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Solon Oikonomopoulos

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Solon Oikonomopoulos

Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
Faculty of Natural Sciences

solon.oikonomopoulos@ntnu.no
+4773559966 Realfagbygget, D2-121, Gløshaugen
ResearchGate Advanced Optoelectronic Nanomaterials Research Group
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About

EDUCATION

PhD in Polymer Chemistry, University of Patras, Greece, (2006)
Diploma in Chemistry, University of Patras, Greece (2001)

 

RESEARCH & TEACHING APPOINTMENTS

2018-          :     Associate Professor, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
2016-2017 :     Postdoctoral Researcher, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
2012-2015 :     Postdoctoral Researcher, TPCI, NHRF, Athens, Greece.
2011-2012 :     Research Associate, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus.
2008-2011 :     Postdoctoral Researcher, TPCI, NHRF, Athens, Greece.

 

MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS

Synthesis, structural, optoelectronic and morphological characterisation of semiconducting polymers.

Functionalization and characterization of graphene, carbon nanotubes and fullerene hybrid materials.

Photovoltaic device fabrication and optimization.

 

EXTERNAL FUNDING  

Participant in four national and international research projects in collaboration with academic and industrial organizations. (Konarka Technologies, EPAN 13, Nanohost, Strategic Infrastructure Grant Cyprus)
Coordinator of one national research project (Graphcell)
Recipient of one schloraship from the State Scholarship Foundation (IKY)

 

CONFERENCES AND INVITED TALKS

More than 30 National and International Conferences on Chemistry and Material Science. Organizing committee in two international conferences (C-Nano ’09, FSAS 2010).

 

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Teaching of postgraduate-level course "TKJ4180-Physical Organic Chemistry", Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Co-Teaching of undergraduate course "Inorganic Chemistry 101" Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology

Co-Teaching of undergraduate course "Polymers and Composites 434" Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus

Training of undergraduate students in the laboratory of "Analytical Chemistry" Chemistry Department, University of Patras, Greece

Training of postgraduate students of the "Polymer Science and Technology Programme" in the laboratory of "Polymer Characterization". Chemistry Department, University of Patras, Greece

Training of undergraduate students in the laboratory of "Polymer Science", Chemistry Department, University of Patras, Greece

Training of undergraduate students in the laboratory of "Industrial Processes", Chemistry Department, University of Patras, Greece

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & ACTIVITIES

Member of the Greek Chemical Society.

 

PUBLICATIONS

30 publications in international refereed journals, 2 book chapters.

Competencies

  • Carbon nanotubes
  • Graphene
  • Polymers
  • Solar cells

Publications

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2018

  • Buene, Audun Formo; Uggerud, Nora; Economopoulos, Solon; Gautun, Odd Reidar; Hoff, Bård Helge. (2018) Effect of π-linkers on phenothiazine sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells. Dyes and pigments
    Academic article
  • Venkatraman, Vishwesh; Raju, Rajesh; Economopoulos, Solon; Alsberg, Bjørn Kåre. (2018) The dye-sensitized solar cell database. Journal of Cheminformatics
    Academic article

2017

  • Baran, Derya; Tuladhar, Sachetan; Economopoulos, Solon; Neophytou, Marios; Savva, Achilleas; Itskos, Grigorios. (2017) Photovoltaic limitations of BODIPY:fullerene based bulk heterojunction solar cells. Synthetic metals
    Academic article
  • Lezi, Nikolitsa; Economopoulos, Solon; Prodromidis, Mamantos; Economou, Anastasios; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2017) Fabrication of a “Green” and Low–Cost Screen–Printed Graphene Sensor and Its Application to the Determination of Caffeine by Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry. International Journal of Electrochemical Science
    Academic article

2015

  • Economopoulos, Solon; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2015) Multichromophores Onto Graphene: Supramolecular Non-Covalent Approaches for Efficient Light Harvesting. Journal of Physical Chemistry C
    Academic article

2014

  • Economopoulos, Solon; Itskos, Grigorios; Koutentis, Panayiotis A.; Choulis, Stelios A.. (2014) Overview of Polymer and Copolymer Materials for Organic Photovoltaics. Wiley-VCH
    Chapter

