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Ben Dkhil, S.; Pfannmöller, M.; Saba, M.I.; Gaceur, M.; Heidari, H.; Videlot-Ackermann, C.; Margeat, O.; Guerrero, A.; Bisquert, J.; Garcia-Belmonte, G.; Mattoni, A.; Bals, S.; Ackermann, J. |
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Toward high-temperature stability of PTB7-based bulk heterojunction solar cells : impact of fullerene size and solvent additive |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Laser physics review |
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Adv Energy Mater |
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7 |
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7 |
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1601486 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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The use of fullerene as acceptor limits the thermal stability of organic solar cells at high temperatures as their diffusion inside the donor leads to phase separation via Ostwald ripening. Here it is reported that fullerene diffusion is fully suppressed at temperatures up to 140 degrees C in bulk heterojunctions based on the benzodithiophene-based polymer (the poly[[4,8-bis[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]benzo[1,2-b: 4,5-b']dithiophene-2,6-diyl][3-fluoro-2-[(2-ethylhexyl) carbonyl]thieno[3,4-b]thiophenediyl]], (PTB7) in combination with the fullerene derivative [6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (PC70BM). The blend stability is found independently of the presence of diiodooctane (DIO) used to optimize nanostructuration and in contrast to PTB7 blends using the smaller fullerene derivative PC70BM. The unprecedented thermal stability of PTB7: PC70BM layers is addressed to local minima in the mixing enthalpy of the blend forming stable phases that inhibit fullerene diffusion. Importantly, although the nanoscale morphology of DIO processed blends is thermally stable, corresponding devices show strong performance losses under thermal stress. Only by the use of a high temperature annealing step removing residual DIO from the device, remarkably stable high efficiency solar cells with performance losses less than 10% after a continuous annealing at 140 degrees C over 3 days are obtained. These results pave the way toward high temperature stable polymer solar cells using fullerene acceptors. |
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000396328500009 |
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2016-11-07 |
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1614-6832; |
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Impact Factor |
16.721 |
Times cited |
27 |
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; The authors acknowledge financial support by the French Fond Unique Interministeriel (FUI) under the project “SFUMATO” (grant number: F1110019V/ 201308815) as well as by the European Commission under the Project “SUNFLOWER” (FP7-ICT-2011-7, grant number: 287594). Generalitat Valenciana (ISIC/2012/008 Institute of Nanotechnologies for Clean Energies) is also acknowledged for providing financial support. The authors further acknowledge financial support via ERC Starting Grant Colouratoms (335078). ; |
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Most recent IF: 16.721 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:141991UA @ admin @ c:irua:141991 |
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4697 |
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Lu, A.K.A.; Houssa, M.; Radu, I.P.; Pourtois, G. |
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Toward an understanding of the electric field-induced electrostatic doping in van der Waals heterostructures : a first-principles study |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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ACS applied materials and interfaces |
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Acs Appl Mater Inter |
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9 |
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8 |
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7725-7734 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Since the discovery of graphene, a broad range of two-dimensional (2D) materials has captured the attention of the scientific communities. Materials, such as hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and the transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) family, have shown promising semiconducting and insulating properties that are very appealing for the semiconductor industry. Recently, the possibility of taking advantage of the properties of 2D-based heterostructures has been investigated for low-power nanoelectronic applications. In this work, we aim at evaluating the relation between the nature of the materials used in such heterostructures and the amplitude of the layer-to-layer charge transfer induced by an external electric field, as is typically present in nanoelectronic gated devices. A broad range of combinations of TMDs, graphene, and hBN has been investigated using density functional theory. Our results show that the electric field induced charge transfer strongly depends on the nature of the 2D materials used in the van der Waals heterostructures and to a lesser extent on the relative orientation of the materials in the structure. Our findings contribute to the building of the fundamental understanding required to engineer electrostatically the doping of 2D materials and to establish the factors that drive the charge transfer mechanisms in electron tunneling-based devices. These are key ingredients for the development of 2D -based nanoelectronic devices. |
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000395494200119 |
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2017-02-13 |
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1944-8244 |
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Impact Factor |
7.504 |
Times cited |
10 |
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Most recent IF: 7.504 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:142483 |
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4696 |
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Zhang, L.-F.; Covaci, L.; Milošević, M.V. |
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Topological phase transitions in small mesoscopic chiral p-wave superconductors |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Physical review B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Rev B |
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96 |
Issue |
22 |
Pages |
224512 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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<script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('Spin-triplet chiral p-wave superconductivity is typically described by a two-component order parameter, and as such is prone to unique emergent effects when compared to the standard single-component superconductors. Here we present the equilibrium phase diagram for small mesoscopic chiral p-wave superconducting disks in the presence of magnetic field, obtained by solving the microscopic Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations self-consistently. In the ultrasmall limit, the cylindrically symmetric giant-vortex states form the ground state of the system. However, with increasing sample size, the cylindrical symmetry is broken as the two components of the order parameter segregate into domains, and the number of fragmented domain walls between them characterizes the resulting states. Such domain walls are topological defects unique for the p-wave order, and constitute a dominant phase in the mesoscopic regime. Moreover, we find two possible types of domain walls, identified by their chirality-dependent interaction with the edge states.')); |
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American Physical Society |
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New York, N.Y |
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000418653500012 |
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2017-12-26 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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Impact Factor |
3.836 |
Times cited |
18 |
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; This work was supported by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) and the Special Research Funds of the University of Antwerp. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:148504 |
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4901 |
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Ben Dkhil, S.; Pfannmöller, M.; Ata, I.; Duche, D.; Gaceur, M.; Koganezawa, T.; Yoshimoto, N.; Simon, J.-J.; Escoubas, L.; Videlot-Ackermann, C.; Margeat, O.; Bals, S.; Bauerle, P.; Ackermann, J. |
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Time evolution studies of dithieno[3,2-b:2 ',3 '-d] pyrrole-based A-D-A oligothiophene bulk heterojunctions during solvent vapor annealing towards optimization of photocurrent generation |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Journal of materials chemistry A : materials for energy and sustainability |
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J Mater Chem A |
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5 |
Issue |
5 |
Pages |
1005-1013 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Solvent vapor annealing (SVA) is one of the main techniques to improve the morphology of bulk heterojunction solar cells using oligomeric donors. In this report, we study time evolution of nanoscale morphological changes in bulk heterojunctions based on a well-studied dithienopyrrole-based A-D-A oligothiophene (dithieno[3,2-b: 2',3'-d] pyrrole named here 1) blended with [6,6]-phenyl-C-71-butyric acid methyl ester (PC71BM) to increase photocurrent density by combining scanning transmission electron microscopy and low-energy-loss spectroscopy. Our results show that SVA transforms the morphology of 1 : PC71BM blends by a three-stage mechanism: highly intermixed phases evolve into nanostructured bilayers that correspond to an optimal blend morphology. Additional SVA leads to completely phaseseparated micrometer-sized domains. Optical spacers were used to increase light absorption inside optimized 1 : PC71BM blends leading to solar cells of 7.74% efficiency but a moderate photocurrent density of 12.3 mA cm (-2). Quantum efficiency analyses reveal that photocurrent density is mainly limited by losses inside the donor phase. Indeed, optimized 1 : PC71BM blends consist of large donor-enriched domains not optimal for exciton to photocurrent conversion. Shorter SVA times lead to smaller domains; however they are embedded in large mixed phases suggesting that introduction of stronger molecular packing may help us to better balance phase separation and domain size enabling more efficient bulk heterojunction solar cells. |
