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| Author | Drijkoningen, S.; Pobedinskas, P.; Korneychuk, S.; Momot, A.; Balasubramaniam, Y.; Van Bael, M.K.; Turner, S.; Verbeeck, J.; Nesladekt, M.; Haenen, K. | ||||
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On the Origin of Diamond Plates Deposited at Low Temperature | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Crystal growth & design | Abbreviated Journal | Cryst Growth Des |
| Volume | 17 | Issue | 8 | Pages | 4306-4314 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | The crucial requirement for diamond growth at low temperatures, enabling a wide range of new applications, is a high plasma density at a low gas pressure, which leads to a low thermal load onto sensitive substrate materials. While these conditions are not within reach for resonance cavity plasma systems, linear antenna microwave delivery systems allow the deposition of high quality diamond films at temperatures around 400 degrees C and at pressures below 1 mbar. In this work the codeposition of high quality plates and octahedral diamond grains in nanocrystalline films is reported. In contrast to previous reports claiming the need for high temperatures (T >= 850 degrees C), low temperatures (320 degrees C <= T <= 410 degrees C) were sufficient to deposit diamond plate structures. Cross-sectional high resolution transmission electron microscopy studies show that these plates are faulty cubic diamond terminated by large {111} surface facets with very little sp(2) bonded carbon in the grain boundaries. Raman and electron energy loss spectroscopy studies confirm a high diamond quality, above 93% sp(3) carbon content. Three potential mechanisms, that can account for the initial development of the observed plates rich with stacking faults, and are based on the presence of impurities, are proposed. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000407089600031 | Publication Date | 2017-06-30 | |
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| ISSN | 1528-7483 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 4.055 | Times cited | 23 | Open Access | Not_Open_Access |
| Notes | ; The Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) is gratefully acknowledged for financial support in the form of the Postdoctoral Fellowships of P.P. and S.T., contract G.0044.13N “Charge ordering” (S.K., J.V.), the Methusalem “Nano” network, and the Hercules-linear antenna and Raman equipment. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 4.055 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145735UA @ admin @ c:irua:145735 | Serial | 4746 | ||
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| Author | Lu, A.K.A.; Pourtois, G.; Luisier, M.; Radu, I.P.; Houssa, M. | ||||
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On the electrostatic control achieved in transistors based on multilayered MoS2 : a first-principles study | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Journal of applied physics | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 121 | Issue | 4 | Pages | 044505 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | In this work, the electrostatic control in metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors based on MoS2 is studied, with respect to the number of MoS2 layers in the channel and to the equivalent oxide thickness of the gate dielectric, using first-principles calculations combined with a quantum transport formalism. Our simulations show that a compromise exists between the drive current and the electrostatic control on the channel. When increasing the number of MoS2 layers, a degradation of the device performances in terms of subthreshold swing and OFF currents arises due to the screening of the MoS2 layers constituting the transistor channel. Published by AIP Publishing. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000393480100030 | Publication Date | 2017-01-26 | |
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| ISSN | 0021-8979; 1089-7550 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:152673 | Serial | 8329 | ||
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| Author | Tavkhelidze, I.; Caratelli, D.; Gielis, J.; Ricci, P.E.; Rogava, M.; Transirico, M. | ||||
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On a geometric model of bodies with “complex” configuration and some movements | Type | H1 Book chapter | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
| Volume | 2 | Issue | Pages | 129-158 T2 - Modeling in mathematics : proceedings | |
| Keywords | H1 Book chapter; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) | ||||
| Abstract | Aim of this chapter is analytical representation of one wide class of geometric figures (lines, surfaces and bodies) and their complicated displacements. The accurate estimation of physical characteristics (such as volume, surface area, length, or other specific parameters) relevant to human organs is of fundamental importance in medicine. One central idea of this article is, in this respect, to provide a general methodology for the evaluation, as a function of time, of the volume and center of gravity featured by moving of one class of bodies used of describe different human organs. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000442076400010 | Publication Date | 2017-04-20 | |
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| ISSN | ISBN | 978-94-6239-260-1; 978-94-6239-261-8; 2543-0300; 978-94-6239-260-1 | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | Times cited | Open Access | |||
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:144552 | Serial | 8326 | ||
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| Author | Sanchez-Barriga, J.; Ogorodnikov, I.I.; Kuznetsov, M.V.; Volykhov, A.A.; Matsui, F.; Callaert, C.; Hadermann, J.; Verbitskiy, N.I.; Koch, R.J.; Varykhalov, A.; Rader, O.; Yashina, L.V. | ||||
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Observation of hidden atomic order at the interface between Fe and topological insulator Bi2Te3 | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical chemistry, chemical physics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Chem Chem Phys |
| Volume | 19 | Issue | 45 | Pages | 30520-30532 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | <script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('To realize spintronic devices based on topological insulators (TIs), well-defined interfaces between magnetic metals and TIs are required. Here, we characterize atomically precisely the interface between the 3d transition metal Fe and the TI Bi2Te3 at different stages of its formation. Using photoelectron diffraction and holography, we show that after deposition of up to 3 monolayers Fe on Bi2Te3 at room temperature, the Fe atoms are ordered at the interface despite the surface disorder revealed by our scanning-tunneling microscopy images. We find that Fe occupies two different sites: a hollow adatom deeply relaxed into the Bi2Te3 quintuple layers and an interstitial atom between the third (Te) and fourth (Bi) atomic layers. For both sites, our core-level photoemission spectra and density-functional theory calculations demonstrate simultaneous chemical bonding of Fe to both Te and Bi atoms. We further show that upon deposition of Fe up to a thickness of 20 nm, the Fe atoms penetrate deeper into the bulk forming a 2-5 nm interface layer containing FeTe. In addition, excessive Bi is pushed down into the bulk of Bi2Te3 leading to the formation of septuple layers of Bi3Te4 within a distance of similar to 25 nm from the interface. Controlling the magnetic properties of the complex interface structures revealed by our work will be of critical importance when optimizing the efficiency of spin injection in TI-based devices.')); | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Cambridge | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000416054400023 | Publication Date | 2017-10-24 | |
