Bright Walker
- Asso. Professor
- Kyung Hee University, South Korea
Bright held a prestigious Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT) Fellowship while carrying out his PhD studying solution-processed small molecule solar cells at UCSB (2006-2012). His post-doctoral research at UNIST included working on perovskite solar cells with record-breaking efficiency with Prof. Jin Young Kim, as well as work with other organic and hybrid semiconductors in unique device types. Dr. Bright Walker is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Kyung Hee University where he was appointed in 2018. His research group develops novel electrolytes, polyelectrolytes, conjugated small molecules and radical ion-carrying materials for charge storage and charge transport applications in devices such as batteries, solar cells, transistors, and electronic noses.
Research impacts
Dr. Bright Walker specializes in the development of novel semiconductor materials and devices. In his early career, Bright pioneered the use of solution-processed small molecules in solar cells. At UNIST, he developed solution-processed chalcogenides and demonstrated their use in transistors and solar cells, and his work had a significant impact on the emergence of light-emitting transistors and light-emitting solar cells. Recently, Prof. Walker has focused on the development of novel new types of devices including electronic noses, and the application of organic semiconductors in redox flow batteries. Dr. Walker has authored over 110 peer-reviewed publications. His work has garnered significant recognition, as evidenced by an h-index of 43 and over 13,000 citations, underscoring the impact and relevance of his contributions to academic research. Prof. Walker’s research is application-oriented and has resulted in 14 patents and patent applications.
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