Claes-Göran Granqvist
Encyclopedia
Claes-Göran Granqvist was born in Helsingborg
, Sweden
, in 1946. He is one of the leading figures of Swedish and international science in various fields (see his selected papers and books below) including nanomaterials
; green nanotechnology
; materials for solar energy utilization and energy efficiency (solar cell
s, solar collector
s, energy efficient fenestration), electrochromic materials
(smart windows); biomimetics
; photocatalitic materials
(air and water cleaning); materials for radiative cooling
and superconductivity
; fluctuation-enhanced sensing
; etc. In August 2011, Science Citation Index
shows that his h-index
is 54; the number of citations to his papers is 14214. He published around 730 research papers in mostly refereed journals, over 30 books, had invited conference presentations at about 250 international conferences and chaired about 30 international meetings. During the years, he had many lectures and lecture tours in Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Australia.
, Gothenburg
, Sweden, in 1974.
, USA. In the period of 1976-89, he had various research positions at Chalmers University of Technology. 1989-93: Full Professor of Experimental Physics, Chalmers University of Technology. Since 1993, he is Full Professor of Solid State Physics and the Head of the Division of Solid State Physics at the Department of Engineering Sciences, The Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University
. In the period 1997-2006 he was the Vice Rector/Senior Advisor for External and International Affairs at Uppsala University.
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, in 1946. He is one of the leading figures of Swedish and international science in various fields (see his selected papers and books below) including nanomaterials
Nanomaterials
Nanomaterials is a field that takes a materials science-based approach to nanotechnology. It studies materials with morphological features on the nanoscale, and especially those that have special properties stemming from their nanoscale dimensions...
; green nanotechnology
Green nanotechnology
Green nanotechnology refers to the use of nanotechnology to enhance the environmental-sustainability of processes currently producing negative externalities. It also refers to the use of the products of nanotechnology to enhance sustainability...
; materials for solar energy utilization and energy efficiency (solar cell
Solar cell
A solar cell is a solid state electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect....
s, solar collector
Solar collector
-See also:*Solar thermal collector*Solar water heating*Solar air heating*Photovoltaic module*Renewable heat*Concentrating solar power...
s, energy efficient fenestration), electrochromic materials
Electrochromism
Electrochromism is the phenomenon displayed by some materials of reversibly changing color when a burst of charge is applied. Various types of materials and structures can be used to construct electrochromic devices, depending on the specific applications....
(smart windows); biomimetics
Biomimicry
Biomimicry or biomimetics is the examination of nature, its models, systems, processes, and elements to emulate or take inspiration from in order to solve human problems. The term biomimicry and biomimetics come from the Greek words bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate...
; photocatalitic materials
Photocatalysis
In chemistry, photocatalysis is the acceleration of a photoreaction in the presence of a catalyst. In catalysed photolysis, light is absorbed by an adsorbed substrate. In photogenerated catalysis, the photocatalytic activity depends on the ability of the catalyst to create electron–hole pairs,...
(air and water cleaning); materials for radiative cooling
Radiative cooling
Radiative cooling is the process by which a body loses heat by thermal radiation.- Earth's energy budget :In the case of the earth-atmosphere system it refers to the process by which long-wave radiation is emitted to balance the absorption of short-wave energy from the sun.The exact process by...
and superconductivity
Superconductivity
Superconductivity is a phenomenon of exactly zero electrical resistance occurring in certain materials below a characteristic temperature. It was discovered by Heike Kamerlingh Onnes on April 8, 1911 in Leiden. Like ferromagnetism and atomic spectral lines, superconductivity is a quantum...
; fluctuation-enhanced sensing
Fluctuation-Enhanced Sensing
Fluctuation-enhanced sensing is a specific type of chemical or biological sensing where the stochastic component, noise, of the sensor signal is analyzed...