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| ISSN | 1463-9076; 1463-9084 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 4.123 | Times cited | 4 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | ; The authors acknowledge financial support within the bilateral program “Russian-German Laboratory at BESSY II” and thank Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin for granting access to the beamlines RGBL, UE112-PGM2a and U49-PGM1. The Supercomputing Center of Lomonosov Moscow State University is gratefully acknowledged for granting access to the “Lomonosov” supercomputer. The work was partially supported by DFG priority program SPP 1666, Impuls- und Vernetzungsfonds der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft (Grant No. HRJRG-408) and Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grants No. 13-02-91327 and No. 16-29-06410). C. C. acknowledges support from the University of Antwerp through the BOF grant 31445. The authors thank Dr Vera Neudachina, Daria Tsukanova, Dr Elmar Kataev and Dr Maria Batuk for their support during the XPS and TEM experiments. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 4.123 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:147659 | Serial | 4888 | ||
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| Author | Van Laer, K. | ||||
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Numerical and experimental study of a packed bed plasma reactor for environmental applications | Type | Doctoral thesis | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
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| Keywords | Doctoral thesis; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Antwerpen | Editor | ||
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| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144061 | Serial | 4675 | ||
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| Author | Kong, L.; Wang, W.; Murphy, A.B.; Xia, G. | ||||
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Numerical analysis of direct-current microdischarge for space propulsion applications using the particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo collision (PIC/MCC) method | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Journal of physics: D: applied physics | Abbreviated Journal | J Phys D Appl Phys |
| Volume | 50 | Issue | 16 | Pages | 165203 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | Microdischarges are an important type of plasma discharge that possess several unique characteristics, such as the presence of a stable glow discharge, high plasma density and intense excimer radiation, leading to several potential applications. The intense and controllable gas heating within the extremely small dimensions of microdischarges has been exploited in microthruster technologies by incorporating a micro-nozzle to generate the thrust. This kind of microthruster has a significantly improved specific impulse performance compared to conventional cold gas thrusters, and can meet the requirements arising from the emerging development and application of micro-spacecraft. In this paper, we performed a self-consistent 2D particle-in-cell simulation, with a Monte Carlo collision model, of a microdischarge operating in a prototype micro-plasma thruster with a hollow cylinder geometry and a divergent micro-nozzle. The model takes into account the thermionic electron emission including the Schottky effect, the secondary electron emission due to cathode bombardment by the plasma ions, several different collision processes, and a non-uniform argon background gas density in the cathode-anode gap. Results in the high-pressure (several hundreds of Torr), high-current (mA) operating regime showing the behavior of the plasma density, potential distribution, and energy flux towards the hollow cathode and anode are presented and discussed. In addition, the results of simulations showing the effect of different argon gas pressures, cathode material work function and discharge voltage on the operation of the microdischarge thruster are presented. Our calculated properties are compared with experimental data under similar conditions and qualitative and quantitative agreements are reached. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | London | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000398856300001 | Publication Date | 2017-02-22 | |
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| ISSN | 0022-3727 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 2.588 | Times cited | 8 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.588 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:143642 | Serial | 4674 | ||
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| Author | Fernández Becerra, V.L. | ||||
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Novel mesoscopic effects and topological states in chiral p-wave superconductors | Type | Doctoral thesis | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
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| Keywords | Doctoral thesis; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Antwerpen | Editor | ||
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| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144012 | Serial | 4601 | ||
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| Author | Arsoski, V.V.; Grujić, M.M.; Čukarić, N.A.; Tadic, M.Z.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
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Normal and skewed phosphorene nanoribbons in combined magnetic and electric fields | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 96 | Issue | 12 | Pages | 125434 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | The energy spectrum and eigenstates of single-layer black phosphorus nanoribbons in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field and an in-plane transverse electric field are investigated by means of a tight-binding method, and the effect of different types of edges is examined analytically. A description based on a continuum model is proposed using an expansion of the tight-binding model in the long-wavelength limit. Thewave functions corresponding to the flatband part of the spectrum are obtained analytically and are shown to agree well with the numerical results from the tight-binding method for both narrow (10 nm) and wide (100 nm) nanoribbons. Analytical expressions for the critical magnetic field at which Landau levels are formed and the ranges of wave numbers in the dispersionless flatband segments in the energy spectra are derived. We examine the evolution of the Landau levels when an in-plane lateral electric field is applied, and we determine analytically how the edge states shift withmagnetic field. For wider nanoribbons, the conductance is shown to have a characteristic staircase shape in combined magnetic and electric fields. Some of the stairs in zigzag and skewed armchair nanoribbons originate from edge states that are found in the band gap. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000411572400008 | Publication Date | 2017-09-25 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 8 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by Erasmus+, the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:146738 | Serial | 4791 | ||
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| Author | Zografos, O.; Dutta, S.; Manfrini, M.; Vaysset, A.; Sorée, B.; Naeemi, A.; Raghavan, P.; Lauwereins, R.; Radu, I.P. | ||||
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Non-volatile spin wave majority gate at the nanoscale | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | AIP advances T2 – 61st Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM), OCT 31-NOV 04, 2016, New Orleans, LA | Abbreviated Journal | Aip Adv |
| Volume | 7 | Issue | 5 | Pages | 056020 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | A spin wave majority fork-like structure with feature size of 40 nm, is presented and investigated, through micromagnetic simulations. The structure consists of three merging out-of-plane magnetization spin wave buses and four magneto-electric cells serving as three inputs and an output. The information of the logic signals is encoded in the phase of the transmitted spin waves and subsequently stored as direction of magnetization of the magneto-electric cells upon detection. The minimum dimensions of the structure that produce an operational majority gate are identified. For all input combinations, the detection scheme employed manages to capture the majority phase result of the spin wave interference and ignore all reflection effects induced by the geometry of the structure. (C) 2017 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | ||||
