PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Published Journal Articles: For updated versions, check the link.
2022
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Doumon, N. Y.; Yang, L.; and Rosei, F. A Ternary organic solar cells: A review of the role of the third element. Nano Energy 2022, 94 ,106915, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106915 .
2021
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Asare, J.; Sanni, D. M.; Agyei-Tuffour, B.; Agede, E.; Oyewole, O. K.; Yerramilli, A. S.; and Doumon, N. Y. A Hybrid Hole Transport Layer for Perovskite-based Solar Cells. Energies 2021, 14(7), 1949, https://doi.org/10.3390/en14071949 (Made the Special Issue Advanced Polymer and Perovskite Solar Cells).
2020
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Asuo, I. M.; Gedamu, D.; Doumon, N. Y.; Ka, I.; Pignolet, A.; Cloutier, S. G.; and Nechache, R. Ambient Processing Strategy for Improved Air-Stability and Efficiency in Mixed-Cation Perovskite Solar Cells. Mater. Adv., 2020, https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00528B (Selected and included in the Themed Collection "Perovskites, 2021")
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Abdu-Aguye, M.*; Doumon, N. Y.*; Terzic, I.; Dong, J.; Portale, G.; Loos, K.; Koster, L. J. A.; and Loi, M. A. Can Ferroelectricity improve organic solar cells? Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2020, 2000124, https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202000124.
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Rousseva, S.; den Besten, H.; Doting, E.; Doumon, N. Y.; Douvogianni, E.; Koster, L. J. A.; and Hummelen, J. C. Reaching a Double-Digit Dielectric Constant With Fullerene Derivatives. J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124, 8633−8638
2019
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Doumon, N. Y.; The degradation of organic solar cells: from chemistry to device physics through materials, University of Groningen, 2019, 978-94-034-2020-2 https://doi.org/10.33612/diss.98539626
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Doumon, N. Y.; Houard, F. V; Dong, J.; Yao, H.; Portale, G.; Hou, J.; Koster, L. J. A. Energy level modulation of ITIC derivatives: Effects on the photodegradation of conventional and inverted organic solar cells. Org. Elec., 2019, 69, pp 255-262.
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Doumon, N. Y.; Houard, F. V.; Dong, J.; Christodoulis, P.; Dryzhov, M. V.; Portale, G.; Koster, L. J. A. Improved Photostability in Ternary Blend Organic Solar Cells: The Role of [70]PCBM. J. Mater. Chem. C 2019, 7, 5104–5111. (Editors’ choice collection 2021 on organic photovoltaics: back in the game)
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Doumon, N. Y.; Wang, G.; Qiu, X.; Minnaard, A. J.; Chiechi, R. C.; Koster, L. J. A. 1,8-Diiodooctane Acts as a Photo-Acid in Organic Solar Cells. Nature Sc. Reports, 2019, 9 (1), 4350.
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Ye, G.; Doumon, N. Y.; Rousseva, S.; Liu, Y.; Abdu-Aguye, M.; Loi, M. A.; Hummelen, J. C.; Koster, L. J. A.; Chiechi, R. C. Conjugated Polyions Enable Organic Photovoltaics Processed from Green Solvents. ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2019, 2 (3), pp 2197–2204.
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Doumon, N. Y.; Dryzhov, M. V; Houard, F. V; Le Corre, V. M.; Chatri, A. R.; Christodoulis, P.; Koster, L. J. A. Photostability of Fullerene and Non-Fullerene Polymer Solar Cells: The Role of the Acceptor. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2019, 11 (8), pp 8310.
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Doumon, N. Y.; Koster, L. J. A. Effects of the Reduction and/or Fluorination of the TT-Units in BDT-TT Polymers on the Photostability of Polymer:Fullerene Solar Cells. Sol. RRL 2019, 1800301. https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.201800301.
2018
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Le Corre, V. M.; Chatri, A. R.; Doumon, N. Y.; Koster, L. J. A. Response to comments on Charge Carrier Extraction in Organic Solar Cells Governed by Steady-State Mobilities. Adv. Energy Mater. 2018, 7 (22), 1803125.
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Abdu-Aguye, M.*; Doumon, N. Y.*; Terzic, I.; Voet, V; Loos, K.; Koster, L. J. A.; and Loi, M. A. Photophysical properties of semiconducting-ferroelectric block copolymers for organic photovoltaics, 2018, DOI:10.29363/nanoge.hopv.2018.152
2017
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Agyei-Tuffour, B.; Doumon, N. Y.; Rwenyagila, E. R.; Asare, J.; Oyewole, K.; Shen, Z.; Petoukhoff, C. E.; Zebaze Kana, M. G.; Ocarroll, D. M.; Soboyejo, W. O. Pressure Effects on Interfacial Surface Contacts and Performance of Organic Solar Cells. J. Appl. Phys. 2017, 122 (20), 205501.
