Partner presentation | 13/2/19, Grenoble 2 Erasmus Mundus FAME+ - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Partner presentation | 13/2/19, Grenoble

www.uliege.be Duy Nguyen (ngocduy.nguyen@uliege.be)

Erasmus Mundus FAME+ 
 
 University of Liège

Quantum materials and functional nanostructures

2

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

The City of Liège

A cosmopolitan city of art and history, with a strong industrial and intellectual indentity At the heart of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion (with Maastricht, Aachen) and the Greater Region (Luxemburg, Saarbrücken, Metz, Nancy) Rapid train and road links with major European cities (Brussels, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Cologne)

3

Liège

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

The City of Liège

A major transport and logistics centre (2nd river port in Europe, Liege Airport) A city underdoing full renewal symbolised by the work of world renowned architects : Santiago Calatrava (high speed railway station) et Ron Arad (Médiacité)

4

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

University of Liege | Campuses

Liège, the city center
 The Rector's Office, the Administration, the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, 
 the HEC Management School, the Faculty of Architecture

5

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

University of Liege | Campuses

ULiège, the Sart Tilman campus :
 A leafy campus of 760 hectares, a center of higher education and research and home

• f the Faculty of Sciences

6

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

University of Liege | Data sheet

Founded in 1817 24 000 students, ~ 23% from abroad, ~ 2 200 PhD students ~ 660 academics active in research, ~ 3500 researchers 80 000 living graduates (10% abroad) ~ 4700 graduates each year

7

11 Faculties, School and Institutes 200+ master studies 65 advanced master studies 29 doctoral colleges

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

University of Liege | Data sheet

Partnerships with over 700 institutions in Europe and the world 1545 conventions signed in 68 countries European quality labels

• ECTS and Diploma Supplement
• HRS4R ‘Human Resources Strategy for Researchers’

8

European pioneer concerning Open Access since 2008 with the ORBi platform
 (over 170 000 references, more than 110 000 of which with integral text)

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

University of Liege | Data sheet

A pioneer in Wallonia for research valorisation

• 134 spin-offs created; 92 still active; > 127 million Euros
• > 830 patents; > 3 000 researchers

Integrated research-valorisation structures in growth sectors

• WSL space and engineering sciences
• GIGA (interdisciplinary group for applied genoproteomics - life

sciences)

• Aquapôle water/environment sciences

Overall budget : ~ 420 million Euros

9

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

University of Liege | FAME+

2.100 students, including ~ 550 PhD students 90 professors and 900+ researchers

10

The Institute of Physics The Institute of Chemistry

Erasmus Mundus FAME+ 
 Master courses at University of Liège

Quantum materials and functional nanostructures

11

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

University of Liege | Programme

12

Master thesis 30 ECTS Complements in materials phys./chem.
 2 ECTS Elective courses 28 ECTS

(including up to 8 ECTS from

• ther ULiège programmes, 


for instance 
 the engineering school) (can be waived if motivated) (supervisor/advisor from ULiège, a co-supervisor from a collaborating lab can be added)

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

University of Liege | Elective courses (1/2)

13

Quantum Materials : Design and Modeling ECTS (hours) PHYS3003-1 Functional Materials : theory and modelling 4 (20 h.+10 h.) CHIM9227-1 Quantum Chemistry 4 (30 h.+10 h.) PHYS3004-1 Physics of nanomaterials 4 (20 h.+10 h.) PHYS0980-1 Spectroscopy of materials 4 (20 h.+10 h.) CHIM9232-1 Biohybrids: theory and modelling 4 (30 h.) CHIM9233-1 Molecular logic 2 (15 h.) PHYS0981-1 Quantum modeling of materials properties 4 (20 h.+10 h.) PHYS3023-1 Physics of magnetic materials 4 (20 h.+10 h.)

