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Keisuke Tajima

Keisuke Tajima

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
58
Citations
12473
World Ranking
7669
National Ranking
422

Chemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
11219
World Ranking
12548
National Ranking
945

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Polymer
  • Semiconductor

His main research concerns Polymer, Polymer chemistry, Polymer solar cell, Copolymer and Energy conversion efficiency. His Polymer research includes elements of Thiophene, Acceptor and Nanostructure. His work carried out in the field of Polymer chemistry brings together such families of science as Lamellar structure, Amphiphile, Polymerization and Alkyl.

His studies in Polymer solar cell integrate themes in fields like Fullerene, Electron donor, Diimide and Organic solar cell. The concepts of his Copolymer study are interwoven with issues in Donor acceptor and Carbazole. His work on Heterojunction is typically connected to Open-circuit voltage as part of general Optoelectronics study, connecting several disciplines of science.

His most cited work include:

  • All-polymer solar cells from perylene diimide based copolymers: material design and phase separation control. (352 citations)
  • Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Donor−Acceptor Copolymers (265 citations)
  • Efficient Charge Collection with ZnO Nanorod Array in Hybrid Photovoltaic Devices (253 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Polymer, Organic solar cell, Polymer chemistry, Polymer solar cell and Optoelectronics. His Polymer research incorporates elements of Thiophene, Electron mobility and Nanotechnology. Keisuke Tajima combines subjects such as Chemical physics, Acceptor, Substrate, Fullerene and Photochemistry with his study of Organic solar cell.

His study in Polymer chemistry is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Copolymer, Absorption spectroscopy, Polymerization and Monomer. His Polymer solar cell research integrates issues from Band gap and Electron acceptor. His work in the fields of Optoelectronics, such as Organic semiconductor, overlaps with other areas such as Open-circuit voltage and Field-effect transistor.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Polymer (39.42%)
  • Organic solar cell (39.90%)
  • Polymer chemistry (28.85%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Organic solar cell (39.90%)
  • Polymer (39.42%)
  • Optoelectronics (24.04%)

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

Keisuke Tajima mainly investigates Organic solar cell, Polymer, Optoelectronics, Nanotechnology and Organic semiconductor. Keisuke Tajima interconnects Chemical physics, Acceptor, Polymer solar cell, Fullerene and Photochemistry in the investigation of issues within Organic solar cell. His Acceptor research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Heterojunction and Band gap.

Polymer solar cell is a subfield of Energy conversion efficiency that Keisuke Tajima investigates. His Polymer study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Crystallinity, Polymer chemistry and Alkyl. Keisuke Tajima focuses mostly in the field of Optoelectronics, narrowing it down to topics relating to Electrode and, in certain cases, Charge carrier.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Self-powered ultra-flexible electronics via nano-grating-patterned organic photovoltaics. (251 citations)
  • Simultaneously Achieved High Open‐Circuit Voltage and Efficient Charge Generation by Fine‐Tuning Charge‐Transfer Driving Force in Nonfullerene Polymer Solar Cells (99 citations)
  • Conjugated materials containing dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrrole and its derivatives for organic and hybrid solar cell applications (58 citations)

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Polymer
  • Semiconductor

His primary areas of study are Organic solar cell, Acceptor, Heterojunction, Thin film and Optoelectronics. His Organic solar cell research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Side chain, Diimide, Polymer solar cell and Photochemistry. The study of Energy conversion efficiency and Polymer are components of his Polymer solar cell research.

Polymer and Polymer chemistry are commonly linked in his work. His work in Acceptor tackles topics such as Band gap which are related to areas like Exciton and Cascade. His Responsivity and Flexible electronics study in the realm of Optoelectronics connects with subjects such as Electric Power Supplies and Transistor.

Best Publications

  • Self-powered ultra-flexible electronics via nano-grating-patterned organic photovoltaics.

    Sungjun Park;Sungjun Park;Soo Won Heo;Wonryung Lee;Daishi Inoue

  • All-polymer solar cells from perylene diimide based copolymers: material design and phase separation control.