; etc. In August 2011, Science Citation Index
Science Citation Index
The Science Citation Index is a citation index originally produced by the Institute for Scientific Information and created by Eugene Garfield in 1960, which is now owned by Thomson Reuters. The larger version covers more than 6,500 notable and significant journals, across 150 disciplines, from ...
shows that his h-index
H-index
The h-index is an index that attempts to measure both the productivity and impact of the published work of a scientist or scholar. The index is based on the set of the scientist's most cited papers and the number of citations that they have received in other publications...
is 54; the number of citations to his papers is 14214. He published around 730 research papers in mostly refereed journals, over 30 books, had invited conference presentations at about 250 international conferences and chaired about 30 international meetings. During the years, he had many lectures and lecture tours in Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Australia.
Education
He received the Ph.D. degree in physics at Chalmers University of TechnologyChalmers University of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology , is a Swedish university located in Gothenburg that focuses on research and education in technology, natural science and architecture.-History:...
, Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden, in 1974.
Career
In 1975, he was a Postdoctoral associate at Cornell UniversityCornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, USA. In the period of 1976-89, he had various research positions at Chalmers University of Technology. 1989-93: Full Professor of Experimental Physics, Chalmers University of Technology. Since 1993, he is Full Professor of Solid State Physics and the Head of the Division of Solid State Physics at the Department of Engineering Sciences, The Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University
Uppsala University
Uppsala University is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe in international rankings and is generally considered one of the most prestigious institutions of...
. In the period 1997-2006 he was the Vice Rector/Senior Advisor for External and International Affairs at Uppsala University.
Honors
- Honorary Doctorate, Universidad Nacional Ingenieria, Lima, Peru.
- Honorary Membership, Materials Research Society of India.
- Arnberg Prize of The Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, Price for best invention of the year (1989, Sweden)
- Visiting fellowship (1992/93) awarded by the Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee,
- 1998 World Renewable Energy Congress Award.
- Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
- Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.
- Member of the Regia Societas Scientarium Upsaliensis.
- Fellow of the International Society of Optical Engineering.
Selected papers
- C.G. Granqvist, R.A. Buhrman, "Ultrafine metal particles", J. Appl. Phys. 47 (1976) 2200-22-19. Number of citations: 1070.
- I. Hamberg, C.G. Granqvist, "Evaporated Sn-doped In2O3 films - basic optical properties and applications to energy efficient windows", J. Appl. Phys. 60 (1986) R123-R159. Number of citations: 796.
- C.G. Granqvist, "Electrochromic tungsten oxide films: Review of progress 1993-1998", Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 60 (2000) 201-262. Number of citations: 466.
- C.G. Granqvist, O. Hunderi, "Optical-properties of ultrafine gold particles", Phys. Rev. B 16 (1977) 3513-3534. Number of citations: 381.
- C.G. Granqvist, A. Hultaker, "Transparent and conducting ITO films: new developments and applications", Thin Solid Films 411 (2002) 1-5. Number of citations: 287.
Selected books
- Geoffrey B Smith, Claes-Göran Granqvist, "Green Nanotechnology - Solutions for Sustainability and Energy in the Built Environment", Taylor & Francis Inc 2010, 496 pages. ISBN 9781420085327
- C.M. Lampert and C.G. Granqvist, editors, Large-area Chromogenics: Materials and Devices for Transmittance Control, The International Society for Optical Engineering, Bellingham, USA, Vol. IS4, 1990, 606 pages.
- C.G. Granqvist, editor, Materials Science for Solar Energy Conversion Systems, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1991, approx. 250 pages.
- C.G. Granqvist, Handbook of Inorganic Electrochromic Materials, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1995, reprinted 2002, approx. 650 pages.
- M.J. Garrett and C.G. Granqvist, editors, Basic Sciences and Development: Rethinking Donor Policy, Ashgate,Aldershot, England, 1998, 180 pages.
- C.G. Granqvist, L.B. KishLaszlo B. KishLászló Bela Kish is a physicist and professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University. His activities include a wide range of issues surrounding the physics and technical applications of stochastic fluctuations in physical, biological and technological systems, including...
and W. Marlow, editors, Gas Phase Nanoparticle Synthesis, Springer/Kluwer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2004, 186 pages.