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Author | Abakumov, A.M.; Erni, R.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Rossell, M.D.; Batuk, D.; Nénert, G.; Van Tendeloo, G. | ||||
Title | Frustrated octahedral tilting distortion in the incommensurately modulated Li3xNd2/3-xTiO3 perovskites | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2013 | Publication | Chemistry of materials | Abbreviated Journal | Chem Mater |
Volume | 25 | Issue | 13 | Pages | 2670-2683 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | Perovskite-structured titanates with layered A-site ordering form remarkably complex superstructures. Using transmission electron microscopy, synchrotron X-ray and neutron powder diffraction, and ab initio structure relaxation, we present the structural solution of the incommensurately modulated Li3xNd2/3xTiO3 perovskites (x = 0.05, superspace group Pmmm(α1,1/2,0)000(1/2,β2 0)000, a = 3.831048(5) Å, b = 3.827977(4) Å, c = 7.724356(8) Å, q1 = 0.45131(8)a* + 1/2b*, q2 = 1/2a* + 0.41923(4)b*). In contrast to earlier conjectures on the nanoscale compositional phase separation in these materials, all peculiarities of the superstructure can be understood in terms of displacive modulations related to an intricate octahedral tilting pattern. It involves fragmenting the pattern of the out-of-phase tilted TiO6 octahedra around the a- and b-axes into antiphase domains, superimposed on the pattern of domains with either pronounced or suppressed in-phase tilt component around the c-axis. The octahedral tilting competes with the second order JahnTeller distortion of the TiO6 octahedra. This competition is considered as the primary driving force for the modulated structure. The A cations are suspected to play a role in this modulation affecting it mainly through the tolerance factor and the size variance. The reported crystal structure calls for a revision of the structure models proposed for the family of layered A-site ordered perovskites exhibiting a similar type of modulated structure. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Washington, D.C. | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000321809700015 | Publication Date | 2013-06-04 | |
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ISSN | 0897-4756;1520-5002; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 9.466 | Times cited | 23 | Open Access | |
Notes | Countatoms | Approved | Most recent IF: 9.466; 2013 IF: 8.535 | ||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109216 | Serial | 1292 | ||
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Author | Pogosov, W.V.; Lin, N.; Misko, V.R. | ||||
Title | Electron-hole symmetry and solutions of Richardson pairing model | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2013 | Publication | European physical journal : B : condensed matter and complex systems | Abbreviated Journal | Eur Phys J B |
Volume | 86 | Issue | 5 | Pages | 235-236 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
Abstract | Richardson approach provides an exact solution of the pairing Hamiltonian. This Hamiltonian is characterized by the electron-hole pairing symmetry, which is however hidden in Richardson equations. By analyzing this symmetry and using an additional conjecture, fulfilled in solvable limits, we suggest a simple expression of the ground state energy for an equally-spaced energy-level model, which is applicable along the whole crossover from the superconducting state to the pairing fluctuation regime. Solving Richardson equations numerically, we demonstrate a good accuracy of our expression. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Berlin | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000320286200044 | Publication Date | 2013-05-28 | |
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ISSN | 1434-6028;1434-6036; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 1.461 | Times cited | 6 | Open Access | |
Notes | ; This work was supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish Government and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). W.V.P. acknowledges useful discussions with Monique Combescot and the support from the Dynasty Foundation, the RFBR (project No. 12-02-00339), and RFBR-CNRS programme (project No. 12-02-91055). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 1.461; 2013 IF: 1.463 | ||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109657 | Serial | 935 | ||
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Author | Shuhui Sun, Gaixia Zhang, Nicolas Gauquelin, Ning Chen, Jigang Zhou, Songlan Yang, Weifeng Chen, Xiangbo Meng, Dongsheng Geng, Mohammad N. Banis, Ruying Li, Siyu Ye, Shanna Knights, Gianluigi A. Botton, Tsun-Kong Sham & Xueliang Sun | ||||
Title | Single-atom Catalysis Using Pt/Graphene Achieved through Atomic Layer Deposition | Type | A1 Journal Article | ||
Year | 2013 | Publication | Scientific Reports | Abbreviated Journal | |
Volume | 3 | Issue | Pages | 1775 | |
Keywords | A1 Journal Article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) ; | ||||
Abstract | Platinum-nanoparticle-based catalysts are widely used in many important chemical processes and automobile industries. Downsizing catalyst nanoparticles to single atoms is highly desirable to maximize their use efficiency, however, very challenging. Here we report a practical synthesis for isolated single Pt atoms anchored to graphene nanosheet using the atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique. ALD offers the capability of precise control of catalyst size span from single atom, subnanometer cluster to nanoparticle. The single-atom catalysts exhibit significantly improved catalytic activity (up to 10 times) over that of the state-of-the-art commercial Pt/C catalyst. X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) analyses reveal that the low-coordination and partially unoccupied densities of states of 5d orbital of Pt atoms are responsible for the excellent performance. This work is anticipated to form the basis for the exploration of a next generation of highly efficient single-atom catalysts for various applications. |
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Language | Wos | 000318334300004 | Publication Date | 2013-05-03 | |
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Call Number | EMAT @ emat @ | Serial | 4543 | ||
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Author | Batuk, M.; Batuk, D.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Rozova, M.G.; Antipov, E.V.; Hadermann, J.; Van Tendeloo, G. | ||||
Title | Homologous series of layered perovskites An+1BnO3n-1Cl : crystal and magnetic structure of a new oxychloride Pb4BiFe4O11Cl | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2013 | Publication | Inorganic chemistry | Abbreviated Journal | Inorg Chem |
Volume | 52 | Issue | 4 | Pages | 2208-2218 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | The nuclear and magnetic structure of a novel oxychloride Pb4BiFe4O11Cl has been studied over the temperature range 1.5700 K using a combination of transmission electron microscopy and synchrotron and neutron powder diffraction [space group P4/mbm, a = 5.5311(1) Å, c = 19.586(1) Å, T = 300 K]. Pb4BiFe4O11Cl is built of truncated (Pb,Bi)3Fe4O11 quadruple perovskite blocks separated by CsCl-type (Pb,Bi)2Cl slabs. The perovskite blocks consist of two layers of FeO6 octahedra located between two layers of FeO5 tetragonal pyramids. The FeO6 octahedra rotate about the c axis, resulting in a √2ap × √2ap × c superstructure. Below TN = 595(17) K, Pb4BiFe4O11Cl adopts a G-type antiferromagnetic structure with the iron magnetic moments confined to the ab plane. The ordered magnetic moments at 1.5 K are 3.93(3) and 3.62(4) μB on the octahedral and square-pyramidal iron sites, respectively. Pb4BiFe4O11Cl can be considered a member of the perovskite-based An+1BnO3n1Cl homologous series (A = Pb/Bi; B = Fe) with n = 4. The formation of a subsequent member of the series with n = 5 is also demonstrated. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Easton, Pa | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000315255200067 | Publication Date | 2013-02-05 | |
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ISSN | 0020-1669;1520-510X; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 4.857 | Times cited | 6 | Open Access | |