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| Publisher | Amer inst physics | Place of Publication | Melville | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000402797100177 | Publication Date | 2017-02-06 | |
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| ISSN | 2158-3226 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 1.568 | Times cited | 13 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 1.568 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144288 | Serial | 4673 | ||
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| Author | Peng, L.; Sun, J.; Liu, Y.; Dai, X.; Ni, B.-J. | ||||
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Nitrous oxide production in a granule-based partial nitritation reactor : a model-based evaluation | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Scientific reports | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 7 | Issue | Pages | 45609 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) | ||||
| Abstract | Sustainable wastewater treatment has been attracting increasing attentions over the past decades. However, the production of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent GHG, from the energy-efficient granule-based autotrophic nitrogen removal is largely unknown. This study applied a previously established N2O model, which incorporated two N2O production pathways by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) (AOB denitrification and the hydroxylamine (NH2OH) oxidation). The two-pathway model was used to describe N2O production from a granule-based partial nitritation (PN) reactor and provide insights into the N2O distribution inside granules. The model was evaluated by comparing simulation results with N2O monitoring profiles as well as isotopic measurement data from the PN reactor. The model demonstrated its good predictive ability against N2O dynamics and provided useful information about the shift of N2O production pathways inside granules for the first time. The simulation results indicated that the increase of oxygen concentration and granule size would significantly enhance N2O production. The results further revealed a linear relationship between N2O production and ammonia oxidation rate (AOR) (R-2 = 0.99) under the conditions of varying oxygen levels and granule diameters, suggesting that bulk oxygen and granule size may exert an indirect effect on N2O production by causing a change in AOR. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000398238200001 | Publication Date | 2017-04-03 | |
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| ISSN | 2045-2322 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:142397 | Serial | 8311 | ||
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| Author | Wang, W.; Patil, B.; Heijkers, S.; Hessel, V.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
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Nitrogen Fixation by Gliding Arc Plasma: Better Insight by Chemical Kinetics Modelling | Type | A1 Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Chemsuschem | Abbreviated Journal | Chemsuschem |
| Volume | 10 | Issue | 10 | Pages | 2110-2110 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal Article; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ; | ||||
| Abstract | The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into valuable compounds, that is, so-called nitrogen fixation, is gaining increased interest, owing to the essential role in the nitrogen cycle of the biosphere. Plasma technology, and more specifically gliding arc plasma, has great potential in this area, but little is known about the underlying mechanisms. Therefore, we developed a detailed chemical kinetics model for a pulsed-power gliding-arc reactor operating at atmospheric pressure for nitrogen oxide synthesis. Experiments are performed to validate the model and reasonable agreement is reached between the calculated and measured NO and NO2 yields and the corresponding energy efficiency for NOx formation for different N2/O2 ratios, indicating that the model can provide a realistic picture of the plasma chemistry. Therefore, we can use the model to investigate the reaction pathways for the formation and loss of NOx. The results indicate that vibrational excitation of N2 in the gliding arc contributes significantly to activating the N2 molecules, and leads to an energy efficient way of NOx production, compared to the thermal process. Based on the underlying chemistry, the model allows us to propose solutions on how to further improve the NOx formation by gliding arc technology. Although the energy efficiency of the gliding-arc-based nitrogen fixation process at the present stage is not comparable to the world-scale Haber–Bosch process, we believe our study helps us to come up with more realistic scenarios of entering a cutting-edge innovation in new business cases for the decentralised production of fertilisers for agriculture, in which lowtemperature plasma technology might play an important role. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | Publication Date | 2017-05-11 | ||
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| ISSN | 1864-5631 | ISBN | Additional Links | ||
| Impact Factor | 7.226 | Times cited | Open Access | Not_Open_Access | |
| Notes | This research was supported by the European Marie Skłodowska- Curie Individual Fellowship “GlidArc” within Horizon 2020 (Grant No.657304), by the FWO project (grant G.0383.16 N) and by the EU project MAPSYN: Microwave, Acoustic and Plasma assisted SYNthesis, under the grant agreement no. CP-IP 309376 of the European Community’s Seventh Framework Program. The calculations were performed using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UAntwerpen), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the UAntwerpen. | Approved | Most recent IF: 7.226 | ||
| Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @ | Serial | 4573 | ||
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| Author | Wang, W.; Patil, B.; Heijkers, S.; Hessel, V.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
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Nitrogen fixation by gliding arc plasma : better insight by chemical kinetics modelling | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Chemsuschem | Abbreviated Journal | Chemsuschem |
| Volume | 10 | Issue | 10 | Pages | 2145-2157 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into valuable compounds, that is, so-called nitrogen fixation, is gaining increased interest, owing to the essential role in the nitrogen cycle of the biosphere. Plasma technology, and more specifically gliding arc plasma, has great potential in this area, but little is known about the underlying mechanisms. Therefore, we developed a detailed chemical kinetics model for a pulsed-power gliding-arc reactor operating at atmospheric pressure for nitrogen oxide synthesis. Experiments are performed to validate the model and reasonable agreement is reached between the calculated and measured NO and NO2 yields and the corresponding energy efficiency for NOx formation for different N2/O2 ratios, indicating that the model can provide a realistic picture of the plasma chemistry. Therefore, we can use the model to investigate the reaction pathways for the formation and loss of NOx. The results indicate that vibrational excitation of N2 in the gliding arc contributes significantly to activating the N2 molecules, and leads to an energy efficient way of NOx production, compared to the thermal process. Based on the underlying chemistry, the model allows us to propose solutions on how to further improve the NOx formation by gliding arc technology. Although the energy efficiency of the gliding-arc-based nitrogen fixation process at the present stage is not comparable to the world-scale HaberBosch process, we believe our study helps us to come up with more realistic scenarios of entering a cutting-edge innovation in new business cases for the decentralised production of fertilisers for agriculture, in which low-temperature plasma technology might play an important role. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Weinheim | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000402122100006 | Publication Date | 2017-03-08 | |
