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Author De Keukeleere, K.; Cayado, P.; Meledin, A.; Vallès, F.; De Roo, J.; Rijckaert, H.; Pollefeyt, G.; Bruneel, E.; Palau, A.; Coll, M.; Ricart, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Puig, T.; Obradors, X.; Van Driessche, I.
Title Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-δNanocomposites Using Preformed ZrO2Nanocrystals: Growth Mechanisms and Vortex Pinning Properties Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication Advanced Electronic Materials Abbreviated Journal
Volume 2 Issue 2 Pages 1600161
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Although high temperature superconductors are promising for power applications, the production of low-cost coated conductors with high current densities—at high magnetic fields—remains challenging. A superior superconducting YBa2Cu3O7–δ nanocomposite is fabricated via chemical solution deposition (CSD) using preformed nanocrystals (NCs). Preformed, colloidally stable ZrO2 NCs are added to the trifluoroacetic acid based precursor solution and the NCs' stability is confirmed up to 50 mol% for at least 2.5 months. These NCs tend to disrupt the epitaxial growth of YBa2Cu3O7–δ, unless a thin seed layer is applied. A 10 mol% ZrO2 NC addition proved to be optimal, yielding a critical current density JC of 5 MA cm−2 at 77 K in self-field. Importantly, this new approach results in a smaller magnetic field decay of JC(H//c) for the nanocomposite compared to a pristine film. Furthermore, microstructural analysis of the YBa2Cu3O7–δ nanocomposite films reveals that different strain generation mechanisms may occur compared to the spontaneous segregation approach. Yet, the generated nanostrain in the YBa2Cu3O7–δ nanocomposite results in an improvement of the superconducting properties similar to the spontaneous segregation approach. This new approach, using preformed NCs in CSD coatings, can be of great potential for high magnetic field applications.
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Language Wos 000386624100003 Publication Date 2016-09-05
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ISSN 2199160X ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor Times cited 26 Open Access
Notes This work was financially supported by a BOF research fund of Ghent University (BOF11/DOC/286), FWO Flanders (F08512), and Eurotapes, a collaborative project funded by the European Community’s Seven Framework Program (EU-FP7 NMP-LA-2012-280432). We also acknowledge MINECO and FEDER funds for MAT2014-51778-C2-1-R and the Center of Excellence award Severo Ochoa SEV-2015-0496, and SGR753 from the Generalitat of Catalunya. MC acknowledges RyC contract 2013-12448 Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:135171 Serial 4118
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Author Barreca, D.; Carraro, G.; Gasparotto, A.; Maccato, C.; Warwick, M.E.A.; Kaunisto, K.; Sada, C.; Turner, S.; Gönüllü, Y.; Ruoko, T.-P.; Borgese, L.; Bontempi, E.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Lemmetyinen, H.; Mathur, S.
Title Fe2O3-TiO2Nano-heterostructure Photoanodes for Highly Efficient Solar Water Oxidation Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Advanced Materials Interfaces Abbreviated Journal Adv Mater Interfaces
Volume 2 Issue 2 Pages 1500313
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Harnessing solar energy for the production of clean hydrogen by photo­electrochemical water splitting represents a very attractive, but challenging approach for sustainable energy generation. In this regard, the fabrication of Fe2O3–TiO2 photoanodes is reported, showing attractive performances [≈2.0 mA cm−2 at 1.23 V vs. the reversible hydrogen electrode in 1 M NaOH] under simulated one-sun illumination. This goal, corresponding to a tenfold photoactivity enhancement with respect to bare Fe2O3, is achieved by atomic layer deposition of TiO2 over hematite (α-Fe2O3) nanostructures fabricated by plasma enhanced-chemical vapor deposition and final annealing at 650 °C. The adopted approach enables an intimate Fe2O3–TiO2 coupling, resulting in an electronic interplay at the Fe2O3/TiO2 interface. The reasons for the photocurrent enhancement determined by TiO2 overlayers with increasing thickness are unraveled by a detailed chemico-physical investigation, as well as by the study of photo­generated charge carrier dynamics. Transient absorption spectroscopy shows that the increased photoelectrochemical response of heterostructured photoanodes compared to bare hematite is due to an enhanced separation of photogenerated charge carriers and more favorable hole dynamics for water oxidation. The stable responses obtained even in simulated seawater provides a feasible route in view of the eventual large-scale generation of renewable energy.
