Achilleas Savva, PhD

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Research Interests

Achilleas’s current research interests lie on the understanding of ionic and electronic conduction mechanisms in organic semiconductor films. He investigates mixed conduction using a combination of advanced electrochemical characterization techniques. He aims to design organic electronic materials and devices that can efficiently interface human body for recording biological signals.​

Selected Publications

  • Influence of water on the performance of organic electrochemical transistors
    A. Savva, C. Cendra, A. Giugni, B. Torre, J. Surgailis,  D. Ohayon, A. Giovannitti, I. McCulloch, E. Di Fabrizio, A. Salleo, J. Rivnay, S. Inal
    Chemistry of Materials, in press (2019)
  • Ionic-to-electronic coupling efficiency in PEDOT:PSS films operated in aqueous electrolytes
    A. Savva, S. Wustoni, S. Inal
    Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 6, 12023-12030 (2018)
  • Improved performance and reliability of p‐i‐n perovskite solar cells via doped metal oxides
    A. Savva, I. Burgués-Ceballos, S.A. Choulis
    Advanced Energy Materials, 6, 18, (2016)
  • Photovoltaic analysis of the effects of PEDOT:PSS-additives hole selective contacts on the efficiency and lifetime performance of inverted organic solar cells
    A. Savva, E. Georgiou, G. Papazoglou, A.Z. Chrusou, K. Kapnisis, S.A. Choulis
    Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 132, 507-514, (2015)
  • The effect of organic and metal oxide interfacial layers on the performance of inverted organic photovoltaics
    A. Savva, Voigt et al.
    Advanced Energy Materials, 3, 391-398, (2013)

Education

  • Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus, 2014
  • M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2010
  • B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2010​

Professional Profile

  • 2017- present: Postdoctoral fellow, Organic Bioelectronics Lab, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2015- 2017: Senior researcher, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
  • 2014- 2015: Postdoctoral fellow, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
  • 2011- 2014: Research assistant, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus​

Awards

  • Best presentation award, Micro & Nano, Athens, Greece, 2015
  • Best presentation award, E-MRS Fall, Warsaw, Poland, 2014​

KAUST Affiliations

​Biological and Environmental 
Science & Engineering Division (BESE)

Research Interests Keywords

Material science Organic bioelectronics Bioscience Organic semiconductors