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Gruyters W, Verboven P, Diels E, Rogge S, Smeets B, Ramon H, Defraeye T, Nicolaï BM. Modelling Cooling of Packaged Fruit Using 3D Shape Models. FOOD BIOPROCESS TECH 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11947-018-2163-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Usman M, Bocquel J, Salfi J, Voisin B, Tankasala A, Rahman R, Simmons MY, Rogge S, Hollenberg LCL. Spatial metrology of dopants in silicon with exact lattice site precision. Nat Nanotechnol 2016; 11:763-768. [PMID: 27271965 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2016.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Scaling of Si-based nanoelectronics has reached the regime where device function is affected not only by the presence of individual dopants, but also by their positions in the crystal. Determination of the precise dopant location is an unsolved problem in applications from channel doping in ultrascaled transistors to quantum information processing. Here, we establish a metrology combining low-temperature scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) imaging and a comprehensive quantum treatment of the dopant-STM system to pinpoint the exact coordinates of the dopant in the Si crystal. The technique is underpinned by the observation that STM images contain atomic-sized features in ordered patterns that are highly sensitive to the STM tip orbital and the absolute dopant lattice site. The demonstrated ability to determine the locations of P and As dopants to 5 nm depths will provide critical information for the design and optimization of nanoscale devices for classical and quantum computing applications.
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- M Usman
- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010 Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052 New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052 New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052 New South Wales, Australia
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052 New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052 New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010 Victoria, Australia
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Salfi J, Mol JA, Rahman R, Klimeck G, Simmons MY, Hollenberg LCL, Rogge S. Quantum simulation of the Hubbard model with dopant atoms in silicon. Nat Commun 2016; 7:11342. [PMID: 27094205 PMCID: PMC4842981 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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In quantum simulation, many-body phenomena are probed in controllable quantum systems. Recently, simulation of Bose-Hubbard Hamiltonians using cold atoms revealed previously hidden local correlations. However, fermionic many-body Hubbard phenomena such as unconventional superconductivity and spin liquids are more difficult to simulate using cold atoms. To date the required single-site measurements and cooling remain problematic, while only ensemble measurements have been achieved. Here we simulate a two-site Hubbard Hamiltonian at low effective temperatures with single-site resolution using subsurface dopants in silicon. We measure quasi-particle tunnelling maps of spin-resolved states with atomic resolution, finding interference processes from which the entanglement entropy and Hubbard interactions are quantified. Entanglement, determined by spin and orbital degrees of freedom, increases with increasing valence bond length. We find separation-tunable Hubbard interaction strengths that are suitable for simulating strongly correlated phenomena in larger arrays of dopants, establishing dopants as a platform for quantum simulation of the Hubbard model.
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- J. Salfi
- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906, USA
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- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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We present a case of a 52-year-old woman of Ghanaian origin who developed Plasmodium falciparum malaria 4 years after leaving Africa. She had not returned to an endemic area since. We hypothesize several possible scenarios to explain this infection, of which we believe recrudescence of P. falciparum is the most plausible. This occurred most likely as a consequence of waning immunity several years after leaving a high-transmission area. She recovered after a 3-day treatment with atovaquone/proguanil.
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- B Vantomme
- a Department of Internal Medicine , Ghent University Hospital , Belgium
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- b Department of Clinical Biology , St. Lucas General Hospital , Ghent , Belgium
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- c Department of Gastroenterology , St. Lucas General Hospital , Ghent , Belgium
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- d Department of Infectious Diseases , St. Lucas General Hospital , Ghent , Belgium
- e Department of Pneumology , St. Lucas General Hospital , Ghent , Belgium
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- f Department of Nephrology , St. Lucas General Hospital , Ghent , Belgium
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- g Department of Infectious Diseases , Ghent University Hospital , Belgium
- h Department of Infectious Diseases , St. Lucas General Hospital , Belgium
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The ability to control single dopants in solid-state devices has opened the way towards reliable quantum computation schemes. In this perspective it is essential to understand the impact of interfaces and electric fields, inherent to address coherent electronic manipulation, on the dopants atomic scale properties. This requires both fine energetic and spatial resolution of the energy spectrum and wave-function, respectively. Here we present an experiment fulfilling both conditions: we perform transport on single donors in silicon close to a vacuum interface using a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) in the single electron tunneling regime. The spatial degrees of freedom of the STM tip provide a versatility allowing a unique understanding of electrostatics. We obtain the absolute energy scale from the thermal broadening of the resonant peaks, allowing us to deduce the charging energies of the donors. Finally we use a rate equations model to derive the current in presence of an excited state, highlighting the benefits of the highly tunable vacuum tunnel rates which should be exploited in further experiments. This work provides a general framework to investigate dopant-based systems at the atomic scale.