2013

  • Economopoulos, Solon; Koutentis, Panayiotis A.; Ioannidou, Heraklidia A.; Choulis, Stelios A.. (2013) Identifying potential candidates for donor–acceptor copolymers on a series of 4H-1,2,6-thiadiazines: An electrochemical approach. Electrochimica Acta
    Academic article
  • Economopoulos, Solon; Skondra, Angeliki; Ladomenou, Kalliopi; Karousis, Nikolaos; Charalambidis, Georgios; Coutsolelos, Athanassios. (2013) New hybrid materials with porphyrin-ferrocene and porphyrin-pyrene covalently linked to single-walled carbon nanotubes. RSC Advances
    Academic article
  • Itskos, Grigorios; Papagiorgis, Paris; Tsokkou, Demetra; Othonos, Andreas; Hermerschmidt, Felix; Economopoulos, Solon. (2013) Size-Dependent Charge Transfer in Blends of PbS Quantum Dots with a Low-Gap Silicon-Bridged Copolymer. Advanced Energy Materials
    Academic article
  • Economopoulos, Solon; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2013) Chemical Functionalization of Exfoliated Graphene. Chemistry - A European Journal
    Academic literature review
  • Economopoulos, Solon; Chochos, Christos; Ioannidou, Heraklidia A.; Neophytou, Marios; Charilaou, Charilaos; Zissimou, Georgia. (2013) Novel BODIPY-based conjugated polymers donors for organic photovoltaic applications. RSC Advances
    Academic article

2012

  • Karousis, Nikolaos; Economopoulos, Solon; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2012) Functionalization of Graphene. World Scientific
    Chapter

2011

  • Economopoulos, Solon; Karousis, Nikolaos; Rotas, Georgios; Pagona, Georgia; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2011) Microwave-assisted Functionalization of Carbon Nanostructured Materials. Current organic chemistry
    Academic literature review
  • Karousis, Nikolaos; Sandanayaka, Atula; Economopoulos, Solon; Hasobe, Taku; Sarantopoulou, Evangelia; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2011) Graphene oxide with covalently linked porphyrin antennae: Synthesis, characterization and photophysical properties. Journal of Materials Chemistry
    Academic article

2010

  • Stefopoulos, Andreas; Kourkouli, Souzana; Economopoulos, Solon; Ravani, Fotini; Andreopoulou, Aikaterini; Papagelis, Kostas. (2010) Polymer and Hybrid Electron Accepting Materials Based on a Semiconducting Perfluorophenylquinoline. Macromolecules
    Academic article
  • Economopoulos, Solon; Rotas, Georgios; Miyata, Yasumitsu; Shinohara, Hisanori; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2010) Exfoliation and Chemical Modification Using Microwave Irradiation Affording Highly Functionalized Graphene. ACS Nano
    Academic article
  • Karousis, Nikolaos; Economopoulos, Solon; Iizumi, Yoko; Okazaki, Toshiya; Liu, Zheng; Suenaga, Kazu. (2010) Microwave assisted covalent functionalization of C60@SWCNT peapods. Chemical Communications
    Academic article
  • Pagona, Georgia; Economopoulos, Solon; Tsikalas, George; Katerinopoulos, Haralambos; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2010) Fullerene–Coumarin Dyad as a Selective Metal Receptor: Synthesis, Photophysical Properties, Electrochemistry and Ion Binding Studies. Chemistry - A European Journal
    Academic article
  • Pagona, Georgia; Economopoulos, Solon; Aono, Takayuki; Miyata, Yasumitsu; Shinohara, Hisanori; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2010) Molecular recognition of La@C82 endohedral metallofullerene by an isophthaloyl-bridged porphyrin dimer. Tetrahedron Letters
    Academic article
  • Karousis, Nikolaos; Economopoulos, Solon; Sarantopoulou, Evangelia; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2010) Porphyrin counter anion in imidazolium-modified graphene-oxide. Carbon
    Academic article