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Language Wos 000368914700011 Publication Date 2015-09-03
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ISSN 2196-7350; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 4.279 Times cited 56 Open Access
Notes The authors kindly acknowledge the fi nancial support under the FP7 project “SOLAROGENIX” (NMP4-SL-2012-310333), as well as Padova University ex-60% 2012–2014 projects, Grant No. CPDR132937/13 (SOLLEONE), and Regione Lombardia-INSTM ATLANTE projects. S.T. acknowledges the FWO Flanders for a postdoctoral scholarship. Approved Most recent IF: 4.279; 2015 IF: NA
Call Number c:irua:129201 Serial 3957
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Author Liao, Z; , Green, R.J; Gauquelin, N; Macke, S.; Li, L.; Gonnissen, J; Sutarto, R.; Houwman, E.P.; Zhong, Z.; Van Aert, S.; Verbeeck, J.; Sawatzky, G.A.; Huijben, M.; Koster, G.; Rijnders, G.
Title Long-Range Domain Structure and Symmetry Engineering by Interfacial Oxygen Octahedral Coupling at Heterostructure Interface Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication Advanced functional materials Abbreviated Journal Adv Funct Mater
Volume 26 Issue 26 Pages 6627-6634
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract In epitaxial thin film systems, the crystal structure and its symmetry deviate from the bulk counterpart due to various mechanisms such as epitaxial strain and interfacial structural coupling, which is accompanyed by a change in their properties. In perovskite materials, the crystal symmetry can be described by rotations of sixfold coordinated transition metal oxygen octahedra, which are found to be altered at interfaces. Here, it is unraveled how the local oxygen octahedral coupling at perovskite heterostructural interfaces strongly influences the domain structure and symmetry of the epitaxial films resulting in design rules to induce various structures in thin films using carefully selected combinations of substrate/buffer/film. Very interestingly it is discovered that these combinations lead to structure changes throughout the full thickness of the film. The results provide a deep insight into understanding the origin of induced structures in a perovskite heterostructure and an intelligent route to achieve unique functional properties.
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Language Wos 000384809800010 Publication Date 2016-06-23
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ISSN 1616-301x ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 12.124 Times cited 23 Open Access
Notes We thank B. Keimer for valuable discussions. 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 nr NMP3-LA-2010-246102 IFOX. J.V. and S.V.A. acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through project fundings (G.0044.13N, G.0374.13N, G.0368.15N, 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 278510 VORTEX. N.G., J.G., S.V.A., 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 is 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.; esteem2jra2; esteem2jra3; ECASJO_; Approved Most recent IF: 12.124
Call Number EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:144663UA @ admin @ c:irua:144663 Serial 4106
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Author Moldovan, D.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Strain engineering of the electronic properties of bilayer graphene quantum dots: Strain engineering of the electronic properties of bilayer graphene quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Physica status solidi: rapid research letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Status Solidi-R
Volume 10 Issue 10 Pages 39-45
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We study the effect of mechanical deformations on the elec- tronic properties of hexagonal flakes of bilayer graphene. The behavior of electrons induced by triaxial strain can be de- scribed by an effective pseudo-magnetic field which is homo- geneous in the center of the flake. We find that in-plane strain, applied to both layers equally, can break the layer symmetry leading to different behavior in the top and bottom layers of graphene. At low energy, just one of the layers feels

the pseudo-magnetic field: the zero-energy pseudo-Landau level is missing in the second layer, thus creating a gap be- tween the lowest non-zero levels. While the layer asymmetry is most significant at zero energy, interaction with the edges of the flake extends the effect to higher pseudo-Landau lev- els. The behavior of the top and bottom layers may be re- versed by rotating the triaxial strain by 60°.
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Language Wos 000368814500005 Publication Date 2015-08-18
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ISSN 1862-6254; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.032 Times cited 9 Open Access
Notes This work was supported by the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES Program EuroGRAPHENE within the project CONGRAN, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem Funding of the Flemish Government. Approved Most recent IF: 3.032; 2015 IF: 2.142
Call Number c:irua:129592 Serial 3970
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Author Tso, H.C.; Vasilopoulos, P.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Coulomb coupling between spatially separated electron and hole layers: generalized random-phase approximation Type A1 Journal article
Year 1993 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett
Volume 70 Issue Pages 2146-2149
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.2146
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Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos A1993KV97400024 Publication Date 0000-00-00
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0031-9007 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 7.512 Times cited 58 Open Access
Notes Approved PHYSICS, APPLIED 28/145 Q1 #
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:5786 Serial 531
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Author Tadić, M.; Arsoski, V.; Čukarić, N.; Peeters, F.M.
