Projects
Magic doping of 3D Dirac Semimetals (MagDirac) KU Leuven
A new field in condensed matter physics has emerged, dealing with new quantum states of matter originating from non-trivial topologies of the electronic band structure. Topological insulators were the first class of such materials. Dirac and Weyl semimetals are becoming the focus of the next major waive of research on topological matter. In these materials, the bulk valence band and conduction band touch at discrete points and disperse ...
Single Particle Microscopy & Spectroscopy of Morphology and Size Controlled Perovskite crystals: PEROVSKOPY KU Leuven
After seminal reports of their interesting physical properties (publishedin 2009 and 2012), an explosion of scientific interest into metal halide perovskites (MHPs) in the past decade has seen this family of materials emerge as the most exciting avenue for next-generation solar cells. The strong promise for MHP materials arise from their fundamental physics; from high absorption coefficients at visible wavelengths, long carrier diffusion ...
Making Nanomaterials Work Ghent University
Nanotechnology can bring solutions to the most diverse technological problems society faces. Here, we make nanomaterials work in lighting and imaging by bringing together quantum dots as printable semiconductors and ALD as a method par excellence for surface functionalization and encapsulation. This will result in a new generation of opto-electronic appliances, combining high performance, energy efficiency and low cost.
Molecular understanding of buried hybrid interfaces and transport through organic coatings: ATR FTIR in a Kretschmann configuration combined with odd random phase electrochemical multisine impedance spectroscopy Vrije Universiteit Brussel
characterization techniques cannot reach this area without the use of destructive methods - possibly altering the layer concerned. Furthermore, the same ...
New chemical sensors based on porous crystalline materials KU Leuven
Detecting and monitoring gases and volatile organic compounds is an important but challenging task. Applications range from in indoor air quality monitoring to breath analysis for medical diagnosis. However, traditional gas sensing devices suffer from limited lifetimes, low selectivities, or bulky and expensive designs. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of microporous crystalline materials built up from metal ion nodes connected by ...
Tissue engineering for conjunctival reconstruction: Introducing self-assembled collagen-like-peptide scaffolds for the expansion of human conjunctival-derived cells in a xeno-free and serum-free environment. University of Antwerp
Inorganic Chemistry: Adsorption and Catalysis. University of Antwerp
Interplay between magnetism and band topology in Dirac/Weyl semimetals KU Leuven
The quantum Hall effect (QHE), in which the transverse conductance of a two-dimensional (2D) electron gas in an applied magnetic field becomes quantized to multiples of e²/h, has fascinated physicists for over forty years. In 2013, the quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) was realized in magnetic topological insulators. The hallmark of the QAHE is its dissipationless chiral 1D state running along the edge of the quasi-2D thin film, resulting ...
Ab-initio Investigation of Amorphous Semiconductors KU Leuven
Amorphous oxide semiconductors AOS have been attracting much attention over the last decade for their quality as active layer in thin film transistors (TFT). These materials are of particular interest for the display industry since they are processable on large areas, at low temperature while presenting a large mobility (~10 cm^2/Vs). The amorphous nature guarantees the uniformity of the film over a large area and its low processing ...