Matthew C. Beard

37.7k total citations · 23 hit papers
228 papers, 29.3k citations indexed

About

Matthew C. Beard is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew C. Beard has authored 228 papers receiving a total of 29.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 198 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 175 papers in Materials Chemistry and 32 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Matthew C. Beard's work include Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (140 papers), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (110 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (109 papers). Matthew C. Beard is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (140 papers), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (110 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (109 papers). Matthew C. Beard collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Matthew C. Beard's co-authors include Joseph M. Luther, Arthur J. Nozik, Randy J. Ellingson, Octavi E. Semonin, Justin C. Johnson, Charles A. Schmuttenmaer, Kai Zhu, Gordon M. Turner, Haipeng Lu and Matt Law and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Matthew C. Beard

222 papers receiving 28.8k citations

Hit Papers

Peak External Photocurren... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2011 2005 2010 2022 2017 400 800 1.2k
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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. Peak External Photocurrent Quantum Efficiency Exceeding 100% via MEG in a Quantum Dot Solar Cell
    2011 1.4k citations Joseph M. Luther, Sukgeun Choi et al. Science profile →
  2. Highly Efficient Multiple Exciton Generation in Colloidal PbSe and PbS Quantum Dots
    2005 1.4k citations Matthew C. Beard, Arthur J. Nozik et al. profile →
  3. Semiconductor Quantum Dots and Quantum Dot Arrays and Applications of Multiple Exciton Generation to Third-Generation Photovoltaic Solar Cells
    2010 1.1k citations Arthur J. Nozik, Matthew C. Beard et al. profile →
  4. Surface reaction for efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells
    2022 896 citations Qi Jiang, Jinhui Tong et al. Nature profile →
  5. Enhanced mobility CsPbI 3 quantum dot arrays for record-efficiency, high-voltage photovoltaic cells
    2017 857 citations Steven P. Harvey, Matthew C. Beard et al. Science Advances profile →
  6. Observation of a hot-phonon bottleneck in lead-iodide perovskites
    2015 833 citations Kai Zhu, Joseph M. Luther et al. Nature Photonics profile →
  7. Schottky Solar Cells Based on Colloidal Nanocrystal Films
    2008 784 citations Joseph M. Luther, Matt Law et al. profile →
  8. Structural, Optical, and Electrical Properties of Self-Assembled Films of PbSe Nanocrystals Treated with 1,2-Ethanedithiol
    2008 662 citations Joseph M. Luther, Matt Law et al. ACS Nano profile →
  9. Multiple Exciton Generation in Colloidal Silicon Nanocrystals
    2007 660 citations Matthew C. Beard, Joseph M. Luther et al. profile →
  10. PbTe Colloidal Nanocrystals:  Synthesis, Characterization, and Multiple Exciton Generation
    2006 593 citations Matthew C. Beard, Andrew G. Norman et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  11. Chiral-induced spin selectivity enables a room-temperature spin light-emitting diode
    2021 580 citations Yaxin Zhai, Haipeng Lu et al. Science profile →
  12. Extrinsic ion migration in perovskite solar cells
    2017 546 citations Chuanxiao Xiao, Steven P. Harvey et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  13. Advances in two-dimensional organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites
    2020 513 citations Haipeng Lu, Jinhui Tong et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  14. Terahertz Spectroscopy
    2002 474 citations Matthew C. Beard et al. profile →
  15. Low surface recombination velocity in solution-grown CH3NH3PbBr3 perovskite single crystal
    2015 448 citations Sukgeun Choi, Kai Zhu et al. Nature Communications profile →
  16. Spin-dependent charge transport through 2D chiral hybrid lead-iodide perovskites
    2019 428 citations Haipeng Lu, Jingying Wang et al. Science Advances profile →
  17. Top and bottom surfaces limit carrier lifetime in lead iodide perovskite films
    2017 423 citations Elisa M. Miller, Kai Zhu et al. profile →
  18. High efficiency perovskite quantum dot solar cells with charge separating heterostructure
    2019 398 citations Qian Zhao, Abhijit Hazarika et al. Nature Communications profile →
  19. Enhanced Charge Transport in 2D Perovskites via Fluorination of Organic Cation
    2019 332 citations Haipeng Lu, Bryon W. Larson et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  20. Highly Distorted Chiral Two-Dimensional Tin Iodide Perovskites for Spin Polarized Charge Transport
    2020 328 citations Haipeng Lu, Chuanxiao Xiao et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  21. Compositional texture engineering for highly stable wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells
    2022 265 citations Qi Jiang, Jinhui Tong et al. Science profile →
  22. Reconfiguring the band-edge states of photovoltaic perovskites by conjugated organic cations
    2021 255 citations Xihan Chen, Yaxin Zhai et al. Science profile →
  23. Materials for chiral light control
    2023 156 citations Matthew C. Beard et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Matthew C. Beard 23.6k 22.5k 4.0k 3.4k 3.2k 228 29.3k
Omar F. Mohammed 27.4k 1.2× 28.1k 1.3× 4.9k 1.2× 3.0k 0.9× 4.8k 1.5× 457 37.3k
Lin‐Wang Wang 16.2k 0.7× 17.9k 0.8× 5.4k 1.3× 4.5k 1.3× 1.4k 0.5× 360 26.4k
Richard D. Schaller 15.6k 0.7× 17.4k 0.8× 5.0k 1.2× 1.9k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 356 23.3k
Xiaoyang Zhu 16.2k 0.7× 15.3k 0.7× 7.4k 1.8× 1.4k 0.4× 2.3k 0.7× 315 24.9k
Justin C. Johnson 12.2k 0.5× 15.7k 0.7× 3.4k 0.9× 3.2k 0.9× 1.3k 0.4× 158 21.5k
Oleg V. Prezhdo 13.9k 0.6× 18.3k 0.8× 8.7k 2.2× 4.9k 1.4× 1.3k 0.4× 576 28.4k
Osman M. Bakr 34.5k 1.5× 35.0k 1.6× 5.1k 1.3× 2.7k 0.8× 6.7k 2.1× 410 44.9k
Joseph M. Luther 24.6k 1.0× 23.1k 1.0× 2.5k 0.6× 2.8k 0.8× 4.9k 1.5× 193 29.4k
Maksym V. Kovalenko 47.7k 2.0× 44.6k 2.0× 8.2k 2.0× 3.9k 1.1× 3.6k 1.1× 471 56.1k
Tze Chien Sum 30.6k 1.3× 25.6k 1.1× 4.7k 1.2× 4.2k 1.2× 7.2k 2.3× 328 36.7k

