Cheng Chen

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Cheng Chen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Chen has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 70 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 34 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Cheng Chen's work include Perovskite Materials and Applications (92 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (70 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (35 papers). Cheng Chen is often cited by papers focused on Perovskite Materials and Applications (92 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (70 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (35 papers). Cheng Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Sweden and United States. Cheng Chen's co-authors include Ming Cheng, Licheng Sun, Xichuan Yang, Haoxin Wang, Xingdong Ding, Mengde Zhai, Fuguo Zhang, Lars Kloo, Yawei Miao and Yong Hua and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Chemistry of Materials and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Chen

106 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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Modulating buried interface with multi-fluorine containing organic molecule toward efficient NiO -based inverted perovskite solar cell

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cheng Chen China	32	2.6k	1.7k	1.2k	350	145	112	3.1k
Junsheng Luo China	26	1.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	937 0.8×	280 0.8×	99 0.7×	74	2.1k
Seçkin Akın Türkiye	37	4.5k 1.7×	2.4k 1.4×	2.9k 2.4×	470 1.3×	210 1.4×	92	5.0k
Tzung-Fang Guo Taiwan	26	2.6k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	118 0.3×	174 1.2×	57	2.8k
Mengyao Su China	23	1.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	553 0.4×	204 0.6×	117 0.8×	65	2.2k
Zhaosheng Xue Singapore	13	2.0k 0.7×	939 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	444 1.3×	93 0.6×	17	2.4k
Zilong Zhang China	24	1.6k 0.6×	955 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	127 0.4×	132 0.9×	111	2.1k
Chi Chin Yap Malaysia	22	1.3k 0.5×	615 0.4×	1.0k 0.8×	295 0.8×	214 1.5×	100	1.8k
Zhiqiang Guan Hong Kong	26	2.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	270 0.8×	151 1.0×	60	2.6k
Bonan Kang China	22	1.3k 0.5×	752 0.4×	774 0.6×	428 1.2×	103 0.7×	55	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Cheng Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng Chen

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Zhai, Mengde, Cheng Chen, Haoxin Wang, et al.. (2025). Fluorine-substituted bifunctional molecules for enhanced perovskite solar cell performance. Chemical Engineering Journal. 506. 159876–159876. 2 indexed citations

Zhai, Mengde, Jinman Yang, Cheng Chen, et al.. (2025). Interface regulation with D-A-D type small molecule for efficient and durable perovskite solar cells. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 107. 832–840. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Cheng, et al.. (2025). Design and application of an integrated stretchable energy-storage gas sensing system with different morphologies of PANI@V2O5. Chemical Engineering Journal. 510. 161381–161381. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Wenbin, et al.. (2025). Low-cost asymmetric structured hole transport material for perovskite solar cells. Dyes and Pigments. 235. 112629–112629.

Zhai, Mengde, Cheng Chen, Guixiang Li, et al.. (2025). Fluorene-Terminated π-Conjugated Spiro-Type Hole Transport Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Energy Letters. 10(2). 915–924. 8 indexed citations

Zhai, Mengde, Cheng Chen, Haoxin Wang, et al.. (2024). Tuning Pyrrolo[3,2-b] pyrrole Core-based hole transport materials properties via Addition of fluorine for highly efficient and Stable planar perovskite solar cells. Applied Surface Science. 680. 161312–161312. 5 indexed citations

Zheng, Yan, Haoxin Wang, Mengde Zhai, et al.. (2024). Enhancing the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells via the Functional Group Synergistic Effect in Interfacial Passivation Materials. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 15(18). 4767–4774. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Chengyang, Guoping Huang, Mengde Zhai, et al.. (2024). Pyridine-Anchored Small Molecule Interlayer Enables Defect Passivation and Enhanced Carrier Transport for Perovskite Solar Cells. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 15(35). 8949–8955. 4 indexed citations

Zhai, Mengde, Haoxin Wang, Cheng Chen, et al.. (2024). Molecular engineering of dibenzo-heterocyclic core based hole-transporting materials for perovskite solar cells. Chinese Chemical Letters. 36(5). 110700–110700. 1 indexed citations

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Zhai, Mengde, et al.. (2024). Modulating buried interface with a natural chemical VB₂ for TiO₂-based planar perovskite solar cells. New Journal of Chemistry. 48(25). 11387–11393.

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Wang, Yaping, Xingdong Ding, Haoxin Wang, et al.. (2024). Dibenzo[b,d]thiophene Core Unit-Based Asymmetric Hole Transport Materials for Inverted Tin–Lead Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 7(11). 4935–4941. 3 indexed citations

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Zhai, Mengde, Cheng Chen, & Ming Cheng. (2023). Advancing Lead-Free Cs2AgBiBr6 perovskite solar cells: Challenges and strategies. Solar Energy. 253. 563–583. 48 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xiaowen, Haoxin Wang, Tai‐Sing Wu, et al.. (2023). NH ₄ PF ₆ assisted buried interface defect passivation for planar perovskite solar cells with efficiency exceeding 21%. Rare Metals. 42(10). 3399–3409. 22 indexed citations

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Qin, Yukun, Jing Tan, Shuai Meng, et al.. (2023). Enhanced moisture-enabled electricity generation through carbon dot surface functionalization using strong ionizing organic acid. New Journal of Chemistry. 47(15). 7211–7216. 5 indexed citations

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Miao, Yawei, Mengde Zhai, Xingdong Ding, et al.. (2023). Asymmetric Small Molecule as Interface “Governor” for FAPbI₃ Perovskite Solar Cells. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 14(44). 9883–9891. 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Licheng, Yawei Miao, Mengde Zhai, et al.. (2022). Molecular Engineering of Peripheral Substitutions to Construct Efficient Acridine Core-Based Hole Transport Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(39). 44450–44459. 14 indexed citations

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Chen, Cheng, et al.. (2022). Improving the Performance of All-Solid-Stated Planar pH Sensor With Heat Treated Process. IEEE Sensors Journal. 22(9). 8410–8417. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Cheng, Xingdong Ding, Hongping Li, et al.. (2018). Highly Efficient Phenoxazine Core Unit Based Hole Transport Materials for Hysteresis-Free Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(43). 36608–36614. 41 indexed citations

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Chen, Cheng, Hongping Li, Xingdong Ding, et al.. (2018). Molecular Engineering of Triphenylamine-Based Non-Fullerene Electron-Transport Materials for Efficient Rigid and Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(45). 38970–38977. 36 indexed citations

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Chen, Cheng, Wan‐Ying Zhang, Qiong Ye, & Da‐Wei Fu. (2017). Lead-free Single-molecule Switching Material with Electric, Optical, Thermal Triple Controllable Multifunction Based on Perovskite-like Crystal and Flexible Thin Film. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 12493–12493. 16 indexed citations

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