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| ISSN | 1864-5631 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 7.226 | Times cited | 42 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 7.226 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:143261 | Serial | 4672 | ||
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| Author | Clauwaert, P.; Muys, M.; Alloul, A.; De Paepe, J.; Luther, A.; Sun, X.; Ilgrande, C.; Christiaens, M.E.R.; Hu, X.; Zhang, D.; Lindeboom, R.E.F.; Sas, B.; Rabaey, K.; Boon, N.; Ronsse, F.; Geelen, D.; Vlaeminck, S.E. | ||||
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Nitrogen cycling in bioregenerative life support systems : challenges for waste refinery and food production processes | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Progress in aerospace sciences | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 91 | Issue | Pages | 87-98 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) | ||||
| Abstract | In order to sustain human life in an isolated environment, an efficient conversion of wasted nutrients to food might become mandatory. This is particularly the case for space missions where resupply from earth or in-situ resource utilization is not possible or desirable. A combination of different technologies is needed to allow full recycling of e.g. nitrogenous compounds in space. In this review, an overview is given of the different essential processes and technologies that enable closure of the nitrogen cycle in Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSS). Firstly, a set of biological and physicochemical refinery stages ensures efficient conversion of waste products into the building blocks, followed by the production of food with a range of biological methods. For each technology, bottlenecks are identified. Furthermore, challenges and outlooks are presented at the integrated system level. Space adaptation and integration deserve key attention to enable the recovery of nitrogen for the production of nutritional food in space, but also in closed loop systems on earth. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000404699800005 | Publication Date | 2017-05-04 | |
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| ISSN | 0376-0421; 1873-1724 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:148996 | Serial | 8310 | ||
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| Author | Pourbabak, S.; Wang, X.; Van Dyck, D.; Verlinden, B.; Schryvers, D. | ||||
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Ni cluster formation in low temperature annealed Ni50.6Ti49.4 | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Functional materials letters | Abbreviated Journal | Funct Mater Lett |
| Volume | 10 | Issue | 10 | Pages | 1740005 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab | ||||
| Abstract | Various low temperature treatments of Ni50.6Ti49.4 have shown an unexpected effect on the martensitic start temperature. Periodic diffuse intensity distributions in reciprocal space indicate the formation of short pure Ni strings along the <111> directions in the B2 ordered lattice, precursing the formation of Ni4Ti3 precipitates formed at higher annealing temperatures. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000395164100006 | Publication Date | 2017-01-10 | |
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| ISSN | 1793-6047 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 1.234 | Times cited | 4 | Open Access | Not_Open_Access |
| Notes | The authors like to thank the Flemish Science Foundation FWO for financial support under project G.0366.15N “Influence of nano- and microstructural features and defects in fine-grained Ni-Ti on the thermal and mechanical reversibility of the martensitic transformation and the shape memory and superelastic behavior”. We are also very grateful to Prof. Dr. Jan Van Humbeeck for initiating this work, for his continuous support and inspiring discussions. | Approved | Most recent IF: 1.234 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:142545 | Serial | 4619 | ||
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| Author | Savina, A.A.; Morozov, V.A.; Buzlukov, A.L.; Arapova, I.Y.; Stefanovich, S.Y.; Baklanova, Y.V.; Denisova, T.A.; Medvedeva, N.I.; Bardet, M.; Hadermann, J.; Lazoryak, B.I.; Khaikina, E.G. | ||||
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New solid electrolyte Na9Al(MoO4)6 : structure and Na+ ion conductivity | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Chemistry of materials | Abbreviated Journal | Chem Mater |
| Volume | 29 | Issue | 20 | Pages | 8901-8913 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | <script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('Solid electrolytes are important materials with a wide range of technological applications. This work reports the crystal structure and electrical properties of a new solid electrolyte Na9Al(MoO4)(6). The monoclinic Na9Al(MoO4)(6) consists of isolated polyhedral, [Al(MoO4)(6)](9-) clusters composed of a central AlO6 octahedron sharing vertices with six MoO4 tetrahedra to form a three-dimensional framework. The AlO6 octahedron also shares edges with one NalO(6) octahedron and two Na2O(6) octahedra. Na3-Na5 atoms are located in the framework cavities. The structure is related to that of sodium ion conductor II-Na3Fe2(AsO4)(3). High-temperature conductivity measurements revealed that the conductivity (sigma) of Na9Al(MoO4)(6) at 803 K equals 1.63 X 10(-2) S cm(-1). The temperature behavior of the Na-23 and Al-27 nuclear magnetic resonance spectra and the spin-lattice relaxation rates of the Na-23 nuclei indicate the presence of fast Na+ ion diffusion in the studied compound. At T\u003C490 K, diffusion occurs by means of Na+ ion jumps exclusively through the sublattice of Na3-Na5 positions, whereas Na1 and Na2 become involved in the diffusion processes (through chemical exchange with the Na3-Na5 sublattice) only at higher temperatures.')); | ||||
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| Publisher | American Chemical Society | Place of Publication | Washington, D.C | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000413884900037 | Publication Date | 2017-09-26 | |
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| ISSN | 0897-4756 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 9.466 | Times cited | 13 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | ; The research was performed within the state assignment of FASO of Russia (Themes 01201463330, A16-116122810214-9, and 0339-2016-0007), supported in part by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Projects 16-03-00510, 16-03-00164, and 17-03-00333). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 9.466 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:147432 | Serial | 4886 | ||
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| Author | Eijt, S.W.H.; Shi, W.; Mannheim, A.; Butterling, M.; Schut, H.; Egger, W.; Dickmann, M.; Hugenschmidt, C.; Shakeri, B.; Meulenberg, R.W.; Callewaert, V.; Saniz, R.; Partoens, B.; Barbiellini, B.; Bansil, A.; Melskens, J.; Zeman, M.; Smets, A.H.M.; Kulbak, M.; Hodes, G.; Cahen, D.; Brück, E. | ||||
