Matteo Buffolo

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
108 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Matteo Buffolo is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Matteo Buffolo has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 70 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 44 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Matteo Buffolo's work include GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials (70 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (38 papers) and Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (36 papers). Matteo Buffolo is often cited by papers focused on GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials (70 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (38 papers) and Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (36 papers). Matteo Buffolo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Matteo Buffolo's co-authors include Matteo Meneghini, Gaudenzio Meneghesso, Enrico Zanoni, Carlo De Santi, Nicola Trivellin, G. Verzellesi, Nicolò Zagni, Alessandro Chini, Elison Matioli and Idriss Abid and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Matteo Buffolo

93 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

GaN-based power devices: Physics, reliability, and perspectives

2021 398 citations Matteo Meneghini, Carlo De Santi et al. Journal of Applied Physics profile →
Review and Outlook on GaN and SiC Power Devices: Industrial State-of-the-Art, Applications, and Perspectives

2024 115 citations Matteo Buffolo, Carlo De Santi et al. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matteo Buffolo Italy	18	869	833	355	314	299	108	1.3k
Carlo De Santi Italy	28	2.6k 3.0×	2.9k 3.5×	938 2.6×	732 2.3×	1.1k 3.7×	258	3.6k
Shih‐Wei Feng Taiwan	16	224 0.3×	411 0.5×	210 0.6×	303 1.0×	234 0.8×	64	687
Amitava DasGupta India	22	1.4k 1.6×	768 0.9×	384 1.1×	269 0.9×	314 1.1×	118	2.0k
M. Ichikawa Japan	7	299 0.3×	599 0.7×	206 0.6×	404 1.3×	287 1.0×	12	879
Yiping Zeng China	20	747 0.9×	768 0.9×	411 1.2×	689 2.2×	511 1.7×	175	1.6k
Stefano Leone Germany	26	1.3k 1.5×	704 0.8×	266 0.7×	413 1.3×	574 1.9×	119	2.0k
Ming‐Jer Jeng Taiwan	22	978 1.1×	272 0.3×	293 0.8×	715 2.3×	129 0.4×	106	1.4k
Kwangmin Kim South Korea	20	897 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	117 0.3×	103 0.3×	276 0.9×	94	1.8k
Katsumi Suzuki Japan	14	378 0.4×	151 0.2×	200 0.6×	244 0.8×	82 0.3×	114	706
Chia‐Yen Huang Taiwan	19	428 0.5×	869 1.0×	539 1.5×	318 1.0×	312 1.0×	56	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matteo Buffolo

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Buffolo, Matteo, Carlo De Santi, Andrea Cester, et al.. (2025). Recoverable degradation of FAPbBr3 perovskite solar cells under reverse-bias: A combined electro-optical investigation. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 285. 113547–113547.

Trivellin, Nicola, Carlo De Santi, Matteo Buffolo, et al.. (2025). Hail Damage Investigation in Heterojunction Silicon Photovoltaic Modules: A Real-World Case Study. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 15(3). 478–483.

Piva, Francesco, Matteo Buffolo, Carlo De Santi, et al.. (2025). Diffusion mechanism as cause of optical degradation in AlGaN-based UV-C leds investigated by TCAD simulations. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 39655–39655. 1 indexed citations

Trivellin, Nicola, Matteo Buffolo, Carlo De Santi, et al.. (2025). Solid State Lighting Systems for Horticulture: Impact of LED Degradation on Light Spectrum and Intensity. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 61(4). 6072–6079. 1 indexed citations

Buffolo, Matteo, Carlo De Santi, Nicola Trivellin, et al.. (2024). Effect of High Monochromatic Radiation on the Electrical Performance of CIGS Solar Cell. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 15(1). 73–78. 1 indexed citations

Piva, Francesco, Matteo Buffolo, Carlo De Santi, et al.. (2024). Investigation and modeling of the role of interface defects in the optical degradation of InGaN/GaN LEDs. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 57(47). 475102–475102. 2 indexed citations

