Avi Shalav

2.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
43 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Avi Shalav is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Avi Shalav has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 21 papers in Materials Chemistry and 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Avi Shalav's work include solar cell performance optimization (12 papers), Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (12 papers) and Semiconductor materials and devices (10 papers). Avi Shalav is often cited by papers focused on solar cell performance optimization (12 papers), Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (12 papers) and Semiconductor materials and devices (10 papers). Avi Shalav collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Netherlands and Switzerland. Avi Shalav's co-authors include Bryce S. Richards, Martin A. Green, Thorsten Trupke, Karl W. Krämer, H. U. Güdel, P. Würfel, Gavin Conibeer, Young Cho, Yidan Huang and T. Puzzer and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

In The Last Decade

Avi Shalav

42 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Luminescent layers for enhanced silicon solar cell perfor... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2007 2004 2006 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Luminescent layers for enhanced silicon solar cell performance: Up-conversion
    2007 600 citations Avi Shalav, Bryce S. Richards et al. profile →
  2. Application of NaYF4:Er3+ up-converting phosphors for enhanced near-infrared silicon solar cell response
    2004 594 citations Avi Shalav, Bryce S. Richards et al. profile →
  3. Silicon nanostructures for third generation photovoltaic solar cells
    2006 467 citations Bryce S. Richards, Avi Shalav et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Avi Shalav Australia 11 1.9k 1.6k 445 351 313 43 2.3k
Baosheng Cao China 19 2.1k 1.1× 1.4k 0.9× 267 0.6× 436 1.2× 230 0.7× 56 2.2k
Kaniyarakkal Sharafudeen China 19 1.0k 0.5× 617 0.4× 363 0.8× 230 0.7× 225 0.7× 40 1.4k
Weijie Zhou China 24 1.6k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 161 0.4× 167 0.5× 247 0.8× 60 1.8k
Daqin Chen China 24 2.0k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 112 0.3× 354 1.0× 179 0.6× 74 2.2k
Jessica de Wild Belgium 18 1.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 150 0.3× 247 0.7× 117 0.4× 62 1.6k
Wenge Xiao China 20 2.1k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 124 0.3× 328 0.9× 261 0.8× 31 2.3k
Lin Luan China 20 1.0k 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 239 0.5× 110 0.3× 101 0.3× 36 1.5k
Yongge Cao China 24 1.2k 0.6× 707 0.5× 103 0.2× 117 0.3× 278 0.9× 40 1.3k
K. Pita Singapore 20 904 0.5× 662 0.4× 128 0.3× 212 0.6× 203 0.6× 64 1.2k
Chaoyang Ma China 23 1.2k 0.6× 837 0.5× 64 0.1× 207 0.6× 251 0.8× 51 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Avi Shalav

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Avi Shalav

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shalav, Avi, et al.. (2014). Influence of Implantation Damage on Emitter Recombination. Energy Procedia. 55. 272–279. 3 indexed citations
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Thomson, Andrew, Matthew Gardner, Keith R. McIntosh, Avi Shalav, & James Bullock. (2014). Damp and dry heat degradation of thermal oxide passivation of p+ silicon. Journal of Applied Physics. 115(11). 2 indexed citations
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Shalav, Avi & R. G. Elliman. (2013). Volatile CuOH as a precursor for the growth of CuO nanowires. Microelectronic Engineering. 108. 200–203. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Xinbo, Daniel Macdonald, Andreas Fell, et al.. (2013). Imaging of the relative saturation current density and sheet resistance of laser doped regions via photoluminescence. Journal of Applied Physics. 114(5). 6 indexed citations
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Elliman, R. G., et al.. (2012). Controlled Lateral Growth of Silica Nanowires and Coaxial Nanowire Heterostructures. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 116(5). 3329–3333. 8 indexed citations
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Shalav, Avi, Dinesh Kumar Venkatachalam, & R. G. Elliman. (2012). Fabrication of coaxial nanowire heterostructures: SiO x nanowires with conformal TiO2 coatings. Applied Physics A. 107(3). 749–754. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Yi, Avi Shalav, Tae Hyun Kim, & R. G. Elliman. (2012). The effect of annealing temperature, residual O2 partial pressure, and ambient flow rate on the growth of SiO x nanowires. Applied Physics A. 107(4). 885–890. 7 indexed citations
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Shalav, Avi, G. H. Collin, Yi Yang, Tae Hyun Kim, & R. G. Elliman. (2011). GeOx and SiOx nanowires grown via the active oxidation of Ge and Si substrates. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 26(17). 2240–2246. 6 indexed citations
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Shalav, Avi. (2009). Photovoltaics literature survey (No. 73). Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 17(7). 513–518. 1 indexed citations
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Ruffell, S., Dinesh Kumar Venkatachalam, Avi Shalav, & R. G. Elliman. (2009). Formation of ordered arrays of gold particles on silicon and silicon-dioxide by nanoindentation patterning. MRS Proceedings. 1228. 1 indexed citations
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Shalav, Avi, et al.. (2009). Titania Coated Silica Nanowires. MRS Proceedings. 1206. 2 indexed citations
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Shalav, Avi. (2008). Photovoltaics literature survey (No. 67). Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 17(1). 95–99. 1 indexed citations
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Shalav, Avi. (2008). Photovoltaics literature survey (No. 64). Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 16(6). 547–553. 1 indexed citations
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Shalav, Avi. (2007). Photovoltaics literature survey (No. 54). Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 15(4). 369–373. 1 indexed citations
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Shalav, Avi. (2007). Photovoltaics literature survey (No. 53). Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 15(3). 275–279. 2 indexed citations
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Richards, Bryce S. & Avi Shalav. (2007). Enhancing the Near-Infrared Spectral Response of Silicon Optoelectronic Devices via Up-Conversion. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 54(10). 2679–2684. 109 indexed citations
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Shalav, Avi. (2007). Photovoltaics literature survey (No. 55). Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 15(5). 461–468. 2 indexed citations
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Shalav, Avi. (2006). Photovoltaics literature survey (No. 48). Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 14(6). 577–588. 1 indexed citations
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Shalav, Avi. (2006). Photovoltaics literature survey (No. 51). Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 15(1). 87–91. 1 indexed citations
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Shalav, Avi, et al.. (2005). The role of polymers in the luminescence conversion of sunlight for enhanced solar cell performance. Synthetic Metals. 154(1-3). 61–64. 61 indexed citations

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