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New insights into the nanostructure of innovative thin film solar cells gained by positron annihilation spectroscopy | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Journal of physics : conference series | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 791 | Issue | 791 | Pages | 012021 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Recent studies showed that positron annihilation methods can provide key insights into the nanostructure and electronic structure of thin film solar cells. In this study, positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) is applied to investigate CdSe quantum dot (QD) light absorbing layers, providing evidence of positron trapping at the surfaces of the QDs. This enables one to monitor their surface composition and electronic structure. Further, 2D-Angular Correlation of Annihilation Radiation (2D-ACAR) is used to investigate the nanostructure of divacancies in photovoltaic-high-quality a-Si:H films. The collected momentum distributions were converted by Fourier transformation to the direct space representation of the electron-positron autocorrelation function. The evolution of the size of the divacancies as a function of hydrogen dilution during deposition of a-Si:H thin films was examined. Finally, we present a first positron Doppler Broadening of Annihilation Radiation (DBAR) study of the emerging class of highly efficient thin film solar cells based on perovskites. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000400610500021 | Publication Date | 2017-02-22 | |
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| ISSN | 1742-6588 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | Times cited | 1 | Open Access | ||
| Notes | The work at Delft University of Technology was supported by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) grant of W.S., by ADEM, A green Deal in Energy Materials of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of The Netherlands (www.adem- innovationlab.nl), and the STW Vidi grant of A.S., Grant No. 10782. The PALS study is based upon experiments performed at the PLEPS instrument of the NEPOMUC facility at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Garching, Germany, and was supported by the European Commission under the 7 th Framework Programme, Key Action: Strengthening the European Research Area, Research Infrastructures, Contract No. 226507, NMI3. The work at University of Maine was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMR-1206940. Research at the University of Antwerp was supported by FWO grants G022414N and G015013. The work at Northeastern University was supported by the US Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences grant number DE-FG02-07ER46352 (core research), and benefited from Northeastern University's Advanced Scientific Computation Center (ASCC), the NERSC supercomputing center through DOE grant number DE-AC02-05CH11231, and support (applications to layered materials) from the DOE EFRC: Center for the Computational Design of Functional Layered Materials (CCDM) under DE-SC0012575. The work at the Weizmann Institute was supported by the Sidney E. Frank Foundation through the Israel Science Foundation, by the Israel Ministry of Science, and the Israel National Nano-Initiative. D.C. holds the Sylvia and Rowland Schaefer Chair in Energy Research. | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | CMT @ cmt @ c:irua:140850 | Serial | 4426 | ||
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| Author | Kong, X.; Li, L.; Leenaerts, O.; Liu, X.-J.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
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New group-V elemental bilayers : a tunable structure model with four-, six-, and eight-atom rings | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 96 | Issue | 3 | Pages | 035123 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Two-dimensional group-V elemental materials have attracted widespread attention due to their nonzero band gap while displaying high electron mobility. Using first-principles calculations, we propose a series of new elemental bilayers with group-V elements (Bi, Sb, As). Our study reveals the dynamical stability of four-, six-, and eight-atom ring structures, demonstrating their possible coexistence in such bilayer systems. The proposed structures for Sb and As are large-gap semiconductors that are potentially interesting for applications in future nanodevices. The Bi structures have nontrivial topological properties with a direct nontrivial band gap. The nontrivial gap is shown to arise from a band inversion at the Brillouin zone center due to the strong intrinsic spin-orbit coupling in Bi atoms. Moreover, we demonstrate the possibility of tuning the properties of these materials by enhancing the ratio of six-atom rings to four-and eight-atom rings, which results in wider nontrivial band gaps and lower formation energies. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000405363900005 | Publication Date | 2017-07-14 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 14 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work is supported by Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST) (Grant No. 2016YFA0301604), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) ( No. 11574008), the Thousand-Young-Talent Program of China, and the Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO-Vl). The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) and the Flemish Government – department EWI, and the National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin, funded by the Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144834 | Serial | 4721 | ||
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| Author | Li, J.; Pereira, P.J.; Yuan, J.; Lv, Y.-Y.; Jiang, M.-P.; Lu, D.; Lin, Z.-Q.; Liu, Y.-J.; Wang, J.-F.; Li, L.; Ke, X.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Li, M.-Y.; Feng, H.-L.; Hatano, T.; Wang, H.-B.; Wu, P.-H.; Yamaura, K.; Takayama-Muromachi, E.; Vanacken, J.; Chibotaru, L.F.; Moshchalkov, V.V. | ||||
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Nematic superconducting state in iron pnictide superconductors | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Nature communications | Abbreviated Journal | Nat Commun |
| Volume | 8 | Issue | 1 | Pages | 1880 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Nematic order often breaks the tetragonal symmetry of iron-based superconductors. It arises from regular structural transition or electronic instability in the normal phase. Here, we report the observation of a nematic superconducting state, by measuring the angular dependence of the in-plane and out-of-plane magnetoresistivity of Ba 0.5 K 0.5 Fe 2 As 2 single crystals. We find large twofold oscillations in the vicinity of the superconducting transition, when the direction of applied magnetic field is rotated within the basal plane. To avoid the influences from sample geometry or current flow direction, the sample was designed as Corbino-shape for in-plane and mesa-shape for out-of-plane measurements. Theoretical analysis shows that the nematic superconductivity arises from the weak mixture of the quasi-degenerate s-wave and d-wave components of the superconducting condensate, most probably induced by a weak anisotropy of stresses inherent to single crystals. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000416933400002 | Publication Date | 2017-11-27 | |
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| ISSN | 2041-1723 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 12.124 | Times cited | 8 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | The authors J.L., P.J.P., and J.Y. contributed equally to this work. J.L. and J.Y. designed the experiments. J.L., H.-L.F., K.Y., and E.T.-M. grew the single crystals. J.L., J.Y., Y.-Y.L., M.-P.J., D.L., M.-Y.L., T.H., H.-B.W., P.-H.W., K.Y., E.T.-M., J.V., and V.V.M. fabricated the devices and measured transport properties. J.L., Y.-Y.L., Z.-Q.L., Y.-J.L., J.-F.W., and L.L. studied on the pulsed high field measurements. X.K. and G.V.T. measured the low temperature TEM. All authors discussed the data. J.L., P.J.P., and L.F.C. proposed the model and simulated the results. J.L., P.J.P., K.Y., E.T.-M., and L.F.C. analyzed the data and prepared the manuscript. | Approved | Most recent IF: 12.124 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:147348 | Serial | 4772 | ||
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| Author | Vermeulen, M. | ||||
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Natural and amorphous arsenic sulfide pigments : characterization, degradation and influence of the binding medium | Type | Doctoral thesis | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 258 p. | ||
