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Tonio Buonassisi

Tonio Buonassisi

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Materials Science

D-Index
81
Citations
27809
World Ranking
2549
National Ranking
732

Overview

Tonio Buonassisi is affiliated with MIT in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work spans several main and subfields, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to materials development and optimization. The major areas of focus include Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering, and Computational Theory and Mathematics.

The scientist's research explores a broad range of topics within materials science, with significant attention to machine learning applications, novel material synthesis, and characterization techniques. Key research topics include Machine Learning in Materials Science, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties, Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films, Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides, Computational Drug Discovery Methods, and X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography.

Tonio Buonassisi has authored numerous papers with recurring appearances in notable publication venues. Frequent publication platforms include arXiv (Cornell University), Matter, npj Computational Materials, Nature Communications, and Digital Discovery. The volume of work in these venues demonstrates active engagement with both preprint and peer-reviewed communities in the materials science domain.

The following recent papers highlight themes related to autonomous experimentation, machine learning, and process optimization in materials science:

  • Autonomous experimentation systems for materials development: A community perspective (2021), Matter
  • Interpretable and Explainable Machine Learning for Materials Science and Chemistry (2022), Accounts of Materials Research
  • Two-step machine learning enables optimized nanoparticle synthesis (2021), npj Computational Materials
  • Machine learning with knowledge constraints for process optimization of open-air perovskite solar cell manufacturing (2022), Joule
  • Benchmarking the performance of Bayesian optimization across multiple experimental materials science domains (2021), npj Computational Materials

The scientist frequently collaborates with a network of peers, demonstrating consistent co-authorship with colleagues such as Shijing Sun, Zekun Ren, Siyu Tian, Ian Marius Peters, and Armi Tiihonen. These collaborations reflect an interdisciplinary and collective approach to advancing experimental and computational materials research.

Best Publications

  • Promises and challenges of perovskite solar cells

    Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena;Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena;Michael Saliba;Tonio Buonassisi;Michael Grätzel

  • 23.6%-efficient monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells with improved stability

    Kevin A. Bush;Axel F. Palmstrom;Zhengshan J. Yu;Mathieu Boccard

  • Semi-transparent perovskite solar cells for tandems with silicon and CIGS

    Colin D. Bailie;M. Greyson Christoforo;Jonathan P. Mailoa;Andrea R. Bowring

  • Identifying defect-tolerant semiconductors with high minority-carrier lifetimes: beyond hybrid lead halide perovskites

    Riley E. Brandt;Vladan Stevanović;Vladan Stevanović;David S. Ginley;Tonio Buonassisi

  • A 2-terminal perovskite/silicon multijunction solar cell enabled by a silicon tunnel junction

    Jonathan P. Mailoa;Colin D. Bailie;Eric Carl Johlin;Eric T. Hoke

  • An interface stabilized perovskite solar cell with high stabilized efficiency and low voltage loss

    Jason J. Yoo;Sarah Wieghold;Melany C. Sponseller;Matthew R. Chua

  • Technology and market perspective for indoor photovoltaic cells

    Ian Mathews;Sai Nithin Kantareddy;Tonio Buonassisi;Ian Marius Peters

  • Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Perovskites (HOIPs): Opportunities and Challenges

    Joseph Berry;Tonio Buonassisi;David A. Egger;Gary Hodes

  • Enhancing the efficiency of SnS solar cells via band-offset engineering with a zinc oxysulfide buffer layer

    Prasert Sinsermsuksakul;Katy Hartman;Sang Bok Kim;Jaeyeong Heo

  • Terawatt-scale photovoltaics: Trajectories and challenges

    Nancy M. Haegel;Robert Margolis;Tonio Buonassisi;David Feldman

  • Searching for “Defect-Tolerant” Photovoltaic Materials: Combined Theoretical and Experimental Screening

    Riley E. Brandt;Jeremy R. Poindexter;Prashun Gorai;Prashun Gorai;Rachel C. Kurchin

  • Methylammonium Bismuth Iodide as a Lead‐Free, Stable Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Solar Absorber

    Robert L. Z. Hoye;Riley E. Brandt;Anna Osherov;Vladan Stevanović;Vladan Stevanović

  • Ten-percent solar-to-fuel conversion with nonprecious materials

    Casandra R. Cox;Jungwoo Z. Lee;Daniel G. Nocera;Tonio Buonassisi

  • Accelerating Materials Development via Automation, Machine Learning, and High-Performance Computing

    Juan Pablo Correa-Baena;Kedar Hippalgaonkar;Jeroen van Duren;Shaffiq Jaffer

  • Metal Content of Multicrystalline Silicon for Solar Cells and its Impact on Minority Carrier Diffusion Length

    Andrei A. Istratov;Tonio Buonassisi;R.J. McDonald;A.R. Smith

  • Homogenized halides and alkali cation segregation in alloyed organic-inorganic perovskites

    Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena;Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena;Yanqi Luo;Thomas M. Brenner;Jordan Snaider

  • Autonomous experimentation systems for materials development: A community perspective

    Eric Stach;Brian DeCost;A. Gilad Kusne;A. Gilad Kusne;Jason Hattrick-Simpers

  • Accelerated Development of Perovskite-Inspired Materials via High-Throughput Synthesis and Machine-Learning Diagnosis

    Shijing Sun;Noor T.P. Hartono;Zekun D. Ren;Zekun D. Ren;Felipe Oviedo

  • Atomic Layer Deposited Gallium Oxide Buffer Layer Enables 1.2 V Open-Circuit Voltage in Cuprous Oxide Solar Cells

    Yun Seog Lee;Danny Chua;Riley E. Brandt;Sin Cheng Siah

  • SnS thin-films by RF sputtering at room temperature

    Katy Hartman;J.L. Johnson;Mariana I. Bertoni;Daniel Recht

  • 3.88% Efficient Tin Sulfide Solar Cells using Congruent Thermal Evaporation

    Vera Steinmann;R. Jaramillo;Katy Hartman;Rupak Chakraborty

  • Open-Circuit Voltage Deficit, Radiative Sub-Bandgap States, and Prospects in Quantum Dot Solar Cells

    Chia-Hao Marcus Chuang;Andrea Maurano;Riley E. Brandt;Gyu Weon Hwang

Frequent Co-Authors

Eicke R. Weber
Eicke R. Weber University of California, Berkeley
Michael J. Aziz
Michael J. Aziz Harvard University
Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena
Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena Georgia Institute of Technology
Roy G. Gordon
Roy G. Gordon Harvard University
Matthew A. Marcus
Matthew A. Marcus Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Vladan Stevanović
Vladan Stevanović Colorado School of Mines
Armin G. Aberle
Armin G. Aberle National University of Singapore
Matthew D. Pickett
Matthew D. Pickett Hewlett-Packard (United States)

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