Projects
Geometric, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Transition Metal Doped Silicon Clusters, and Development of a Magnetic Deflection Setup KU Leuven
The aim of the work presented in this thesis is to provide deeper understanding on the geometric, electronic, and magnetic properties of gas phase clusters as a function of size and composition using a combination of the spectroscopic techniques and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The thesis is divided into four parts. A review of recent research on the structural identification of doped silicon clusters is given in Part I. In ...
Probing down to the atomic scale the size-dependent electronic and magnetic properties of few-atom clusters KU Leuven
Consider a particle that consists of only ten atoms and that is deposited on a metal, semiconductor, or insulator surface. What will be the most stable structure of such a particle and how will this structure be affected by the underlying substrate? What are its corresponding electronic and magnetic properties? How do these properties depend on the exact number of atoms in the particle? These all are fundamental questions that scientists have ...
Vibrational and electronic properties of superconducting films and nanoparticles investigated by advanced synchrotron and theoretical methods. KU Leuven
Superconductivity is one of the most intriguing phenomena in solid state physics. It is characterized by the condensation of electrons into Cooper pairs, i.e. below a particular critical temperature there is an effective attractive interaction between electrons, and in bulk materials this manifests itself in (i) the disappearance of electrical resistance and (ii) the expulsion of an external magnetic field. This attractive interaction between ...
Novel electronic properties of atomically-engineered ultra-thin superconducting films and their emerging topological states. University of Antwerp
Molecular wires probing and understanding their electronic and mechanical properties Hasselt University
Electronic and optical properties of transparent conducting oxides: an ab initio study. University of Antwerp
Probing down to the atomic scale the size-dependent electronic and magnetic properties of few-atom clusters. KU Leuven
Small clusters or nanoparticles are potential building blocks for future applications such as spintronics and quantum computing. In this project we will focus on ultra-small clusters composed of one or two types of elements with only two to a few tens of atoms (e.g., Au clusters, Co clusters, B clusters, and binary clusters, e.g. AuPt). In the recently developed cluster beam deposition apparatus, the clusters first will be mass-selected in ...