| Keywords | Doctoral thesis; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation) | ||||
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| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:147218 | Serial | 8295 | ||
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| Author | Meledin, A. | ||||
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Nanostructure of superconducting tapes : a study by electron microscopy | Type | Doctoral thesis | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
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| Keywords | Doctoral thesis; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Antwerp | Editor | ||
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| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:141625 | Serial | 4505 | ||
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| Author | Ranieri, P.; Shrivastav, R.; Wang, M.; Lin, A.; Fridman, G.; Fridman, A.A.; Han, L.-H.; Miller, V. | ||||
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Nanosecond-pulsed dielectric barrier dischargeinduced antitumor effects propagate through depth of tissue via intracellular signaling | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Plasma medicine | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 7 | Issue | 3 | Pages | 283-297 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | Studies using xenograft mouse models have shown that plasma applied to the skin overlying tumors results in tumor shrinkage. Plasma is considered a nonpenetrating treatment; however, these studies demonstrate plasma effects that occur beyond the postulated depth of physical penetration of plasma components. The present study examines the propagation of plasma effects through a tissue model using three-dimensional, cell-laden extracellular matrices (ECMs). These ECMs are used as barriers against direct plasma penetration. By placing them onto a monolayer of target cancer cells to create an in-vitro analog to in-vivo studies, we distinguished between cellular effects from direct plasma exposure and cellular effects due to cell-to-cell signaling stimulated by plasma. We show that nanosecond-pulsed dielectric barrier discharge plasma treatment applied atop an acellular barrier impedes the externalization of calreticulin (CRT) in the target cells. In contrast, when a barrier is populated with cells, CRT externalization is restored. Thus, we demonstrate that plasma components stimulate signaling among cells embedded in the barrier to transfer plasma effects to the target cells. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | Publication Date | 2017-09-01 | ||
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| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:155658 | Serial | 8293 | ||
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| Author | Lin, A.; Truong, B.; Patel, S.; Kaushik, N.; Choi, E.H.; Fridman, G.; Fridman, A.; Miller, V. | ||||
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Nanosecond-pulsed DBD plasma-generated reactive oxygen species trigger immunogenic cell death in A549 lung carcinoma cells through intracellular oxidative stress | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | International journal of molecular sciences | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 18 | Issue | 5 | Pages | 966 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | A novel application for non-thermal plasma is the induction of immunogenic cancer cell death for cancer immunotherapy. Cells undergoing immunogenic death emit danger signals which facilitate anti-tumor immune responses. Although pathways leading to immunogenic cell death are not fully understood; oxidative stress is considered to be part of the underlying mechanism. Here; we studied the interaction between dielectric barrier discharge plasma and cancer cells for oxidative stress-mediated immunogenic cell death. We assessed changes to the intracellular oxidative environment after plasma treatment and correlated it to emission of two danger signals: surface-exposed calreticulin and secreted adenosine triphosphate. Plasma-generated reactive oxygen and charged species were recognized as the major effectors of immunogenic cell death. Chemical attenuators of intracellular reactive oxygen species successfully abrogated oxidative stress following plasma treatment and modulated the emission of surface-exposed calreticulin. Secreted danger signals from cells undergoing immunogenic death enhanced the anti-tumor activity of macrophages. This study demonstrated that plasma triggers immunogenic cell death through oxidative stress pathways and highlights its potential development for cancer immunotherapy. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000404113900073 | Publication Date | 2017-05-03 | |
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| ISSN | 1422-0067; 1661-6596 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:155654 | Serial | 8292 | ||
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| Author | Khalilov, U.; Bogaerts, A.; Hussain, S.; Kovacevic, E.; Brault, P.; Boulmer-Leborgne, C.; Neyts, E.C. | ||||
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Nanoscale mechanisms of CNT growth and etching in plasma environment | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Journal of physics: D: applied physics | Abbreviated Journal | J Phys D Appl Phys |
| Volume | 50 | Issue | 50 | Pages | 184001 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | Plasma-enhanced chemical deposition (PECVD) of carbon nanotubes has already been shown to allow chirality control to some extent. In PECVD, however, etching may occur simultaneously with the growth, and the occurrence of intermediate processes further significantly complicates the growth process. We here employ a computational approach with experimental support to study the plasma-based formation of Ni nanoclusters, Ni-catalyzed CNT growth and subsequent etching processes, in order to understand the underpinning nanoscale mechanisms. We find that hydrogen is the dominant factor in both the re-structuring of a Ni film and the subsequent appearance of Ni nanoclusters, as well as in the CNT nucleation and etching processes. The obtained results are compared with available theoretical and experimental studies and provide a deeper understanding of the occurring nanoscale mechanisms in plasma-assisted CNT nucleation and growth. |
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| Language | Wos | 000398300900001 | Publication Date | 2017-04-03 | |
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| ISSN | 0022-3727 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 2.588 | Times cited | 6 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | UK gratefully acknowledges financial support from the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO), Belgium (Grant No. 12M1315N). The work was carried out in part using the Turing HPC infrastructure of the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen, a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Centre VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the Universiteit Antwerpen. The authors also thank Prof A C T van Duin for sharing the ReaxFF code. | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.588 | ||
| Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @ c:irua:141918 | Serial | 4533 | ||
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| Author | Schnepf, M.J.; Mayer, M.; Kuttner, C.; Tebbe, M.; Wolf, D.; Dulle, M.; Altantzis, T.; Formanek, P.; Förster, S.; Bals, S.; König, T.A.F.; Fery, A. | ||||
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Nanorattles with tailored electric field enhancement | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Nanoscale | Abbreviated Journal | Nanoscale |
