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Author Dong, H.M.; Xu, W.; Peeters, F.M. doi  openurl
  Title High-field transport properties of graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys  
  Volume 110 Issue 6 Pages 063704,1-063704,6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We present a theoretical investigation on the transport properties of graphene in the presence of high dc driving fields. Considering electron interactions with impurities and acoustic and optical phonons in graphene, we employ the momentum- and energy-balance equations derived from the Boltzmann equation to self-consistently evaluate the drift velocity and temperature of electrons in graphene in the linear and nonlinear response regimes. We find that the current-voltage relation exhibits distinctly nonlinear behavior, especially in the high electric field regime. Under the action of high-fields the large source-drain (sd) current density can be achieved and the current saturation in graphene is incomplete with increasing the sd voltage Vsd up to 3 V. Moreover, for high fields, Vsd>0.1 V, the heating of electrons in graphene occurs. It is shown that the sd current and electron temperature are sensitive to electron density and lattice temperature in the graphene device. This study is relevant to the application of graphene as high-field nano-electronic devices such as graphene field-effect transistors.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000295619300059 Publication Date 2011-09-19  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0021-8979; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 17 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10974206) and the Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.068; 2011 IF: 2.168  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:93614 Serial 1433  
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Author Földi, P.; Szaszkó-Bogár, V.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title High-temperature conductance of a two-dimensional superlattice controlled by spin-orbit interaction Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 83 Issue 11 Pages 115313-115313,6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Rashba-type spin-orbit interaction (SOI) controlled band structure of a two-dimensional superlattice allows for the modulation of the conductance of finite size devices by changing the strength of the SOI. We consider rectangular arrays and find that the temperature dependence of the conductance disappears for high temperatures, but the strength of the SOI still affects the conductance at these temperatures. The modulation effect can be seen even in the presence of strong dephasing, which can be important for practical applications.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Editor  
  Language Wos 000288242800007 Publication Date 2011-03-11  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 8 Open Access  
  Notes ; We thank M. G. Benedict and F. Bartha for useful discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) under Contracts No. T81364 and M045596 and by the “TAMOP-4.2.1/B-09/1/KONV-2010-0005 project: Creating the Center of Excellence at the University of Szeged” supported by the EU and the European Regional Development Fund. P.F. was supported by a J. Bolyai grant of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88778 Serial 1466  
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Author Amini, M.N.; Saniz, R.; Lamoen, D.; Partoens, B. doi  openurl
  Title Hydrogen impurities and native defects in CdO Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys  
  Volume 110 Issue 6 Pages 063521,1-063521,7  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We have used first-principles calculations based on density functional theory to study point defects in CdO within the local density approximation and beyond (LDA+U). Hydrogen interstitials and oxygen vacancies are found to act as shallow donors and can be interpreted as the cause of conductivity in CdO. Hydrogen can also occupy an oxygen vacancy in its substitutional form and also acts as a shallow donor. Similar to what was found for ZnO and MgO, hydrogen creates a multicenter bond with its six oxygen neighbors in CdO. The charge neutrality level for native defects and hydrogen impurities has been calculated. It is shown that in the case of native defects, it is not uniquely defined. Indeed, this level depends highly on the chemical potentials of the species and one can obtain different values for different end states in the experiment. Therefore, a comparison with experiment can only be made if the chemical potentials of the species in the experiment are well defined. However, for the hydrogen interstitial defect, since this level is independent of the chemical potential of hydrogen, one can obtain a unique value for the charge neutrality level. We find that the Fermi level stabilizes at 0.43 eV above the conduction band minimum in the case of the hydrogen interstitial defect, which is in good agreement with the experimentally reported value of 0.4 eV.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000295619300041 Publication Date 2011-09-23  
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  ISSN 0021-8979; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 13 Open Access  
