Projects
Development and assessment of novel ultrafast spectroscopy detection methods to characterize excited state electron and energy transfer in molecular electronic devices KU Leuven
This application is for a joint project of the Laboratory of Photochemistry and Spectroscopy at KULeuven and the Laboratory of Quantum Optics at the University of Nova Gorica (Slovenia). Organic photovoltaic cells and organic light emitting diodes consist of thin films of carbon based molecules and convert light into a voltage or vice versa. While their fabrication is cheaper than inorganic devices their efficiency is still much below the ...
Exploring excited state dynamics of fluorescent proteins by X-ray free electron laser (XFEL). KU Leuven
Fluorescent proteins (FPs) have become a widely opted choice for protein labelling in living specimen. Some FPs show unique photoswitching properties (psFPs) with which advanced microscopic techniques such as super-resolution microscopy have been developed. Optimizing the photoswitching properties is crucial for further advancement of the microscopic technologies, and knowledge of molecular bases behind the photoswitching reactions is ...
Exploring excited state structural dynamics of fluorescent proteins by using X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) towards advancement of cutting‐edge microscopy KU Leuven
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 ...
Unraveling complex Excited States properties from first-principles (complexES) KU Leuven
"complexES" is a theoretical/ computational chemistry project which
aims to: i) develop, implement and apply theoretical tools enabling
both the accurate and cheap calculation of radiative and nonradiative
excited state (ES) decay rates; ii) developing theoretical descriptors
for the cheap prediction of non-radiative and photochemical reactivity
channels; and iii) the application of the above ...
Triplet excited states in organic semiconducting materials — the role of molecular motives, spin-orbit coupling, and vibrational effects Hasselt University
Merging Excited State Decay Rate Theories with Semi-Classical Nonadiabatic Excited State Dynamics (PhotoSynergy) KU Leuven
Electron, spin, and atom dynamics in excited transition metal oxide clusters KU Leuven
This research project deals with the study of electron, spin, and atom dynamics of excited transition metal oxide (TMO) clusters. The clusters will be driven out of equilibrium by short laser pulses and the position of the atoms, the electronic and magnetic states, as well as their dynamic interplay will be studied at any point in time thereafter. Hereto, different static and dynamic experimental techniques will be used such as magnetic ...
Radiative decay of laser excited clusters in molecular beams KU Leuven
Clusters are particles composed of a small number of atoms. They have extreme size- and composition dependent properties due to quantum confinement and electron correlation effects. The production of size selected clusters in macroscopic amounts, so that species can be used in applications, is determined by the system’s stability. For many years, the stability of clusters has been investigated by studying their fragmentation following laser ...