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

14

Functional materials and nanostructures: fabrication and characterization ECTS (hours) CHIM9228-1 Macromolecular Chemistry 4 (20 h.+15 h.) CHIM9256-1 Advanced solid state chemistry 4 (30 h.) CHIM9230-1 Nanomaterials, (electro)synthesis and applications 4 (30 h.) CHIM9231-1 Characterisation of Biomaterials 4 (15 h.+15 h.) CHIM9234-1 Polymers and environment 2 (15 h.) CHIM9257-1 Introduction to solid state NMR 2 (15 h.) CHIM9235-1 Characterization of nanostructures by scanning probe techniques 2 (15 h.) PHYS0982-1 Physics of semiconductors 4 (15 h.+15 h.) PHYS3037-1 Nanofabrication : principles and techniques 4 (25 h.+15 h.)

University of Liege | Elective courses (1/2)

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

FAME+ at ULiège | Research groups

15

• PHYTHEMA | Theoretical Materials Physics
• TPC | Theoretical Physical Chemistry
• CERM | Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules
• GREENMAT | Group of Research in Energy and Environment from Materials
• SPIN | Solid-state Physics - Interfaces and Nanostructures
• NANOMAT | Physics of Nanostructures and Materials
• EPNM | Experimental Physics of Nanostructured Materials
• NANOCHEM | Nanochemistry and Molecular Systems
• MSLAB | Mass Spectrometry Laboratory

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

FAME+ at ULiège | PHYTHEMA

16

• Theoretical Materials Physics | www.phythema.ulg.ac.be 


We are active in the atomic-scale theory and modeling of the properties of materials, using first- and second-principles techniques based on density functional theory. Our primary interests are to reveal materials properties at the atomic scale, elucidate their microscopic origin and exploit the acquired knowledge to realize the rational design of bulk compounds and artificial nanostructures with

• ptimized functional properties for applications in Electronics, Spintronics, Oxitronics and Energy.
• Research topics Ferroelectrics and antiferroelectrics, Magneto-electric multiferroics, Polarons,

Spin, orbital and charge orderings in ABO3 perovskites

• Master thesis examples


First-principles study of the electronic and thermoelectric properties of Ca3Co4O9
 First-principles study of multiferroic oxides : application to BiFeO3
 First-principles study of the dielectric, dynamical and ferroelectric properties of LiNbO3

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

FAME+ at ULiège | TPC

17

• Theoretical Physical Chemistry | www.tcp.ulg.ac.be 


The TPC group research activities focus on the theory and modeling of the dynamics of molecular systems subject to external perturbations.

• Research topics Molecular logic using quantum intra- and inter- molecular dynamics,

Attochemistry, Quantum dynamics of excited states in dense level systems and the control of energy and charge transfer, Electronic, structural, optical, transport and magnetic properties of molecular and nanosystems, Systems biology: Information Theoretic Approach for the analysis of high throughput genomic and proteomic data

• Master thesis examples


Electronic atto dynamics in molecules following excitation by attopulses
 Design of molecular logic gates by optical addressing
 Design of molecular logic gates by electrical addressing
 Design of intelligent sensors anchored on surfaces

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

FAME+ at ULiège | CERM

18

• Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules www.cerm.ulg.ac.be 


The CERM develops novel research axes in macromolecular chemistry, such as electropoly- merization and biomaterials, radical polymerization of vinylic monomers and materials design including composites, degradable materials mainly obtained by ring-opening polymerization processes, controlled polymerization processes and emulsions.

• Research topics Development of new polymerization techniques, Synthesis of well-defined

copolymers, Preparation of new nanohybrids for electronics and biomedical applications, Design of multifunctional (nano)coatings, Preparation of (co)polymers and nanocomposites in supercritical CO2

• Master thesis examples


Synthesis of biodegradable thermoplastic elastomers based on polyesters
 Polyphosphate-based copolymers as solid polymer electrolytes in Lithium-Metal batteries 
 Solid polymer electrolytes based on poly(PEG-oxo-carbonate-co-cyclic carbonate-thioether) copolymers

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

FAME+ at ULiège | GREENMAT

19

• Group of Research in Energy and Environment from Materials www.greenmat.uliege.be 


The GREENMAT group is a research laboratory specializing in the development and characterization

• f inorganic materials. We develop powders, bulk materials or coatings for applications related to

energy, environment, health or protective coatings. In most projects, we pay special attention to the control of microstructure, porosity and interfaces in order to optimize the material properties.

