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Author Vandelannoote, R.; Blommaert, W.; Sadurski, A.; Van 'T Dack, L.; Gijbels, R.; Van Grieken, R.; Bosch, B.; Leleu, M.; Rochon, J.; Sarcia, C.; Sureau, J.F.;
  Title Trace-elemental anomalies in surface water near a small lead-zinc mineralization at Menez-Albot (Brittany, France) Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1984 Publication Journal of geochemical exploration Abbreviated Journal J Geochem Explor
  Volume 20 Issue 1 Pages 33-46
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT); AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
  Abstract Sensitive multi-element analysis techniques were applied to water samples collected in the vicinity of a small Zn-Pb-Cu sulfide mineralization in the region of Menez-Albot (Finistère, France). The variation of the trace-element content along a local stream shows the presence of the mineralization, mainly through a simultaneous positive anomaly in solution for a group of about 10 elements (e.g. Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Sb) which are connected with this type of mineralization. The anomaly decreases steeply due to the influx of swamp water rich in Fe, Mn and organic matter. The precipitation barrier is reflected in the stream sediment composition. Contamination from fertilizers was observed in some samples.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language Wos A1984SF42900004 Publication Date 2003-08-07
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  ISSN 0375-6742; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.747 Times cited 4 Open Access
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  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:111449 Serial 3695
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Author Schryvers, D.; Boullay, P.; Potapov, P.L.; Kohn, R.V.; Ball, J.M.
  Title Microstructures and interfaces in Ni-Al martensite: comparing HRTEM observations with continuum theories Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2002 Publication International journal of solids and structures Abbreviated Journal Int J Solids Struct
  Volume 39 Issue Pages 3543-3554
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication Oxford Editor
  Language Wos 000176752500014 Publication Date 2002-10-14
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  ISSN 0020-7683; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.76 Times cited 13 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.76; 2002 IF: 1.080
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:48771 Serial 2078
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Author Borhani, A.H.; Berghmans, H.; Trashin, S.; De Wael, K.; Fago, A.; Moens, L.; Habibi-Rezaei, M.; Dewilde, S.
  Title Kinetic properties and heme pocket structure of two domains of the polymeric hemoglobin of Artemia in comparison with the native molecule Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Biochimica et biophysica acta : proteins and proteomics Abbreviated Journal Bba-Proteins Proteom
  Volume 1854 Issue 10a Pages 1307-1316
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
  Abstract In this project, we studied some physicochemical properties of two different globin domains of the polymeric hemoglobin of the brine shrimp Artemia salina and compared them with those of the native molecule. Two domains (AsHbC1D1 and AsHbC1D5) were cloned and expressed in BL21(DE3)pLysS strain of Escherichiacoli. The recombinant proteins as well as the native hemoglobin (AfHb) were purified from bacteria and frozen Artemia, respectively by standard chromatographic methods and assessed by SDS-PAGE. The heme environment of these proteins was studied by optical spectroscopy and ligand-binding kinetics (e.g. CO association and O2 binding affinity) were measured for the two recombinant proteins and the native hemoglobin. This indicates that the CO association rate for AsHbC1D1 is higher than that of AsHbC1D5 and AfHb, while the calculated P50 value for AsHbC1D1 is lower than that of AsHbC1D5 and AfHb. The geminate and bimolecular rebinding parameters indicate a significant difference between both domains. Moreover, EPR results showed that the heme pocket in AfHb is in a more closed conformation than the heme pocket in myoglobin. Finally, the reduction potential of − 0.13 V versus the standard hydrogen electrode was determined for AfHb by direct electrochemical measurements. It is about 0.06 V higher than the potential of the single domain AsHbC1D5. This work shows that each domain in the hemoglobin of Artemia has different characteristics of ligand binding.
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  Language Wos 000362307500008 Publication Date 2015-05-22
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  ISSN 1570-9639 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
  Impact Factor (up) 2.773 Times cited Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the general grant for visiting scholar of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of I. R. Iran and by the University of Antwerp. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.773; 2015 IF: 2.747
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:125909 Serial 5683
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Author Rehor, I.; Mackova, H.; Filippov, S.K.; Kucka, J.; Proks, V.; Slegerova, J.; Turner, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Ledvina, M.; Hruby, M.; Cigler, P.;
  Title Fluorescent nanodiamonds with bioorthogonally reactive protein-resistant polymeric coatings Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication ChemPlusChem Abbreviated Journal Chempluschem
  Volume 79 Issue 1 Pages 21-24
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract The novel synthesis of a polymeric interface grown from the surface of bright fluorescent nanodiamonds is reported. The polymer enables bioorthogonal attachment of various molecules by click chemistry; the particles are resistant to nonspecific protein adsorption and show outstanding colloidal stability in buffers and biological media. The coating fully preserves the unique optical properties of the nitrogen-vacancy centers that are crucial for bioimaging and sensoric applications.
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  Language Wos 000337974900002 Publication Date 2013-12-11
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  ISSN 2192-6506; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.797 Times cited 34 Open Access
  Notes EU 7FP Program (no.262348); European Soft Matter Infrastructure; ESMI; ERC (grant no.246791)-COUNTATOMS; FWO Approved Most recent IF: 2.797; 2014 IF: 2.997
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:113088 Serial 1235
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Author Wang, J.; Nguyen, M.D.; Gauquelin, N.; Verbeeck, J.; Do, M.T.; Koster, G.; Rijnders, G.; Houwman, E.
