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Anđelković, M. |
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O(N) numerical methods for investigating graphene heterostructures and moiré patterns |
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Doctoral thesis |
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2019 |
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207 p. |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:165205 |
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Rezvani, S.J.; Perali, A.; Fretto, M.; De Leo, N.; Flammia, L.; Milošević, M.; Nannarone, S.; Pinto, N. |
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Substrate-induced proximity effect in superconducting niobium nanofilms |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Condensed Matter |
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4 |
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1 |
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4 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Structural and superconducting properties of high-quality niobium nanofilms with different thicknesses are investigated on silicon oxide (SiO2) and sapphire substrates. The role played by the different substrates and the superconducting properties of the Nb films are discussed based on the defectivity of the films and on the presence of an interfacial oxide layer between the Nb film and the substrate. The X-ray absorption spectroscopy is employed to uncover the structure of the interfacial layer. We show that this interfacial layer leads to a strong proximity effect, especially in films deposited on a SiO2 substrate, altering the superconducting properties of the Nb films. Our results establish that the critical temperature is determined by an interplay between quantum-size effects, due to the reduction of the Nb film thicknesses, and proximity effects. The detailed investigation here provides reference characterizations and has direct and important implications for the fabrication of superconducting devices based on Nb nanofilms. |
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000464289300001 |
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2018-12-31 |
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2410-3896 |
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3 |
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; This project was financially supported by University of Camerino, FAR project CESEMN. ; |
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Most recent IF: NA |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:159463 |
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5233 |
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Saberi-Pouya, S.; Zarenia, M.; Vazifehshenas, T.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Anisotropic charge density wave in electron-hole double monolayers : applied to phosphorene |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Physical review B |
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Phys Rev B |
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98 |
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24 |
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245115 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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The possibility of an inhomogeneous charge density wave phase is investigated in a system of two coupled electron and hole monolayers separated by a hexagonal boron nitride insulating layer. The charge-density-wave state is induced through the assumption of negative compressibility of electron/hole gases in a Coulomb drag configuration between the electron and hole sheets. Under equilibrium conditions, we derive analytical expressions for the density oscillation along the zigzag and armchair directions. We find that the density modulation not only depends on the sign of the compressibility but also on the anisotropy of the low-energy bands. Our results are applicable to any two-dimensional system with anisotropic parabolic bands, characterized by different effective masses. For equal effective masses, i.e., isotropic energy bands, our results agree with Hroblak et al. [Phys. Rev. B 96, 075422 (2017)]. Our numerical results are applied to phosphorene. |
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000452995600001 |
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2018-12-12 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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3.836 |
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; This work was partially supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem program of the Flemish government and Iran Science Elites Federation. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:156233 |
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5195 |
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Tiwari, S.; Van de Put, M.L.; Sorée, B.; Vandenberghe, W.G. |
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Carrier transport in a two-dimensional topological insulator nanoribbon in the presence of vacancy defects |
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P1 Proceeding |
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2018 |
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International Conference on Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices : [proceedings]
T2 – International Conference on Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and, Devices (SISPAD), SEP 24-26, 2018, Austin, TX |
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92-96 |
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P1 Proceeding; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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We model transport through two-dimensional topological insulator (TI) nanoribbons. To model the quantum transport, we employ the non-equilibrium Green's function approach. With the presented approach, we study the effect of lattice imperfections on the carrier transport. We observe that the topologically protected edge states of TIs are robust against a high percentage (2%) of vacancy defects. We also investigate tunneling of the edge states in two decoupled TI nanoribbons. |
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2018-12-08 |
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978-1-5386-6790-3; 1946-1577; 978-1-5386-6791-0 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:181281 |
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Van der Donck, M.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Excitonic complexes in anisotropic atomically thin two-dimensional materials : black phosphorus and TiS3 |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Physical review B |
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Phys Rev B |
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98 |
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23 |
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235401 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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The effect of anisotropy in the energy spectrum on the binding energy and structural properties of excitons, trions, and biexcitons is investigated. To this end we employ the stochastic variational method with a correlated Gaussian basis. We present results for the binding energy of different excitonic complexes in black phosphorus (bP) and TiS3 and compare them with recent results in the literature when available, for which we find good agreement. The binding energies of excitonic complexes in bP are larger than those in TiS3. We calculate the different average interparticle distances in bP and TiS3 and show that excitonic complexes in bP are strongly anisotropic whereas in TiS3 they are almost isotropic, even though the constituent particles have an anisotropic energy spectrum. This is also confirmed by the correlation functions. |
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2018-12-03 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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3.836 |
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10 |
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; This work was supported by the Research Foundation of Flanders (FWO-Vl) through an aspirant research grant for MVDD and by the FLAG-ERA project TRANS-2D-TMD. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:156247 |
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5211 |
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Verreck, D.; Verhulst, A.S.; Van de Put, M.L.; Sorée, B.; Magnus, W.; Collaert, N.; Mocuta, A.; Groeseneken, G. |
