Chenyi Yi

21.4k total citations · 12 hit papers
103 papers, 18.8k citations indexed

About

Chenyi Yi is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Chenyi Yi has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 18.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 48 papers in Materials Chemistry and 35 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Chenyi Yi's work include Perovskite Materials and Applications (61 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (35 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (25 papers). Chenyi Yi is often cited by papers focused on Perovskite Materials and Applications (61 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (35 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (25 papers). Chenyi Yi collaborates with scholars based in China, Switzerland and United States. Chenyi Yi's co-authors include Michaël Grätzel, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Jingshan Luo, Hoi Nok Tsao, Xiong Li, Aravind Kumar Chandiran, Aswani Yella, Hsuan‐Wei Lee and Eric Wei‐Guang Diau and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Chenyi Yi

101 papers receiving 18.6k citations

Hit Papers

Porphyrin-Sensitized Solar Cells with Cobalt (II/III)–Bas... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2016 2016 2015 2015 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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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. Porphyrin-Sensitized Solar Cells with Cobalt (II/III)–Based Redox Electrolyte Exceed 12 Percent Efficiency
    2011 5.4k citations Chenyi Yi, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin et al. profile →
  2. Polymer-templated nucleation and crystal growth of perovskite films for solar cells with efficiency greater than 21%
    2016 1.9k citations Dongqin Bi, Chenyi Yi et al. profile →
  3. A vacuum flash–assisted solution process for high-efficiency large-area perovskite solar cells
    2016 1.7k citations Dongqin Bi, Chenyi Yi et al. profile →
  4. Entropic stabilization of mixed A-cation ABX3 metal halide perovskites for high performance perovskite solar cells
    2015 1.1k citations Chenyi Yi, Jingshan Luo et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  5. Improved performance and stability of perovskite solar cells by crystal crosslinking with alkylphosphonic acid ω-ammonium chlorides
    2015 1.1k citations Chenyi Yi, Jingshan Luo et al. profile →
  6. Tris(2-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine)cobalt(III) as p-Type Dopant for Organic Semiconductors and Its Application in Highly Efficient Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
    2011 685 citations Florian Keßler, Etienne Baranoff et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  7. A cobalt complex redox shuttle for dye-sensitized solar cells with high open-circuit potentials
    2012 524 citations Jun‐Ho Yum, Etienne Baranoff et al. Nature Communications profile →
  8. Highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells via a multifunctional hole transporting material
    2024 493 citations Liguo Tan, Yue Liu et al. profile →
  9. Sequential vacuum-evaporated perovskite solar cells with more than 24% efficiency
    2022 243 citations Junjie Zhou, Liguo Tan et al. Science Advances profile →
  10. High‐Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells with Improved Interfacial Charge Extraction by Bridging Molecules
    2024 96 citations Minghao Li, Boxin Jiao et al. profile →
  11. 25% - Efficiency flexible perovskite solar cells via controllable growth of SnO2
    2024 84 citations Ningyu Ren, Liguo Tan et al. profile →
  12. Realizing Stable Perovskite Solar Cells with Efficiency Exceeding 25.6% Through Crystallization Kinetics and Spatial Orientation Regulation
    2024 81 citations Boxin Jiao, Yiran Ye 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
Chenyi Yi China 49 12.2k 11.3k 7.1k 6.3k 645 103 18.8k
Saif A. Haque United Kingdom 61 9.8k 0.8× 10.1k 0.9× 6.1k 0.9× 4.3k 0.7× 673 1.0× 172 16.0k
Yongzhen Wu China 57 12.0k 1.0× 9.8k 0.9× 4.8k 0.7× 7.0k 1.1× 455 0.7× 125 16.8k
Joël Teuscher Switzerland 29 13.1k 1.1× 10.3k 0.9× 3.4k 0.5× 5.8k 0.9× 760 1.2× 42 16.2k
Jun‐Ho Yum Switzerland 69 15.4k 1.3× 17.7k 1.6× 11.7k 1.6× 6.4k 1.0× 1.0k 1.6× 157 26.3k
Seigo Ito Japan 51 6.7k 0.6× 11.9k 1.1× 12.3k 1.7× 3.7k 0.6× 483 0.7× 160 18.2k
Thomas Moehl Switzerland 50 14.4k 1.2× 12.2k 1.1× 5.5k 0.8× 6.2k 1.0× 736 1.1× 95 18.9k
Aswani Yella India 36 5.6k 0.5× 9.8k 0.9× 9.4k 1.3× 2.7k 0.4× 466 0.7× 103 14.6k
Dong Shi China 40 7.3k 0.6× 7.4k 0.7× 3.6k 0.5× 2.4k 0.4× 697 1.1× 84 12.2k
Chun‐Guey Wu Taiwan 54 6.5k 0.5× 6.6k 0.6× 3.7k 0.5× 4.7k 0.7× 782 1.2× 184 11.7k
Hoi Nok Tsao Germany 29 4.6k 0.4× 5.9k 0.5× 5.6k 0.8× 2.9k 0.5× 573 0.9× 41 10.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chenyi Yi