  Title On the importance of the work function and electron carrier density of oxide electrodes for the functional properties of ferroelectric capacitors Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Status Solidi-R
  Volume 14 Issue 14 Pages 1900520
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract It is important to understand the effect of the interfaces between the oxide electrode layers and the ferroelectric layer on the polarization response for optimizing the device performance of all-oxide ferroelectric devices. Herein, the effects of the oxide La0.07Ba0.93SnO3 (LBSO) as an electrode material in an PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3 (PZT) ferroelectric capacitor are compared with those of the more commonly used SrRuO3 (SRO) electrode. SRO (top)/PZT/SRO (bottom), SRO/PZT/LBSO, and SRO/PZT/2 nm SRO/LBSO devices are fabricated. Only marginal differences in crystalline properties, determined by X-ray diffraction and scanning transmission electron microscopy, are found. High-quality polarization loops are obtained, but with a much larger coercive field for the SRO/PZT/LBSO device. In contrast to the SRO/PZT/SRO device, the polarization decreases strongly with increasing field cycling. This fatigue problem can be remedied by inserting a 2 nm SRO layer between PZT and LBSO. It is argued that strongly increased charge injection into the PZT occurs at the bottom interface, because of the low PZT/LBSO interfacial barrier and the much lower carrier density in LBSO, as compared with that in SRO, causing a low dielectric constant, depleted layer in LBSO. The charge injection creates a trapped space charge in the PZT, causing the difference in fatigue behavior.
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  Language Wos 000506195600001 Publication Date 2019-12-12
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  ISSN 1862-6254 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.8 Times cited 6 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes ; This work was supported by Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek through grant no.13HTSM01. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.8; 2020 IF: 3.032
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:165681 Serial 6316
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Author Nord, M.; Webster, R.W.H.; Paton, K.A.; McVitie, S.; McGrouther, D.; MacLaren, I.; Paterson, G.W.
  Title Fast pixelated detectors in scanning transmission electron microscopy. Part I: data acquisition, live processing, and storage Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Microscopy And Microanalysis Abbreviated Journal Microsc Microanal
  Volume 26 Issue 4 Pages Pii S1431927620001713-666
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract The use of fast pixelated detectors and direct electron detection technology is revolutionizing many aspects of scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). The widespread adoption of these new technologies is impeded by the technical challenges associated with them. These include issues related to hardware control, and the acquisition, real-time processing and visualization, and storage of data from such detectors. We discuss these problems and present software solutions for them, with a view to making the benefits of new detectors in the context of STEM more accessible. Throughout, we provide examples of the application of the technologies presented, using data from a Medipix3 direct electron detector. Most of our software are available under an open source licence, permitting transparency of the implemented algorithms, and allowing the community to freely use and further improve upon them.
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  Language Wos 000555537900004 Publication Date 2020-07-06
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  ISSN 1431-9276 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.8 Times cited 4 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes ; The performance of this work was mainly supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) of the UK via the project “Fast Pixel Detectors: a paradigm shift in STEM imaging” (grant no. EP/M009963/1). G.W.P. received additional support from the EPSRC under grant no. EP/M024423/1. M.N. received additional support for this work from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 838001. The studentship of R.W.H.W. was supported by the EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership grant no. EP/N509668/1. S.McV. was supported by EPSRC grant no. EP/M024423/1. I.M. was supported by EPSRC grant no. EP/M009963/1. The studentship of K.A.P. was funded entirely by the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Industrial CASE studentship “Next2 TEM Detection” (no. ST/P002471/1) with Quantum Detectors Ltd. as the industrial partner. D.McG. was also supported by EPSRC grant no. EP/M009963/1. As an inventor of intellectual property related to the MERLIN detector hardware, he is a beneficiary of the license agreement between the University of Glasgow and Quantum Detectors Ltd. The development of the integration of TopSpin with the Merlin readout of the Medipix3 camera has been performed with the aid of financial assistance from the EPSRC under grant no. EP/R511705/1 and through direct collaboration between NanoMEGAS and Quantum Detectors Ltd. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.8; 2020 IF: 1.891
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:171185 Serial 6518
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Author Paterson, G.W.; Webster, R.W.H.; Ross, A.; Paton, K.A.; Macgregor, T.A.; McGrouther, D.; MacLaren, I.; Nord, M.
  Title Fast pixelated detectors in scanning transmission electron microscopy. part II : post-acquisition data processing, visualization, and structural characterization Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Microscopy And Microanalysis Abbreviated Journal Microsc Microanal
  Volume 26 Issue 5 Pages 944-963
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Fast pixelated detectors incorporating direct electron detection (DED) technology are increasingly being regarded as universal detectors for scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), capable of imaging under multiple modes of operation. However, several issues remain around the post-acquisition processing and visualization of the often very large multidimensional STEM datasets produced by them. We discuss these issues and present open source software libraries to enable efficient processing and visualization of such datasets. Throughout, we provide examples of the analysis methodologies presented, utilizing data from a 256 x 256 pixel Medipix3 hybrid DED detector, with a particular focus on the STEM characterization of the structural properties of materials. These include the techniques of virtual detector imaging; higher-order Laue zone analysis; nanobeam electron diffraction; and scanning precession electron diffraction. In the latter, we demonstrate a nanoscale lattice parameter mapping with a fractional precision <= 6 x 10(-4) (0.06%).
