Michael L. Machala

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Michael L. Machala is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael L. Machala has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Materials Chemistry, 4 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 3 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michael L. Machala's work include Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (5 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (4 papers) and Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides (4 papers). Michael L. Machala is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (5 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (4 papers) and Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides (4 papers). Michael L. Machala collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Israel. Michael L. Machala's co-authors include Karl Leo, Christoph Sachse, Lars Müller‐Meskamp, Yong Hyun Kim, Christian May, William C. Chueh, Hendrik Bluhm, David N. Mueller, Ethan J. Crumlin and Zixuan Guan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Chemistry of Materials and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Michael L. Machala

13 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Highly Conductive PEDOT:PSS Electrode with Optimized Solvent and Thermal Post‐Treatment for ITO‐Free Organic Solar Cells

2011 1.3k citations Yong Hyun Kim, Christoph Sachse et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
Life cycle comparison of industrial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling and mining supply chains

2025 49 citations Michael L. Machala, Xi Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Won G. Hong South Korea

Xinlei Ma China

M. Ravi China

François Tran‐Van France

Yudong Zhu China

Quanyao Zhu China

Ju Min Lee South Korea

Donghoon Song South Korea

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Manal M. Y. A. Alsaif Australia

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15 of 15 papers shown

Machala, Michael L., Xi Chen, G. A. Forbes, et al.. (2025). Life cycle comparison of industrial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling and mining supply chains. Nature Communications. 16(1). 988–988. 49 indexed citations breakdown →

Machala, Michael L., Dawei Zhang, Di Chen, et al.. (2025). Reducing the degradation rate and surface segregation of (La0.5Sr0.5)FeO3−δ electrodes in ambient air through multilayering. Solid State Ionics. 428. 116940–116940.

Chen, Xi, et al.. (2022). Life Cycle Comparison of Battery Recycling and Conventional Material Refining. ECS Meeting Abstracts. MA2022-01(5). 586–586. 1 indexed citations

Machala, Michael L., et al.. (2022). Overcoming barriers to solar dryer adoption and the promise of multi-seasonal use in India. Energy Sustainable Development. 68. 18–28. 21 indexed citations

Machala, Michael L., Xi Chen, G. A. Forbes, et al.. (2022). Life Cycle Comparison of Industrial-Scale Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling and Mining Supply Chains. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

Machala, Michael L., et al.. (2021). Overcoming Barriers to Solar Dryer Adoption and the Promise of Multi-seasonal Use: A case study of chili drying in India. SSRN Electronic Journal.

Machala, Michael L., Di Chen, Zixuan Guan, et al.. (2020). Hydroxylation and Cation Segregation in (La_0.5Sr_0.5)FeO_3−δ Electrodes. Chemistry of Materials. 32(7). 2926–2934. 24 indexed citations

Skafte, Theis Løye, Zixuan Guan, Michael L. Machala, et al.. (2019). Selective high-temperature CO2 electrolysis enabled by oxidized carbon intermediates. Nature Energy. 4(10). 846–855. 97 indexed citations

Mueller, David N., Michael L. Machala, Hendrik Bluhm, & William C. Chueh. (2015). Redox activity of surface oxygen anions in oxygen-deficient perovskite oxides during electrochemical reactions. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6097–6097. 337 indexed citations

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Machala, Michael L., et al.. (2015). Surface electrochemistry of CO₂reduction and CO oxidation on Sm-doped CeO_2−x: coupling between Ce³⁺and carbonate adsorbates. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 17(18). 12273–12281. 95 indexed citations

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Machala, Michael L., et al.. (2015). Preliminary Investigations of Chemical & Morphological Inhomogeneities in Laft6 Sro.4CoO3-δ Single-Crystalline Perovskite Thin Films by ACTEM and STEM-EELS. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 21(S3). 1055–1056. 4 indexed citations

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Kim, Yong Hyun, Christoph Sachse, Michael L. Machala, et al.. (2011). Photovoltaic Devices: Highly Conductive PEDOT:PSS Electrode with Optimized Solvent and Thermal Post‐Treatment for ITO‐Free Organic Solar Cells (Adv. Funct. Mater. 6/2011). Advanced Functional Materials. 21(6). 1009–1009. 9 indexed citations

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Machala, Michael L., et al.. (2011). On-substrate polymerization of solution-processed, transparent PEDOT:DDQ thin film electrodes with a hydrophobic polymer matrix. Organic Electronics. 12(9). 1518–1526. 10 indexed citations

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Kim, Yong Hyun, Christoph Sachse, Michael L. Machala, et al.. (2011). Highly Conductive PEDOT:PSS Electrode with Optimized Solvent and Thermal Post‐Treatment for ITO‐Free Organic Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials. 21(6). 1076–1081. 1257 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Yali, Michael L. Machala, & Felix N. Castellano. (2009). Controlled microwave synthesis of RuII synthons and chromophores relevant to solar energy conversion. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 363(1). 283–287. 21 indexed citations

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