Regular biography
Robert Hoye is an Associate Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford, affiliated with the Department of Chemistry. His research focuses on developing energy materials that can tolerate defects to achieve efficient performance through scalable synthetic approaches. His work spans from fundamental insights into carrier-matter interactions to the application of this understanding in clean energy conversion devices. Hoye's research is experimentally driven and involves collaborations with theory groups. His group studies materials such as bismuth-based perovskites, chalcohalides, and chalcogenides, with an emphasis on defect tolerance and charge-carrier transport. He has published in journals such as Nature Communications and Advanced Materials, and his work includes the development of solution- and vapour-based synthesis methods for novel materials.