2026 Charlotte Platzer-Björkman: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	42	12539	12129	131	123	137	7295

Overview

Charlotte Platzer-Björkman is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden, where their research focuses on materials science and engineering. Their work primarily involves the study and development of semiconductor materials with applications in solar energy technologies.

The scientist's research interests span several fields, including:

Materials Science
Engineering

Within these broad areas, their subfields of study include:

Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Biomedical Engineering

Their main topics of work cover a range of material systems and technologies, such as:

Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
Semiconductor materials and interfaces
Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies
Perovskite Materials and Applications
Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials

Charlotte Platzer-Björkman has contributed to numerous scientific publications. Some recent papers include:

Thermodynamic stability, phase separation and Ag grading in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se₂ solar absorbers (2020), Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Band Tails and Cu-Zn Disorder in Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Solar Cells (2020), ACS Applied Energy Materials
Investigation of AgGaSe₂ as a Wide Gap Solar Cell Absorber (2021), ACS Applied Energy Materials
Advanced materials provide solutions towards a sustainable world (2024), Nature Materials
Experimental and Theoretical Study of Stable and Metastable Phases in Sputtered CuInS₂ (2022), Advanced Science

The most frequent co-authors collaborating with Platzer-Björkman are:

Jan Keller
Natalia M. Martin
Jes K. Larsen
Marika Edoff
Melike Babucci

They have published extensively in a range of scientific journals, with multiple publications in:

ACS Applied Energy Materials
physica status solidi (b)
Solar RRL
Faraday Discussions
Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Charlotte Platzer-Björkman's research focuses on enhancing material properties and interfaces relevant to solar cell performance and sustainability. The work integrates materials chemistry with electronic engineering principles to address challenges in renewable energy technologies.

Best Publications

Chemical Insights into the Instability of Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) Films during Annealing

Jonathan J. Scragg;Tove Ericson;Tomas Kubart;Marika Edoff

545
Citations
A Detrimental Reaction at the Molybdenum Back Contact in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Thin-Film Solar Cells

Jonathan J Scragg;J Timo Wätjen;Marika Edoff;Tove Ericson

469
Citations
Buffer layers and transparent conducting oxides for chalcopyrite Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)(2) based thin film photovoltaics : Present status and current developments

N. Naghavi;D. Abou-Ras;N. Allsop;Nicolas Barreau

446
Citations
A low-temperature order-disorder transition in Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films

Jonathan J. S. Scragg;Léo Choubrac;Alain Lafond;Tove Ericson

419
Citations
Zn(O,S) buffer layers by atomic layer deposition in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 based thin film solar cells: Band alignment and sulfur gradient

C. Platzer-Björkman;T. Törndahl;D. Abou-Ras;J. Malmström

391
Citations
Effects of Back Contact Instability on Cu2ZnSnS4 Devices and Processes

Jonathan J. Scragg;Tomas Kubart;J. Timo Wätjen;Tove Ericson

358
Citations
Strong valence-band offset bowing of ZnO1-xSx enhances p-type nitrogen doping of ZnO-like alloys.

Clas Persson;Charlotte Platzer-Björkman;Jonas Malmström;Tobias Törndahl

342
Citations
Influence of precursor sulfur content on film formation and compositional changes in Cu2ZnSnS4 films and solar cells

Charlotte Platzer-Björkman;Jonathan Scragg;H Flammersberger;Tomas Kubart

225
Citations
Inline Cu(In,Ga)Se $_{2}$ Co-evaporation for High-Efficiency Solar Cells and Modules

J. Lindahl;U. Zimmermann;P. Szaniawski;T. Torndahl

193
Citations
Atomic layer deposition of Zn1−xMgxO buffer layers for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

Tobias Törndahl;Charlotte Platzer-Björkman;John Kessler;Marika Edoff

166
Citations
Rapid annealing of reactively sputtered precursors for Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells

Jonathan J. Scragg;Tove Ericson;Xavier Fontané;Victor Izquierdo‐Roca

163
Citations
A new thin film photochromic material: Oxygen-containing yttrium hydride

Trygve Mongstad;Charlotte Platzer-Björkman;Jan Petter Mæhlen;Lennard P.A. Mooij

150
Citations
Reduced interface recombination in Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells with atomic layer deposition Zn1−xSnxOy buffer layers

Charlotte Platzer-Björkman;Christoper Frisk;Jes Larsen;Tove Ericson

129
Citations
Direct evidence of current blocking by ZnSe in Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells

Jörn Timo Wätjen;Jessica Engman;Marika Edoff;Charlotte Platzer-Björkman

121
Citations
Zn(O, S) Buffer Layers and Thickness Variations of CdS Buffer for Cu $_{2}$ ZnSnS $_{4}$ Solar Cells

Tove Ericson;Jonathan J. Scragg;Adam Hultqvist;Jorn Timo Watjen

116
Citations
Optimizing Ga-profiles for highly efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin film solar cells in simple and complex defect models

C Frisk;C Platzer-Björkman;J Olsson;P Szaniawski

106
Citations
Interface study of CuInSe2/ZnO and Cu(In,Ga)Se2/ZnO devices using ALD ZnO buffer layers

Charlotte Platzer-Björkman;Jun Lu;John Kessler;Lars Stolt

99
Citations
Baseline model of graded-absorber Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells applied to cells with Zn1 − xMgxO buffer layers

Jonas Pettersson;Charlotte Platzer-Björkman;Uwe Zimmermann;Marika Edoff

93
Citations
Back and front contacts in kesterite solar cells: state-of-the-art and open questions

Charlotte Platzer-Björkman;Nicolas Barreau;Marcus Bär;Leo Choubrac

88
Citations
Cadmium Free Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cells with 9.7% Efficiency

Jes K. Larsen;Frederik Larsson;Tobias Torndahl;Nishant Saini

86
Citations
Atomic Layer Deposition of Cubic and Orthorhombic Phase Tin Monosulfide

Oleksandr V. Bilousov;Yi Ren;Tobias Törndahl;Olivier Donzel-Gargand

76
Citations