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Self-consistent procedure including envelope function normalization for full-zone Schrodinger-Poisson problems with transmitting boundary conditions |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Journal of applied physics |
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J Appl Phys |
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124 |
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20 |
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204501 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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In the quantum mechanical simulation of exploratory semiconductor devices, continuum methods based on a k.p/envelope function model have the potential to significantly reduce the computational burden compared to prevalent atomistic methods. However, full-zone k.p/envelope function simulation approaches are scarce and existing implementations are not self-consistent with the calculation of the electrostatic potential due to the lack of a stable procedure and a proper normalization of the multi-band envelope functions. Here, we therefore present a self-consistent procedure based on a full-zone spectral k.p/envelope function band structure model. First, we develop a proper normalization for the multi-band envelope functions in the presence of transmitting boundary conditions. This enables the calculation of the free carrier densities. Next, we construct a procedure to obtain self-consistency of the carrier densities with the electrostatic potential. This procedure is stabilized with an adaptive scheme that relies on the solution of Poisson's equation in the Gummel form, combined with successive underrelaxation. Finally, we apply our procedure to homostructure In0.53Ga0.47As tunnel field-effect transistors (TFETs) and staggered heterostructure GaAs0.5Sb0.5/In0.53Ga0.47As TFETs and show the importance of self-consistency on the device predictions for scaled dimensions. Published by AIP Publishing. |
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2018-11-30 |
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0021-8979; 1089-7550 |
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2.068 |
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1 |
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; This work was supported by imec's Industrial Affiliation Program. ; |
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Most recent IF: 2.068 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:156291 |
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5228 |
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De Sloovere, D.; Safari, M.; Elen, K.; D'Haen, J.; Drozhzhin, O.A.; Abakumov, A.M.; Simenas, M.; Banys, J.; Bekaert, J.; Partoens, B.; Van Bael, M.K.; Hardy, A. |
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Reduced Na2+xTi4O9 composite : a durable anode for sodium-ion batteries |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Chemistry of materials |
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Chem Mater |
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30 |
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23 |
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8521-8527 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are potential cost-effective solutions for stationary energy storage applications. Unavailability of suitable anode materials, however, is one of the important barriers to the maturity of SIBs. Here, we report a Na2+xTi4O9/C composite as a promising anode candidate for SIBs with high capacity and cycling stability. This anode is characterized by a capacity of 124 mAh g(-1) (plus 11 mAh g(-1) contributed by carbon black), an average discharge potential of 0.9 V vs Na/Na+, a good rate capability and a high stability (89% capacity retention after 250 cycles at a rate of 1 degrees C). The mechanisms of sodium insertion/deinsertion and of the formation of Na2+xTi4O9/C are investigated with the aid of various ex/in situ characterization techniques. The in situ formed carbon is necessary for the formation of the reduced sodium titanate. This synthesis method may enable the convenient synthesis of other composites of crystalline phases with amorphous carbon. |
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000453489300014 |
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2018-11-29 |
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0897-4756 |
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9.466 |
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7 |
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; This work was supported by the FWO (Research Foundation Flanders, project G040116). O.A.D. and A.M.A. are grateful to the Russian Science Foundation for financial support (Grant 17-73-30006). The authors acknowledge Pieter Samyn for Raman spectroscopy, Fulya Ulu Okudur for preliminary TEM, Bart Ruttens for XRD, Hilde Pellaers for SEM, Tom Haeldermans for elemental analysis, and Karen Leyssen and Vera Meynen for physisorption measurements. ; |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:156235 |
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Badalov, S.V.; Yagmurcukardes, M.; Peeters, F.M.; Sahin, H. |
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Enhanced stability of single-layer w-Gallenene through hydrogenation |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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The journal of physical chemistry: C : nanomaterials and interfaces |
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J Phys Chem C |
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122 |
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49 |
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28302-28309 |
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Using density functional theory based first-principles calculations, the effect of surface hydrogenation on the structural, dynamical, electronic, and mechanical properties of monolayer washboard-gallenene (w-gallenene) is investigated. It is found that the dynamically stabilized strained monolayer of w-gallenene has a metallic nonmagnetic ground state. Both one-sided and two-sided hydrogenations of w-gallenene suppress its dynamical instability even when unstrained. Unlike one-sided hydrogenated monolayer w-gallenene (os-w-gallenene), two-sided hydrogenated monolayer w-gallenene (ts-w-gallenene) possesses the same crystal structure as w-gallenene. Electronic band structure calculations reveal that monolayers of hydrogenated derivatives of w-gallenene exhibit also metallic nonmagnetic ground state. Moreover, the linear-elastic constants, in-plane stiffness and Poisson ratio, are enhanced by hydrogenation, which is opposite to the behavior of other hydrogenated monolayer crystals. Furthermore, monolayer w-gallenene and ts-w-gallenene remain dynamically stable up to relatively higher biaxial strains as compared to borophene. With its enhanced dynamical stability, robust metallic character, and enhanced linear-elastic properties, hydrogenated monolayer w-gallenene is a potential candidate for nanodevice applications as a two-dimensional flexible metal. |
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2018-11-12 |
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1932-7447; 1932-7455 |
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4.536 |
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20 |
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; Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H.S. acknowledges support from Turkish Academy of Sciences under the GEBIP program. This work was supported by FLAG-ERA project TRANS-2D-TMD. This work is supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) by a postdoctoral fellowship (M.Y.). ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.536 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:156229 |
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5210 |
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Van Pottelberge, R.; Van Duppen, B.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Electrical dipole on gapped graphene : bound states and atomic collapse |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Physical review B |
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Phys Rev B |
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98 |
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16 |
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165420 |