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- B Voisin
- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Coussens E, Rogge S, Haspeslagh M, Geerts A, Verhelst X, Van Vlierberghe H, Troisi RI, Colle I. Cutaneous infection by Alternaria infectoria in a liver transplant recipient: a case report. Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2014; 77:256-258. [PMID: 25090825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We report the case of a 65-year-old man who developed multiple crusty ulcerative skin lesions on both lower extremities six months after liver transplantation. The causative pathogen was identified as Alternaria Infectoria, an opportunistic fungal agent. The patient was successfully treated with fluconazole for 27 weeks, with complete regression of the lesions. Due to the lack of well-designed clinical studies it is difficult to determine the best treatment course regarding solid organ transplant recipients presenting with invasive fungal infections. And for now, the clinician must lean upon case-reports or retrospective analyses to compose the most suited therapy for his patient. Based upon literature, it seems that the combination of a broad spectrum azole and reducing the dose of immunosuppressive drugs is the cornerstone of treating invasive fungal infections in solid organ transplant patients.
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Salfi J, Mol JA, Rahman R, Klimeck G, Simmons MY, Hollenberg LCL, Rogge S. Spatially resolving valley quantum interference of a donor in silicon. Nat Mater 2014; 13:605-10. [PMID: 24705384 DOI: 10.1038/nmat3941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/07/2014] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Electron and nuclear spins of donor ensembles in isotopically pure silicon experience a vacuum-like environment, giving them extraordinary coherence. However, in contrast to a real vacuum, electrons in silicon occupy quantum superpositions of valleys in momentum space. Addressable single-qubit and two-qubit operations in silicon require that qubits are placed near interfaces, modifying the valley degrees of freedom associated with these quantum superpositions and strongly influencing qubit relaxation and exchange processes. Yet to date, spectroscopic measurements have only probed wavefunctions indirectly, preventing direct experimental access to valley population, donor position and environment. Here we directly probe the probability density of single quantum states of individual subsurface donors, in real space and reciprocal space, using scanning tunnelling spectroscopy. We directly observe quantum mechanical valley interference patterns associated with linear superpositions of valleys in the donor ground state. The valley population is found to be within 5% of a bulk donor when 2.85 ± 0.45 nm from the interface, indicating that valley-perturbation-induced enhancement of spin relaxation will be negligible for depths greater than 3 nm. The observed valley interference will render two-qubit exchange gates sensitive to atomic-scale variations in positions of subsurface donors. Moreover, these results will also be of interest for emerging schemes proposing to encode information directly in valley polarization.
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- J Salfi
- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906, USA
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- Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906, USA
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- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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Single donor atoms in semiconductor nanostructures are attractive basic components for quantum device applications. In this work, we demonstrate the ability to manipulate the wave function of a single donor electron with an electric field. The deformation of the wave function is probed by the tunnel current which, furthermore, allows for the determination of the location of the atom in the device. This experiment demonstrates the control necessary for the utilization of single donors in quantum electronics.
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- J Verduijn
- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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Tettamanzi GC, Verduijn J, Lansbergen GP, Blaauboer M, Calderón MJ, Aguado R, Rogge S. Magnetic-field probing of an SU(4) Kondo resonance in a single-atom transistor. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 108:046803. [PMID: 22400874 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.046803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Semiconductor devices have been scaled to the point that transport can be dominated by only a single dopant atom. As a result, in a Si fin-type field effect transistor Kondo physics can govern transport when one electron is bound to the single dopant. Orbital (valley) degrees of freedom, apart from the standard spin, strongly modify the Kondo effect in such systems. Owing to the small size and the s-like orbital symmetry of the ground state of the dopant, these orbital degrees of freedom do not couple to external magnetic fields which allows us to tune the symmetry of the Kondo effect. Here we study this tunable Kondo effect and demonstrate experimentally a symmetry crossover from an SU(4) ground state to a pure orbital SU(2) ground state as a function of magnetic field. Our claim is supported by theoretical calculations that unambiguously show that the SU(2) symmetric case corresponds to a pure valley Kondo effect of fully polarized electrons.
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- G C Tettamanzi
- Delft University of Technology, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Department of Quantum Nanoscience, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands.