    Erjun Zhou;Junzi Cong;Qingshuo Wei;Keisuke Tajima

  • Efficient Charge Collection with ZnO Nanorod Array in Hybrid Photovoltaic Devices

    Kazuko Takanezawa;Kouske Hirota;Qing-Shuo Wei;Keisuke Tajima

  • Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Donor−Acceptor Copolymers

    Erjun Zhou;Shimpei Yamakawa;Keisuke Tajima;Chunhe Yang

  • Self‐Organized Buffer Layers in Organic Solar Cells

    Qingshuo Wei;Takeshi Nishizawa;Keisuke Tajima;Kazuhito Hashimoto

  • Tailoring organic heterojunction interfaces in bilayer polymer photovoltaic devices

    Akira Tada;Yanfang Geng;Yanfang Geng;Qingshuo Wei;Kazuhito Hashimoto

  • Synthesis of all-conjugated diblock copolymers by quasi-living polymerization and observation of their microphase separation.

    Yue Zhang;Keisuke Tajima;Kouske Hirota;Kazuhito Hashimoto

  • Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of a Novel Low Band Gap Polymer Based on N-Substituted Dithieno[3,2-b:2',3'-d]pyrrole

    Erjun Zhou;Motoshi Nakamura;Takeshi Nishizawa;Yue Zhang

  • Independent Tuning of the Band Gap and Redox Potential of Graphene Quantum Dots.

    Xin Yan;Binsong Li;Xiao Cui;Qingshuo Wei

  • Morphological Stabilization of Polymer Photovoltaic Cells by Using Cross-Linkable Poly(3-(5-hexenyl)thiophene)

    Shoji Miyanishi;Keisuke Tajima;Kazuhito Hashimoto

  • Template synthesis of polypyrrole nanofibers insulated within one-dimensional silicate channels: hexagonal versus lamellar for recombination of polarons into bipolarons.

    Midori Ikegame;Keisuke Tajima;Takuzo Aida

  • Control of Miscibility and Aggregation Via the Material Design and Coating Process for High‐Performance Polymer Blend Solar Cells

    Erjun Zhou;Junzi Cong;Kazuhito Hashimoto;Keisuke Tajima;Keisuke Tajima

  • Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Semiconducting Polymer for Photovoltaic Device with Photocurrent Response Wavelengths up to 1.1 μm

    Erjun Zhou;Qingshuo Wei;Shimpei Yamakawa;Yue Zhang

  • Efficiency enhancement of polymer photovoltaic devices hybridized with ZnO nanorod arrays by the introduction of a vanadium oxide buffer layer

    Kazuko Takanezawa;Keisuke Tajima;Kazuhito Hashimoto

  • Simultaneously Achieved High Open-Circuit Voltage and Efficient Charge Generation by Fine-Tuning Charge-Transfer Driving Force in Nonfullerene Polymer Solar Cells

    Ailing Tang;Bo Xiao;Yuming Wang;Feng Gao

  • Self-assembly and luminescence of oligo(p-phenylene vinylene) amphiphiles.

    James F. Hulvat;Marina Sofos;Keisuke Tajima;Samuel I. Stupp

  • Controlled polymerizations with constrained geometries

    Keisuke Tajima;Takuzo Aida

  • Fullerene attached all-semiconducting diblock copolymers for stable single-component polymer solar cells

    Shoji Miyanishi;Yue Zhang;Keisuke Tajima;Kazuhito Hashimoto

  • Design and Synthesis of TiO2 Nanorod Assemblies and Their Application for Photovoltaic Devices

    Qingshuo Wei;Kouske Hirota;Keisuke Tajima;Kazuhito Hashimoto

  • Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of Donor−Acceptor Copolymers Based on 5,8-Dithien-2-yl-2,3-diphenylquinoxaline

    Erjun Zhou;Junzi Cong;Keisuke Tajima;Kazuhito Hashimoto

  • Nanostructure Formation in Poly(3-hexylthiophene-block-3-(2-ethylhexyl)thiophene)s

    Yue Zhang;Keisuke Tajima;Kazuhito Hashimoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuhito Hashimoto
Kazuhito Hashimoto National Institute for Materials Science
Erjun Zhou
Erjun Zhou National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China
Takao Someya
Takao Someya University of Tokyo
Takuzo Aida
Takuzo Aida University of Tokyo
Kazuo Takimiya
Kazuo Takimiya Tohoku University
Kenjiro Fukuda
Kenjiro Fukuda Osaka University
Hiroshi Segawa
Hiroshi Segawa University of Tokyo
Chain-Shu Hsu
Chain-Shu Hsu National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Itaru Osaka
Itaru Osaka Hiroshima University

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