Notes | Countatoms | Approved | Most recent IF: 4.857; 2013 IF: 4.794 | ||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:106185 | Serial | 1486 | ||
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Author | L. Zhang, J. Kim, J. Zhang, F. Nan, N. Gauquelin, G.A. Botton, P. He, R. Bashyam, S. Knights | ||||
Title | Ti4O7 supported Ru@Pt core–shell catalyst for CO-tolerance in PEM fuel cell hydrogen oxidation reaction | Type | A1 Journal Article | ||
Year | 2013 | Publication | Applied Energy | Abbreviated Journal | |
Volume | 103 | Issue | March 2013 | Pages | 507-513 |
Keywords | A1 Journal Article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) ; | ||||
Abstract | A new method is developed for synthesizing Ti4O7 supported Ru@Pt core–shell catalyst (Ru@Pt/Ti4O7) through pyrolysis followed by microwave irradiation. The purpose is to improve the Ru durability of PtRu from core–shell structure and strong bonding to Ti4O7 oxide. In this method, the first step is to co-reduce the mixture of ruthenium precursor and TiO2 in a H2 reducing atmosphere under heat-treatment to obtain a Ru core on Ti4O7 support, and the second step is to create a shell of platinum via microwave irradiation. Energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry, X-ray Diffraction, High-resolution Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy with the high-angle annular dark-field method and Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy are used to demonstrate that this catalyst with larger particles has a core–shell structure with a Ru core and a Pt shell. Electrochemical measurements show Ru@Pt/Ti4O7 catalyst has a higher CO-tolerance capability than that of PtRu/C alloy catalyst. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000314669500048 | Publication Date | 2012-11-11 | |
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Call Number | EMAT @ emat @ | Serial | 4547 | ||
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Author | Abakumov, A.M.; Batuk, D.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Prescher, C.; Dubrovinsky, L.; Sheptyakov, D.V.; Schnelle, W.; Hadermann, J.; Van Tendeloo, G. | ||||
Title | Frustrated pentagonal Cairo lattice in the non-collinear antiferromagnet Bi4Fe5O13F | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2013 | Publication | Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
Volume | 87 | Issue | 2 | Pages | 024423-24429 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | We report on the crystal structure and magnetism of the iron-based oxyfluoride Bi4Fe5O13F, a material prototype of the Cairo pentagonal spin lattice. The crystal structure of Bi4Fe5O13F is determined by a combination of neutron diffraction, synchrotron x-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. It comprises layers of FeO6 octahedra and FeO4 tetrahedra forming deformed pentagonal units. The topology of these layers resembles a pentagonal least-perimeter tiling, which is known as the Cairo lattice. This topology gives rise to frustrated exchange couplings and underlies a sequence of magnetic transitions at T-1 = 62 K, T-2 = 71 K, and T-N = 178 K, as determined by thermodynamic measurements and neutron diffraction. Below T-1, Bi4Fe5O13F forms a fully ordered non-collinear antiferromagnetic structure, whereas the magnetic state between T-1 and T-N may be partially disordered according to the sizable increase in the magnetic entropy at T-1 and T-2. Bi4Fe5O13F reveals unanticipated magnetic transitions on the pentagonal Cairo spin lattice and calls for a further work on finite-temperature properties of this strongly frustrated spin model. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.024423 | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000314224800002 | Publication Date | 2013-02-01 | |
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ISSN | 1098-0121;1550-235X; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 17 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:107688 | Serial | 1293 | ||
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Author | Ovsyannikov, S.V.; Abakumov, A.M.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Schnelle, W.; Egoavil, R.; Verbeeck, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Glazyrin, K.V.; Hanfland, M.; Dubrovinsky, L. | ||||
Title | Perovskite-like Mn2O3 : a path to new manganites | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2013 | Publication | Angewandte Chemie | Abbreviated Journal | Angew Chem Int Edit |
Volume | 52 | Issue | 5 | Pages | 1494-1498 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | Korund-artiges ε-Mn2O3 und Perowskit-artiges ζ-Mn2O3, zwei neue Phasen von Mn2O3, wurden unter hohen Drücken bei hohen Temperaturen synthetisiert. Die Manganatome können vollständig die A- und B-Positionen der Perowskitstruktur besetzen. ζ-Mn2O3 (siehe Bild, A-Positionsordnung) enthält Mn in den drei Oxidationsstufen +II, +III und +IV. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Weinheim | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000313913300027 | Publication Date | 2012-12-22 | |
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ISSN | 1433-7851; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 11.994 | Times cited | 84 | Open Access | |
Notes | This work was supported by the DFG (project OV-110/1-1), Alexander von Humboldt foundation, European Union Council (FP7)-Grant no. 246102 IFOX, European Research Council (FP7)-ERC Starting Grant no. 278510 VORTEX and ERC Grant no. 246791-COUNTATOMS, and Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. ECASJO_; | Approved | Most recent IF: 11.994; 2013 IF: 11.336 | ||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108765UA @ admin @ c:irua:108765 | Serial | 2573 | ||
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Author | Hadermann, J.; Abakumov, A.M.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Rozova, M.G.; Sarakinou, E.; Antipov, E.V. | ||||
Title | Expanding the Ruddlesden-Popper manganite family : the n=3 La3.2Ba0.8Mn3O10 Member | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2012 | Publication | Inorganic chemistry | Abbreviated Journal | Inorg Chem |
Volume | 51 | Issue | 21 | Pages | 11487-11492 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | La3.2Ba0.8Mn3O10, a representative of the rare n = 3 members of the Ruddlesden-Popper manganites A(n+1)Mn(n)O(3n+1), was synthesized in an evacuated sealed silica tube. Its crystal structure was refined from a combination of powder X-ray diffraction (PXD) and precession electron diffraction (PED) data, with the rotations of the MnO6 octahedra described within the symmetry-adapted mode approach (space group Cccm, a = 29.068(1) angstrom, b = 5.5504(5) angstrom, c = 5.5412(5) angstrom; PXD RF = 0.053, RP = 0.026; PED RF = 0.248). The perovskite block in La3.2Ba0.8Mn3O10 features an octahedral tilting distortion with out-of-phase rotations of the Mn06 octahedra according to the (Phi,Phi,0)(Phi,Phi,0) mode, observed for the first time in the n = 3 Ruddlesden-Popper structures. The Mn06 octahedra demonstrate a noticeable deformation with the elongation of two apical Mn-O bonds due to the Jahn-Teller effect in the Mn3+ cations. The relationships between the octahedral tilting distortion, the ionic radii of the cations at the A- and B-positions, and the mismatch between the perovslcite and rock-salt blocks of the Ruddlesden-Popper structure are discussed. At low temperatures, La3.2Ba0.8Mn3O10 reveals a sizable remnant magnetization of about 1.3 mu(B)/Mn at 2K, and shows signatures of spin freezing below 150 K. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Easton, Pa | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000313220200036 | Publication Date | 2012-10-17 | |
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ISSN | 0020-1669;1520-510X; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 4.857 | Times cited | 2 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 4.857; 2012 IF: 4.593 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:110121 | Serial | 1133 | ||
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Author | Cooper, D.; Denneulin, T.; Barnes, J.-P.; Hartmann, J.-M.; Hutin, L.; Le Royer, C.; Béché, A.; Rouvière, J.-L. | ||||
Title | Strain mapping with nm-scale resolution for the silicon-on-insulator generation of semiconductor devices by advanced electron microscopy | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2012 | Publication | Applied Physics Letters | Abbreviated Journal | Appl Phys Lett |
