Projects
Open network of hyper connected logistics clusters towards Physical Internet (CLUSTERS 2.0). University of Antwerp
Sabbatical Tatjana Parac-Vogt: Expanding the potential of metal-oxo clusters and metal-oxo cluster based materials in bioinorganic chemistry KU Leuven
The key focus of the sabbatical is to expand the existing collaborations with the international partners and establish new collaborations with groups having similar interest and complementary expertise. The new ideas developed during the sabbatical period will also form a firm foundation for the preparation of Advanced ERC grant application.
Studies of Multiple Metal Doped Silicon Clusters and Design of Novel Materials Based on Clusters Containing Silicon and Germanium. KU Leuven
Chinese enterprise clusters in our neighbouring countries: analysis and benchmark of the factors underlying the appearance of these clusters. University of Antwerp
Changing leaders, changing times? A description and analysis of leadership practices at upper-school level in secondary school clusters in Flanders. KU Leuven
In part 1 we report on a systematic review of the literature on ...
Excited states, optical spectra, and decay dynamics of small coinage metal clusters KU Leuven
The main ambition of the cluster science research field is to understand how matter is built up from an atom over clusters and nanoparticles to larger systems including bulk. Central knowledge in the field is that properties of clusters are strongly size dependent and that zero dimensional quantum confinement determines their physical and chemical properties in a non-scalable way. So far, very little experimental and theoretical information ...
Clusters modified copper based catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction KU Leuven
(i) to develop GDEs for selected cluster-based catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction towards methanol; (ii) to develop a model/prototype electrode for CO2 reduction to methanol; (iii) to validate the model electrode with other cluster-based catalysts for other products, e.g. ethylene.
Tuning graphene into a spin active material: Exploiting its size-specific interaction with metal clusters KU Leuven
The success of semiconductor industry relies on the continuous improvement of the performances of integrated circuits (IC). So far, this has been achieved by reducing the size of the basic building block of these circuits, the metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET). The downscaling of MOSFET’s has been realized by introducing new materials, like high-k dielectric/metal gate stacks and high-mobility semiconductors (Ge, ...
Sabbatical Ewald Janssens: metal clusters for catalysis KU Leuven
The reactivity of small metal clusters differs radically from that of bulk materials because the atoms in a cluster have a lower coordination number, the concentration of reaction centers is high
and the electronic band structure has not yet been developed. Not only does the electronic structure vary dramatically with cluster size and composition, unexpected properties such as the occurrence of selective catalytic oxidation on gold ...