| Volume | 9 | Issue | 9 | Pages | 9376-9385 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Nanorattles are metallic core–shell particles with core and shell separated by a dielectric spacer. These nanorattles have been identified as a promising class of nanoparticles, due to their extraordinary high electric-field enhancement inside the cavity. Limiting factors are reproducibility and loss of axial symmetry owing to the movable metal core; movement of the core results in fluctuation of the nanocavity dimensions and commensurate variations in enhancement factor. We present a novel synthetic approach for the robust fixation of the central gold rod within a well-defined box, which results in an axisymmetric nanorattle. We determine the structure of the resulting axisymmetric nanorattles by advanced transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). Optical absorption and scattering cross-sections obtained from UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy quantitatively agree with finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations based on the structural model derived from SAXS. The predictions of high and homogenous field enhancement are evidenced by scanning TEM electron energy loss spectroscopy (STEM-EELS) measurement on single-particle level. Thus, comprehensive understanding of structural and optical properties is achieved for this class of nanoparticles, paving the way for photonic applications where a defined and robust unit cell is crucial. |
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| Language | Wos | 000405387100015 | Publication Date | 2017-06-22 | |
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| ISSN | 2040-3364 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 7.367 | Times cited | 69 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | This study was funded by the European Research Council under grant Template-assisted assembly of METAmaterials using MECHanical instabilities (METAMECH) ERC-2012-StG 306686. This work was also supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) within the Cluster of Excellence ‘Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden’ (cfaed). M. T. wants to acknowledge funding by the Elite Network of Bavaria, the Bavarian Ministry of State according to the Bavarian elite promotion act (BayEFG), as well as the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for a Feodor-Lynen Research Fellowship. S. B. acknowledges financial support from the European Research Council (Starting Grant No. COLOURATOM 335078) and T. A. acknowledges funding from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through a postdoctoral grant. We thank Ken Harris from the National Research Council Canada for valuable discussion of the manuscript. (ROMEO:yellow; preprint:; postprint:restricted ; pdfversion:cannot); saraecas; ECAS_Sara; | Approved | Most recent IF: 7.367 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:144797UA @ admin @ c:irua:144797 | Serial | 4631 | ||
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| Author | Zhang, L.-F.; Flammia, L.; Covaci, L.; Perali, A.; Milošević, M.V. | ||||
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Multifaceted impact of a surface step on superconductivity in atomically thin films | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 96 | Issue | 10 | Pages | 104509 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Recent experiments show that an atomic step on the surface of atomically thin metallic films can strongly affect electronic transport. Here we reveal multiple and versatile effects that such a surface step can have on superconductivity in ultrathin films. By solving the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations self-consistently in this regime, where quantum confinement dominates the emergent physics, we show that the electronic structure is profoundly modified on the two sides of the step, as is the spatial distribution of the superconducting order parameter and its dependence on temperature and electronic gating. Furthermore, the surface step changes nontrivially the transport properties both in the proximity-induced superconducting pair correlations and the Josephson effect, depending on the step height. These results offer a new route to tailor superconducting circuits and design atomically thin heterojunctions made of one same material. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000411076000012 | Publication Date | 2017-09-18 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 7 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; This work was supported by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen), the Special Research Funds of the University of Antwerp (TOPBOF project) and the Italian MIUR through the PRIN 2015 program (Contract No. 2015C5SEJJ001). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:146750 | Serial | 4790 | ||
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| Author | Xiao, Y.M.; Xu, W.; Peeters, F.M.; Van Duppen, B. | ||||
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Multicomponent plasmons in monolayer MoS2 with circularly polarized optical pumping | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
| Volume | 96 | Issue | 8 | Pages | 085405 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | By making use of circularly polarized light and electrostatic gating, monolayer molybdenum disulfide (ML – MoS2) can form a platform supporting multiple types of charge carriers. They can be discriminated by their spin, valley index, or whether they are electrons or holes. We investigate the collective properties of those charge carriers and are able to identify distinct plasmon modes. We analyze the corresponding dispersion relation, lifetime, and oscillator strength, and calculate the phase relation between the oscillations in the different components of the plasmon modes. All platforms in ML-MoS2 support a long-wavelength root q plasmon branch at zero kelvins. In addition to this, for an n-component system, n-1 distinct plasmon modes appear as acoustic modes with linear dispersion in the long-wavelength limit. These modes correspond to out-of-phase oscillations in the different fermion liquids and have, although being damped, a relatively long lifetime. Additionally, we also find distinct modes at large wave vectors that are more strongly damped by intraband processes. | ||||
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| Publisher | American Physical Society | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y | Editor | |
| Language | Wos | 000406861600001 | Publication Date | 2017-08-04 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 2 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; Y.M.X. acknowledges financial support from the China Scholarship Council (CSC). B.V.D. is supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) through a postdoctoral fellowship. This work was also supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 11574319 and No. 11304272), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2011YQ130018), the Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province, the Applied Basic Research Foundation of Yunnan Province (2013FD003), and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145729 | Serial | 4745 | ||
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| Author | Conti, S.; Perali, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Neilson, D. | ||||
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Multicomponent electron-hole superfluidity and the BCS-BEC crossover in double bilayer graphene | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review letters | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev Lett |
| Volume | 119 | Issue | 25 | Pages | 257002 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | <script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('Superfluidity in coupled electron-hole sheets of bilayer graphene is predicted here to be multicomponent because of the conduction and valence bands. We investigate the superfluid crossover properties as functions of the tunable carrier densities and the tunable energy band gap Eg. For small band gaps there is a significant boost in the two superfluid gaps, but the interaction-driven excitations from the valence to the conduction band can weaken the superfluidity, even blocking the system from entering the Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) regime at low densities. At a given larger density, a band gap E-g similar to 80-120 meV can carry the system into the strong-pairing multiband BCS-BEC crossover regime, the optimal range for realization of high-Tc superfluidity.')); | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y. | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000418619100017 | Publication Date | 2017-12-22 | |