2009

  • Economopoulos, Solon; Pagona, Georgia; Yudasaka, Masako; Iijima, Sumio; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2009) Solvent-free microwave-assisted Bingel reaction in carbon nanohorns. Journal of Materials Chemistry
    Academic article
  • Mountrichas, Grigoris; Sandanayaka, Atula; Economopoulos, Solon; Pispas, Stergios; Ito, Osamu; Hasobe, Taku. (2009) Photoinduced electron transfer in aqueous carbon nanotube/block copolymer/CdS hybrids: application in the construction of photoelectrochemical cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry
    Academic article

2007

  • Economopoulos, Solon; Chochos, Christos; Gregoriou, Vassilis; Kallitsis, Joannis; Barrau, Sophie; Hadziioannou, George. (2007) Novel brush-type copolymers bearing thiophene backbone and side chain quinoline blocks. Synthesis and their use as a compatibilizer in thiophene-quinoline polymer blends. Macromolecules
    Academic article
  • Chochos, Christos; Tzanetos, Nikos; Economopoulos, Solon; Gregoriou, Vassilis; Kallitsis, Joannis. (2007) Synthesis and Characterization of Random Copolymers Combining Terfluorene Segments and Hole or Electron Transporting Moieties. Journal of macromolecular science. Pure and applied chemistry (Print)
    Academic article
  • Chochos, Christos; Economopoulos, Solon; Deimede, Valadoula; Gregoriou, Vassilis; Lloyd, Matthew; Malliaras, George. (2007) Synthesis of a Soluble n-Type Cyano Substituted Polythiophene Derivative:  A Potential Electron Acceptor in Polymeric Solar Cells. Journal of Physical Chemistry C
    Academic article
  • Chochos, Christos; Tzanetos, Nikos; Economopoulos, Solon; Gregoriou, Vassilis; Kallitsis, Joannis. (2007) New rod–coil block copolymers consisting of terfluorene segments and electron transporting units as the flexible blocks. European Polymer Journal
    Academic article

2006

  • Economopoulos, Solon; Andreopoulou, Aikaterini; Gregoriou, Vassilis; Kallitsis, Joannis. (2006) Synthesis of Soluble Main‐Chain Poly(Quinolines). Journal of macromolecular science. Pure and applied chemistry (Print)
    Academic article
  • Chochos, Christos; Papakonstandopoulou, Dionysia; Economopoulos, Solon; Gregoriou, Vassilis; Kallitsis, Joannis. (2006) Synthesis and Optical Properties on a Series of Polyethers Incorporating Terfluorene Segments and Methylene Spacers. Journal of macromolecular science. Pure and applied chemistry (Print)
    Academic article

2005

  • Economopoulos, Solon; Andreopoulou, Aikaterini; Gregoriou, Vassilis; Kallitsis, Joannis. (2005) Synthesis and optical properties of new end-functionalized polyquinolines . Chemistry of Materials
    Academic article
  • Economopoulos, Solon; Chochos, Christos; Govaris, Giannis; Gregoriou, Vassilis; Kallitsis, Joannis. (2005) Bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cells from polymer mixtures with soluble oxadiazole and quinoline polymers as electron acceptors. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
    Academic article

