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Hussein, Abdelrahman (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), Kim, Byungki (author)In recent years, a new class of super saturated binary and ternary alloys have demonstrated the ability for the self-healing of creep-induced voids formed at the grain boundaries. However, a clear understanding of the parameters affecting the self-healing mechanism is still not yet complete. One of the main challenges is understanding the...journal article 2024
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Simon, B.G. (author)Spin waves are the elementary excitations of magnetic materials. They are interesting because of their rich physics and potential role in low-dissipation information technology. To better understand spin-wave transport and explore new ways to control it, this thesis focuses on developing magnetic-imaging techniques based on the single spin of...doctoral thesis 2023
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Li, Y. (author), Gerritsma, F.A. (author), Kurdi, S. (author), Codreanu, N. (author), Groeblacher, S. (author), Hanson, R. (author), Norte, R.A. (author), van der Sar, T. (author)Magnetic imaging with nitrogen-vacancy (NV) spins in diamond is becoming an established tool for studying nanoscale physics in condensed matter systems. However, the optical access required for NV spin readout remains an important hurdle for operation in challenging environments such as millikelvin cryostats or biological systems. Here, we...journal article 2023
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Abbas, Yawar (author), Ansari, Sumayya M. (author), Taha, Inas (author), Abunahla, H.N. (author), Khan, Muhammad Umair (author), Rezeq, Moh'd (author), Aldosari, Haila M. (author), Mohammad, Baker (author)Recently, phase change chalcogenides, such as monochalcogenides, are reported as switching materials for conduction-bridge-based memristors. However, the switching mechanism focused on the formation and rupture of an Ag filament during the SET and RESET, neglecting the contributions of the phase change phenomenon and the distribution and re...journal article 2023
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Liu, Xiangcheng (author), Niu, Yue (author), Jin, Duo (author), Zeng, Junwei (author), Li, Wanjiang (author), Li, Hao (author), Lee, Yi Kuen (author), French, P.J. (author), Wang, Yao (author)Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) garner significant attention for their potential to create high-performance gas sensors. Despite their favorable properties such as tunable bandgap, high carrier mobility, and large surface-to-volume ratio, the performance of TMDCs devices is compromised by sulfur vacancies, which reduce carrier...journal article 2023
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Hermans, S.L.N. (author), Pompili, M. (author), Dos Santos Martins, L. (author), Rodriguez-Pardo Montblanch, A. (author), Beukers, H.K.C. (author), Baier, S. (author), Borregaard, J. (author), Hanson, R. (author)The generation of entanglement between remote matter qubits has developed into a key capability for fundamental investigations as well as for emerging quantum technologies. In the single-photon, protocol entanglement is heralded by generation of qubit-photon entangled states and subsequent detection of a single photon behind a beam splitter....journal article 2023
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Castro-Fernández, Pedro (author), Mance, Deni (author), Liu, C. (author), Abdala, Paula M. (author), Willinger, Elena (author), Rossinelli, Aurelio A. (author), Serykh, Alexander I. (author), Pidko, E.A. (author), Copéret, Christophe (author), Fedorov, Alexey (author), Müller, Christoph R. (author)Three γ/β-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanoparticle catalysts that differ in the relative ratio of γ-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> to β-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> were prepared to evaluate the effect of H<sub>2</sub> treatment (500 °C, 2 h) on the coordination environment of bulk and surface Ga sites, Lewis acidity and catalytic activity in...journal article 2022
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Sławek, Andrzej (author), Jajko, Gabriela (author), Ogorzały, Karolina (author), Dubbeldam, David (author), Vlugt, T.J.H. (author), Makowski, Wacław (author)In this work, adsorption properties of the UiO-66 metal–organic framework were investigated, with particular emphasis on the influence of structural defects. A series of UiO-66 samples were synthesized and characterized using a wide range of experimental techniques. Type I adsorption isotherms for low-temperature adsorption of N<sub>2</sub>...journal article 2022
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Ronda-Lloret, M. (author), Slot, T. K. (author), van Leest, N. P. (author), de Bruin, B. (author), Sloof, W.G. (author), Batyrev, E. (author), Sepúlveda-Escribano, A. (author), Ramos-Fernandez, E. V. (author), Rothenberg, G. (author), Shiju, N. R. (author)MXenes are a new family of 2D carbides or nitrides that have attracted attention due to their layered structure, tunable surface groups and high electrical conductivity. Here, we report for the first time that the Ti<sub>2</sub>CT<sub>x</sub> MXene catalyses the selective oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butane to butenes and 1,3-butadiene....journal article 2022
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Simon, B.G. (author), Kurdi, S. (author), Carmiggelt, J.J. (author), Borst, M. (author), Katan, A.J. (author), van der Sar, T. (author)Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) magnetometry is a new technique for imaging spin waves in magnetic materials. It detects spin waves by their microwave magnetic stray fields, which decay evanescently on the scale of the spin-wavelength. Here, we use nanoscale control of a single-NV sensor as a wavelength filter to characterize frequency-degenerate spin...journal article 2022