Title The optical excitonic Aharonov-Bohm effect in a few nanometer wide type-I nanorings Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Acta physica Polonica: A: general physics, solid state physics, applied physics Abbreviated Journal Acta Phys Pol A
Volume 117 Issue 6 Pages 974-977
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The optical excitonic Aharonov-Bohm effect in type-1 three-dimensional (In, Ga)As/GaAs nanorings in theoretically explored. The single-particle states of the electron and the hole are extracted from the effective mass theory in the presence of inhomogeneous strain, and an exact numerical diagonalization approach is used to compute the exciton states and the oscillator strength fx for exciton recombination. We studied both the large lithographically-defined and small self-assembled rings. Only in smaller self-assembled nanorings we found optical excitonic AharonovBohm effect. Those oscillations are established by anticrossings between the optically active exciton states with zero orbital momentum. In lithographically defined rings, whose average radius is 33 nm, fx shows no oscillations, whereas in the smaller self-assembled nanoring with average radius of 11.5 nm oscillations in fx for the ground exciton state are found as function of the magnetic field that is superposed on a linear dependence. These oscillations are smeared out at finite temperature, thus photoluminescence intensity exhibits step-like variation with magnetic field even at temperature as small as 4.2 K.
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Publisher Place of Publication Warszawa Editor
Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0587-4246 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 0.469 Times cited Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 0.469; 2010 IF: 0.467
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:84080 Serial 2474
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Author Helm, M.; Hilber, W.; Strasser, G.; de Meester, R.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Minibands and Wannier-Strak ladders in semiconductor superlattices studied by infrared spectroscopy Type A1 Journal article
Year 1999 Publication Brazilian journal of physics Abbreviated Journal Braz J Phys
Volume 29 Issue Pages 652-660
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication São Paulo Editor
Language Wos 000084353900008 Publication Date 0000-00-00
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0103-9733 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 0.732 Times cited 6 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 0.732; 1999 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:28511 Serial 2085
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Author Peelaers, H.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Free-standing Si and Ge, and Ge/Si core-shell semiconductor nanowires Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Acta physica Polonica: A: general physics, solid state physics, applied physics T2 – WELCOME Scientific Meeting on Hybrid Nanostructures, AUG 28-31, 2011, Torun, POLAND Abbreviated Journal Acta Phys Pol A
Volume 122 Issue 2 Pages 294-298
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The properties of free-standing silicon and germanium nanowires oriented along the [110] direction are studied using different first principles methods. We show the corrections due to quasi-particles to the band structures obtained using the local-density approximation. The formation energies of B and P doped nanowires are calculated, both in the absence and presence of dangling bond defects and we link these to experimental results. Furthermore, we report on the phonon properties of pure Si and Ge nanowires, as well as Ge/Si core-shell nanowires, and discuss the differences between them.
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Publisher Place of Publication Warszawa Editor
Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
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ISSN 0587-4246 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record;
Impact Factor 0.469 Times cited Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 0.469; 2012 IF: 0.531
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101896 Serial 1277
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Author Van Tendeloo, G.; Amelinckx, S.; Verheijen, M.A.; van Loosdrecht, P.H.M.; Meijer, G.
Title New orientationally ordered low-temperature superstructure in high-purity C60 Type A1 Journal article
Year 1992 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett
Volume 69 Issue 7 Pages 1065-1068
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.1065
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Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos A1992JJ33000018 Publication Date 0000-00-00
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ISSN 0031-9007 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 7.512 Times cited 69 Open Access
Notes Approved
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:4445 Serial 2329
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Author Arsoski, V.; Tadić, M.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Interband optical properties of concentric type-I nanorings in a normal magnetic field Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Acta physica Polonica: A: general physics, solid state physics, applied physics Abbreviated Journal Acta Phys Pol A
Volume 117 Issue 5 Pages 733-737
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Two concentric two-dimensional GaAs/(Al,Ga)As nanorings in a normal magnetic field are theoretically studied. The single-band effective mass approximation is adopted for both the electron and the hole states, and the analytical solutions are given. We find that the electronic single particle states are arranged in pairs, which exhibit anticrossings and the orbital momentum transitions in the energy spectrum when magnetic field increases. Their period is essentially determined by the radius of the outer ring. The oscillator strength for interband transitions is strongly reduced close to each anticrossing. We show that an optical excitonic Aharonov-Bohm effect may occur in concentric nanorings.
