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Events

27
Aug EMS Awards 2020
Virtual meeting with Prof. Sara Bals

Past Lectures

Archive 2020

Jan 2020

17
Jan HgX nanocrystals as building block for IR sensing
Friday Lecture by Emmanuel Lhuillier, Nanoscience Institute of Paris
21
Jan Emergent phenomena in superconductors in presence of intraband and cross-band pairing
CMT lecture presented by Dr Alfredo Vargas Paredes from CMT
24
Jan Crystal structure determination of Sr2Fe2O5 using conventional and in situ electron diffraction tomography
Friday Lecture by Maria Batuk, EMAT
28
Jan When vortices meet skyrmions
Condensed Matter Theory lecture presented by Prof. Clecio C. de Souza Silva, UFPE, Brazil

Feb 2020

7
Feb Evaluation of alternative scan strategies for high resolution STEM imaging
Friday Lecture by Abner Velazco Torrejón, EMAT
11
Feb Four-state energy mapping for magnetic properties
CMT lecture presented by Dr. Cihan Bacaksiz
14
Feb Real-time reconstruction of arbitrary slices for quantitative and in-situ electron tomography
Friday Lecture by Hans Vanrompay, EMAT
28
Feb Molecular dynamics simulations of nanoparticles growth
NANOlab Seminar presented by Prof. Pascal Brault, GREMI CNRS - Université d'Orléans, France

Mar 2020

3
Mar Acoustic plasmons at the crossover between collisionless and hydrodynamic regimes
CMT Lecture presented by Dr. Ban Van Duppen
6
Mar Unraveling Structural Information of Turkevich Synthesized Plasmonic Gold–Silver Bimetallic Nanoparticle
Nano lecture by: Hans Vanrompay (EMAT) and Natan Blommaerts (DuEL)
13
Mar *CANCELLED* Three-dimensional characterisation of nanomaterials: from model-like systems to real nanostructures
Friday Lecture by Thais Milagres de Oliveira, Emat
20
Mar CANCELLED: Self-assembly monolayer of PbPc: a starting point for substrate induced polymorphism
Friday Lecture by Yansong Hao, EMAT

Archive 2019

Jan 2019

7
Jan Predicting the properties of Ga2O3 using first-principles calculations
Condensed Matter Theory Seminar presented by Prof Harwin Peelaers
10
Jan Magnetism in 2D materials
Condensed Matter Theory lecture presented by Dr Cihan Bacaksiz
22
Jan Excitons in few-layer two-dimensional semiconductors: recent experimental developments modeled by continuum models
Condensed Matter Theory lecture presented by Prof Andrey Chaves from U.F. Ceara, Brazil

Feb 2019

12
Feb Magnetism in 2D materials: part 2
Condensed Matter Lecture presented by Dr Cihan Bacaksiz
19
Feb KITE quantum transport software: application of spectral methods in large-scale tight-binding simulations
CMT lecture presented by Misa Andelkovic
26
Feb Multicomponent electron-hole superfluidity in double layer systems
CMT lecture presented by Sara Conti, CMT

Mar 2019

8
Mar Investigation of microstructure-dependent martensitic transformation and functional behaviors of Ni-Ti shape memory alloys
Friday Lecture by Shanshan Cao, EMAT
8
Mar Investigation of microstructure-dependent martensitic transformation and functional behaviors of Ni-Ti shape memory alloys
Friday lecture by Shanshan Cao, EMAT
12
Mar Tuning the electronic and optical properties of monolayer and multilayer phosphorene
CMT Lecture presented by Longlong Li, CMT
15
Mar First-Principles Investigation of the Stability of the Oxygen Framework of Li-Rich Battery Cathodes
EMAT Friday Lecture by Marnik Bercx, EMAT
22
Mar Tracking morphological changes of nanoparticles in a variable gaseous environment in-situ using aberration corrected STEM
EMAT Friday lecture by Thomas Altantzis, EMAT
28
Mar Static and dynamic self-assembly of nanoparticles and post-assembly modifications of the resulting materials
EMAT lecture by Prof Rafal Klajn from Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science

