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| Author | Bencs, L.; Horemans, B.; Buczyńska, A.J.; Deutsch, F.; Degraeuwe, B.; Van Poppel, M.; Van Grieken, R. | ||||
| Title | Seasonality of ship emission related atmospheric pollution over coastal and open waters of the North Sea | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Atmospheric Environment: X | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 7 | Issue | Pages | 100077-11 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation) | ||||
| Abstract | The seasonal changes of a large set of atmospheric pollutants (i.e., gases, water-soluble aerosols, metallic/elemental components and black carbon (BC) content) have been studied over the southern bight of the North Sea (the Belgian Continental Shelf) and the English Channel during several marine sampling campaigns, carried out in 2010-2011. A coastal research station at De Haan, Belgium was concurrently used as a background air monitoring site. Size-segregated aerosols (PM1, PM2.5-1, PM10-2.5) were analyzed for particulate mass, elemental content and water-soluble (ionic) compounds, while the equivalent BC content in PM10 was monitored with an Aethalometer. The results clearly demonstrated that the aerosols originating from ship exhaust emissions contributed mostly to fine fraction (PM1), and to a lesser extent to medium-sized fraction (PM2.5-1), whereas components of sea spray and of mineral/soil origin were dominating in the medium-size and coarse aerosol fractions. Looking at seasonal differences, more ship emission related components occurred in the fine and medium-sized PM during winter. Mineral aerosol components were more apparent in coarse PM and especially during the cold season, increased levels were noted. Similarly, higher concentrations of marine fine PM were found during winter, likely due to more extensive ship emissions and/or calm weather conditions. Gaseous pollutants (e.g., HNO2, HNO3, HCl, SO2, NH3) originating from exhaust fumes of ocean-going ships mostly reached the maximum levels in the cold season as well, thus supporting the more intense formation of secondary aerosols. The seasonal trends of total (inorganic) ionic species sampled on the open sea and at the coastal station were usually similar to those of the corresponding PM masses, peaking in the cold season. Sea salt bound fine sulfate and nitrate peaked in spring or the cold season for marine areas, whereas for the coastal site they clearly reached the maximum in the cold season. Ammonium-bound nitrates and sulfates in each PM fraction reached their peak air levels in the cold season over marine sites. Similar seasonal trends could be observed for the coastal station. The general tendency of aerosol distribution over the study areas was independent of the sampling site: the higher the aerosol mass on the open sea with ship traffic, the higher the suspended particulate mass sampled at the coast. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000571429900007 | Publication Date | 2020-05-14 | |
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| ISSN | 2590-1621 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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| Notes | ; The participating researchers of this study gratefully acknowledge the funding from the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO) under the SHIPFLUX project (assignation No.: SD/NS/07A). The researchers thank Jan Van Loock (UA), Andr.e Cattrijsse (VLIZ) and Frank Broucke (VLIZ) for their help with the logistics, sampling and organization of the field/marine studies and Francisco (Tjess) Hernandez (VLIZ) for his help in getting access to the weather data. The participants also want to express their sincere thanks to the crew of R/V Belgica for their help and cooperation in the marine expeditions. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:171924 | Serial | 6599 | ||
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| Author | Zhang, F.; Vanmeensel, K.; Batuk, M.; Hadermann, J.; Inokoshi, M.; Van Meerbeek, B.; Naert, I.; Vleugels, J. | ||||
| Title | Highly-translucent, strong and aging-resistant 3Y-TZP ceramics for dental restoration by grain boundary segregation | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2015 | Publication | Acta biomaterialia | Abbreviated Journal | Acta Biomater |
| Volume | 16 | Issue | 16 | Pages | 215-222 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Latest trends in dental restorative ceramics involve the development of full-contour 3Y-TZP ceramics which can avoid chipping of veneering porcelains. Among the challenges are the low translucency and the hydrothermal stability of 3Y-TZP ceramics. In this work, different trivalent oxides (Al2O3, Sc2O3, Nd2O3 and La2O3) were selected to dope 3Y-TZP ceramics. Results show that dopant segregation was a key factor to design hydrothermally stable and high-translucent 3Y-TZP ceramics and the cation dopant radius could be used as a controlling parameter. A large trivalent dopant, oversized as compared to Zr4+, exhibiting strong segregation at the ZrO2 grain boundary was preferred. The introduction of 0.2 mol% La2O3 in conventional 0.10.25 wt.% Al2O3-doped 3Y-TZP resulted in an excellent combination of high translucency and superior hydrothermal stability, while retaining excellent mechanical properties. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000351978600021 | Publication Date | 2015-02-04 | |
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| ISSN | 1742-7061; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 6.319 | Times cited | 54 | Open Access | |
| Notes | Fwo G043110n | Approved | Most recent IF: 6.319; 2015 IF: 6.025 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:124421 | Serial | 1473 | ||
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| Author | Coulombier, M.; Baral, P.; Orekhov, A.; Dohmen, R.; Raskin, J.P.; Pardoen, T.; Cordier, P.; Idrissi, H. | ||||
| Title | On-chip very low strain rate rheology of amorphous olivine films | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2024 | Publication | Acta materialia | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 266 | Issue | Pages | 119693-12 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Recent observations made by the authors revealed the activation of stress induced amorphization and sliding at grain boundary in olivine [1], a mechanism which is expected to play a pivotal role in the viscosity drop at the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary and the brittle -ductile transition in the lithospheric mantle. However, there is a lack of information in the literature regarding the intrinsic mechanical properties and the elementary deformation mechanisms of this material, especially at time scales relevant for geodynamics. In the present work, amorphous olivine films were obtained by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). The mechanical response including the rate dependent behavior are investigated using a tension -on -chip (TOC) method developed at UCLouvain allowing to perform creep/relaxation tests on thin films at extremely low strain rates. In the present work, strain rate down to 10-12 s- 1 was reached which is unique. High strain rate sensitivity of 0.054 is observed together with the activation of relaxation at the very early stage of deformation. Furthermore, digital image correlation (DIC), used for the first time on films deformed by TOC, reveals local strain heterogeneities. The relationship between such heterogeneities, the high strain rate sensitivity and the effect of the electron beam in the scanning electron microscope is discussed and compared to the literature. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 001170513400001 | Publication Date | 2024-01-17 | |
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| ISSN | 1359-6454 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record | |
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| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:204864 | Serial | 9163 | ||
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| Author | Mary Joy, R.; Pobedinskas, P.; Baule, N.; Bai, S.; Jannis, D.; Gauquelin, N.; Pinault-Thaury, M.-A.; Jomard, F.; Sankaran, K.J.; Rouzbahani, R.; Lloret, F.; Desta, D.; D’Haen, J.; Verbeeck, J.; Becker, M.F.; Haenen, K. | ||||
| Title | The effect of microstructure and film composition on the mechanical properties of linear antenna CVD diamond thin films | Type | A1 Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2024 | Publication | Acta materialia | Abbreviated Journal | Acta Materialia |
