Christoph J. Brabec
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Christoph J. Brabec (born September 7, 1966) is an Austrian materials scientist, academic and author. He is a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chair of Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg,[1] while also being a Director of the Institute of Energy and Climate Research at the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg.[2]
Christoph J. Brabec | |
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Born | (1966-09-07) September 7, 1966 (age 57) |
Nationality | Austrian |
Occupation(s) | Materials scientist, academic and author |
Academic background | |
Education | Diploma., Physics Dr.tech |
Alma mater | Johannes Kepler University Linz |
Academic work | |
Institutions | FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg |
Brabec is most known for his research on organic solar cells, emerging photovoltaic technologies, renewable energies, and solution processed semiconductors (organic, inorganic, hybrid).[3] He has authored, co-authored and edited research articles and books including Organic Photovoltaics: Materials, Device Physics, and Manufacturing Technologies and Organic Photovoltaics: Concepts and Realization. For his work, he has been named a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate 10 times since 2014.[4]
Brabec is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry,[5] and a co-chair of the board of Advanced Energy Materials, which he established with Manfred Waidhaas in 2011.[6]