Diego Alonso‐Álvarez

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Diego Alonso‐Álvarez is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Diego Alonso‐Álvarez has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 25 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 17 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Diego Alonso‐Álvarez's work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (25 papers), solar cell performance optimization (19 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (15 papers). Diego Alonso‐Álvarez is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (25 papers), solar cell performance optimization (19 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (15 papers). Diego Alonso‐Álvarez collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Japan. Diego Alonso‐Álvarez's co-authors include Nicholas J. Ekins‐Daukes, A. Mellor, Douglas J. Paul, Benito Alén, J. M. Ripalda, David Frederick Ross, Bryce S. Richards, M. Führer, Ilaria Guarracino and Christos N. Markides and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Applied Physics Letters and Physical Review B.

In The Last Decade

Diego Alonso‐Álvarez

52 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Lithium-ion battery degradation: how to model it 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150 200
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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. Lithium-ion battery degradation: how to model it
    2022 207 citations Simon E. J. O’Kane, Weilong Ai et al. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics profile →

Peers

Diego Alonso‐Álvarez
Tatsuya Takamoto Japan
Ignacio Rey‐Stolle Spain
Xiaoming Yuan China
Fan Gao China
Tae‐Woo Kim South Korea
Simon P. Philipps Germany
Neelkanth G. Dhere United States
Liang Qiu China
Qin Chen China
Yujia Zhang China
Tatsuya Takamoto Japan
Diego Alonso‐Álvarez
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Diego Alonso‐Álvarez

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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O’Kane, Simon E. J., Weilong Ai, Diego Alonso‐Álvarez, et al.. (2022). Lithium-ion battery degradation: how to model it. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 24(13). 7909–7922. 207 indexed citations breakdown →
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Castro, Leyla Jael, Diego Alonso‐Álvarez, Stian Soiland‐Reyes, et al.. (2021). Implementing FAIR for research software: attitudes, advantages and challenges. Figshare. 1 indexed citations
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Alonso‐Álvarez, Diego, André Augusto, Phoebe Pearce, et al.. (2019). Thermal emissivity of silicon heterojunction solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 201. 110051–110051. 16 indexed citations
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Hylton, Nicholas P., Yukihiro Harada, Phoebe Pearce, et al.. (2018). Assessing the Nature of the Distribution of Localised States in Bulk GaAsBi. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 6457–6457. 31 indexed citations
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Hu, Yinghong, Diego Alonso‐Álvarez, Jonas Hanisch, et al.. (2018). Identifying and controlling phase purity in 2D hybrid perovskite thin films. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 6(44). 22215–22225. 66 indexed citations
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Alonso‐Álvarez, Diego, Lourdes Ferre Llin, A. Mellor, Douglas J. Paul, & Nicholas J. Ekins‐Daukes. (2017). Comparative Study of Annealed and High Temperature Grown ITO and AZO Films for Solar Energy Applications. MRS Advances. 2(53). 3117–3122. 2 indexed citations
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Riverola, Alberto, A. Mellor, Diego Alonso‐Álvarez, et al.. (2017). Mid-infrared emissivity of crystalline silicon solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 174. 607–615. 84 indexed citations
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Milanova, Margarita, V. Donchev, K.L. Kostov, et al.. (2017). Experimental study of the effect of local atomic ordering on the energy band gap of melt grown InGaAsN alloys. Semiconductor Science and Technology. 32(8). 85005–85005. 13 indexed citations
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Donchev, V., et al.. (2017). Effect of Sb in thick InGaAsSbN layers grown by liquid phase epitaxy. Journal of Crystal Growth. 483. 140–146. 11 indexed citations
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Lee, Kan‐Hua, K.W.J. Barnham, J.S. Roberts, et al.. (2017). Investigation of Carrier Recombination Dynamics of InGaP/InGaAsP Multiple Quantum Wells for Solar Cells via Photoluminescence. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 7(3). 817–821. 6 indexed citations
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Alonso‐Álvarez, Diego & Nicholas J. Ekins‐Daukes. (2016). SPICE Modelling of Photoluminescence and Electroluminescence Based Current-Voltage Curves of Solar Cells for Concentration Applications. Spiral (Imperial College London). 5(4). 33–48. 2 indexed citations
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Sugiyama, Masakazu, Hiromasa Fujii, Kasidit Toprasertpong, et al.. (2016). Quantum wire‐on‐well (WoW) cell with long carrier lifetime for efficient carrier transport. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 24(12). 1606–1614. 22 indexed citations
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Alonso‐Álvarez, Diego, Efthymios Klampaftis, David Frederick Ross, & Bryce S. Richards. (2014). External Thermalization of Carriers With Luminescent Down Shifting for Lower Operating Solar Cell Temperature. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 4(6). 1532–1537. 5 indexed citations
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Ross, David Frederick, Diego Alonso‐Álvarez, Efthymios Klampaftis, et al.. (2013). The Impact of Luminescent Down Shifting on the Performance of CdTe Photovoltaics: Impact of the Module Vintage. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 4(1). 457–464. 30 indexed citations
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Taboada, A. G., J. M. Llorens, Diego Alonso‐Álvarez, et al.. (2013). Effect of Sb incorporation on the electronic structure of InAs quantum dots. Physical Review B. 88(8). 6 indexed citations
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Hernández‐Saz, Jesús, M. Herrera, Diego Alonso‐Álvarez, & Sergio I. Molina. (2012). Analysis of the 3D distribution of stacked self-assembled quantum dots by electron tomography. Nanoscale Research Letters. 7(1). 681–681. 2 indexed citations
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Alonso‐Álvarez, Diego, David Frederick Ross, & Bryce S. Richards. (2012). Luminescent down-shifting for CdTe solar cells: A review of dyes and simulation of performance. 9–14. 20 indexed citations
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Alonso‐Álvarez, Diego, et al.. (2011). Strain Balanced Epitaxial Stacks of Quantum Dots and Quantum Posts. Advanced Materials. 23(44). 5256–5261. 13 indexed citations
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Taboada, A. G., Ana M. Sánchez, Ana M. Beltrán, et al.. (2010). Structural and optical changes induced by incorporation of antimony into InAs/GaAs(001) quantum dots. Physical Review B. 82(23). 12 indexed citations
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Alonso‐Álvarez, Diego, et al.. (2007). Optical investigation of type II GaSb∕GaAs self-assembled quantum dots. Applied Physics Letters. 91(26). 81 indexed citations

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