2004

  • Economopoulos, Solon; Govaris, Giannis; Chochos, Christos; Tzanetos, Nikos; Andreopoulou, Aikaterini; Kallitsis, Joannis. (2004) Synthesis and characterization of conjugated polymers and their blends for optoelectronic applications. Macromolecular Symposia
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Buene, Audun Formo; Uggerud, Nora; Economopoulos, Solon; Gautun, Odd Reidar; Hoff, Bård Helge. (2018) Effect of π-linkers on phenothiazine sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells. Dyes and pigments
    Academic article
  • Venkatraman, Vishwesh; Raju, Rajesh; Economopoulos, Solon; Alsberg, Bjørn Kåre. (2018) The dye-sensitized solar cell database. Journal of Cheminformatics
    Academic article
  • Baran, Derya; Tuladhar, Sachetan; Economopoulos, Solon; Neophytou, Marios; Savva, Achilleas; Itskos, Grigorios. (2017) Photovoltaic limitations of BODIPY:fullerene based bulk heterojunction solar cells. Synthetic metals
    Academic article
  • Lezi, Nikolitsa; Economopoulos, Solon; Prodromidis, Mamantos; Economou, Anastasios; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2017) Fabrication of a “Green” and Low–Cost Screen–Printed Graphene Sensor and Its Application to the Determination of Caffeine by Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry. International Journal of Electrochemical Science
    Academic article
  • Economopoulos, Solon; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2015) Multichromophores Onto Graphene: Supramolecular Non-Covalent Approaches for Efficient Light Harvesting. Journal of Physical Chemistry C
    Academic article
  • Economopoulos, Solon; Koutentis, Panayiotis A.; Ioannidou, Heraklidia A.; Choulis, Stelios A.. (2013) Identifying potential candidates for donor–acceptor copolymers on a series of 4H-1,2,6-thiadiazines: An electrochemical approach. Electrochimica Acta
    Academic article
  • Economopoulos, Solon; Skondra, Angeliki; Ladomenou, Kalliopi; Karousis, Nikolaos; Charalambidis, Georgios; Coutsolelos, Athanassios. (2013) New hybrid materials with porphyrin-ferrocene and porphyrin-pyrene covalently linked to single-walled carbon nanotubes. RSC Advances
    Academic article
  • Itskos, Grigorios; Papagiorgis, Paris; Tsokkou, Demetra; Othonos, Andreas; Hermerschmidt, Felix; Economopoulos, Solon. (2013) Size-Dependent Charge Transfer in Blends of PbS Quantum Dots with a Low-Gap Silicon-Bridged Copolymer. Advanced Energy Materials
    Academic article
  • Economopoulos, Solon; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2013) Chemical Functionalization of Exfoliated Graphene. Chemistry - A European Journal
    Academic literature review
  • Economopoulos, Solon; Chochos, Christos; Ioannidou, Heraklidia A.; Neophytou, Marios; Charilaou, Charilaos; Zissimou, Georgia. (2013) Novel BODIPY-based conjugated polymers donors for organic photovoltaic applications. RSC Advances
    Academic article
  • Economopoulos, Solon; Karousis, Nikolaos; Rotas, Georgios; Pagona, Georgia; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2011) Microwave-assisted Functionalization of Carbon Nanostructured Materials. Current organic chemistry
    Academic literature review
  • Karousis, Nikolaos; Sandanayaka, Atula; Economopoulos, Solon; Hasobe, Taku; Sarantopoulou, Evangelia; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2011) Graphene oxide with covalently linked porphyrin antennae: Synthesis, characterization and photophysical properties. Journal of Materials Chemistry
    Academic article
  • Stefopoulos, Andreas; Kourkouli, Souzana; Economopoulos, Solon; Ravani, Fotini; Andreopoulou, Aikaterini; Papagelis, Kostas. (2010) Polymer and Hybrid Electron Accepting Materials Based on a Semiconducting Perfluorophenylquinoline. Macromolecules
    Academic article
  • Economopoulos, Solon; Rotas, Georgios; Miyata, Yasumitsu; Shinohara, Hisanori; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2010) Exfoliation and Chemical Modification Using Microwave Irradiation Affording Highly Functionalized Graphene. ACS Nano
    Academic article
  • Karousis, Nikolaos; Economopoulos, Solon; Iizumi, Yoko; Okazaki, Toshiya; Liu, Zheng; Suenaga, Kazu. (2010) Microwave assisted covalent functionalization of C60@SWCNT peapods. Chemical Communications
    Academic article