| Volume | 264 | Issue | Pages | 119548 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | This study reports the impact of film microstructure and composition on the Young’s modulus and residual stress in nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) thin films ( thick) grown on silicon substrates using a linear antenna microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system. Combining laser acoustic wave spectroscopy to determine the elastic properties with simple wafer curvature measurements, a straightforward method to determine the intrinsic stress in NCD films is presented. Two deposition parameters are varied: (1) the substrate temperature from 400 °C to 900 °C, and (2) the [P]/[C] ratio from 0 ppm to 8090 ppm in the H2/CH4/CO2/PH3 diamond CVD plasma. The introduction of PH3 induces a transition in the morphology of the diamond film, shifting from NCD with larger grains to ultra-NCD with a smaller grain size, concurrently resulting in a decrease in Young’s modulus. Results show that the highest Young’s modulus of (113050) GPa for the undoped NCD deposited at 800 °C is comparable to single crystal diamond, indicating that NCD with excellent mechanical properties is achievable with our process for thin diamond films. Based on the film stress results, we propose the origins of tensile intrinsic stress in the diamond films. In NCD, the tensile intrinsic stress is attributed to larger grain size, while in ultra-NCD films the tensile intrinsic stress is due to grain boundaries and impurities. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 001126632800001 | Publication Date | 2023-11-23 | |
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| ISSN | 1359-6454 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 9.4 | Times cited | Open Access | Not_Open_Access | |
| Notes | This work was financially supported by the Special Research Fund (BOF) via Methusalem NANO network, the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) via Project G0D4920N, and the CORNET project nr 263-EN “ULTRAHARD: Ultrahard optical diamond coatings” (2020–2021). | Approved | Most recent IF: 9.4; 2024 IF: 5.301 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:202169 | Serial | 8989 | ||
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| Author | Idrissi, H.; Béché, A.; Gauquelin, N.; Ul-Haq, I.; Bollinger, C.; Demouchy, S.; Verbeeck, J.; Pardoen, T.; Schryvers, D.; Cordier, P. | ||||
| Title | On the formation mechanisms of intragranular shear bands in olivine by stress-induced amorphization | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2022 | Publication | Acta materialia | Abbreviated Journal | Acta Mater |
| Volume | 239 | Issue | Pages | 118247-118249 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Intragranular amorphization shear lamellae are found in deformed olivine aggregates. The detailed trans-mission electron microscopy analysis of intragranular lamella arrested in the core of a grain provides novel information on the amorphization mechanism. The deformation field is complex and heteroge-neous, corresponding to a shear crack type instability involving mode I, II and III loading components. The formation and propagation of the amorphous lamella is accompanied by the formation of crystal defects ahead of the tip. These defects are geometrically necessary [001] dislocations, characteristics of high-stress deformation in olivine, and rotational nanodomains which are tentatively interpreted as disclinations. We show that these defects play an important role in dictating the path followed by the amorphous lamella. Stress-induced amorphization in olivine would thus result from a direct crystal-to -amorphous transformation associated with a shear instability and not from a mechanical destabilization due to the accumulation of high number of defects from an intense preliminary deformation. The pref-erential alignment of some lamellae along (010) is a proof of the lower ultimate mechanical strength of these planes.(c) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Acta Materialia Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000861076600004 | Publication Date | 2022-08-05 | |
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| ISSN | 1359-6454 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 9.4 | Times cited | 5 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | The QuanTEM microscope was partially funded by the Flemish government. The K2 camera was funded by FWO Hercules fund G0H4316N 'Direct electron detector for soft matter TEM'. A. Beche acknowledges funding from FWO project G093417N ('Compressed sensing enabling low dose imaging in transmission electron microscopy'). H. Idrissi is mandated by the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FSR-FNRS). This work was supported by the FNRS under Grant PDR – T011322F and by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 787,198 Time Man. J-L Rouviere is acknowledged for his support with the GPA softawre. | Approved | Most recent IF: 9.4 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:191432 | Serial | 7186 | ||
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| Author | Choisez, L.; Ding, L.; Marteleur, M.; Kashiwar, A.; Idrissi, H.; Jacques, P.J. | ||||
| Title | Shear banding-activated dynamic recrystallization and phase transformation during quasi-static loading of β-metastable Ti – 12 wt % Mo alloy | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2022 | Publication | Acta materialia | Abbreviated Journal | Acta Mater |
| Volume | 235 | Issue | Pages | 118088-13 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Dynamic recrystallization (DRX) within adiabatic shear bands forming during the fracture of TRIP-TWIP β−metastable Ti-12Mo (wt %) alloy was recently reported. The formation of 1-3 µm thick-adiabatic shear bands, and of dynamic recrystallization, was quite surprising as their occurrence generally requires high temperature and/or high strain rate loading while these samples were loaded in quasi-static conditions at room temperature. To better understand the fracture mechanism and associated microstructural evolution, thin foils representative of different stages of the fracture process were machined from the fracture surface by Focused Ion Beam (FIB) and analyzed by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Automated Crystal Orientation mapping (ACOM-TEM). Complex microstructure transformations involving severe plastic deformed nano-structuration, crystalline rotation and local precipitation of the omega phase were identified. The spatial and temporal evolution of the microstructure during the propagation of the crack was explained through dynamic recovery and continuous dynamic recrystallization, and linked to the modelled distribution of temperature and strain level where TEM samples were extracted. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000814729300005 | Publication Date | 2022-06-05 | |
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| ISSN | 1359-6454 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 9.4 | Times cited | Open Access | OpenAccess | |
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 9.4 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:188505 | Serial | 7096 | ||
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| Author | Yang, M.; Orekhov, A.; Hu, Z.-Y.; Feng, M.; Jin, S.; Sha, G.; Li, K.; Samaee, V.; Song, M.; Du, Y.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Schryvers, D. | ||||
| Title | Shearing and rotation of β'' and β' precipitates in an Al-Mg-Si alloy under tensile deformation : in-situ and ex-situ studies | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2021 | Publication | Acta Materialia | Abbreviated Journal | Acta Mater |
| Volume | 220 | Issue | Pages | 117310 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | The interaction between dislocations and nano-precipitates during deformation directly influences hardening response of precipitation-strengthening metals such as Al-Mg-Si alloys. However, how coherent and semi-coherent nano-precipitates accommodate external deformation applied to an Al alloy remains to be elucidated. In-situ tensile experiments in a transmission electron microscope (TEM) were conducted to study the dynamic process of dislocations cutting through coherent needle-like beta '' precipitates with diameters of 3 similar to 8 nm. Comprehensive investigations using in-situ, ex-situ TEM and atom probe tomography uncovered that beta '' precipitates were firstly sheared into small fragments, and then the rotation of the fragments, via sliding along precipitate/matrix interfaces, destroyed their initially coherent interface with the Al matrix. In contrast, semi-coherent beta' precipitates with sizes similar to beta '' were more difficult to be fragmented and accumulation of dislocations at the interface increased interface misfit between beta' and the Al matrix. Consequently, beta' precipitates could basically maintain their needle-like shape after the tensile deformation. This research gains new insights into the interaction between nano-precipitates and dislocations. (C) 2021 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000705535300005 | Publication Date | 2021-09-12 | |
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| ISSN | 1359-6454 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 5.301 | Times cited | Open Access | OpenAccess | |
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 5.301 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:182528 | Serial | 6884 | ||
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| Author | Baral, P.; Orekhov, A.; Dohmen, R.; Coulombier, M.; Raskin, J.P.; Cordier, P.; Idrissi, H.; Pardoen, T. | ||||
| Title | Rheology of amorphous olivine thin films characterized by nanoindentation | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2021 | Publication | Acta Materialia | Abbreviated Journal | Acta Mater |