  Notes ; The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the IWT-Vlaanderen through the ISIMADE project, the FWO-Vlaanderen through Project G.0191.08 and the BOF-NOI of the University of Antwerp. This work was carried out using the HPC infrastructure at the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.068; 2011 IF: 2.168  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:93613 Serial 1533  
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Author Varley, J.B.; Peelaers, H.; Janotti, A.; van de Walle, C.G. pdf  doi
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  Title Hydrogenated cation vacancies in semiconducting oxides Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat  
  Volume 23 Issue 33 Pages 334212,1-334212,9  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using first-principles calculations we have studied the electronic and structural properties of cation vacancies and their complexes with hydrogen impurities in SnO2, In2O3 and β-Ga2O3. We find that cation vacancies have high formation energies in SnO2 and In2O3 even in the most favorable conditions. Their formation energies are significantly lower in β-Ga2O3. Cation vacancies, which are compensating acceptors, strongly interact with H impurities resulting in complexes with low formation energies and large binding energies, stable up to temperatures over 730 °C. Our results indicate that hydrogen has beneficial effects on the conductivity of transparent conducting oxides: it increases the carrier concentration by acting as a donor in the form of isolated interstitials, and by passivating compensating acceptors such as cation vacancies; in addition, it potentially enhances carrier mobility by reducing the charge of negatively charged scattering centers. We have also computed vibrational frequencies associated with the isolated and complexed hydrogen, to aid in the microscopic identification of centers observed by vibrational spectroscopy.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000294060600014 Publication Date 2011-08-04  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 125 Open Access  
  Notes ; We gratefully acknowledge useful discussions with M D Mc-Cluskey, O Bierwagen and J Speck. The work was supported by the NSF MRSEC Program (DMR05-20415), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), the Belgian American Educational Foundation, and by Saint-Gobain Research, and made use of computing facilities at CNSI (NSF grant No. CHE-0321368), TeraGrid and TACC (NSF grant No. DMR070072N), and NERSC (DOE Office of Science Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231). ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2011 IF: 2.546  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:92415 Serial 1534  
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Author Vandenberghe, W.G.; Sorée, B.; Magnus, W.; Groeseneken, G.; Fischetti, M.V. doi  openurl
  Title Impact of field-induced quantum confinement in tunneling field-effect devices Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 98 Issue 14 Pages 143503,1-143503,3  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Being the working principle of a tunnel field-effect transistor, band-to-band tunneling is given a rigorous quantum mechanical treatment to incorporate confinement effects, multiple electron and hole valleys, and interactions with phonons. The model reveals that the strong band bending near the gate dielectric, required to create short tunnel paths, results in quantization of the energy bands. Comparison with semiclassical models reveals a big shift in the onset of tunneling. The effective mass difference of the distinct valleys is found to reduce the subthreshold swing steepness.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000289297800074 Publication Date 2011-04-06  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0003-6951; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 76 Open Access  
  Notes ; The authors acknowledge Anne Verhulst for useful discussions. William Vandenberghe gratefully acknowledges the support of a Ph.D. stipend from the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation through Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT-Vlaanderen). This work was supported by IMEC's Industrial Affiliation Program. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2011 IF: 3.844  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:89297 Serial 1559  
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Author Li, Z.; Covaci, L.; Berciu, M.; Baillie, D.; Marsiglio, F. url  doi
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  Title Impact of spin-orbit coupling on the Holstein polaron Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 83 Issue 19 Pages 195104-195104,9  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We utilize an exact variational numerical procedure to calculate the ground state properties of a polaron in the presence of a Rashba-like spin-orbit interaction. Our results corroborate previous work performed with the momentum average approximation and with weak-coupling perturbation theory. We find that spin-orbit coupling increases the effective mass in the regime with weak electron-phonon coupling, and decreases the effective mass in the regimes of intermediate and strong electron-phonon coupling. Analytical strong-coupling perturbation theory results confirm our numerical results in the small-polaron regime. A large amount of spin-orbit coupling can lead to a significant lowering of the polaron effective mass.  
