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Justin C. Johnson is affiliated with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the United States. Their research focuses predominantly on the intersection of engineering, materials science, and computer science. Key areas of study include materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and computer vision and pattern recognition, with further specialization in atomic and molecular physics, optics, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, notably perovskite materials and applications, molecular junctions and nanostructures, spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies, as well as organic electronics and photovoltaics. Additional areas include photochemistry and electron transfer studies, luminescence and fluorescent materials, and crystallization and solubility studies.

Justin C. Johnson has produced numerous publications in various scientific venues. They have contributed extensively to arXiv (Cornell University), with 24 publications, as well as The Journal of Physical Chemistry C and The Cambridge Structural Database, each with 7 publications. Other frequent venues include ECS Meeting Abstracts and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

Recent papers demonstrate the broad scope of their collaborations and research themes. Among these are:

  • Improving Efficiency and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells Enabled by A Near-Infrared-Absorbing Moisture Barrier (2020, Joule)
  • Lessons from intramolecular singlet fission with covalently bound chromophores (2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics)
  • Spatial separation of triplet excitons drives endothermic singlet fission (2020, Nature Chemistry)
  • Transforming energy using quantum dots (2020, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • Enhancing interfacial charge transfer in a WO3/BiVO4 photoanode heterojunction through gallium and tungsten co-doping and a sulfur modified Bi2O3 interfacial layer (2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry A)

Collaborations are a significant aspect of their research output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • John E. Anthony
  • Obadiah G. Reid
  • Karl J. Thorley
  • Melissa K. Gish
  • Christopher H. Chang

Justin C. Johnson's scholarly contributions reflect a multidisciplinary approach combining experimental and theoretical techniques, spanning from fundamental materials chemistry to applied photovoltaic technologies and quantum chemical studies. Their work contributes to advancing understanding in fields that underpin renewable energy and nanotechnology innovation.

Best Publications

  • Nanowire dye-sensitized solar cells

    Matt Law;Lori E. Greene;Lori E. Greene;Justin C. Johnson;Richard Saykally

  • Controlled growth of ZnO nanowires and their optical properties

    P. Yang;H. Yan;S. Mao;R. Russo

  • Low-temperature wafer-scale production of ZnO nanowire arrays.

    Lori E. Greene;Matt Law;Joshua Goldberger;Franklin Kim

  • Highly Efficient Multiple Exciton Generation in Colloidal PbSe and PbS Quantum Dots

    Randy J. Ellingson;Matthew C. Beard;Justin C. Johnson;Pingrong Yu

  • Single gallium nitride nanowire lasers

    Justin C. Johnson;Heon Jin Choi;Heon Jin Choi;Kelly P. Knutsen;Richard D. Schaller

  • Semiconductor quantum dots and quantum dot arrays and applications of multiple exciton generation to third-generation photovoltaic solar cells.

    Arthur J. Nozik;Matthew C. Beard;Joseph M. Luther;Matt Law

  • Nanoribbon waveguides for subwavelength photonics integration.

    Matt Law;Matt Law;Donald J. Sirbuly;Donald J. Sirbuly;Justin C. Johnson;Josh Goldberger

  • PbTe Colloidal Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Characterization, and Multiple Exciton Generation

    James E Murphy;Matthew C Beard;Andrew G Norman;S Phillip Ahrenkiel

  • Optical Cavity Effects in ZnO Nanowire Lasers and Waveguides

    Justin C. Johnson;Haoquan Yan;Peidong Yang;Richard J. Saykally

  • Dendritic nanowire ultraviolet laser array.

    Haoquan Yan;Rongrui He;Justin Johnson;Matthew Law

  • Single Nanowire Lasers

    Justin C. Johnson;Haoquan Yan;Richard D. Schaller;Louis H. Haber

  • Singlet fission for dye-sensitized solar cells: can a suitable sensitizer be found?

    Irina Paci;Justin C. Johnson;Xudong Chen;Geeta Rana

  • Near-Field Imaging of Nonlinear Optical Mixing in Single Zinc Oxide Nanowires

    Justin C. Johnson;Haoquan Yan;Richard D. Schaller;Poul B. Petersen

  • Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics in Single ZnO Nanowire and Nanoribbon Lasers

    Justin C. Johnson;Kelly P. Knutsen;Haoquan Yan;Matt Law

  • Self-Organized GaN Quantum Wire UV Lasers

    Heon Jin Choi;Justin C. Johnson;Rongrui He;Sang Kwon Lee

  • Absolute Photoluminescence Quantum Yields of IR-26 Dye, PbS, and PbSe Quantum Dots

    Octavi Escala Semonin;Justin C Johnson;Joseph M Luther;Aaron G Midgett

  • ZnO Nanoribbon Microcavity Lasers

    Haoquan Yan;Justin Johnson;Matt Law;Rongrui He

  • High Triplet Yield from Singlet Fission in a Thin Film of 1,3-Diphenylisobenzofuran

    Justin C. Johnson;Arthur J. Nozik;Josef Michl

  • The role of chromophore coupling in singlet fission.

    Justin C Johnson;Arthur J Nozik;Arthur J Nozik;Josef Michl;Josef Michl

  • Cooperative singlet and triplet exciton transport in tetracene crystals visualized by ultrafast microscopy

    Yan Wan;Zhi Guo;Tong Zhu;Suxia Yan

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur J. Nozik
Arthur J. Nozik University of Colorado Boulder
Richard J. Saykally
Richard J. Saykally University of California, Berkeley
Matthew C. Beard
Matthew C. Beard National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Josef Michl
Josef Michl University of Colorado Boulder
Peidong Yang
Peidong Yang University of California, Berkeley
Matt Law
Matt Law University of California, Irvine
Joseph M. Luther
Joseph M. Luther National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Richard D. Schaller
Richard D. Schaller Argonne National Laboratory
Jeffrey L. Blackburn
Jeffrey L. Blackburn National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Garry Rumbles
Garry Rumbles National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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