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Cambridge |
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000394430800018 |
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2016-11-30 |
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2050-7488; 2050-7496 |
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Impact Factor |
8.867 |
Times cited |
19 |
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Not_Open_Access |
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; We acknowledge financial support by the French Fond Unique Interministeriel (FUI) under the project “SFUMATO” (Grant number: F1110019V/201308815) as well as by the European Commission under the Project “SUNFLOWER” (FP7-ICT-2011-7, Grant number: 287594). The synchrotron radiation experiments were performed at BL19B2 in SPring-8 with the approval of Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) (Proposal No. 2016A1568). We further acknowledge financial support via ERC Starting Grant Colouratoms (335078). ; |
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Most recent IF: 8.867 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:142602UA @ admin @ c:irua:142602 |
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4695 |
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Stafford, B.H.; Sieger, M.; Ottolinger, R.; Meledin, A.; Strickland, N.M.; Wimbush, S.C.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Huehne, R.; Schultz, L. |
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Tilted BaHfO3 nanorod artificial pinning centres in REBCO films on inclined substrate deposited-MgO coated conductor templates |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Superconductor science and technology |
Abbreviated Journal |
Supercond Sci Tech |
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30 |
Issue |
5 |
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055002 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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We grow BaHfO3 (BHO) nanorods in REBa2Cu3O7-x (REBCO, RE: Gd or Y) thin films on metal tapes coated with the inclined substrate deposited (ISD)-MgO template by both electron beam physical vapour deposition and pulsed laser deposition. In both cases the nanorods are inclined by an angle of 21 degrees-29 degrees with respect to the sample surface normal as a consequence of the tilted growth of the REBCO film resulting from the ISD-MgO layer. We present angular critical current density (J(c)) anisotropy as well as field- and temperature-dependant J(c) data of the BHO nanorod-containing GdBCO films demonstrating an increase in J(c) over a wide range of temperatures between 30 and 77 K and magnetic fields up to 8 T. In addition, we show that the angle of the peak in the J(c) anisotropy curve resulting from the nanorods is dependent both on temperature and magnetic field. The largest J(c) enhancement from the addition of the nanorods was found to occur at 30 K, 3 T, resulting in a J(c) of 3.0 MA cm(-2). |
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Bristol |
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000398860300001 |
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2017-02-22 |
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0953-2048 |
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Impact Factor |
2.878 |
Times cited |
6 |
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Not_Open_Access |
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; The authors would like to thank Anh Tu Bohn and other colleagues at THEVA Dunnschichtechnik GmbH for technical assistance and helpful discussion and R Nast for assistance with sample patterning. We also acknowledge partial support from EUROTAPES, a collaborative project funded by the European Commission's Seventh Framework Program (FP7/2007-2013) under Grant Agreement n. 280432. ; |
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Most recent IF: 2.878 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:143641 |
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4694 |
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Rezaei, M.; Sisakht, E.T.; Fazileh, F.; Aslani, Z.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Tight-binding model investigation of the biaxial strain induced topological phase transition in GeCH3 |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Physical review B |
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Phys Rev B |
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96 |
Issue |
8 |
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085441 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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We propose a tight-binding (TB) model, that includes spin-orbit coupling (SOC), to describe the electronic properties of methyl-substituted germanane (GeCH3). This model gives an electronic spectrum in agreement with first principle results close to the Fermi level. Using the Z(2) formalism, we show that a topological phase transition from a normal insulator (NI) to a quantum spin Hall (QSH) phase occurs at 11.6% biaxial tensile strain. The sensitivity of the electronic properties of this system on strain, in particular its transition to the topological insulating phase, makes it very attractive for applications in strain sensors and other microelectronic applications. |
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American Physical Society |
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New York, N.Y |
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000408570800004 |
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2017-08-29 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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Impact Factor |
3.836 |
Times cited |
10 |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145697 |
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4755 |
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De Backer, A.; Jones, L.; Lobato, I.; Altantzis, T.; Goris, B.; Nellist, P.D.; Bals, S.; Van Aert, S. |
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Three-dimensional atomic models from a single projection using Z-contrast imaging: verification by electron tomography and opportunities |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Nanoscale |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nanoscale |
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9 |
Issue |
9 |
Pages |
8791-8798 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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In order to fully exploit structure–property relations of nanomaterials, three-dimensional (3D) characterization at the atomic scale is often required. In recent years, the resolution of electron tomography has reached the atomic scale. However, such tomography typically requires several projection images demanding substantial electron dose. A newly developed alternative circumvents this by counting the number of atoms across a single projection. These atom counts can be used to create an initial atomic model with which an energy minimization can be applied to obtain a relaxed 3D reconstruction of the nanoparticle. Here, we compare, at the atomic scale, this single projection reconstruction approach with tomography and find an excellent agreement. This new approach allows for the characterization of beam-sensitive materials or where the acquisition of a tilt series is impossible. As an example, the utility is illustrated by the 3D atomic scale characterization of a nanodumbbell on an in situ heating holder of limited tilt range. |
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2017-06-09 |
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2040-3364 |
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Impact Factor |
7.367 |
Times cited |
33 |
Open Access |
OpenAccess |
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The authors gratefully acknowledge funding from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through project fundings (G.0374.13N, G.0369.15N, G.0368.15N, and WO.010.16N) and postdoctoral grants to T. Altantzis, A. De Backer, and B. Goris. S. Bals acknowledges financial support from the European Research Council (Starting Grant No. COLOURATOM 335078). Funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under Grant Agreement 312483 – ESTEEM2 (Integrated Infrastructure Initiatieve-I3) is acknowledged. The authors would also like to thank Luis Liz-Marzán, Marek Grzelczak, and Ana Sánchez-Iglesias for sample provision. (ROMEO:yellow; preprint:; postprint:restricted ; pdfversion:cannot); saraecas; ECAS_Sara; |
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Most recent IF: 7.367 |
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EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:144436UA @ admin @ c:irua:144436 |
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4617 |
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Esquivel, D.; Ouwehand, J.; Meledina, M.; Turner, S.; Tendeloo, G.V.; Romero-Salguero, F.J.; Clercq, J.D.; Voort, P.V.D. |
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Thiol-ethylene bridged PMO: A high capacity regenerable mercury adsorbent via intrapore mercury thiolate crystal formation |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Journal of hazardous materials |
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J Hazard Mater |
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339 |
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339 |
