Bernard Dam

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Hydrogen
• Oxygen
• Semiconductor

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Hydrogen, Thin film, Optoelectronics, Optics and Hydrogen storage. His Hydrogen research incorporates elements of Desorption, Metal, Hydrogen sensor and Analytical chemistry. Thin film is a subfield of Nanotechnology that Bernard Dam studies.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Photocathode, Amorphous silicon, Bismuth vanadate and Femtosecond. His work in the fields of Optical fiber, Absorption spectroscopy and Fluence overlaps with other areas such as Ablation. His work deals with themes such as Inorganic chemistry, Chemical engineering and Thermodynamics, which intersect with Hydrogen storage.

His most cited work include:

• Efficient solar water splitting by enhanced charge separation in a bismuth vanadate-silicon tandem photoelectrode (798 citations)
• The origin of high critical currents in YBa2Cu3O7-d thin films (357 citations)
• The Origin of Slow Carrier Transport in BiVO4 Thin Film Photoanodes: A Time-Resolved Microwave Conductivity Study (273 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Thin film, Hydrogen, Analytical chemistry, Condensed matter physics and Optoelectronics. His research integrates issues of Substrate, Hydride, Metal and Nucleation in his study of Thin film. His Hydrogen research includes elements of Hydrogen sensor, Inorganic chemistry, Desorption and Catalysis.

Bernard Dam interconnects Alloy, Pulsed laser deposition, Layer and Laser ablation in the investigation of issues within Analytical chemistry. His studies deal with areas such as Vortex and Epitaxy as well as Condensed matter physics. His research investigates the link between Optoelectronics and topics such as Bismuth vanadate that cross with problems in Silicon.

He most often published in these fields:

• Thin film (50.71%)
• Hydrogen (33.21%)
• Analytical chemistry (24.29%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

• Thin film (50.71%)
• Hydrogen (33.21%)
• Optoelectronics (17.50%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Bernard Dam focuses on Thin film, Hydrogen, Optoelectronics, Nanotechnology and Hydride. His Thin film research includes themes of Hydrogen storage, Hysteresis, Detector and Photochromism. His Hydrogen research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Hydrogen sensor, Metal, Catalysis, Analytical chemistry and Chemical engineering.

His work deals with themes such as Chemical physics and Yttrium, which intersect with Metal. Bernard Dam combines subjects such as Water splitting, X-ray crystallography, Substrate and Bismuth vanadate with his study of Optoelectronics. His research in the fields of Nanoparticle overlaps with other disciplines such as Mechanism.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

• Review of magnesium hydride-based materials: development and optimisation (244 citations)
• A Bismuth Vanadate–Cuprous Oxide Tandem Cell for Overall Solar Water Splitting (169 citations)
• Efficient Water‐Splitting Device Based on a Bismuth Vanadate Photoanode and Thin‐Film Silicon Solar Cells (107 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

• Hydrogen
• Oxygen
• Semiconductor

Thin film, Optoelectronics, Nanotechnology, Catalysis and Hydrogen are his primary areas of study. His Thin film research incorporates themes from Band gap, Electron mobility, Water splitting and Analytical chemistry. The various areas that Bernard Dam examines in his Optoelectronics study include Amorphous silicon and Bismuth vanadate.

His work carried out in the field of Nanotechnology brings together such families of science as Detector and Electronics. His Catalysis study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Inorganic chemistry, Desorption and Chemical engineering. The Hydrogen economy research Bernard Dam does as part of his general Hydrogen study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Environmental pollution, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science.