Apr 2019

2
Apr Excitonic condensation in double-layer Phosphorene and GaAs double quantum well heterostructures
CMT lecture presented by Samira Saberi-Pouya
4
Apr Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Low-dimensional Materials: Accurate Force Field Generation and Investigation of Phononic Properties
Condensed Matter Seminar presented by Dr Cem Sevik, Eskisehir Technical University, Turkey
5
Apr In-situ TEM of stress induced martensitic transformation in Ni-Ti microwires
EMAT friday lecture by Saeid Pourbabak
30
Apr Inhomogeneous phases and Coulomb drag in electron-hole graphene bilayers
CMT Lecture presented by Dr Mohammad Zarenia, Univ. of Missouri, USA

May 2019

10
May Novel developments in high resolution TEM tomography
Friday Lecture by Qiongyang Chen, EMAT
17
May Characterization of as-deposited and deformed nanocrystalline metals with advanced transmission electron microscopy
Friday Lecture by Gunnar Lumbeeck (EMAT)
24
May 3-D characterization of nanomaterials from a single 2-D STEM image
Friday Lecture by Ece Arslan Irmak (EMAT)
28
May Flat bands in 2D materials
CMT lecture presented by Dr. Slavisa Milovanovic

Jun 2019

7
Jun Core-shell nanoparticles for photocatalytic applications
Friday Lecture by Silvia Nuti (EMAT)
11
Jun Electronic properties of boron based 2D materials
CMT lecture presented by Mohammad Nakhaee, University of Damghan, Iran
26
Jun Tunable graphene-based membranes
Physics department seminar presented by Prof Rahul Nair from the National Graphene Institute and University of Manchester, UK

Jul 2019

23
Jul Electron spin inversion in fluorinated graphene nanoribbons and Quantum spin Hall state detector in silicene interferometer
CMT seminar presented by Bartłomiej Rzeszotarski from AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland

Sep 2019

10
Sep Magnetic reorientation in two-dimensional quantum Heisenberg ferromagnets
Condensed Matter Theory lecture presented by Joren Vanherck
24
Sep Superconductivity in two-dimensional materials
CMT lecture presented by Dr Jonas Bekaert
27
Sep Understanding and Improving FIB-SEM Techniques for Polyolefins
Friday Lecture by Maciej Paśniewski (ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc., European Technology Center, Machelen, Belgium)

Oct 2019

1
Oct Skyrmions in Chiral Magnets, Liquid Crystals, and Beyond
Physics Department Seminar presented by Prof Charles Reichhardt from the Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, US
4
Oct On the mechanisms of nucleation and growth of deformation twins in equiatomic CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy
Friday Lecture by Lipeng Ding, EMAT
8
Oct The anomalous Hall effect in magnetic topological insulators
Condensed Matter Theory lecture presented by Amir Sabzalipour
11
Oct Crack initiation in tapered specimens - High Si stainless steels
Friday Lecture by Aäron Penders, SCK•CEN
18
Oct In-situ study of topological structure under electric/strain field at atomic scale
Friday Lecture by Kai Du, EMAT
24
Oct First principle techniques toward understanding of lattice thermal transport
Condensed Matter Lecture presented by Dr Tribhuwan Pandey from CMT
25
Oct Introduction to core-shell upconverting nanocrystals and their structure–property relationships
Friday Lecture by Damien Hudry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
31
Oct Dielectric properties of confined water
CMT lecture presented by Dr Mehdi Neek-Amal (Shahid Rajaee University, Iran)

Nov 2019

8
Nov Å-sized electron probes + ab initio: atom manipulation, isotope analysis, and 4D-STEM
Friday Lecture by Toma Susi, University of Vienna
15
Nov Composite materials based on disordered carbon as supercapacitor electrodes
Friday Lecture by Daniel Arenas Esteban, EMAT
22
Nov Tools and principles for scientific software development
Friday Lecture by Magnus Nord, EMAT
29
Nov STEM image restoration using convolutional neural networks and its impact on the quantification of atomic structures
Friday Lecture by Thomas Friedrich, EMAT

Dec 2019

5
Dec Valley currents in graphene by quantum pumping
Condensed Matter Theory lecture presented by Dr. Jing Wang from City University of Hong Kong
12
Dec Wave packet scattering at a normal-superconductor interface in two-dimensional materials: a generalized theoretical approach
CMT Lecture presented by Prof Andrey Chaves from Universidade Federal do Ceara, Brazil
19
Dec Spin-orbitronics properties of two-dimensional materials made of group V elements
Condensed Matter Lecture presented by Prof Tatiana Rappoport from UF Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Minho University, Portugal