Volume | 112 | Issue | Pages | 124505 | |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | Strain engineering in the conduction channel is a cost effective method of boosting the performance in state-of-the-art semiconductor devices. However, given the small dimensions of these devices, it is difficult to quantitatively measure the strain with the required spatial resolution. Three different transmission electron microscopy techniques, high-angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy, dark field electron holography, and nanobeam electron diffraction have been applied to measure the strain in simple bulk and SOI calibration specimens. These techniques are then applied to different gate length SiGe SOI pFET devices in order to measure the strain in the conduction channel. For these devices, improved spatial resolution is required, and strain maps with spatial resolutions as good as 1 nm have been achieved. Finally, we discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of using these three different techniques when used for strain measurement. | ||||
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Publisher | American Institute of Physics | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y. | Editor | |
Language | Wos | 000312829400128 | Publication Date | 2012-12-19 | |
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ISSN | 0003-6951; 1077-3118 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.411 | Times cited | 14 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.411; 2012 IF: 3.794 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:136433 | Serial | 4510 | ||
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Author | Lipavsky, P.; Elmurodov, A.; Lin, P.-J.; Matlock, P.; Berdiyorov, G.R. | ||||
Title | Effect of normal current corrections on the vortex dynamics in type-II superconductors | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2012 | Publication | Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
Volume | 86 | Issue | 14 | Pages | 144516-144518 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
Abstract | Within the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau theory we discuss the effect of nonmagnetic interactions between the normal current and supercurrent in the presence of electric and magnetic fields. The correction due to the current-current interactions is shown to have a transient character so that it contributes only when a system evolves. Numerical studies for thin current-carrying superconducting strips with no magnetic feedback show that the effect of the normal current corrections is more pronounced in the resistive state where fast-moving kinematic vortices are formed. Simulations also reveal that the largest contribution due to current-current interactions appears near the sample edges, where the vortices reach their maximal velocity. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000309809700007 | Publication Date | 2012-10-15 | |
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ISSN | 1098-0121;1550-235X; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 4 | Open Access | |
Notes | ; The authors are grateful to Alex Gurevich and Tom Lemberger who brought the longitudinal f-sum rule to our attention. This work was supported by Grants GACR P204/10/0687 and P204/11/0015. We also acknowledge the support from the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). G.R.B. acknowledges individual support from FWO-Vl. P.-J.L. acknowledges support from Old Dominion University. P.M. acknowledges support through UA research index SR-614-1203. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767 | ||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:102168 | Serial | 827 | ||
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Author | Lin, N.S.; Misko, V.R.; Heitmann, T.W.; Yu, K.; Plourde, B.L.T. | ||||
Title | Density dependence of the rectification of vortex motion in a circular asymmetric channel | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2012 | Publication | Physica: C : superconductivity | Abbreviated Journal | Physica C |
Volume | 479 | Issue | Pages | 137-139 | |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
Abstract | We study the rectification of vortex motion in an asymmetric ring channel in a Corbino setup. With an applied ac current, the motion of vortices in the channel is rectified by the asymmetric potential and induces a dc net flow. The net flow in such a system strongly depends on vortex density, and we distinguish “single-vortex'' rectification regime (for low density, when each vortex is rectified individually) determined by the potential-energy landscape inside each cell of the channel and ”multi-vortex'', or "collective'', rectification (high density case) when the interaction between vortices becomes important. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Amsterdam | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000308580600032 | Publication Date | 2012-01-06 | |
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ISSN | 0921-4534; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record | |
Impact Factor | 1.404 | Times cited | Open Access | ||
Notes | ; This work was supported by the "Odysseus'' Program of the Flemish Government and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Interuniversity Attraction Poles (IAP) Programme – Belgian State – Belgian Science Policy, and the FWO-Vl (Belgium). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 1.404; 2012 IF: 0.718 | ||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101873 | Serial | 635 | ||
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Author | Tsirlin, A.A.; Abakumov, A.M.; Ritter, C.; Rosner, H. | ||||
Title | (CuCl)LaTa2O\text{7} and quantum phase transition in the (CuX)LaM2O7 family (X=Cl, Br; M=Nb, Ta) | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2012 | Publication | Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
Volume | 86 | Issue | 6 | Pages | 064440-12 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | We apply neutron diffraction, high-resolution synchrotron x-ray diffraction, magnetization measurements, electronic structure calculations, and quantum Monte-Carlo simulations to unravel the structure and magnetism of (CuCl)LaTa2O7. Despite the pseudo-tetragonal crystallographic unit cell, this compound features an orthorhombic superstructure, similar to the Nb-containing (CuX)LaNb2O7 with X = Cl and Br. The spin lattice entails dimers formed by the antiferromagnetic fourth-neighbor coupling J(4), as well as a large number of nonequivalent interdimer couplings quantified by an effective exchange parameter J(eff). In (CuCl)LaTa2O7, the interdimer couplings are sufficiently strong to induce the long-range magnetic order with the Neel temperature T-N similar or equal to 7 K and the ordered magnetic moment of 0.53 mu(B), as measured with neutron diffraction. This magnetic behavior can be accounted for by J(eff)/J(4) similar or equal to 1.6 and J(4) similar or equal to 16 K. We further propose a general magnetic phase diagram for the (CuCl)LaNb2O7-type compounds, and explain the transition from the gapped spin-singlet (dimer) ground state in (CuCl)LaNb2O7 to the long-range antiferromagnetic order in (CuCl)LaTa2O7 and (CuBr)LaNb2O7 by an increase in the magnitude of the interdimer couplings J(eff)/J(4), with the (CuCl)LaM2O7 (M = Nb, Ta) compounds lying on different sides of the quantum critical point that separates the singlet and long-range-ordered magnetic ground states. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000308127600006 | Publication Date | 2012-08-29 | |
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ISSN | 1098-0121;1550-235X; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 6 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101886 | Serial | 3526 | ||
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Author | Tsirlin, A.A.; Abakumov, A.M.; Ritter, C.; Henry, P.F.; Janson, O.; Rosner, H. | ||||
Title | Short-range order of Br and three-dimensional magnetism in (CuBr)LaNb2O7 | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2012 | Publication | Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
