Dirk Vanderzande

13.2k citations

351 papers · 11.2k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 52

Impact in

Polymers and Plastics top 0.05%
- Conducting polymers and applications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 0.2%
- Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
- Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
- Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures

Papers in

Polymers and Plastics 238
- Conducting polymers and applications 206
- Synthesis and properties of polymers 31
Electrical and Electronic Engineering 260
- Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics 222
- Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research 68
- Perovskite Materials and Applications 56
- Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures 20

Co-authors: Laurence Lutsen Jean Manca Peter Adriaensens Wouter Maes J. Gelan Thomas J. Cleij Jan D’Haen Sabine Bertho
Journals: Synthetic Metals (46 papers)Macromolecules (37 papers)Polymer (17 papers)Organic Electronics (11 papers)Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (11 papers)
Partner nations: Belgium Netherlands Austria

In The Last Decade

Dirk Vanderzande

349 papers receiving 10.9k citations

Hit Papers

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The Relation Between Open‐Circuit Voltage and the Onset of Photocurrent Generation by Charge‐Transfer Absorption in Polymer : Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells 2008 · 475 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

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it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2008 Advanced Functional Materials
2004 Advanced Functional Materials

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1	Structural rigidity, thermochromism and piezochromism of layered hybrid perovskites containing an interdigitated organic bilayer Chemical Science ·Arthur Maufort, Melissa Van Landeghem, Maxime Deutsch, Peter Banks, Paola La Magna, Kristof Van Hecke, Jesús Cerdá, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande, Claudio Quarti, David Beljonne, Sébastien Pillet, Koen Vandewal, Wouter Van Gompel	2025	2
2	Pyrene‐Based Self‐Assembled Monolayer with Improved Surface Coverage and Energy Level Alignment for Perovskite Solar Cells Advanced Functional Materials ·Stijn Lenaers, Stijn Lammar, Anurag Krishna, Valerio Stacchini, Tom Cardeynaels, Huguette Penxten, Christ H. L. Weijtens, Michael Verhage, Bart Ruttens, Wouter Maes, Jan D’Haen, Artem Musiienko, Tom Aernouts, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande, Jef Poortmans, Wouter Van Gompel	2024	10
3	Surface Modulation via Conjugated Bithiophene Ammonium Salt for Efficient Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Xin Zhang, Stijn Eurelings, Andrea Bracesco, Wenya Song, Stijn Lenaers, Wouter Van Gompel, Anurag Krishna, Tom Aernouts, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande, Mariadriana Creatore, Yiqiang Zhan, Yinghuan Kuang, Jef Poortmans	2023	7
4	2D and quasi-2D hybrid perovskites containing organic cations with an extended conjugated system: opportunities and challenges Journal of Materials Chemistry C ·Wouter Van Gompel, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande	2023	10
5	Dominant dimer emission provides colour stability for red thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter Journal of Materials Chemistry C ·Tom Cardeynaels, Marc K. Etherington, Simon Paredis, Andrei S. Batsanov, Jasper Deckers, Kleitos Stavrou, Dirk Vanderzande, Andrew P. Monkman, Benoı̂t Champagne, Wouter Maes	2022	5
6	Organic ammonium iodide salts as passivation for buried interface enables efficient and stable NiO_x based p-i-n perovskite solar cells Journal of Materials Chemistry C ·Stijn Lammar, Wouter Van Gompel, Stijn Lenaers, Martijn Mertens, H.‐G. Boyen, Derese Desta, Afshin Hadipour, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande, Anurag Krishna, Yaser Abdulraheem, Tom Aernouts, Jef Poortmans	2022	12
7	Quasi‐2D Hybrid Perovskite Formation Using Benzothieno[3,2‐b]Benzothiophene (BTBT) Ammonium Cations: Substantial Cesium Lead(II) Iodide Black Phase Stabilization Advanced Optical Materials ·Paul‐Henry Denis, Martijn Mertens, Wouter Van Gompel, Arthur Maufort, Sigurd Mertens, Zimu Wei, Melissa Van Landeghem, Sam Gielen, Bart Ruttens, Davy Deduytsche, Christophe Detarvernier, Laurence Lutsen, Ferdinand C. Grozema, Koen Vandewal, Dirk Vanderzande	2022	13
8	Directing the Self-Assembly of Conjugated Organic Ammonium Cations in Low-Dimensional Perovskites by Halide Substitution Chemistry of Materials ·Paul‐Henry Denis, Martijn Mertens, Wouter Van Gompel, Kristof Van Hecke, Bart Ruttens, Jan D’Haen, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande	2021	12
9	Study on the Dynamics of Phase Formation and Degradation of 2D Layered Hybrid Perovskites and Low‐dimensional Hybrids Containing Mono‐functionalized Oligothiophene Cations ChemNanoMat ·Wouter Van Gompel, Roald Herckens, Martijn Mertens, Paul‐Henry Denis, Bart Ruttens, Jan D’Haen, Kristof Van Hecke, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande	2021	5