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We investigate the energy spectrum, wave functions, and local density of states of an electrical dipole placed on a sheet of gapped graphene as function of the charge strength Z alpha for different sizes of the dipole and for different regularization parameters. The dipole is modeled as consisting of a positive and negative charge. Bound states are found within the gap region with some energy levels that anticross and others that cross as function of the impurity strength Z alpha. The anticrossings are more pronounced and move to higher charges Z alpha when the length of the dipole decreases. These energy levels turn into atomic collapse states when they enter the positive (or negative) energy continuum. A smooth transition from the single-impurity behavior to the dipole one is observed: The states diving towards the continuum in the single-impurity case are gradually replaced by a series of anticrossings that represent a continuation of the diving states in the single-impurity case. By studying the local density of states at the edge of the dipole we show how the series of anticrossings persist in the positive and negative continuum. |
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American Physical Society |
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New York, N.Y |
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2018-10-23 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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3.836 |
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8 |
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; We thank Matthias Van der Donck for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the Research Foundation of Flanders (FWO-V1) through an aspirant research grant for R.V.P. and a postdoctoral grant for B.V.D. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:154728UA @ admin @ c:irua:154728 |
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5094 |
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Beckers, A.; Thewissen, M.; Sorée, B. |
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Energy filtering in silicon nanowires and nanosheets using a geometric superlattice and its use for steep-slope transistors |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Journal of applied physics |
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J Appl Phys |
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124 |
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14 |
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144304 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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This paper investigates energy filtering in silicon nanowires and nanosheets by resonant electron tunneling through a geometric superlattice. A geometric superlattice is any kind of periodic geometric feature along the transport direction of the nanowire or nanosheet. Multivalley quantum-transport simulations are used to demonstrate the manifestation of minibands and minibandgaps in the transmission spectra of such a superlattice. We find that the presence of different valleys in the conduction band of silicon favors a nanowire with a rectangular cross section for effective energy filtering. The obtained energy filter can consequently be used in the source extension of a field-effect transistor to prevent high-energy electrons from contributing to the leakage current. Self-consistent Schrodinger-Poisson simulations in the ballistic limit show minimum subthreshold swings of 6 mV/decade for geometric superlattices with indentations. The obtained theoretical performance metrics for the simulated devices are compared with conventional III-V superlatticeFETs and TunnelFETs. The adaptation of the quantum transmitting boundary method to the finite-element simulation of 3-D structures with anisotropic effective mass is presented in Appendixes A and B. Our results bare relevance in the search for steep-slope transistor alternatives which are compatible with the silicon industry and can overcome the power-consumption bottleneck inherent to standard CMOS technologies. Published by AIP Publishing. |
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American Institute of Physics |
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New York, N.Y. |
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2018-10-11 |
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0021-8979; 1089-7550 |
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2.068 |
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3 |
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Most recent IF: 2.068 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:154729UA @ admin @ c:irua:154729 |
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Van der Donck, M.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Rich many-body phase diagram of electrons and holes in doped monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Physical review B |
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Phys Rev B |
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98 |
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11 |
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115432 |
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We use a variational technique to study the many-body phase diagram of electrons and holes in n-doped and p-doped monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). We find a total of four different phases. (i) A fully spin polarized and valley polarized ferromagnetic state. (ii) A state with no global spin polarization but with spin polarization in each valley separately, i.e., spin-valley locking. (iii) A state with spin polarization in one of the valleys and little to no spin polarization in the other valley. (iv) A paramagnetic state with no valley polarization. These phases are separated by first-order phase transitions and are determined by the particle density and the dielectric constant of the substrate. We find that in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field the four different phases persist. In the case of n-doped MoS2, a fifth phase, which is completely valley polarized but not spin polarized, appears for magnetic fields larger than 7 T and for magnetic fields larger than 23 T completely replaces the second phase. |
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American Physical Society |
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New York, N.Y |
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2018-09-24 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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3.836 |
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8 |
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; This work was supported by the Research Foundation of Flanders (FWO-Vl) through an aspirant research grant for MVDD and by the FLAG-ERA project TRANS-2D-TMD. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153622UA @ admin @ c:irua:153622 |
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5125 |
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Bizindavyi, J.; Verhulst, A.S.; Sorée, B.; Groeseneken, G. |
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Impact of calibrated band-tails on the subthreshold swing of pocketed TFETs |
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P1 Proceeding |
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2018 |
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Conference digest
T2 – 76th Device Research Conference (DRC), JUN 24-27, 2018, Santa Barbara, CA |
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P1 Proceeding; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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2018-09-07 |
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978-1-5386-3028-0 |
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Most recent IF: NA |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:153780 |
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5217 |
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Nakhaee, M.; Ketabi, S.A.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Dirac nodal line in bilayer borophene : tight-binding model and low-energy effective Hamiltonian |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Physical review B |
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Phys Rev B |
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98 |
Issue |
11 |
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115413 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Bilayer hexagonal borophene, which is bound together through pillars, is a novel topological semimetal. Using density functional theory, we investigate its electronic band structure and show that it is a Dirac material which exhibits a nodal line. A tight-binding model was constructed based on the Slater-Koster approach, which accurately models the electronic spectrum. We constructed an effective four-band model Hamiltonian to describe the spectrum near the nodal line. This Hamiltonian can be used as a new platform to study the new properties of nodal line semimetals. We found that the nodal line is created by edge states and is very robust against perturbations and impurities. Breaking symmetries can split the nodal line, but cannot open a gap. |