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Publisher Place of Publication Warszawa Editor
Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0587-4246 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 0.469 Times cited Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 0.469; 2010 IF: 0.467
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83377 Serial 1690
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Author Partoens, B.; Schweigert, V.A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Classical double-layer atoms: artificial molecules Type A1 Journal article
Year 1997 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett
Volume 79 Issue Pages 3990-3993
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos A1997YF78600048 Publication Date 0000-00-00
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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 49 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 1997 IF: 6.140
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:19280 Serial 364
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Author Lakrimi, M.; Khym, S.; Nicholas, R.J.; Symons, D.M.; Peeters, F.M.; Mason, N.J.; Walker, P.J.
Title Mini-gaps and novel giant negative magnetoresistance in InAs/GaSb semimetallic superlattices Type A1 Journal article
Year 1997 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett
Volume 79 Issue Pages 3034-3037
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos A1997YB66400029 Publication Date 0000-00-00
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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 66 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 1997 IF: 6.140
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:19283 Serial 2084
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Novel commensurability effects in superconducting films with antidot arrays Type A1 Journal article
Year 2006 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett
Volume 96 Issue Pages 1-4
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.207001
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Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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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 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2006 IF: 7.072
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:58360 Serial 2372
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Author Barnes, D.J.; Nicholas, R.J.; Peeters, F.M.; Wu, X.G.; Devreese, J.T.; Singleton, J.; Langerak, C.J.G.M.; Harris, J.J.; Foxon, C.T.
Title The observation and theory of optically detected magnetophonon resonance Type A1 Journal article
Year 1991 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett
Volume 66 Issue Pages 794-797
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Theory of quantum systems and complex systems
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Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos A1991EX92300030 Publication Date 0000-00-00
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ISSN 0031-9007 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 7.512 Times cited 38 Open Access
Notes Approved MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY 135/271 Q2 # PHYSICS, APPLIED 70/145 Q2 # PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER 40/67 Q3 #
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:965 Serial 2414
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Author Deo, P.S.; Schweigert, V.A.; Peeters, F.M.; Geim, A.K.
Title Magnetization of mesoscopic superconducting discs Type A1 Journal article
Year 1997 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett
Volume 79 Issue Pages 4653-4656
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos A1997YK36500035 Publication Date 2002-07-27
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 165 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 1997 IF: 6.140
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:19275 Serial 1896
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Author Anisimovas, E.; Matulis, A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Classical nature of quantum dots in a magnetic field Type A1 Journal article
Year 2005 Publication Acta physica Polonica: A: general physics, solid state physics, applied physics Abbreviated Journal Acta Phys Pol A
Volume 107 Issue 1 Pages 188-192
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract A quasiclassical theory of few-electron quantum dots in a strong magnetic field is developed. The ground state energy and the corresponding many-electron wave function are obtained and used to derive a universal relation of critical magnetic fields and calculate the currents and the density-current correlation function.
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Publisher Place of Publication Warszawa Editor
Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0587-4246 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record;
Impact Factor 0.469 Times cited Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 0.469; 2005 IF: 0.394
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94749 Serial 369
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Author Wang, Y.J.; Nickel, H.A.; McCombe, B.D.; Peeters, F.M.; Shi, J.M.; Hai, G.Q.; Wu, X.G.; Eustis, T.J.; Schaff, W.
Title Resonant magnetopolaron effects due to interface phonons in GaAs/AlGaAs multiple quantum well structures Type A1 Journal article
Year 1997 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett
Volume 79 Issue Pages 3226-3229
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos A1997YC78200033 Publication Date 0000-00-00
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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 36 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 1997 IF: 6.140
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:19278 Serial 2889
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Author Covaci, L.; Berciu, M.
Title Holstein polaron: The effect of coupling to multiple-phonon modes Type A1 Journal article
Year 2007 Publication Epl Abbreviated Journal Epl-Europhys Lett
Volume 80 Issue 6 Pages 67001
Keywords A1 Journal article
Abstract We investigate the effects of coupling to multiple-phonon modes on the properties of a Holstein polaron. To this end, we generalize the Momentum Average approximations MA((0)) and MA((1)) to deal with multiple-phonon modes. As for a single-phonon mode, these approximations are found to be numerically very efficient. They become exact for very weak or very strong couplings, and are highly accurate in the intermediate regimes, e.g. the spectral weights obey exactly the first six, respectively eight, sum rules. Our results show that the effect on ground-state properties is cumulative in nature. As a result, if the effective coupling to one mode is much larger than to all the others, this mode effectively determines the ground-state properties. However, even very weak coupling to a second phonon mode has important non-perturbational effects on the higher-energy spectrum, in particular on the dispersion and the phonon statistics of the polaron band. This has important consequences on the analysis and interpretation of data for real materials.