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Tsiotsias, Anastasios I. (author), Charisiou, Nikolaos D. (author), AlKhoori, Ayesha (author), Gaber, Safa (author), Stolojan, Vlad (author), Sebastian, Victor (author), van der Linden, B. (author), Bansode, Atul (author), Hinder, Steven J. (author)In this study, Ni catalysts supported on Pr-doped CeO<sub>2</sub> are studied for the CO<sub>2</sub> methanation reaction and the effect of Pr doping on the physicochemical properties and the catalytic performance is thoroughly evaluated. It is shown, that Pr<sup>3+</sup> ions can substitute Ce<sup>4+</sup> ones in the support lattice,...journal article 2022
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Kraft, Marvin A. (author), Gronych, Lara M. (author), Famprikis, T. (author), Zeier, Wolfgang G. (author)Exploration of sulfidic sodium solid electrolytes and their design contributes to advances in solid-state sodium batteries. Such a design is guided by a better understanding of fast sodium transport, for instance, in the herein studied Na11Sn2PS12-type materials. By using Rietveld refinements against synchrotron X-ray diffraction and...journal article 2021
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Tang, H. (author), Gao, Chenshan (author), Yang, Huiru (author), Sacco, L.N. (author), Sokolovskij, R. (author), Ye, H. (author), Vollebregt, S. (author), Fan, X. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)In this paper, tin oxidation (SnO x )/tin-sulfide (SnS) heterostructures are synthesized by the post-oxidation of liquid-phase exfoliated SnS nanosheets in air. We comparatively analyzed the NO2 gas response of samples with different oxidation levels to study the gas sensing mechanisms. The results show that the samples oxidized at 325 °C are...journal article 2021
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Storteboom, J. (author), Barbiero, Martina (author), Castelletto, Stefania (author), Gu, Min (author)The negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV <sup>-</sup>) centre in nanodiamonds (NDs) has been recently studied for applications in cellular imaging due to its better photo-stability and biocompatibility if compared to other fluorophores. Super-resolution imaging achieving 20-nm resolution of NV <sup>-</sup> in NDs has been proved over the...journal article 2021
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Simon, B.G. (author), Kurdi, S. (author), La, Helena (author), Bertelli, I. (author), Carmiggelt, J.J. (author), Ruf, M.T. (author), de Jong, N. (author), van den Berg, J.H. (author), Katan, A.J. (author), van der Sar, T. (author)Controlling magnon densities in magnetic materials enables driving spin transport in magnonic devices. We demonstrate the creation of large, out-of-equilibrium magnon densities in a thin-film magnetic insulator via microwave excitation of coherent spin waves and subsequent multimagnon scattering. We image both the coherent spin waves and the...journal article 2021
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Kwiatkowski, D.P. (author), Cywinski, Lukasz (author), Korbicz, Jarosaw K. (author)Quantum-to-classical transition still eludes a full understanding. Out of its multiple aspects, one has recently gained an increased attention - the appearance of objective world out of the quantum. One particular idea is that objectivity appears thanks to specific quantum state structures formation during the evolution, known as spectrum...journal article 2021
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Marques Pereira, V. (author), Schut, H. (author), Sietsma, J. (author)An approach to improve the performance of steels for fusion reactors is to reinforce them with oxide nanoparticles. These can hinder dislocation and grain boundary movement and trap radiation-induced defects, thus increasing creep and radiation damage resistance. The present work investigates the thermal stability of the microstructure and...journal article 2020
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Shi, W. (author)High efficiency, low cost, and long stability are three key factors for the wide application of photovoltaics (PV) which are currently intensively studied in order to meet the increasing global renewable energy demand. Currently, the PV market is mainly based on silicon. However, solar cells based on silicon may not be capable to meet the long...doctoral thesis 2019
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Ruf, M.T. (author), IJspeert, M. (author), van Dam, S.B. (author), de Jong, N. (author), van den Berg, J.H. (author), Evers, G.P.H. (author), Hanson, R. (author)Diamond membrane devices containing optically coherent nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers are key to enable novel cryogenic experiments such as optical ground-state cooling of hybrid spin-mechanical systems and efficient entanglement distribution in quantum networks. Here, we report on the fabrication of a (3.4 ± 0.2) μm thin, smooth (surface...journal article 2019
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Agarwal, Girish (author), Allen, Roland E. (author), Bezděková, Iva (author), Boyd, Robert W. (author), Chen, Goong (author), Hanson, R. (author), Hawthorne, Dean L. (author), Hemmer, Philip (author), Kim, Moochan B. (author), Kocharovskaya, Olga (author), Lee, D. (author), Lidström, Sebastian K. (author), Lidström, Suzy (author), Losert, Harald (author), Maier, Helmut (author), Neuberger, John W. (author), Padgett, Miles J. (author), Raizen, Mark (author), Rajendran, Surjeet (author), Rasel, Ernst (author), Schleich, Wolfgang P. (author), Scully, Marlan O. (author), Shchedrin, Gavriil (author), Shvets, Gennady (author), Sokolov, Alexei (author), Svidzinsky, Anatoly (author), Walsworth, Ronald L. (author), Weiss, Rainer (author), Wilczek, Frank (author), Willner, Alan E. (author), Yablonovich, Eli (author), Zheludev, Nikolay (author)The Winter Colloquium on the Physics of Quantum Electronics (PQE) has been a seminal force in quantum optics and related areas since 1971. It is rather mind-boggling to recognize how the concepts presented at these conferences have transformed scientific understanding and human society. In January 2017, the participants of PQE were asked to...journal article 2018