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Functional properties of two-dimensional nanostructured materials Hasselt University

Organic and Bio-polymer Chemistry, Materials Physics
In current nanotechnology, apart from the search for graphene related structures, bottom-up self-assembly of organic molecules as well as of inorganic atoms and molecules plays a crucial role as well. Moreover, when using 2D electronic systems as substrates for this self-assembly, unique new functionalities can be induced for the 2D systems which will considerably improve their applicability. In parallel with 2D monolayer materials also ...

Hierarchical nanostructured materials through nanoparticle self-assembly. KU Leuven

Wim Thielemans
Chemical Engineering, Kulak Kortrijk Campus

Nature builds very complex, multifunctional systems by assembling simple building blocks in a directed manner compared to which most manmade structures are relatively simple. In a biomimetic approach, we aim to create hierarchical multi-functional one-, two- and three-dimensional structures with controlled long-range order through self-assembly of multifunctional rodlike nanoparticles. To achieve this, ...

Functional properties of two-dimensional nanostructured materials. University of Antwerp

Francois Peeters
Condensed Matter Theory
With the proposed scientific research community involved research teams want to create the necessarycritical mass to successfully combine self-organization and more generally surface modification for inducingimproved as well as new functionalities with the ultimate aim to tune the electronic, magnetic andspintronic, mechanical, and optical properties. We want to achieve the following goals:• Understanding the influence of controlled surface ...

Nanostructured materials at the atomic scale: determining the composition using quantitative analytical electron tomography. University of Antwerp

Sara Bals
Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
During my PhD research, we developed and performed electron tomography experiments in order to measure the positions of the atoms in a nanostructure. However, the burning questions in the field of nanoscience can no longer be solved by only determining the atomic structure. Nowadays, it becomes crucial to measure the chemical nature and even the oxidation state of each individualatom in a nanostructure as well. Therefore, the aim of this project ...

A hybrid approach towards atomic resolution electron tomography in nanostructured materials. University of Antwerp

Sara Bals
Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Knowledge on the 3 dimensional structure and composition of nanomaterials at the atomic scale is indispensable when one wants to understand the physical properties of nanostructures in comparison to their bulk counterparts. Several groups have therefore dedicated a lot of effort towards reaching atomic resolution in 3 dimensions by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), but most studies remain theoretical or present experimental results which ...

Fabrication and characterization of two-dimensional materials and nanostructured surfaces KU Leuven

Christian Van Haesendonck
Nuclear and Radiation Physics, Semiconductor Physics, Quantum Solid State Physics (QSP), Molecular Imaging and Photonics, Soft Matter and Biophysics

In 2004 graphene, i.e. one single atomic layer of carbon atoms arranged according to a honeycomb structure, was successfully isolated. The perfectly two-dimensional (2D) graphene has unique electronic properties, including surprisingly high charge carrier mobility. Graphene also has excellent mechanical properties: it is a very strong material and at the same time extremely flexible. More recently, other 2D materials with similar honeycomb ...

Functionalisation of nanostructured semiconductor metal oxides for chemical sensing (FONSENS). University of Antwerp

Dirk Lamoen
Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
The objective of FONSENS is to develop breakthrough technologies in gas sensing that will provide higher sensitivity and superior selectivity at reduced cost and power consumption. This objective will be pursued by integrating complementary skills of EU and Russian groups. The main strategy in FONSENS for achieving enhanced sensor performances is to develop new nanostructured materials, which will allow control of concentration of active centers ...

Development of highly active nanostructured titaniabased photocatalysts for wastewater remediation and CO2 conversion into valuable chemicals. University of Antwerp

Pegie Cool
Laboratory of adsorption and catalysis (LADCA)
The present FWO-Vito project aims the development of regenerable sorbent materials for aqueous waste streams. The increasing pressure on critical raw materials is the driver for the need of new materials which allow the recovery and replacement of the pristine materials source. This project aims at the recovery of phosphate ions from several waste streams.The goal of the research is on both materials development as well as on materials ...

Combining material science and chemical engineering design for novel and fast optical nanostructured sensors. Ghent University

Karen De Clerck
Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry

Due to their high relative surface area, nanofibrous materials obtained via electrospinning have

shown to be ideal candidates for high-quality sensors in many sectors, including environmental

monitoring, food inspection and biomedicine. The key challenges remain (i) the controlled

incorporation of analyte-sensitive dye molecules in the nanofibers via chemical linkage without

leaching upon application and (ii) the ...

Nonlineair Dynamics in Nanosystems: Flux Quanta in Nanostructured Superconductors, Colloids, Nanocluster. University of Antwerp

Vyacheslav Misko
Condensed Matter Theory
Nanotechnology will be the technology of the 21st century. The major industrialized countries are comprehensively intensifying their research in material sciences with a focus on nanotechnology. Quantum-mechanical principles in nano-structured materials respresent one of the most exciting fields of modern physics. Nano-structured superconductors (NSSC) play a special role due tot the macroscopic quantum state of the superconducting charge ...