| Volume | 219 | Issue | Pages | 117257 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | The rheological properties of amorphous olivine thin films deposited by pulsed laser deposition have been studied based on ambient temperature nanoindentation under constant strain-rate as well as re-laxation conditions. The amorphous olivine films exhibit a viscoelastic-viscoplastic behavior with a significant rate dependency. The strain-rate sensitivity m is equal to similar to 0 . 05 which is very high for silicates, indicating a complex out-of-equilibrium structure. The minimum apparent activation volume determined from nanoindentation experiments corresponds to Mg and Fe atomic metallic sites in the (Mg,Fe)(2)SiO4 crystalline lattice. The ambient temperature creep behavior of the amorphous olivine films differs very much from the one of single crystal olivine. This behavior directly connects to the recent demonstration of the activation of grain boundary sliding in polycrystalline olivine following grain boundary amorphization under high-stress. (C) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Acta Materialia Inc. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000706867800004 | Publication Date | 2021-08-19 | |
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| ISSN | 1359-6454 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 5.301 | Times cited | Open Access | OpenAccess | |
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 5.301 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:182592 | Serial | 6882 | ||
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| Author | Ghidelli, M.; Orekhov, A.; Bassi, A.L.; Terraneo, G.; Djemia, P.; Abadias, G.; Nord, M.; Béché, A.; Gauquelin, N.; Verbeeck, J.; Raskin, J.-p.; Schryvers, D.; Pardoen, T.; Idrissi, H. | ||||
| Title | Novel class of nanostructured metallic glass films with superior and tunable mechanical properties | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2021 | Publication | Acta Materialia | Abbreviated Journal | Acta Mater |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 116955 | ||
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | A novel class of nanostructured Zr50Cu50 (%at.) metallic glass films with superior and tunable mechanical properties is produced by pulsed laser deposition. The process can be controlled to synthetize a wide range of film microstructures including dense fully amorphous, amorphous embedded with nanocrystals and amorphous nano-granular. A unique dense self-assembled nano-laminated atomic arrangement characterized by alternating Cu-rich and Zr/O-rich nanolayers with different local chemical enrichment and amorphous or amorphous-crystalline composite nanostructure has been discovered, while significant in-plane clustering is reported for films synthetized at high deposition pressures. This unique nanoarchitecture is at the basis of superior mechanical properties including large hardness and elastic modulus up to 10 and 140 GPa, respectively and outstanding total elongation to failure (>9%), leading to excellent strength/ductility balance, which can be tuned by playing with the film architecture. These results pave the way to the synthesis of novel class of engineered nanostructured metallic glass films with high structural performances attractive for a number of applications in microelectronics and coating industry. |
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| Language | Wos | 000670077800004 | Publication Date | 2021-05-12 | |
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| ISSN | 1359-6454 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 5.301 | Times cited | 27 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | H.I. is mandated by the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FSR-FNRS). This work was supported by the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique – FNRS under Grant T.0178.19 and Grant CDR– J011320F. We acknowledge funding for the direct electron detector used in the 4D stem studies from the Hercules fund 'Direct electron detector for soft matter TEM' from the Flemish Government J.V acknowledges funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 823717 – ESTEEM3. A.O. has received partial funding from the GOA project “Solarpaint” of the University of Antwerp. A.B. and J.V. acknowledge funding through FWO project G093417N ('Compressed sensing enabling low dose imaging in transmission electron microscopy') from the Flanders Research Fund. M.G. and A.L.B acknowledge Chantelle Ekanem for support in PLD depositions. | Approved | Most recent IF: 5.301 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:178142 | Serial | 6761 | ||
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| Author | Cautaerts, N.; Delville, R.; Stergar, E.; Schryvers, D.; Verwerft, M. | ||||
| Title | Characterization of (Ti,Mo,Cr)C nanoprecipitates in an austenitic stainless steel on the atomic scale | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Acta materialia | Abbreviated Journal | Acta Mater |
| Volume | 164 | Issue | Pages | 90-98 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Nanometer sized (Ti,Mo,Cr)C (MX-type) precipitates that grew in a 24% cold worked Ti-stabilized austenitic stainless steel (grade DIN 1.4970, member of the 15-15Ti austenitic stainless steels) after heat treatment were fully characterized with transmission electron microscopy (TEM), probe corrected high angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HR-HAADF STEM), and atom probe tomography (APT). The precipitates shared the cube-on-cube orientation with the matrix and were facetted on {111} planes, yielding octahedral and elongated octahedral shapes. The misfit dislocations were believed to have Burgers vectors a/6<112> which was verified by geometrical phase analysis (GPA) strain mapping of a matrix-precipitate interface. The dislocations were spaced five to seven atomic planes apart, on average slightly wider than expected for the lattice parameters of steel and TiC. Quantitative atom probe tomography analysis of the precipitates showed that precipitates were significantly enriched in Mo, Cr and V, and that they were hypostoichiometric with respect to C. These findings were consistent with a reduced lattice parameter. The precipitates were found primarily on Shockley partial dislocations originating from the original perfect dislocation network. These novel findings could contribute to the understanding of how TiC nanoprecipitates interact with point defects and matrix dislocations. This is essential for the application of these Ti-stabilized steels in high temperature environments or fast spectrum nuclear fission reactors. |
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| Language | Wos | 000456902800008 | Publication Date | 2018-10-11 | |
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| ISSN | 1359-6454 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 5.301 | Times cited | 2 | Open Access | Not_Open_Access: Available from 12.10.2020 |
| Notes | This work was supported by ENGIE [contract number 2015-AC- 007 e BSUEZ6900]; the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy under DOE Idaho Operations Office Contract DE-AC07- 051D14517 as part of a Nuclear Science User Facilities experiment; and by the MYRRHA program in development at SCKCEN, Belgium. Special thanks to Dr. H. Mezerji and Dr. T. Altantzis for the work on the FEI Titan microscope.We also want to thank Ms. J. Burns for the help on the FIB and Dr. Y. Wu at CAES for conducting the APT measurements. | Approved | Most recent IF: 5.301 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:154873UA @ admin @ c:irua:154873 | Serial | 5060 | ||
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| Author | Ghidelli, M.; Idrissi, H.; Gravier, S.; Blandin, J.-J.; Raskin, J.-P.; Schryvers, D.; Pardoen, T. | ||||
| Title | Homogeneous flow and size dependent mechanical behavior in highly ductile Zr 65 Ni 35 metallic glass films | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Acta materialia | Abbreviated Journal | Acta Mater |
| Volume | 131 | Issue | 131 | Pages | 246-259 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Motivated by recent studies demonstrating a high strength – high ductility potential of nano-scale metallic glass samples, the mechanical response of freestanding Zr65Ni35 film with sub-micron thickness has been investigated by combining advanced on-chip tensile testing and electron microscopy. Large deformation up to 15% is found for specimen thicknesses below 500 nm with variations depending on specimen size and frame compliance. The deformation is homogenous until fracture, with no evidence of shear banding. The yield stress is doubled when decreasing the specimen cross-section, reaching ~3 GPa for small cross-sections. The fracture strain variation is related to both the stability of the test device and to the specimen size. The study concludes on clear disconnect between the mechanisms controlling the onset of plasticity and the fracture process. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000402343400023 | Publication Date | 2017-03-31 | |
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| ISSN | 1359-6454 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 5.301 | Times cited | 42 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | This work has been funded by the Belgian Science Policy through the IAP 7/21 project. We acknowledge IDS-FunMat for the PhD financial support.We thank the Renatech network and the PTA (Plateforme Technologique Amont) in Grenoble (France) for TFMG deposition facilities. The WINFAB infrastructure at the UCL and the help of R. Vayrette and M. Coulombier for the on-chip tests. H. Idrissi is currently mandated by the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FSR-FNRS). | Approved | Most recent IF: 5.301 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:142642 | Serial | 4562 | ||