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368-377 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Highly ordered thiol-ethylene bridged Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas were synthesized directly from a homemade thiol-functionalized bis-silane precursor. These high surface area materials contain up to 4.3 mmol/g sulfur functions in the walls and can adsorb up to 1183 mg/g mercury ions. Raman spectroscopy reveals the existence of thiol and disulfide moieties. These groups have been evaluated by a combination of Raman spectroscopy, Ellman’s reagent and elemental analysis. The adsorption of mercury ions was evidenced by different techniques, including Raman, XPS and porosimetry, which indicate that thiol groups are highly accessible to mercury. Scanning transmission electron microscopy combined with EDX showed an even homogenous distribution of the sulfur atoms throughout the structure, and have revealed for the first time that a fraction of the adsorbed mercury is forming thiolate nanocrystals in the pores. The adsorbent is highly selective for mercury and can be regenerated and reused multiple times, maintaining its structure and functionalities and showing only a marginal loss of adsorption capacity after several runs. |
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2017-06-22 |
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0304-3894 |
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Impact Factor |
6.065 |
Times cited |
12 |
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OpenAccess |
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D.E. thanks the F.W.O. Flanders (Fund Scientific Research) for a postdoctoral grant (3E10813W). J.O. acknowledges also F.W.O. Flanders, research project G006813N, and the research Board of Ghent University, UGent GOA (Concerted Research Actions) (grant 01G00710) for financial support. F. J. R.-S. acknowledges funding of this research by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Project MAT2013-44463-R), Andalusian Regional Government (FQM-346 group), and Feder Funds. The Titan microscope used for this investigation was partially funded by the Hercules foundation of the Flemish government. This work was supported by the Belgian IAP-PAI network. |
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Most recent IF: 6.065 |
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EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:144433 |
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Liao, Z.; Gauquelin, N.; Green, R.J.; Macke, S.; Gonnissen, J.; Thomas, S.; Zhong, Z.; Li, L.; Si, L.; Van Aert, S.; Hansmann, P.; Held, K.; Xia, J.; Verbeeck, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Sawatzky, G.A.; Koster, G.; Huijben, M.; Rijnders, G. |
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Thickness dependent properties in oxide heterostructures driven by structurally induced metal-oxygen hybridization variations |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Advanced functional materials |
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Adv Funct Mater |
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27 |
Issue |
17 |
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1606717 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Thickness-driven electronic phase transitions are broadly observed in different types of functional perovskite heterostructures. However, uncertainty remains whether these effects are solely due to spatial confinement, broken symmetry, or rather to a change of structure with varying film thickness. Here, this study presents direct evidence for the relaxation of oxygen-2p and Mn-3d orbital (p-d) hybridization coupled to the layer-dependent octahedral tilts within a La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 film driven by interfacial octahedral coupling. An enhanced Curie temperature is achieved by reducing the octahedral tilting via interface structure engineering. Atomically resolved lattice, electronic, and magnetic structures together with X-ray absorption spectroscopy demonstrate the central role of thickness-dependent p-d hybridization in the widely observed dimensionality effects present in correlated oxide heterostructures. |
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2017-03-15 |
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1616-301x |
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Impact Factor |
12.124 |
Times cited |
55 |
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M.H., G.K., and G.R. acknowledge funding from DESCO program of the Dutch Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) with financial support from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). This work was funded by the European Union Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7) Grant No. NMP3-LA-2010-246102 IFOX. J.V. and S.V.A. acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through project fundings (Grant Nos. G.0044.13N, G.0374.13N, G.0368.15N, and G.0369.15N). The Qu-Ant-EM microscope was partly funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. N.G. acknowledges funding from the European Research Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7), ERC Starting Grant No. 278510 VORTEX. N.G., J.G., S.V.A., and J.V. acknowledge financial support from the European Union under the Seventh Framework Program under a contract for an Integrated Infrastructure Initiative (Reference No. 312483-ESTEEM2). The Canadian work was supported by NSERC and the Max Planck-UBC Centre for Quantum Materials. Some experiments for this work were performed at the Canadian Light Source, which was funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation, NSERC, the National Research Council of Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Government of Saskatchewan, Western Economic Diversification Canada, and the University of Saskatchewan. |
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Most recent IF: 12.124 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:152640 |
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5367 |
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Dutta, S.; Sankaran, K.; Moors, K.; Pourtois, G.; Van Elshocht, S.; Bommels, J.; Vandervorst, W.; Tokei, Z.; Adelmann, C. |
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Thickness dependence of the resistivity of platinum-group metal thin films |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Journal of applied physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Appl Phys |
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122 |
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2 |
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025107 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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We report on the thin film resistivity of several platinum-group metals (Ru, Pd, Ir, and Pt). Platinum-group thin films show comparable or lower resistivities than Cu for film thicknesses below about 5 nm due to a weaker thickness dependence of the resistivity. Based on experimentally determined mean linear distances between grain boundaries as well as ab initio calculations of the electron mean free path, the data for Ru, Ir, and Cu were modeled within the semiclassical Mayadas-Shatzkes model [Phys. Rev. B 1, 1382 (1970)] to assess the combined contributions of surface and grain boundary scattering to the resistivity. For Ru, the modeling results indicated that surface scattering was strongly dependent on the surrounding material with nearly specular scattering at interfaces with SiO2 or air but with diffuse scattering at interfaces with TaN. The dependence of the thin film resistivity on the mean free path is also discussed within the Mayadas-Shatzkes model in consideration of the experimental findings. Published by AIP Publishing. |
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American Institute of Physics |
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New York, N.Y. |
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2017-07-11 |
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0021-8979; 1089-7550 |
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2.068 |
Times cited |
42 |
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Most recent IF: 2.068 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145213 |
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4729 |
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Schulenborg, J.; Di Marco, A.; Vanherck, J.; Wegewijs, M.R.; Splettstoesser, J. |
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Thermoelectrics of interacting nanosystems-exploiting superselection instead of time-reversal symmetry |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Entropy: an international and interdisciplinary journal of entropy and information studies |
Abbreviated Journal |
Entropy-Switz |
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19 |
Issue |
12 |
Pages |
668 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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<script type='text/javascript'>document.write(unpmarked('Thermoelectric transport is traditionally analyzed using relations imposed by time-reversal symmetry, ranging from Onsager\u0027s results to fluctuation relations in counting statistics. In this paper, we show that a recently discovered duality relation for fermionic systems-deriving from the fundamental fermion-parity superselection principle of quantum many-particle systems-provides new insights into thermoelectric transport. Using a master equation, we analyze the stationary charge and heat currents through a weakly coupled, but strongly interacting single-level quantum dot subject to electrical and thermal bias. In linear transport, the fermion-parity duality shows that features of thermoelectric response coefficients are actually dominated by the average and fluctuations of the charge in a dual quantum dot system, governed by attractive instead of repulsive electron-electron interaction. In the nonlinear regime, the duality furthermore relates most transport coefficients to much better understood equilibrium quantities. Finally, we naturally identify the fermion-parity as the part of the Coulomb interaction relevant for both the linear and nonlinear Fourier heat. Altogether, our findings hence reveal that next to time-reversal, the duality imposes equally important symmetry restrictions on thermoelectric transport. As such, it is also expected to simplify computations and clarify the physical understanding for more complex systems than the simplest relevant interacting nanostructure model studied here.')); |
