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Yuichiro Watanabe

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1992Rising activity
Organic Light-Emitting Diodes ResearchOrganic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsConducting polymers and applicationsCrystallization and Solubility Studies

Publications

76

Citations

1,012

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

35

Publishing since 1992

Research summary
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Yuichiro Watanabe's work sits at the intersection of chemistry and materials engineering, focusing on organic materials used in devices such as OLEDs (organic light-emitting diodes) and on supramolecular polymers, which are large molecular structures held together by weaker, reversible bonds like hydrogen bonds. Recent work has shifted toward understanding how these hydrogen-bonded polymer chains form, arrange themselves, and behave, including their crystal structures and physical properties like adhesion. Earlier work concentrated more on designing molecules that control light emission efficiency and stability in OLED devices.

Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and phosphorescent emittersSupramolecular polymers and hydrogen-bonded assembliesMolecular orientation control in organic semiconductor filmsCrystal structure determinationOrganic electronic materials design

Publication output peaked sharply in 2019 (17 papers) and has since settled into a lower, fluctuating pace of about 1-6 papers per year through 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.4/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 17 publications17192020: 6 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 5 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 6 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Cambridge Structural Database×9
  • The Japan Society of Applied Physics×6
  • Chemistry - A European Journal×4
  • Chemistry Letters×4
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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