A-PECS search menu search content Plasmonics Photocatalysis-based applications that have made it to the market nearly always rely on titanium dioxide (TiO2) as the catalyst. One of the main limitations of this material is its relatively large bandgap energy (ca. 3.2 eV). This implies UV light is req…

NANOlight Center of Excellence search menu search content Research Research Nanomaterials play a key role in modern technology and society, because of their unique physical and chemical characteristics. The synthesis of nanomaterials is maturing but surprisingly little is known about the exact roles…

NANOlight Center of Excellence search menu search content A-PECS - Verbruggen group PI Sammy Verbruggen Main topics of research: Air purification Photo-(electro) catalysis Plasmonics Cookie prreferences Strictly necessary cookies They are necessary for the proper functioning of the website and can n…

NANOlight Center of Excellence search menu search content About the consortium The NANOlight center of excellence consists of six research groups with complementary expertise in the field of nanoscience and nanomaterials. The consortium offers a unique combination of multi-disciplinary expertise imp…

NANOlight Center of Excellence search menu search content NANOlight Nanoparticles in the spotlight: light-driven nanoscience from the lab to society The NANOlight center of excellence consists of six research groups with complementary expertise in the field of nanoscience and nanomaterials. The cons…

A-PECS search menu search content Center of Excellence K. De Wael and S. Verbruggen are members of the NANOlight Center of Excellence. The NANOlight center of excellence consists of six research groups with complementary expertise in the field of nanoscience and nanomaterials. The consortium offers …

A-PECS search menu search content Center of excellence K. De Wael and S. Verbruggen are members of the NANOlab Center of Excellence. The NANOlab center of excellence consists of seven research groups (EMAT, CMT, PLASMANT, A-PECS, AXIS, ENM) with complementary expertise in the field of nanoscience an…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Center of excellence The group of K. Janssens is member of the NANOlab Center of Excellence. The NANOlab center of excellence consists of seven research groups (EMAT, CMT, PLASMANT, A-SENSE LAB, AXIS, DuEL, ENM) with comple…

Theory of quantum systems and complex systems search menu search content About TQC Research mission Usually, the counter-intuitive quantum mechanical behavior of matter is confined to the microscopic world of atoms. However, under certain circumstances quantum behavior can be transferred from the (s…

Theory of quantum systems and complex systems search menu search content Research Topics Research mission Usually, the counter-intuitive quantum mechanical behavior of matter is confined to the microscopic world of atoms. However, under certain circumstances quantum behavior can be transferred from …

Theory of quantum systems and complex systems search menu search content Research of TQC Ideas in science emerge most readily when some part of the world is studied for its own sake – E.O. Wilson. Research mission Usually, the counter-intuitive quantum mechanical behavior of matter is confined to …

Ben Van Duppen unpaid staff Research Ben Van Duppen Research team Computational materials modelling for nanoscience and innovative technologies (COMMIT) Award 'Robert Oppenheimer' - 2019. 01/12/2019 - 31/12/2020 Abstract Prize received from the University's research council. I will use it to enhance…

Computational Materials Modeling for Nanoscience and Innovative Technologies search menu search content Doctoral theses PhD theses completed in our research group List of completed PhD theses in chronological order (downloads available). Sofia Magalhães Cunha (11 Jan 2022) Wave-packet dynamics and …

Computational Materials Modeling for Nanoscience and Innovative Technologies search menu search content Featured publications 2021 - A Chiral Magnet Induces Vortex Currents in Superconductors (Physics Viewpoint) A. P. Petrović, M. Raju, X. Y. Tee, A. Louat, I. Maggio-Aprile, R. M. Menezes, M.…

Sammy Verbruggen associate professor Research Sammy Verbruggen Research team Antwerp engineering, PhotoElectroChemistry & Sensing (A-PECS) Expertise The central research theme is photo(electro)chemistry for various energy and environmental applications. An important fundamental research line is that…

Sandra Van Aert full research professor Research Sandra Van Aert Research team Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) Expertise Sandra Van Aert's research focuses on new developments in the field of model-based electron microscopy aiming at quantitative measurements of atomic positions, a…

Lucian Covaci assistant professor - research manager Research Lucian Covaci Research team Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) Computational materials modelling for nanoscience and innovative technologies (COMMIT) Expertise Expertise in condensed matter theory, computational physics, ma…

Milorad Milosevic full professor Research Milorad Milosevic Research team Computational materials modelling for nanoscience and innovative technologies (COMMIT) Expertise High-performance computations for material physics problems (in the past applied to superconducting, magnetic, metal-semiconducto…

Sandra Van Aert gewoon hoogleraar Onderzoek Sandra Van Aert Onderzoeksgroep Elektronenmicroscopie voor materiaalonderzoek (EMAT) Expertise Het onderzoek van Sandra Van Aert richt zich op nieuwe ontwikkelingen in het domein van de modelgebaseerde elektronenmicroscopie om op deze manier kwantitatieve …

Erik Neyts hoogleraar Onderzoek Erik Neyts Onderzoeksgroep Modelleren en Simuleren in de Chemie (MOSAIC) Expertise We gebruiken computationele technieken (moleculaire dynamica, DFT, enhanced sampling) in de astrochemie en om de chemie van nanomaterialen te bestuderen. Concreet hebben we expertise in…

Erik Neyts professor Research Erik Neyts Research team Modelling and Simulation in Chemistry (MOSAIC) Expertise We employ computational techniques (molecular dynamics, DFT, enhanced sampling) in astrochemistry and to study the chemistry of nanomaterials. We have expertise in particular in gas-ice in…

Johan Verbeeck gewoon hoogleraar Onderzoek Johan Verbeeck Onderzoeksgroep Elektronenmicroscopie voor materiaalonderzoek (EMAT) Expertise Transmissie elektronenmicroscopie voor materiaalkunde Ontwikkeling van nieuwe meetprincipes met elektronenbundels Adaptieve optica met elektronenbundels Elektronen…

Milorad Milosevic gewoon hoogleraar Onderzoek Milorad Milosevic Onderzoeksgroep Computationele modellering van materialen voor nanowetenschap en innovatieve technologieën (COMMIT) Expertise High-performance computations for material physics problems (in the past applied to superconducting, magnetic…

Sara Bals full research professor Research Sara Bals Research team Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) Expertise Sara Bals is an expert in the application and development of electron tomography for functional nanomaterials. By combining state-of-the-art electron microscopy with advance…

Johan Verbeeck full professor Research Johan Verbeeck Research team Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) Expertise Transmission electron microscopy for materials science Development of novel measurement schemes with electron beams Adaptive optics with electron beams Electron energy loss…