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| Author | van der Rest, A.; Idrissi, H.; Henry, F.; Favache, A.; Schryvers, D.; Proost, J.; Raskin, J.-P.; Van Overmeere, Q.; Pardoen, T. | ||||
| Title | Mechanical behavior of ultrathin sputter deposited porous amorphous Al2O3 films | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Acta materialia | Abbreviated Journal | Acta Mater |
| Volume | 125 | Issue | 125 | Pages | 27-37 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | The determination of the mechanical properties of porous amorphous Al2O3 thin films is essential to address reliability issues in wear-resistant, optical and electronic coating applications. Testing the mechanical properties of Al2O3 films thinner than 200 nm is challenging, and the link between the mechanical behavior and the microstructure of such films is largely unknown. Herein, we report on the elastic and viscoplastic mechanical properties of amorphous Al2O3 thin films synthesized by reactive magnetron sputtering using a combination of internal stress, nanoindentation, and on-chip uniaxial tensile testing, together with mechanical homogenization models to separate the effect of porosity from intrinsic variations of the response of the sound material. The porosity is made of voids with 2e30 nm diameter. The Young's modulus and hardness of the films decrease by a factor of two when the deposition pressure increases from 1.2 to 8 mTorr. The contribution of porosity was found to be small, and a change in the atomic structure of the amorphous Al2O3 matrix is hypothesized to be the main contributing factor. The activation volume associated to the viscoplastic deformation mechanism is around 100 Å3. Differences in the atomic structure of the films could not be revealed by electron diffraction, pointing to a minute effect of atomic arrangement on the elastic properties. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000394201500003 | Publication Date | 2016-12-02 | |
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| ISSN | 1359-6454 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 5.301 | Times cited | 5 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | This work has been funded by the Belgian Science Policy through the IAP 7/21 project. The support of the ‘Fonds Belge pour la Recherche dans l’Industrie et l’Agriculture (FRIA)’ for A.v.d.R. is also gratefully acknowledged, as well as the support of FNRS through the grant PDR T.0122.13 “Mecano”. | Approved | Most recent IF: 5.301 | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:138990 | Serial | 4330 | ||
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| Author | Amin-Ahmadi, B.; Connétable, D.; Fivel, M.; Tanguy, D.; Delmelle, R.; Turner, S.; Malet, L.; Godet, S.; Pardoen, T.; Proost, J.; Schryvers, D.; Idrissi, H. | ||||
| Title | Dislocation/hydrogen interaction mechanisms in hydrided nanocrystalline palladium films | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Acta materialia | Abbreviated Journal | Acta Mater |
| Volume | 111 | Issue | 111 | Pages | 253-261 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | The nanoscale plasticity mechanisms activated during hydriding cycles in sputtered nanocrystalline Pd films have been investigated ex-situ using advanced transmission electron microscopy techniques. The internal stress developing within the films during hydriding has been monitored in-situ. Results showed that in Pd films hydrided to β-phase, local plasticity was mainly controlled by dislocation activity in spite of the small grain size. Changes of the grain size distribution and the crystallographic texture have not been observed. In contrast, significant microstructural changes were not observed in Pd films hydrided to α-phase. Moreover, the effect of hydrogen loading on the nature and density of dislocations has been investigated using aberration-corrected TEM. Surprisingly, a high density of shear type stacking faults has been observed after dehydriding, indicating a significant effect of hydrogen on the nucleation energy barriers of Shockley partial dislocations. Ab-initio calculations of the effect of hydrogen on the intrinsic stable and unstable stacking fault energies of palladium confirm the experimental observations. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000375812100027 | Publication Date | 2016-04-06 | |
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| ISSN | 1359-6454 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 5.301 | Times cited | 14 | Open Access | |
| Notes | This work was carried out in the framework of the IAP program of the Belgian State Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs, under Contract No. P7/21. The support of the FWO research project G012012N “Understanding nanocrystalline mechanical behaviour from structural investigations” for B. Amin-Ahmadi is also gratefully acknowledged. This work was granted access to the HPC resources of CALMIP (CICT Toulouse, France) under the allocations 2014-p0912 and 2014-p0749. | Approved | Most recent IF: 5.301 | ||
| Call Number | c:irua:132678 | Serial | 4054 | ||
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| Author | Neven, L.; Barich, H.; Sleegers, N.; Cánovas, R.; Debruyne, G.; De Wael, K. | ||||
| Title | Development of a combi-electrosensor for the detection of phenol by combining photoelectrochemistry and square wave voltammetry | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2022 | Publication | Analytica chimica acta | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 1206 | Issue | Pages | 339732 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Antwerp Electrochemical and Analytical Sciences Lab (A-Sense Lab) | ||||
| Abstract | The high toxicity, endocrine-disrupting effects and low (bio)degradability commonly attributed to phenolic compounds have promoted their recognition as priority toxic pollutants. For this reason, the monitoring of these compounds in industrial, domestic and agricultural streams is crucial to prevent and decrease their toxicity in our daily life. To confront this relevant environmental issue, we propose the use of a combi-electrosensor which combines singlet oxygen (1O2)-based photoelectrochemistry (PEC) with square wave voltammetry (SWV). The high sensitivity of the PEC sensor (being a faster alternative for traditional COD measurements) ensures the detection of nmol L−1 levels of phenolic compounds while the SWV measurements (being faster than the color test kits) allow the differentiation between phenolic compounds. Herein, we report on the development of such a combi-electrosensor for the sensitive and selective detection of phenol (PHOH) in the presence of related phenolic compounds such as hydroquinone (HQ), bisphenol A (BPA), resorcinol (RC) and catechol (CC). The PEC sensor was able to determine the concentration of PHOH in spiked river samples containing only PHOH with a recovery between 96% and 111%. The SWV measurements elucidated the presence of PHOH, HQ and CC in the spiked samples containing multiple phenol compounds. Finally, the practicality of the combi-electrosensor set-up with a dual SPE containing two working electrodes and shared reference and counter electrodes was demonstrated. As a result, the combination of the two techniques is a powerful and valuable tool in the analysis of phenolic samples, since each technique improves the general performance by overcoming the inherent drawbacks that they display independently. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000793070200016 | Publication Date | 2022-03-16 | |
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| ISSN | 0003-2670; 1873-4324 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
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| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:187499 | Serial | 8848 | ||
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| Author | Oliveira, M.C.; Cordeiro, R.M.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