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Gasseller M, DeNinno M, Loo R, Harrison JF, Caymax M, Rogge S, Tessmer SH. Single-electron capacitance spectroscopy of individual dopants in silicon. Nano Lett 2011; 11:5208-5212. [PMID: 22022859 DOI: 10.1021/nl2025163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Motivated by recent transport experiments and proposed atomic-scale semiconductor devices, we present measurements that extend the reach of scanned-probe methods to discern the properties of individual dopants tens of nanometers below the surface of a silicon sample. Using a capacitance-based approach, we have both spatially resolved individual subsurface boron acceptors and detected spectroscopically single holes entering and leaving these minute systems of atoms. A resonance identified as the B+ state is shown to shift in energy from acceptor to acceptor. We examine this behavior with respect to nearest-neighbor distances. By directly measuring the quantum levels and testing the effect of dopant-dopant interactions, this method represents a valuable tool for the development of future atomic-scale semiconductor devices.
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- M Gasseller
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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Lansbergen GP, Rahman R, Verduijn J, Tettamanzi GC, Collaert N, Biesemans S, Klimeck G, Hollenberg LCL, Rogge S. Lifetime-enhanced transport in silicon due to spin and valley blockade. Phys Rev Lett 2011; 107:136602. [PMID: 22026881 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.107.136602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We report the observation of lifetime-enhanced transport (LET) based on perpendicular valleys in silicon by transport spectroscopy measurements of a two-electron system in a silicon transistor. The LET is manifested as a peculiar current step in the stability diagram due to a forbidden transition between an excited state and any of the lower energy states due to perpendicular valley (and spin) configurations, offering an additional current path. By employing a detailed temperature dependence study in combination with a rate equation model, we estimate the lifetime of this particular state to exceed 48 ns. The two-electron spin-valley configurations of all relevant confined quantum states in our device were obtained by a large-scale atomistic tight-binding simulation. The LET acts as a signature of the complicated valley physics in silicon: a feature that becomes increasingly important in silicon quantum devices.
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- G P Lansbergen
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.
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Jehl X, Roche B, Sanquer M, Voisin B, Wacquez R, Deshpande V, Previtali B, Vinet M, Verduijn J, Tettamanzi G, Rogge S, Kotekar-Patil D, Ruoff M, Kern D, Wharam D, Belli M, Prati E, Fanciulli M. Mass Production of Silicon MOS-SETs: Can We Live with Nano-Devices’ Variability? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2011.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nguyen HM, Dundar MA, van der Heijden RW, van der Drift EWJM, Salemink HWM, Rogge S, Caro J. Compact Mach-Zehnder interferometer based on self-collimation of light in a silicon photonic crystal. Opt Express 2010; 18:6437-6446. [PMID: 20389667 DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.006437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We demonstrate a compact silicon photonic crystal Mach-Zehnder interferometer operating in the self-collimation regime. By tailoring the photonic band structure such as to produce self-collimated beams, it is possible to design beam splitters and mirrors and combine these to a 20 x 20 microm(2) format. With transmission spectroscopy we find a pronounced unidirectional optical output, the output ratio being as high as 25 at the self-collimation wavelength. Furthermore, the self-collimated beams and the unidirectionality are clearly observed in real space using near-field and far-field optical microscopy. Interpretation of the optical data is strongly supported by different types of simulations.
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- Hoang M Nguyen
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands.
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Lansbergen GP, Tettamanzi GC, Verduijn J, Collaert N, Biesemans S, Blaauboer M, Rogge S. Tunable Kondo effect in a single donor atom. Nano Lett 2010; 10:455-460. [PMID: 20041698 DOI: 10.1021/nl9031132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The Kondo effect has been observed in a single gate-tunable atom. The measurement device consists of a single As dopant incorporated in a silicon nanostructure. The atomic orbitals of the dopant are tunable by the gate electric field. When they are tuned such that the ground state of the atomic system becomes a (nearly) degenerate superposition of two of the silicon valleys, an exotic and hitherto unobserved valley Kondo effect appears. Together with the "regular" spin Kondo, the tunable valley Kondo effect allows for reversible electrical control over the symmetry of the Kondo ground state from an SU(2) to an SU(4) configuration.
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- G P Lansbergen
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands.
