What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Semiconductor
- Silicon
- Organic chemistry
Makoto Konagai spends much of his time researching Optoelectronics, Thin film, Analytical chemistry, Substrate and Chemical vapor deposition.
His study looks at the intersection of Optoelectronics and topics like Molecular beam epitaxy with Acceptor and Lattice constant.
Makoto Konagai has researched Thin film in several fields, including Electrical resistivity and conductivity, Chemical engineering, Dopant and Epitaxy.
His Analytical chemistry research integrates issues from Oxide, Electron mobility, Scanning probe microscopy, Scanning electron microscope and Diffusion.
His Chemical vapor deposition research incorporates themes from Metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy, Doping, Silicon, Amorphous silicon and Photochemistry.
Makoto Konagai focuses mostly in the field of Silicon, narrowing it down to topics relating to Solar cell and, in certain cases, Open-circuit voltage.
His most cited work include:
- High efficiency GaAs thin film solar cells by peeled film technology (286 citations)
- Atomic layer deposition of ZnO transparent conducting oxides (196 citations)
- Characterization of p‐type GaAs heavily doped with carbon grown by metalorganic molecular‐beam epitaxy (137 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His main research concerns Optoelectronics, Analytical chemistry, Thin film, Solar cell and Epitaxy.
His research links Layer with Optoelectronics.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Chemical vapor deposition, Doping, Inorganic chemistry, Annealing and Mineralogy in addition to Analytical chemistry.
The various areas that he examines in his Thin film study include Electrical resistivity and conductivity, Dopant, Crystallite, Substrate and Chemical engineering.
Makoto Konagai has included themes like Amorphous silicon, Band gap, Optics and Energy conversion efficiency in his Solar cell study.
His work on Molecular beam epitaxy as part of his general Epitaxy study is frequently connected to Molecular beam, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.
He most often published in these fields:
- Optoelectronics (48.10%)
- Analytical chemistry (34.13%)
- Thin film (27.94%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2010-2020)?
- Optoelectronics (48.10%)
- Solar cell (25.15%)
- Polymer solar cell (11.78%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary areas of investigation include Optoelectronics, Solar cell, Polymer solar cell, Silicon and Quantum dot solar cell.
His Optoelectronics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Layer, Thin film, Amorphous silicon and Optics.
His research integrates issues of Crystallinity, Sheet resistance, Substrate and Analytical chemistry in his study of Thin film.
As part of one scientific family, Makoto Konagai deals mainly with the area of Analytical chemistry, narrowing it down to issues related to the Silane, and often Hydrogen and Chemical vapor deposition.
His studies in Solar cell integrate themes in fields like Open-circuit voltage, Amorphous solid, Superlattice and Short circuit.
His study on Silicon also encompasses disciplines like
- Reactive-ion etching which connect with Transparent conducting film,
- Sol-gel and Electrical resistivity and conductivity most often made with reference to Doping.
Between 2010 and 2020, his most popular works were:
- Present Status and Future Prospects of Silicon Thin-Film Solar Cells (96 citations)
- Preparation of ZnO thin films using MOCVD technique with D2O/H2O gas mixture for use as TCO in silicon-based thin film solar cells (63 citations)
- Light trapping in periodically textured amorphous silicon thin film solar cells using realistic interface morphologies (43 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Semiconductor
- Silicon
- Organic chemistry
Makoto Konagai mainly focuses on Optoelectronics, Amorphous silicon, Quantum dot solar cell, Thin film and Solar cell.
His Optoelectronics research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Layer, Transparent conducting film and Oxide.
The concepts of his Layer study are interwoven with issues in Transmittance and Analytical chemistry.
His Thin film study incorporates themes from Chemical vapor deposition, Grain boundary, Microscopy, Electron backscatter diffraction and Sheet resistance.
His Chemical vapor deposition research incorporates elements of Silane, Metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy, Mineralogy and Doping.
His study in Solar cell is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Amorphous solid and Optics.
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