Volume | 85 | Issue | 21 | Pages | 214427 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | We present a comprehensive study of the crystal structure, magnetic structure, and microscopic magnetic model of (CuBr)LaNb2O7, the Br analog of the spin-gap quantum magnet (CuCl) LaNb2O7. Despite similar crystal structures and spin lattices, the magnetic behavior and even peculiarities of the atomic arrangement in the Cl and Br compounds are very different. The high- resolution x-ray and neutron data reveal a split position of Br atoms in (CuBr) LaNb2O7. This splitting originates from two possible configurations developed by [CuBr] zigzag ribbons. While the Br atoms are locally ordered in the ab plane, their arrangement along the c direction remains partially disordered. The predominant and energetically more favorable configuration features an additional doubling of the c lattice parameter that was not observed in (CuCl) LaNb2O7. (CuBr) LaNb2O7 undergoes long-range antiferromagnetic ordering at T-N = 32 K, which is nearly 70% of the leading exchange coupling J4 similar or equal to 48 K. The Br compound does not show any experimental signatures of low-dimensional magnetism because the underlying spin lattice is three-dimensional. The coupling along the c direction is comparable to the couplings in the ab plane, even though the shortest Cu-Cu distance along c (11.69 angstrom) is three times larger than nearest-neighbor distances in the ab plane (3.55 angstrom). The stripe antiferromagnetic long-range order featuring columns of parallel spins in the ab plane and antiparallel spins along c is verified experimentally and confirmed by the microscopic analysis. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000305557600002 | Publication Date | 2012-06-22 | |
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ISSN | 1098-0121;1550-235X; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 5 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:100289 | Serial | 2998 | ||
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Author | Dachraoui, W.; Hadermann, J.; Abakumov, A.M.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Batuk, D.; Glazyrin, K.; McCammon, C.; Dubrovinsky, L.; Van Tendeloo, G. | ||||
Title | Local oxygen-vacancy ordering and twinned octahedral tilting pattern in the Bi0.81Pb0.19FeO2.905 cubic perovskite | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2012 | Publication | Chemistry of materials | Abbreviated Journal | Chem Mater |
Volume | 24 | Issue | 7 | Pages | 1378-1385 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | The structure of Bi0.81Pb0.19FeO2.905 was investigated on different length scales using a combination of electron diffraction, high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy, synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction, and Mössbauer spectroscopy. In the 80300 K temperature range, the average crystal structure of Bi0.81Pb0.19FeO2.905 is a cubic Pm3̅m perovskite with a = 3.95368(3) Å at T = 300 K. The (Pb2+, Bi3+) cations and O2 anions are randomly displaced along the 110 cubic directions, indicating the steric activity of the lone pair on the Pb2+ and Bi3+ cations and a tilting distortion of the perovskite framework. The charge imbalance induced by the heterovalent Bi3+ → Pb2+ substitution is compensated by the formation of oxygen vacancies preserving the trivalent state of the Fe cations. On a short scale, oxygen vacancies are located in anion-deficient (FeO1.25) layers that are approximately 6 perovskite unit cells apart and transform every sixth layer of the FeO6 octahedra into a layer with a 1:1 mixture of corner-sharing FeO4 tetrahedra and FeO5 tetragonal pyramids. The anion-deficient layers act as twin planes for the octahedral tilting pattern of adjacent perovskite blocks. They effectively randomize the octahedral tilting and prevent the cooperative distortion of the perovskite framework. The disorder in the anion sublattice impedes cooperative interactions of the local dipoles induced by the off-center displacements of the Pb and Bi cations. Magnetic susceptibility measurements evidence the antiferromagnetic ordering in Bi0.81Pb0.19FeO2.905 at low temperatures. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Washington, D.C. | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000302487500018 | Publication Date | 2012-03-13 | |
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ISSN | 0897-4756;1520-5002; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 9.466 | Times cited | 27 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 9.466; 2012 IF: 8.238 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:97389 | Serial | 1829 | ||
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Author | Denneulin, T.; Rouvière, J.L.; Béché, A.; Py, M.; Barnes, J.P.; Rochat, N.; Hartmann, J.M.; Cooper, D. | ||||
Title | The reduction of the substitutional C content in annealed Si/SiGeC superlattices studied by dark-field electron holography | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2011 | Publication | Semiconductor science and technology | Abbreviated Journal | Semicond Sci Tech |
Volume | 26 | Issue | 12 | Pages | 1-10 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | Si/Si(1 − x − y)GexCy superlattices are used in the construction of new microelectronic architectures such as multichannel transistors. The introduction of carbon in SiGe allows for compensation of the strain and to avoid plastic relaxation. However, the formation of incoherent β-SiC clusters during annealing limits the processability of SiGeC. This precipitation leads to a modification of the strain in the alloy due to the reduction of the substitutional carbon content. Here, we investigated the strain in annealed Si/Si0.744Ge0.244C0.012 superlattices grown by reduced pressure chemical vapour deposition using dark-field electron holography. The variation of the substitutional C content was calculated by correlating the results with finite-element simulations. The obtained values were then compared with Fourier-transformed infrared spectrometry measurements. It was shown that after annealing for 2 min at 1050 °C carbon no longer has any influence on strain in the superlattice, which behaves like pure SiGe. However, a significant proportion of substitutional C atoms remain in a third-nearest neighbour (3nn) configuration. It was deduced that the influence of 3nn C on strain is negligible and that only isolated atoms have a significant contribution. It was also proposed that the 3nn configuration is an intermediary step during the formation of SiC clusters. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | London | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000300151300010 | Publication Date | 2011-11-07 | |
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ISSN | 0268-1242 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 2.305 | Times cited | Open Access | ||
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.305; 2011 IF: 1.723 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:136427 | Serial | 4508 | ||
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Author | Frolov, D.D.; Kotovshchikov, Y.N.; Morozov, I.V.; Boltalin, A.I.; Fedorova, A.A.; Marikutsa, A.V.; Rumyantseva, M.N.; Gaskov, A.M.; Sadovskaya, E.M.; Abakumov, A.M. | ||||
Title | Oxygen exchange on nanocrystalline tin dioxide modified by palladium | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2012 | Publication | Journal of solid state chemistry | Abbreviated Journal | J Solid State Chem |
Volume | 186 | Issue | Pages | 1-8 | |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | Temperature-programmed oxygen isotopic exchange study was performed on nanocrystalline tin dioxide-based materials synthesized via sol-gel route and modified by palladium. Such materials are widely used as resistive gas sensors. The experiments were carried out in a flow-reactor up to complete isotopic substitution of oxygen. Substantial rates of isotopic exchange for SnO2 were observed from about 700 K. The distribution of isotopic molecules O-16(2). (OO)-O-16-O-18 and O-18(2) corresponds to simple dioxygen heteroexchange mechanism with single lattice oxygen atom. The modification of SnO2 by Pd introduced multiple heteroexchange mechanism with preliminary O-2 dissociation on the clusters surface. Spill-over of atomic oxygen from Pd to the surface of SnO2 and fast exchange with lattice oxygen result in more than 100% increase of apparent heteroexchange rate. The exchange on SnO2/Pd was shown to be a complex process involving partial deactivation of the catalytic centers at temperature higher than 750 K. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | London | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000299801400001 | Publication Date | 2011-12-08 | |