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Language Wos 000251648300016 Publication Date 2007-11-30
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ISSN 0295-5075 ISBN Additional Links
Impact Factor 1.957 Times cited 9 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.957; 2007 IF: 2.206
Call Number UA @ lucian @ Serial 4431
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Author Barreca, D.; Carraro, G.; Gasparotto, A.; Maccato, C.; Warwick, M.E.A.; Turner, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.
Title Fabrication and Characterization of Fe2O3-Based Nanostructures Functionalized with Metal Particles and Oxide Overlayers Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Journal of advanced microscopy research Abbreviated Journal
Volume 10 Issue 10 Pages 239-243
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract We report on the design of nanosystems based on functionalized -Fe 2 O 3 nanostructures supported on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates. The target materials were developed by means of hybrid vapor phase approaches, combining plasma assisted-chemical vapor deposition (PA-CVD) for the production of iron(III) oxide systems and the subsequent radio frequency (RF)-sputtering or atomic layer deposition (ALD) for the functionalization with Au nanoparticles or TiO 2 overlayers, respectively. The interplay between material characteristics and the adopted processing parameters was investigated by complementary analytical techniques, encompassing X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), field emission-scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), high angle annular dark field-scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM), and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS). The obtained results highlight the possibility of fabricating Au/ -Fe 2 O 3 nanocomposites, with a controlled dispersion and distribution of metal particles, and TiO 2 / -Fe 2 O 3 heterostructures, characterized by an intimate coupling between the constituent oxides.
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Language Wos Publication Date 2015-12-01
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ISSN 2156-7573 ISBN Additional Links UA library record
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Notes The authors acknowledge the financial support under the FP7 project “SOLARO- GENIX” (NMP4-SL-2012-310333), as well as Padova University ex-60% 2012–2015 projects, grant n CPDR132937/13 (SOLLEONE), and Regione Lombardia- INSTM ATLANTE program. Stuart Turner acknowledges the FWO Flanders for a post-doctoral scholarship. Thanks are also due to Dr. L. Borgese and Prof. E. Bontempi (Chemistry for Technologies Laboratory, Brescia Univer- sity, Italy) for precious assistance in ALD experiments. Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:132798 Serial 4058
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Author Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Superconducting nanowires: quantum-confinement effect on the critical magnetic field and supercurrent Type P1 Proceeding
Year 2010 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 327-338
Keywords P1 Proceeding; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We study the effect, of electron confinement on the superconducting-to-normal phase transition driven by a magnetic field and/or on the current-carrying state of the superconducting condensate in nanowires. Our investigation is based on a self-consistent. numerical solution of the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations. We show that, in a parallel magnetic field and/or in the presence of supercurrent the transition from superconducting to normal phase occurs as a cascade of discontinuous jumps in the superconducting order parameter for diameters D < 10 divided by 15 nm at T = 0. The critical magnetic held exhibits quantum-size oscillations with pronounced resonant enhancements.
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Language Wos 000278418300025 Publication Date 2010-04-08
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Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), Interuni-versity Attraction Poles Programme -Belgian State -Belgian Science Policy (IAP) and the ESF-AQDJJ network. ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83294 Serial 3361
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Author McCalla, E.; Abakumov, A.M.; Saubanere, M.; Foix, D.; Berg, E.J.; Rousse, G.; Doublet, M.-L.; Gonbeau, D.; Novak, P.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Dominko, R.; Tarascon, J.-M.
Title Visualization of O-O peroxo-like dimers in high-capacity layered oxides for Li-ion batteries Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Science Abbreviated Journal Science
Volume 350 Issue 350 Pages 1516-1521
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries that rely on cationic redox reactions are the primary energy source for portable electronics. One pathway toward greater energy density is through the use of Li-rich layered oxides. The capacity of this class of materials (>270 milliampere hours per gram) has been shown to be nested in anionic redox reactions, which are thought to form peroxo-like species. However, the oxygen-oxygen (O-O) bonding pattern has not been observed in previous studies, nor has there been a satisfactory explanation for the irreversible changes that occur during first delithiation. By using Li2IrO3 as a model compound, we visualize the O-O dimers via transmission electron microscopy and neutron diffraction. Our findings establish the fundamental relation between the anionic redox process and the evolution of the O-O bonding in layered oxides.
