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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
50
Citations
12193
World Ranking
2762
National Ranking
71

Materials Science

D-Index
57
Citations
13489
World Ranking
7900
National Ranking
128

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - SPIE Fellow
  • 1952 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1934 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Thomas M. Brown is affiliated with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering and materials science, with a strong focus on electrical and electronic engineering, polymers and plastics, and materials chemistry.

Their work covers several subfields, including:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Brown's research topics reflect an emphasis on materials and applications relevant to next-generation energy and electronics, including:

  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research

The scientist has contributed to a range of publication venues, frequently publishing in:

  • ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Solar RRL
  • Proceedings of the International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Recent papers by Thomas M. Brown include:

  • Perovskite Photovoltaics on Roll-To-Roll Coated Ultra-thin Glass as Flexible High-Efficiency Indoor Power Generators, 2020, Cell Reports Physical Science
  • Roadmap on energy harvesting materials, 2023, Journal of Physics Materials
  • Green solvents, materials, and lead-free semiconductors for sustainable fabrication of perovskite solar cells, 2023, RSC Advances
  • Photovoltaics for indoor energy harvesting, 2024, Nano Energy
  • Laser-Scribing Optimization for Sprayed SnO2-Based Perovskite Solar Modules on Flexible Plastic Substrates, 2021, ACS Applied Energy Materials

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Brown include:

  • Aldo Di Carlo
  • Giulia Lucarelli
  • Francesca Brunetti
  • Babak Taheri
  • Francesca De Rossi

Thomas M. Brown has been recognized with professional fellowships, including:

  • SPIE Fellow, 2019
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1952
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1934

Best Publications

  • Molecular-scale interface engineering for polymer light-emitting diodes

    Peter K. H. Ho;Ji-Seon Kim;Jeremy H. Burroughes;Heinrich Becker

  • Built-in field electroabsorption spectroscopy of polymer light-emitting diodes incorporating a doped poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) hole injection layer

    T. M. Brown;J. S. Kim;R. H. Friend;F. Cacialli

  • Substrates for flexible electronics: A practical investigation on the electrical, film flexibility, optical, temperature, and solvent resistance properties

    Valerio Zardetto;Thomas M. Brown;Andrea Reale;Aldo Di Carlo

  • Flexible perovskite photovoltaic modules and cells rased on atomic layer deposited compact layers and UV-irradiated TiO2 scaffolds on plastic substrates

    Francesco Di Giacomo;Valerio Zardetto;Alessandra D'Epifanio;Sara Pescetelli

  • A perspective on the production of dye-sensitized solar modules

    Azhar Fakharuddin;Rajan Jose;Thomas M. Brown;Francisco Fabregat-Santiago

  • Advances in hole transport materials engineering for stable and efficient perovskite solar cells

    Zinab H. Bakr;Zinab H. Bakr;Qamar Wali;Azhar Fakharuddin;Azhar Fakharuddin;Lukas Schmidt-Mende

  • Progress, challenges and perspectives in flexible perovskite solar cells

    Francesco Di Giacomo;Azhar Fakharuddin;Azhar Fakharuddin;Azhar Fakharuddin;Rajan Jose;Thomas M. Brown

  • Perovskite solar cells and large area modules (100 cm2) based on an air flow-assisted PbI2 blade coating deposition process

    Stefano Razza;Francesco Di Giacomo;Fabio Matteocci;Lucio Cinà

  • The crystal structure of d(G-G-G-G-C-C-C-C) a model for poly(dG) · poly(dC)

    Maxine McCall;Tom Brown;Olga Kennard

  • Research Update: Large-area deposition, coating, printing, and processing techniques for the upscaling of perovskite solar cell technology

    Stefano Razza;Sergio Castro-Hermosa;Aldo Di Carlo;Thomas M. Brown

  • Highly efficient perovskite solar cells for light harvesting under indoor illumination via solution processed SnO2/MgO composite electron transport layers

    Janardan Dagar;Sergio Castro-Hermosa;Giulia Lucarelli;Giulia Lucarelli;Franco Cacialli

  • Characterization of photovoltaic devices for indoor light harvesting and customization of flexible dye solar cells to deliver superior efficiency under artificial lighting

    Francesca De Rossi;Tadeo Pontecorvo;Thomas M. Brown

  • LiF/Al cathodes and the effect of LiF thickness on the device characteristics and built-in potential of polymer light-emitting diodes

    T. M. Brown;R. H. Friend;I. S. Millard;D. J. Lacey

  • Efficient electron injection in blue-emitting polymer light-emitting diodes with LiF/Ca/Al cathodes

    T. M. Brown;R. H. Friend;I. S. Millard;D. J. Lacey

  • High efficiency CH3NH3PbI(3−x)Clx perovskite solar cells with poly(3-hexylthiophene) hole transport layer

    Francesco Di Giacomo;Stefano Razza;Fabio Matteocci;Alessandra D'Epifanio

  • Solid-state solar modules based on mesoscopic organometal halide perovskite: a route towards the up-scaling process.

    F. Matteocci;S. Razza;F. Di Giacomo;S. Casaluci

  • Vertical TiO2 Nanorods as a Medium for Stable and High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Modules.

    Azhar Fakharuddin;Francesco Di Giacomo;Alessandro L. Palma;Fabio Matteocci

  • Electronic line-up in light-emitting diodes with alkali-halide/metal cathodes

    T. M. Brown;R. H. Friend;I. S. Millard;D. J. Lacey

  • Procedures and Practices for Evaluating Thin-Film Solar Cell Stability

    Roland Roesch;Roland Roesch;Tobias Faber;Tobias Faber;Elizabeth von Hauff;Thomas M. Brown

  • Printed Solar Cells and Energy Storage Devices on Paper Substrates

    Francesca Brunetti;Alessandra Operamolla;Sergio Castro‐Hermosa;Giulia Lucarelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Reale
Andrea Reale University of Rome Tor Vergata
Aldo Di Carlo
Aldo Di Carlo University of Rome Tor Vergata
Franco Cacialli
Franco Cacialli Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Fabio Matteocci
Fabio Matteocci University of Rome Tor Vergata
Alessandra D'Epifanio
Alessandra D'Epifanio University of Rome Tor Vergata
Silvia Licoccia
Silvia Licoccia University of Rome Tor Vergata
Richard H. Friend
Richard H. Friend University of Cambridge
Mariadriana Creatore
Mariadriana Creatore Eindhoven University of Technology
Henning Sirringhaus
Henning Sirringhaus University of Cambridge
Gaudenzio Meneghesso
Gaudenzio Meneghesso University of Padua

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