NANOlight Center of Excellence

Joint publications

  1.  â€œAdditivity of Atomic Strain Fields as a Tool to Strain-Engineering Phase-Stabilized CsPbI3Perovskites”. Teunissen JL, Braeckevelt T, Skvortsova I, Guo J, Pradhan B, Debroye E, Roeffaers MBJ, Hofkens J, Van Aert S, Bals S, Rogge SMJ, Van Speybroeck V, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 127, 23400 (2023).      http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c05770
     
  2. “Preventing cation intermixing enables 50% quantum yield in sub-15 nm short-wave infrared-emitting rare-earth based core-shell nanocrystals”. Arteaga Cardona F, Jain N, Popescu R, Busko D, Madirov E, ArĂșs BA, Gerthsen D, De Backer A, Bals S, Bruns OT, Chmyrov A, Van Aert S, Richards BS, Hudry D, Nature Communications 14, 4462 (2023).      http://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40031-4

  3.  â€œAn atomically dispersed Mn-photocatalyst for generating hydrogen peroxide from seawater via the Water Oxidation Reaction (WOR)”. Ren P, Zhang T, Jain N, Ching HYV, Jaworski A, Barcaro G, Monti S, Silvestre-Albero J, Celorrio V, Chouhan L, Rokicinska A, Debroye E, Kustrowski P, Van Doorslaer S, Van Aert S, Bals S, Das S, Journal of the American Chemical Society 145, 16584 (2023).      http://doi.org/10.1021/JACS.3C03785

  4.  â€œRestructuring of titanium oxide overlayers over nickel nanoparticles during catalysis”. Monai M, Jenkinson K, Melcherts AEM, Louwen JN, Irmak EA, Van Aert S, Altantzis T, Vogt C, van der Stam W, Duchon T, Smid B, Groeneveld E, Berben P, Bals S, Weckhuysen BM, Science 380, 644 (2023).      http://doi.org/10.1126/SCIENCE.ADF6984

  5.  â€œExploring the effects of graphene and temperature in reducing electron beam damage: A TEM and electron diffraction-based quantitative study on Lead Phthalocyanine (PbPc) crystals”. Jain N, Hao Y, Parekh U, Kaltenegger M, Pedrazo-Tardajos A, Lazzaroni R, Resel R, Geerts YH, Bals S, Van Aert S, Micron 169, 103444 (2023).      http://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2023.103444

  6.  â€œCation-controlled permeation of charged polymers through nanocapillaries”. Faraji F, Neek-Amal M, Neyts EC, Peeters FM, Physical review E 107, 034501 (2023).      http://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVE.107.034501

  7.  â€œA decade of atom-counting in STEM: From the first results toward reliable 3D atomic models from a single projection”. De Backer A, Bals S, Van Aert S, Ultramicroscopy , 113702 (2023).      http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2023.113702

  8.  â€œElement Specific Atom Counting at the Atomic Scale by Combining High Angle Annular Dark Field Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive X‐ray Spectroscopy”. De Backer A, Zhang Z, van den Bos KHW, Bladt E, SĂĄnchez‐Iglesias A, Liz‐MarzĂĄn LM, Nellist PD, Bals S, Van Aert S, Small methods , 2200875 (2022).      http://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202200875

  9.  â€œPlasmon resonance of gold and silver nanoparticle arrays in the Kretschmann (attenuated total reflectance) vs. direct incidence configuration”. Borah R, Ninakanti R, Bals S, Verbruggen SW, Scientific reports 12, 15738 (2022).      http://doi.org/10.1038/S41598-022-20117-7

  10.  â€œPhotoelectrochemical behavior of phthalocyanine-sensitized TiO₂ in the presence of electron-shuttling mediators”. Khan SU, Trashin S, Beltran V, Korostei YS, Pelmus M, Gorun SM, Dubinina T V, Verbruggen SW, De Wael K, Analytical chemistry 94, 12723 (2022).      http://doi.org/10.1021/ACS.ANALCHEM.2C02210

  11.  â€œSelf-assembled ligand-capped plasmonic Au nanoparticle films in the Kretschmann configuration for sensing of volatile organic compounds”. Borah R, Smets J, Ninakanti R, Tietze ML, Ameloot R, Chigrin DN, Bals S, Lenaerts S, Verbruggen SW, ACS applied nano materials , acsanm.2c02524 (2022).      http://doi.org/10.1021/ACSANM.2C02524

  12.  â€œArresting aqueous swelling of layered graphene-oxide membranes with H3O+ and OH- ions”. Gogoi A, Neyts EC, MiloĆĄević MV, Peeters FM, ACS applied materials and interfaces 14, 34946 (2022).      http://doi.org/10.1021/ACSAMI.2C05926

  13.  â€œAlternating superconducting and charge density wave monolayers within bulk 6R-TaS₂”. Achari A, Bekaert J, Sreepal V, Orekhov A, Kumaravadivel P, Kim M, Gauquelin N, Pillai PB, Verbeeck J, Peeters FM, Geim AK, MiloĆĄević MV, Nair RR, Nano letters 22, 6268 (2022).      http://doi.org/10.1021/ACS.NANOLETT.2C01851

  14.  â€œThermal Activation of Gold Atom Diffusion in Au@Pt Nanorods”. Pedrazo-Tardajos A, Arslan Irmak E, Kumar V, SĂĄnchez-Iglesias A, Chen Q, Wirix M, Freitag B, Albrecht W, Van Aert S, Liz-MarzĂĄn LM, Bals S, ACS nano    (2022).      http://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c02889

  15.  â€œIdentification of a Robust and Durable FeN4CxCatalyst for ORR in PEM Fuel Cells and the Role of the Fifth Ligand”. Nematollahi P, Barbiellini B, Bansil A, Lamoen D, Qingying J, Mukerjee S, Neyts EC, ACS catalysis , 7541 (2022).      http://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.2c01294

  16.  â€œIndentation of graphene nano-bubbles”. Faraji F, Neek-Amal M, Neyts EC, Peeters FM, Nanoscale 14, 5876 (2022).      http://doi.org/10.1039/D2NR01207C

  17.  â€œCorrelation between the fluorination degree of perfluorinated zinc phthalocyanines, their singlet oxygen generation ability, and their photoelectrochemical response for phenol sensing”. Neven L, Barich H, Ching HYV, Khan SU, Colomier C, Patel HH, Gorun SM, Verbruggen S, Van Doorslaer S, De Wael K, Analytical chemistry 94, 5221 (2022).      http://doi.org/10.1021/ACS.ANALCHEM.1C04357

  18.  â€œNovel optical photothermal infrared (O-PTIR) spectroscopy for the noninvasive characterization of heritage glass-metal objects”. Marchetti A, Beltran V, Nuyts G, Borondics F, De Meyer S, Van Bos M, Jaroszewicz J, Otten E, Debulpaep M, De Wael K, Science Advances 8, eabl6769 (2022).      http://doi.org/10.1126/SCIADV.ABL6769

  19.  â€œMonitoring oxygen production on mass-selected iridium–tantalum oxide electrocatalysts”. Zheng Y-R, Vernieres J, Wang Z, Zhang K, Hochfilzer D, Krempl K, Liao T-W, Presel F, Altantzis T, Fatermans J, Scott SB, Secher NM, Moon C, Liu P, Bals S, Van Aert S, Cao A, Anand M, NĂžrskov JK, Kibsgaard J, Chorkendorff I, Nature Energy    (2021).      http://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-021-00948-w

  20.  â€œ3D Atomic Structure of Supported Metallic Nanoparticles Estimated from 2D ADF STEM Images: A Combination of Atom – Counting and a Local Minima Search Algorithm”. Arslan Irmak E, Liu P, Bals S, Van Aert S, Small methods , 2101150 (2021).      http://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202101150

  21.  â€œInterface Pattern Engineering in Core‐Shell Upconverting Nanocrystals: Shedding Light on Critical Parameters and Consequences for the Photoluminescence Properties”. Hudry D, De Backer A, Popescu R, Busko D, Howard IA, Bals S, Zhang Y, Pedrazo‐Tardajos A, Van Aert S, Gerthsen D, Altantzis T, Richards BS, Small , 2104441 (2021).      http://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202104441

  22.  â€œLayer-by-Layer-Stabilized Plasmonic Gold-Silver Nanoparticles on TiO2: Towards Stable Solar Active Photocatalysts”. Dingenen F, Blommaerts N, Van Hal M, Borah R, Arenas-Esteban D, Lenaerts S, Bals S, Verbruggen SW, Nanomaterials 11, 2624 (2021).      http://doi.org/10.3390/nano11102624

  23.  â€œBreakdown of universal scaling for nanometer-sized bubbles in graphene”. Villarreal R, Lin P-C, Faraji F, Hassani N, Bana H, Zarkua Z, Nair MN, Tsai H-C, Auge M, Junge F, Hofsaess HC, De Gendt S, De Feyter S, Brems S, Ahlgren EH, Neyts EC, Covaci L, Peeters FM, Neek-Amal M, Pereira LMC, Nano Letters 21, 8103 (2021).      http://doi.org/10.1021/ACS.NANOLETT.1C02470

  24.  â€œRemoval of a past varnish treatment from a 19th-century Belgian wall painting by means of a solvent-loaded double network hydrogel”. Al-Emam E, Beltran V, De Meyer S, Nuyts G, Wetemans V, De Wael K, Caen J, Janssens K, Polymers 13, 2651 (2021).      http://doi.org/10.3390/POLYM13162651

  25.  â€œ3D Atomic‐Scale Dynamics of Laser‐Light‐Induced Restructuring of Nanoparticles Unraveled by Electron Tomography”. Albrecht W, Arslan Irmak E, Altantzis T, Pedrazo‐Tardajos A, Skorikov A, Deng T‐S, van der Hoeven JES, van Blaaderen A, Van Aert S, Bals S, Advanced Materials , 2100972 (2021).      http://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202100972

  26.  â€œSurface plasmon resonance-induced visible light photocatalytic TiO₂ modified with AuNPs for the quantification of hydroquinone”. Mendonça CD, Khan SU, Rahemi V, Verbruggen SW, Machado SAS, De Wael K, Electrochimica Acta 389, 138734 (2021).      http://doi.org/10.1016/J.ELECTACTA.2021.138734

  27.  â€œSelectivity in ligand functionalization of photocatalytic metal oxide nanoparticles for phase transfer and self‐assembly applications”. Borah R, Ninakanti R, Nuyts G, Peeters H, Pedrazo-Tardajos A, Nuti S, Vande Velde C, De Wael K, Lenaerts S, Bals S, Verbruggen S, Chemistry-A European Journal , chem.202100029 (2021).      http://doi.org/10.1002/CHEM.202100029

  28.  â€œGas phase photofuel cell consisting of WO₃- and TiO₂-photoanodes and an air-exposed cathode for simultaneous air purification and electricity generation”. Van Hal M, Campos R, Lenaerts S, De Wael K, Verbruggen SW, Applied Catalysis B-Environmental 292, 120204 (2021).      http://doi.org/10.1016/J.APCATB.2021.120204

  29.  â€œThree-Dimensional Nanoparticle Transformations Captured by an Electron Microscope”. Albrecht W, Van Aert S, Bals S, Accounts Of Chemical Research 54, 1189 (2021).      http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00711

  30.  â€œTuning the turnover frequency and selectivity of photocatalytic CO2 reduction to CO and methane using platinum and palladium nanoparticles on Ti-Beta zeolites”. Blommaerts N, Hoeven N, Arenas Esteban D, Campos R, Mertens M, Borah R, Glisenti A, De Wael K, Bals S, Lenaerts S, Verbruggen SW, Cool P, Chemical Engineering Journal 410, 128234 (2021).      http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.128234

  31.  â€œThree-dimensional atomic structure of supported Au nanoparticles at high temperature”. Liu P, Arslan Irmak E, De Backer A, De wael A, Lobato I, BĂ©chĂ© A, Van Aert S, Bals S, Nanoscale 13 (2021).      http://doi.org/10.1039/D0NR08664A

  32.  â€œAlloy CsCdxPb1–xBr3Perovskite Nanocrystals: The Role of Surface Passivation in Preserving Composition and Blue Emission”. Imran M, Ramade J, Di Stasio F, De Franco M, Buha J, Van Aert S, Goldoni L, Lauciello S, Prato M, Infante I, Bals S, Manna L, Chemistry Of Materials 32, acs.chemmater.0c03825 (2020).      http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c03825

  33.  â€œ3D Characterization and Plasmon Mapping of Gold Nanorods Welded by Femtosecond Laser Irradiation”. Milagres de Oliveira T, Albrecht W, GonzĂĄlez-Rubio G, Altantzis T, Lobato Hoyos IP, BĂ©chĂ© A, Van Aert S, Guerrero-MartĂ­nez A, Liz-MarzĂĄn LM, Bals S, Acs Nano 14, acsnano.0c02610 (2020).      http://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c02610

  34.  â€œUnraveling the Role of Lattice Substitutions on the Stabilization of the Intrinsically Unstable Pb2Sb2O7Pyrochlore: Explaining the Lightfastness of Lead Pyroantimonate Artists’ Pigments”. Marchetti A, Saniz R, Krishnan D, Rabbachin L, Nuyts G, De Meyer S, Verbeeck J, Janssens K, Pelosi C, Lamoen D, Partoens B, De Wael K, Chemistry Of Materials 32, 2863 (2020).      http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b04821

  35.  â€œPathways how irrigation water affects crop revenue of smallholder farmers in northwest Ethiopia: A mixed approach”. Zewdie MC, Van Passel S, Moretti M, Annys S, Tenessa DB, Ayele ZA, Tsegaye EA, Cools J, Minale AS, Nyssen J, Agricultural Water Management 233, 106101 (2020).      http://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106101

  36.  â€œPhotoelectrochemistry for measuring the photocatalytic activity of soluble photosensitizers”. Khan SU, Trashin SA, Korostei YS, Dubinina TV, Tomilova LG, Verbruggen SW, De Wael K, ChemPhotoChem 4, 300 (2020).      http://doi.org/10.1002/CPTC.201900275

  37.  â€œPlasmonic gold-embedded TiO2 thin films as photocatalytic self-cleaning coatings”. Peeters H, Keulemans M, Nuyts G, Vanmeert F, Li C, Minjauw M, Detavernier C, Bals S, Lenaerts S, Verbruggen SW, Applied Catalysis B-Environmental 267, 118654 (2020).      http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.118654

  38.  â€œImpact of urban street canyon architecture on local atmospheric pollutant levels and magneto-chemical PM10 composition : an experimental study in Antwerp, Belgium”. Hofman J, Castanheiro A, Nuyts G, Joosen S, Spassov S, Blust R, De Wael K, Lenaerts S, Samson R, The science of the total environment 712, 135534 (2019).      http://doi.org/10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2019.135534

  39.  â€œLeaf accumulation of atmospheric dust : biomagnetic, morphological and elemental evaluation using SEM, ED-XRF and HR-ICP-MS”. Castanheiro A, Hofman J, Nuyts G, Joosen S, Spassov S, Blust R, Lenaerts S, De Wael K, Samson R, Atmospheric Environment 221, 117082 (2020).      http://doi.org/10.1016/J.ATMOSENV.2019.117082

  40.  â€œQuantitative 3D Characterization of Elemental Diffusion Dynamics in Individual Ag@Au Nanoparticles with Different Shapes”. Skorikov A, Albrecht W, Bladt E, Xie X, van der Hoeven JES, van Blaaderen A, Van Aert S, Bals S, ACS nano 13, 13421 (2019).      http://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.9b06848

  41.  â€œUnraveling Structural Information of Turkevich Synthesized Plasmonic Gold-Silver Bimetallic Nanoparticles”. Blommaerts N, Vanrompay H, Nuti S, Lenaerts S, Bals S, Verbruggen SW, Small 15, 1902791 (2019).      http://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201902791

  42.  â€œTowards a more direct policy feedback in circular economy monitoring via a societal needs perspective”. Alaerts L, Van Acker K, Rousseau S, De Jaeger S, Moraga G, Dewulf J, De Meester S, Van Passel S, Compernolle T, Bachus K, Vrancken K, Eyckmans J, Resources, conservation and recycling 149, 363 (2019).      http://doi.org/10.1016/J.RESCONREC.2019.06.004

  43.  â€œElectron Transfer and Near-Field Mechanisms in Plasmonic Gold-Nanoparticle-Modified TiO2Photocatalytic Systems”. Asapu R, Claes N, Ciocarlan R-G, Minjauw M, Detavernier C, Cool P, Bals S, Verbruggen SW, ACS applied nano materials 2, 4067 (2019).      http://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.9b00485

  44.  â€œThree-Dimensional Quantification of the Facet Evolution of Pt Nanoparticles in a Variable Gaseous Environment”. Altantzis T, Lobato I, De Backer A, BĂ©chĂ© A, Zhang Y, Basak S, Porcu M, Xu Q, SĂĄnchez-Iglesias A, Liz-MarzĂĄn LM, Van Tendeloo G, Van Aert S, Bals S, Nano letters 19, 477 (2019).      http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b04303

  45.  â€œRecent breakthroughs in scanning transmission electron microscopy of small species”. van den Bos KHW, Altantzis T, De Backer A, Van Aert S, Bals S, Advances in Physics: X 3, 1480420 (2018).      http://doi.org/10.1080/23746149.2018.1480420

  46.  â€œUnderstanding the Effect of Iodide Ions on the Morphology of Gold Nanorods”. Amini MN, Altantzis T, Lobato I, Grzelczak M, SĂĄnchez-Iglesias A, Van Aert S, Liz-MarzĂĄn LM, Partoens B, Bals S, Neyts EC, Particle and particle systems characterization 35, 1800051 (2018).      http://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201800051

  47.  â€œCharacterization of silver-polymer core–shell nanoparticles using electron microscopy”. Claes N, Asapu R, Blommaerts N, Verbruggen SW, Lenaerts S, Bals S, Nanoscale 10, 9186 (2018).      http://doi.org/10.1039/C7NR09517A

  48.  â€œHierarchical CdS/m-TiO 2 /G ternary photocatalyst for highly active visible light-induced hydrogen production from water splitting with high stability”. Lu Y, Cheng X, Tian G, Zhao H, He L, Hu J, Wu S-M, Dong Y, Chang G-G, Lenaerts S, Siffert S, Van Tendeloo G, Li Z-F, Xu L-L, Yang X-Y, Su B-L, Nano energy 47, 8 (2018).      http://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.02.021

  49.  â€œTiO2 Films Modified with Au Nanoclusters as Self-Cleaning Surfaces under Visible Light”. Liao T-W, Verbruggen S, Claes N, Yadav A, Grandjean D, Bals S, Lievens P, Nanomaterials 8, 30 (2018).      http://doi.org/10.3390/nano8010030

  50.  â€œDeeper insights into the photoluminescence properties and (photo)chemical reactivity of cadmium red (CdS1-xSex) paints in renowned twentieth century paintings by state-of-the-art investigations at multiple length scales”. Monico L, Rosi F, Vivani R, Cartechini L, Janssens K, Gauquelin N, Chezganov D, Verbeeck J, Cotte M, D'Acapito F, Barni L, Grazia C, Buemi LP, Andral J-L, Miliani C, Romani A, The European Physical Journal Plus 137, 311 (2022).      http://doi.org/10.1140/EPJP/S13360-022-02447-7

  51.  â€œAtomic-scale detection of individual lead clusters confined in Linde Type A zeolites”. Fatermans J, Romolini G, Altantzis T, Hofkens J, Roeffaers MBJ, Bals S, Van Aert S, Nanoscale    (2022).      http://doi.org/10.1039/D2NR01819E