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Moonen, Siirilotta (author)Hydropeaking is a widely applied management practice in the generation of hydropower. When the demand in electricity is high, the operator of a hydropower plant rapidly increases released discharges to meet this demand. Vice versa, when the demand is low, no or less water is released. However, while river regulation practices offer valuable...master thesis 2024
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Wopereis, Michiel (author)Nanomechanical resonators made of two-dimensional (2D) materials are the subject of intensive research due to their remarkable properties, allowing them to operate at high frequencies with high sensitivity. However, dissipation losses and manufacturing issues have prevented them from reaching their full potential. This thesis aims to overcome...master thesis 2024
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Khossossi, N. (author), Singh, Deobrat (author), Essaoudi, Ismail (author), Ahuja, Rajeev (author), Ainane, Abdelmajid (author)Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries, renowned for their potential high energy density, have attracted attention due to their use of earth-abundant elements. However, a significant challenge lies in developing suitable materials for both lithium-based anodes, which are less prone to lithium dendrite formation, and sulfur-based cathodes. This...journal article 2024
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Gillespie, Sarah C. (author), van der Laan, Marco (author), Poonia, D. (author), Maiti, Sourav (author), Kinge, S.S. (author), Siebbeles, L.D.A. (author), Schall, Peter (author)Heterostructures (HSs) based on two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are highly intriguing materials because of the layers’ pronounced excitonic properties and their nontrivial contributions to the HS. These HSs exhibit unique properties that are not observed in either of the constituent components in isolation. Interlayer...review 2024
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van Maarschalkerweerd, Timo (author)The Nacra 17 is a foiling catamaran selected to compete in the 2024 Olympic Games. The Nacra 17 is a one-design class, which requires all equipment to be identical. The Dutch Olympic team found through testing the bending stiffness that there is a slight difference in how each of their hydrofoils performed. The question was asked: What are the...master thesis 2023
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Roslon, I.E. (author)Nanoscale forces from natural phenomena are hard to measure. It is not insofar that we lack the ability to measure such small forces. On the contrary, nanotechnology offers a wide spectrum of techniques that allow us to sense at this scale. However, many natural systems are subject to a noisy environment or need to be surrounded by liquid to...doctoral thesis 2023
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SUN, YUE (author)Surface acoustic wave (SAW) is widely used in biological research and sensor applications, acomprehensive understanding of SAW propagation and visualization on suspended 2D membranes is crucial for the manipulation of nanoparticles in biological research and sensitivity improvement of SAW sensors based on 2D material. The initial step of this...master thesis 2023
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van den Berg, Yannick (author)Compliant mechanisms are often used in precision mechanism design as a suspension for translational stages. Their light weight makes them efficient and they do not suffer from friction or backlash. They transmit and transform a finite motion along their degrees of freedom via elastic deformation and provide high stiffness along their degrees of...master thesis 2023
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Flores Cervello, Mireia (author)This master thesis explores strain-induced quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) as novel optical nanoprobes for Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based biosensors. These types of emitters could outperform conventionally used fluorophores due to their high brightness, stability in harsh environments, biocompatibility and ease...master thesis 2023
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Bhondoekhan, Lorenzo (author)The main motive for this research was to study the behaviour of quay walls when there is an uneven pile foundation present. This means that the number of piles varies in the thickness of the quay wall along the length. The inspiration came from the failure of the Grimburgwal (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) that collapsed in 2020, which had a length...master thesis 2023
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Bulstra, Kasper (author)The main problem in density-based two-fluid optimization is the fact that the two fluids often mix in optimal designs. Therefore, state-of-the-art two-fluid heat exchanger optimization includes non-mixing constraints. However, the current non-mixing constraints can only impose a constant wall-thickness between the two fluids. Depending on the...master thesis 2023
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Noordam, M.L. (author)In this thesis, we explore the interaction between multiple optical light fields. Although these light fields can interfere with each other in a vacuum, actual interaction can only occur in a medium. This interaction can be amplified in materials with nanoscale dimensions such as a monolayer of WS2 and metallic nanostructures. The shapes of...doctoral thesis 2023
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Coppen, Jasper (author)Due to global warming, there is a rising demand for green energy storage and green fuels. $CO_2$ reduction can help mitigate these demands by storing energy in chemical bonds, thereby creating fuels that are relatively easy to use and store. In this way, a new carbon cycle can be created. Catalyst materials play a key role in improving the...master thesis 2023
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Theunisse, Arnoud (author)The aim of this research is to investigate which design method results in the best approximation of the deformations of a quay wall consisting of an anchored combined wall with relieving platform, looking at the elastoplastic method and the finite element method. The elastoplastic method is performed with the program D-Sheet Piling and the...master thesis 2023
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Lieftinck, Joris (author)The inner-city of Amsterdam contains a large network of vulnerable, historic quay walls. Most of these quay walls consist out of masonry gravity walls placed on wooden relieving floors and wooden foundation piles. Due to the changing surface loading conditions behind the wall and the degradation of the masonry and wooden structures over the last...master thesis 2023
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Patrikis, Konstantinos (author)Quay walls are often designed with Finite Element models (FE models) to take into account the complex soil-structure interaction and highly non-linear soil behavior. However, the effect of temperature variations is uncertain if it is taken into account in the design of the quay walls at the Port of Rotterdam.<br/><br/>Nowadays, new quay walls...master thesis 2023
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Basyooni, Mohamed A. (author), Zaki, Shrouk E. (author), Rahmani, Khalid (author), En-nadir, Redouane (author), Eker, Yasin Ramazan (author)Surface plasmon technology is regarded as having significant potential for the enhancement of the performance of 2D oxide semiconductors, especially in terms of improving the light absorption of 2D MoO3 photodetectors. An ultrathin MoO3/Ir/SiO2/Si heterojunction Schottky self-powered photodetector is introduced here to showcase positive...journal article 2023
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Basyooni, Mohamed A. (author)This review introduces metallenes, a cutting-edge form of atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) metals, gaining attention in energy and catalysis. Their unique physicochemical and electronic properties make them promising for applications like catalysis. Metallenes stand out due to their abundance of under-coordinated metal atoms, enhancing the...review 2023
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Guo, R. (author), Chen, C. (author), Bannenberg, L.J. (author), Wang, H. (author), Liu, Haozhe (author), Yu, Minghao (author), Sofer, Zdenek (author), Lei, Zhibin (author), Wang, Xuehang (author)Limited Li resources, high cost, and safety risks of using organic electrolytes have stimulated a strong motivation to develop non-Li aqueous batteries. Aqueous Zn-ion storage (ZIS) devices offer low-cost and high-safety solutions. However, their practical applications are at the moment restricted by their short cycle life arising mainly from...review 2023