Donny Lai

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 948 citations indexed

About

Donny Lai is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Donny Lai has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 948 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 11 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Donny Lai's work include Semiconductor materials and interfaces (11 papers), Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (11 papers) and Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (6 papers). Donny Lai is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor materials and interfaces (11 papers), Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (11 papers) and Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (6 papers). Donny Lai collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, China and France. Donny Lai's co-authors include Lining He, Changyun Jiang, Rusli Rusli, Hao Wang, Jungyeon Hwang, Chiing‐Chang Chen, Hao Wang, Hao Wang, Ke Xiao and Hairen Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Power Sources.

In The Last Decade

Donny Lai

23 papers receiving 928 citations

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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.

Scalable processing for realizing 21.7%-efficient all-perovskite tandem solar modules

2022 229 citations Ke Xiao, Yen‐Hung Lin et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donny Lai Singapore	12	737	415	393	305	219	24	948
Jinsu Yoo South Korea	20	1.0k 1.4×	385 0.9×	816 2.1×	124 0.4×	41 0.2×	64	1.2k
Scott C. Moulzolf United States	17	449 0.6×	287 0.7×	299 0.8×	71 0.2×	173 0.8×	20	719
Binesh Puthen Veettil Australia	19	863 1.2×	254 0.6×	713 1.8×	308 1.0×	120 0.5×	73	1.1k
Hyeongsik Park South Korea	18	791 1.1×	145 0.3×	498 1.3×	108 0.4×	76 0.3×	85	939
Lynn Gedvilas United States	12	816 1.1×	70 0.2×	372 0.9×	229 0.8×	72 0.3×	26	915
Bhaskar Chandra Mohanty India	17	625 0.8×	131 0.3×	651 1.7×	66 0.2×	55 0.3×	62	824
Anh Huy Tuan Le South Korea	16	659 0.9×	121 0.3×	366 0.9×	134 0.4×	73 0.3×	61	771
Ryosuke Matsubara Japan	13	452 0.6×	138 0.3×	426 1.1×	99 0.3×	163 0.7×	35	816
M. Pasquinelli France	14	532 0.7×	87 0.2×	311 0.8×	126 0.4×	47 0.2×	72	682
Richard Dolbec Canada	13	412 0.6×	171 0.4×	360 0.9×	25 0.1×	128 0.6×	23	582

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Li, Nengxu, Xi Wang, Haoming Liang, et al.. (2025). Oxygen-Dependent Sputtered NiO_x for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells and Minimodules. ACS Materials Letters. 7(5). 1698–1706. 1 indexed citations

Xiao, Ke, Yen‐Hung Lin, Mei Zhang, et al.. (2022). Scalable processing for realizing 21.7%-efficient all-perovskite tandem solar modules. Science. 376(6594). 762–767. 229 indexed citations breakdown →

Lai, Donny, et al.. (2021). Thermally stable poly‐Si tunnel junctions enabling next‐generation high‐efficiency Si solar cells. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 30(1). 85–95. 3 indexed citations

Balaji, Nagarajan, Donny Lai, Vinodh Shanmugam, et al.. (2020). Pathways for efficiency improvements of industrial PERC silicon solar cells. Solar Energy. 214. 101–109. 29 indexed citations

Lai, Donny, et al.. (2019). Optical design considerations of rear-side dielectric for higher efficiency of PERC solar cells. Optics Express. 27(12). A758–A758. 11 indexed citations

Lai, Donny, et al.. (2015). Montmorillonite disperses in amorphous phase of RIM PA6 matrix via anionic ring opening polymerisation. Plastics Rubber and Composites Macromolecular Engineering. 44(9). 376–382. 2 indexed citations

Sasangka, Wardhana Aji, Chee Lip Gan, Donny Lai, Chuan Seng Tan, & Carl V. Thompson. (2015). Characterization of the Young’s modulus, residual stress and fracture strength of Cu–Sn–In thin films using combinatorial deposition and micro-cantilevers. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 25(3). 35023–35023. 14 indexed citations

He, Lining, Donny Lai, Hao Wang, Changyun Jiang, & Rusli Rusli. (2012). High‐Efficiency Si/Polymer Hybrid Solar Cells Based on Synergistic Surface Texturing of Si Nanowires on Pyramids. Small. 8(11). 1664–1668. 91 indexed citations

He, Lining, Changyun Jiang, Hao Wang, Donny Lai, & Rusli Rusli. (2012). High efficiency planar Si/organic heterojunction hybrid solar cells. Applied Physics Letters. 100(7). 145 indexed citations

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He, Lining, Changyun Jiang, Hao Wang, et al.. (2012). Effects of nanowire texturing on the performance of Si/organic hybrid solar cells fabricated with a 2.2 μm thin-film Si absorber. Applied Physics Letters. 100(10). 103104–103104. 50 indexed citations

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He, Lining, et al.. (2012). Enhanced Conversion Efficiency for Si Nanowire–Organic Hybrid Solar Cells through the Incorporation of Organic Small Molecule. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 51(10S). 10NE36–10NE36. 7 indexed citations

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He, Lining, Changyun Jiang, Hao Wang, et al.. (2012). 11.3% efficient planar Si-PEDOT: PSS hybrid solar cell with a thin interfacial oxide. DR-NTU (Nanyang Technological University). 2785–2787. 10 indexed citations

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He, Lining, et al.. (2011). Simple Approach of Fabricating High Efficiency Si Nanowire/Conductive Polymer Hybrid Solar Cells. IEEE Electron Device Letters. 32(10). 1406–1408. 67 indexed citations

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Lai, Donny, Yew Heng Tan, Oki Gunawan, Lining He, & Chuan Seng Tan. (2011). Dopant profile control of epitaxial emitter for silicon solar cells by low temperature epitaxy. Applied Physics Letters. 99(1). 6 indexed citations

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Lai, Donny, Yew Heng Tan, & Chuan Seng Tan. (2011). Optical Absorption Enhancement by Mechanical Twins Grown Using Low Temperature Silicon Epitaxy. Energy Procedia. 8. 238–243. 1 indexed citations

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He, Lining, Changyun Jiang, Rusli Rusli, Donny Lai, & Hao Wang. (2011). Highly efficient Si-nanorods/organic hybrid core-sheath heterojunction solar cells. Applied Physics Letters. 99(2). 92 indexed citations

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Wang, Qiao, et al.. (2006). Effect of Ag content on microstructure and tribological performance of WS2–Ag composite films. Surface and Coatings Technology. 201(3-4). 1666–1670. 23 indexed citations

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Hwang, Jungyeon, Chiing‐Chang Chen, & Donny Lai. (2004). Computational analysis of species transport and electrochemical characteristics of a MOLB-type SOFC. Journal of Power Sources. 140(2). 235–242. 68 indexed citations

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Lee, Ya‐Ju, et al.. (2004). NBTI effects of pMOSFETs with different nitrogen dose implantation. 681–682. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Darren Delai, J.H. Tay, Cheng Qian, & Donny Lai. (2001). Stabilization of heavy metals on spent fluid catalytic cracking catalyst using marine clay. Water Science & Technology. 44(10). 285–291. 4 indexed citations

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