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2017-12-06 |
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1099-4300 |
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1.821 |
Times cited |
3 |
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; We thank Rafael Sanchez for useful comments on the manuscript. We acknowledge funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation through their Academy Fellows program (J.Sp. and A.D.M.), from the Swedish VR (J.Sp. and J.Sc.), from the Erasmus Mundus program (J.V.), and from the DFG project SCHO 641/7-1 (M.R.W.). ; |
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Most recent IF: 1.821 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:148548 |
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4900 |
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Wang, H.; Wang, W.; Yan, J.D.; Qi, H.; Geng, J.; Wu, Y. |
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Thermodynamic properties and transport coefficients of a two-temperature polytetrafluoroethylene vapor plasma for ablation-controlled discharge applications |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2017 |
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Journal of physics: D: applied physics |
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J Phys D Appl Phys |
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50 |
Issue |
39 |
Pages |
395204 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Ablation-controlled plasmas have been used in a range of technical applications where local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) is often violated near the wall due to the strong cooling effect caused by the ablation of wall materials. The thermodynamic and transport properties of ablated polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) vapor, which determine the flowing plasma behavior in such applications, are calculated based on a two-temperature model at atmospheric pressure. To our knowledge, no data for PTFE have been reported in the literature. The species composition and thermodynamic properties are numerically determined using the two-temperature Saha equation and the Guldberg-Waage equation according to van de Sanden et al's derivation. The transport coefficients, including viscosity, thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity, are calculated with the most recent collision interaction potentials using Devoto's electron and heavy-particle decoupling approach but expanded to the third-order approximation (second-order for viscosity) in the frame of the Chapman-Enskog method. Results are computed for different degrees of thermal non-equilibrium, i.e. the ratio of electron to heavy-particle temperatures, from 1 to 10, with electron temperature ranging from 300 to 40 000 K. Plasma transport properties in the LTE state obtained from the present work are compared with existing published results and the causes for the discrepancy analyzed. The two-temperature plasma properties calculated in the present work enable the modeling of wall ablation-controlled plasma processes. |
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London |
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2017-07-04 |
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0022-3727 |
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Impact Factor |
2.588 |
Times cited |
3 |
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Most recent IF: 2.588 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145603 |
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4754 |
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Cautaerts, N.; Delville, R.; Dietz, W.; Verwerft, M. |
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Thermal creep properties of Ti-stabilized DIN 1.4970 (15-15Ti) austenitic stainless steel pressurized cladding tubes |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Journal of nuclear materials |
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J Nucl Mater |
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493 |
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154-167 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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This paper presents a large database of thermal creep data from pressurized unirradiated DIN 1.4970 Ti-stabilized austenitic stainless steel (i.e. EN 1515CrNiMoTiB or “15-15Ti”) cladding tubes from more than 1000 bi-axial creep tests conducted during the fast reactor R&D program of the DeBeNe (Deutschland-Belgium- Netherlands) consortium between the 1960's to the late 1980's. The data comprises creep rate and time-to-rupture between 600 and 750 degrees C and a large range of stresses. The data spans tests on material from around 70 different heats and 30 different melts. Around one fourth of the data was obtained from cold worked material, the rest was obtained on cold worked + aged (800 degrees C, 2 h) material. The data are graphically presented in log-log graphs. The creep rate data is fit with a sinh correlation, the time to rupture data is fit with a modified exponential function through the Larson-Miller parameter. Local equivalent parameters to Norton's law are calculated and compared to literature values for these types of steels and related to possible creep mechanisms. Some time to rupture data above 950 degrees C is compared to literature dynamic recrystallization data. Time to rupture data between 600 and 750 degrees C is also compared to literature data from 316 steel. Time to rupture was correlated directly to creep rate with the Monkman-Grant relationship at different temperatures. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Amsterdam |
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2017-06-11 |
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0022-3115 |
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Impact Factor |
2.048 |
Times cited |
5 |
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OpenAccess |
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Most recent IF: 2.048 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145686 |
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4753 |
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Kandemir, A.; Ozden, A.; Cagin, T.; Sevik, C. |
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Thermal conductivity engineering of bulk and one-dimensional Si-Ge nanoarchitectures |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Science and technology of advanced materials |
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18 |
Issue |
1 |
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187-196 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Various theoretical and experimental methods are utilized to investigate the thermal conductivity of nanostructured materials; this is a critical parameter to increase performance of thermoelectric devices. Among these methods, equilibrium molecular dynamics (EMD) is an accurate technique to predict lattice thermal conductivity. In this study, by means of systematic EMD simulations, thermal conductivity of bulk Si-Ge structures (pristine, alloy and superlattice) and their nanostructured one dimensional forms with square and circular cross-section geometries (asymmetric and symmetric) are calculated for different crystallographic directions. A comprehensive temperature analysis is evaluated for selected structures as well. The results show that one-dimensional structures are superior candidates in terms of their low lattice thermal conductivity and thermal conductivity tunability by nanostructuring, such as by diameter modulation, interface roughness, periodicity and number of interfaces. We find that thermal conductivity decreases with smaller diameters or cross section areas. Furthermore, interface roughness decreases thermal conductivity with a profound impact. Moreover, we predicted that there is a specific periodicity that gives minimum thermal conductivity in symmetric superlattice structures. The decreasing thermal conductivity is due to the reducing phonon movement in the system due to the effect of the number of interfaces that determine regimes of ballistic and wave transport phenomena. In some nanostructures, such as nanowire superlattices, thermal conductivity of the Si/Ge system can be reduced to nearly twice that of an amorphous silicon thermal conductivity. Additionally, it is found that one crystal orientation, <100>, is better than the <111> crystal orientation in one-dimensional and bulk SiGe systems. Our results clearly point out the importance of lattice thermal conductivity engineering in bulk and nanostructures to produce high-performance thermoelectric materials. |
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000405949800001 |
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2017-03-13 |
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1468-6996; 1878-5514 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:193772 |
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8662 |
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Zhou, Y.; Ramaneti, R.; Anaya, J.; Korneychuk, S.; Derluyn, J.; Sun, H.; Pomeroy, J.; Verbeeck, J.; Haenen, K.; Kuball, M. |
Title |
Thermal characterization of polycrystalline diamond thin film heat spreaders grown on GaN HEMTs |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Applied physics letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Appl Phys Lett |
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111 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