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  Language Wos 000290162500001 Publication Date 2011-05-03  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 9 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported in part by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), by ICORE (Alberta), by Alberta Ingenuity, by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and by the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIfAR). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:89718 Serial 1561  
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Author Nelissen, K.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Influence of an ellipsoid on the angular order in a two-dimensional cluster Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Physical review : E : statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev E  
  Volume 84 Issue 3 Pages 031405,1-031405,6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The influence of an ellipsoid on the angular order of two-dimensional classical clusters is investigated through Brownian dynamics simulations. We found the following: (1) The presence of an ellipsoid does not influence the start of the angular melting, but reduces the rate at which the inner rings can rotate with respect to each other. (2) Even a small eccentricity of the ellipsoid leads to a stabilization of the angular order of the system. (3) Depending on the position of the ellipsoid in the cluster, a reentrant behavior in the angular order is observed before full radial melting of the cluster sets in. (4) The ellipsoid can lead to a two-step angular melting process: First, the rotation of the inner rings with respect to each other is hindered by the ellipsoid, but on further increasing the kinetic energy of the system, the ellipsoid just starts to behave as a spherical particle with different mobility. The effect of an ellipsoid on the molten system does not depend crucially on the interparticle interaction, but a softer parabolic confinement reduces the angular stabilization.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000296495000007 Publication Date 2011-09-20  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1539-3755;1550-2376; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record  
  Impact Factor 2.366 Times cited Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and CNPq. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.366; 2011 IF: 2.255  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:93612 Serial 1615  
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Author Nga, T.T.N.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Influence of electron-electron interaction on the cyclotron resonance spectrum of magnetic quantum dots containing few electrons Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 83 Issue 7 Pages 075419-075419,6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The configuration interaction method is used to obtain the magneto-optical absorption spectrum of a few-electron (Ne=1,2,,5) quantum dot containing a single magnetic ion. We find that the IR spectrum (the position, the number, and the oscillator strength of the cyclotron resonance peaks) depends on the strength of the Coulomb interaction, the number of electrons, and the position of the magnetic ion. We find that the Kohn theorem is no longer valid as a consequence of the electron-spin-magnetic-ion-spin-exchange interaction.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Editor  
  Language Wos 000287584600011 Publication Date 2011-02-23  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 8 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by FWO-Vl (Flemish Science Foundation), the Brazilian science foundation CNPq, and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88912 Serial 1620  
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Author Zha, G.-Q.; Milošević, M.V.; Zhou, S.-P.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Influence of impurities and surface defects on the flux-induced current in mesoscopic d-wave superconducting loops Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 84 Issue 13 Pages 132501-132501,4  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We investigated the magnetic flux dependence of the supercurrent in mesoscopic d-wave superconducting loops, containing impurities and surface defects, by numerically solving the Bogoliubovde Gennes equations self-consistently. In the presence of impurities, bound states arise close to the Fermi energy. In the case of a single impurity, the flux-induced current is found to be suppressed. This can be different when more impurities are introduced in the sample due to the quantum interference effect, which depends sensitively on the relative position between the impurities. We further analyze the effect of small surface defects at the inner or outer edge of the loop, and show that indentation and bulge defects have pronounced and different effects on the supercurrent.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Editor  
  Language Wos 000295713600002 Publication Date 2011-10-07  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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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 13 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), by Belgian Science Policy (IAP), by National Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10904089 and 60971053), and by research funds under Grant Nos. 20093108120005, S30105, 09JC1406000, and 10zz63. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:92811 Serial 1623  
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Author Sorée, B.; Pham, A.-T.; Sels, D.; Magnus, W. isbn  openurl
  Title The junctionless nanowire transistor Type H3 Book chapter
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages ?  
  Keywords H3 Book chapter; Theory of quantum systems and complex systems; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
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  Publisher Pan Stanford Place of Publication S.l. Editor  
  Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN ISBN 9789814364027 Additional Links UA library record  
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:93074 Serial 1754  
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Author Sena, S.H.R.; Pereira, J.M.; Peeters, F.M.; Farias, G.A. url  doi
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  Title Landau levels in asymmetric graphene trilayer Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 84 Issue 20 Pages 205448-205448,7  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The electronic spectrum of three coupled graphene layers (graphene trilayers) is investigated in the presence of an external magnetic field. We obtain analytical expressions for the Landau level spectrum for both the ABA and ABC type of stacking, which exhibit very different dependence on the magnetic field. We show that layer asymmetry and an external gate voltage can strongly influence the properties of the system.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Editor  
