Nicolas Mercier

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
135 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Nicolas Mercier is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicolas Mercier has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Materials Chemistry, 68 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 62 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Nicolas Mercier's work include Perovskite Materials and Applications (58 papers), Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography (44 papers) and Organic and Molecular Conductors Research (30 papers). Nicolas Mercier is often cited by papers focused on Perovskite Materials and Applications (58 papers), Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography (44 papers) and Organic and Molecular Conductors Research (30 papers). Nicolas Mercier collaborates with scholars based in France, Italy and Tunisia. Nicolas Mercier's co-authors include Claudine Katan, Nicolas Louvain, Magali Allain, Jacky Even, Wenhua Bi, Jean Roncali, Nicolas Leblanc, Amédée Riou, Philippe Blanchard and Claude Pasquier and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Nicolas Mercier

133 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

Quantum and Dielectric Confinement Effects in Lower-Dimen... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 200 400 600
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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. Quantum and Dielectric Confinement Effects in Lower-Dimensional Hybrid Perovskite Semiconductors
    2019 674 citations Claudine Katan, Nicolas Mercier et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicolas Mercier France 41 3.9k 3.3k 2.0k 1.5k 844 135 5.9k
Guillermo Mı́nguez Espallargas Spain 38 4.4k 1.1× 3.2k 1.0× 2.3k 1.1× 3.5k 2.3× 1.1k 1.3× 99 7.7k
Gianluca Accorsi Italy 45 5.1k 1.3× 2.6k 0.8× 2.2k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 619 0.7× 127 7.8k
Tamotsu Inabe Japan 43 3.8k 1.0× 2.2k 0.7× 3.6k 1.8× 870 0.6× 779 0.9× 270 7.0k
Kaiqi Ye China 42 4.6k 1.2× 3.1k 1.0× 724 0.4× 823 0.5× 649 0.8× 185 6.1k
Tadaoki Mitani Japan 37 2.0k 0.5× 1.4k 0.4× 2.2k 1.1× 802 0.5× 385 0.5× 130 4.5k
Nobuhiro Yanai Japan 47 6.3k 1.6× 2.7k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 3.2k 2.1× 412 0.5× 144 8.3k
Heng‐Yun Ye China 48 7.8k 2.0× 6.0k 1.8× 4.0k 2.0× 1.9k 1.2× 1.0k 1.2× 178 10.2k
Christian G. Claessens Spain 28 4.2k 1.1× 1.3k 0.4× 808 0.4× 676 0.4× 466 0.6× 66 5.3k
Peter Erk Germany 35 1.7k 0.4× 2.4k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 399 0.3× 1.1k 1.3× 86 4.5k
Masa‐aki Haga Japan 41 2.3k 0.6× 1.8k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 743 0.5× 416 0.5× 162 5.2k