| Title | Effect of lipid oxidation on the channel properties of Cx26 hemichannels : a molecular dynamics study | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2023 | Publication | Archives of biochemistry and biophysics | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 746 | Issue | Pages | 109741-12 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | Intercellular communication plays a crucial role in cancer, as well as other diseases, such as inflammation, tissue degeneration, and neurological disorders. One of the proteins responsible for this, are connexins (Cxs), which come together to form a hemichannel. When two hemichannels of opposite cells interact with each other, they form a gap junction (GJ) channel, connecting the intracellular space of these cells. They allow the passage of ions, reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), and signaling molecules from the interior of one cell to another cell, thus playing an essential role in cell growth, differentiation, and homeostasis. The importance of GJs for disease induction and therapy development is becoming more appreciated, especially in the context of oncology. Studies have shown that one of the mechanisms to control the formation and disruption of GJs is mediated by lipid oxidation pathways, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In this study, we performed atomistic molecular dynamics simulations to evaluate how lipid oxidation influences the channel properties of Cx26 hemichannels, such as channel gating and permeability. Our results demonstrate that the Cx26 hemichannel is more compact in the presence of oxidized lipids, decreasing its pore diameter at the extracellular side and increasing it at the amino terminus domains, respectively. The permeability of the Cx26 hemichannel for water and RONS molecules is higher in the presence of oxidized lipids. The latter may facilitate the intracellular accumulation of RONS, possibly increasing oxidative stress in cells. A better understanding of this process will help to enhance the efficacy of oxidative stress-based cancer treatments. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 001079100300001 | Publication Date | 2023-09-07 | |
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| ISSN | 0003-9861; 1096-0384 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record | |
| Impact Factor | 3.9 | Times cited | Open Access | ||
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.9; 2023 IF: 3.165 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:200282 | Serial | 9028 | ||
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| Author | Oliveira, M.C.; Yusupov, M.; Bogaerts, A.; Cordeiro, R.M. | ||||
| Title | Distribution of lipid aldehydes in phase-separated membranes: A molecular dynamics study | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2022 | Publication | Archives Of Biochemistry And Biophysics | Abbreviated Journal | Arch Biochem Biophys |
| Volume | 717 | Issue | Pages | 109136 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | It is well established that lipid aldehydes (LAs) are able to increase the permeability of cell membranes and induce their rupture. However, it is not yet clear how LAs are distributed in phase-separated membranes (PSMs), which are responsible for the transport of selected molecules and intracellular signaling. Thus, we investigate here the distribution of LAs in a PSM by coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. Our results reveal that LAs derived from mono-unsaturated lipids tend to accumulate at the interface between the liquid-ordered/liquiddisordered domains, whereas those derived from poly-unsaturated lipids remain in the liquid-disordered domain. These results are important for understanding the effects caused by oxidized lipids in membrane structure, properties and organization. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000767632000001 | Publication Date | 2022-01-24 | |
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| ISSN | 0003-9861 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record | |
| Impact Factor | 3.9 | Times cited | Open Access | OpenAccess | |
| Notes | We thank the University of Antwerp and the Coordination of Superior Level Staff Improvement (CAPES, Brazil) for the scholarship granted. The calculations were performed using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UAntwerpen), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the UAntwerpen. | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.9 | ||
| Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:185874 | Serial | 6905 | ||
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| Author | Oliveira, M.C.; Yusupov, M.; Bogaerts, A.; Cordeiro, R.M. | ||||
| Title | How do nitrated lipids affect the properties of phospholipid membranes? | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Archives Of Biochemistry And Biophysics | Abbreviated Journal | Arch Biochem Biophys |
| Volume | 695 | Issue | Pages | 108548 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | Biological membranes are under constant attack of free radicals, which may lead to lipid nitro-oxidation, pro ducing a complex mixture of nitro-oxidized lipids that are responsible for structural and dynamic changes on the membrane. Despite the latter, nitro-oxidized lipids are also associated with several inflammatory and neuro degenerative diseases, the underlying mechanisms of which remain elusive. We perform atomistic molecular dynamics simulations using several isomers of nitro-oxidized lipids to study their effect on the structure and permeability of the membrane, as well as the interaction between the mixture of these products in the phospholipid membrane environment. Our results show that the stereo- and positional isomers have a stronger effect on the properties of the membrane composed of oxidized lipids compared to that containing nitrated lipids. Nevertheless, nitrated lipids lead to three-fold increase in water permeability compared to oxidized lipids. In addition, we show that in a membrane consisting of combined nitro-oxidized lipid products, the presence of oxidized lipids protects the membrane from transient pores. Is well stablished that plasma application and photodynamic therapy produces a number of oxidative species used to kill cancer cells, through membrane damage induced by nitro-oxidative stress. This study is important to elucidate the mechanisms and the molecular level properties involving the reactive species produced during that cancer therapies. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000594173400010 | Publication Date | 0000-00-00 | |
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| ISSN | 0003-9861 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.9 | Times cited | Open Access | ||
| Notes | CAPES; Flanders Research Foundation, 1200219N ; We thank Universidade Federal do ABC for providing the computational resources needed for completion of this work and CAPES for scholarship granted. M.Y. acknowledges the Flanders Research Foundation (grant 1200219N) for financial support. | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.9; 2020 IF: 3.165 | ||
| Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:173861 | Serial | 6440 | ||
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| Author | Ghasemitarei, M.; Yusupov, M.; Razzokov, J.; Shokri, B.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
| Title | Effect of oxidative stress on cystine transportation by xC‾ antiporter | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Archives of biochemistry and biophysics | Abbreviated Journal | Arch Biochem Biophys |
| Volume | 674 | Issue | Pages | 108114 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | We performed computer simulations to investigate the effect of oxidation on the extracellular cystine (CYC) uptake by the xC− antiporter. The latter is important for killing of cancer cells. Specifically, applying molecular dynamics (MD) simulations we studied the transport of CYC across xCT, i.e., the light subunit of the xC− antiporter, in charge of bidirectional transport of CYC and glutamate. We considered the outward facing (OF) configuration of xCT, and to study the effect of oxidation, we modified the Cys327 residue, located in the vicinity of the extracellular milieu, to cysteic acid (CYO327). Our computational results showed that oxidation of Cys327 results in a free energy barrier for CYC translocation, thereby blocking the access of CYC to the substrate binding site of the OF system. The formation of the energy barrier was found to be due to the conformational changes in the channel. Analysis of the MD trajectories revealed that the reorganization of the side chains of the Tyr244 and CYO327 residues play a critical role in the OF channel blocking. Indeed, the calculated distance between Tyr244 and either Cys327 or CYO327 showed a narrowing of the channel after oxidation. The obtained free energy barrier for CYC translocation was found to be 33.9kJmol−1, indicating that oxidation of Cys327, by e.g., cold atmospheric plasma, is more effective in inhibiting the xC− antiporter than in the mutation of this amino acid to Ala (yielding a barrier of 32.4kJmol−1). The inhibition of the xC− antiporter may lead to Cys starvation in some cancer cells, eventually resulting in cancer cell death. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000525439700011 | Publication Date | 2019-09-23 | |
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| ISSN | 0003-9861 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.165 | Times cited | Open Access | ||
| Notes | Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran; University of Antwerp; Research Foundation − Flanders, 1200219N ; Universiteit Antwerpen; Hercules Foundation; Flemish Government; UA; M. G. acknowledges funding from the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran and from the University of Antwerp in Belgium. M. Y. gratefully acknowledges financial support from the Research Foundation − Flanders (FWO), grant number 1200219N. The computational work was carried out using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UA), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the UA. Finally, we thank A. S. Mashayekh Esfehan and A. Mohseni for their important comments on the manuscript. | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.165 | ||
| Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:163474 | Serial | 5372 | ||
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| Author | Ghasemitarei, M.; Yusupov, M.; Razzokov, J.; Shokri, B.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
| Title | Transport of cystine across xC-antiporter | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Archives of biochemistry and biophysics | Abbreviated Journal | Arch Biochem Biophys |
| Volume | 664 | Issue | Pages | 117-126 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | Extracellular cystine (CYC) uptake by xC antiporter is important for the cell viability. Especially in cancer cells, the upregulation of xC activity is observed, which protects these cells from intracellular oxidative stress. Hence, inhibition of the CYC uptake may eventually lead to cancer cell death. Up to now, the molecular level mechanism of the CYC uptake by xC antiporter has not been studied in detail. In this study, we applied several different simulation techniques to investigate the transport of CYC through xCT, the light subunit of the xC antiporter, which is responsible for the CYC and glutamate translocation. Specifically, we studied the permeation of CYC across three model systems, i.e., outward facing (OF), occluded (OCC) and inward facing (IF) configurations of xCT. We also investigated the effect of mutation of Cys327 to Ala within xCT, which was also studied experimentally in literature. This allowed us to qualitatively compare our computation results with experimental observations, and thus, to validate our simulations. In summary, our simulations provide a molecular level mechanism of the transport of CYC across the xC antiporter, more specifically, which amino acid residues in the xC antiporter play a key role in the uptake, transport and release of CYC. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000461411200014 | Publication Date | 2019-02-07 | |
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| ISSN | 0003-9861 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 3.165 | Times cited | 3 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | Research Foundation − FlandersResearch Foundation − Flanders (FWO), 1200216N 1200219N ; Hercules FoundationHercules Foundation; Flemish GovernmentFlemish Government (department EWI); UAUA; M. Y. gratefully acknowledges financial support from the Research Foundation − Flanders (FWO), grant numbers 1200216N and 1200219N. The computational work was carried out 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 UA. Finally, we thank A. S. Mashayekh Esfehan and A. Mohseni for their important comments on the manuscript. | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.165 | ||
| Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @UA @ admin @ c:irua:158571 | Serial | 5183 | ||
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| Author | Poma, G.; McGrath, T.J.; Christia, C.; Govindan, M.; Covaci, A. | ||||
| Title | Emerging halogenated flame retardants in the indoor environment | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Comprehensive analytical chemistry | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 88 | Issue | Pages | 107-140 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Pharmacology. Therapy; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Toxicological Centre | ||||
| Abstract | Indoor environments are considered an important contributor to external human exposure to halogenated flame retardants (HFRs) due to the large amounts of chemicals currently incorporated in indoor equipment and the time humans spend every day in indoor environments. In this chapter, the presence and use of novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs), dechlorane plus (DPs), chlorinated organophosphorus flame retardants (Cl-PFRs) and chlorinated paraffins (CPs) in indoor dust, air and consumer products collected from different indoor microenvironments (homes, public indoor spaces, and vehicles) are discussed. While data on the concentrations of HFRs in indoor dust and air are widely available, figures are still scarce for consumer products, such as textiles and foams, furnishings, flooring, electric and electronic products and building materials. This knowledge gaps still represents the biggest obstacle in linking eventual sources of contamination to the presence and chemical patterns in indoor dust and air. | ||||
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| ISSN | 978-0-444-64339-1 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record | |
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| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:168776 | Serial | 6505 | ||
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| Author | Lubk, A.; Vogel, K.; Wolf, D.; Krehl, J.; Röder, F.; Clark, L.; Guzzinati, G.; Verbeeck, J. | ||||
| Title | Fundamentals of Focal Series Inline Electron Holography | Type | H1 Book chapter | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Advances in imaging and electron physics T2 – Advances in imaging and electron physics / Hawkes, P.W. [edit.] | Abbreviated Journal | |
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| Keywords | H1 Book chapter; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
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| Publisher | Elsevier BV | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | Publication Date | 2016-09-24 | ||
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| ISSN | 1076-5670; http://id.crossref.org/isbn/9780128048115 | ISBN | 9780128048115 | Additional Links | UA library record |
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| Notes | L.C., G.G., and J.V. acknowledge funding from the European Research Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7), ERC Starting Grant no. 278510 VORTEX. A.L., K.V., J. K., D.W., and F.R. acknowledge funding from the DIP of the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft.; ECASJO_; | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:140097UA @ admin @ c:irua:140097 | Serial | 4419 | ||
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| Author | Zanaga, D.; Altantzis, T.; Sanctorum, J.; Freitag, B.; Bals, S. | ||||
| Title | An alternative approach for \zeta-factor measurement using pure element nanoparticles | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Ultramicroscopy | Abbreviated Journal | Ultramicroscopy |
| Volume | 164 | Issue | Pages | 11-16 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | It is very challenging to measure the chemical composition of hetero nanostructures in a reliable and quantitative manner. Here, we propose a novel and straightforward approach that can be used to quantify energy dispersive X-ray spectra acquired in a transmission electron microscope. Our method is based on a combination of electron tomography and the so-called zeta-factor technique. We will demonstrate the reliability of our approach as well as its applicability by investigating Au-Ag and Au-Pt hetero nanostructures. Given its simplicity, we expect that the method could become a new standard in the field of chemical characterization using electron microscopy. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Amsterdam | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000373526200002 | Publication Date | 2016-03-10 | |
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| ISSN | 0304-3991 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 2.843 | Times cited | 19 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
| Notes | ; The authors acknowledge financial support from the European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant # 335078-COLOURATOMS) and the European Union under the FP7 (Integrated Infrastructure Initiative N. 312483 – ESTEEM2). ; ecas_Sara | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.843 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:133259 | Serial | 4439 | ||
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| Author | Wardenier, N.; Gorbanev, Y.; Van Moer, I.; Nikiforov, A.; Van Hulle, S.W.H.; Surmont, P.; Lynen, F.; Leys, C.; Bogaerts, A.; Vanraes, P. | ||||
| Title | Removal of alachlor in water by non-thermal plasma: Reactive species and pathways in batch and continuous process | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Water research | Abbreviated Journal | Water Res |
| Volume | 161 | Issue | Pages | 549-559 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | Pesticides are emerging contaminants frequently detected in the aquatic environment. In this work, a novel approach combining activated carbon adsorption, oxygen plasma treatment and ozonation was studied for the removal of the persistent chlorinated pesticide alachlor. A comparison was made between the removal efficiency and energy consumption for two different reactor operation modes: batchrecirculation and single-pass mode. The kinetics study revealed that the insufficient removal of alachlor by adsorption was significantly improved in terms of degradation efficiency and energy consumption when combined with the plasma treatment. The best efficiency (ca. 80% removal with an energy cost of 19.4 kWh mÀ3) was found for the single-pass operational mode of the reactor. In the batch-recirculating process, a complete elimination of alachlor by plasma treatment was observed after 30 min of treatment. Analysis of the reactive species induced by plasma in aqueous solutions showed that the decomposition of alachlor mainly occurred through a radical oxidation mechanism, with a minor contribution of long-living oxidants (O3, H2O2). Investigation of the alachlor oxidation pathways revealed six different oxidation mechanisms, including the loss of aromaticity which was never before reported for plasma-assisted degradation of aromatic pesticides. It was revealed that the removal rate and energy cost could be further improved with more than 50% by additional O3 gas bubbling in the solution reservoir. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000475999400054 | Publication Date | 2019-06-10 | |