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All Works

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Ye, Yiran, Boxin Jiao, Liguo Tan, et al.. (2025). Vacuum‐Evaporated Perovskite and Interfacial Modifier for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells. Small. 21(24). e2501410–e2501410. 1 indexed citations
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Lv, Jing, Jilin Wang, Jiaonan Sun, et al.. (2025). Alkylammonium Salt as Additives to Expand the Processing Window of Wide‐Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells Made in Ambient Air. Small. 21(24). e2503214–e2503214. 5 indexed citations
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Jiang, Chaofan, Ting‐Xiao Qin, Liguo Tan, et al.. (2024). Revealing the Hole and Electron Transport Dynamics in the Working Devices for Efficient Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Energy Materials. 14(17). 21 indexed citations
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Xie, Huidong, Zuo Xiao, Ke Jin, et al.. (2024). Tethered Helical Ladder-Type Aromatic Lactams. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(17). 11978–11990. 9 indexed citations
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Zuo, Chuantian, Lixiu Zhang, Xiyan Pan, et al.. (2023). Perovskite films with gradient bandgap for self-powered multiband photodetectors and spectrometers. Nano Research. 16(7). 10256–10262. 21 indexed citations
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Zhou, Junjie, Hang Li, Liguo Tan, et al.. (2023). Tuning Hole Transport Properties via Pyrrole Derivation for High‐Performance Perovskite Solar Cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(15). e202300314–e202300314. 46 indexed citations
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Li, Hengyue, Keqing Huang, Siyuan Lu, et al.. (2023). Constructing Additives Synergy Strategy to Doctor‐Blade Efficient CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells under a Wide Range of Humidity from 45% to 82%. Small. 19(24). e2300374–e2300374. 20 indexed citations
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Meng, Xianyi, Ke Jin, Jianqi Zhang, et al.. (2022). Banana‐shaped electron acceptors with an electron‐rich core fragment and 3D packing capability. Carbon Energy. 5(1). 38 indexed citations
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Zhou, Junjie, Liguo Tan, Minghao Li, et al.. (2022). Sequential vacuum-evaporated perovskite solar cells with more than 24% efficiency. Science Advances. 8(28). eabo7422–eabo7422. 243 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jiang, Chaofan, Junjie Zhou, Hang Li, et al.. (2022). Double Layer Composite Electrode Strategy for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells with Excellent Reverse-Bias Stability. Nano-Micro Letters. 15(1). 12–12. 48 indexed citations
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Qin, Jianqiang, Lixiu Zhang, Zuo Xiao, et al.. (2020). Over 16% efficiency from thick-film organic solar cells. Science Bulletin. 65(23). 1979–1982. 72 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lei, Ke Jin, Zuo Xiao, et al.. (2019). Alkoxythiophene and alkylthiothiophene π-bridges enhance the performance of A–D–A electron acceptors. Materials Chemistry Frontiers. 3(3). 492–495. 21 indexed citations
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Fang, Zhimin, Xianyi Meng, Chuantian Zuo, et al.. (2019). Interface engineering gifts CsPbI2.25Br0.75 solar cells high performance. Science Bulletin. 64(23). 1743–1746. 55 indexed citations
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Zhang, Weiwei, Yongzhen Wu, Yiming Cao, et al.. (2018). Comprehensive control of voltage loss enables 11.7% efficient solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. Energy & Environmental Science. 11(7). 1779–1787. 155 indexed citations
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Zhang, Fei, Zhi-Qiang Wang, Hongwei Zhu, et al.. (2017). Over 20% PCE perovskite solar cells with superior stability achieved by novel and low-cost hole-transporting materials. Nano Energy. 41. 469–475. 254 indexed citations
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Yi, Chenyi, Jingshan Luo, Simone Meloni, et al.. (2015). Entropic stabilization of mixed A-cation ABX3 metal halide perovskites for high performance perovskite solar cells. Energy & Environmental Science. 9(2). 656–662. 1121 indexed citations breakdown →
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Geng, Yan, Flavia Pop, Chenyi Yi, et al.. (2014). Electronic tuning effects via π-linkers in tetrathiafulvalene-based dyes. New Journal of Chemistry. 38(7). 3269–3269. 25 indexed citations
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Yum, Jun‐Ho, Etienne Baranoff, Florian Keßler, et al.. (2012). A cobalt complex redox shuttle for dye-sensitized solar cells with high open-circuit potentials. Nature Communications. 3(1). 631–631. 524 indexed citations breakdown →

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