041901 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Polycrystalline diamond (PCD) was grown onto high-k dielectric passivated AlGaN/GaN-on-Si high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) structures, with film thicknesses ranging from 155 to 1000 nm. Transient thermoreflectance results were combined with device thermal simulations to investigate the heat spreading benefit of the diamond layer. The observed thermal conductivity (k(Dia)) of PCD films is one-to-two orders of magnitude lower than that of bulk PCD and exhibits a strong layer thickness dependence, which is attributed to the grain size evolution. The films exhibit a weak temperature dependence of k(Dia) in the measured 25-225 degrees C range. Device simulation using the experimental jDia and thermal boundary resistance values predicts at best a 15% reduction in peak temperature when the source-drain opening of a passivated AlGaN/GaN-on-Si HEMT is overgrown with PCD. Published by AIP Publishing. |
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American Institute of Physics |
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New York, N.Y. |
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000406779700008 |
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2017-07-24 |
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0003-6951; 1077-3118 |
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Impact Factor |
3.411 |
Times cited |
78 |
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Not_Open_Access |
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; The authors are grateful to Professor Michael Uren and Dr. Roland B. Simon (University of Bristol) for helpful discussions and to Dr. Sien Drijkoningen (Hasselt University) for taking the SEM micrographs. This work was in part supported by DARPA under Contract No. FA8650-15-C-7517, monitored by Dr. Avram Bar Cohen and Dr. John Blevins, and supported by Dr. Joseph Maurer and Dr. Abirami Sivananthan. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of DARPA. Y.Z. acknowledges China Scholarship Council for the financial support. S.K. and J.V. acknowledge the FWO-Vlaanderen for financial support under contract G.0044.13N “Charge ordering.” ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.411 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145203 |
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4728 |
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Peymanirad, F.; Singh, S.K.; Ghorbanfekr-Kalashami, H.; Novoselov, K.S.; Peeters, F.M.; Neek-Amal, M. |
Title |
Thermal activated rotation of graphene flake on graphene |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
Publication |
2D materials |
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2D Mater |
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4 |
Issue |
2 |
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025015 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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The self rotation of a graphene flake over graphite is controlled by the size, initial misalignment and temperature. Using both ab initio calculations and molecular dynamics simulations, we investigate annealing effects on the self rotation of a graphene flake on a graphene substrate. The energy barriers for rotation and drift of a graphene flake over graphene is found to be smaller than 25 meV/atom which is comparable to thermal energy. We found that small flakes (of about similar to 4 nm) are more sensitive to temperature and initial misorientation angles than larger one (beyond 10 nm). The initial stacking configuration of the flake is found to be important for its dynamics and time evolution of misalignment. Large flakes, which are initially in the AA-or AB-stacking state with small misorientation angle, rotate and end up in the AB-stacking configuration. However small flakes can they stay in an incommensurate state specially when the initial misorientation angle is larger than 2 degrees. Our results are in agreement with recent experiments. |
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IOP Publishing |
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Bristol |
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000424399600005 |
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2017-02-02 |
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2053-1583 |
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Impact Factor |
6.937 |
Times cited |
16 |
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; We would like to acknowledge Annalisa Fasolino and MM van Wijk for providing us with the implemented parameters of REBO-KC [5] in LAMMPS. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem foundation. ; |
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Most recent IF: 6.937 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:149364 |
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4984 |
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Bliokh, K.Y.; Ivanov, I.P.; Guzzinati, G.; Clark, L.; Van Boxem, R.; Béché, A.; Juchtmans, R.; Alonso, M.A.; Schattschneider, P.; Nori, F.; Verbeeck, J. |
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Theory and applications of free-electron vortex states |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Physics reports |
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Phys Rep |
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690 |
Issue |
690 |
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1-70 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Both classical and quantum waves can form vortices: with helical phase fronts and azimuthal current densities. These features determine the intrinsic orbital angular momentum carried by localized vortex states. In the past 25 years, optical vortex beams have become an inherent part of modern optics, with many remarkable achievements and applications. In the past decade, it has been realized and demonstrated that such vortex beams or wavepackets can also appear in free electron waves, in particular, in electron microscopy. Interest in free-electron vortex states quickly spread over different areas of physics: from basic aspects of quantum mechanics, via applications for fine probing of matter (including individual atoms), to high-energy particle collision and radiation processes. Here we provide a comprehensive review of theoretical and experimental studies in this emerging field of research. We describe the main properties of electron vortex states, experimental achievements and possible applications within transmission electron microscopy, as well as the possible role of vortex electrons in relativistic and high-energy processes. We aim to provide a balanced description including a pedagogical introduction, solid theoretical basis, and a wide range of practical details. Special attention is paid to translate theoretical insights into suggestions for future experiments, in electron microscopy and beyond, in any situation where free electrons occur. |
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2017-05-29 |
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0370-1573 |
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Impact Factor |
17.425 |
Times cited |
210 |
Open Access |
OpenAccess |
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AFOSR, FA9550-14-1-0040 ; CREST, JPMJCR1676 ; Portuguese Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), IF/00989/2014/CP1214/CT0004 ; Austrian Science Fund, I543-N20 ; ERC, 278510 VORTEX ; We acknowledge discussions with Mark R. Dennis and Andrei Afanasev. This work was supported by the RIKEN Interdisciplinary Theoretical Science Research Group (iTHES) Project, the Multi-University Research Initiative (MURI) Center for Dynamic Magneto-Optics via the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) (Grant No. FA9550-14-1-0040), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Core Research for Evolutionary Science and Technology (CREST), the John Templeton Foundation, the Australian Research Council, the Portuguese Funda¸c˜ao para a Ciˆencia e a Tecnologia (FCT) (contract IF/00989/2014/CP1214/CT0004 under the IF2014 Program), contracts UID/FIS/00777/2013 and CERN/FIS-NUC/0010/2015 (partially funded through POCTI, COMPETE, QREN, and the European Union), Austrian Science Fund Grant No. I543-N20, the European Research Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7) (ERC Starting Grant No. 278510 VORTEX), and FWO PhD Fellowship grants (Aspirant Fonds Wetenschappelijk OnderzoekVlaanderen). |
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Most recent IF: 17.425 |
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EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:143262 |
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4574 |
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Xiao, Y. |
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Theoretical study of the optoelectronic properties of new type 2DEG materials : multilayer graphene and monolayer MoS2 |
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Doctoral thesis |
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2017 |
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144 p. |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:144948 |
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Harth, A.; van der Snickt, G.; Schalm, O.; Janssens, K.; Blanckaert, G. |
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The young Van Dyck's fingerprint : a technical approach to assess the authenticity of a disputed painting |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Heritage science |
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5 |
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22-13 |
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A1 Journal article; Art; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation); Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) |
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The painting Saint Jerome, part of the collection of the Maagdenhuis Museum (Antwerp, Belgium), is attributed to the young Anthony van Dyck (1613-1621) with reservations. The painting displays remarkable compositional and iconographic similarities with two early Van Dyck works (1618-1620) now in Museum Boijmans van Beuningen (Rotterdam) and Nationalmuseum (Stockholm). Despite these similarities, previous art historical research did not result in a clear attribution to this master. In this study, the works authenticity as a young Van Dyck painting was assessed from a technical perspective by employing a twofold approach. First, technical information on Van Dycks materials and techniques, here identified as his fingerprint, were defined based on a literature review. Second, the materials and techniques of the questioned Saint Jerome painting were characterized by using complementary imaging techniques: infrared reflectography, X-ray radiography and macro X-ray fluorescence scanning. The insights from this non-invasive research were supplemented with analysis of a limited number of cross-sections by means of field emission scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The results demonstrated that the questioned paintings materials and techniques deviate from Van Dycks fingerprint, thus making the authorship of this master very unlikely. |