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ISSN | 0022-4596; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 2.299 | Times cited | 34 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.299; 2012 IF: 2.040 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:96202 | Serial | 2546 | ||
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Author | Belik, A.A.; Abakumov, A.M.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Hadermann, J.; Kim, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Takayama-Muromachi, E. | ||||
Title | Article Structure and magnetic properties of BiFe0.75Mn0.25O3 perovskite prepared at ambient and high pressure | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2011 | Publication | Chemistry of materials | Abbreviated Journal | Chem Mater |
Volume | 23 | Issue | 20 | Pages | 4505-4514 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | Solid solutions of BiFe1xMnxO3 (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) were prepared at ambient pressure and at 6 GPa. The ambient-pressure (AP) phases crystallize in space group R3c similarly to BiFeO3. The high-pressure (HP) phases crystallize in space group R3c for x = 0.05 and in space group Pnma for 0.15 ≤ x ≤ 0.4. The structure of HP-BiFe0.75Mn0.25O3 was investigated using synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction, electron diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. HP-BiFe0.75Mn0.25O3 has a PbZrO3-related √2ap × 4ap × 2√2ap (ap is the parameter of the cubic perovskite subcell) superstructure with a = 5.60125(9) Å, b = 15.6610(2) Å, and c = 11.2515(2) Å similar to that of Bi0.82La0.18FeO3. A remarkable feature of this structure is the unconventional octahedral tilt system, with the primary ab0a tilt superimposed on pairwise clockwise and counterclockwise rotations around the b-axis according to the oioi sequence (o stands for out-of-phase tilt, and i stands for in-phase tilt). The (FeMn)O6 octahedra are distorted, with one longer metaloxygen bond (2.222.23 Å) that can be attributed to a compensation for covalent BiO bonding. Such bonding results in the localization of the lone electron pair on Bi3+ cations, as confirmed by electron localization function analysis. The relationship between HP-BiFe0.75Mn0.25O3 and antiferroelectric structures of PbZrO3 and NaNbO3 is discussed. On heating in air, HP-BiFe0.75Mn0.25O3 irreversibly transforms to AP-BiFe0.75Mn0.25O3 starting from about 600 K. Both AP and HP phases undergo an antiferromagnetic ordering at TN ≈ 485 and 520 K, respectively, and develop a weak net magnetic moment at low temperatures. Additionally, ceramic samples of AP-BiFe0.75Mn0.25O3 show a peculiar phenomenon of magnetization reversal. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Washington, D.C. | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000295897400015 | Publication Date | 2011-09-29 | |
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ISSN | 0897-4756;1520-5002; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 9.466 | Times cited | 57 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 9.466; 2011 IF: 7.286 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:93581 | Serial | 151 | ||
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Author | Lin, N.S.; Heitmann, T.W.; Yu, K.; Plourde, B.L.T.; Misko, V.R. | ||||
Title | Rectification of vortex motion in a circular ratchet channel | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2011 | Publication | Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
Volume | 84 | Issue | 14 | Pages | 144511-144511,12 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
Abstract | We study the dynamics of vortices in an asymmetric (i.e., consisting of triangular cells) ring channel driven by an external ac current I in a Corbino setup. The asymmetric potential rectifies the motion of vortices and induces a net vortex flow without any unbiased external drive, i.e., the ratchet effect. We show that the net flow of vortices strongly depends on vortex density and frequency of the driving current. Depending on the density, we distinguish a single-vortex rectification regime (for low density, when each vortex is rectified individually) determined by the potential-energy landscape inside each cell of the channel (i.e., hard and easy directions) and multi-vortex, or collective, rectification (high-density case) when the inter-vortex interaction becomes important. We analyze the average angular velocity ω of vortices as a function of I and study commensurability effects between the numbers of vortices and cells in the channel and the role of frequency of the applied ac current. We have shown that the commensurability effect results in a stepwise ω-I curve. Besides the integer steps, i.e., the large steps found in the single-vortex case, we also found fractional steps corresponding to fractional ratios between the numbers of vortices and triangular cells. We have performed preliminary measurements on a device containing a single weak-pinning circular ratchet channel in a Corbino geometry and observed a substantial asymmetric vortex response. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000295795500010 | Publication Date | 2011-10-07 | |
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ISSN | 1098-0121;1550-235X; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 27 | Open Access | |
Notes | ; We thank Peter Kes and Marcel Hesselberth for providing the superconducting films from which the Corbino ratchet sample was fabricated. This work was supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish Government and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Interuniversity Attraction Poles (IAP) Programme-Belgian State-Belgian Science Policy, and the FWO-Vl (Belgium). T. W. H., K.Y., and B. L. T. P acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation under Grant DMR-0547147 as well as the use of the Cornell NanoScale Facility, a member of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, which is supported by the National Science Foundation (Grant ECS-0335765). ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691 | ||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:92809 | Serial | 2848 | ||
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Author | Kazakov, S.M.; Abakumov, A.M.; Perz-Mato, J.M.; Ovchinnikov, A.V.; Roslova, M.V.; Boltalin, A.I.; Morozov, I.V.; Antipov, E.V.; Van Tendeloo, G. | ||||
Title | Uniform patterns of Fe-vacancy ordering in the Kx(Fe,Co)2-ySe2 superconductors | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2011 | Publication | Chemistry of materials | Abbreviated Journal | Chem Mater |
Volume | 23 | Issue | 19 | Pages | 4311-4316 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | The Fe-vacancy ordering patterns in the superconducting KxFe2ySe2 and nonsuperconducting Kx(Fe,Co)2ySe2 samples have been investigated by electron diffraction and high angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy. The Fe-vacancy ordering occurs in the ab plane of the parent ThCr2Si2-type structure, demonstrating two types of patterns. Superstructure I retains the tetragonal symmetry and can be described with the aI = bI = as√5 (as is the unit cell parameter of the parent ThCr2Si2-type structure) supercell and I4/m space group. Superstructure II reduces the symmetry to orthorhombic with the aII = as√2, bII = 2as√2 supercell and the Ibam space group. This type of superstructure is observed for the first time in KxFe2ySe2. The Fe-vacancy ordering is inhomogeneous: the disordered areas interleave with the superstructures I and II in the same crystallite. The observed superstructures represent the compositionally dependent uniform ordering patterns of two species (the Fe atoms and vacancies) on a square lattice. More complex uniform ordered configurations, including compositional stripes, can be predicted for different chemical compositions of the KxFe2ySe2 (0 < y < 0.5) solid solutions. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Washington, D.C. | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000295487800005 | Publication Date | 2011-09-13 | |