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| ISSN | 0031-9007 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 8.462 | Times cited | 18 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; We thank Mohammad Zarenia for useful discussions. Part of this work was supported by FWO-VI (Flemish Science Foundation) and the Methusalem program. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 8.462 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:148509 | Serial | 4885 | ||
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| Author | Albrecht, W.; Goris, B.; Bals, S.; Hutter, E.M.; Vanmaekelbergh, D.; van Huis, M.A.; van Blaaderen, A. | ||||
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Morphological and chemical transformations of single silica-coated CdSe/CdS nanorods upon fs-laser excitation | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Nanoscale | Abbreviated Journal | Nanoscale |
| Volume | 9 | Issue | 9 | Pages | 4810-4818 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Radiation-induced modifications of nanostructures are of fundamental interest and constitute a viable out-of-equilibrium approach to the development of novel nanomaterials. Herein, we investigated the structural transformation of silica-coated CdSe/CdS nanorods (NRs) under femtosecond (fs) illumination. By comparing the same nanorods before and after illumination with different fluences we found that the silica-shell did not only enhance the stability of the NRs but that the confinement of the NRs also led to novel morphological and chemical transformations. Whereas uncoated CdSe/CdS nanorods were found to sublimate under such excitations the silica-coated nanorods broke into fragments which deformed towards a more spherical shape. Furthermore, CdS decomposed which led to the formation of metallic Cd, confirmed by high-resolution electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX), whereby an epitaxial interface with the remaining CdS lattice was formed. Under electron beam exposure similar transformations were found to take place which we followed in situ. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Cambridge | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000398954800022 | Publication Date | 2017-03-23 | |
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| ISSN | 2040-3364 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 7.367 | Times cited | 4 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | ; 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. The authors furthermore acknowledge financial support from the European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant 335078-COLOURATOMS and ERC Consolidator Grant 683076 NANO-INSITU). The authors also appreciate financial support from the European Union under the Seventh Framework Program (Integrated Infrastructure Initiative No. 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. The authors furthermore thank Dave J. van den Heuvel and Hans C. Gerritsen for use of the Thorlabs powermeter. We furthermore thank Ernest van der Wee for the simulation of the confocal point spread functions. ; ecas_sara | Approved | Most recent IF: 7.367 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:142384UA @ admin @ c:irua:142384 | Serial | 4670 | ||
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| Author | Shayeganfar, F.; Vasu, K.S.; Nair, R.R.; Peeters, F.M.; Neek-Amal, M. | ||||
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Monolayer alkali and transition-metal monoxides : MgO, CaO, MnO, and NiO | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Physical review B | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 95 | Issue | 14 | Pages | 144109 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
| Abstract | Two-dimensional crystals with strong interactions between layers has attracted increasing attention in recent years in a variety of fields. In particular, the growth of a single layer of oxide materials (e.g., MgO, CaO, NiO, and MnO) over metallic substrates were found to display different physical properties than their bulk. In this study, we report on the physical properties of a single layer of metallic oxide materials and compare their properties with their bulk and other two-dimensional (2D) crystals. We found that the planar structure of metallic monoxides are unstable whereas the buckled structures are thermodynamically stable. Also, the 2D-MnO and NiO exhibit different magnetic (ferromagnetic) and optical properties than their bulk, whereas band-gap energy and linear stiffness are found to be decreasing from NiO to MgO. Our findings provide insight into oxide thin-film technology applications. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000399792400001 | Publication Date | 2017-04-20 | |
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| ISSN | 2469-9969; 2469-9950 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | Times cited | 21 | Open Access | ||
| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:152654 | Serial | 8278 | ||
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| Author | Daniels, S.; Witters, N.; Beliën, T.; Vrancken, K.; Vangronsveld, J.; Van Passel, S. | ||||
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Monetary valuation of natural predators for biological pest control in pear production | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Ecological Economics | Abbreviated Journal | Ecol Econ |
| Volume | 134 | Issue | Pages | 160-173 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM) | ||||
| Abstract | In spite of global actions, biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate. Despite the need for objectively comparable monetary standards to include biodiversity arguments in policymaking, research on the relationship between species diversity and its valuation from a societal perspective is still scarce. In this paper, a methodological framework for the valuation of natural predators based on their ecological role in the agroecosystem is introduced. The framework integrates a dynamic ecological model simulating interactions between species with an economic model, thereby quantifying the effect of reduced numbers of natural predators on the net farm income. The model attributes an objective monetary value to increased species diversity through the changes in the provisioning of a marketable good. Results indicate that the loss of three predators could decrease net farm income with 88.86 ha− 1 to 2186.5 ha− 1. For the pear production sector in Flanders in 2011, this constitutes to an indirect use value of 0,68 million for one predator and 16.63 million for the presence of three predators. The aim is to provide a justification for the argument for biodiversity conservation, based on the ecological function of species, through the delivery of comparable monetary standards. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000395219300018 | Publication Date | 2017-01-26 | |
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| ISSN | 0921-8009; 1873-6106 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 2.965 | Times cited | 4 | Open Access | |
| Notes | ; The research was made possible with the financial aid from a BOF grant of the Centre for Environmental Sciences (CMK, Hasselt University). Nele Witters is funded by Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO). The authors would like to thank Ellen Elias from Symbio for providing relevant data and insights into the complex interplay between pest insects, natural predators and human impacts from fertilizers and pesticide use. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.965 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:140685 | Serial | 6228 | ||
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