Archive 2018

Jan 2018

1
Jan Investigation of microstructure-dependent martensitic transformation and functional behaviors of Ni-Ti shape memory alloys
Friday Lecture by Shanshan Cao, EMAT
9
Jan Graphene in the spotlight: using 2D knowledge in a 3D world
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Dr. Ben Van Duppen
16
Jan Quantum transport in defective phosphorene nanoribbons: effects of atomic vacancies
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Dr Longlong Li
23
Jan Plasmon scattering at defects and interfaces
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Iacopo Torre from the Institute for Photonic Sciences (Barcelona) and Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
30
Jan Moiré patterns in hBN-graphene-hBN structures
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Dr Slaviša Milovanović

Feb 2018

6
Feb Two Particles in a Box
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Vincent Callewaert
20
Feb Gapless topological states in bilayer graphene
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Miša Anđelković
27
Feb Competition between intraband and interband pairing
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Alfredo Vargas

Mar 2018

20
Mar Thickness dependent electronic and vibrational properties of layered materials
Condensed Matter Theory lecture presented by Dr Mehmet Yagmurcukardes

Apr 2018

24
Apr Atomic collapse in graphene
Condensed Matter Theory lecture presented by Robbe Van Pottelberge

May 2018

22
May Strain in 2D materials
Condensed Matter Theory lecture presented by Dr Slavisa Milovanovic

Jul 2018

9
Jul Transport phenomena in double-layer exciton condensates
Physics Department Colloquium presented by Dr. Timo Hyart from the international research center MagTop, Poland

Aug 2018

28
Aug 2D-ice, and its recent progress
CMT lecture presented by Dr Mehdi Neek-Amal from Shahid Rajaee University, Iran

Archive 2017

Feb 2017

1
Feb Electronic and optical properties of phosphorene quantum dots under electric and magnetic fields
CMT seminar presented by Dr Longlong Li
6
Feb Dirac physics: from graphene to topological phases (I)
Series of three lectures given by Prof M. Milovanovic from Physics Institute Belgrade
15
Feb Effects of a step edge on superconductivity in atomically thin films
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Dr Lingfeng Zhang
22
Feb A micromagnetic description of spin waves in ferromagnetic films
Condensed Matter Theory presented by Jeroen Mulkers

Mar 2017

8
Mar Tunable STM tip gating effect in graphene: from quantum confinement to optical guiding
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Dr Dean Moldovan
15
Mar Grain boundaries in CuInSe2
Condensed matter theory seminar presented by Dr Rolando Saniz
22
Mar Strained graphene structures: from valleytronics to pressure sensing
Condensed Matter Theory presented by Slavisa Milovanovic
29
Mar Excitons and trions in 2D transition metal dichalcogenides
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Matthias Van der Donck

Apr 2017

12
Apr Quantum dots on the surface of a time-reversal invariant topological insulator
Condensed Matter Theory presented by Christopher De Beule
26
Apr Scanning gate microscopy of magnetic focusing in graphene devices: quantum versus classical simulation
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Marko Petrovic

May 2017

4
May Dynamic transition and quantum bath engineering in driven superconducting flux qubits
Condensed Matter Theory Seminar presented by Prof Daniel Dominguez from Centro Atomico Bariloche
10
May Graphene Nanobubbles: MD approach
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Hossein Ghorbanfekr
31
May Water confinement between graphene sheets: density effects and response to out of plane electric field
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Belisa Rebeca de Aquino

Jun 2017

7
Jun Theories for electron transport in 2D materials
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Miša Anđelković
14
Jun The quantum canonical ensemble: a projection operator treatment
Condensed Matter Theory presented by Dr Wim Magnus
21
Jun Ab initio calculations of Fluorine dimers and trimers on graphene
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Jagger Rivera-Julio

Jul 2017

19
Jul Applications of the k.p theory to silicon thin layers
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Prof. Milan Tadic from University of Belgrade

