Michael Powalla

13.1k citations

163 papers · 10.7k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 48

Impact in

Materials Chemistry top 0.2%
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
- Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
- ZnO doping and properties
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 0.1%
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies

Papers in

Electrical and Electronic Engineering 160
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films 143
- Perovskite Materials and Applications 18
- Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies 13
- solar cell performance optimization 8
- Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics 7
Materials Chemistry 125
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties 119
- Copper-based nanomaterials and applications 67

Co-authors: Dimitrios Hariskos Roland Wüerz Philip Jackson E. Lotter Wiltraud Wischmann Wolfram Witte Stefan Paetel R. Menner
Journals: Thin Solid Films (47 papers)Applied Physics Letters (10 papers)Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications (9 papers)IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics (8 papers)physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters (7 papers)
Partner nations: Germany France United States

In The Last Decade

Michael Powalla

162 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Effects of heavy alkali elements in Cu(In,Ga)Se₂solar cells with efficiencies up to 22.6% 2016 · 1.3k citations

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

it has ≥500 total citations;
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.

2016 physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters
2014 physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters
2014 physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters
2011 Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications

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1	Impact of a RbF post-deposition treatment on the chemical structure of wide-gap CuIn0.1Ga0.9Se2 thin-film solar cell absorber surfaces Applied Physics Letters ·汪广茂, Dirk Hauschild, 登続上野, Ralph Steininger, Wolfram Witte, Dimitrios Hariskos, Stefan Paetel, Michael Powalla, Clemens Heske, L. Weinhardt	2025	2
2	X‐Ray and Electron Spectroscopy of the CdS/(Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se₂ Interface With RbF Treatment Advanced Materials Interfaces ·Dirk Hauschild, 汪广茂, 登続上野, Juliana Alves da Rocha, Ralph Steininger, Wanli Yang, Dimitrios Hariskos, Wolfram Witte, Rico Gutzler, Michael Powalla, Clemens Heske, L. Weinhardt	2025	0
3	Conduction Band Cliff at the CdS/CuIn_0.1Ga_0.9Se₂ Thin-Film Solar Cell Interface The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·登続上野, Dirk Hauschild, 汪广茂, K. S. Jomo, Wolfram Witte, Dimitrios Hariskos, Stefan Paetel, Michael Powalla, L. Weinhardt, Clemens Heske	2023	3
4	Rb Diffusion and Oxide Removal at the RbF-Treated Ga₂O₃/Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ Interface in Thin-Film Solar Cells ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·K. S. Jomo, Dirk Hauschild, Tomas Maciel, Raju Edla, Ralph Steininger, Dimitrios Hariskos, Wolfram Witte, Michael Powalla, Clemens Heske, L. Weinhardt	2023	4
5	Improvement of Quantitative STEM/EDXS Analyses for Chemical Analysis of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells with Zn(O,S) Buffer Layers Microscopy and Microanalysis ·Ben Blow, Reinhard Schneider, Erich Müller, M. Falke, Ralf Terborg, Dimitrios Hariskos, Andreas Bauer, Wolfram Witte, Michael Powalla, Dagmar Gerthsen	2023	2
6	Holistic yield modeling, top-down loss analysis, and efficiency potential study of thin-film solar modules Communications Physics ·Krzysztof Szklany, 邓海莲, Theresa Magorian Friedlmeier, Andreas Bauer, Thomas Kirchartz, Uwe Rau, R. Wächter, Michael Powalla	2023	4
7	The Role of SnF₂ Additive on Interface Formation in All Lead‐Free FASnI₃ Perovskite Solar Cells Advanced Functional Materials ·Kathryn Filson, H.‐G. Boyen, Philip Schulz, Jonas Hanisch, Nicolas Gauquelin, Johan Verbeeck, Alice Sprînceană, 정형근, Tat'yana Yur'evna Mukhametdinova, Erik Ahlswede, Michael Powalla	2022	50
8	From Groundwork to Efficient Solar Cells: On the Importance of the Substrate Material in Co‐Evaporated Perovskite Solar Cells Advanced Functional Materials ·Tobias Abzieher, Thomas Feeney, Fabian Schackmar, Yidenekachew J. Donie, Ihteaz M. Hossain, Jonas A. Schwenzer, Tim Hellmann, Thomas Mayer, Michael Powalla, Ulrich W. Paetzold	2021	84
9	One-Step Blade Coating of Inverted Double-Cation Perovskite Solar Cells from a Green Precursor Solvent ACS Applied Energy Materials ·Alice Sprînceană, Jonas Hanisch, W. R. GREGG, Kathryn Filson, Erik Ahlswede, Michael Powalla	2021	22
10	2D/3D Heterostructure for Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Cells with Engineered Bandgap Enables Efficiencies Exceeding 25% in Four‐Terminal Tandems with Silicon and CIGS Advanced Functional Materials ·Saba Gharibzadeh, Ihteaz M. Hossain, Paul Faßl, Bahram Abdollahi Nejand, Tobias Abzieher, Y. Bindar, Erik Ahlswede, Philip Jackson, Michael Powalla, Sören Schäfer, Michael Rienäcker, Tobias Wietler, Robby Peibst, Uli Lemmer, Bryce S. Richards, Ulrich W. Paetzold	2020	144
11	Hybrid chemical bath deposition-CdS/sputter-Zn(O,S) alternative buffer for Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 based solar cells Journal of Applied Physics ·李曰辰, Thomas Schnabel, Erik Ahlswede, 玉藻永井, Levent Gütay, Dirk Hauschild, L. Weinhardt, Clemens Heske, W.I. VEASEY, M. Hetterich, Michael Powalla	2020	5
12	Efficient All-Evaporated pin-Perovskite Solar Cells: A Promising Approach Toward Industrial Large-Scale Fabrication IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics ·Tobias Abzieher, Jonas A. Schwenzer, Somayeh Moghadamzadeh, Tadas Zaronskis, Ihteaz M. Hossain, Zeng Zhi-jing, E. Lotter, M. Hetterich, Bryce S. Richards, Uli Lemmer, Michael Powalla, Ulrich W. Paetzold	2019	40
13	Thin-film solar cells exceeding 22% solar cell efficiency: An overview on CdTe-, Cu(In,Ga)Se2-, and perovskite-based materials Applied Physics Reviews ·Michael Powalla, Stefan Paetel, Erik Ahlswede, Roland Wüerz, Cordula D. Wessendorf, Theresa Magorian Friedlmeier	2018	200
14	Additive‐Assisted Crystallization Dynamics in Two‐Step Fabrication of Perovskite Solar Cells physica status solidi (a) ·Tobias Abzieher, Florian Mathies, M. Hetterich, Alexander Welle, Dagmar Gerthsen, Uli Lemmer, Ulrich W. Paetzold, Michael Powalla	2017	24
15	低コスト太陽電池用のインクジェット印刷したCu(In,Ga)S2ナノ粒子 Journal of Nanoparticle Research ·Carmen López Fando Lavalle, Jessica Eid, Zaretskii Vi, Bu-Chan Sun, Michael Powalla, 张久凤, 竹田津文俊	2016	3
16	Improved photocurrent in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells: From 20.8% to 21.7% efficiency Theresa Magorian Friedlmeier, Philip Jackson, Andreas Bauer, Dimitrios Hariskos, Oliver Kiowski, Roland Wüerz, Michael Powalla	2015	12
17	Fabrication of polycrystalline Cu2ZnSnSe4 layers with strongly preferential grain orientation via selenization of Sn/Cu/ZnSe(001)/GaAs(001) structures Applied Physics Letters ·D. E. Ziak, 弥太郎藤井, Alejandra María Raigosa Barrera, Lukas Pfaffmann, Chao Gao, Dagmar Gerthsen, H. Kalt, Michael Powalla, M. Hetterich	2014	2
18	Record efficiencies for dry processed cadmium free CIGS solar cells with indium sulfide buffer layers prepared by atomic layer deposition (ALD) 3rd World Conference onPhotovoltaic Energy Conversion, 2003. Proceedings of ·Negar Naghavi, S. Spiering, Michael Powalla, Daniel Lincot	2003	3
19	New developments in CIGS thin-film solar cell technology 3rd World Conference onPhotovoltaic Energy Conversion, 2003. Proceedings of ·Michael Powalla, B. Dimmler	2003	4
20	Development of large-area CIGS modules Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells ·Michael Powalla, B. Dimmler	2002	27

About Michael Powalla

Michael Powalla is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Polymers and Plastics and Surfaces, Coatings and Films, having authored 163 papers that have together received 10.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (143 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (119 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (67 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (37 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (18 papers), Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (13 papers), solar cell performance optimization (8 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Materials Chemistry (9.0k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (10.3k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (2.1k citations), Polymers and Plastics (644 citations) and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (302 citations). Michael Powalla has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, France and United States. Frequent co-authors include Dimitrios Hariskos, Roland Wüerz, Philip Jackson, E. Lotter, Wiltraud Wischmann, Wolfram Witte, Stefan Paetel, R. Menner, Theresa Magorian Friedlmeier and S. Spiering. Their work appears in journals such as Thin Solid Films, Applied Physics Letters, Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics and physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters.

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