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American Physical Society |
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New York, N.Y |
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2018-09-06 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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Impact Factor |
3.836 |
Times cited |
19 |
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; This work was supported by the Methusalem program of the Flemish government and the graphene FLAG-ERA project TRANS-2D-TMD. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153649UA @ admin @ c:irua:153649 |
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5090 |
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Dong, H.M.; Xu, W.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Electrical generation of terahertz blackbody radiation from graphene |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
Publication |
Optics express |
Abbreviated Journal |
Opt Express |
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26 |
Issue |
19 |
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24621-24626 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Recent experimental work on the application of graphene for novel illumination motivated us to present a theoretical study of the blackbody radiation emission from a freely suspended graphene driven by a dc electric field. Strong terahertz (THz) emission, with intensity up to mW/cm(2), can be generated with increasing electric field strength due to the heating of electrons in graphene. We show that the intensity of the THz emission generated electrically from graphene depends rather sensitively on the lattice temperature in relatively weak electric fields, whereas it is less sensitive to the lattice temperature in relative strong electric fields. Our study highlights the practical application of graphene as intense THz source where the radiation is generated electrically. (C) 2018 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement |
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2018-09-05 |
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1094-4087 |
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Impact Factor |
3.307 |
Times cited |
14 |
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; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (11604380, 11574319); Center of Science and Technology of Hefei Academy of Science (2016FXZY002); Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province (2016FC001). ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.307 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153632UA @ admin @ c:irua:153632 |
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5095 |
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Van Pottelberge, R.; Zarenia, M.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Magnetic field dependence of atomic collapse in bilayer graphene |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Physical review B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Rev B |
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98 |
Issue |
11 |
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115406 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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The spectrum of a Coulomb impurity in bilayer graphene is investigated as function of the strength of a perpendicular magnetic field for different values of the angular quantum number m and for different values of the gate voltage. We point out fundamental differences between the results from the two-band and four-band model. The supercritical instability and fall-to-center phenomena are investigated in the presence of a magnetic field. We find that in the four-band model the fall-to-center phenomenon occurs as in monolayer graphene, while this is not the case in the two-band model. We find that in a magnetic field the supercritical instability manifests itself as a series of anticrossings in the hole part of the spectrum for states coming from the low-energy band. However, we also find very distinct anticrossings in the electron part of the spectrum that continue into the hole part, which are related to the higher energy band of the four-band model. At these anticrossings, we find a very sharp peak in the probability density close to the impurity, reminiscent for the fall-to-center phenomenon. In this paper, these peculiar and interesting effects are studied for different magnetic field, interlayer coupling, and bias potential strengths. |
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American Physical Society |
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New York, N.Y |
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2018-09-04 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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Impact Factor |
3.836 |
Times cited |
3 |
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; We thank Matthias Van der Donck and Ben Van Duppen for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem funding of the Flemish Government. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153654UA @ admin @ c:irua:153654 |
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5113 |
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Van der Donck, M.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Interlayer excitons in transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Physical review B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Rev B |
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98 |
Issue |
11 |
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115104 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Starting from the single-particle Dirac Hamiltonian for charge carriers in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), we construct a four-band Hamiltonian describing interlayer excitons consisting of an electron in one TMD layer and a hole in the other TMD layer. An expression for the electron-hole interaction potential is derived, taking into account the effect of the dielectric environment above, below, and between the two TMD layers as well as polarization effects in the transition metal layer and in the chalcogen layers of the TMD layers. We calculate the interlayer exciton binding energy and average in-plane interparticle distance for different TMD heterostructures. The effect of different dielectric environments on the exciton binding energy is investigated and a remarkable dependence on the dielectric constant of the barrier between the two layers is found, resulting from competing effects as a function of the in-plane and out-of-plane dielectric constants of the barrier. The polarization effects in the chalcogen layers, which in general reduce the exciton binding energy, can lead to an increase in binding energy in the presence of strong substrate effects by screening the substrate. The excitonic absorbance spectrum is calculated and we show that the interlayer exciton peak depends linearly on a perpendicular electric field, which agrees with recent experimental results. |
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American Physical Society |
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New York, N.Y |
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000443671900004 |
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2018-09-04 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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Impact Factor |
3.836 |
Times cited |
41 |
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; This work was supported by the Research Foundation of Flanders (FWO-Vl) through an aspirant research grant for MVDD and by the FLAG-ERA project TRANS-2D-TMD. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153653UA @ admin @ c:irua:153653 |
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5110 |
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Mulkers, J.; Hals, K.M.D.; Leliaert, J.; Milošević, M.V.; Van Waeyenberge, B.; Everschor-Sitte, K. |
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Effect of boundary-induced chirality on magnetic textures in thin films |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Physical review B |
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Phys Rev B |
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98 |
Issue |
6 |
