Voltammetry plays a crucial role in modern scientific research by offering valuable insights into the electrochemical properties of materials, with wide-ranging applications in fields such as materials science, energy storage, corrosion studies, and sensor development.

Make more fluid: In condensed matter systems, electrons can acquire unusual properties from their interaction with the atomic lattice.

The studies in this thesis are focused on the physical effects in the flat band materials. The results contain the discovery of strong enhancement of RKKY spin-spin interactions with specific geometric arrangement and dynamical generation of excitonic order parameter with high magnitude.

D1.2 reports on the findings of an analysis of framework conditions relevant in the context of the data economy from a legal, a socio-economic and a technological perspective. The analysis is a key foundation for the creation of an initial, heuristic model of the European data economy. The deliverable…

Promotores: W.J.G.M. Peijnenburg, G.R. de Snoo, Co-promotor: M.G. Vijver

Freshwater biodiversity has been threatened by eutrophication due to excessive nutrients in the environment. Releasing the freshwater species from such pressures requires efforts from industry and manufacturers to avoid emissions to vulnerable and high-risk regions.

In recent decades, climate change has led to more frequent and severe drought events, causing serious consequences such as increased forest mortality and significant crop yield losses. Understanding how drought affects plants, especially economically important herbaceous species, is crucial for predicting…

In surface science there is great effort to move from studying simple, flat model surfaces in vacuum to investigating more complex model catalysts in gas environments (in situ). This thesis gives three examples of such studies using microscopy and spectroscopy.

Op 19 februari 2020 verdedigde Richard Jiang zijn proefschrift '‘Greening’ the WTO Ban on China’s Export Duties'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof.dr. M.C.E.J. Bronckers.

Aan de Universiteit Leiden is een subsidie toegekend door de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie voor Wetenschappen (KNAW) en het Ministerie van Onderwijs van de Volksrepubliek China. Het gaat om een subsidie voor een gezamenlijk onderzoeksproject van drie jaar, dat wordt uitgevoerd door het Hazelhoff…

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Europees samenwerkings- en trainingsproject om fakenews te identificeren, voorkomen en te bestrijden.

Dit proefschrift richt zich op de opvattingen en percepties van Chinese en Nederlandse docenten over de rol van onderzoek in het hoger onderwijs.

Majorana fermions in superconductors are the subgap quasiparticle excitations that are their own antiparticles.

Glycosidases are important enzymes in the turnover of polysaccharides and glycoconjugates, and are involved in a range of human pathologies including genetic disorders such as Gaucher and Pompe disease, but also in various cancers.

De auteurs vergelijken aannames over het normatieve nut van de term 'milieuvluchteling' met empirische bewijs van die term anders dan 'milieumigrant'.

In deze publicatie verkennen Sarah Louise Carthy en Bart Schuurman de realiteit van het benaderen en interviewen van moeilijk bereikbare bevolkingsgroepen.

Artificial photosynthesis has recognised potential to produce green and sustainable fuels from earth-abundant resources such as water, carbon dioxide (CO2), and sunlight.

Op 18 juni 2019 verdedigde Peter Kempees zijn proefschrift 'Hard power and the European Convention on Human Rights'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof. dr. R.A. Lawson en prof. dr. H. Duffy.

Bacterial chemosensory arrays are protein assemblies that are the key structural and functional component for motile bacteria to sense their internal or environmental chemical signals.

The role of material production as a driver of environmental impacts is increasing, which calls for a better understanding of global material flows. This thesis explores the role of in-use stocks of products, buildings and infrastructure as a key driver of global material demand and discusses the implications…

The aim of this thesis was to develop aluminium salt-based nanoparticles that may ultimately be used as adjuvant in human vaccines.

Analytical tools for environmental design and management in a systems perspective. The combined use of analytical tools.

In this thesis, two potential therapeutic targets for diabetic nephropathy were dentified and investigated. First, we show that glomerular clusterin is upregulated in diabetic nephropathy and demonstrated that recombinant clusterin protein can protect the podocytes against oxidative stress in vitro.…

In unconventional high temperature superconductors, supercurrent vortices are known to spoil the Landau levels. In this thesis the emergence of Landau levels is studied in different types of superconductors: Weyl superconductors, and the Fu-Kane heterostructure.

Elk jaar nodigt het Netherlands Institute of Governance (NIG, de Nederlands-Vlaamse onderzoeksschool voor Bestuurskunde en Politicologie) promovendi van alle universiteiten in Nederland en Vlaanderen uit om hun promotor(en) voor te dragen voor de NIG Supervisor of the Year Award. De reden voor de award…

This thesis is a collection of theoretical works aiming at adjusting quantum algorithms to the hardware of quantum computers.

Promotores: Prof.dr. H Lenstra, Prof.dr. A Facchini (Padova University)

Promotores: J. Jonkers, K.E. de Visser

Op 7 maart 2019 organiseerde het Hazelhoff Centre for Financial Law een mini-seminar over ‘Vermogensscheiding in de financiële sector’. Tijdens deze bijeenkomst hield een aantal experts, zowel praktijkjuristen als academici, een voordracht over een onderwerp op het terrein van vermogensscheiding. Alle…

Leren fietsen zonder handremmen, sorry zeggen als je te laat komt op college en die vreemde Nederlandse klanken doorgronden. De nieuwe internationale studenten krijgen in hun introductieweek een snelle inburgeringscursus in de Nederlandse cultuur.

Pim Rank nam op 12 april 2018 deel aan een Ronde Tafelgesprek over de gevolgen van de implementatie van MiFID II voor de financiële markten.

Promotor: J.W.M. Frenken Co-Promotores: I.M.N. Groot; L.B.F. Juurlink

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The thesis describes experimental steps towards reduction of friction on the macroscopic scale by scenarios of thermo- and superlubricity well-known on the nanoscale.

The focus throughout this thesis will be on gathering fundamental studies of the detailed structure and composition of the electrode/electrolyte interface effect on the rate and mechanism of key electrocatalytic reactions.

Promotor: Bas Edixhoven, Promotor: Qing Liu

In the first part, we introduce a new condition, called toric-additivity, on a family of abelian varieties degenerating to a semi-abelian scheme over a normal crossing divisor.

This thesis aims to investigate the effect of tripartite interaction between microbial inoculants, the plant, and herbivore insects on the rhizosphere microbiome and volatilome. We investigated the rhizosphere microbiome and volatilome of tomato plants exposed to insect herbivory and/or inoculated with…

Fundamental understanding of molecular reactions on metal surfaces is important for improving heterogeneous catalysis.

This thesis focuses on the synthesis, characterization and performance towards CO2 electroreduction of mono and bi-metallic particles based on p-block metals

Technology can drive peace and justice. Innovative solutions increasingly make use of new types of data, mobile technologies and social media. Big or small (data), high-tech or low-tech: the challenge is to maximise the benefits while minimising the risks that come with the so-called data revolution…

What is the current relevance of the ethics of counterterrorism and what is the added value of ethics support within the practice of counterterrorism?

Promotor: M.T.M. Koper, Co-promotor: J.B.F. Juurlink

Welke rol spelen ouder-kind interacties bij het ontstaan, in stand houden en de behandeling van depressieve klachten van jongeren?

In this thesis we use Josephson and noise scanning tunneling microscopy for the study of conventional, unconventional (iron-based) and disordered superconductors. On the one hand, Josephson scanning tunneling microscopy allows us to directly visualize the superfluid density with high spatial resolut…

What is the effect of light at night on plant phenology and physiology, and how does this affect plant interactions with other species?

Promotor: Carel J. ten Cate, Co-Promotor: Hans W. Slabbekoorn