G.H.L.A. Brocks

G.H.L.A. Brocks is an Associate Professor at the MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, specializing in Computational Chemical Physics. His research focuses on material science and theoretical physics, particularly in halide perovskites, 2D materials, and photocatalysis.

Research Interests

• Density Functional Theory
• Molecular Dynamics
• Electronic Properties
• Photocatalytic Water Splitting

Scientific Contributions

• Recent work explores chiral phonons in 2D halide perovskites (2025).
• Investigates ion migration using machine learning force fields (2025).
• Develops 2D TiNBr as a photocatalyst (2025).
• Studies defects in 3D vs. 2D perovskites (2024).
• Discovers intrinsic direct-gap 2D materials (2024).

Collaborations

• Collaborates with experts like S. Tao, M. Pols, and S. Er.
• Active in conferences discussing spin-polarized currents, graphene electron-hole puddles, and magnetic susceptibilities.