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064429 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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In the quest for miniaturizing magnetic devices, the effects of boundaries and surfaces become increasingly important. Here we show how the recently predicted boundary-induced Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) affects the magnetization of ferromagnetic films with a C-infinity v symmetry and a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. For an otherwise uniformly magnetized film, we find a surface twist when the magnetization in the bulk is canted by an in-plane external field. This twist at the surfaces caused by the boundary-induced DMI differs from the common canting caused by internal DMI observed at the edges of a chiral magnet. Furthermore, we find that the surface twist due to the boundary-induced DMI strongly affects the width of the domain wall at the surfaces. We also find that the skyrmion radius increases in the depth of the film, with the average size of the skyrmion increasing with boundary-induced DMI. This increase suggests that the boundary-induced DMI contributes to the stability of the skyrmion. |
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American Physical Society |
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New York, N.Y |
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2018-08-31 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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Impact Factor |
3.836 |
Times cited |
9 |
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; The authors thank Matthias Sitte and Andre Thiaville for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO-Vlaanderen) through Project No. G098917N and the German Research Foundation (DFG) under the Project No. EV 196/2-1. J.L. is supported by the Ghent University Special Research Fund with a BOF postdoctoral fellowship. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153706UA @ admin @ c:irua:153706 |
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5093 |
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Kandemir, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Sahin, H. |
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Monitoring the effect of asymmetrical vertical strain on Janus single layers of MoSSe via spectrum |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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The journal of chemical physics |
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J Chem Phys |
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149 |
Issue |
8 |
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084707 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Using first principles calculations, we study the structural and phononic properties of the recently synthesized Janus type single layers of molybdenum dichalcogenides. The Janus MoSSe single layer possesses 2H crystal structure with two different chalcogenide sides that lead to out-of-plane anisotropy. By virtue of the asymmetric structure of the ultra-thin Janus type crystal, we induced the out-of-plane anisotropy to show the distinctive vertical pressure effect on the vibrational properties of the Janus material. It is proposed that for the corresponding Raman active optical mode of the Janus structure, the phase modulation and the magnitude ratio of the strained atom and its first neighbor atom adjust the distinctive change in the eigen-frequencies and Raman activity. Moreover, a strong variation in the Raman activity of the Janus structure is obtained under bivertical and univertical strains. Not only eigen-frequency shifts but also Raman activities of the optical modes of the Janus structure exhibit distinguishable features. This study reveals that the vertical anisotropic feature of the Janus structure under Raman measurement allows us to distinguish which side of the Janus crystal interacts with the externals (substrate, functional adlayers, or dopants). Published by AIP Publishing. |
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2018-08-30 |
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0021-9606 |
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Impact Factor |
2.965 |
Times cited |
11 |
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; Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H.S. acknowledges financial support from TUBITAK under Project No. 117F095. F.M.P. was supported by the FLAG-ERA-TRANS<INF>2D</INF>TMD. ; |
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Most recent IF: 2.965 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153711UA @ admin @ c:irua:153711 |
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5115 |
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Yagmurcukardes, M.; Peeters, F.M.; Sahin, H. |
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Electronic and vibrational properties of PbI2: From bulk to monolayer |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
Publication |
Physical review B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Rev B |
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98 |
Issue |
8 |
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085431 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Using first-principles calculations, we study the dependence of the electronic and vibrational properties of multilayered PbI2 crystals on the number of layers and focus on the electronic-band structure and the Raman spectrum. Electronic-band structure calculations reveal that the direct or indirect semiconducting behavior of PbI2 is strongly influenced by the number of layers. We find that at 3L thickness there is a direct-to-indirect band gap transition (from bulk-to-monolayer). It is shown that in the Raman spectrum two prominent peaks, A(1g) and E-g, exhibit phonon hardening with an increasing number of layers due to the interlayer van der Waals interaction. Moreover, the Raman activity of the A(1g) mode significantly increases with an increasing number of layers due to the enhanced out-of-plane dielectric constant in the few-layer case. We further characterize rigid-layer vibrations of low-frequency interlayer shear (C) and breathing (LB) modes in few-layer PbI2. A reduced monatomic (linear) chain model (LCM) provides a fairly accurate picture of the number of layers dependence of the low-frequency modes and it is shown also to be a powerful tool to study the interlayer coupling strength in layered PbI2. |
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American Physical Society |
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New York, N.Y |
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000442667200008 |
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2018-08-24 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
3.836 |
Times cited |
41 |
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; Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). H.S. acknowledges financial support from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) under Project No. 117F095. Part of this work was supported by FLAG-ERA project TRANS-2D-TMD. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153716UA @ admin @ c:irua:153716 |
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5097 |
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Torun, E.; Sahin, H.; Chaves, A.; Wirtz, L.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Ab initio and semiempirical modeling of excitons and trions in monolayer TiS3 |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Physical review B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Rev B |
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98 |
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7 |
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075419 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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We explore the electronic and the optical properties of monolayer TiS3, which shows in-plane anisotropy and is composed of a chain-like structure along one of the lattice directions. Together with its robust direct band gap, which changes very slightly with stacking order and with the thickness of the sample, the anisotropic physical properties of TiS3 make the material very attractive for various device applications. In this study, we present a detailed investigation on the effect of the crystal anisotropy on the excitons and the trions of the TiS3 monolayer. We use many-body perturbation theory to calculate the absorption spectrum of anisotropic TiS3 monolayer by solving the Bethe-Salpeter equation. In parallel, we implement and use a Wannier-Mott model for the excitons that takes into account the anisotropic effective masses and Coulomb screening, which are obtained from ab initio calculations. This model is then extended for the investigation of trion states of monolayer TiS3. Our calculations indicate that the absorption spectrum of monolayer TiS3 drastically depends on the polarization of the incoming light, which excites different excitons with distinct binding energies. In addition, the binding energies of positively and the negatively charged trions are observed to be distinct and they exhibit an anisotropic probability density distribution. |
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American Physical Society |
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New York, N.Y |
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000442342100002 |
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2018-08-21 |
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2469-9969; 2469-9950 |
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Impact Factor |
3.836 |
Times cited |
10 |
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; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the FLAG-ERA project TRANS-2D-TMD. H.S. acknowledges financial support from TUBITAK under Project No. 117F095. A.C. acknowledges support from the Brazilian Research Council (CNPq), through the PRONEX/FUNCAP and Science Without Borders programs, and from the Lemann Foundation. E.T. and L.W. acknowledge support from the National Research Fund, Luxembourg (IN-TER/ANR/13/20/NANOTMD). ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.836 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153721UA @ admin @ c:irua:153721 |
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5076 |
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Abdullah, H.M.; Bahlouli, H.; Peeters, F.M.; Van Duppen, B. |
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Confined states in graphene quantum blisters |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Journal of physics : condensed matter |
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J Phys-Condens Mat |
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30 |
Issue |
38 |
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385301 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Bilayer graphene samples may exhibit regions where the two layers are locally delaminated forming a so-called quanttun blister in the graphene sheet. Electron and hole states can be confined in this graphene quantum blisters (GQB) by applying a global electrostatic bias. We scrutinize the electronic properties of these confined states under the variation of interlayer bias, coupling, and blister's size. The spectra display strong anti-crossings due to the coupling of the confined states on upper and lower layers inside the blister. These spectra are layer localized where the respective confined states reside on either layer or equally distributed. For finite angular momentum, this layer localization can be at the edge of the blister and corresponds to degenerate modes of opposite momenta. Furthermore, the energy levels in GQB exhibit electron-hole symmetry that is sensitive to the electrostatic bias. Finally, we demonstrate that confinement in GQB persists even in the presence of a variation in the interlayer coupling. |
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2018-08-13 |
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0953-8984 |
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Impact Factor |
2.649 |
Times cited |
6 |
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; HMA and HB acknowledge the Saudi Center for Theoretical Physics (SCTP) for their generous support and the support of KFUPM under physics research group projects RG1502-1 and RG1502-2. This work is supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) by a post-doctoral fellowship (BVD). ; |
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Most recent IF: 2.649 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153620UA @ admin @ c:irua:153620 |
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5086 |
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Shi, W.; Callewaert, V.; Barbiellini, B.; Saniz, R.; Butterling, M.; Egger, W.; Dickmann, M.; Hugenschmidt, C.; Shakeri, B.; Meulenberg, R. W.; Brück, E.; Partoens, B.; Bansil, A.; Eijt, S.W. H. |
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Nature of the Positron State in CdSe Quantum Dots |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Physical review letters |
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Phys Rev Lett |
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121 |
Issue |
5 |
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057401 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Previous studies have shown that positron-annihilation spectroscopy is a highly sensitive probe of the electronic structure and surface composition of ligand-capped semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) embedded in thin films. The nature of the associated positron state, however, whether the positron is confined inside the QDs or localized at their surfaces, has so far remained unresolved. Our positron-annihilation lifetime spectroscopy studies of CdSe QDs reveal the presence of a strong lifetime component in the narrow range of 358–371 ps, indicating abundant trapping and annihilation of positrons at the surfaces of the QDs. Furthermore, our ab initio calculations of the positron wave function and lifetime employing a recent formulation of the weighted density approximation demonstrate the presence of a positron surface state and predict positron lifetimes close to experimental values. Our study thus resolves the long-standing question regarding the nature of the positron state in semiconductor QDs and opens the way to extract quantitative information on surface composition and ligand-surface interactions of colloidal semiconductor QDs through highly sensitive positron-annihilation techniques. |
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2018-08-02 |
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0031-9007 |
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Impact Factor |
8.462 |
Times cited |
6 |
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The work at Delft University of Technology was supported by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) grant of W. S. We acknowledge financial support for this research from ADEM, A green Deal in Energy Materials of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of The Netherlands. The PALS study is based upon experiments performed at the PLEPS instrument of the NEPOMUC facility at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Garching, Germany, and was supported by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Program, Key Action: Strengthening the European Research Area, Research Infrastructures, Contract No. 226507, NMI3. The work at the University of Maine was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMR-1206940. V. C. and R. S. were supported by the FWO-Vlaanderen through Project No. G. 0224.14N. Computational resources and services used in this work were in part provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center) and the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), both funded by the FWO-Vlaanderen and the Flemish Government (EWI Department). The work at Northeastern University was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences Grant No. DE-FG02-07ER46352 (core research), and benefited from Northeastern University’s Advanced Scientific Computation Center (ASCC), the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) through DOE Grant No. DE-AC02-05CH11231, and support (functionals for modeling positron spectros- copies of layered materials) from the DOE EFRC: Center for the Computational Design of Functional Layered Materials (CCDM) under DE-SC0012575. |
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Most recent IF: 8.462 |
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CMT @ cmt @c:irua:152999UA @ admin @ c:irua:152999 |
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5009 |
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Kalashami, H.G.; Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M. |
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Slippage dynamics of confined water in graphene oxide capillaries |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Physical review materials |
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2 |
Issue |
7 |
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074004 |