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All Works

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Hajlaoui, Fadhel, Magali Allain, Nicolas Mercier, et al.. (2025). Novel lead-free bismuth-based perovskite-like (BrC 5 H 13 N) 3 Bi 2 Br 9 : synthesis, structural investigations and optoelectronic properties. RSC Advances. 15(16). 12834–12842.
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Ségut, Olivier, Sylvie Dabos‐Seignon, Arnaud Brosseau, et al.. (2025). Controlling the Orientation of Polar Axis in Chiral Metal‐Halides to Reveal Their Intrinsic Circularly Polarized Luminescence. Advanced Optical Materials. 13(13). 2 indexed citations
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Mercier, Nicolas, Alexandre Abhervé, Denis Gindre, et al.. (2025). A 2D Double Perovskite Based on the Chiral Cystaminium Cation Exhibiting Multiple Switches in Quadratic Nonlinear Optical Response. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(44). 40708–40718.
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Mercier, Nicolas, et al.. (2025). Monocation vs Dication 2D → 1D Dimensional Reduction Agent Affording Broad Band Emitters 1D Lead Bromide Perovskites. Crystal Growth & Design. 25(7). 2128–2134. 2 indexed citations
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Abhervé, Alexandre, Magali Allain, & Nicolas Mercier. (2024). Perovskite versus Nonperovskite: Modulating the Nature and Optical Properties of One-Dimensional Chiral Lead–Bromide Networks. Inorganic Chemistry. 63(13). 5916–5923. 8 indexed citations
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Ségut, Olivier, et al.. (2024). From the Bulk to the Nanoscale: Strong Evolution in the Structure and Chiroptical Properties of Chiral Halide Double Perovskites. Advanced Optical Materials. 13(10). 1 indexed citations
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Hajlaoui, Fadhel, Karim Karoui, Magali Allain, et al.. (2024). Crystal structure, semiconducting and photoluminescence (PL) properties of hybrid tin perovskite-like materials: [Cl–(CH2)2–NH3]2SnCl6 and [Cl–(CH2)2–NH3]2SnBr5.65Cl0.35. New Journal of Chemistry. 48(27). 12235–12245. 1 indexed citations
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Zheng, Daming, et al.. (2023). Unveiling of a puzzling dual ionic migration in lead‐ and iodide‐deficient halide perovskites (d‐HPs) and its impact on solar cell J–V curve hysteresis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 20220156–20220156. 11 indexed citations
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Abhervé, Alexandre, Nicolas Mercier, Anil Kumar, et al.. (2023). Chirality Versus Symmetry: Electron's Spin Selectivity in Nonpolar Chiral Lead–Bromide Perovskites. Advanced Materials. 35(51). e2305784–e2305784. 43 indexed citations
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Dittmer, Jens, et al.. (2023). New Dication-Based Lead-Deficient 3D MAPbI3 and FAPbI3 “d-HPs” Perovskites with Enhanced Stability. ACS Omega. 8(26). 23870–23879. 10 indexed citations
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Mercier, Nicolas, et al.. (2023). Exploring Solar Cells Based on Lead- and Iodide-Deficient Halide Perovskite (d-HP) Thin Films. Nanomaterials. 13(7). 1245–1245. 3 indexed citations
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Leblanc, Nicolas, Nicolas Mercier, Oksana Toma, et al.. (2013). Unprecedented stacking of MV2+ dications and MV˙+ radical cations in the mixed-valence viologen salt (MV)2(BF4)3 (MV = methylviologen). Chemical Communications. 49(87). 10272–10272. 41 indexed citations
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Frère, Pierre, et al.. (2005). Poly(3,6-dimethoxy-thieno[3,2-b]thiophene): a possible alternative to poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT). Chemical Communications. 1161–1163. 25 indexed citations
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Derf, Franck Le, Nicolas Mercier, David Guilet, et al.. (2003). Covalent association of polyaza macrocyclic units to the electroactive tetrathiafulvalene moiety: synthesis and structural analysis. Comptes Rendus Chimie. 6(5-6). 573–580. 6 indexed citations
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Mercier, Nicolas, Eric Levillain, Amédée Riou, et al.. (2001). Tetrathiafulvalene Crowns: Redox-Switchable Ligands. Chemistry - A European Journal. 7(2). 447–455. 91 indexed citations
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Mercier, Nicolas, M. Leblanc, & J. Durand. (1997). New frequency doubling compounds : K4Ln2(CO3)3F4 (Ln = Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Eu) ; crystal structure and characterization. European Journal of Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry. 34(3). 241–249. 19 indexed citations
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Mercier, Nicolas, et al.. (1994). Synthesis, characterization and crystal structure of a new copper fluorocarbonate KCu(CO3)F. European Journal of Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry. 31(5). 423–430. 14 indexed citations
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Mercier, Nicolas & M. Leblanc. (1993). Crystal growth and structures of rare earth fluorocarbonates: II. Structures of zhonghuacerite Ba 2 Ce(CO 3 ) 3 F. Correlations between huanghoite, cebaite and zhonghuacerite type structures. European Journal of Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry. 30. 207–216. 6 indexed citations
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Mercier, Nicolas, Françis Taulelle, & M. Leblanc. (1993). Growth, structure, NMR characterization of a new fluorocarbonate Na 3 La 2 (CO 3 ) 4 F. European Journal of Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry. 30(6). 609–617. 11 indexed citations
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Mercier, Nicolas & M. Leblanc. (1993). Crystal growth and structures of rare earth fluorocarbonates: I. Structures of BaSm(CO~3~)~2~F and Ba~3~La~2~(CO~3~)~5~F~2~: revision of the corresponding huanghoite and cebaite type structures. European Journal of Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry. 30. 195–205. 10 indexed citations

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