Projects
Understanding Interface Interactions in Graphene-Ruthenium Hybrids for Next Generation Interconnects KU Leuven
With every technology generation, the modern IC continues to shrink to accommodate a higher packing density of devices. For 5 nm node, the critical load interconnects would have metal pitch as low as 28 nm. This is much smaller than the mean free path of electrons in Cu resulting in a dramatic and nonlinear rise in interconnect resistance. Moreover, the drop in the metal pitch distances and scaling of oxides increase the capacitance of the ...
Development of a generic protocol for synthesis of conjugated polymer/nanoparticle hybrids. KU Leuven
This dissertation focusses on the synthesis of more advanced polymer structures by the use of air-stable Ni-initiators and the strong control over the Kumada catalyst transfer polycondensation (KCTP). About a decade ago a controlled chain-growth polymerization of poly(3-alkylthiophene) (P3AT) was published, which opened possibilities for the formation of new polymeric structures. Different research groups have focused on end-functionalization ...
Nanostructured semiconductor/magnet/superconductor hybrids. University of Antwerp
Advanced simulations of topological superconducting hybrids for the second quantum revolution University of Antwerp
Physiological characterization of tolerance of sunflower Clearfield hybrids to herbicide imazamox Hasselt University
Functional Hybrids of Carbon Nanotubes University of Antwerp
Explorations in quinoline chemistry – towards the development of novel piperidine-quinoline hybrids with antimalarial activity and nitroxoline analogs with anti-tumor activity Ghent University
Quinolines are privileged scaffolds in medicinal chemistry because of the broad diversity of biological activities associated with these heterocyclic compounds. Two major fields to which quinoline chemistry is expected to contribute significantly in the future concern antimalarial studies and anticancer research. Thus, the current project aims at the synthesis of novel piperidine-quinoline hybrids with antimalarial activity and nitroxoline ...