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The permeation of water between neighboring graphene oxide (GO) flakes, i.e., 2D nanochannels, are investigated using a simple model for the GO membrane. We simulate the hydrophilic behavior of nanocapillaries and study the effect of surface charge on the dynamical properties of water flow and the influence of Na+ and Cl- ions on water permeation. Our approach is based on extensive equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations to obtain a better understanding of water permeation through charged nanochannels in the presence of ions. We found significant change in the slippage dynamics of confined water such as a profound increase in viscosity/slip length with increasing charges over the surface. The slip length decreases one order of magnitude (i.e., 1/30) with increasing density of surface charge, while it increases by a factor of 2 with ion concentration. We found that commensurability induced by nanoconfinement plays an important role on the intrinsic dynamical properties of water. |
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American Physical Society |
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College Park, Md |
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000439435200006 |
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2018-07-23 |
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2475-9953 |
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; We acknowledge fruitful discussions with Andre K. Geim, Irina Grigorieva, and Rahul R. Nair. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem program. ; |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:152409UA @ admin @ c:irua:152409 |
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5128 |
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Vodolazov, D.Y.; Berdiyorov, G.; Peeters, F.M. |
Title |
Negative magnetoresistance in thin superconducting films with parallel orientation of current and magnetic field |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Physica: C : superconductivity |
Abbreviated Journal |
Physica C |
Volume |
552 |
Issue |
552 |
Pages |
64-66 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Thin superconducting films can exhibit negative magnetoresistance when an in-plane external magnetic field is aligned parallel with the transport current. We explain this effect as due to appearance of parallel vortices in the plain of the film at the first critical magnetic field H-c1 which leads to an enhancement of the superconducting properties and impedes the motion of the current induced perpendicular vortices. Our theoretical results are based on a numerical solution of the time-dependent and stationary 3D Ginzburg-Landau equations. |
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Amsterdam |
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000440786600012 |
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2018-07-20 |
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0921-4534 |
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Impact Factor |
1.404 |
Times cited |
6 |
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; The work is supported by the Russian Science Foundation Project No. 17-72-30036 and the Malthusian programme of the Flemish government. ; |
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Most recent IF: 1.404 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:153067UA @ admin @ c:irua:153067 |
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5117 |
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Zarenia, M.; Hamilton, A.R.; Peeters, F.M.; Neilson, D. |
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Multiband mechanism for the sign reversal of Coulomb drag observed in double bilayer graphene heterostructures |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Physical review letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys Rev Lett |
Volume |
121 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
036601 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Coupled 2D sheets of electrons and holes are predicted to support novel quantum phases. Two experiments of Coulomb drag in electron-hole (e-h) double bilayer graphene (DBLG) have reported an unexplained and puzzling sign reversal of the drag signal. However, we show that this effect is due to the multiband character of DBLG. Our multiband Fermi liquid theory produces excellent agreement and captures the key features of the experimental drag resistance for all temperatures. This demonstrates the importance of multiband effects in DBLG: they have a strong effect not only on superfluidity, but also on the drag. |
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New York, N.Y. |
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000438883600008 |
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2018-07-18 |
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0031-9007 |
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Impact Factor |
8.462 |
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7 |
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; We are grateful to Cory Dean, Emanuel Tutuc, and their research groups for discussing details of their experiments with us. This work was partially supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Methusalem program of the Flemish government, and the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (Project No. CE170100039). D. N. acknowledges support from the University of Camerino FAR project CESEMN. ; |
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Most recent IF: 8.462 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:152416UA @ admin @ c:irua:152416 |
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5116 |
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Khazaei, M.; Wang, V.; Sevik, C.; Ranjbar, A.; Arai, M.; Yunoki, S. |
Title |
Electronic structures of iMAX phases and their two-dimensional derivatives: A family of piezoelectric materials |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Physical review materials |
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2 |
Issue |
7 |
Pages |
074002 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Recently, a group of MAX phases, (Mo2/3Y1/3)(2)AlC, (Mo2/3Sc1/3)(2)AlC, (W2/3Sc1/3)(2)AlC,(W2/3Y1/3)(2)AlC, and (V-2/3 Zr-1/3)(2)AlC, with in-plane ordered double transition metals, named iMAX phases, have been synthesized. Experimentally, some of these MAX phases can be chemically exfoliated into two-dimensional (2D) single- or multilayered transition metal carbides, so-called MXenes. Accordingly, the 2D nanostructures derived from iMAX phases are named iMXenes. Here we investigate the structural stabilities and electronic structures of the experimentally discovered iMAX phases and their possible iMXene derivatives. We show that the iMAX phases and their pristine, F, or OH-terminated iMXenes are metallic. However, upon 0 termination, (Mo2/3Y1/3)(2)C, (Mo2/3Sc1/3)(2)C, (W2/3Y1/3)(2)C, and (W2/3Sc1/3)(2)C iMXenes turn into semiconductors. Owing to the absence of centrosymmetry, the semiconducting iMXenes may find applications in piezoelectricity. Our calculations reveal that the semiconducting iMXenes possess giant piezoelectric coefficients as large as 45 x 10(-)(10) C/m. |
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000438354500001 |
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2018-07-12 |
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2475-9953 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:193791 |
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7876 |
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Siriwardane, E.M.D.; Karki, P.; Sevik, C.; Cakir, D. |
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Electronic and mechanical properties of stiff rhenium carbide monolayers: A first-principles investigation |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Applied surface science |
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458 |
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Pages |
762-768 |
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A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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In this study, we predicted two new stable metallic Re-C based monolayer structures with a rectangular (r-ReC2) and a hexagonal (h-Re2C) crystal symmetry using first-principle calculations based on density functional theory. Our results obtained from mechanical and phonon calculations and high-temperature molecular dynamic simulations clearly proved the stability of these two-dimensional (2D) crystals. Interestingly, Re-C monolayers in common transition metal carbide structures (i.e. MXenes) were found to be unstable, contrary to expectations. We found that the stable structures, i.e. r-ReC2 and h-Re2C, display superior mechanical properties over the well-known 2D materials. The Young's modulus for r-ReC2 and h-Re2C are extremely high and were calculated as 351 (1310) and 617 (804) N/m (GPa), respectively. Both materials have larger Young's modulus values than the most of the well-known 2D materials. We showed that the combination of the short strong directional p-d bonds, the high coordination number of atoms in the unit-cell and high valence electron density result in strong mechanical properties. Due to its crystal structure, the r-ReC2 monolayer has anisotropic mechanical properties and the crystallographic direction parallel to the C-2 dimers is stiffer compared to perpendicular direction due to strong covalent bonding within C-2 dimers. h-Re2C was derived from the corresponding bulk structure for which we determined the critical thickness for the dynamically stable bulk-derived monolayer structures. In addition, we also investigated the electronic of these two stable structures. Both exhibit metallic behavior and Re-5d orbitals dominate the states around the Fermi level. Due to their ultra high mechanical stability and stiffness, these novel Re-C monolayers can be exploited in various engineering applications. |
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000441400000088 |
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2018-07-11 |
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0169-4332 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:193776 |
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7875 |
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Milovanović, S.P.; Peeters, F.M. |
Title |
Strained graphene structures : from valleytronics to pressure sensing |
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P1 Proceeding |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Nanostructured Materials For The Detection Of Cbrn |
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3-17
T2 - NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Nanos |
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P1 Proceeding; Pharmacology. Therapy; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Due to its strong bonds graphene can stretch up to 25% of its original size without breaking. Furthermore, mechanical deformations lead to the generation of pseudo-magnetic fields (PMF) that can exceed 300 T. The generated PMF has opposite direction for electrons originating from different valleys. We show that valley-polarized currents can be generated by local straining of multi-terminal graphene devices. The pseudo-magnetic field created by a Gaussian-like deformation allows electrons from only one valley to transmit and a current of electrons from a single valley is generated at the opposite side of the locally strained region. Furthermore, applying a pressure difference between the two sides of a graphene membrane causes it to bend/bulge resulting in a resistance change. We find that the resistance changes linearly with pressure for bubbles of small radius while the response becomes non-linear for bubbles that stretch almost to the edges of the sample. This is explained as due to the strong interference of propagating electronic modes inside the bubble. Our calculations show that high gauge factors can be obtained in this way which makes graphene a good candidate for pressure sensing. |
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000477758900001 |
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2018-07-11 |
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978-94-024-1306-9; 978-94-024-1304-5; 978-94-024-1303-8; 978-94-024-1303-8 |
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6 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:161972 |
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8583 |
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Kocabas, T.; Ozden, A.; Demiroglu, I.; Cakir, D.; Sevik, C. |
Title |
Determination of Dynamically Stable Electrenes toward Ultrafast Charging Battery Applications |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
The journal of physical chemistry letters |
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9 |
Issue |
15 |
Pages |
4267-4274 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Electrenes, an atomically thin form of layered electrides, are very recent members of the 2D materials family. In this work, we employed first principle calculations to determine stable, exfoliatable, and application-promising 2D electrene materials among possible M2X compounds, where M is a group II-A metal and X is a nonmetal element (C, N, P, As, and Sb). The promise of stable electrene compounds for battery applications is assessed via their exfoliation energy, adsorption properties, and migration energy barriers toward relevant Li, Na, K, and Ca atoms. Our calculations revealed five new stable electrene candidates in addition to previously known Ca2N and Sr2N. Among these seven dynamically stable electrenes, Ba2As, Ba2P, Ba2Sb, Ca2N, Sr2N, and Sr2P are found to be very promising for either K or Na ion batteries due to their extremely low migration energy barriers (5-16 meV), which roughly demonstrates 105 times higher mobility than graphene and two to four times higher mobility than other promising 2D materials such as MXene (Mo2C). |
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000440956500020 |
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2018-07-11 |
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1948-7185 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:193765 |
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7779 |
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Zhou, K.-G.; Vasu, K.S.; Cherian, C.T.; Neek-Amal, M.; Zhang, J.C.; Ghorbanfekr-Kalashami, H.; Huang, K.; Marshall, O.P.; Kravets, V.G.; Abraham, J.; Su, Y.; Grigorenko, A.N.; Pratt, A.; Geim, A.K.; Peeters, F.M.; Novoselov, K.S.; Nair, R.R. |
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Electrically controlled water permeation through graphene oxide membranes |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Nature |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nature |
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559 |
Issue |
7713 |
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236-+ |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
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Controlled transport of water molecules through membranes and capillaries is important in areas as diverse as water purification and healthcare technologies(1-7). Previous attempts to control water permeation through membranes (mainly polymeric ones) have concentrated on modulating the structure of the membrane and the physicochemical properties of its surface by varying the pH, temperature or ionic strength(3,8). Electrical control over water transport is an attractive alternative; however, theory and simulations(9-14) have often yielded conflicting results, from freezing of water molecules to melting of ice(14-16) under an applied electric field. Here we report electrically controlled water permeation through micrometre-thick graphene oxide membranes(17-21). Such membranes have previously been shown to exhibit ultrafast permeation of water(17,22) and molecular sieving properties(18,21), with the potential for industrial-scale production. To achieve electrical control over water permeation, we create conductive filaments in the graphene oxide membranes via controllable electrical breakdown. The electric field that concentrates around these current-carrying filaments ionizes water molecules inside graphene capillaries within the graphene oxide membranes, which impedes water transport. We thus demonstrate precise control of water permeation, from ultrafast permeation to complete blocking. Our work opens up an avenue for developing smart membrane technologies for artificial biological systems, tissue engineering and filtration. |
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London |
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000438240900052 |
Publication Date |
2018-07-05 |
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0028-0836 |
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Impact Factor |
40.137 |
Times cited |
216 |
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; This work was supported by the Royal Society, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK (EP/K016946/1, EP/N013670/1 and EP/P00119X/1), British Council (award reference number 279336045), European Research Council (contract 679689) and Lloyd's Register Foundation. We thank J. Waters for assisting with X-ray measurements and G. Yu for electrical measurements. ; |
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Most recent IF: 40.137 |
Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:152420UA @ admin @ c:irua:152420 |
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5096 |
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