Address College de France, Chimie du Solide et de l'Energie, FRE 3677, 11 Place Marcelin Berthelot, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France. ALISTORE-European Research Institute, FR CNRS 3104, 80039 Amiens, France. Reseau sur le Stockage Electrochimique de l'Energie (RS2E), FR CNRS 3459, France. Sorbonne Universites-UPMC Univ Paris 06, 4 Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France. jean-marie.tarascon@college-de-france.fr
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Language English Wos 000366591100056 Publication Date 2015-12-17
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Impact Factor 37.205 Times cited 281 Open Access
Notes E.M. thanks the Fonds de Recherche du Québec–Nature et Technologies and ALISTORE–European Research Institute for funding this work, as well as the European community I3 networks for funding the neutron scattering research trip. This work was also funded by the Slovenian Research Agency research program P2-0148. This work is partially based on experiments performed at the Institut Laue Langevin. We thank J. Rodriguez-Carvajal for help with neutron scattering experiments and for fruitful discussions. We also thank M. T. Sougrati for performing the Sn-Mössbauer measurements. 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. M.S. and M.-L.D. acknowledge high-performance computational resources from GENCI-CCRT/CINES (grant cmm6691). J.-M.T. acknowledges funding from the European Research Council (ERC) (FP/2014-2020)/ERC Grant-Project670116-ARPEMA. Approved Most recent IF: 37.205; 2015 IF: 33.611
Call Number c:irua:130202 Serial 4005
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Author Roxana Vlad, V.; Bartolome, E.; Vilardell, M.; Calleja, A.; Meledin, A.; Obradors, X.; Puig, T.; Ricart, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Usoskin, A.; Lee, S.; Petrykin, V.; Molodyk, A.
Title Inkjet printing multideposited YBCO on CGO/LMO/MgO/Y2O3/Al2O3/Hastelloy tape for 2G-coated conductors Type A1 Journal article
Year 2018 Publication IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity Abbreviated Journal
Volume 28 Issue 4 Pages 6601805
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract We present the preparation of a new architecture of coated conductor by Inkjet printing of low fluorine YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) on top of SuperOx tape: CGO/LMO/IBAD-MgO/Y2O3/Al-2 O-3/Hastelloy. A five-layered multideposited, 475-nm-thick YBCO film was structurally and magnetically characterized. A good texture was achieved using this combination of buffer layers, requiring only a 30-nm-thin ion-beam-assisted deposition (IBAD)-MgO layer. The LF-YBCO CC reaches self-field critical current density values of J(c)(GB) similar to NJ 15.9 MA/cm(2) (5 K), similar to 1.23 MA/cm(2) (77 K) corresponding to an I-c (77 K) = 58.4 A/cm-width. Inkjet printing offers a flexible and cost effective method for YBCO deposition, allowing patterning of structures.
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Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000429010900001 Publication Date 2018-02-22
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ISSN 1051-8223 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.288 Times cited 2 Open Access Not_Open_Access
Notes ; This work was performed within the framework of the EUROTAPES Project FP7-NMP.2011.2.2-1 under Grant280432, funded by the EU. ICMAB research was financed by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, and FEDER funds under Projects MAT2011-28874-C02-01, MAT2014-51778-C2-1-R, ENE2014-56109-C3-3-R, and Consolider Nanoselect CSD2007-00041, and by Generalitat de Catalunya (2009 SGR 770, 2015 SGR 753, and Xarmae). ICMAB acknowledges support from Severo Ochoa Program (MINECO) under Grant SEV-2015-0496. ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150711 Serial 4971
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Author Sieger, M.; Pahlke, P.; Lao, M.; Meledin, A.; Eisterer, M.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Schultz, L.; Nielsch, K.; Huehne, R.