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2017-05-12 |
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2050-7445 |
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1 |
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; The authors are grateful to the staff of the Maagdenhuis Museum Antwerp, especially to Daniel Christiaens and Rudi van Velthoven, for their cooperation and enthusiastic support. Prof. Em. Claudine A. Chavannes-Mazel and Ph. D. student Alice Taatgen (University of Amsterdam) are acknowledged for the IRR recordings. We also would like to acknowledge Dr. Christina Currie (KIK/IRPA) and Catherine Fondaire (KIK/IRPA) for the XRR, and Eva Grieten (EMAT, University of Antwerp) for the FE-SEM-EDX. Finally, the authors wish to thank Prof. Dr. Katlijne van der Stighelen (University of Leuven) and Prof. Dr. Maximilaan Martens (Ghent University) for their art historical insights and additional comments. This research was supported by the Baillet Latour fund and Research Foundation Flanders (FWO). ; |
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Most recent IF: NA |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:143633 |
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5923 |
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Leenaerts, O.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.; Volodin, A.; van Haesendonck, C. |
Title |
The work function of few-layer graphene |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Journal of physics : condensed matter |
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29 |
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3 |
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035003 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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A theoretical and experimental study of the work function of few-layer graphene is reported. The influence of the number of layers on the work function is investigated in the presence of a substrate, a molecular dipole layer, and combinations of the two. The work function of few-layer graphene is almost independent of the number of layers with only a difference between monolayer and multilayer graphene of about 60 meV. In the presence of a charge-donating substrate the charge distribution is found to decay exponentially away from the substrate and this is directly reflected in the work function of few-layer graphene. A dipole layer changes the work function only when placed in between the substrate and few-layer graphene through a change of the charge transfer between the two. |
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2016-11-16 |
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0953-8984 |
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61 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:164938 |
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8760 |
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Snoeckx, R.; Ozkan, A.; Reniers, F.; Bogaerts, A. |
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The Quest for Value-Added Products from Carbon Dioxide and Water in a Dielectric Barrier Discharge: A Chemical Kinetics Study |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Chemsuschem |
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Chemsuschem |
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10 |
Issue |
10 |
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409-424 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Recycling of carbon dioxide by its conversion into value-added products has gained significant interest owing to the role it can play for use in an anthropogenic carbon cycle. The combined conversion with H2O could even mimic the natural photosynthesis process. An interesting gas conversion technique currently being considered in the field of CO2 conversion is plasma technology. To investigate whether it is also promising for this combined conversion, we performed a series of experiments and developed a chemical kinetics plasma chemistry model for a deeper understanding of the process. The main products formed were the syngas components CO and H2, as well as O2 and H2O2, whereas methanol formation was only observed in the parts-per-billion to parts-per-million range. The syngas ratio, on the other hand, could easily be controlled by varying both the water content and/or energy input. On the basis of the model, which was validated with experimental results, a chemical kinetics analysis was performed, which allowed the construction and investigation of the different pathways leading to the observed experimental results and which helped to clarify these results. This approach allowed us to evaluate this technology on the basis of its underlying chemistry and to propose solutions on how to further improve the formation of value-added products by using plasma technology. |
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2016-11-25 |
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1864-5631 |
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7.226 |
Times cited |
25 |
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OpenAccess |
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The authors acknowledge financial support from the Inter-university Attraction Pole (IAP; grant number IAP-VII/12, P7/34) program “PSI-Physical Chemistry of Plasma-Surface Interactions”, financially supported by the Belgian Federal Office for Science Policy (BELSPO), as well as the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO; grant number G.0066.12N). This work was performed in part using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen, a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the University of Antwerp. We also would like to thank the financial support given by “Fonds David et Alice Van Buuren”. Finally, we are very grateful to M. Kushner for providing the Global kin code, to T. Dufour for his support during the experiments, and to R. Aerts for his support during the model development. |
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Most recent IF: 7.226 |
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Pintucci, C.; Carballa, M.; Varga, S.; Sarli, J.; Peng, L.; Bousek, J.; Pedizzi, C.; Ruscalleda, M.; Tarragó, E.; Prat, D.; Colica, G.; Picavet, M.; Colsen, J.; Benito, O.; Balaguer, M.; Puig, S.; Lema, J.M.; Colprim, J.; Fuchs, W.; Vlaeminck, S.E. |
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The ManureEcoMine pilot installation : advanced integration of technologies for the management of organics and nutrients in livestock waste |
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2017 |
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Water science and technology |
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75 |
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6 |
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1281-1293 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) |
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Manure represents an exquisite mining opportunity for nutrient recovery (nitrogen and phosphorus), and for their reuse as renewable fertilisers. The ManureEcoMine proposes an integrated approach of technologies, operated in a pilot-scale installation treating swine manure (83.7%) and Ecofrit® (16.3%), a mix of vegetable residues. Thermophilic anaerobic digestion was performed for 150 days, the final organic loading rate was 4.6 kgCOD m−3 d−1, with a CH4 production of 1.4 Nm3 m−3 d−1. The digester was coupled to an ammonia side-stream stripping column and a scrubbing unit for free ammonia inhibition reduction in the digester and nitrogen recovery as ammonium sulphate. The stripped digestate was recirculated daily in the digester for 15 days (68% of the digester volume), increasing the gas production rate by 27%. Following a decanter centrifuge, the digestate liquid fraction was treated with an ultrafiltration membrane. The filtrate was fed into a struvite reactor, with a phosphorus recovery efficiency of 83% (as orthophosphate). Acidification of digestate could increment the soluble orthophosphate concentration up to 4 times, enhancing phosphorus enrichment in the liquid fraction and its recovery via struvite. A synergistic combination of manure processing steps was demonstrated to be technologically feasible to upgrade livestock waste into refined, concentrated fertilisers. |
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2016-12-10 |
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0273-1223; 1996-9732 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:139911 |
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Bjornavold, A.; Van Passel, S. |
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The lock-in effect and the greening of automotive cooling systems in the European Union |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Journal Of Environmental Management |
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J Environ Manage |
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203 |
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3 |
