Publications

High-temperature phonon-mediated superconductivity in monolayer Mg2B4C2

S. Singh, A. H. Romero, J. D. Mella, V. Eremeev, E. Muñoz, A. N. Alexandrova, K. M. Rabe, D. Vanderbilt and F. Muñoz, “High-temperature phonon-mediated superconductivity in monolayer Mg2B4C2”, NPJ Quantum Materials 7, 37 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-022-00446-6 A two-dimensional material – Mg2B4C2, belonging to the family of the conventional superconductor MgB2, is theoretically predicted to exhibit superconductivity with critical temperature Tc estimated in the …

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The role of morphology on the emergence of topologically trivial surface states and selection rules in topological-insulator nano-particle

J.-D. Castaño-Yepes and E. Muñoz, “The role of morphology on the emergence of topologically trivial surface states and selection rules in topological-insulator nano-particles”, Results in Physics 39, 105712 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2022.105712 Confined electronic states and optical transitions in 3D topological insulator nanoparticles have been studied in the literature, assuming idealized geometries such as spheres or infinitely long cylinders, that allow to obtain analytical solutions to …

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Thermoelectric Properties of N-Type Poly (Ether Ether Ketone)/Carbon Nanofiber Melt-Processed Composites

A. J. Paleo, B. Krause, D. Soares, M. Melle-Franco, E. Muñoz, P. Pötsche, and A. M. Rocha, “Thermoelectric Properties of N-Type Poly (Ether Ether Ketone)/Carbon Nanofiber Melt-Processed Composites”, Polymers 14 (22), 4803 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14224803 The thermoelectric properties, at temperatures from 30 °C to 100 °C, of melt-processed poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) composites prepared with 10 wt.% of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) are discussed …

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Electronic Transport in Weyl Semimetals with a Uniform Concentration of Torsional Dislocations

D. Bonilla and E. Muñoz, “Electronic Transport in Weyl Semimetals with a Uniform Concentration of Torsional Dislocations”, Nanomaterials 12(20), 3711 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12203711 In this article, we consider a theoretical model for a type I Weyl semimetal, under the presence of a diluted uniform concentration of torsional dislocations. By means of a mathematical analysis for partial wave scattering (phase-shift) for …

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Optical Conductivity as a Probe of the Interaction-Driven Metal in Rhombohedral Trilayer Graphene

V. Juricic, E. Muñoz and R. Soto-Garrido, “Optical Conductivity as a Probe of the Interaction-Driven Metal in Rhombohedral Trilayer Graphene”, Nanomaterials 12 (21), 3727 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12213727 Study of the strongly correlated states in van der Waals heterostructures is one of the central topics in modern condensed matter physics. Among these, the rhombohedral trilayer graphene (RTG) occupies a prominent place …

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Electronic Features of Cotton Fabric e-Textiles Prepared with Aqueous Carbon Nanofiber Inks”, ACS Applied

A. Paleo, B. Krause, M. F. Cerqueira, E. Muñoz, P. Pötschke and A. M. Rocha,»Electronic Features of Cotton Fabric e-Textiles Prepared with Aqueous Carbon Nanofiber Inks”, ACS Applied Engineering Materials, 1, 1, 122-131 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaenm.2c00023 Cotton woven fabrics functionalized with aqueous inks made with carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and anionic surfactant are prepared via dip-coating followed by heat …

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Nonlinear Thermopower Behaviour of N-Type Carbon Nanofibres and Their Melt Mixed Polypropylene Composites

A. J. Paleo, B. Krause, M. F. Cerqueira, E. Muñoz, P. Potschke, and A. M. Rocha, “Nonlinear Thermopower Behaviour of N-Type Carbon Nanofibres and Their Melt Mixed Polypropylene Composites”, Polymers 14, 269 (2022).  https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14020269 The temperature dependent electrical conductivity σ (T) and thermopower (Seebeck coefficient) S (T) from 303.15 K (30 °C) to 373.15 K (100 °C) of an as-received commercial …

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Thermo-magneto-electric transport through a torsion dislocation in a type I Weyl Semimetal

D.Bonilla, E. Muñoz, R. Soto-Garrido. «Thermo-magneto-electric transport through a torsion dislocation in a type I Weyl Semimetal». Nanomaterials 11, 2972 (2021), https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112972. We study electronic and thermoelectric transport in a type I Weyl semimetal nanojunction, with a torsional dislocation defect, in the presence of an external magnetic field parallel to the dislocation axis. The defect …

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Effect of intersystem crossing rates and optical illumination on the polarization of nuclear spins close to nitrogen-vacancy centers

H. Duarte, H. T. Dinani, V. Jacques, and J. R. Maze, Phys. Rev. B 103, 195443. Effect of intersystem crossing rates and optical illumination on the polarization of nuclear spins close to nitrogen-vacancy centers – Published 27 May 2021, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.103.195443 Several efforts have been made to polarize the nearby nuclear environment of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers for …

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Probing Charge Dynamics in Diamond with an Individual Color Center

Aedan Gardill, Ishita Kemeny, Matthew C. Cambria, Yanfei Li, Hossein T. Dinani, Ariel Norambuena, Jeronimo R. Maze, Vincenzo Lordi, and Shimon Kolkowitz, Nano Lett. 2021, 21, 16, 6960–6966, Publication Date:August 2, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02250 Control over the charge states of color centers in solids is necessary to fully utilize them in quantum technologies. However, the microscopic charge …

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