Projects
Controllable Synthesis of Conducting Polymer/High-Entropy Perovskite Composites with "Quasi-gas-solid" Interfaces for Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation and Reduction KU Leuven
Fossil-fuel-based ammonia production currently generates 1 % of the world’s annual anthropogenic CO2 emissions. In order to decarbonize this industrial sector, considerable research attention has been given to the design of novel electrocatalysts for the nitrogen reduction reaction (eNRR). However, ammonia synthesis through N2 electroreduction is still far away from practical applications. Within the framework of this project, we aim to ...
'Sweeping Rods': the Sideways Self-Propulsion of Micro-Rods KU Leuven
Self-propulsion of artificial nano- and microswimmers is a relatively new and quickly growing research area. Their ability to perform directional motion due to self-generated force makes them promising candidates to manipulate microscopic matter in a controlled way. Most studied systems have Janus geometries with two surfaces of different chemical properties, which allows them to create an inhomogeneous distribution of reaction products along ...
The CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. University of Antwerp
Engineering of Soft Matter with (Bio)Polymers: Development of multiphasic polymeric materials with diverse electrical functionalities using flow-induced microstructure engineering. KU Leuven
Due to rising consumer demands, enhanced functionality and miniaturization of many devices, material requirements become increasingly stringent and multiple characteristics are required within one material. Polymers have substantial advantages as compared to other materials, e.g. they are lightweight, flexible, easy to process and corrosion-resistant. However, most polymers are electrical insulators and have no electrical or magnetic ...
'Sweeping rods': the sideways self-propulsion of micro-rods KU Leuven
This project aims to replicate and understand self-propelling mechanisms shown by anisotropic microorganisms that must, on a microscale, overcome viscous drag and Brownian motion. To investigate and understand these systems, we seek to replicate such a self-propulsion with synthetic micron-sized anisotropic particles focusing on the side-ways motion of rod-like particles. For this we propose a simple, yet robust method for producing them in ...