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| ISSN | 0043-1354 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 6.942 | Times cited | 2 | Open Access | |
| Notes | PlasmaTex project IWT, 1408/2 ; the European Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship within Horizon2020, 743151 ; Flemish Knowledge Centre Water; This work was financially supported by the PlasmaTex project IWT 1408/2 and the European Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship within Horizon2020 (‘LTPAM’, grant no. 743151). This research was initiated within the LED H2O project which is financially supported by the Flemish Knowledge Centre Water (Vlakwa). | Approved | Most recent IF: 6.942 | ||
| Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:161173 | Serial | 5288 | ||
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| Author | Rumyantseva, M.N.; Vladimirova, S.A.; Platonov, V.B.; Chizhov, A.S.; Batuk, M.; Hadermann, J.; Khmelevsky, N.O.; Gaskov, A.M. | ||||
| Title | Sub-ppm H2S sensing by tubular ZnO-Co3O4 nanofibers | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Sensors And Actuators B-Chemical | Abbreviated Journal | Sensor Actuat B-Chem |
| Volume | 307 | Issue | Pages | 127624 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | Tubular ZnO – Co3O4 nanofibers were co-electrospun from polymer solution containing zinc and cobalt acetates. Phase composition, cobalt electronic state and element distribution in the fibers were investigated by XRD, SEM, HRTEM, HAADF-STEM with EDX mapping, and XPS. Bare ZnO has high selective sensitivity to NO and NO2, while ZnO-Co3O4 composites demonstrate selective sensitivity to H2S in dry and humid air. This effect is discussed in terms of transformation of cobalt oxides into cobalt sulfides and change in the acidity of ZnO oxide surface upon cobalt doping. Reduction in response and recovery time is attributed to the formation of a tubular structure facilitating gas transport through the sensitive layer. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000508110400059 | Publication Date | 2019-12-24 | |
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| ISSN | 0925-4005 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 5.401 | Times cited | Open Access | Not_Open_Access | |
| Notes | This work was supported by RFBR grants No. 18-03-00091 and No. 18-03-00580. | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | ||
| Call Number | EMAT @ emat @c:irua:166449 | Serial | 6343 | ||
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| Author | Thomassen, G.; Huysveld, S.; Boone, L.; Vilain, C.; Geysen, D.; Huysman, K.; Cools, B.; Dewulf, J. | ||||
| Title | The environmental impact of household's water use: A case study in Flanders assessing various water sources, production methods and consumption patterns | Type | A1 Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2021 | Publication | Science Of The Total Environment | Abbreviated Journal | Sci Total Environ |
| Volume | 770 | Issue | Pages | 145398 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal Article; Engineering Management (ENM) ; | ||||
| Abstract | Responsible water use and sustainable consumption and production are high on the agenda of multiple stakeholders. Different water supply sources are available, including tap water, bottled water, domestically harvested rainwater and domestically abstracted groundwater. The extent to which each of these water supply sources is used, differs over consumption patterns in various housing types, being detached houses, semi-detached houses, terraced houses and apartments. To identify the environmental impact of a household's water use and potential environmental impact reduction strategies, a holistic assessment is required. In this paper, the environmental impact of a household's water use in Flanders (Belgium) was assessed including four different water supply sources and four different consumption patterns by means of a life cycle assessment. The outcomes of this study reveal a large difference between the environmental impact of bottled water use, having a global warming impact of 259 kg CO2-eq.·m−3, compared to the other three supply sources. Tap water supply had the lowest global warming impact (0.17 kg CO2-eq.·m−3) and resource footprint (6.51 MJex·m−3) of all water supply sources. The most efficient strategy to reduce the environmental impact of household's water use is to shift the water consumption from bottled to tap water consumption. This would induce a reduction in global warming impact of the water use of an inhabitant in Flanders by on average 80%, saving 0.1 kg CO2-eq.·day−1 in case of groundwater-based tap water. These results provide insights into sustainable water use for multiple consumption patterns and can be used to better frame the environmental benefits of tap water use. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | Publication Date | 2021-01-27 | ||
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| ISSN | 0048-9697 | ISBN | Additional Links | ||
| Impact Factor | 4.9 | Times cited | Open Access | Not_Open_Access | |
| Notes | This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. | Approved | Most recent IF: 4.9 | ||
| Call Number | ENM @ enm @ | Serial | 6681 | ||
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| Author | Buchmayr, A.; Verhofstadt, E.; Van Ootegem, L.; Sanjuan Delmás, D.; Thomassen, G.; Dewulf, J. | ||||
| Title | The path to sustainable energy supply systems: Proposal of an integrative sustainability assessment framework | Type | A1 Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2021 | Publication | Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews | Abbreviated Journal | Renew Sust Energ Rev |
| Volume | 138 | Issue | Pages | 110666 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal Article; Engineering Management (ENM) ; | ||||
| Abstract | Energy supply is essential for the functioning and well-being of a society. Decision-makers are faced with the challenge to balance burdens and benefits of energy supply practices with the aim to achieve environmental, economic, and social sustainability. Literature exhibits a broad variety of sustainability assessment frameworks for energy supply technologies. However, there is no consensus on which aspects need to be covered for a comprehensive assessment of sustainability. While some aspects, such as environmental emission damage, receive predominant attention, there is a lack of coverage and adequate quantification for others. This led in the past to an unbalanced basis for decision-making. Based on an analysis of literature, 12 impact categories were identified for the assessment of energy technologies. The analysis included the judgement of quantification approaches regarding their significance for describing the impact categories and their maturity resulting in the proposal of 12 concrete indicators. A framework is proposed to manage and integrate the assessment of single impact categories. The framework produces normalized and weighted output indicators to use in the form of a dashboard or alternatively a single sustainability index for informed decision-making. Finally, the proposed sustainability assessment framework relies on life cycle, local impact, and supply chain risks assessment. It consists of both well-established assessment methods as well as suggestions for new indicators in order to allow a full assessment of all impact categories. It thereby goes beyond the isolated assessment of impacts and offers the basis for comparison of complete energy supply mixes. |
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| Language | Wos | Publication Date | 2020-12-24 | ||
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| ISSN | 1364-0321 | ISBN | Additional Links | ||
| Impact Factor | 8.05 | Times cited | Open Access | Not_Open_Access | |
| Notes | The authors acknowledge the financial support received from the Special Research Fund (Bijzonder Onderzoeksfonds – BOF) of Ghent University under grant agreement number BOF.24Y.2018.003. | Approved | Most recent IF: 8.05 | ||
| Call Number | ENM @ enm @ | Serial | 6680 | ||
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| Author | De Weerdt, L.; De Jaeger, S.; Compernolle, T.; Van Passel, S. | ||||
| Title | How an incineration tax changes waste management practices among firms | Type | A1 Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2022 | Publication | Resources Conservation And Recycling | Abbreviated Journal | Resour Conserv Recy |
| Volume | 180 | Issue | Pages | 106172 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal Article; Engineering Management (ENM) ; | ||||
