Leuven Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Center

From Discovery to Technology

The Leuven Nanocenter brings the research and development activities of the K.U. Leuven in the areas of Nanosciences and Nanotechnology together. The center is formed by groups from different departments and faculties and disposes of the broadest range of materials and tools for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology available in Flanders. Our mission is to strengthen the interdisciplinary research and development activities by implementing around specific themes the complete innovation chain starting from fundamental knowledge and scientific discoveries towards the implementation of practical solutions and complete systems. Read more ...

Events

• 2011 Taiwan Nano, October 5-7 2011, Taipei, Taiwan
• Graphene 2012, April 10-13 2012, Brussels, Belgium
• Workshop on biomaterials and their interactions with biological and model membranes, 19-23 September 2011, Salou, Spain
• Meta 12, International conference on Metamaterials, photonic crystals and plasmonics. 19-22 April 2012, Paris, France
• 1st EOS Topical Meeting on Micro- and Nano-Optoelectronic Systems, December 7-9 2011, Bremen, Germany
• ICMON 2011 : International Conference on Microelectronics, Optoelectronics, and Nanoelectronics\, November 28-30, 2011, Venice, Italy
• Transparent electrode : What else after ITO? State of the art and future prospects, 21 November 2011, Paris, France
• TNT Trends in Nanotechnology, November 21-25, 2011 Tenerife, Spain
• GISAXS 2011. October 10 - October 12, 2011 at DESY Hamburg, Germany
• Metamaterials '2011: The Fifth International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics, 10-15 October 2011, Barcelona, Spain
• HAXPES 2011 4th International workshop on Hard XPS, 14-16 September 2011, Hamburg, Germany
• Nano and Giga Challenges in Electronics, Photonics and Renewable Energy, September 12-16 2011, Moscow, Russia
• International Symposium on Advanced Complex Inorganic Nanomaterials, September 11-14 2011, Namur, Belgium

Latest Results

All | Nanomagnetism | Superconductivity and fluxonics | Photonics and Photophysics | Electronics and Semiconductors | Catalysis and Reactors | NEMS and Precision Engineering | Nano-Materials | NanoBioSystems

• Mechanical and electronic properties of vanadium oxide nanotubes
  Posted by Jin Won Seo
  Vanadium oxide nanotubes with a diameter of 20–100 nm and an aspect ratio of 50–100 were synthesized by hydrothermal method. Young’s modulus of 20–80 GPa was obtained by bending measurements of individual nanotubes using an atomic force microscope. Electrical resistivity and thermopower measurements on a large assembly of nanotubes determined the characteristic energies required to put a charge in
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• The use of liquid crystals as electrorheological fluids in microsystems: model and measurements
  Posted by Dominiek Reynaerts
  Fluids with controllable flow properties have gained considerable interest in the past few years. Some of these fluids such as magnetorheologic fluids are now widely applied to active dampers and valves. Although these fluids show promising properties for microsystems, their applicability is limited to the microscale since particles suspended in these fluids tend to obstruct microchannels. This pa
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• A fast, high stiffness and high-resolution piezoelectric motor with integrated bearing and driving functionality
  Posted by Dominiek Reynaerts
  With growing requirements on the precision of production machines, as expressed by the Taniguchi curves, the need arises for novel actuators that are able to combine high stiffness and high position resolution with high drive speeds. In this paper two novel integrated linear actuation systems with high active stiffness and with the unique ability to provide simultaneously high-resolution slow moti
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• A PDMS lipseal for hydraulic and pneumatic microactuators
  Posted by Dominiek Reynaerts
  Recent publications show that hydraulic and pneumatic microactuators offer superior power and force densities at the microscale. The main technological barrier for the development of these actuators is the lack of microseal technologies. These seals must prevent the driving fluid leaking to the outside world without introducing friction. This paper presents a method to fabricate miniature li
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