  Language Wos 000297295400018 Publication Date 2011-11-21  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 30 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Brazilian Council for Research (CNPq), the National Council for the Improvement of Higher Education (CAPES), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the bilateral projects between Flanders and Brazil and the CNPq and FWO-Vl. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94026 Serial 1773  
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Lattice thermal properties of graphane : thermal contraction, roughness, and heat capacity Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 83 Issue 23 Pages 235437-235437,6  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using atomistic simulations, we determine the roughness and the thermal properties of a suspended graphane sheet. As compared to graphene, we found that (i) hydrogenated graphene has a larger thermal contraction, (ii) the roughness exponent at room temperature is smaller, i.e., ≃ 1.0 versus ≃ 1.2 for graphene, (iii) the wavelengths of the induced ripples in graphane cover a wide range corresponding to length scales in the range 30125 Å at room temperature, and (iv) the heat capacity of graphane is estimated to be 29.32±0.23 J/mol K, which is 14.8% larger than that for graphene, i.e., 24.98±0.14 J/mol K. Above 1500 K, we found that graphane buckles when its edges are supported in the x-y plane.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Editor  
  Language Wos 000292253400011 Publication Date 2011-06-30  
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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 42 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Belgium Science Policy (IAP). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:90921 Serial 1803  
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Author Cantoro, M.; Klekachev, A.V.; Nourbakhsh, A.; Sorée, B.; Heyns, M.M.; de Gendt, S. doi  openurl
  Title Long-wavelength, confined optical phonons in InAs nanowires probed by Raman spectroscopy Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication European physical journal : B : condensed matter and complex systems Abbreviated Journal Eur Phys J B  
  Volume 79 Issue 4 Pages 423-428  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Strongly confined nano-systems, such as one-dimensional nanowires, feature deviations in their structural, electronic and optical properties from the corresponding bulk. In this work, we investigate the behavior of long-wavelength, optical phonons in vertical arrays of InAs nanowires by Raman spectroscopy. We attribute the main changes in the spectral features to thermal anharmonicity, due to temperature effects, and rule out the contribution of quantum confinement and Fano resonances. We also observe the appearance of surface optical modes, whose details allow for a quantitative, independent estimation of the nanowire diameter. The results shed light onto the mechanisms of lineshape change in low-dimensional InAs nanostructures, and are useful to help tailoring their electronic and vibrational properties for novel functionalities.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Berlin Editor  
  Language Wos 000288120600005 Publication Date 2011-02-03  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1434-6028;1434-6036; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.461 Times cited 10 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.461; 2011 IF: 1.534  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:89502 Serial 1841  
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Author Sorée, B.; Magnus, W.; Vandenberghe, W. url  doi
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  Title Low-field mobility in ultrathin silicon nanowire junctionless transistors Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 99 Issue 23 Pages 233509-233509,3  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We theoretically investigate the phonon, surface roughness and ionized impurity limited low-field mobility of ultrathin silicon n-type nanowire junctionless transistors in the long channel approximation with wire radii ranging from 2 to 5 nm, as function of gate voltage. We show that surface roughness scattering is negligible as long as the wire radius is not too small and ionized impurity scattering is the dominant scattering mechanism. We also show that there exists an optimal radius where the ionized impurity limited mobility exhibits a maximum.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000298006100095 Publication Date 2011-12-09  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0003-6951; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 20 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work is supported by the EU project SQWIRE (FP7-ICT-STREP nr. 257111). William Vandenberghe gratefully acknowledges the Ph.D. stipend from the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation through Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT-Vlaanderen). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2011 IF: 3.844  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:92865 Serial 1850  
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Author Xu, B. openurl 
  Title Magnetic, calorimetric and electronic properties of vortex states in (3D) mesoscopic superconductors Type Doctoral thesis
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords Doctoral thesis; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Antwerpen Editor  
  Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:91833 Serial 1863  
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Author Yang, W.; Nelissen, K.; Kong, M.H.; Li, Y.T.; Tian, Y.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Melting properties of two-dimensional multi-species colloidal systems in a parabolic trap Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication European physical journal : B : condensed matter and complex systems Abbreviated Journal Eur Phys J B  
  Volume 83 Issue 4 Pages 499-505  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The angular and radial melting properties of two-dimensional classical systems consisting of different types of particles confined in a parabolic trap are studied through modified Monte Carlo simulations. A universal behavior of the angular melting process is found, which occurs in multiple steps due to shell depended melting temperatures. The melting sequence of the different shells is determined by two major factors: (1) the confinement strength which each shell is subjected to, and (2) the specific structure of each shell. Further, a continuous radial disordering of the particle types forming a single circular shell is found and analyzed. This phenomenon has never been observed before in two-dimensional mono-dispersive systems. This continuous radial disordering results from the high energy barrier between different particle types in multi-species systems.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Berlin Editor  
  Language Wos 000296633700013 Publication Date 2011-10-15  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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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 2 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 11047111, the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (973) under Grant No. 2009CB724201, the Key Science and Technology Program of Shanxi Province of China under Grant No. 20090321085, the Doctors' Initial Foundation of Taiyuan University of Science and Technology under Grant No. 20092010, the Youth Foundation of Taiyuan University of Science and Technology under Grant No. 20113020, the FWO-Vl (Belgium) and CNPq (Brazil). Part of the calculations were carried out using the CalcUA core facility of Universiteit Antwerpen (Belgium), a division of Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, and in the Center for Computational Science of CASHIPS (China). ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.461; 2011 IF: 1.534  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:93589 Serial 1989  
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Author Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Kaun, C.C.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Metallic nanograins : spatially nonuniform pairing induced by quantum confinement Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 83 Issue 21 Pages 214509-214509,12  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract It is well known that the formation of discrete electron levels strongly influences the pairing in metallic nanograins. Here, we focus on another effect of quantum confinement in superconducting grains that was not studied previously, i.e., spatially nonuniform pairing. This effect is very significant when single-electron levels form bunches and/or a kind of shell structure. We find that, in highly symmetric grains, the order parameter can exhibit variations with position by an order of magnitude. Nonuniform pairing is closely related to a quantum-confinement-induced modification of the pairing-interaction matrix elements and size-dependent pinning of the chemical potential to groups of degenerate or nearly degenerate levels. For illustrative purposes, we consider spherical metallic nanograins and also rectangular shapes. We show that the relevant matrix elements are, as a rule, enhanced in the presence of quantum confinement, which favors spatial variations of the order parameter, compensating the corresponding energy cost. The size-dependent pinning of the chemical potential further increases the spatial variation of the pair condensate. The role of nonuniform pairing is smaller in less symmetric confining geometries and/or in the presence of disorder. However, it always remains of importance when the energy spacing between discrete electron levels δ is approaching the scale of the bulk gap ΔB, i.e., δ>0.10.2 ΔB.  
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  Language Wos 000291310000006 Publication Date 2011-06-06  
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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 23 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI), and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). M. D. C. acknowledges support of the European Community under a Marie Curie IEF Action (Grant Agreement No. PIEF-GA-2009-235486-ScQSR). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:90081 Serial 2010  
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Author Verberck, B.; Cambedouzou, J.; Vliegenthart, G.A.; Gompper, G.; Launois, P. doi  openurl
  Title A Monte Carlo study of C70 molecular motion in C70@SWCNT peapods Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Carbon Abbreviated Journal Carbon  
  Volume 49 Issue 6 Pages 2007-2021  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We present Monte Carlo simulations of chains of C70 molecules encapsulated in a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT). For various tube radii R (6.5 Å less-than-or-equals, slant R less-than-or-equals, slant 7.5 Å), we analyze rotational and translational motion of the C70 molecules, as a function of temperature. Apart from reproducing the experimentally well-established lying and standing molecular orientations for small and large tube radii, respectively, we observe, depending on the tube diameter, a variety of molecular motions, orientational flipping of lying molecules, and the migration of molecules resulting in a continual rearrangement of the C70 molecules in clusters of varying lengths. With increasing temperature, the evolution of the pair correlation functions reveals a transition from linear harmonic chain behavior to a hard-sphere liquid, making C70@SWCNT peapods tunable physical realizations of two well-known one-dimensional model systems.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Oxford Editor  
  Language Wos 000288689900025 Publication Date 2011-01-20  
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  ISSN 0008-6223; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 6.337 Times cited 10 Open Access  
  Notes ; Helpful discussions with K.H. Michel, P.-A. Albouy and C. Bousige are greatly acknowledged. This work was financially supported by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO-Vl). B.V. is a Postdoctoral Fellow of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-VI). ; Approved Most recent IF: 6.337; 2011 IF: 5.378  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:89660 Serial 2201  
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Author Lobato, I.; Partoens, B. url  doi
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  Title Multiple Dirac particles in AA-stacked graphite and multilayers of graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 83 Issue 16 Pages 165429-165429,9  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Using the tight-binding formalism we show that in the recently experimentally realized AA-stacked graphite in essence two types of massless relativistic Dirac particles are present with a different effective speed of light. We also investigate how the electronic structure evolves from a single graphene sheet into AA-stacked graphite. It is shown that in contrast to AB-stacked graphene layers, the spectrum of AA-stacked graphene layers can be considered as a superposition of single-layer spectra and only particles with a linear spectrum at the Fermi energy around the K point are present. From the evolution of the band overlap we show that 6 multilayers of AA-stacked graphene already behave as AA-stacked graphite. The evolution of the effective speeds of light of the Dirac particles to their bulk values shows exactly the same behavior. The tight-binding parameters we use to describe AA-stacked graphite and multilayers of graphene are obtained by ab initio calculations.  
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  Language Wos 000290113900005 Publication Date 2011-04-21  
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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 68 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:89717 Serial 2225  
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Author Verberck, B. url  doi
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  Title Orientational properties of C70 and C80 fullerenes in carbon nanotubes Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 83 Issue 4 Pages 045405-045405,8  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We present energy calculations of a C80 molecule with D5d symmetry encapsulated in a carbon nanotube. The approximation of a continuous tube rather than a rolled-up graphene sheet, justified by comparison with atomistic calculations, allows an expansion of the energy field into symmetry-adapted rotator functions. For a given tube radius R, we observe a strong dependence of the interaction energy on the molecular tilt angle and on the molecules lateral position in the tube. We observe a transition from on-axis lying orientations to tilted orientations at R1≈6.95 Å and a subsequent transition to standing orientations at R2≈7.6 Å. For tube radii larger than R3≈8.0 Å, the molecule starts to occupy off-axis positions and assumes a lying orientation. Results are compared to the case of C70 molecules, with D5h symmetry. Our findings are consistent with recent high-resolution transmission electron microscopy measurements and are relevant for the design of new materials with tunable electronic properties.  
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  Language Wos 000286770600010 Publication Date 2011-01-20  
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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 ; The author gratefully acknowledges discussions with A. V. Nikolaev and K. H. Michel. This work was financially supported by the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88911 Serial 2520  
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Author Vodolazov, D.Y.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Origin of the hysteresis of the current voltage characteristics of superconducting microbridges near the critical temperature Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 84 Issue 9 Pages 094511  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The current voltage (IV) characteristics of short [with length L less than or similar to xi(T)] and long [L >> xi(T)] microbridges are theoretically investigated near the critical temperature of the superconductor. Calculations are made in the nonlocal (local) limit when the inelastic relaxation length due to electron-phonon interactions L(in) = (D tau(in))(1/2) is larger (smaller) than the temperature-dependent coherence length xi(T) (D is the diffusion coefficient, tau(in) is the inelastic relaxation time of the quasiparticle distribution function). We find that, in both limits, the origin of the hysteresis in the IV characteristics is mainly connected with the large time scale over which the magnitude of the order parameter varies in comparison with the time-scale variation of the superconducting phase difference across the microbridge in the resistive state. In the nonlocal limit, the time-averaged heating and cooling of quasiparticles are found in different areas of the microbridge, which are driven, respectively, by oscillations of the order parameter and the electric field. We show that, by introducing an additional term in the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equation, it is possible to take into account the cooling effect in the local limit too.  
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  Language Wos 000294920900009 Publication Date 2011-09-14  
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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 7 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Russian Agency of Education under the Federal Target Programme“Scientific and educational personnel of innovative Russia in 2009-2013,” the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:105573 Serial 2527  
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Author Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M.; Axt, V.M. url  doi
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  Title Parity-fluctuation induced enlargement of the ratio \DeltaE/kBTc in metallic grains Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 84 Issue 21 Pages 214518-214518,12  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We investigate how the interplay of quantum confinement and particle number-parity fluctuations affects superconducting correlations in ultra-small metallic grains. Using the number-parity projected BCS formalism we calculate the critical temperature and the excitation gap as a function of the grain size for grains with even and odd number of confined carriers. We show that the experimentally observed anomalous increase of the coupling ratio ΔE/kBTc with decreasing superconducting grain size can be attributed to an enhancement of the number-parity fluctuations in ultra-small grains.  
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  Language Wos 000298114100003 Publication Date 2011-12-16  
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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 14 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the European Community under a Marie Curie IEF Action (Grant Agreement No. PIEF-GA-2009-235486-ScQSR), the Flamish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). M. D. C. thanks A. S. Mel'nikov and N. B. Kopnin for fruitful discussions. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94373 Serial 2555  
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Author Michel, K.H.; Verberck, B. url  doi
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  Title Phonon dispersions and piezoelectricity in bulk and multilayers of hexagonal boron nitride Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 83 Issue 11 Pages 115328-115328,14  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract A unified theory of phonon dispersions and piezoelectricity in bulk and multilayers of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is derived. The dynamical matrix is calculated on the basis of an empirical force constant model of intralayer valence and interlayer van der Waals interactions. Coulomb interactions are calculated by Ewalds method, adapted for the three-dimensional (3D) and the multilayer case. The deformation of the ionic charge distribution with long-wave lattice displacements is taken into account. Special attention is devoted to the nonanalytic long-range Coulomb contribution to the dynamical matrix which is different for the 3D crystal and the multilayer case. Consequently there is a splitting of the transverse optical (TO) and longitudinal optical (LO) phonon branches of E1u symmetry and a discontinuity of the A2u branch at the Γ point in 3D h-BN. No such splitting and discontinuity at Γ are present in multilayer crystals with a finite number N of layers. There a diverging bundle of N overbending optical phonon branches emerges from Γ. Borns long-wave theory is applied and extended for the study of piezoelectricity in layered crystals. While 3D h-BN and h-BN multilayers with an even number of layers (symmetry D6h) are not piezoelectric, multilayers with an uneven number of Nu layers (symmetry D3h) are piezoelectric; the piezoelectric coefficient e1,11 is inversely proportional to Nu.  
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  Language Wos 000288783700005 Publication Date 2011-03-24  
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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 82 Open Access  
  Notes ; Discussions with G. Heger, B. Partoens, and F. M. Peeters are gratefully acknowledged. This work has been supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1) and the Bijzonder Onderzoeksfonds, Universiteit Antwerpen (BOF-UA). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:89602 Serial 2603  
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Author Sels, D.; Sorée, B.; Groeseneken, G. doi  openurl
  Title Quantum ballistic transport in the junctionless nanowire pinch-off field effect transistor Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Journal of computational electronics Abbreviated Journal J Comput Electron  
  Volume 10 Issue 1 Pages 216-221  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Theory of quantum systems and complex systems; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract In this work we investigate quantum ballistic transport in ultrasmall junctionless and inversion mode semiconducting nanowire transistors within the framework of the self-consistent Schrödinger-Poisson problem. The quantum transmitting boundary method is used to generate open boundary conditions between the active region and the electron reservoirs. We adopt a subband decomposition approach to make the problem numerically tractable and make a comparison of four different numerical approaches to solve the self-consistent Schrödinger-Poisson problem. Finally we discuss the IV-characteristics for small (r≤5 nm) GaAs nanowire transistors. The novel junctionless pinch-off FET or junctionless nanowire transistor is extensively compared with the gate-all-around (GAA) nanowire MOSFET.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication S.l. Editor  
  Language Wos 000300735800021 Publication Date 2011-02-22  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1569-8025;1572-8137; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.526 Times cited 12 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.526; 2011 IF: 1.211  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:89501 Serial 2772  
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Author Berdiyorov, G.R.; Milošević, M.V.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Rectification by an imprinted phase in a Josephson junction Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 107 Issue 17 Pages 177008-177008,5  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract A Josephson phase shift can be induced in a Josephson junction by a strategically nearby pinned Abrikosov vortex (AV). For an asymmetric distribution of an imprinted phase along the junction (controlled by the position of the AV) such a simple system is capable of rectification of ac current in a broad and tunable frequency range. The resulting rectified voltage is a consequence of the directed motion of a Josephson antivortex which forms a pair with the AV when at local equilibrium. The proposed realization of the ratchet potential by an imprinted phase is more efficient than the asymmetric geometry of the junction itself, is easily realizable experimentally, and provides rectification even in the absence of an applied magnetic field.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000296985000008 Publication Date 2011-10-21  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 28 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vlaanderen) and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). G. R. B. and L. C. acknowledge individual support from FWO-Vlaanderen. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2011 IF: 7.370  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:93715 Serial 2847  
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Author Lin, N.S.; Heitmann, T.W.; Yu, K.; Plourde, B.L.T.; Misko, V.R. url  doi
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  Title Rectification of vortex motion in a circular ratchet channel Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 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 Masir, M.R.; Matulis, A.; Peeters, F.M. url  doi
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  Title Scattering of Dirac electrons by circular mass barriers : valley filter and resonant scattering Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 84 Issue 24 Pages 245413-245413,9  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract The scattering of two-dimensional (2D) massless Dirac electrons is investigated in the presence of a random array of circular mass barriers. The inverse momentum relaxation time and the Hall factor are calculated and used to obtain parallel and perpendicular resistivity components within linear transport theory. We found a nonzero perpendicular resistivity component which has opposite sign for electrons in the different K and K′ valleys. This property can be used for valley filter purposes. The total cross section for scattering on penetrable barriers exhibits resonances due to the presence of quasibound states in the barriers that show up as sharp gaps in the cross section while for Schrödinger electrons they appear as peaks.  
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  Language Wos 000297934500008 Publication Date 2011-12-12  
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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 32 Open Access  
  Notes ; This work was supported by the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES Program Euro-GRAPHENE within the project CONGRAN. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94383 Serial 2951  
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Author Ding, F.; Li, B.; Akopian, N.; Perinetti, U.; Chen, Y.H.; Peeters, F.M.; Rastelli, A.; Zwiller, V.; Schmidt, O.G. doi  openurl
  Title Single neutral excitons confined in AsBr3 in situ etched InGaAs quantum rings Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Journal of nanoelectronics and optoelectronics Abbreviated Journal J Nanoelectron Optoe  
  Volume 6 Issue 1 Pages 51-57  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We observe the evolution of single self-assembled semiconductor quantum dots into quantum rings during AsBr3 in situ etching. The direct three-dimensional imaging of In(Ga)As nanostructures embedded in GaAs matrix is demonstrated by selective wet chemical etching combined with atomic force microscopy. Single neutral excitons confined in these quantum rings are studied by magneto-photoluminescence. Oscillations in the exciton radiative recombination energy and in the emission intensity are observed under an applied magnetic field. Further, we demonstrate that the period of the oscillations can be tuned by a gate potential that modifies the exciton confinement. The experimental results, combined with calculations, indicate that the exciton Aharonov-Bohm effect may account for the observed effects.  
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  Language Wos 000290692200005 Publication Date 2011-04-18  
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  ISSN 1555-130X;1555-1318; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 0.497 Times cited 3 Open Access  
  Notes ; We acknowledge L. P. Kouwenhoven and Z. G. Wang for support, C. C. Bof Bufon, C. Deneke, V. Fomin, A. Govorov, S. Kiravittaya, and Wen-Hao Chang for their help and discussions. We are grateful for the financial support of NWO (VIDI), the CAS-MPG programm, the DFG (FOR730), BMBF (No. 01BM459), NSFC China (60625402), and Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1). ; Approved Most recent IF: 0.497; 2011 IF: 0.556  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:90187 Serial 3025  
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Author Wu, Z.; Peeters, F.M.; Chang, K. doi  openurl
  Title Spin and momentum filtering of electrons on the surface of a topological insulator Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 98 Issue 16 Pages 162101,1-162101,3  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract We investigate theoretically the transport properties of Dirac fermions on the surface of a three-dimensional topological insulator. Dirac electrons can be totally reflected in front of a magnetic/electric p-n junction. For a p-n-p structure, multiple total internal reflections at the interfaces result in the bound states in the channel, which behaves like an electronic waveguide. This p-n-p like structure exhibits spin and momentum filtering features and could be used as a spin and/or charge diode.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000289842700032 Publication Date 2011-04-18  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0003-6951; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 33 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2011 IF: 3.844  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:89971 Serial 3076  
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Author Glazov, M.M.; Semina, M.A.; Badalyan, S.M.; Vignale, G. url  doi
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  Title Spin-current generation from Coulomb-Rashba interaction in semiconductor bilayers Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 84 Issue 3 Pages 033305-033305,4  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)  
  Abstract Electrons in double-layer semiconductor heterostructures experience a special type of spin-orbit interaction that arises in each layer from the perpendicular component of the Coulomb electric field created by electron-density fluctuations in the other layer. We show that this interaction, acting in combination with the usual spin-orbit interaction, can generate a spin current in one layer when a charge current is driven in the other. This effect is distinct symmetrywise from the spin-Hall drag. The spin current is not, in general, perpendicular to the drive current.  
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  Language Wos 000293129200001 Publication Date 2011-07-26  
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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 ; M.M.G. and M. A. S. are grateful to RFBR, EU projects Spinoptronics and POLAPHEN, and the “Dynasty” Foundation-ICFPM for financial support. S. M. B. acknowledges support from EU Grant No. PIIF-GA-2009-235394, the DFG SFB 689, and the Belgium Science Policy (IAP). G. V. acknowledges support from NSF Grant No. DMR-0705460. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:91740 Serial 3081  
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