Geert H.L.A. Brocks

Geert Brocks is a Professor at the Center for Computational Energy Research (CCER) within the Department of Applied Physics at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). He joined TU/e in 2018 as a part-time professor after a career at Philips Research Laboratories (1998–2009) and the University of Twente (1998–2018). His work focuses on first-principles electronic structure calculations for energy applications.

Research Interests:

• Two-Dimensional Materials
• Photocatalysis for Hydrogen Production
• Halide Perovskites
• Density Functional Theory
• Semiconductor Surface Processes
• Spintronics

Article Trends: His recent publications (2024–2025) analyze halide perovskites for solar cells, 2D material photocatalysts, and defect engineering to improve stability. Keywords span Materials Science, Condensed Matter Physics, and Renewable Energy.

Expertise & SDGs: His research contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly affordable clean energy and climate action, through computational energy materials development.