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ISSN | 0897-4756;1520-5002; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 9.466 | Times cited | 20 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 9.466; 2011 IF: 7.286 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:92805 | Serial | 3810 | ||
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Author | Lin, H.; Ohta, T.; Paul, A.; Hutchison, J.A.; Kirilenko, D.; Lebedev, O.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Hofkens, J.; Uji-i, H. | ||||
Title | Light-assisted nucleation of silver nanowires during polyol synthesis | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2011 | Publication | Journal of photochemistry and photobiology: A: chemistry | Abbreviated Journal | J Photoch Photobio A |
Volume | 221 | Issue | 2/3 | Pages | 220-223 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | This report describes the effect of light irradiation on the synthesis of silver nanowires by the well-known polyol method. High quality nanowires are produced in high yields when the reaction suspension is irradiated with 400500 nm light during the nucleation stage. These studies suggest that light accelerates the formation of the nanoparticle seeds most appropriate for nanowire growth. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Lausanne | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000293813800018 | Publication Date | 2011-04-19 | |
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ISSN | 1010-6030; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 2.625 | Times cited | 24 | Open Access | |
Notes | Fwo; Iap | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.625; 2011 IF: 2.421 | ||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:91262 | Serial | 1818 | ||
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Author | King, G.; Abakumov, A.M.; Woodward, P.M.; Llobet, A.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Batuk, D.; Antipov, E.V. | ||||
Title | The high-temperature polymorphs of K3AlF6 | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2011 | Publication | Inorganic chemistry | Abbreviated Journal | Inorg Chem |
Volume | 50 | Issue | 16 | Pages | 7792-7801 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | The crystal structures of the three high-temperature polymorphs of K3AlF6 have been solved from neutron powder diffraction, synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction, and electron diffraction data. The β-phase (stable between 132 and 153 °C) and γ-phase (stable between 153 to 306 °C) can be described as unusually complex superstructures of the double-perovskite structure (K2KAlF6) which result from noncooperative tilting of the AlF6 octahedra. The β-phase is tetragonal, space group I4/m, with lattice parameters of a = 13.3862(5) Å and c = 8.5617(3) Å (at 143 °C) and Z = 10. In this phase, one-fifth of the AlF6 octahedra are rotated about the c-axis by 45° while the other four-fifths remain untilted. The large 45° rotations result in edge sharing between these AlF6 octahedra and the neighboring K-centered polyhedra, resulting in pentagonal bipyramidal coordination for four-fifths of the K+ ions that reside on the B-sites of the perovskite structure. The remaining one-fifth of the K+ ions on the B-sites retain octahedral coordination. The γ-phase is orthorhombic, space group Fddd, with lattice parameters of a = 36.1276(4) Å, b = 17.1133(2) Å, and c = 12.0562(1) Å (at 225 °C) and Z = 48. In the γ-phase, one-sixth of the AlF6 octahedra are randomly rotated about one of two directions by 45° while the other five-sixths remain essentially untilted. These rotations result in two-thirds of the K+ ions on the B-site obtaining 7-fold coordination while the other one-third remain in octahedral coordination. The δ-phase adopts the ideal cubic double-perovskite structure, space group Fmm, with a = 8.5943(1) Å at 400 °C. However, pair distribution function analysis shows that locally the δ-phase is quite different from its long-range average crystal structure. The AlF6 octahedra undergo large-amplitude rotations which are accompanied by off-center displacements of the K+ ions that occupy the 12-coordinate A-sites. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Easton, Pa | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000293493100052 | Publication Date | 2011-07-11 | |
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ISSN | 0020-1669;1520-510X; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 4.857 | Times cited | 19 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 4.857; 2011 IF: 4.601 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:91131 | Serial | 1468 | ||
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Author | Xu, B.; Milošević, M.V.; Lin, S.-H.; Peeters, F.M.; Jankó, B. | ||||
Title | Formation of multiple-flux-quantum vortices in mesoscopic superconductors from simulations of calorimetric, magnetic, and transport properties | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2011 | Publication | Physical review letters | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev Lett |
Volume | 107 | Issue | 5 | Pages | 057002,1-057002,4 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
Abstract | Because of strong flux confinement in mesoscopic superconductors, a giant vortex may appear in the ground state of the system in an applied magnetic field. This multiquanta vortex can then split into individual vortices (and vice versa) as a function of, e.g., applied current, magnetic field, or temperature. Here we show that such transitions can be identified by calorimetry, as the formation or splitting of a giant vortex results in a clear jump in measured heat capacity versus external drive. We attribute this phenomenon to an abrupt change in the density of states of the quasiparticle excitations in the vortex core(s), and further link it to a sharp change of the magnetic susceptibility at the transitionproving that the formation of a giant vortex can also be detected by magnetometry. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | New York, N.Y. | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000293333100006 | Publication Date | 2011-07-29 | |
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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 | 26 | Open Access | |
Notes | ; We thank O. Bourgeois, T. Yokoyama, M. Eschrig, and M. Ichioka for discussions. This work was supported by FWO-Vlaanderen, the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), the bilateral project Flanders-USA, NSF NIRT, ECS-0609249, and Institute of Theoretical Sciences, Notre Dame. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 8.462; 2011 IF: 7.370 | ||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:91237 | Serial | 1263 | ||
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Author | Tsirlin, A.A.; Nath, R.; Abakumov, A.M.; Furukawa, Y.; Johnston, D.C.; Hemmida, M.; Krug von Nidda, H.-A.; Loidl, A.; Geibel, C.; Rosner, H. | ||||
Title | Phase separation and frustrated square lattice magnetism of Na1.5VOPO4F0.5 | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2011 | Publication | Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
Volume | 84 | Issue | 1 | Pages | 014429-014429,16 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | Crystal structure, electronic structure, and magnetic behavior of the spin-1/2 quantum magnet Na1.5VOPO4F0.5 are reported. The disorder of Na atoms leads to a sequence of structural phase transitions revealed by synchrotron x-ray powder diffraction and electron diffraction. The high-temperature second-order α↔β transition at 500 K is of the order-disorder type, whereas the low-temperature β↔γ+γ′ transition around 250 K is of the first order and leads to a phase separation toward the polymorphs with long-range (γ) and short-range (γ′) order of Na. Despite the complex structural changes, the magnetic behavior of Na1.5VOPO4F0.5 probed by magnetic susceptibility, heat capacity, and electron spin resonance measurements is well described by the regular frustrated square lattice model of the high-temperature α-polymorph. The averaged nearest-neighbor and next-nearest-neighbor couplings are J̅ 1≃−3.7 K and J̅ 2≃6.6 K, respectively. Nuclear magnetic resonance further reveals the long-range ordering at TN=2.6 K in low magnetic fields. Although the experimental data are consistent with the simplified square-lattice description, band structure calculations suggest that the ordering of Na atoms introduces a large number of inequivalent exchange couplings that split the square lattice into plaquettes. Additionally, the direct connection between the vanadium polyhedra induces an unusually strong interlayer coupling having effect on the transition entropy and the transition anomaly in the specific heat. Peculiar features of the low-temperature crystal structure and the relation to isostructural materials suggest Na1.5VOPO4F0.5 as a parent compound for the experimental study of tetramerized square lattices as well as frustrated square lattices with different values of spin. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000293247400008 | Publication Date | 2011-07-28 | |