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1199-1207 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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As of 2017, the sale and use of the refrigerants most commonly used in automotive cooling systems – hydrofluorocarbons – are entirely banned in all new vehicles placed on the market in the European Union. These refrigerants have been recognised as potent greenhouse gases and, therefore, direct contributors to climate change. It is within this regulation-driven market that the technologies for a sustainable solution have been developed. However, this paper argues that the market for automotive cooling systems has been 'locked-in', which means that competing technologies, operating under dynamic increasing returns, will allow for one – potentially inferior technology – to dominate the market. Whilst such a situation is not uncommon, this paper discusses the way that regulation has reinforced a patented monopoly in 'picking winners': to the advantage of a synthetic chemical, R-1234yf, as opposed to the natural solution, which is CO2. By developing a generic conceptual framework of path dependence and lock-in, the presented evidence seeks to show how a snowballing effect has led to the intensification of differences in market share. We also argue that the automotive industry is potentially promoting short-term fixes, rather than long-term, sustainable and economically viable solutions. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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2017-06-24 |
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0301-4797 |
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Impact Factor |
4.01 |
Times cited |
5 |
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Most recent IF: 4.01 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:147374 |
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6268 |
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Jacquet, Q.; Perez, A.; Batuk, D.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Rousse, G.; Tarascon, J.-M. |
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The Li3RuyNb1-yO4 (0 ≤y≤ 1) System: Structural Diversity and Li Insertion and Extraction Capabilities |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Chemistry of materials |
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Chem Mater |
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29 |
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12 |
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5331-5343 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Searching for novel high-capacity electrode materials combining cationic and anionic redox processes is an ever-growing activity within the field of Li-ion batteries. In this respect, we report on the exploration of the Li3RuyNb1-yO4 (O <= y <= 1) system with an O/M ratio of 4 to maximize the number of oxygen lone pairs, responsible for the anionic redox. We show that this system presents a very rich crystal chemistry with the existence of four structural types, which derive from the rocksalt structure but differ in their cationic arrangement, creating either zigzag, helical, jagged chains or clusters. From an electrochemical standpoint, these compounds are active on reduction via a classical cationic insertion process. The oxidation process is more complex, because of the instability of the delithiated phase. Our results promote the use of the rich Li3MO4 family as a viable platform for a better understanding of the relationships between structure and anionic redox activity. |
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2017-06-27 |
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0897-4756 |
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9.466 |
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17 |
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The authors thank Paul Pearce, Alexis Grimaud, Matthieu Saubanere, and Marie-Liesse Doublet for fruitful discussions, Vivian Nassif for her help in neutron diffraction experiment at the D1B diffractometer at ILL, and Dominique Foix for XPS analysis. Use of the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357. Q.J. thanks the ANR “Deli-Redox” for Ph.D. funding. J.-M.T. and D.B. acknowledge funding from the European Research Council (ERC) (FP/2014)/ERC Grant -Project 670116-ARPEMA. |
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Most recent IF: 9.466 |
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EMAT @ emat @c:irua:147506 |
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Ata, I.; Ben Dkhil, S.; Pfannmoeller, M.; Bals, S.; Duche, D.; Simon, J.-J.; Koganezawa, T.; Yoshimoto, N.; Videlot-Ackermann, C.; Margeat, O.; Ackermann, J.; Baeuerle, P. |
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The influence of branched alkyl side chains in A-D-A oligothiophenes on the photovoltaic performance and morphology of solution-processed bulk-heterojunction solar cells |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry |
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Org Chem Front |
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4 |
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4 |
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1561-1573 |
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A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) |
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Besides providing sufficient solubility, branched alkyl chains also affect the film-forming and packing properties of organic semiconductors. In order to avoid steric hindrance as it is present in wide-spread alkyl chains comprising a branching point position at the C2-position, i.e., 2-ethylhexyl, the branching point can be moved away from the pi-conjugated backbone. In this report, we study the influence of the modification of the branching point position from the C2-position in 2-hexyldecylamine (1) to the C4-position in 4-hexyldecylamine (2) connected to the central dithieno[3,2-b: 2', 3'-d] pyrrole (DTP) moiety in a well-studied A-D-A oligothiophene on the optoelectronic properties and photovoltaic performance in solution- processed bulk heterojunction solar cells (BHJSCs) with [6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (PC71BM) as the acceptor material. Post-treatment of the photoactive layers is performed via solvent vapor annealing (SVA) in order to improve the film microstructure of the bulk heterojunction. The time evolution of nanoscale morphological changes is followed by combining scanning transmission electron microscopy with low-energy-loss spectroscopic imaging (STEM-SI), solid-state absorption spectroscopy, and two-dimensional grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (2D-GIXRD). Our results show an improvement of the photovoltaic performance that is dependent on the branching point position in the donor oligomer. Optical spacers are utilized to increase light absorption inside the co-oligomer 2-based BHJSCs leading to increased power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of 8.2% when compared to the corresponding co-oligomer 1-based devices. A STEM-SI analysis of the respective device cross-sections of active layers containing 1 and 2 as donor materials indeed reveals significant differences in their respective active layer morphologies. |
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RSC Publishing |
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London |
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2017-05-02 |
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2052-4129 |
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Impact Factor |
4.955 |
Times cited |
24 |
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OpenAccess |
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; We acknowledge financial support by the European Commission under the project “SUNFLOWER” (FP7-ICT-2011-7, grant number: 287594) and S.B. acknowledges the ERC Starting Grant Colouratoms (335078). ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.955 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145176UA @ admin @ c:irua:145176 |
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4727 |
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Cotte, M.; Pouyet, E.; Salome, M.; Rivard, C.; De Nolf, W.; Castillo-Michel, H.; Fabris, T.; Monico, L.; Janssens, K.; Wang, T.; Sciau, P.; Verger, L.; Cormier, L.; Dargaud, O.; Brun, E.; Bugnazet, D.; Fayard, B.; Hesse, B.; del Real, A.E.P.; Veronesi, G.; Langlois, J.; Balcar, N.; Vandenberghe, Y.; Sole, V.A.; Kieffer, J.; Barrett, R.; Cohen, C.; Cornu, C.; Baker, R.; Gagliardini, E.; Papillon, E.; Susini, J. |
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The ID21 X-ray and infrared microscopy beamline at the ESRF: status and recent applications to artistic materials |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry |
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J Anal Atom Spectrom |
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32 |
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3 |
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477-493 |
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A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation) |
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The ID21 beamline (European Synchrotron Radiation facility, France) is a multi micro-analytical platform combining X-ray and infrared micro-probes, for characterization of elements, species, molecular groups and crystalline structures in complex materials. Applications are mainly in the fields of cultural heritage, life science, environmental and earth sciences, materials sciences. Here, we first present the status of instruments: (i) the scanning micro-spectroscopy end-station, operating from 2.0 to 9.2 keV, under vacuum and offering cryo conditions, for the acquisition of 2D micro X-ray fluorescence (mu XRF) maps, single point micro X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (mu XANES) spectra and speciation maps with sub-micrometric resolution; (ii) the XANES full-field end-station, operating in the same vacuum and energy conditions, for the acquisition of hyper-spectral radiographs of thin concentrated samples, resulting in speciation maps with micrometric resolution and millimetric field of view; (iii) the scanning micro-X-ray diffraction (mu XRD)/mu XRF end-station, operating at 8.5 keV, in air, for the acquisition of 2D crystalline phase maps, with micrometric resolution; and (iv) the scanning infrared microscope, operating in the mid-infrared range for the acquisition of molecular maps and some structural maps with micrometric resolution. Recent hardware and software developments are presented, as well as new protocols for improved sample preparation of thin sections. Secondly, a review of recent applications for the study of cultural heritage is presented, illustrated by various examples: determination of the origin of the color in blue Chinese porcelains and in brown Sevres porcelains; detection of lead in ink on Herculaneum papyri; identification and degradation of modeling materials used by Auguste Rodin and of chrome yellow pigments used by Vincent van Gogh. Cryo capabilities are illustrated by the analysis of plants exposed to chromate solutions. These examples show the variety of materials analyzed, of questions tackled, and particularly the multiple advantages of the ID21 analytical platform for the analysis of ancient and artistic materials. |