10	Light-Induced Charge Transfer in Two-Dimensional Hybrid Lead Halide Perovskites The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Melissa Van Landeghem, Wouter Van Gompel, Roald Herckens, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande, Sabine Van Doorslaer, E. Goovaerts	2021	12
11	Inducing Charge Separation in Solid-State Two-Dimensional Hybrid Perovskites through the Incorporation of Organic Charge-Transfer Complexes The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters ·María C. Gélvez‐Rueda, Wouter Van Gompel, Roald Herckens, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande, Ferdinand C. Grozema	2020	47
12	2D layered perovskite containing functionalised benzothieno-benzothiophene molecules: formation, degradation, optical properties and photoconductivity Journal of Materials Chemistry C ·Wouter Van Gompel, Roald Herckens, Paul‐Henry Denis, Martijn Mertens, María C. Gélvez‐Rueda, Kristof Van Hecke, Bart Ruttens, Jan D’Haen, Ferdinand C. Grozema, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande	2020	24
13	Finding the optimal exchange–correlation functional to describe the excited state properties of push–pull organic dyes designed for thermally activated delayed fluorescence Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·Tom Cardeynaels, Simon Paredis, Jasper Deckers, Sonny Brebels, Dirk Vanderzande, Wouter Maes, Benoı̂t Champagne	2020	23
14	Towards 2D layered hybrid perovskites with enhanced functionality: introducing charge-transfer complexes via self-assembly Chemical Communications ·Wouter Van Gompel, Roald Herckens, Kristof Van Hecke, Bart Ruttens, Jan D’Haen, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande	2019	55
15	Morphology-dependent pH-responsive release of hydrophilic payloads using biodegradable nanocarriers RSC Advances ·Sumit Kumar Pramanik, Senne Seneca, Martijn Peters, Lien D’Olieslaeger, Gunter Reekmans, Dirk Vanderzande, Peter Adriaensens, Anitha Ethirajan	2018	20
16	Multi-layered hybrid perovskites templated with carbazole derivatives: optical properties, enhanced moisture stability and solar cell characteristics Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Roald Herckens, Wouter Van Gompel, Wenya Song, María C. Gélvez‐Rueda, Arthur Maufort, Bart Ruttens, Jan D’Haen, Ferdinand C. Grozema, Tom Aernouts, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande	2018	45
17	High dielectric constant conjugated materials for organic photovoltaics Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Jeroen Brebels, Jean Manca, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande, Wouter Maes	2017	141
18	Molecular weight tuning of low bandgap polymers by continuous flow chemistry: increasing the applicability of PffBT4T for organic photovoltaics Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Geert Pirotte, Shruti Agarkar, Bing Xu, Junxiang Zhang, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande, He Yan, Paméla Pollet, John R. Reynolds, Wouter Maes, Seth R. Marder	2017	24
19	POLY 293-Development of a novel biosensor platform based on a combination of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) and conjugated polymers Research Publications (Maastricht University) ·Ronald Thoelen, Jan Duchateau, Frederik Horemans, Rob Vansweevelt, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande, Patrick Wagner, Thomas J. Cleij	2008	1
20	Optimization of the reaction of phthalic anhydride with P4S10 Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt) ·Miroslav Huskić, Dirk Vanderzande, (unknown)	2007	1

About Dirk Vanderzande

Dirk Vanderzande is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Spectroscopy, having authored 351 papers that have together received 11.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (222 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (206 papers), Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research (68 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (56 papers), Synthesis and properties of polymers (31 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (23 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (20 papers) and Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Polymers and Plastics (7.2k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (8.9k citations), Materials Chemistry (2.7k citations), Organic Chemistry (1.7k citations) and Bioengineering (240 citations). Dirk Vanderzande has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Austria. Frequent co-authors include Laurence Lutsen, Jean Manca, Peter Adriaensens, Wouter Maes, J. Gelan, Thomas J. Cleij, Jan D’Haen, Sabine Bertho, Ludwig Goris and Wibren D. Oosterbaan. Their work appears in journals such as Synthetic Metals, Macromolecules, Polymer, Organic Electronics and Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.

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