Projects
Van der Waals unipolar barrier photodetectors for mid-infrared integrated photonics Ghent University
Photonic integrated circuits could offer compact and cost-effective solutions for applications of mid-infrared light such as biomedical sensing. However, photodetectors are a long-standing bottleneck of integrated photonics in this spectral range, mainly constrained by a high dark current and defects induced by lattice mismatch between different materials during growth. This project tackles this challenge by proposing unipolar barrier ...
Quantum defects in 2D systems KU Leuven
Quantum physics has evolved from pure fundamental physics to an interdisciplinary field where fundamental and applied science go hand in hand. This transition is being driven by tremendous efforts and progress, at an international scale, to address quantum states and to exploit their quantum superposition and entanglement, creating new opportunities not only for fundamental science but also for quantum technologies. This movement is often ...
Active Site Tailoring via Nanoscale Spatial Control and Microenvironment in Heterogeneous Molecular Catalysts KU Leuven
Catalysts are fundamental pillars of the modern industrialized world as they are essential for production of chemicals, materials and fuels needed for driving the modern economy. As heterogeneous catalysts dominate industrial processes, sizeable effort has been devoted to understanding the structure-function relationship to improve their efficiency. Structural complexity of heterogeneous catalysts however makes the implementation of rational ...
A mixed-methods perspective on blue collar workplaces: the multilingual and multi-varietal linguascape of the Port of Antwerp KU Leuven
Despite the boom in studies on communication in the workplace, blue-collar workplaces –particularly in non-transient multilingual settings– have received little attention. Hence, we aim to explore the language practices of a complex blue-collar community of practice situated in the multilingual as well as multi-varietal Flemish linguascape – i.e. the Port of Antwerp. Two linguistic groups can be identified among this community of port ...
The role of automatic and deliberate mental imagery in multi-sensory digital consumer environments. Hasselt University
Digitally-boosted approaches to break the analog noise limit KU Leuven
Although today's electronic systems implement most of their functionality in the digital domain, several analog operations, above all the analog-to-digital conversion (ADC), remain necessary when interfacing with physical-world applications. An example is data communication where ever higher bandwidths are required. A basic problem though is that traditional analog solutions based on opamps and comparators are limited in performance by their ...
MEMEZE: Moving Electrodes meet Zeolites KU Leuven
Zeolites are an important class of nanoporous materials, whereof the mechanism of formation is not yet fully understood. Developing a novel diagnostic means to study their crystallization in an innovative synthesis medium, MEmeZe will increase knowledge on the molecular steps leading to the formation of aluminosilicate zeolites. Prior studies revealed ion-paired prenucleation clusters present in hydrated silicate ionic liquids (HSILs)can ...
The role of automatic and deliberate mental imagery in multi-sensory digital consumer environments. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
carefully approaching the pandemic aftermath, it becomes clear that the pandemic containment
measures have instilled long-lasting habit changes in the sense that many interactions in society will
remain more digital or technology-mediated than before. One of the shortcomings that are currently
still inherent to digital ...
Global Digital Technology Networks: Charting the Intersections of Finance and Big Tech Vrije Universiteit Brussel
technology companies such as Alibaba, Amazon, Google, etc. over many aspects of life. Financial
services, which are increasingly delivered in an online/digital way, are no exception. While
geographers have studied how banks are deploying financial technologies such as Artificial
Intelligence and Big Data, the growing dependence ...