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Zhou, D.; Doumon, N. Y.; Abdu-Aguye, M.; Bartesaghi, D.; Loi, M. a.; Anton Koster, L. J.; Chiechi, R. C.; Hummelen, J. C. High-Quality Conjugated Polymers via One-Pot Suzuki-Miyaura Homopolymerization. RSC Adv. 2017, 7 (44), 27762–27769.
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Doumon, N. Y.; Wang, G.; Chiechi, R. C.; Koster, L. J. A. Relating Polymer Chemical Structure to the Stability of Polymer:Fullerene Solar Cells. J. Mater. Chem. C 2017, 5 (26), 6611.
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Le Corre, V. M.; Chatri, A. R.; Doumon, N. Y.; Koster, L. J. A. Charge Carrier Extraction in Organic Solar Cells Governed by Steady-State Mobilities. Adv. Energy Mater. 2017, 7 (22), 1701138.
2016
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Abbaszadeh, D.; Wetzelaer, G.-J. A. H.; Doumon, N. Y.; Blom, P. W. M. Efficient Polymer Light-Emitting Diode with Air-Stable Aluminum Cathode. J. Appl. Phys. 2016, 119 (9), 1–7.
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Abbaszadeh, D.; Doumon, N. Y.; Wetzelaer, G.-J. A. H.; Koster, L. J. A.; Blom, P. W. M. Effect of the Layer Thickness on the Efficiency Enhancement in Bilayer Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes. Synth. Met. 2016, 215, 64–67.

CONFERENCES
Selected Talks
06/2020 Education Collaborative Virtual Conference, Accra – Ghana
05/2019 Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Varennes, Canada (Inv. Talk)
05/2019 Ecole de technologies supérieures, Montréal, QC – Canada (Invited Talk)
04/2019 2019 MRS Spring Meeting, Phoenix-Arizona, USA (Talk)
03/2019 3-Minute-Thesis-Competition presentation to a non-specialist audience
10/2018 Pratt Sch. of Eng., Duke University, Durham, NC-USA (Invited Talk)
12/2017 9th International 2017 A-MRS Conference, Gaborone, Botswana (Talk)
05/2017 E-MRS 2017 Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France (Talk)
09/2016 E-MRS 2016 Fall Meeting, Warsaw, Poland (Talk)
07/2014 University of Regensburg, Germany (Invited Talk)
11/2013 Department of Physics, University of Ghana (Invited Talk)
Selected Poster Presentations
06/2018 E-MRS 2018 Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France
06/2018 LMPV 2018 Mini-Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
01/2018 Physics@Veldhoven 2018, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
07/2017 Next generation PV Materials III, Groningen, The Netherlands
05/2017 Biannual Vlieland 2017 Meeting, Groningen, The Netherlands
01/2016 FOM Veldhoven (Physics) Conference, The Netherlands
07/2015 Next Generation OPV-II, Groningen, The Netherlands
04/2014 Multi-level integrated adaptation governance workshop-Climate Change
12/2013 Physics Colloquium, Department of Physics, University of Ghana
Selected Webinars
10/2020 Materials Research Society - Global Diversity Month: Intersections of Underrepresentation in Materials Science and Engineering
10/2020 Materials Research Society - Global Diversity Month: Understanding Unconscious Bias
10/2020 Royal Society of Chemistry - Celebrating Black History Month: Inclusion and Diversity in Chemistry
REVIEWER FOR:
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Springer Nature Scientific Reports
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AIP Applied Physics Letters
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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RSC Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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Wiley Solar RRL
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Wiley Progress in Photovoltaics: Research & Applications
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Elsevier Organic Electronics
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Wiley Advanced Energy Materials
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IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
PROFESSIONAL BODY MEMBERSHIP
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African Materials Research Society
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European Materials Research Society
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Materials Research Society
CERTIFICATES
2020 Certificate: IELTS English Language Proficiency
2020 Certificate: DALF C2 French Language Proficiency
2019 Certificate-MOOC: Solving the Energy Puzzle: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Energy Transition
COURSES
MOOC Courses
2018 Education for All – Disability, Diversity, and Inclusion
2017 Energy: Thermodynamics in Everyday Life
2015 Solving the Energy Puzzle: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Energy Transition
African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja, Nigeria
2011 Course on Business and Innovation
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
2021 Selected paper as part of RSC JMC C & Materials Advances Editors’ choice collection on organic photovoltaics: back in the game
2019 Winner People’s Choice Award of the 2019 RuG 3 Minutes Thesis Competition
2015 & 2017 Outstanding member of African Students Community (ASC)
2013 Talents in the Spotlight in NRG (Energy) Magazine 9th Edition (page 22 -24)
2011 Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials Grant
2010 Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Scholarship
2010 Scholarship from the African Development and World Banks