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  Language Wos 000576859800011 Publication Date 2020-09-04
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  ISSN 1431-9276 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.8 Times cited 3 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes ; G.W.P. and M.N. were the principal authors of the fpd and pixStem libraries reported herein (details of all contributions are documented in the repositories) and have made all of these available under open source licence GPLv3 for the benefit of the community. R.W.H.W., A.R., and K.A.P. have also made contributions to the source codes in these libraries. G.W.P and M.N. have led the data acquisition and analysis, and the drafting of this manuscript. The performance of this work was mainly supported by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) of the UK via the project “Fast Pixel Detectors: a paradigm shift in STEM imaging” (Grant No. EP/M009963/1). G.W.P. received additional support from the EPSRC under Grant No. EP/M024423/1. M.N. received additional support for this work from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 838001. R.W.H.W., A.R., K.A.P., T.A.M., D.McG., and I.M. have all contributed either through acquisition and analysis of data or through participation in the revision of the manuscript. The studentships of R.W.H.W. and T.A.M. were supported by the EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership Grant No. EP/N509668/1. I.M. and D.McG. were supported by EPSRC Grant No. EP/M009963/1. The studentship of K.A.P. was funded entirely by the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Industrial CASE studentship “Next2 TEM Detection” (No. ST/ P002471/1) with Quantum Detectors Ltd. as the industrial partner. As an inventor of intellectual property related to the MERLIN detector hardware, D.McG. is a beneficiary of the license agreement between the University of Glasgow and Quantum Detectors Ltd. We thank Diamond Quantum Detectors Ltd. for Medipix3 detector support; Dr. Bruno Humbel from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology; and Dr. Caroline Kizilyaprak from the University of Lausanne for providing the liver sample; Dr. Ingrid Hallsteinsen and Prof. Thomas Tybell from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) for providing the La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/LaFeO3/SrTiO3 sample shown in Figure 4; and NanoMEGAS for the loan of the DigiSTAR precession system and TopSpin acquisition software. The development of the integration of TopSpin with the Merlin readout of the Medipix3 camera has been performed with the aid of financial assistance from the EPSRC under Grant No. EP/R511705/1 and through direct collaboration between NanoMEGAS and Quantum Detectors Ltd. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.8; 2020 IF: 1.891
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:172695 Serial 6519
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Author Ning, S.; Xu, W.; Ma, Y.; Loh, L.; Pennycook, T.J.; Zhou, W.; Zhang, F.; Bosman, M.; Pennycook, S.J.; He, Q.; Loh, N.D.
  Title Accurate and Robust Calibration of the Uniform Affine Transformation Between Scan-Camera Coordinates for Atom-Resolved In-Focus 4D-STEM Datasets Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2022 Publication Microscopy and microanalysis Abbreviated Journal Microsc Microanal
  Volume Issue Pages 1-11
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Accurate geometrical calibration between the scan coordinates and the camera coordinates is critical in four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy (4D-STEM) for both quantitative imaging and ptychographic reconstructions. For atomic-resolved, in-focus 4D-STEM datasets, we propose a hybrid method incorporating two sub-routines, namely a J-matrix method and a Fourier method, which can calibrate the uniform affine transformation between the scan-camera coordinates using raw data, without a priori knowledge about the crystal structure of the specimen. The hybrid method is found robust against scan distortions and residual probe aberrations. It is also effective even when defects are present in the specimen, or the specimen becomes relatively thick. We will demonstrate that a successful geometrical calibration with the hybrid method will lead to a more reliable recovery of both the specimen and the electron probe in a ptychographic reconstruction. We will also show that, although the elimination of local scan position errors still requires an iterative approach, the rate of convergence can be improved, and the residual errors can be further reduced if the hybrid method can be firstly applied for initial calibration. The code is made available as a simple-to-use tool to correct affine transformations of the scan-camera coordinates in 4D-STEM experiments.
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  Language Wos 000767045700001 Publication Date 2022-03-09
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  Impact Factor (up) 2.8 Times cited Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes N. D. Loh kindly acknowledges support from NUS Early Career Research Award (R-154-000-B35-133), MOE’s AcRF Tier 1 grant nr. R-284-000-172-114 and NRF CRP grant number NRF-CRP16-2015-05. Q. He would also like to acknowledge the support of the National Research Foundation (NRF) Singapore, under its NRF Fellowship (NRF-NRFF11-2019-0002). W. Zhou acknowledges the support from Beijing Outstanding Young Scientist Program (BJJWZYJH01201914430039). F. Zhang acknowledges the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11775105, 12074167). T. J. Pennycook acknowledges funding under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme from the European Research Council (ERC) Grant agreement No. 802123-HDEM. Approved Most recent IF: 2.8
  Call Number EMAT @ emat @c:irua:186958 Serial 6957
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Author Duarte-Neto, P.; Stosic, B.; Stosic, T.; Lessa, R.; Milošević, M.V.; Stanley, H.E.
  Title Multifractal properties of a closed contour : a peek beyond the shape analysis Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication PLoS ONE Abbreviated Journal Plos One
  Volume 9 Issue 12 Pages e115262
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract In recent decades multifractal analysis has been successfully applied to characterize the complex temporal and spatial organization of such diverse natural phenomena as heartbeat dynamics, the dendritic shape of neurons, retinal vessels, rock fractures, and intricately shaped volcanic ash particles. The characterization of multifractal properties of closed contours has remained elusive because applying traditional methods to their quasi-one-dimensional nature yields ambiguous answers. Here we show that multifractal analysis can reveal meaningful and sometimes unexpected information about natural structures with a perimeter well-defined by a closed contour. To this end, we demonstrate how to apply multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis, originally developed for the analysis of time series, to an arbitrary shape of a given study object. In particular, we show the application of the method to fish otoliths, calcareous concretions located in fish's inner ear. Frequently referred to as the fish's “black box”, they contain a wealth of information about the fish's life history and thus have recently attracted increasing attention. As an illustrative example, we show that a multifractal approach can uncover unexpected relationships between otolith contours and size and age of fish at maturity.
