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Paul W. M. Blom

Paul W. M. Blom

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Materials Science
Germany
2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
117
Citations
56762
World Ranking
546
National Ranking
28

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Paul W. M. Blom is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and materials science. Their research focuses primarily on electrical and electronic engineering, polymers and plastics, and materials chemistry, with additional interests in biomedical engineering and electrochemistry.

The scientist's work explores several advanced topics, including:

  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials

Paul W. M. Blom has published frequently in leading journals, notably:

  • Advanced Electronic Materials (17 publications)
  • Advanced Functional Materials (11 publications)
  • Advanced Materials Technologies (8 publications)
  • Advanced Optical Materials (8 publications)
  • Advanced Materials (5 publications)

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Space-charge-limited electron and hole currents in hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "An organic artificial spiking neuron for in situ neuromorphic sensing and biointerfacing" (2022, Nature Electronics)
  • "Multiscale real time and high sensitivity ion detection with complementary organic electrochemical transistors amplifier" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Organic neuromorphic electronics for sensorimotor integration and learning in robotics" (2021, Science Advances)
  • "Organic Semiconductor/Insulator Blends for Elastic Field-Effect Transistors and Sensors" (2021, Advanced Functional Materials)

The scientist collaborates frequently with others in the field. Their most common co-authors include Gert-Jan A. H. Wetzelaer, Tomasz Marszałek, Wojciech Pisula, Yungui Li, and Bas van der Zee.

Best Publications

  • Device Physics of Polymer:Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

    Paul W. M. Blom;Valentin D. Mihailetchi;L. Jan Anton Koster;Denis E. Markov

  • Light intensity dependence of open-circuit voltage of polymer: fullerene solar cells

    L. J. A. Koster;V. D. Mihailetchi;R. Ramaker;P. W. M. Blom

  • Space-charge limited photocurrent.

    V. D. Mihailetchi;J. Wildeman;P. W. M. Blom

  • Device model for the operation of polymer/fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells

    L. J. A. Koster;E. C. P. Smits;V. D. Mihailetchi;P. W. M. Blom

  • Charge Transport and Photocurrent Generation in Poly(3‐hexylthiophene): Methanofullerene Bulk‐Heterojunction Solar Cells

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  • Photocurrent generation in polymer-fullerene bulk heterojunctions.

    V.D. Mihailetchi;L.J.A. Koster;J.C. Hummelen;P.W.M. Blom

  • Unified Description of Charge-Carrier Mobilities in Disordered Semiconducting Polymers

    W.F. Pasveer;J. Cottaar;C. Tanase;R. Coehoorn

  • Solution-processed ambipolar organic field-effect transistors and inverters.

    E.J. Meijer;E.J. Meijer;D.M. de Leeuw;S. Setayesh;E. van Veenendaal

  • Electron and hole transport in poly(p‐phenylene vinylene) devices

    P. W. M. Blom;M. J. M. de Jong;J. J. M. Vleggaar

  • Cathode dependence of the open-circuit voltage of polymer:fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells

    V. D. Mihailetchi;P. W. M. Blom;J. C. Hummelen;M. T. Rispens

  • Electric-field and temperature dependence of the hole mobility in poly(p-phenylene vinylene)

    P. W. M. Blom;M. J. M. de Jong;M. G. van Munster

  • High-performance solution-processed polymer ferroelectric field-effect transistors

    Ronald C. G. Naber;Cristina Tanase;Paul W. M. Blom;Gerwin H. Gelinck

  • Exciton diffusion in organic semiconductors

    Oleksandr V. Mikhnenko;Paul W. M. Blom;Thuc-Quyen Nguyen;Thuc-Quyen Nguyen

  • Unification of the hole transport in polymeric field-effect transistors and light-emitting diodes.

    C. Tanase;E. J. Meijer;E. J. Meijer;P. W. M. Blom;D. M. de Leeuw

  • Tuning of Metal Work Functions with Self‐Assembled Monolayers

    B. de Boer;A. Hadipour;M. M. Mandoc;T. van Woudenbergh

  • Small Bandgap Polymers for Organic Solar Cells (Polymer Material Development in the Last 5 Years)

    Renee Kroon;Martijn Lenes;Jan C. Hummelen;Paul W.M. Blom

  • Ultimate efficiency of polymer/fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells

    L. J. A. Koster;V. D. Mihailetchi;P. W. M. Blom

  • Towards molecular electronics with large-area molecular junctions

    Hylke B. Akkerman;Paul W. M. Blom;Dago M. de Leeuw;Bert de Boer

  • Fullerene bisadducts for enhanced open-circuit voltages and efficiencies in polymer solar cells

    Martijn Lenes;Gert-Jan A. H. Wetzelaer;Floris B. Kooistra;Sjoerd C. Veenstra

  • Origin of the light intensity dependence of the short-circuit current of polymer/fullerene solar cells

    L. J. A. Koster;V. D. Mihailetchi;H. Xie;P. W. M. Blom

  • Bimolecular recombination in polymer/fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells

    L. J. A. Koster;V. D. Mihailetchi;P. W. M. Blom

Frequent Co-Authors

Dago M. de Leeuw
Dago M. de Leeuw Holst Centre (Netherlands)
Kamal Asadi
Kamal Asadi University of Bath
Jan C. Hummelen
Jan C. Hummelen University of Groningen
Edsger C. P. Smits
Edsger C. P. Smits Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
Maria Antonietta Loi
Maria Antonietta Loi University of Groningen
R Reinder Coehoorn
R Reinder Coehoorn Eindhoven University of Technology
Gerwin H. Gelinck
Gerwin H. Gelinck Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
Martijn Kemerink
Martijn Kemerink Heidelberg University
Natalie Stingelin
Natalie Stingelin Georgia Institute of Technology
René A. J. Janssen
René A. J. Janssen Eindhoven University of Technology

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