Title Thick secondary phase pinning-enhanced YBCO films on technical templates Type A1 Journal article
Year 2018 Publication IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity Abbreviated Journal
Volume 28 Issue 4 Pages 8000505
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract The critical current I-c(B) of YBa2Cu3O7-delta (YBCO) coated conductors can be increased by growing thicker superconductor layers as well as improving the critical current density J(c)(B) by the incorporation of artificial pinning centers. We studied the properties of pulsed laser deposited BaHfO3 (BHO)-doped YBCO films with thicknesses of up to 5 mu m on buffered rolling-assisted biaxially textured Ni-5 at % W tape and alternating beam assisted deposition textured Yttrium-stabilized ZrO2 layers on stainless steel. X-Ray diffraction confirms the epitaxial growth of the superconductor on the buffered metallic template. BHO additions reduce the film porosity and lower the probability to grow misoriented grains, hence preventing the J(c) decrease observed in undoped YBCO films with thicknesses > 2 mu m. Thereby, a continuous increase in I-c at 77 K is achieved. A mixed structure of secondary phase nanorods and platelets with different orientations increases J(c)(B) in the full angular range and simultaneously lowers the J(c) anisotropy compared to pristine YBCO.
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Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000427623700001 Publication Date 2018-01-30
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Impact Factor 1.288 Times cited 1 Open Access Not_Open_Access
Notes ; This work was supported by EUROTAPES, a collaborative project funded by the European Commission's Seventh Framework Program (FP7 / 2007 – 2013) under Grant Agreement no. 280432. Max Sieger acknowledges funding by the Graduate Academy of the Technical University Dresden, funded by means of the Excellence Initiative by the German Federal and State Governments. ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150712 Serial 4986
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Author Chen, B.; Gauquelin, N.; Reith, P.; Halisdemir, U.; Jannis, D.; Spreitzer, M.; Huijben, M.; Abel, S.; Fompeyrine, J.; Verbeeck, J.; Hilgenkamp, H.; Rijnders, G.; Koster, G.
Title Thermal-strain-engineered ferromagnetism of LaMnO3/SrTiO3 heterostructures grown on silicon Type A1 Journal article
Year 2020 Publication Physical review materials Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. Materials
Volume 4 Issue 2 Pages 024406
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract The integration of oxides on Si remains challenging, which largely hampers the practical applications of oxide-based electronic devices with superior performance. Recently, LaMnO3/SrTiO3 (LMO/STO) heterostructures have gained renewed interest for the debating origin of the ferromagnetic-insulating ground state as well as for their spin-filter applications. Here we report on the structural and magnetic properties of high-quality LMO/STO heterostructures grown on silicon. The chemical abruptness across the interface was investigated by atomic-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy. The difference in the thermal expansion coefficients between LMO and Si imposed a large biaxial tensile strain to the LMO film, resulting in a tetragonal structure with c/a∼ 0.983. Consequently, we observed a significantly suppressed ferromagnetism along with an enhanced coercive field, as compared to the less distorted LMO film (c/a∼1.004) grown on STO single crystal. The results are discussed in terms of tensile-strain enhanced antiferromagnetic instabilities. Moreover, the ferromagnetism of LMO on Si sharply disappeared below a thickness of 5 unit cells, in agreement with the LMO/STO case, pointing to a robust critical behavior irrespective of the strain state. Our results demonstrate that the growth of oxide films on Si can be a promising way to study the tensile-strain effects in correlated oxides, and also pave the way towards the integration of multifunctional oxides on Si with atomic-layer control.
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Language Wos 000513552900003 Publication Date 2020-02-12
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ISSN 2475-9953 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.4 Times cited 6 Open Access Not_Open_Access
Notes Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; Universiteit Antwerpen; Vlaamse regering; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, G093417N ; Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS, J2-9237 P2-0091 ; European Commission, H2020-ICT-2016-1-732642 ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.4; 2020 IF: NA
Call Number EMAT @ emat @c:irua:167782 Serial 6375
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Author Goodvin, G.L.; Covaci, L.; Berciu, M.
Title Holstein polarons near surfaces Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication Physical Review Letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett
Volume 103 Issue 17 Pages 176402
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Abstract We study the effects of a nearby surface on the spectral weight of a Holstein polaron, using the inhomogeneous momentum average approximation which is accurate over the entire range of electron-phonon (e-ph) coupling strengths. The broken translational symmetry is taken into account exactly. We find that the e-ph coupling gives rise to a large additional surface potential, with strong retardation effects, which may bind surface states even when they are not normally expected. The surface, therefore, has a significant effect and bulk properties are recovered only very far away from it. These results demonstrate that interpretation in terms of bulk quantities of spectroscopic data sensitive only to a few surface layers is not always appropriate.
Address Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1
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Language English Wos 000271164500042 Publication Date 2009-10-22
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ISSN 0031-9007 ISBN Additional Links
Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 8 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2009 IF: 7.328
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Author Covaci, L.; Berciu, M.