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  Language Wos 000347239900030 Publication Date 2014-12-26
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  ISSN 1932-6203; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.806 Times cited 6 Open Access
  Notes ; Funding: This work was supported by CNPq, Brazil (Projects No. 201506/2011-4, No. 303251/2010-7, and No. 306719/2012-6). MVM acknowledges support from Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vlaanderen) and CAPES PVE action No. BEX1392/ 11-5. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.806; 2014 IF: 3.234
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:123770 Serial 2218
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Author Domingos, J.L.C.; Peeters, F.M.; Ferreira, W.P.
  Title Self-assembly and clustering of magnetic peapod-like rods with tunable directional interaction Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2018 Publication PLoS ONE Abbreviated Journal Plos One
  Volume 13 Issue 4 Pages e0195552
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Based on extensive Langevin Dynamics simulations we investigate the structural properties of a two-dimensional ensemble of magnetic rods with a peapod-like morphology, i.e, rods consisting of aligned single dipolar beads. Self-assembled configurations are studied for different directions of the dipole with respect to the rod axis. We found that with increasing misalignment of the dipole from the rod axis, the smaller the packing fraction at which the percolation transition is found. For the same density, the system exhibits different aggregation states for different misalignment. We also study the stability of the percolated structures with respect to temperature, which is found to be affected by the microstructure of the assembly of rods.
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  Impact Factor (up) 2.806 Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.806
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:150778UA @ admin @ c:irua:150778 Serial 4977
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Author Mannaerts, D.; Faes, E.; Cos, P.; Briedé, J.J.; Gyselaers, W.; Cornette, J.; Gorbanev, Y.; Bogaerts, A.; Spaanderman, M.; Van Craenenbroeck, E.; Jacquemyn, Y.; Torrens, C.
  Title Oxidative stress in healthy pregnancy and preeclampsia is linked to chronic inflammation, iron status and vascular function Type University Hospital Antwerp
  Year 2018 Publication PLoS ONE Abbreviated Journal Plos One
  Volume 13 Issue 9 Pages e0202919
  Keywords University Hospital Antwerp; A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT); Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre (ASTARC); Translational Pathophysiological Research (TPR)
  Abstract Background

During normal pregnancy, placental oxidative stress (OS) is present during all three trimesters and is necessary to obtain normal cell function. However, if OS reaches a certain level, pregnancy complications might arise. In preeclampsia (PE), a dangerous pregnancy specific hypertensive disorder, OS induced in the ischemic placenta causes a systemic inflammatory response and activates maternal endothelial cells. In this study, we aimed to quantify superoxide concentrations (as a measure of systemic OS) using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and correlate them to markers of systemic inflammation, iron status and vascular function.

Methods

Fifty-nine women with a healthy pregnancy (HP), 10 non-pregnant controls (NP) and 28 PE patients (32±3.3weeks) were included. During HP, blood samples for superoxide, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), mean platelet volume (MPV) and iron status were taken at 10, 25 and 39 weeks. Vascular measurements for arterial stiffness (carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (CF-PWV), augmentation index (AIx), augmentation Pressure (AP)) and microvascular endothelial function (reactive hyperemia index (RHI)) were performed at 35 weeks. In PE, all measurements were performed at diagnosis. CMH (1-hydroxy-3-methoxycarbonyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine) was used as spin probe for EPR, since the formed CM radical

corresponds to the amount of superoxide.

Results

Superoxide concentration remains stable during pregnancy (p = 0.92), but is significantly higher compared to the NP controls (p<0.0001). At 25 weeks, there is a significant positive correlation between superoxide and ferritin concentration. (p = 0.04) In PE, superoxide, systemic inflammation and iron status are much higher compared to HP (all p<0.001). During HP, superoxide concentrations correlate significantly with arterial stiffness (all p<0.04), while in PE superoxide is significantly correlated to microvascular endothelial function (p = 0.03).

Conclusions

During HP there is an increased but stable oxidative environment, which is correlated to ferritin concentration. If superoxide levels increase, there is an augmentation in arterial stiffness. In PE pregnancies, systemic inflammation and superoxide concentrations are higher and result in a deterioration of endothelial function. Together, these findings support the hypothesis that vascular function is directly linked to the amount of OS and that measurement of OS in combination with vascular function tests might be used in the prediction of PE.
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  Impact Factor (up) 2.806 Times cited 15 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes This study is part of a PhD-thesis which is supported by the University of Antwerp and the Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the Antwerp University Hospital. The University of Antwerp provides the earnings for the principal investigator (DM) who is responsible for the design of the study, data collection and interpretation and writing of the manuscript. The Antwerp University Hospital supports the financial part of data collection. EMVC is supported by the fund for scientific research-Flanders (FWO) as senior clinical investigator. Approved Most recent IF: 2.806
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Author Smits, M.; Vanpachtenbeke, F.; Horemans, B.; De Wael, K.; Hauchecorne, B.; Van Langenhove, H.; Demeestere, K.; Lenaerts, S.
  Title Effect of operating and sampling conditions on the exhaust gas composition of small-scale power generators Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication PLoS ONE Abbreviated Journal Plos One
  Volume 7 Issue 3 Pages e32825-e32825,10
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation); Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
  Abstract Small stationary diesel engines, like in generator sets, have limited emission control measures and are therefore responsible for 44% of the particulate matter (PM) emissions in the United States. The diesel exhaust composition depends on operating conditions of the combustion engine. Furthermore, the measurements are influenced by the used sampling method. This study examines the effect of engine loading and exhaust gas dilution on the composition of small-scale power generators. These generators are used in different operating conditions than road-transport vehicles, resulting in different emission characteristics. Experimental data were obtained for gaseous volatile organic compounds (VOC) and PM mass concentration, elemental composition and nitrate content. The exhaust composition depends on load condition because of its effect on fuel consumption, engine wear and combustion temperature. Higher load conditions result in lower PM concentration and sharper edged particles with larger aerodynamic diameters. A positive correlation with load condition was found for K, Ca, Sr, Mn, Cu, Zn and Pb adsorbed on PM, elements that originate from lubricating oil or engine corrosion. The nitrate concentration decreases at higher load conditions, due to enhanced nitrate dissociation to gaseous NO at higher engine temperatures. Dilution on the other hand decreases PM and nitrate concentration and increases gaseous VOC and adsorbed metal content. In conclusion, these data show that operating and sampling conditions have a major effect on the exhaust gas composition of small-scale diesel generators. Therefore, care must be taken when designing new experiments or comparing literature results.