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ISSN | 1098-0121;1550-235X; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 47 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:91770 | Serial | 2588 | ||
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Author | Abakumov, A.M.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Perez-Mato, J.M.; Petřiček, V.; Rosner, H.; Yang, T.; Greenblatt, M. | ||||
Title | Spiral ground state against ferroelectricity in the frustrated magnet BiMnFe2O6 | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2011 | Publication | Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |
Volume | 83 | Issue | 21 | Pages | 214402-214402,10 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | The spiral magnetic structure and underlying spin lattice of BiMnFe2O6 are investigated by low-temperature neutron powder diffraction and density functional theory band structure calculations. In spite of the random distribution of the Mn3+ and Fe3+ cations, this centrosymmetric compound undergoes a transition into an incommensurate antiferromagnetically ordered state below TN≃220 K. The magnetic structure is characterized by the propagation vector k=[0,β,0] with β≃0.14 and the P221211′(0β0)0s0s magnetic superspace symmetry. It comprises antiferromagnetic helixes propagating along the b axis. The magnetic moments lie in the ac plane and rotate about π(1+β)≃204.8-deg angle between the adjacent magnetic atoms along b. The spiral magnetic structure arises from the peculiar frustrated arrangement of exchange couplings in the ab plane. The antiferromagnetic coupling along the c axis cancels the possible electric polarization and prevents ferroelectricity in BiMnFe2O6. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000291197400001 | Publication Date | 2011-06-03 | |
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ISSN | 1098-0121;1550-235X; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 12 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:90080 | Serial | 3107 | ||
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Author | Zeng, Y.I.; Menghini, M.; Li, D.Y.; Lin, S.S.; Ye, Z.Z.; Hadermann, J.; Moorkens, T.; Seo, J.W.; Locquet, J.-P.; van Haesendonck, C. | ||||
Title | Unexpected optical response of single ZnO nanowires probed using controllable electrical contacts | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2011 | Publication | Physical chemistry, chemical physics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Chem Chem Phys |
Volume | 13 | Issue | 15 | Pages | 6931-6935 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | Relying on combined electron-beam lithography and lift-off methods Au/Ti bilayer electrical contacts were attached to individual ZnO nanowires (NWs) that were grown by a vapor phase deposition method. Reliable Schottky-type as well as ohmic contacts were obtained depending on whether or not an ion milling process was used. The response of the ZnO NWs to ultraviolet light was found to be sensitive to the type of contacts. The intrinsic electronic properties of the ZnO NWs were studied in a field-effect transistor configuration. The transfer characteristics, including gate threshold voltage, hysteresis and operational mode, were demonstrated to unexpectedly respond to visible light. The origin of this effect could be accounted for by the presence of point defects in the ZnO NWs. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Cambridge | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000288951000019 | Publication Date | 2011-03-14 | |
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ISSN | 1463-9076;1463-9084; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 4.123 | Times cited | 7 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 4.123; 2011 IF: 3.573 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:89378 | Serial | 3807 | ||
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Author | Navulla, A.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Abakumov, A.M.; Shpanchenko, R.V.; Zhang, H.; Dikarev, E.V. | ||||
Title | Fluorinated heterometallic \beta-diketonates as volatile single-source precursors for the synthesis of low-valent mixed-metal fluorides | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2011 | Publication | Journal of the American Chemical Society | Abbreviated Journal | J Am Chem Soc |
Volume | 133 | Issue | 4 | Pages | 692-694 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | Hexafluoroacetylacetonates that contain lead and divalent first-row transition metals, PbM(hfac)4 (M = Ni (1), Co (2), Mn (3), Fe (4), and Zn (5)), have been synthesized. Their heterometallic structures are held together by strong Lewis acid−base interactions between metal atoms and diketonate ligands acting in chelating−bridging fashion. Compounds 1−5 are highly volatile and decompose below 350 °C. Fluorinated heterometallic β-diketonates have been used for the first time as volatile single-source precursors for the preparation of mixed-metal fluorides. Complex fluorides of composition Pb2MF6 have been obtained by decomposition of 1−5 in a two-zone furnace under low-pressure nitrogen flow. Lead−transition metal fluorides conform to orthorhombically distorted Aurivillius-type structure with layers of corner-sharing [MF6] octahedra separated by α-PbO-type (Pb2F2) blocks. Pb2NiF6 and Pb2CoF6 were found to exhibit magnetic ordering below 80 and 43 K, respectively. The ordering is antiferromagnetic, with a weak, uncompensated moment due to the canting of spins. The Pb2MF6 fluorides represent a new class of prospective magnetoelectric materials combining transition metals and lone-pair main-group cations. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Washington, D.C. | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000287295300015 | Publication Date | 2010-12-21 | |
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ISSN | 0002-7863;1520-5126; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 13.858 | Times cited | 28 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 13.858; 2011 IF: 9.907 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88820 | Serial | 1236 | ||
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Author | Abakumov, A.M.; Batuk, D.; Hadermann, J.; Rozova, M.G.; Sheptyakov, D.V.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Niermann, D.; Waschowski, F.; Hemberger, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Antipov, E.V. | ||||
Title | Antiferroelectric (Pb,Bi)1-xFe1+xO3-y perovskites modulated by crystallographic shear planes | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2011 | Publication | Chemistry of materials | Abbreviated Journal | Chem Mater |
