Projects
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 ...
Transition metal catalyzed transformation of amides. University of Antwerp
Geometric, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Transition Metal Doped Silicon Clusters, and Development of a Magnetic Deflection Setup KU Leuven
The aim of the work presented in this thesis is to provide deeper understanding on the geometric, electronic, and magnetic properties of gas phase clusters as a function of size and composition using a combination of the spectroscopic techniques and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The thesis is divided into four parts. A review of recent research on the structural identification of doped silicon clusters is given in Part I. In ...
Bifunctional transition metal electrocatalyst for efficient UOR and HER Hasselt University
Degradation of pharmaceuticals pollutants in wastewater via catalytic activation of periodate using transitional metal single-atoms decorated biochar KU Leuven
Strain to stabilize metal halide PERovSkites: an Integrated effort from fundamentalS to opto-elec-tronic applicaTions (PERsist). KU Leuven
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, ...
Metal-doped carbon clusters as model systems for the chemical storage of hydrogen KU Leuven
Cogeneration of electricity and valuable chemicals in PEM fuel cells. KU Leuven
A lot of economically valuable chemicals are obtained in industry through oxidation and reduction reactions. While many of these processes are highly exothermic, liberating energy as heat, they generally do not reach high energy efficiencies because most of this liberated energy cannot be recovered efficiently. Fuel cells offer the possibility to produce these chemicals through electrochemical reactions while converting the released energy ...