Prof. Wouter Maes Profile

Prof. Wouter Maes

at Univ Hasselt

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Chair | Author | Editor

Proceedings Article | 19 June 2024 Presentation

Removal of homocoupling defects in the OECT benchmark material, pgBTT

Lize Bynens, Jochen Vanderspikken, Adam Marks, Arwin Goossens, Tyler Quill, Garret Lecroy, Christina Cheng, Yeongmin Park, Laurence Lutsen, Alberto Salleo, Koen Vandewal, Wouter Maes

Proceedings Volume PC13013, PC1301305 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017823

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Semiconductors, Ion channels, Electrodes, Transistors, Signal processing, Reproducibility, Polymerization, Organic semiconductors, Organic photovoltaics

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Proceedings Article | 19 June 2024 Poster

BODIPYs with a twist: introducing push-pull motifs toward dual-functioning near-infrared photosensitizers

Nele Theysmans, Mathias Fraiponts, Lisa Reynders, Jasper Deckers, Anitha Ethirajan, Benoît Champagne, Wouter Maes

Proceedings Volume PC13013, PC1301313 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3016952

KEYWORDS: Oxygen, Picosecond phenomena, Cancer, Radiotherapy, Quantum efficiency, Yield improvement, Windows, Visualization, Surgery, Quantum processes

Proceedings Article | 19 June 2024 Presentation

Organic bolometers for far infrared detection

Bram Bijnens, Sam Gielen, Wouter Maes, Koen Vandewal

Proceedings Volume PC13013, PC130130Z (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3016689

KEYWORDS: Bolometers, Infrared radiation, Infrared detectors, Thermography, Polymers, Far infrared, Short wave infrared radiation, Semiconductors, Organic photodetectors, Mid-IR

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Proceedings Article | 19 June 2024 Presentation

The effect of polymer backbone fluorination on the light utilization efficiency of truly transparent organic photovoltaics

Kaat Valkeneers, Quan Liu, Bernhard Siegmund, Laurence Lutsen, Koen Vandewal, Wouter Maes

Proceedings Volume PC13013, PC130130I (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017124

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Organic photovoltaics, Windows, Solar energy, Transparency, Sunlight, Solar cells, Photovoltaics, Near infrared, Light absorption

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Proceedings Article | 19 June 2024 Poster

Impact of homocoupling defects on polymer transistor performance

Arwin Goossens, Lize Bynens, Jochen Vanderspikken, Wouter Maes, Koen Vandewal

Proceedings Volume PC13013, PC1301317 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017562

Proceedings Article | 19 June 2024 Poster

Unveiling molecular insights on conjugated polymer pBTTT-OR-R by scanning tunnelling microscopy

Paola Mantegazza, Stefania Moro, Xiaocui Wu, Jochen Vanderspikken, Wouter Maes, Giovanni Costantini

Proceedings Volume PC13013, PC1301312 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3016819

KEYWORDS: Scanning tunneling microscopy, Polymers, Polymerization, Vacuum, Sustainability, Process control, Polymer science, Organic semiconductors, Optoelectronics, Molecular self-assembly

Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Presentation

The long-debated story of homocoupling in alternating conjugated polymers: identification, quantification, prevention, and relevance for optoelectronic applications

Jochen Vanderspikken, Zhen Liu, Xiaocui Wu, Omar Beckers, Stefania Moro, Tyler Quill, Quan Liu, Mouna Hamid, Bart Goderis, Erik Nies, Vincent Lemaur, David Beljonne, Alberto Salleo, Laurence Lutsen, Koen Vandewal, Bruno Van Mele, Giovanni Costantini, Niko Van den Brande, Wouter Maes

Proceedings Volume PC12662, PC1266207 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677276

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Optoelectronics, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Organic electronics, Molecular interactions, Materials properties, Mass spectrometry, Fullerenes

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2022 Presentation

Does structure really matter: influence of structural ‘perfectness’ of conjugated polymers on their optoelectronic properties and device performance (Conference Presentation)

Jochen Vanderspikken, Omar Beckers, Sam Gielen, Quan Liu, Alberto Salleo, Koen Vandewal, Wouter Maes

Proceedings Volume PC12211, PC1221107 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2634300

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Optoelectronics, Optoelectronic devices, X-ray diffraction, Transition metals, Transistors, Statistical analysis, Semiconductors, Photodetectors, Organic semiconductors

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2022 Presentation

Next-generation polymeric semiconductors for organic electrochemical transistors (Conference Presentation)

Jasper Deckers, Lize Bynens, Jochen Vanderspikken, Koen Vandewal, Laurence Lutsen, Wouter Maes

Proceedings Volume PC12211, PC122110B (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2633980

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Transistors, Semiconductors, Organic semiconductors, Brain, Transducers, Neurological disorders, Ions, Interfaces, Electrodes

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2022 Presentation

Exploring the intrinsic limits of near-infrared detectors by novel materials design

Sam Gielen, Christina Kaiser, Jochen Vanderspikken, Omar Beckers, Ardalan Armin, Paul Meredith, Koen Vandewal, Wouter Maes

Proceedings Volume PC12149, PC121490G (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2620665

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Organic semiconductors, Photodetectors, Visible radiation, Solar energy, Photovoltaics, Organic photovoltaics, Near infrared, Lithium, External quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2022 Presentation + Paper

Compact VNIR snapshot multispectral airborne system and integration with drone system

Yuqian Li, Bart Masschelein, Roeland Vandebriel, Geert Vanmeerbeeck, Hiep Luong, Wouter Maes, Jonathan Van Beek, Klaas Pauly, Murali Jayapala, Wouter Charle, Andy Lambrechts

Proceedings Volume 12008, 120080Q (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2608183

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Imaging systems, Sensors, Unmanned aerial vehicles, Control systems, System integration, Data processing, Visualization, Data acquisition, UAV imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 7 November 2016 Presentation

Structure-property relations of high permittivity cathode interlayer materials toward bulk heterojunction organic solar cells (Conference Presentation)

Jurgen Kesters, Sanne Govaerts, Geert Pirotte, Michèle Chevrier, Niko Van den Brande, Xianjie Liu, Mats Fahlman, Bruno Van Mele, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande, Jean Manca, Sébastien Clément, Elizabeth von Hauff, Wouter Maes

Proceedings Volume 9942, 99420V (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2237564

KEYWORDS: Organic photovoltaics, Solar cells, Dielectric spectroscopy, Dielectrics, Heterojunctions, Renewable energy, Chemical engineering, Physics, Current controlled current source

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SPIE Journal Paper | 10 June 2014 Open Access

Toward bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells with thermally stable active layer morphology

Ilaria Cardinaletti, Jurgen Kesters, Sabine Bertho, Bert Conings, Fortunato Piersimoni, Jan D’Haen, Milos Nesladek, Bruno Van Mele, Guy Van Assche, Koen Vandewal, Alberto Salleo, Dirk Vanderzande, Wouter Maes, Jean Manca, Laurence Lutsen

JPE, Vol. 4, Issue 01, 040997, (June 2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JPE.4.040997

KEYWORDS: Solar cells, Polymers, Annealing, Organic photovoltaics, Fullerenes, Heterojunctions, Crystals, Photovoltaics, Polymer thin films, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 17 October 2013 Paper

Ionic high-performance light harvesting and carrier transporting OPV materials

W. Maes, T. Ghoos, J. Kesters, J. Drijkoningen, W. Vanormelingen, O. Malinkiewicz, H. Bolink, L. Lutsen, J. Manca, D. Vanderzande

Proceedings Volume 8830, 88301A (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023859

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Solar cells, Organic photovoltaics, Electron transport, Ions, Light harvesting, Interfaces, Bromine, Heterojunctions, Photovoltaics

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

Stability and degradation of organic photovoltaics fabricated, aged, and characterized by the ISOS 3 inter-laboratory collaboration

David Tanenbaum, Martin Hermenau, Eszter Voroshazi, Matthew Lloyd, Yulia Galagan, Birger Zimmermann, Markus Hösel, Henrik Dam, Mikkel Jørgensen, Suren Gevorgyan, Suleyman Kudret, Wouter Maes, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande, Uli Würfel, Ronn Andriessen, Roland Rösch, Harald Hoppe, Monica Lira-Cantu, Gerardo Teran-Escobar, Aurélie Dupuis, Pierre-Olivier Bussière, Agnès Rivaton, Gülsah Uzunoglu, David Germack, Birgitta Andreasen, Morten Madsen, Kion Norrman, Eva Bundgaard, Frederik Krebs

Proceedings Volume 8477, 847704 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930451

KEYWORDS: Quantum efficiency, Sun, Organic photovoltaics, Luminescence, Electroluminescence, Atomic force microscopy, Electrodes, Oxygen, Ultraviolet radiation, Solar cells

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