Zanoni, Enrico, Carlo De Santi, Matteo Buffolo, et al.. (2023). Microwave and Millimeter-Wave GaN HEMTs: Impact of Epitaxial Structure on Short-Channel Effects, Electron Trapping, and Reliability. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 71(3). 1396–1407. 21 indexed citations

Santi, Carlo De, Matteo Buffolo, Xuanqi Huang, et al.. (2023). Degradation of GaN-Based Multiple Quantum Wells Solar Cells Under Forward Bias: Investigation Based on Optical Measurements and Steady-State Photocapacitance. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 70(7). 3624–3629.

Piva, Francesco, Carlo De Santi, Matteo Buffolo, et al.. (2023). Modeling the electrical degradation of AlGaN-based UV-C LEDs by combined deep-level optical spectroscopy and TCAD simulations. Applied Physics Letters. 122(16). 17 indexed citations

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Rampazzo, Fabiana, Carlo De Santi, Matteo Buffolo, et al.. (2023). Influence of V-Pits on the Turn-On Voltage of GaN-Based High Periodicity Multiple Quantum Well Solar Cells. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 13(6). 891–898. 1 indexed citations

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Trivellin, Nicola, Francesco Piva, Matteo Buffolo, et al.. (2022). Reliability of Commercial UVC LEDs: 2022 State-of-the-Art. Electronics. 11(5). 728–728. 26 indexed citations

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Santi, Carlo De, Matteo Buffolo, Matteo Borga, et al.. (2021). Understanding the Leakage Mechanisms and Breakdown Limits of Vertical GaN-on-Si p+n−n Diodes: The Road to Reliable Vertical MOSFETs. Micromachines. 12(4). 445–445. 14 indexed citations

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Trivellin, Nicola, Matteo Buffolo, Francesco Onelia, et al.. (2021). Inactivating SARS-CoV-2 Using 275 nm UV-C LEDs through a Spherical Irradiation Box: Design, Characterization and Validation. Materials. 14(9). 2315–2315. 24 indexed citations

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Buffolo, Matteo, Carlo De Santi, Justin Norman, et al.. (2021). Origin of the Diffusion-Related Optical Degradation of 1.3 μm Inas QD-LDs Epitaxially Grown on Silicon Substrate. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 28(1: Semiconductor Lasers). 1–9. 3 indexed citations

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Meneghini, Matteo, Carlo De Santi, Idriss Abid, et al.. (2021). GaN-based power devices: Physics, reliability, and perspectives. Journal of Applied Physics. 130(18). 398 indexed citations breakdown →

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Buffolo, Matteo, Carlo De Santi, Justin Norman, et al.. (2021). A Review of the Reliability of Integrated IR Laser Diodes for Silicon Photonics. Electronics. 10(22). 2734–2734. 7 indexed citations

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Buffolo, Matteo, Carlo De Santi, Daehwan Jung, et al.. (2020). Degradation of 1.3 μm InAs Quantum-Dot Laser Diodes: Impact of Dislocation Density and Number of Quantum Dot Layers. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 57(1). 1–8. 15 indexed citations

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Santi, Carlo De, Matteo Buffolo, Man Hoi Wong, et al.. (2020). Carrier capture kinetics, deep levels, and isolation properties of β -Ga2O3 Schottky-barrier diodes damaged by nitrogen implantation. Applied Physics Letters. 117(26). 24 indexed citations

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Santi, Carlo De, Matteo Buffolo, A. Neviani, et al.. (2019). Evidence for defect-assisted tunneling and recombination at extremely low current in InGaN/GaN-based LEDs. Applied Physics Express. 12(5). 52007–52007. 18 indexed citations

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Santi, Carlo De, et al.. (2015). Failure causes and mechanisms of retrofit LED lamps. Microelectronics Reliability. 55(9-10). 1765–1769. 17 indexed citations

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