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All Works

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Hautzinger, Matthew P., Shaham Quadir, Andrew G. Norman, et al.. (2025). Synthesis and Characterization of Zintl-Phase BaCd2P2 Quantum Dots for Optoelectronic Applications. ACS Nano. 19(12). 12345–12353. 2 indexed citations
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Dong, Yifan, Yi Xie, Matthew P. Hautzinger, et al.. (2025). Layer Number Dependence of Chirality and Spin Polarized Lifetime in Chiral 2D Halide Perovskites. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(48). 44457–44467.
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Gong, Shaokuan, Ying Qiao, Yuling Huang, et al.. (2024). A hot carrier perovskite solar cell with efficiency exceeding 27% enabled by ultrafast hot hole transfer with phthalocyanine derivatives. Energy & Environmental Science. 17(14). 5080–5090. 40 indexed citations
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Zhao, Liang, Zhifang Shi, Ying Zhou, et al.. (2024). Surface-defect-passivation-enabled near-unity charge collection efficiency in bromide-based perovskite gamma-ray spectrum devices. Nature Photonics. 18(3). 250–257. 49 indexed citations
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Mondal, Barnali, et al.. (2024). Superfluorescence from Electron-Hole Plasma at Moderate Temperatures of 175 K. Physical Review Letters. 132(6). 63803–63803. 5 indexed citations
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Hautzinger, Matthew P., Xin Pan, Steven C. Hayden, et al.. (2024). Room-temperature spin injection across a chiral perovskite/III–V interface. Nature. 631(8020). 307–312. 51 indexed citations
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Haque, Md Azimul, Steven P. Harvey, Roman Brunecky, et al.. (2024). Remote chirality transfer in low-dimensional hybrid metal halide semiconductors. Nature Chemistry. 17(1). 29–37. 41 indexed citations
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Liu, Exian, Qian Zhao, Jianbing Zhang, et al.. (2023). Ultrafast Carrier Drift Transport Dynamics in CsPbI3 Perovskite Nanocrystalline Thin Films. ACS Nano. 17(14). 13997–14004. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Yi, Andrew H. Comstock, Yuzan Xiong, et al.. (2023). Probing intrinsic magnon bandgap in a layered hybrid perovskite antiferromagnet by a superconducting resonator. Physical Review Research. 5(4). 3 indexed citations
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Jiang, Qi, Jinhui Tong, Yeming Xian, et al.. (2022). Surface reaction for efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells. Nature. 611(7935). 278–283. 896 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jiang, Qi, Jinhui Tong, Rebecca A. Scheidt, et al.. (2022). Compositional texture engineering for highly stable wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells. Science. 378(6626). 1295–1300. 265 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kim, Young‐Hoon, Ruyi Song, Ji Hao, et al.. (2022). The Structural Origin of Chiroptical Properties in Perovskite Nanocrystals with Chiral Organic Ligands. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(25). 89 indexed citations
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Shrestha, Shreetu, Exian Liu, L. B. Coleman, et al.. (2021). In-situ observation of trapped carriers in organic metal halide perovskite films with ultra-fast temporal and ultra-high energetic resolutions. Nature Communications. 12(1). 1636–1636. 16 indexed citations
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Lu, Haipeng, Bryon W. Larson, Annalise E. Maughan, et al.. (2021). A Multi-Dimensional Perspective on Electronic Doping in Metal Halide Perovskites. ACS Energy Letters. 6(3). 1104–1123. 45 indexed citations
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Wang, Jingying, Haipeng Lu, Xin Pan, et al.. (2020). Spin-Dependent Photovoltaic and Photogalvanic Responses of Optoelectronic Devices Based on Chiral Two-Dimensional Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Perovskites. ACS Nano. 15(1). 588–595. 137 indexed citations
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Beard, Matthew C., Xiaogang Peng, Zeger Hens, & Emily A. Weiss. (2020). Introduction to special issue: Colloidal quantum dots. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 153(24). 240401–240401. 5 indexed citations
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Lu, Haipeng, Jingying Wang, Chuanxiao Xiao, et al.. (2019). Spin-dependent charge transport through 2D chiral hybrid lead-iodide perovskites. Science Advances. 5(12). eaay0571–eaay0571. 428 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Qian, Abhijit Hazarika, Xihan Chen, et al.. (2019). High efficiency perovskite quantum dot solar cells with charge separating heterostructure. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2842–2842. 398 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lu, Haipeng, Gerard M. Carroll, Xihan Chen, et al.. (2018). n-Type PbSe Quantum Dots via Post-Synthetic Indium Doping. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(42). 13753–13763. 32 indexed citations
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Law, Matt, Joseph M. Luther, Matthew C. Beard, Sukgeun Choi, & Arthur J. Nozik. (2009). Solar cells based on colloidal quantum dot solids: Seeking enhanced photocurrent. 2068–2073. 4 indexed citations

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