 2007-07-08
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0141-8610;1460-6992; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor Times cited 20 Open Access
Notes Approved PHYSICS, APPLIED 47/145 Q2 #
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:15456 Serial 359
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Author Titantah, J.T.; Lamoen, D.; Neyts, E.; Bogaerts, A.
Title (up) The effect of hydrogen on the electronic and bonding properties of amorphous carbon Type A1 Journal article
Year 2006 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
Volume 18 Issue 48 Pages 10803-10815
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
Language Wos 000242650600008 Publication Date 2006-11-18
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 13 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2006 IF: 2.038
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:60468 Serial 816
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Author Titantah, J.T.; Lamoen, D.
Title (up) The effect of temperature on the structural, electronic and optical properties of sp3-rich amorphous carbon Type A1 Journal article
Year 2008 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
Volume 20 Issue 3 Pages 035216,1-6
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract The effect of temperature on the structural, electronic and optical properties of dense tetrahedral amorphous carbon made of similar to 80% sp(3)-bonded atoms is investigated using a combination of the classical Monte Carlo technique and density functional theory. A structural transformation accompanied by a slight decrease of the sp(3) fraction is evidenced above a temperature of about 600 degrees C. A structural analysis in combination with energy-loss near-edge structure calculations shows that beyond this temperature, the sp(2)-bonded C sites arrange themselves so as to enhance the conjugation of the p electrons. The Tauc optical band gap deduced from the calculated dielectric function shows major changes beyond this temperature in accordance with experimental results. Energy-loss near-edge structure and band gap calculations additionally reveal a massive destabilization of the of sp(3) bonding phase in favour of sp(2) bonding at a temperature of about 1300 degrees C which agrees very well with the reported value of 1100 degrees C.
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Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
Language Wos 000252922900026 Publication Date 2007-12-28
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 11 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2008 IF: 1.900
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:67461 Serial 840
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Author Sena, S.H.R.; Pereira, J.M.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.; Costa Filho, R.N.
Title (up) The electronic properties of graphene and graphene ribbons under simple shear strain Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
Volume 24 Issue 37 Pages 375301
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract A tight-binding model is used to study the energy band of graphene and graphene ribbon under simple shear strain. The ribbon consists of lines of carbon atoms in an armchair or zigzag orientation where a simple shear strain is applied in the x-direction keeping the atomic distances in the y-direction unchanged. Such modification in the lattice gives an energy band that differs in several aspects from the one without any shear and with pure shear. The changes in the spectrum depend on the line displacement of the ribbon, and also on the modified hopping parameter. It is also shown that this simple shear strain tunes the electronic properties of both graphene and graphene ribbon, opening and closing energy gaps for different displacements of the system. The modified density of states is also shown.
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Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
Language Wos 000308202700011 Publication Date 2012-08-14
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 15 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by CNPq (RNCF), the National Council for the Improvement of Higher Education (CAPES), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the bilateral program between Flanders and Brazil. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2012 IF: 2.355
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101838 Serial 1000
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Author Li, X.Q.; Peeters, F.M.; Geim, A.K.
Title (up) The Hall effect of an inhomogeneous magnetic field in mesoscopic structures Type A1 Journal article
Year 1997 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
Volume 9 Issue Pages 8065-8073
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
Language Wos A1997XY64300012 Publication Date 0000-00-00
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0953-8984 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 8 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 1997 IF: 1.479
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:19290 Serial 1401
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