Title Polaron formation in the presence of Rashba spin-orbit coupling: implications for spintronics Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication Physical Review Letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett
Volume 102 Issue 18 Pages 186403
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Abstract We study the effects of the Rashba spin-orbit coupling on polaron formation, using a suitable generalization of the momentum average approximation. While previous work on a parabolic band model found that spin-orbit coupling increases the effective mass, we show that the opposite holds for a tight-binding model, unless both the spin-orbit and the electron-phonon couplings are weak. It is thus possible to lower the effective mass of the polaron by increasing the spin-orbit coupling. We also show that when the spin-orbit coupling is large as compared to the phonon energy, the polaron retains only one of the spin-polarized bands in its coherent spectrum. This has major implications for the propagation of spin-polarized currents in such materials, and thus for spintronic applications.
Address Department of Physics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z1
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Language English Wos 000265948600049 Publication Date 2009-05-08
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Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 25 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2009 IF: 7.328
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Author Marchand, D.; Covaci, L.; Berciu, M.; Franz, M.
Title Giant proximity effect in a phase-fluctuating superconductor Type A1 Journal article
Year 2008 Publication Physical Review Letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett
Volume 101 Issue 9 Pages 097004
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Abstract When a tunneling barrier between two superconductors is formed by a normal material that would be a superconductor in the absence of phase fluctuations, the resulting Josephson effect can undergo an enormous enhancement. We establish this novel proximity effect by a general argument as well as a numerical simulation and argue that it may underlie recent experimental observations of the giant proximity effect between two cuprate superconductors separated by a barrier made of the same material rendered normal by severe underdoping.
Address Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z1
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Language English Wos 000259195800055 Publication Date 2008-08-28
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Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 17 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2008 IF: 7.180
Call Number UA @ lucian @ Serial 4433
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Author Covaci, L.; Berciu, M.
Title Survival of the Dirac points in rippled graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year 2008 Publication Physical Review Letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett
Volume 100 Issue 25 Pages 256405
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT);
Abstract We study the effects of the rippling of a graphene sheet on quasiparticle dispersion. This is achieved using a generalization to the honeycomb lattice of the momentum average approximation, which is accurate for all coupling strengths and at all energies. We show that even though the position of the Dirac points may move and the Fermi speed can be renormalized significantly, quasiparticles with very long lifetimes survive near the Dirac points even for very strong couplings.
Address Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z1
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Language English Wos 000257230500047 Publication Date 2008-06-26
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Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 15 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2008 IF: 7.180
Call Number UA @ lucian @ Serial 4010
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Author Deo, P.S.; Schweigert, V.A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title Hysteresis in mesoscopic superconducting disks: the Bean-Livingston barrier Type A1 Journal article
Year 1999 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 59 Issue Pages 6039-6042
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
Language Wos 000079254300016 Publication Date 2002-07-27
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ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 59 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 1999 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:24156 Serial 1545
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Author Van der Donck, M.; De Beule, C.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.; Van Duppen, B.
Title Piezoelectricity in asymmetrically strained bilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication 2D materials Abbreviated Journal 2D Mater
Volume 3 Issue 3 Pages 035015
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We study the electronic properties of commensurate faulted bilayer graphene by diagonalizing the one-particle Hamiltonian of the bilayer system in a complete basis of Bloch states of the individual graphene layers. Our novel approach is very general and can be easily extended to any commensurate graphene-based heterostructure. Here, we consider three cases: (i) twisted bilayer graphene, (ii) bilayer graphene where triaxial stress is applied to one layer and (iii) bilayer graphene where uniaxial stress is applied to one layer. We show that the resulting superstructures can be divided into distinct classes, depending on the twist angle or the magnitude of the induced strain. The different classes are distinguished from each other by the interlayer coupling mechanism, resulting in fundamentally different low-energy physics. For the cases of triaxial and uniaxial stress, the individual graphene layers tend to decouple and we find significant charge transfer between the layers. In addition, this piezoelectric effect can be tuned by applying a perpendicular electric field. Finally, we show how our approach can be generalized to multilayer systems.
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Publisher IOP Publishing Place of Publication Bristol Editor
Language Wos 000384072500003 Publication Date 2016-08-31
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ISSN 2053-1583 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 6.937 Times cited 10 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO-Vl) through aspirant research grants to MVDD, CDB, and BVD. ; Approved Most recent IF: 6.937
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:137203 Serial 4361
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