  • Pagona, Georgia; Economopoulos, Solon; Tsikalas, George; Katerinopoulos, Haralambos; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2010) Fullerene–Coumarin Dyad as a Selective Metal Receptor: Synthesis, Photophysical Properties, Electrochemistry and Ion Binding Studies. Chemistry - A European Journal
    Academic article
  • Pagona, Georgia; Economopoulos, Solon; Aono, Takayuki; Miyata, Yasumitsu; Shinohara, Hisanori; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2010) Molecular recognition of La@C82 endohedral metallofullerene by an isophthaloyl-bridged porphyrin dimer. Tetrahedron Letters
    Academic article
  • Karousis, Nikolaos; Economopoulos, Solon; Sarantopoulou, Evangelia; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2010) Porphyrin counter anion in imidazolium-modified graphene-oxide. Carbon
    Academic article
  • Economopoulos, Solon; Pagona, Georgia; Yudasaka, Masako; Iijima, Sumio; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2009) Solvent-free microwave-assisted Bingel reaction in carbon nanohorns. Journal of Materials Chemistry
    Academic article
  • Mountrichas, Grigoris; Sandanayaka, Atula; Economopoulos, Solon; Pispas, Stergios; Ito, Osamu; Hasobe, Taku. (2009) Photoinduced electron transfer in aqueous carbon nanotube/block copolymer/CdS hybrids: application in the construction of photoelectrochemical cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry
    Academic article
  • Economopoulos, Solon; Chochos, Christos; Gregoriou, Vassilis; Kallitsis, Joannis; Barrau, Sophie; Hadziioannou, George. (2007) Novel brush-type copolymers bearing thiophene backbone and side chain quinoline blocks. Synthesis and their use as a compatibilizer in thiophene-quinoline polymer blends. Macromolecules
    Academic article
  • Chochos, Christos; Tzanetos, Nikos; Economopoulos, Solon; Gregoriou, Vassilis; Kallitsis, Joannis. (2007) Synthesis and Characterization of Random Copolymers Combining Terfluorene Segments and Hole or Electron Transporting Moieties. Journal of macromolecular science. Pure and applied chemistry (Print)
    Academic article
  • Chochos, Christos; Economopoulos, Solon; Deimede, Valadoula; Gregoriou, Vassilis; Lloyd, Matthew; Malliaras, George. (2007) Synthesis of a Soluble n-Type Cyano Substituted Polythiophene Derivative:  A Potential Electron Acceptor in Polymeric Solar Cells. Journal of Physical Chemistry C
    Academic article
  • Chochos, Christos; Tzanetos, Nikos; Economopoulos, Solon; Gregoriou, Vassilis; Kallitsis, Joannis. (2007) New rod–coil block copolymers consisting of terfluorene segments and electron transporting units as the flexible blocks. European Polymer Journal
    Academic article
  • Economopoulos, Solon; Andreopoulou, Aikaterini; Gregoriou, Vassilis; Kallitsis, Joannis. (2006) Synthesis of Soluble Main‐Chain Poly(Quinolines). Journal of macromolecular science. Pure and applied chemistry (Print)
    Academic article
  • Chochos, Christos; Papakonstandopoulou, Dionysia; Economopoulos, Solon; Gregoriou, Vassilis; Kallitsis, Joannis. (2006) Synthesis and Optical Properties on a Series of Polyethers Incorporating Terfluorene Segments and Methylene Spacers. Journal of macromolecular science. Pure and applied chemistry (Print)
    Academic article
  • Economopoulos, Solon; Andreopoulou, Aikaterini; Gregoriou, Vassilis; Kallitsis, Joannis. (2005) Synthesis and optical properties of new end-functionalized polyquinolines . Chemistry of Materials
    Academic article
  • Economopoulos, Solon; Chochos, Christos; Govaris, Giannis; Gregoriou, Vassilis; Kallitsis, Joannis. (2005) Bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cells from polymer mixtures with soluble oxadiazole and quinoline polymers as electron acceptors. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
    Academic article
  • Economopoulos, Solon; Govaris, Giannis; Chochos, Christos; Tzanetos, Nikos; Andreopoulou, Aikaterini; Kallitsis, Joannis. (2004) Synthesis and characterization of conjugated polymers and their blends for optoelectronic applications. Macromolecular Symposia
    Academic article

Part of book/report

  • Economopoulos, Solon; Itskos, Grigorios; Koutentis, Panayiotis A.; Choulis, Stelios A.. (2014) Overview of Polymer and Copolymer Materials for Organic Photovoltaics. Wiley-VCH
    Chapter
  • Karousis, Nikolaos; Economopoulos, Solon; Tagmatarchis, Nikos. (2012) Functionalization of Graphene. World Scientific
    Chapter

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