| Abstract | Sustainable management of industrial plastic waste is crucial in the transition to a circular economy. Today, most industrial plastic waste is incinerated, whereas it could be recycled. As a consequence, governments increasingly make use of incineration taxes to improve current waste management practices. This paper presents an econometric panel analysis that studies the effects of an incineration tax on industrial plastic waste in Flanders (Belgium). Not only is this study the first econometric analysis on industrial plastic waste management in which firm heterogeneity is explicitly taken into account by including firm-specific characteristics, but this study also provides policymakers with insights into the effectiveness of an incineration tax to change current waste management practices. Empirical estimates imply that heterogeneous firms generate industrial plastic waste in different ways and that heterogeneous firms reduce their waste generation in different ways after the incineration tax rate increases. The estimates also show that the unique decrease of the incineration tax in 2007, did not change waste management practices. These estimates show that firms do not disinvest or indicate that loss aversion theory, i.e. a preference for avoiding losses over acquiring equivalent gains, might apply to firms that are faced with environmental taxation in a waste management context. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | Publication Date | 2022-01-19 | ||
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| ISSN | 0921-3449 | ISBN | Additional Links | ||
| Impact Factor | 13.2 | Times cited | Open Access | Not_Open_Access | |
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 13.2 | |||
| Call Number | ENM @ enm @ | Serial | 7256 | ||
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| Author | Tit, N.; Al Ezzi, M.M.; Abdullah, H.M.; Yusupov, M.; Kouser, S.; Bahlouli, H.; Yamani, Z.H. | ||||
| Title | Detection of CO2 using CNT-based sensors: Role of Fe catalyst on sensitivity and selectivity | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Materials chemistry and physics | Abbreviated Journal | Mater Chem Phys |
| Volume | 186 | Issue | 186 | Pages | 353-364 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | The adsorption of CO2 on surfaces of graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNTs), decorated with Fe atoms, are investigated using the self-consistent-charge density-functional tight-binding (SCC-DFTB) method, neglecting the heat effects. Fe ad-atoms are more stable when they are dispersed on hollow sites. They introduce a large density of states at the Fermi level (N-F); where keeping such density low would help in gas sensing. Furthermore, the Fe ad-atom can weaken the C=O double bonds of the chemisorbed CO2 molecule, paving the way for oxygen atoms to drain more charges from Fe. Consequently, chemisorption of CO2 molecules reduces both N-F and the conductance while it enhances the sensitivity with the increasing gas dose. Conducting armchair CNTs (ac-CNTs) have higher sensitivity than graphene and semiconducting zigzag CNTs (zz-CNT5). Comparative study of sensitivity of ac-CNT-Fe composite towards various gases (e.g., O-2, N-2, H-2, H2O, CO and CO2) has shown high sensitivity and selectivity towards CO, CO2 and H2O gases. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Lausanne | Editor | ||
| Language | Wos | 000390621200044 | Publication Date | 2016-11-04 | |
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| ISSN | 0254-0584 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 2.084 | Times cited | 17 | Open Access | Not_Open_Access |
| Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.084 | |||
| Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:140333 | Serial | 4465 | ||
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| Author | Ding, L.; Raskin, J.-P.; Lumbeeck, G.; Schryvers, D.; Idrissi, H. | ||||
| Title | TEM investigation of the role of the polycrystalline-silicon film/substrate interface in high quality radio frequency silicon substrates | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Materials Characterization | Abbreviated Journal | Mater Charact |
| Volume | 161 | Issue | Pages | 110174-10 | |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
| Abstract | The microstructural characteristics of two polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) films with different electrical properties produced by low-pressure chemical vapour deposition on top of high resistivity silicon substrates were investigated by advanced transmission electron microscopy (TEM), including high resolution aberration corrected TEM and automated crystallographic orientation mapping in TEM. The results reveal that the nature of the poly-Si film/Si substrate interface is the main factor controlling the electrical resistivity of the poly-Si films. The high resistivity and high electrical linearity of poly-Si films are strongly promoted by the Sigma 3 twin type character of the poly-Si/Si substrate interface, leading to the generation of a huge amount of extended defects including stacking faults, Sigma 3 twin boundaries as well as Sigma 9 grain boundaries at this interface. Furthermore, a high density of interfacial dislocations has been observed at numerous common and more exotic grain boundaries deviating from their standard crystallographic planes. In contrast, poly-Si film/Si substrate interfaces with random character do not favour the formation of such complex patterns of defects, leading to poor electrical resistivity of the poly-Si film. This finding opens windows for the development of high resistivity silicon substrates for Radio Frequency (RF) integrated circuits (ICs) applications. | ||||
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| Language | Wos | 000521515800027 | Publication Date | 2020-01-30 | |
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| ISSN | 1044-5803 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 4.7 | Times cited | Open Access | Not_Open_Access | |
| Notes | ; H. Idrissi is mandated by the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FSR-FNRS). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 4.7; 2020 IF: 2.714 | ||
| Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:168664 | Serial | 6621 | ||
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| Author | Sun, S.R.; Wang, H.X.; Mei, D.H.; Tu, X.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
| Title | CO2 conversion in a gliding arc plasma: Performance improvement based on chemical reaction modeling | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
| Year | 2017 | Publication | Journal of CO2 utilization | Abbreviated Journal | J Co2 Util |
| Volume | 17 | Issue | 17 | Pages | 220-234 |
| Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
| Abstract | CO2 conversion into value-added chemicals is gaining increasing interest in recent years, and a gliding arc plasma has great potential for this purpose, because of its high energy efficiency. In this study, a chemical reaction kinetics model is presented to study the CO2 splitting in a gliding arc discharge. The calculated conversion and energy efficiency are in good agreement with experimental data in a range of different operating conditions. Therefore, this reaction kinetics model can be used to elucidate the dominant chemical reactions contributing to CO2 destruction and formation. Based on this reaction pathway analysis, the restricting factors for CO2 conversion are figured out, i.e., the reverse reactions and the small treated gas fraction. This allows us to propose some solutions in order to improve the CO2 conversion, such as decreasing the gas temperature, by using a high frequency discharge, or increasing the power density, by using a micro-scale gliding arc reactor, or by removing the reverse reactions, which could be realized in practice by adding possible scavengers for O atoms, such as CH4. Finally, we compare our results with other types of plasmas in terms of conversion and energy efficiency, and the results illustrate that gliding arc discharges are indeed quite promising for CO2 conversion, certainly when keeping in mind the possible solutions for further performance improvement. |
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| Language | Wos | 000393928500023 | Publication Date | 2016-12-28 | |
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| ISSN | 2212-9820 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
| Impact Factor | 4.292 | Times cited | 41 | Open Access | Not_Open_Access |
| Notes | We acknowledge financial support from the IAP/7 (Inter- university Attraction Pole) program ‘PSI-Physical Chemistry of Plasma-Surface Interactions’ by the Belgian Federal Office for Science Policy (BELSPO) and the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO; Grant no. G.0383.16N). The calculations were carried out using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UAntwerpen), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the UAntwerpen. This work is also supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant nos. 11275021, 11575019). S R Sun thanks the financial support from the China Scholarship Council (CSC). | Approved | Most recent IF: 4.292 | ||
| Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @ c:irua:138986 | Serial | 4332 | ||
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