Sep 2017

13
Sep Thinning CsPb2Br5 Perovskite Down to Monolayers: Cs-dependent Stability
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Dr Hasan Sahin from Izmir Institute of Technology
20
Sep Multicomponent electron-hole superfluidity and BCS-BEC crossover in double bilayer graphene
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Sara Conti
26
Sep Vibrational and mechanical properties of two dimensional monolayer materials
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Dr M. Yagmurcukardes

Oct 2017

3
Oct Optical Properties of Ultra-thin Materials
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Bacaksiz Cihan
17
Oct Quantum-size effects in nanoscale superconductors with step-edge
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Luca Flammia

Nov 2017

14
Nov Electrostrictive behavior of confined water subjected to GPa pressure
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Belisa Rebeca de Aquino
21
Nov Strong valley Zeeman effect of dark excitons in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides in a tilted magnetic field
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Matthias Van der Donck
24
Nov The conductance of edge states of two-dimensional topological insulators
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Prof Thomas Schmidt from the University of Luxemburg
28
Nov Level repulsion and band sorting in phononic crystals
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Dr Pablo Scuracchio

Dec 2017

5
Dec Topological defects and phase transitions in small mesoscopic chiral p-wave superconductors
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Dr Linfeng Zhang
12
Dec Super-fast dynamics and flow instabilities of superconducting vortices
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Dr Željko Jelić
19
Dec Spatial design and control of graphene flake motion
Condensed Matter Theory seminar presented by Hossein Ghorbanfekr

Archive 2013

Sep 2013

27
Sep Friday Lectures
Seminar organised by EMAT
Spreker / Speaker: Kirsten Govaerts, EMAT, University of Antwerp

More activities and calendar

News

25
Jun Researchers unveil mechanism to obtain metal 'nanoscrews'
The EMAT group of Sara Bals leads unveils the 3D structure or novel helical gold nanoparticles synthesised for the first time in a collaboration with Prof. L. Liz-Marzan from CICBioMagune (Spain).
14
Jan Researchers break the geometric limitations of moiré pattern in graphene heterostructures
Researchers at the University of Manchester in collaboration with CMT theorists (M. Andelkovic, S. Milovanovic, L. Covaci and F. Peeters) have uncovered interesting phenomena when multiple two-dimensional materials are combined into van der Waals heterostructures (layered 'sandwiches' of different materials).
11
Sep Atomically thin micas as proton-conducting membranes
Recent work from CMT researchers (Dr Bacaksiz and Prof Peeters) provide theoretical support for experiments done in Manchester which show that micas are excellent proton conducting membranes.
28
Aug Next generation synthetic covalent 2-D materials unveiled
UAntwerp researchers from the CMT group, Dr. Mehmet Yagmurcukardes and Prof. Francois Peeters, in collaboration with a team from Manchester have uncovered novel 2D materials.
19
Aug Hydrogen induces high-temperature superconductivity in a monolayer material
UAntwerp researchers from the CMT group, Dr Jonas Bekaert and Prof Milorad Milosevic, in collaboration with Swedish researchers have predicted that an atomically thin layer of hydrogen will boost the critical temperature of a thin superconductor to above a hundred kelvin.
26
Dec Prof Bals wins the ERC Consolidator grant
Prof Sara Bals obtains the prestigious ERC Consolidator grant with the project titled '3D Structure of Nanomaterials under Realistic Conditions' (REALNANO).
23
Jul Graphene smart membranes can control water
Researchers of the University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute and the CMT group at the University of Antwerp have achieved a long-sought-after objective of electrically controlling water flow through membranes.
19
Jul Puzzling results explained: a multiband approach to Coulomb drag and indirect excitons
Mystifying results in excitonic Coulomb drag experiments obtained independently by two research groups in the USA explained by the CMT group in a recent Physical Review Letters paper.
22
Dec Prof Van Aert wins new ERC Consolidator grant
Prof Sandra Van Aert obtains the prestigious ERC consolidator grant (Picometrics)
3
Oct Ben Van Duppen wint Vlaamse PhD Cup 2017
Fysicus Ben Van Duppen won de Vlaamse PhD Cup én de publieksprijs. Scriptie vzw wil met deze wedstrijd het onderzoek van jonge wetenschappers dichter bij het grote publiek brengen.