Projects
Colloidal 2D Materials for Room Temperature Excitonics Ghent University
2D semiconducting materials are highly suitable for hosting stable quasi-particles called excitons. These excitons show remarkable light-matter interactions which will be investigated in this research project by means of inorganic chemistry and femtochemistry (optical spectroscopy and microscopy).
Modification of 2D materials like graphene and MoS2 by molecular self-assembly: structure and function. KU Leuven
2Dfun aims at establishing 2D layers and heterogeneous layer stacks as basic building blocks of, and demonstrate them in functional devices. To this end, 2Dfun will develop growth processes for 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (MX2) on graphene (with graphene coming from external resources within the Flagship) as well as high-k dielectric layers on MX2. Almost all work reported in literature in this area is based on natural MX2 material ...
Electronic phenomena in 2D and layered materials KU Leuven
The project consists of experimental research on novel electronic phenomena in 2D and layered material. In particular, the project explores the creation of electron correlation phenomena (magnetism, superconductivity...) and topologically non-trivial band structures (quantum anomalous Hall insulators, etc.) via (periodic) modification of the materials. The modification will be developped based on lithography, ultralow energy ion implantation, ...
Electron correlations and non-trivial band topology in 2D materials KU Leuven
Phenomena originating from strong electron correlations and non-trivial band topology have become one of the main research areas in modern condensed matter physics and are expected to revolutionise future technology. Especially, quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) has been observed in topological insulators, leading to dissipation-less spin-polarised current. So far, QAHE has been experimentally observed in a few systems. In this project, we ...
Quantum Defects in 3D and 2D Materials KU Leuven
The project consists of experimental research on quantum defects in 3D and 2D materials (e.g. color centers and single-atom magnets) in the context of quantum computation, quantum sensing, and quantum metrology. In particular, the project involves the creation of defects using ion implantation, the investigation of their quantum functionality (relaxation, decoherence...), and their coupling to other qubit systems (e.g. superconducting ...
Polymorphism in thin 2D materials and self-assembled molecular networks KU Leuven
The objective is to contribute to the understanding and control of polymorphism in 2D materials and monolayer thin organic films on 2D materials. By a combination of non-covalent and covalent molecular functionalization protocols, and using state of the art characterization tools, this project aims to (1) spatially modulate the phase behavior of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) to modulate their optical or electronic properties and (2) ...
Ab-initio simulations of next-generation devices made of 2D or topological-insulator materials KU Leuven
The purpose of this doctoral research is to explore the properties of new 2-D and topological insulator (TI) materials. These materials are interesting candidates for CMOS scaling, either for sub 10 nm gate length MOSFET transistors or novel devices such as Tunnel-FETS. The materials and devices will be simulated using an existing dissipative localized-orbital-basis Ab-Initio Atomistic NEGF algorithm. Part of the research comprises the ...
2D materials optomechanics in Silicon photonics Ghent University
The proposed project is built on the successful training and research experience of the leading European research Groups working in the field of cavity optomechanics. Our ENT unites a total of 14 leading groups in the field, of which two are major industrial players that utilize MEMS and NEMS - Bosch and IBM. The main goal of the project is to exploit optomechanical interactions in views of novel functionality and possible applications of ...