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Snijders PC, Moon EJ, González C, Rogge S, Ortega J, Flores F, Weitering HH. Controlled self-organization of atom vacancies in monatomic gallium layers. Phys Rev Lett 2007; 99:116102. [PMID: 17930452 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.99.116102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Ga adsorption on the Si(112) surface results in the formation of pseudomorphic Ga atom chains. Compressive strain in these atom chains is relieved via creation of adatom vacancies and their self-organization into meandering vacancy lines. The average spacing between these line defects can be controlled, within limits, by adjusting the chemical potential mu of the Ga adatoms. We derive a lattice model that quantitatively connects density functional theory (DFT) calculations for perfectly ordered structures with the fluctuating disorder seen in experiment and the experimental control parameter mu. This hybrid approach of lattice modeling and DFT can be applied to other examples of line defects in heteroepitaxy.
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- P C Snijders
- Kavli Institute of NanoScience Delft, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands.
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Physical considerations supported by numerical solution of the quantum dynamics including electron repulsion show that three weakly coupled quantum dots can robustly execute a complete set of logic gates for computing using three valued inputs and outputs. Input is coded as gating (up, unchanged, or down) of the terminal dots. A nanosecond time scale switching of the gate voltage requires careful numerical propagation of the dynamics. Readout is the charge (0, 1, or 2 electrons) on the central dot.
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- Michael Klein
- The Fritz Haber Research Center for Molecular Dynamics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Sellier H, Lansbergen GP, Caro J, Rogge S, Collaert N, Ferain I, Jurczak M, Biesemans S. Transport spectroscopy of a single dopant in a gated silicon nanowire. Phys Rev Lett 2006; 97:206805. [PMID: 17155705 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.97.206805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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We report on spectroscopy of a single dopant atom in silicon by resonant tunneling between source and drain of a gated nanowire etched from silicon on insulator. The electronic states of this dopant isolated in the channel appear as resonances in the low temperature conductance at energies below the conduction band edge. We observe the two possible charge states successively occupied by spin-up and spin-down electrons under magnetic field. The first resonance is consistent with the binding energy of the neutral D0 state of an arsenic donor. The second resonance shows a reduced charging energy due to the electrostatic coupling of the charged D- state with electrodes. Excited states and Zeeman splitting under magnetic field present large energies potentially useful to build atomic scale devices.
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- H Sellier
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands
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Snijders PC, Rogge S, Weitering HH. Competing periodicities in fractionally filled one-dimensional bands. Phys Rev Lett 2006; 96:076801. [PMID: 16606121 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.076801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2005] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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We present a variable temperature scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy study of the Si(553)-Au atomic chain reconstruction. This quasi-one-dimensional system undergoes at least two charge density wave (CDW) transitions, which can be attributed to electronic instabilities in the fractionally filled 1D bands of the high-symmetry phase. Upon cooling, Si(553)-Au first undergoes a single-band Peierls distortion, resulting in period doubling along the chains. This Peierls state is ultimately overcome by a competing x3 CDW, which is accompanied by a x2 periodicity in between the chains. These locked-in periodicities indicate small charge transfer between the nearly 1/2-filled and 1/4-filled bands. The presence and the mobility of atomic-scale dislocations in the x3 CDW state indicates the possibility of manipulating phase solitons carrying a (spin, charge) of (1/2, +/- e/3) or (0, +/-2e/3).
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- P C Snijders
- Kavli Institute of NanoScience, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands
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Dewint P, Hoffman IEA, Rogge S, Joos R, Union A, Dehoorne J, Delanghe J, Veys EM, De Keyser F, Elewaut D. Effect of age on prevalence of anticitrullinated protein/peptide antibodies in polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2005; 45:204-8. [PMID: 16188943 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kei133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Anticitrullinated protein/peptide antibodies (ACPA) have an excellent diagnostic performance for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Despite similarities between RA and polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), the prevalence of ACPA in polyarticular JIA is low. We wanted to evaluate the influence of age, disease duration and total immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentration on ACPA positivity in this cohort. METHODS Patients with JIA were classified according to age and International League of Associations for Rheumatology classification. Sixty-one JIA patients aged less than 16 yr were included and classified as polyarticular JIA (poly JIA <16; n=23) or non-polyarticular JIA (n=38). In addition, a group of 21 polyarticular JIA patients, aged more than 16 yr (poly JIA >16) and a group of 51 RA patients were included. Antibodies to the synthetic citrullinated peptides pepA and pepB were detected by line immunoassay and antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptides (CCP2) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Serum IgG was measured by fixed-time immunonephelometry. RESULTS No ACPA reactivity was observed in the non-polyarticular group. In poly JIA <16, only 1/23 had anti-CCP2 antibody, whereas in poly JIA >16 patients a significantly higher fraction was detected (6/21). All but one of the anti-CCP2 reactive patients were rheumatoid factor (RF) positive. Assessing anti-CCP2 antibody concentration as a continuous variable, significantly higher titres were found in poly JIA >16 compared with poly JIA <16. No correlation between anti-CCP2 concentration and total IgG was detected. Four patients demonstrated immunoreactivity against pepA and pepB; all of them were anti-CCP2 reactive, poly JIA >16 patients. CONCLUSIONS ACPA are present in low prevalence in polyarticular JIA and are particularly found in the RF-positive subset. With age, a significant increase in anti-CCP2 positivity is observed in polyarticular JIA patients.