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  Impact Factor (up) 2.806 Times cited 5 Open Access
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.806; 2012 IF: 3.730
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:96545 Serial 5581
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Author Tilleman, L.; De Henau, S.; Pauwels, M.; Nagy, N.; Pintelon, I.; Braeckman, B.P.; De Wael, K.; Van Doorslaer, S.; Adriaensen, D.; Timmermans, J.-P.; Moens, L.; Dewilde, S.
  Title An N-myristoylated globin with a redox-sensing function that regulates the defecation cycle in Caenorhabditis elegans Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication PLoS ONE Abbreviated Journal Plos One
  Volume 7 Issue 12 Pages e48768-9
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
  Abstract Globins occur in all kingdoms of life where they fulfill a wide variety of functions. In the past they used to be primarily characterized as oxygen transport/storage proteins, but since the discovery of new members of the globin family like neuroglobin and cytoglobin, more diverse and complex functions have been assigned to this heterogeneous family. Here we propose a function for a membrane-bound globin of C. elegans, GLB-26. This globin was predicted to be myristoylated at its N-terminus, a post-translational modification only recently described in the globin family. In vivo, this globin is found in the membrane of the head mesodermal cell and in the tail stomato-intestinal and anal depressor muscle cells. Since GLB-26 is almost directly oxidized when exposed to oxygen, we postulate a possible function as electron transfer protein. Phenotypical studies show that GLB-26 takes part in regulating the length of the defecation cycle in C. elegans under oxidative stress conditions.
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  Language Wos 000313236200008 Publication Date 2012-12-12
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 1932-6203 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.806 Times cited 6 Open Access
  Notes ; SDH is a Ph.D. fellow of the Fund for Scientific Research (FWO). Financial support to SD and LM was provided by the University of Antwerp (BOF UA TOP 2006) and to SD, LM, BPB, by FWO project G.0247.09. The UltraVIEW VoX spinning disk confocal microscope was purchased with support of the Hercules Foundation (Hercules Type 1: AUHA 09/001). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.806; 2012 IF: 3.730
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:102591 Serial 5741
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Author Van Tendeloo, M.; Bundervoet, B.; Carlier, N.; Van Beeck, W.; Mollen, H.; Lebeer, S.; Colsen, J.; Vlaeminck, S.E.
  Title Piloting carbon-lean nitrogen removal for energy-autonomous sewage treatment Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2021 Publication Environmental Science-Water Research & Technology Abbreviated Journal Environ Sci-Wat Res
  Volume 7 Issue 12 Pages 2268-2281
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
  Abstract Energy-autonomous sewage treatment can be achieved if nitrogen (N) removal does not rely on organic carbon (∼chemical oxygen demand, COD), so that a maximum of the COD can be redirected to energy recovery. Shortcut N removal technologies such as partial nitritation/anammox and nitritation/denitritation are therefore essential, enabling carbon- and energy-lean nitrogen removal. In this study, a novel three-reactor pilot design was tested and consisted of a denitrification, an intermittent aeration, and an anammox tank. A vibrating sieve was added for differential sludge retention time (SRT) control. The 13 m3 pilot was operated on pre-treated sewage (A-stage effluent) at 12–24 °C. Selective suppression of unwanted nitrite-oxidizing bacteria over aerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria was achieved with strict floccular SRT management combined with innovative aeration control, resulting in a minimal nitrate production ratio of 17 ± 10%. Additionally, anoxic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (AnAOB) activity could be maintained in the reactor for at least 150 days because of long granular SRT management and the anammox tank. Consequently, the COD/N removal ratio of 2.3 ± 0.7 demonstrated shortcut N removal almost three times lower than the currently applied nitrification/denitrification technology. The effluent total N concentrations of 17 ± 3 mg TN per L (at 21 ± 1 °C) and 17 ± 6 mg TN per L (at 15 ± 1 °C) were however too high for application at the sewage treatment plant Nieuwveer (Breda, The Netherlands). Corresponding N removal efficiencies were 52 ± 12% and 37 ± 21%, respectively. Further development should focus on redirecting more nitrite to AnAOB in the B-stage, exploring effluent-polishing options, or cycling nitrate for increased A-stage denitrification.
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  Language Wos 000714159900001 Publication Date 2021-10-29
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 2053-1400 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
  Impact Factor (up) 2.817 Times cited Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.817
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:183347 Serial 8383
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Author Zarenia, M.; Pereira, J.M.; Peeters, F.M.; Farias, G. de A.
  Title Topological confinement in an antisymmetric potential in bilayer graphene in the presence of a magnetic field Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Nanoscale research letters Abbreviated Journal Nanoscale Res Lett
  Volume 6 Issue Pages 452,1-452,10
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract We investigate the effect of an external magnetic field on the carrier states that are localized at a potential kink and a kink-antikink in bilayer graphene. These chiral states are localized at the interface between two potential regions with opposite signs.
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
  Language Wos 000293299800001 Publication Date 2011-07-14
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 1556-276X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.833 Times cited 4 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Brazilian agency CNPq (Pronex), the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the bilateral projects between Flanders and Brazil and FWO-CNPq. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.833; 2011 IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:91745 Serial 3674
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Author Abakumov, A.M.; Hadermann, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Antipov, E.V.
  Title Chemistry and structure of anion-deficient perovskites with translational interfaces Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2008 Publication Journal of the American Ceramic Society Abbreviated Journal J Am Ceram Soc
  Volume 91 Issue 6 Pages 1807-1813
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Columbus, Ohio Editor
  Language Wos 000256410700010 Publication Date 2008-04-29
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0002-7820;1551-2916; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.841 Times cited 39 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.841; 2008 IF: 2.101
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:70088 Serial 355
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Author Chen, J.H.; van Dyck, D.; op de Beeck, M.; van Landuyt, J.
  Title Computational comparisons between the conventional multislice method and the third-order multislice method for calculating high-energy electron diffraction and imaging Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1997 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
  Volume 69 Issue Pages 219-240
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
  Abstract
  Address
  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language Wos A1997YG59500001 Publication Date 0000-00-00
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0304-3991 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.843 Times cited 11 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 1997 IF: 1.600
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:21416 Serial 455
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Author Niermann, T.; Verbeeck, J.; Lehmann, M.
  Title Creating arrays of electron vortices Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
  Volume 136 Issue Pages 165-170
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract We demonstrate the production of an ordered array of electron vortices making use of an electron optical setup consisting of two electrostatic biprisms. The biprism filaments are oriented nearly orthogonal with respect to each other in a transmission electron microscope. Matching the position of the filaments, we can choose to form different topological features in the electron wave. We outline the working principle of the setup and demonstrate fist experimental results. This setup partially bridges the gap between angular momentum carried by electron spin, which is intrinsic and therefore present in any position of the wave, and angular momentum carried by the vortex character of the wave, which can be extrinsic depending on the axis around which it is measured. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language Wos 000327884700021 Publication Date 2013-10-15
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.843 Times cited 9 Open Access
  Notes FP7; Countatoms; Vortex ECASJO_; Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2014 IF: 2.436
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:112837UA @ admin @ c:irua:112837 Serial 538
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Author Kruse, P.; Schowalter, M.; Lamoen, D.; Rosenauer, A.; Gerthsen, D.
  Title Determination of the mean inner potential in III-V semiconductors, Si and Ge by density functional theory and electron holography Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2006 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
  Volume 106 Issue 2 Pages 105-113
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT);
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Editor
  Language Wos 000234535900005 Publication Date 2005-07-29
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.843 Times cited 50 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2006 IF: 1.706
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:56143 Serial 678
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Author Hadermann, J.; Abakumov, A.M.; Tsirlin, A.A.; Filonenko, V.P.; Gonnissen, J.; Tan, H.; Verbeeck, J.; Gemmi, M.; Antipov, E.V.; Rosner, H.
  Title Direct space structure solution from precession electron diffraction data: resolving heavy and light scatterers in Pb13Mn9O25 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
  Volume 110 Issue 7 Pages 881-890
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract The crystal structure of a novel compound Pb13Mn9O25 has been determined through a direct space structure solution with a Monte-Carlo-based global optimization using precession electron diffraction data (a=14.177(3) Å, c=3.9320(7) Å, SG P4/m, RF=0.239) and compositional information obtained from energy dispersive X-ray analysis and electron energy loss spectroscopy. This allowed to obtain a reliable structural model even despite the simultaneous presence of both heavy (Pb) and light (O) scattering elements and to validate the accuracy of the electron diffraction-based structure refinement. This provides an important benchmark for further studies of complex structural problems with electron diffraction techniques. Pb13Mn9O25 has an anion- and cation-deficient perovskite-based structure with the A-positions filled by the Pb atoms and 9/13 of the B positions filled by the Mn atoms in an ordered manner. MnO6 octahedra and MnO5 tetragonal pyramids form a network by sharing common corners. Tunnels are formed in the network due to an ordered arrangement of vacancies at the B-sublattice. These tunnels provide sufficient space for localization of the lone 6s2 electron pairs of the Pb2+ cations, suggested as the driving force for the structural difference between Pb13Mn9O25 and the manganites of alkali-earth elements with similar compositions.
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language Wos 000280050900023 Publication Date 2010-04-01
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.843 Times cited 24 Open Access
  Notes Fwo; Bof; Esteem Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2010 IF: 2.063
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:84085UA @ admin @ c:irua:84085 Serial 721
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Author Lubk, A.; Javon, E.; Cherkashin, N.; Reboh, S.; Gatel, C.; Hytch, M.
  Title Dynamic scattering theory for dark-field electron holography of 3D strain fields Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
  Volume 136 Issue Pages 42-49
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Dark-held electron holography maps strain in crystal lattices into reconstructed phases over large fields of view. Here we investigate the details of the lattice strain-reconstructed phase relationship by applying dynamic scattering theory both analytically and numerically. We develop efficient analytic linear projection rules for 3D strain fields, facilitating a straight-forward calculation of reconstructed phases from 3D strained materials. They are used in the following to quantify the influence of various experimental parameters like strain magnitude, specimen thickness, excitation error and surface relaxation. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language Wos 000327884700006 Publication Date 2013-07-29
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.843 Times cited 18 Open Access
  Notes European Union under the Seventh Framework Program under a contract for an Integrated Infrastructure Initiative (Reference312483 – ESTEEM2); esteem2_jra4 Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2014 IF: 2.436
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:112836 Serial 766
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Author Javon, E.; Lubk; Cours, R.; Reboh, S.; Cherkashin, N.; Houdellier, F.; Gatel, C.; Hytch, M.J.
  Title Dynamical effects in strain measurements by dark-field electron holography Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
  Volume 147 Issue Pages 70-85
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Here, we study the effect of dynamic scattering on the projected geometric phase and strain maps reconstructed using dark-field electron holography (DFEH) for non-uniformly strained crystals. The investigated structure consists of a {SiGe/Si} superlattice grown on a (001)-Si substrate. The three dimensional strain held within the thin TEM lamella is modelled by the finite element method. The observed projected strain is simulated in two ways by multiplying the strain at each depth in the crystal by a weighting function determined from a recently developed analytical two-beam dynamical theory, and by simply taking the average value. We demonstrate that the experimental results need to be understood in terms of the dynamical theory and good agreement is found between the experimental and simulated results. Discrepancies do remain for certain cases and are likely to be from an imprecision in the actual two-beam diffraction conditions, notably the deviation parameter, and points to limitations in the 2-beam approximation. Finally, a route towards a 3D reconstruction of strain fields is proposed. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language Wos 000343157400009 Publication Date 2014-07-02
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.843 Times cited 10 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2014 IF: 2.436
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121108 Serial 769
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Author Croitoru, M.D.; van Dyck, D.; Van Aert, S.; Bals, S.; Verbeeck, J.
  Title An efficient way of including thermal diffuse scattering in simulation of scanning transmission electron microscopic images Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2006 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
  Volume 106 Issue 10 Pages 933-940
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Vision lab
  Abstract We propose an improved image simulation procedure for atomic-resolution annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) based on the multislice formulation, which takes thermal diffuse scattering fully into account. The improvement with regard to the classical frozen phonon approach is realized by separating the lattice configuration statistics from the dynamical scattering so as to avoid repetitive calculations. As an example, the influence of phonon scattering on the image contrast is calculated and investigated. STEM image simulation of crystals can be applied with reasonable computing times to problems involving a large number of atoms and thick or large supercells.
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language Wos 000240397200006 Publication Date 2006-05-10
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.843 Times cited 18 Open Access
  Notes Fwo; Fwo-V Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2006 IF: 1.706
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:87604UA @ admin @ c:irua:87604 Serial 876
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Author Bladt, E.; Pelt, D.M.; Bals, S.; Batenburg, K.J.
  Title Electron tomography based on highly limited data using a neural network reconstruction technique Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
  Volume 158 Issue 158 Pages 81-88
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
  Abstract Gold nanoparticles are studied extensively due to their unique optical and catalytical properties. Their exact shape determines the properties and thereby the possible applications. Electron tomography is therefore often used to examine the three-dimensional (3D) shape of nanoparticles. However, since the acquisition of the experimental tilt series and the 3D reconstructions are very time consuming, it is difficult to obtain statistical results concerning the 3D shape of nanoparticles. Here, we propose a new approach for electron tomography that is based on artificial neural networks. The use of a new reconstruction approach enables us to reduce the number of projection images with a factor of 5 or more. The decrease in acquisition time of the tilt series and use of an efficient reconstruction algorithm allows us to examine a large amount of nanoparticles in order to retrieve statistical results concerning the 3D shape.
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language Wos 000361574800011 Publication Date 2015-07-10
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.843 Times cited 25 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes 335078 COLOURATOM; FWO; COST Action MP1207; 312483 ESTEEM2; esteem2jra4; ECASSara; (ROMEO:green; preprint:; postprint:can ; pdfversion:cannot); Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2015 IF: 2.436
  Call Number c:irua:126675 c:irua:126675 Serial 988
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Author Rosenauer, A.; Schowalter, M.; Titantah, J.T.; Lamoen, D.
  Title An emission-potential multislice approximation to simulate thermal diffuse scattering in high-resolution transmission electron microscopy Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2008 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
  Volume 108 Issue 12 Pages 1504-1513
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Thermal diffuse scattered electrons significantly contribute to high-resolution transmission electron microscopy images. Their intensity adds to the background and is peaked at positions of atomic columns. In this paper we suggest an approximation to simulate intensity of thermal diffuse scattered electrons in plane-wave illumination transmission electron microscopy using an emission-potential multislice algorithm which is computationally less intensive than the frozen lattice approximation or the mutual intensity approach. Intensity patterns are computed for Au and InSb for different crystal orientations. These results are compared with intensities from the frozen lattice approximation based on uncorrelated vibration of atoms as well as with the frozen phonon approximation for Au. The frozen phonon method uses a detailed phonon model based on force constants we computed by a density functional theory approach. The comparison shows that our suggested emission-potential method is in close agreement with both the frozen lattice and the frozen phonon approximations.
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language Wos 000260808300002 Publication Date 2008-04-21
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.843 Times cited 25 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2008 IF: 2.629
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:72919 Serial 1033
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Author Krause, F.F.; Ahl, J.P.; Tytko, D.; Choi, P.P.; Egoavil, R.; Schowalter, M.; Mehrtens, T.; Müller-Caspary, K.; Verbeeck, J.; Raabe, D.; Hertkorn, J.; Engl, K.; Rosenauer, A.
  Title Homogeneity and composition of AlInGaN : a multiprobe nanostructure study Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
  Volume 156 Issue 156 Pages 29-36
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract The electronic properties of quaternary AlInGaN devices significantly depend on the homogeneity of the alloy. The identification of compositional fluctuations or verification of random-alloy distribution is hence of grave importance. Here, a comprehensive multiprobe study of composition and compositional homogeneity is presented, investigating AlInGaN layers with indium concentrations ranging from 0 to 17 at% and aluminium concentrations between 0 and 39 at% employing high-angle annular dark field scanning electron microscopy (HAADF STEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and atom probe tomography (APT). EDX mappings reveal distributions of local concentrations which are in good agreement with random alloy atomic distributions. This was hence investigated with HAADF STEM by comparison with theoretical random alloy expectations using statistical tests. To validate the performance of these tests, HAADF STEM image simulations were carried out for the case of a random-alloy distribution of atoms and for the case of In-rich clusters with nanometer dimensions. The investigated samples, which were grown by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE), were thereby found to be homogeneous on this nanometer scale. Analysis of reconstructions obtained from APT measurements yielded matching results. Though HAADF STEM only allows for the reduction of possible combinations of indium and aluminium concentrations to the proximity of isolines in the two-dimensional composition space. The observed ranges of composition are in good agreement with the EDX and APT results within the respective precisions.
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language Wos 000361001800006 Publication Date 2015-04-26
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.843 Times cited 11 Open Access
  Notes 312483 Esteem2; esteem2_ta Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2015 IF: 2.436
  Call Number c:irua:126965 c:irua:126965UA @ admin @ c:irua:126965 Serial 1485
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Author Schattschneider, P.; Löffler, S.; Stöger-Pollach, M.; Verbeeck, J.
  Title Is magnetic chiral dichroism feasible with electron vortices? Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
  Volume 136 Issue Pages 81-85
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract We discuss the feasibility of detecting magnetic transitions with focused electron vortex probes, suggested by selection rules for the magnetic quantum number. We theoretically estimate the dichroic signal strength in the L2,3 edge of ferromagnetic d metals. It is shown that under realistic conditions, the dichroic signal is undetectable for nanoparticles larger than View the MathML source. This is confirmed by a key experiment with nanometer-sized vortices.
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language Wos 000327884700011 Publication Date 2013-07-26
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.843 Times cited 64 Open Access
  Notes Countatoms; Vortex; Esteem2; esteem2jra3 ECASJO; Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2014 IF: 2.436
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:110952UA @ admin @ c:irua:110952 Serial 1750
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Author Croitoru, M.D.; van Dyck, D.; Liu, Y.Z.; Zhang, Z.
  Title Measurement of specimen thickness by phase change determination in TEM Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2008 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
  Volume 108 Issue 12 Pages 1616-1622
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
  Abstract A non-destructive method for measuring the thickness of thin amorphous films composed of light elements has been developed. The method employs the statistics of the phase of the electron exit wave function. The accuracy of this method has been checked numerically by the multislice method and compared with that based on the mean inner potential.
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language Wos 000260808300016 Publication Date 2008-06-23
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.843 Times cited 2 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2008 IF: 2.629
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:75643 Serial 1961
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Author Van Eyndhoven, G.; Kurttepeli, M.; van Oers, C.J.; Cool, P.; Bals, S.; Batenburg, K.J.; Sijbers, J.
  Title Pore REconstruction and Segmentation (PORES) method for improved porosity quantification of nanoporous materials Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
  Volume 148 Issue 148 Pages 10-19
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab; Laboratory of adsorption and catalysis (LADCA)
  Abstract Electron tomography is currently a versatile tool to investigate the connection between the structure and properties of nanomaterials. However, a quantitative interpretation of electron tomography results is still far from straightforward. Especially accurate quantification of pore-space is hampered by artifacts introduced in all steps of the processing chain, i.e., acquisition, reconstruction, segmentation and quantification. Furthermore, most common approaches require subjective manual user input. In this paper, the PORES algorithm POre REconstruction and Segmentation is introduced; it is a tailor-made, integral approach, for the reconstruction, segmentation, and quantification of porous nanomaterials. The PORES processing chain starts by calculating a reconstruction with a nanoporous-specific reconstruction algorithm: the Simultaneous Update of Pore Pixels by iterative REconstruction and Simple Segmentation algorithm (SUPPRESS). It classifies the interior region to the pores during reconstruction, while reconstructing the remaining region by reducing the error with respect to the acquired electron microscopy data. The SUPPRESS reconstruction can be directly plugged into the remaining processing chain of the PORES algorithm, resulting in accurate individual pore quantification and full sample pore statistics. The proposed approach was extensively validated on both simulated and experimental data, indicating its ability to generate accurate statistics of nanoporous materials.
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language Wos 000345973000002 Publication Date 2014-08-23
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.843 Times cited 7 Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes Colouratom; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:green; preprint:; postprint:can ; pdfversion:cannot); Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2015 IF: 2.436
  Call Number c:irua:119083 Serial 2672
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Author Guzzinati, G.; Clark, L.; Béché, A.; Juchtmans, R.; Van Boxem, R.; Mazilu, M.; Verbeeck, J.
  Title Prospects for versatile phase manipulation in the TEM : beyond aberration correction Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
  Volume 151 Issue 151 Pages 85-93
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract In this paper we explore the desirability of a transmission electron microscope in which the phase of the electron wave can be freely controlled. We discuss different existing methods to manipulate the phase of the electron wave and their limitations. We show how with the help of current techniques the electron wave can already be crafted into specific classes of waves each having their own peculiar properties. Assuming a versatile phase modulation device is feasible, we explore possible benefits and methods that could come into existence borrowing from light optics where the so-called spatial light modulators provide programmable phase plates for quite some time now. We demonstrate that a fully controllable phase plate building on Harald Rose׳s legacy in aberration correction and electron optics in general would open an exciting field of research and applications.
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
  Language Wos 000351237800012 Publication Date 2014-10-22
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor (up) 2.843 Times cited 19 Open Access
  Notes 278510 Vortex; Fwo; 312483 Esteem2; esteem2jra2; esteem2jra3 ECASJO_; Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2015 IF: 2.436
  Call Number c:irua:121405 c:irua:121405UA @ admin @ c:irua:121405 Serial 2731
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