• Research topics Structural ceramics (shaping and densification), Functional materials (especially
• xides) with applications in the fields of energy (storage/conversion/management) and environment,

Powder technology applied to the pharmaceutical/biomedical field

• Master thesis examples


Hierarchical porous TiO2 and ionic liquid-like polysiloxane electrolyte for DSSCs
 Influence of porosity on the electrochromic properties of tungsten oxide films 
 Growth and Characterization of Sr2FeMoO6 Thin Films on Ceramic Substrates

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

FAME+ at ULiège | SPIN

20

• Solid-state Physics - Interfaces and Nanostructures | www.spin.ulg.ac.be 


The group of Solid-state Physics – Interfaces and Nanostructures is dedicated to the study of the electrical and optical properties of semiconducting materials and devices, with a particular interest in thin film heterostructures and engineered nanostructures, as well as the dynamics of glass materials.

• Research topics Transparent conducting materials, Thin film and nanostructured semiconductor

junctions, Spin injection in group-IV magnetic semiconductors, Phase change materials

• Master thesis examples


Junctions based on transparent semiconducting oxides : optical properties and confinement effects
 Radio-frequency magnetron deposition of transparent conducting thin films based on ZnO and Cu2O for photovoltaic applications
 Water splitting in nanoporous iron oxide: an ab initio study


FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

FAME+ at ULiège | NANOMAT

21

• Physics of Nanostructures and Materials | www.nanomat.ulg.ac.be 


The nanomat group explores materials science at the nanoscale, using first principles electronic structure, in particular for the coupling of electronic vibrational and magnetic dynamics. These couplings are central to many functional physical properties, such as thermoelectricity superconductivity and normal state electron mobility. We develop open source codes (abinit

• ctopus BoltzTraP) used by thousands of researchers worked wide, and participate in international

networks, in particular the European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility, cecam and psi-k.

• Research topics Spin phonon coupling, Second principles models for functional material,

Thermoelectric transport in bulk and nanostructures

• Master thesis examples


Comparative study of the transport properties of MoS2
 Embedding Schemes for treating magnetic impurities and defects in metallic systems 
 First principles study of thermal and vibrational properties of Sb

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

FAME+ at ULiège | EPNM

22

• Experimental Physics of Nanostructured Materials | www.mate.ulg.ac.be 


The scientific activities of the EPNM group are mainly within the field of experimental mesoscopic physics, nanofabrication, magnetism, superconductivity, and quantum transport.

• Research topics Nanostructured superconductors, Magneto-optical imaging, Electromigration,

Nanothermocouples

• Master thesis examples


Experimental investigation of monolithic thermocouples
 Memristive system based on electromigration
 Magneto-optical imaging of microstructured superconductors
 Superconducting properties of Pb films with non-uniform artificial pinning landscape

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

FAME+ at ULiège | NANOCHEM

23

• Nanochemistry and Molecular Systems | www.nanochem.ulg.ac.be 


Our research is concerned with the development of probes and technologies to interface single small functional molecules with AFM. Over the last decade, we have developed the first examples of single-molecule force spectroscopy on small synthetic molecules to study their operation.

• Research topics Design of AFM probes and development of AFM-based methods to

manipulate matter and modify it at the single molecule level

• Master thesis examples


Molecular recognition by AFM
 Mechanochemistry on single macromolecules 
 Development of smart molecular systems and organic functional surfaces able to perform specific tasks at the single molecule level (actuators, artificial muscles)

FAME+ ULiège - February 2019

Welcome guide for international students

https://www.enseignement.uliege.be/books/ErasmusGuideEn/ Contact person for FAME+ students at the International Relations Service of ULiège

• Mrs. Isabelle NOIROT (isabelle.noirot@uliege.be, +32 4 366 2136)


for registration, administration, accommodation

24

WELCOME GUIDE 2018-2019

FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS