Michael Sluydts

Postdoc (EA08)
+32 (0)9 264 66 37
​​​​​Tech Lane Ghent Science Park, Campus Ardoyen
Technologiepark 46, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
Office n°022

A1 Publications

Published

2023

How to verify the precision of density-functional-theory implementations via reproducible and universal workflows , E. Bosoni, L. Beal, M. Bercx, P. Blaha, S. Blügel, J. Bröder, M. Callsen, S. Cottenier, A. Degomme, V. Dikan, K. Eimre, E. Flage-Larsen, M. Fornari, A. Garcia, L. Genovese, M. Giantomassi, S. P. Huber, H. Janssen, G. Kastlunger, M. Krack, G. Kresse, T. D. Kühne, K. Lejaeghere, G. K. H. Madsen, M. Marsman, N. Marzari, G. Michalicek, H. Mirhosseini, T. M. A. Müller, G. Petretto, C. J. Pickard, S. Poncé, G.-M. Rignanese, O. Rubel, T. Ruh, M. Sluydts, D. E. P. Vanpoucke, S. Vijay, M. Wolloch, D. Wortmann, A. V. Yakutovich, J. Yu, A. Zadoks, B. Zhu, G. Pizzi , Nature Reviews Physics , 2023

2021

Race against the Machine: can deep learning recognize microstructures as well as the trained human eye? , M. Larmuseau, M. Sluydts, K. Theuwissen, L. Duprez, T. Dhaene, S. Cottenier , Scripta Materialia , 193, 33-37 , 2021 , IF: 6.302 , 7/79 [Q1]

2020

Compact representations of microstructure images using triplet networks , M. Larmuseau, M. Sluydts, K. Theuwissen, L. Duprez, T. Dhaene, S. Cottenier , npj Computational Materials , 6, 156 , 2020 , IF: 8.67

2017

Mechanistic Insights in Seeded Growth Synthesis of Colloidal Core/Shell Quantum Dots , I. Nakonechnyi, M. Sluydts, Y. Justo, J. Jasieniak, Z. Hens , Chemistry of Materials , 29 (11), 4719-4727 , 2017 , IF: 9.466 , 15/275 [Q1]

2016

Error estimates for density-functional theory predictions of surface energy and work function , S. De Waele, K. Lejaeghere, M. Sluydts, S. Cottenier , Physical Review B , Vol. 94, Iss. 23 — 15 December 2016 , 2016 , IF: 3.718 , 16/67 [Q1]
High-Throughput Screening of Extrinsic Point Defect Properties in Si and Ge: Database and Applications , M. Sluydts, M. Pieters, J. Vanhellemont, V. Van Speybroeck, S. Cottenier , Chemistry of Materials , 29 (3), pp 975–984 , 2016 , IF: 9.41
Ligand Addition Energies and the Stoichiometry of Colloidal Nanocrystals , M. Sluydts, K. De Nolf, V. Van Speybroeck, S. Cottenier, Z. Hens , ACS Nano , 10 (1), 1462-1474 , 2016 , IF: 13.334 , 9/271 [Q1]

2015

Controlling the Size of Hot Injection Made Nanocrystals by Manipulating the Diffusion Coefficient of the Solute , K. De Nolf, R.K. Capek, S. Abé, M. Sluydts, Y. Jang, J.C. Martins, S. Cottenier, E. Lifshitz, Z. Hens , JACS (Journal of the American Chemical Society) , 137 (7), 2495–2505 , 2015 , IF: 13.038 , 10/163 [Q1]

Other Publications

Dissertations

(D1) , Queue Manager: high-throughput density-functional theory screening software for materials discovery and design , M. Sluydts , Supervisor(s): Prof. Dr. Stefaan Cottenier, Prof. Dr. ir. Z. Hens , 02/09/2016
(D2) , Ligand engineering for colloidal nanocrystals, a molecular modeling approach , M. Sluydts , Supervisor(s): Prof. Dr. ir. Veronique Van Speybroeck, Prof. Dr. ir. Z. Hens , 2012

Keynote / Plenary / Invited talks

2022 - 2024

Invited talk
Testing the hell out of DFT codes with virtual oxides , S. Cottenier, M. Callsen, K. Lejaeghere, M. Sluydts, T. Ruh , https://www.dft2022.be/ , Brussels, Belgium , Sun, 28/08/2022 to Fri, 02/09/2022

2018

Invited talk
The road to accuracy: machine-learning-accelerated silicon ab initio simulations , M. Sluydts, J. Lauwaert, S. Cottenier , Si forum 2018 , Okayama, Japan , Mon, 19/11/2018 to Wed, 21/11/2018
Invited talk
Speeding up materials discovery and design: from high-throughput screening to machine learning , M. Sluydts, M. Larmuseau, K. Dumon, T. Crepain, K. Lejaeghere, S. Cottenier , MSNANO-18 , Faisalabad, Pakistan , Mon, 19/02/2018 to Tue, 20/02/2018

Talks

2018

Accelerating materials screening with machine learning: The case study of silicon , M. Sluydts, M. Larmuseau, J. Lauwaert, S. Cottenier , 34th winter school in theoretical chemistry: Machine Learning in Theoretical Chemistry , Helsinki, Finland , Mon, 10/12/2018 to Thu, 13/12/2018
The road to accuracy: machine-learning-accelerated silicon ab initio simulations , M. Sluydts, J. Lauwaert, S. Cottenier , Okayama University seminar , Okayama, Japan , Thu, 22/11/2018
How many materials are left to discover? An exploration of quaternary space , M. Sluydts, M. Larmuseau, K. Dumon, T. Crepain, K. Lejaeghere, S. Cottenier , International Workshop on Machine Learning for Materials Science 2018 , Aalto, Finland , Thu, 03/05/2018 to Fri, 04/05/2018
How many materials are left to discover? An exploration of quaternary space , M. Sluydts, M. Larmuseau, T. Crepain, K. Dumon, K. Lejaeghere, S. Cottenier , ML4MS Conference , Espoo, Finland , 19 , Thu, 03/05/2018 to Fri, 04/05/2018

2016

Ligand Addition Energies and the Stoichiometry of Colloidal Nanocrystals , M. Sluydts, K. De Nolf, V. Van Speybroeck, S. Cottenier, Z. Hens , EMRS Spring Meeting 2016 , Lille, France , Mon, 02/05/2016 to Fri, 06/05/2016
Ligand Addition Energy and the Stoichiometry of Colloidal Nanocrystals , K. De Nolf, M. Sluydts, V. Van Speybroeck, S. Cottenier, Z. Hens , 2019 MRS (Materials Research Society) Spring Meeting & Exhibit , Phoenix, AZ, USA , Mon, 28/03/2016 to Sat, 02/04/2016

2015

Tuning Vacancy Trapping by Impurities in Si and Ge by High-Throughput Selection , M. Sluydts, M. Pieters, J. Vanhellemont, V. Van Speybroeck, S. Cottenier , IWMCG-8 , Spa, Belgium , Sun, 15/11/2015 to Wed, 18/11/2015
High-throughput screening of extrinsic point defect properties in Si and Ge DFT , M. Sluydts, M. Pieters, J. Vanhellemont, V. Van Speybroeck , Annual Scientific Meeting of the Belgian Physical Society 2015 , Liège, Belgium , Wed, 13/05/2015 to Mon, 13/06/2016
High-throughput screening of extrinsic point defect properties in Si and Ge , M. Sluydts, M. Pieters, J. Vanhellemont, V. Van Speybroeck, S. Cottenier , Euro-TMCS I , Granada, Spain , 19 , Wed, 28/01/2015 to Fri, 30/01/2015