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2016-12-14 |
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0267-9477 |
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Impact Factor |
3.379 |
Times cited |
39 |
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Most recent IF: 3.379 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:142493 |
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5874 |
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Gielis, J. |
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The geometrical beauty of plants |
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MA3 Book as author |
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2017 |
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229 p. |
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MA3 Book as author; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) |
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2017-06-01 |
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978-94-6239-150-5; 978-94-6239-151-2 |
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Dabaghmanesh, S.; Neek-Amal, M.; Partoens, B.; Neyts, E.C. |
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The formation of Cr2O3 nanoclusters over graphene sheet and carbon nanotubes |
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2017 |
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Chemical physics letters |
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Chem Phys Lett |
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687 |
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188-193 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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Amsterdam |
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2017-09-06 |
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0009-2614 |
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1.815 |
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2 |
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; This work was supported by SIM vzw, Technologiepark 935, BE-9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium, within the InterPoCo project of the H-INT-S horizontal program. The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum (VSC) and the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp. ; |
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Most recent IF: 1.815 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:146646 |
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4795 |
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Loreto, S.; Cuypers, B.; Brokken, J.; Van Doorslaer, S.; De Wael, K.; Meynen, V. |
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The effect of the buffer solution on the adsorption and stability of horse heart myoglobin on commercial mesoporous titanium dioxide : a matter of the right choice |
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2017 |
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Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
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Phys Chem Chem Phys |
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19 |
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21 |
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13503-13514 |
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A1 Journal article; Laboratory of adsorption and catalysis (LADCA); AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation) |
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Despite the numerous studies on the adsorption of different proteins onto mesoporous titanium dioxide and indications on the important role of buffer solutions in bioactivity, a systematic study on the impact of the buffer on the protein incorporation into porous substrates is still lacking. We here studied the interaction between a commercial mesoporous TiO2 and three of the most used buffers for protein incorporation, i.e. HEPES, Tris and phosphate buffer. In addition, this paper analyzes the adsorption of horse heart myoglobin (hhMb) onto commercial mesoporous TiO2 as a model system to test the influence of buffers on the protein incorporation behavior in mesoporous TiO2. N2 sorption analysis, FT-IR and TGA/DTG measurements were used to evaluate the interaction between the buffers and the TiO2 surface, and the effect of such an interaction on hhMb adsorption. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) were used to detect changes in the microenvironment surrounding the heme. The three buffers show a completely different interaction with the TiO2 surface, which drastically affects the adsorption of myoglobin as well as its structure and electrochemical activity. Therefore, special attention is required while choosing the buffer medium to avoid misguided evaluation of protein adsorption on mesoporous TiO2. |
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2017-04-27 |
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1463-9076; 1463-9084 |
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4.123 |
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2 |
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; We are grateful to Gert Nuyts for performing the XRF measurements, and Dr Stanislav Trashin for his assistance during the electrochemical experiments. This work is supported by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) (grant G.0687.13) and the University of Antwerp (BOF project). ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.123 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:143514 |
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5582 |
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Vermeulen, M.; Sanyova, J.; Janssens, K.; Nuyts, G.; De Meyer, S.; De Wael, K. |
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The darkening of copper- or lead-based pigments explained by a structural modification of natural orpiment : a spectroscopic and electrochemical study |
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2017 |
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Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry |
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J Anal Atom Spectrom |
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32 |
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7 |
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1331-1341 |
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A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation) |
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A combined Raman and electrochemical study of natural orpiment (As2S3), an arsenic sulfide pigment, was used to assess the quick formation of oxidized species such as arsenic oxide (As2O3) upon exposing the pigment to 405 nm or 532 nm monochromatic light while simultaneously recording the Raman spectra of the exposed sample. During this process, a distortion of the main band at 355 cm−1, associated with the stretching of the AsS3/2 pyramids of natural orpiment, was observed as well as an increased intensity of the 359 cm−1 band, corresponding to covalent AsAs bonds in natural orpiment. The distortion was accompanied by an overall decrease of the global Raman signal for natural orpiment, which could be explained by a loss in the crystal structure. The same phenomena were recorded in reference natural orpiment model paint samples stored for a long time together with verdigris (Cu(OH)2·(CH3COO)2·5H2O) and minium (Pb3O4) paints, the latter two appearing darkened on their sides closest to the orpiment sample as well as in several historical samples containing natural orpiment mixed with various blue pigments. By SEM-EDX and XRPD analysis, respectively on loose material and cast thin-sections of model paint samples, the darkening was identified as dark sulfide species such as chalcocite (Cu2S) and galena (PbS), suggesting the release of volatile sulfide or related species by the natural orpiment paint. XANES analyses of paint samples presenting AsAs bond increase indicated the presence of sulfur species most likely identified as organosulfur compounds formed upon the AsAs bond formation and explained the darkening of the Cu- and Pb-based pigments. To the best of our knowledge, this article reports for the first time the light-induced formation of AsAs bonds in natural orpiment used as an artists' pigment and objectively demonstrates the incompatibility between orpiment and (arsenic) sulfide-sensitive pigments. |
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2017-05-31 |
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0267-9477 |
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3.379 |
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10 |
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; This research is made possible with the support of the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO, Brussels) through the research program Science for a Sustainable Development – SDD, “Long-term role and fate of metal-sulfides in painted works of art – S2ART” (SD/RI/04A). We gratefully acknowledge Julie Arslanoglu (Conservation and Scientific Research Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA) for providing us the orpiment, verdigris and minium mock-up samples. We gratefully acknowledge the Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland and the German Electron Synchrotron (DESY) for provision of synchrotron radiation beamtimes at respectively beamlines of the SLS and Petra III. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.379 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:144384 |
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