Volume | 23 | Issue | 2 | Pages | 255-265 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | We demonstrate for the first time a possibility to vary the anion content in perovskites over a wide range through a long-range-ordered arrangement of crystallographic shear (CS) planes. Anion-deficient perovskites (Pb,Bi)1−xFe1+xO3−y with incommensurately modulated structures were prepared as single phases in the compositional range from Pb0.857Bi0.094Fe1.049O2.572 to Pb0.409Bi0.567Fe1.025O2.796. Using a combination of electron diffraction and high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy, we constructed a superspace model describing a periodic arrangement of the CS planes. The model was verified by refinement of the Pb0.64Bi0.32Fe1.04O2.675 crystal structure from neutron powder diffraction data ((3 + 1)D S.G. X2/m(α0γ), X = [1/2,1/2,1/2,1/2], a = 3.9082(1) Å, b = 3.90333(8) Å, c = 4.0900(1) Å, β = 91.936(2)°, q = 0.05013(4)a* + 0.09170(3)c* at T = 700 K, RP = 0.036, RwP = 0.048). The (Pb,Bi)1−xFe1+xO3−y structures consist of perovskite blocks separated by CS planes confined to nearly the (509)p perovskite plane. Along the CS planes, the perovskite blocks are shifted with respect to each other over the 1/2[110]p vector that transforms the corner-sharing connectivity of the FeO6 octahedra in the perovskite framework to an edge-sharing connectivity of the FeO5 pyramids at the CS plane, thus reducing the oxygen content. Variation of the chemical composition in the (Pb,Bi)1−xFe1+xO3−y series occurs mainly because of a changing thickness of the perovskite block between the interfaces, that can be expressed through the components of the q vector as Pb6γ+2αBi1−7γ−αFe1+γ−αO3−3γ−α. The Pb, Bi, and Fe atoms are subjected to strong displacements occurring in antiparallel directions on both sides of the perovskite blocks, resulting in an antiferroelectric-type structure. This is corroborated by the temperature-, frequency-, and field-dependent complex permittivity measurements. Pb0.64Bi0.32Fe1.04O2.675 demonstrates a remarkably high resistivity >0.1 T Ω cm at room temperature and orders antiferromagnetically below TN = 608(10) K. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Washington, D.C. | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000286160800018 | Publication Date | 2010-12-23 | |
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ISSN | 0897-4756;1520-5002; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 9.466 | Times cited | 29 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 9.466; 2011 IF: 7.286 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88651 | Serial | 136 | ||
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Author | Abakumov, A.M.; d' Hondt, H.; Rossell, M.D.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Gutnikova, O.; Filimonov, D.S.; Schnelle, W.; Rosner, H.; Hadermann, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Antipov, E.V. | ||||
Title | Coupled anion and cation ordering in Sr3RFe4O10.5 (R=Y, Ho, Dy) anion-deficientperovskites | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2010 | Publication | Journal of solid state chemistry | Abbreviated Journal | J Solid State Chem |
Volume | 183 | Issue | 12 | Pages | 2845-2854 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | The Sr3RFe4O10.5 (R=Y, Ho, Dy) anion-deficient perovskites were prepared using a solid-state reaction in evacuated sealed silica tubes. Transmission electron microscopy and 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy evidenced a complete A-cations and oxygen vacancies ordering. The structure model was further refined by ab initio structure relaxation, based on density functional theory calculations. The compounds crystallize in a tetragonal a≈2√2ap≈11.3 Å, с≈4сp≈16 Å unit cell (ap: parameter of the perovskite subcell) with the P42/mnm space group. Oxygen vacancies reside in the (FeO5/4□3/4) layers, comprising corner-sharing FeO4 tetrahedra and FeO5 tetragonal pyramids, which are sandwiched between the layers of the FeO6 octahedra. Smaller R atoms occupy the 9-fold coordinated position, whereas the 10-fold coordinated positions are occupied by larger Sr atoms. The Fe sublattice is ordered aniferromagnetically up to at least 500 K, while the rare-earth sublattice remains disordered down to 2 K. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | London | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000285431100014 | Publication Date | 2010-10-02 | |
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ISSN | 0022-4596; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 2.299 | Times cited | 8 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.299; 2010 IF: 2.261 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88071 | Serial | 533 | ||
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Author | Lin, K.; Lebedev, O.I.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Jacobs, P.A.; Pescarmona, P.P. | ||||
Title | Titanosilicate beads with hierarchical porosity : synthesis and application as epoxidation catalysts | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2011 | Publication | Chemistry: a European journal | Abbreviated Journal | Chem-Eur J |
Volume | 16 | Issue | 45 | Pages | 13509-13518 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | Porous titanosilicate beads with a diameter of 0.51.5 mm (TiSil-HPB-60) were synthesized from a preformed titanosilicate solution with a porous anion-exchange resin as template. The bead format of this material enables its straightforward separation from the reaction mixture in its application as a liquid-phase heterogeneous catalyst. The material displays hierarchical porosity (micro/mesopores) and incipient TS-1 structure building units. The titanium species are predominantly located in tetrahedral framework positions. TiSil-HPB-60 is a highly active catalyst for the epoxidation of cyclohexene with t-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) and aqueous H2O2. With both oxidants, TiSil-HPB-60 gave higher epoxide yields than Ti-MCM-41 and TS-1. The improved catalytic performance of TiSil-HPB-60 is mainly ascribed to the large mesopores favoring the diffusion of reagents and products to and from the titanium active sites. The epoxide yield and selectivity could be further improved by silylation of the titanosilicate beads. Importantly, TiSil-HPB-60 is a stable catalyst immune to titanium leaching, and can be easily recovered and reused in successive catalytic cycles without significant loss of activity. Moreover, TiSil-HPB-60 is active and selective in the epoxidation of a wide range of bulky alkenes. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Weinheim | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000285398400029 | Publication Date | 2010-10-07 | |
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ISSN | 0947-6539; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 5.317 | Times cited | 38 | Open Access | |
Notes | Iap; Goa | Approved | Most recent IF: 5.317; 2011 IF: 5.925 | ||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88153 | Serial | 3668 | ||
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Author | Tan, H.; Lebedev, O.I.; McLaughlin, A.C.; Van Tendeloo, G. | ||||
Title | The superstructure and superconductivity of Ru1222 based RuSr2Gd2-x-yYyCexCu2O10-\delta compounds | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2010 | Publication | Superconductor science and technology | Abbreviated Journal | Supercond Sci Tech |
Volume | 23 | Issue | 11 | Pages | 115013-115013,8 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) | ||||
Abstract | For the first time, the local structure and physical properties of Ru1222 based compounds (RuSr(2)Gd(1.4)Ce(0.6)Cu(2)O(10-delta) and RuSr(2)Gd(1.8-x)Y(0.2)CexCu(2)O(10) (x = 0.90-0.55)) have been investigated and analyzed together on the very same compounds. The Ru1222 superstructure was confirmed by TEM at a local scale and was suggested to have an orthorhombic symmetry with space group Aba2 and lattice parameters a(s) similar or equal to root 2a, b(s) similar or equal to root 2a and c(s) = c. This new Ru1222 superstructure distortion from tetragonal symmetry is proposed to have a positive correlation with the superconductivity variation of these compounds. The more the distortion towards orthorhombic symmetry, the higher the critical superconducting temperature these compounds can achieve. The T(c)(0) of RuSr(2)Gd(1.8-x)Y(0.2)Ce(x)Cu(2)O(10-delta) (x = 0.85-0.55) increases monotonically from 4 to 16 K when x decreases from 0.85 to 0.70, then RuSr(2)Gd(2)Cu(2)O(8) defects emerge and the T(c) decreases with decreasing x. Ru1212 defects are observed to intergrow epitaxially with the Ru1222 structure as lamellas along the c-axis in RuSr(2)Gd(1.4)Ce(0.6)Cu(2)O(10-delta). Although Ru1212 is a superconductor, the intergrowth severely restrains its superconductivity. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Bristol | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000284308000013 | Publication Date | 2010-10-09 | |
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ISSN | 0953-2048;1361-6668; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 2.878 | Times cited | 1 | Open Access | |
Notes | Fwo; Esteem 026019 | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.878; 2010 IF: 2.402 | ||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:95553 | Serial | 3385 | ||
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