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Chemistry

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154
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2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1996 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Guillermo C. Bazan is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore and has a significant research presence primarily in the fields of engineering and materials science.

The scientist's published work spans various subfields, including electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, polymers and plastics, molecular biology, and biomedical engineering.

Major topics covered in their research include:

  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Microbial fuel cells and bioremediation
  • Organic electronics and photovoltaics
  • Supercapacitor materials and fabrication
  • Perovskite materials and applications
  • Luminescence and fluorescent materials
  • Advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials

Frequent publication venues for Bazan's research are:

  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Energy Materials
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Bazan include:

  • The role of charge recombination to triplet excitons in organic solar cells (2021, Nature)
  • Device Performance of Emerging Photovoltaic Materials (Version 1) (2020, Advanced Energy Materials)
  • Tailoring Regioisomeric Structures of π-Conjugated Polymers Containing Monofluorinated π-Bridges for Highly Efficient Polymer Solar Cells (2020, ACS Energy Letters)
  • Device Performance of Emerging Photovoltaic Materials (Version 3) (2022, Advanced Energy Materials)
  • Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation of Tau Driven by Hydrophobic Interaction Facilitates Fibrillization of Tau (2020, Journal of Molecular Biology)

Bazan frequently collaborates with a consistent group of researchers, including:

  • Glenn Quek
  • Ricardo Javier Vázquez
  • Thuc-Quyen Nguyen
  • Samantha R. McCuskey
  • Samuel J. W. Chan

The scientist has received fellowships from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007 and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1996, recognizing their contributions in the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Efficiency enhancement in low-bandgap polymer solar cells by processing with alkane dithiols

    J. Peet;J. Y. Kim;N. E. Coates;W. L. Ma

  • Present and Future of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

    Judith Langer;Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi;Javier Aizpurua;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla

  • Electrochemical Considerations for Determining Absolute Frontier Orbital Energy Levels of Conjugated Polymers for Solar Cell Applications

    Claudia M. Cardona;Wei Li;Angel E. Kaifer;David Stockdale

  • Processing Additives for Improved Efficiency from Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

    Jae Kwan Lee;Wan Li Ma;Christoph J. Brabec;Jonathan Yuen

  • Solution-processed small-molecule solar cells with 6.7% efficiency

    Yanming Sun;Gregory C. Welch;Wei Lin Leong;Christopher J. Takacs

  • Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells: Morphology and Performance Relationships

    Ye Huang;Edward J. Kramer;Alan J. Heeger;Guillermo C. Bazan

  • Concurrent tandem catalysis

    Julia-Christina Wasilke;Stephen J. Obrey;R. Tom Baker;Guillermo C. Bazan

  • Synthesis of molybdenum imido alkylidene complexes and some reactions involving acyclic olefins

    Richard R. Schrock;John S. Murdzek;Gui C. Bazan;Jennifer Robbins

  • Ultrafast Long-Range Charge Separation in Organic Semiconductor Photovoltaic Diodes

    Simon Gélinas;Akshay Rao;Abhishek Kumar;Samuel L. Smith

  • Intensity Dependence of Current–Voltage Characteristics and Recombination in High-Efficiency Solution-Processed Small-Molecule Solar Cells

    Aung Ko Ko Kyaw;Dong Hwan Wang;Vinay Gupta;Vinay Gupta;Wei Lin Leong

  • DNA detection using water-soluble conjugated polymers and peptide nucleic acid probes

    Brent S. Gaylord;Alan J. Heeger;Guillermo C. Bazan

  • Design strategies for organic semiconductors beyond the molecular formula

    Zachary B. Henson;Klaus Müllen;Guillermo C. Bazan

  • Homogeneous Fluorescence-Based DNA Detection with Water-Soluble Conjugated Polymers

    Bin Liu and;Guillermo C. Bazan

  • Streamlined microwave-assisted preparation of narrow-bandgap conjugated polymers for high-performance bulk heterojunction solar cells

    Robert C. Coffin;Jeff Peet;James Rogers;Guillermo C. Bazan

  • Endohedral fullerenes for organic photovoltaic devices

    Russel B. Ross;Claudia M. Cardona;Dirk M. Guldi;Shankara Gayathri Sankaranarayanan

  • “Plastic” Solar Cells: Self-Assembly of Bulk Heterojunction Nanomaterials by Spontaneous Phase Separation

    Jeffrey Peet;Alan J. Heeger;Guillermo C. Bazan

  • Design and synthesis of molecular donors for solution-processed high-efficiency organic solar cells.

    Jessica E. Coughlin;Zachary B. Henson;Gregory C. Welch;Guillermo C. Bazan

  • DNA hybridization detection with water-soluble conjugated polymers and chromophore-labeled single-stranded DNA.

    Brent S. Gaylord;and Alan J. Heeger;Guillermo C. Bazan

  • Non-basic high-performance molecules for solution-processed organic solar cells.

    Thomas S. van der Poll;John A. Love;Thuc-Quyen Nguyen;Guillermo C. Bazan

  • Improved high-efficiency organic solar cells via incorporation of a conjugated polyelectrolyte interlayer.

    Jung Hwa Seo;Andrea Gutacker;Yanming Sun;Hongbin Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Thuc-Quyen Nguyen
Thuc-Quyen Nguyen University of California, Santa Barbara
Alan J. Heeger
Alan J. Heeger University of California, Santa Barbara
Bin Liu
Bin Liu National University of Singapore
Shu Wang
Shu Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gregory C. Welch
Gregory C. Welch University of Calgary
Xiong Gong
Xiong Gong University of Akron
Sergei Tretiak
Sergei Tretiak Los Alamos National Laboratory
Wanli Ma
Wanli Ma Soochow University
Edward J. Kramer
Edward J. Kramer University of California, Santa Barbara
Yong Cao
Yong Cao South China University of Technology

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