2014

Ab initio high-throughput study of extrinsic point defect embedding enthalpies in Si and Ge , M. Sluydts, J. Vanhellemont, V. Van Speybroeck, S. Cottenier , EMRS Spring Meeting 2014 , Lille, France , X-16 , Mon, 26/05/2014 to Fri, 30/05/2014

2013

Ligand engineering of colloidal nanocrystals , M. Sluydts, Z. Hens, V. Van Speybroeck, S. Cottenier , 14th UGent FEA PhD Symposium , Ghent Belgium , 83 , Fri, 06/12/2013

Posters

2018

Machine learning and materials science: ab initio screening to microstructure analysis , M. Larmuseau, M. Cools-Ceuppens, M. Sluydts, T. Verstraelen, S. Cottenier , 34th winter school in theoretical chemistry: Machine Learning in Theoretical Chemistry , Helsinki, Finland , Mon, 10/12/2018 to Thu, 13/12/2018

2017

High-Throughput Screening of Extrinsic Point Defect Properties in Si and Ge: Database and Applications , M. Sluydts, M. Pieters, J. Vanhellemont, V. Van Speybroeck, S. Cottenier , International Workshop on Machine Learning for Materials Science , Espoo, Finland , Wed, 08/03/2017 to Thu, 09/03/2017

2016

Error estimates for density-functional theory predictions of surface energy and work function , S. De Waele, K. Lejaeghere, M. Sluydts, S. Cottenier , ADIS 2016 , Tegernsee, Germany , Mon, 03/10/2016 to Fri, 07/10/2016
The High-Throughput approach to Computational Materials Design , M. Sluydts, T. Crepain, K. Dumon, V. Van Speybroeck, S. Cottenier , General Scientific Meeting 2016 of the Belgian Physical Society , Ghent, Belgium , Wed, 18/05/2016
Tuning vacancy trapping by impurities in Si and Ge through high-throughput selection , M. Sluydts, M. Pieters, J. Vanhellemont, V. Van Speybroeck, S. Cottenier , EMRS Spring Meeting 2016 , Lille, France , Mon, 02/05/2016 to Fri, 06/05/2016

2015

Hard of soft? Validation of HSAB theory for inorganic ligand adsorption on colloidal nanocrystals , M. Sluydts, Z. Hens, V. Van Speybroeck, S. Cottenier , Euro-TMCS I , Granada, Spain , Wed, 28/01/2015 to Fri, 30/01/2015

2014

Ab initio high-throughput study of extrinsic point defects in Si and Ge , M. Sluydts, J. Vanhellemont, V. Van Speybroeck, S. Cottenier , FEA Research Symposium 2014 , Ghent, Belgium , Fri, 05/12/2014
Ab initio high-throughput study of extrinsic point defects in Si and Ge , M. Sluydts, J. Vanhellemont, V. Van Speybroeck, S. Cottenier , 17th International Conference on Hyperfine Interactions and 21th International Symposium on Nuclear Quadrupole Interactions (HFI/NQI 2014) , Canberra, Australia , Sun, 21/09/2014 to Fri, 26/09/2014

2013

Ligand engineering of colloidal nanocrystals , M. Sluydts, Z. Hens, V. Van Speybroeck, S. Cottenier , 14th UGent FEA PhD Symposium , Ghent Belgium , Fri, 06/12/2013
Ab initio modeling of ligand adsorption on colloidal CuInS2 quantum dots , M. Sluydts, Z. Hens, V. Van Speybroeck, S. Cottenier , EMRS Spring Meeting 2013 , Strasbourg France , Mon, 27/05/2013 to Fri, 31/05/2013
Materials for Energy: The Role of Computational Materials Design , K. Lejaeghere, K. Rijpstra, M. Sluydts, J. Jaeken, M. Waroquier, V. Van Speybroeck, S. Cottenier , (presenting author K. Lejaeghere), Colloquium Physics and the Energy Challenge , Brussels, Belgium , Sat, 20/04/2013

Funding