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- P Dewint
- Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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González C, Snijders PC, Ortega J, Pérez R, Flores F, Rogge S, Weitering HH. Formation of atom wires on vicinal silicon. Phys Rev Lett 2004; 93:126106. [PMID: 15447286 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.93.126106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The feasibility of creating atomic wires on vicinal silicon surfaces via pseudomorphic step-edge decoration has been analyzed for the case of Ga on Si(112). Scanning tunneling microscopy and density functional theory calculations indicate the formation of Ga zigzag chains intersected by quasiperiodic vacancy lines or "misfit dislocations." This structure strikes a balance between the system's drive towards chemical passivation and its need for strain relaxation in the atom chains. Spatially fluctuating disorder, intrinsic to the reconstruction, originates from the two symmetry-degenerate orientations of the zigzag chains on vicinal Si.
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- C González
- Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Fisica Teorica de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
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Wilken HC, Rogge S, Götze O, Werfel T, Zwirner J. Specific detection by flow cytometry of histidine-tagged ligands bound to their receptors using a tag-specific monoclonal antibody. J Immunol Methods 1999; 226:139-45. [PMID: 10410979 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(99)00064-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Engineering proteins to contain a histidine (His)-tag has proved to be very useful for the purification and analyses of these molecules. In the present study, we demonstrate that the binding of His-tagged ligands to their receptors may be visualised by flow cytometry making use of a selected monoclonal antibody (mAb) against the His-tag. Employing this method, a recombinant C3a (rC3a) anaphylatoxin with a His-tag at its N-terminus could be shown to bind to C3a receptor (C3aR)-expressing RBL-2H3 transfectants with a half-maximal effective concentration (EC50) of about 3 nM which is well within the range of published affinity constants. Binding of a recombinant interleukin-8 (rIL-8) molecule with a C-terminal His-tag to RBL-2H3 cells which stably express the IL-8 receptors CXCR1 or CXCR2 could also be demonstrated using the tag-specific mAb. Furthermore, aminoterminally tagged C5a molecules of rat or human origin could be shown to bind to the human C5a receptor (C5aR). However, the fluorescence signal of the binding of rat rC5a to the human C5aR was distinctly higher over a wide range of ligand concentrations than the signal of human rC5a binding although both ligands were equally potent in the induction of chemotaxis in C5aR-expressing cells. Thus, the tag-specific mAb was able to interfere with the binding of human but not rat rC5a to the human C5aR. This observation is in agreement with the hypothesis of a two binding site model for the interaction of human C5a with its receptor whereas a different binding mode may apply for rat C5a. Our data demonstrate that the selected His-tag specific mAb may be a valuable tool for the visualisation of the binding of recombinant ligands to their receptors and may also provide useful information on the specific binding properties of the ligands.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology
- Antigens, CD/metabolism
- Complement C3a/metabolism
- Complement C5a/metabolism
- Flow Cytometry/methods
- Histidine/immunology
- Humans
- Interleukin-8/metabolism
- Ligands
- Membrane Proteins
- Rats
- Receptor, Anaphylatoxin C5a
- Receptors, Chemokine/metabolism
- Receptors, Complement/metabolism
- Receptors, Immunologic/metabolism
- Receptors, Interleukin/metabolism
- Receptors, Interleukin-8A
- Receptors, Interleukin-8B
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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Affiliation(s)
- H C Wilken
- Department of Immunology, University of Göttingen, Germany
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Rogge S, Natelson D, Osheroff DD. Evidence for the importance of interactions between active defects in glasses. Phys Rev Lett 1996; 76:3136-3139. [PMID: 10060884 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.76.3136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Salvino DJ, Rogge S, Tigner B, Osheroff DD. Low temperature ac dielectric response of glasses to high dc electric fields. Phys Rev Lett 1994; 73:268-271. [PMID: 10057127 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.73.268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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