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Materials Science
Germany
2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
86
Citations
26083
World Ranking
2080
National Ranking
114

Chemistry

D-Index
82
Citations
23282
World Ranking
3105
National Ranking
231

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Klaus Meerholz is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany. Their research spans mainly in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a strong focus on Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Their work also intersects with Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Polymers and Plastics and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures

Klaus Meerholz has contributed to several notable publications. Some of the recent papers include:

  • Perovskite-organic tandem solar cells with indium oxide interconnect, 2022, Nature
  • Cyclopentadithiophene-Based Hole-Transporting Material for Highly Stable Perovskite Solar Cells with Stabilized Efficiencies Approaching 21%, 2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • Tunneling current modulation in atomically precise graphene nanoribbon heterojunctions, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Cyclopentadiene-Based Hole-Transport Material for Cost-Reduced Stabilized Perovskite Solar Cells with Power Conversion Efficiencies Over 23%, 2021, Advanced Energy Materials
  • Robust Nonspiro-Based Hole Conductors for High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells, 2022, Advanced Functional Materials

Frequent co-authors in Klaus Meerholz's research include Dirk Hertel, Selina Olthof, Florian Gebhard, S. D. Baranovskiǐ, and A. V. Nenashev.

Their publications often appear in venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database, arXiv (Cornell University), ECS Meeting Abstracts, Advanced Electronic Materials, and The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

Best Publications

  • Multi-colour organic light-emitting displays by solution processing.

    C. David Müller;Aurélie Falcou;Nina Reckefuss;Nina Reckefuss;Markus Rojahn

  • White organic light-emitting diodes.

    Malte C. Gather;Anne Köhnen;Klaus Meerholz

  • A photorefractive polymer with high optical gain and diffraction efficiency near 100

    K. Meerholz;B. L. Volodin;Sandalphon;B. Kippelen

  • Improving the Performance of Doped pi-Conjugated Polymers for Use in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

    Markus Gross;David C. Müller;Heinz-Georg Nothofer;Ulrich Scherf

  • Absolute energy level positions in tin- and lead-based halide perovskites

    Shuxia Tao;Ines Schmidt;Geert Brocks;Geert Brocks;Junke Jiang

  • Controlling Morphology in Polymer–Fullerene Mixtures

    Adam J. Moule;Adam J. Moule;Klaus Meerholz

  • Perovskite–organic tandem solar cells with indium oxide interconnect

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  • Improving the Performance of Polyfluorene-Based Organic Light-Emitting Diodes via End-Capping

    T. Miteva;A. Meisel;Wolfgang Knoll;H. G. Nothofer

  • Efficiency enhancements in solid-state hybrid solar cells via reduced charge recombination and increased light capture.

    Henry J. Snaith;Adam J. Moule;Cédric Klein;Klaus Meerholz

  • Highly Efficient Polymeric Electrophosphorescent Diodes

    Xiaohui Yang;David C. Müller;Dieter Neher;Klaus Meerholz

  • The effect of active layer thickness and composition on the performance of bulk-heterojunction solar cells

    Adam J. Moulé;Jörg B. Bonekamp;Klaus Meerholz

  • Solution‐Processed Full‐Color Polymer Organic Light‐Emitting Diode Displays Fabricated by Direct Photolithography

    M. C. Gather;A. Köhnen;A. Falcou;H. Becker

  • Systems Chemistry Approach in Organic Photovoltaics

    Frank Würthner;Klaus Meerholz

  • Suppressed decomposition of organometal halide perovskites by impermeable electron-extraction layers in inverted solar cells

    K.O. Brinkmann;J. Zhao;J. Zhao;N. Pourdavoud;T. Becker

  • Morphology Control in Solution‐Processed Bulk‐Heterojunction Solar Cell Mixtures

    Adam J. Moulé;Klaus Meerholz

  • Switching on luminescence by the self-assembly of a platinum(II) complex into gelating nanofibers and electroluminescent films.

    Cristian A. Strassert;Chen-Han Chien;Chen-Han Chien;Maria D. Galvez Lopez;Dimitrios Kourkoulos

  • Substrate-dependent electronic structure and film formation of MAPbI 3 perovskites

    Selina Olthof;Klaus Meerholz

  • Substituted aluminum and zinc quinolates with blue-shifted absorbance/luminescence bands: Synthesis and spectroscopic, photoluminescence, and electroluminescence characterization

    T. A. Hopkins;K. Meerholz;S. Shaheen;M. L. Anderson

  • Net optical gain in a plasmonic waveguide embedded in a fluorescent polymer

    Malte C. Gather;Malte C. Gather;Klaus Meerholz;Norbert Danz;Kristjan Leosson

  • Influence of the anodic work function on the performance of organic solar cells

    Holger Frohne;Sean E. Shaheen;Christoph J. Brabec;David C. Müller

  • Liquid crystalline coronene derivatives with extraordinary fluorescence properties

    Ulrike Rohr;Peter Schlichting;Arno Böhm;Markus Gross

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Würthner
Frank Würthner University of Würzburg
Malte C. Gather
Malte C. Gather University of St Andrews
Jürgen Heinze
Jürgen Heinze University of Regensburg
Bernard Kippelen
Bernard Kippelen Georgia Institute of Technology
Christoph Bräuchle
Christoph Bräuchle Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Nasser Peyghambarian
Nasser Peyghambarian University of Arizona
Adam J. Moulé
Adam J. Moulé University of California, Davis
Oskar Nuyken
Oskar Nuyken Technical University of Munich
Michael Salvador
Michael Salvador King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Dieter Neher
Dieter Neher University of Potsdam

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