R. Menner

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

R. Menner is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Menner has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 40 papers in Materials Chemistry and 7 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in R. Menner's work include Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (42 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (30 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (21 papers). R. Menner is often cited by papers focused on Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (42 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (30 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (21 papers). R. Menner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and Switzerland. R. Menner's co-authors include Dimitrios Hariskos, Michael Powalla, Stefan Paetel, Philip Jackson, Wiltraud Wischmann, Roland Wüerz, E. Lotter, Mike Oertel, Negar Naghavi and Daniel Lincot and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Thin Solid Films and Japanese Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

R. Menner

46 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

New world record efficiency for Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ thin‐film solar cells beyond 20%

2011 1.8k citations Philip Jackson, Dimitrios Hariskos et al. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. Menner Germany	17	2.9k	2.8k	449	79	76	46	3.0k
Wiltraud Wischmann Germany	14	2.8k 1.0×	2.5k 0.9×	476 1.1×	72 0.9×	39 0.5×	23	2.9k
E. Lotter Germany	15	3.5k 1.2×	3.2k 1.1×	654 1.5×	73 0.9×	39 0.5×	31	3.6k
H.W. Schock Germany	28	3.0k 1.0×	2.7k 1.0×	897 2.0×	56 0.7×	46 0.6×	74	3.1k
Bülent M. Başol United States	28	2.0k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	453 1.0×	110 1.4×	87 1.1×	113	2.2k
Brian Egaas United States	16	3.8k 1.3×	3.5k 1.3×	719 1.6×	109 1.4×	95 1.3×	29	4.0k
J. Britt United States	17	1.8k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	457 1.0×	137 1.7×	64 0.8×	49	2.0k
Clay DeHart United States	19	3.2k 1.1×	3.1k 1.1×	536 1.2×	83 1.1×	168 2.2×	52	3.4k
O. Vigil‐Galán Mexico	28	2.5k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	479 1.1×	65 0.8×	33 0.4×	107	2.6k
Bart Vermang Belgium	28	2.4k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	751 1.7×	84 1.1×	57 0.8×	162	2.5k
L. Calvo‐Barrio Spain	23	1.6k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	231 0.5×	57 0.7×	31 0.4×	64	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Menner

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Schneider, Reinhard, Dagmar Gerthsen, Dimitrios Hariskos, et al.. (2024). Influence of oxygen content on the properties of In2(OxS1−x)3 used as buffer material in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells. Journal of Applied Physics. 135(7). 2 indexed citations

Witte, Wolfram, Wolfram Hempel, Stefan Paetel, R. Menner, & Dimitrios Hariskos. (2022). Influence of sputtered gallium oxide as buffer or high-resistive layer on performance of Cu(In,Ga)Se2-based solar cells. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 37(11). 1825–1834. 5 indexed citations

Witte, Wolfram, Wolfram Hempel, Stefan Paetel, R. Menner, & Dimitrios Hariskos. (2021). Effects of Sputtered In_xS_y Buffer on CIGS with RbF Post-Deposition Treatment. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology. 10(5). 55006–55006. 12 indexed citations

Witte, Wolfram, Stefan Paetel, R. Menner, A. Bauer, & Dimitrios Hariskos. (2021). The Application of Sputtered Gallium Oxide as Buffer for Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ Solar Cells. physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters. 15(9). 6 indexed citations

Witte, Wolfram, Romain Carron, Dimitrios Hariskos, et al.. (2017). IZO or IOH Window Layers Combined with Zn(O,S) and CdS Buffers for Cu(In,Ga)Se₂Solar Cells. physica status solidi (a). 214(12). 5 indexed citations

Wischmann, Wiltraud, R. Menner, E. Lotter, et al.. (2014). CIGS Thin-Film Solar Cells with an Improved Efficiency of 20.8%. 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition. 1–22. 18 indexed citations

Botros, Miriam, Wolfram Witte, Dimitrios Hariskos, et al.. (2013). Valence band offsets at Cu(In,Ga)Se₂/Zn(O,S) interfaces. physica status solidi (a). 211(9). 1972–1980. 15 indexed citations

Hariskos, Dimitrios, et al.. (2013). Depth profiling with SNMS and SIMS of Zn(O,S) buffer layers for Cu(In,Ga)Se ₂ thin‐film solar cells. Surface and Interface Analysis. 45(13). 1811–1820. 23 indexed citations

Hariskos, Dimitrios, R. Menner, Philip Jackson, et al.. (2012). New reaction kinetics for a high‐rate chemical bath deposition of the Zn(S,O) buffer layer for Cu(In,Ga)Se₂‐based solar cells. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 20(5). 534–542. 105 indexed citations

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Witte, Wolfram, et al.. (2012). Impact of annealing on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells with Zn(O,S)/(Zn,Mg)O buffers. Thin Solid Films. 535. 180–183. 27 indexed citations

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Jackson, Philip, Dimitrios Hariskos, E. Lotter, et al.. (2011). New world record efficiency for Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ thin‐film solar cells beyond 20%. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 19(7). 894–897. 1764 indexed citations breakdown →

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Menner, R., et al.. (2011). Low-cost ZnO:Al transparent contact by reactive rotatable magnetron sputtering for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar modules. Thin Solid Films. 519(21). 7541–7544. 13 indexed citations

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Klenk, R., R. Menner, David Cahen, & H.W. Schock. (2002). Improvement of Cu(Ga,In)Se/sub 2/ based solar cells by etching the absorber. 481–486. 8 indexed citations

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Stolt, Lars, Karin Granath, Esko Niemi, et al.. (1995). Thin film solar cell modules based on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 prepared by the coevaporation method. 1451. 6 indexed citations

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Tuttle, John R., James R. Sites, A. E. Delahoy, et al.. (1995). Characterization and modeling of Cu(In, Ga)(S, Se)₂‐based photovoltaic devices: A laboratory and industrial perspective. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 3(2). 89–104. 12 indexed citations

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Keßler, J., M. Ruckh, Dimitrios Hariskos, U. Rühle, & R. Menner. (1993). INTERFACE ENGINEERING BETWEEN CuInSe, AND ZnO. 4 indexed citations

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Menner, R., et al.. (1988). Comparison of ZnS: Mn AC TFEL devices prepared by manganese diffusion and coevaporation. Journal of Crystal Growth. 86(1-4). 885–889. 6 indexed citations

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Dimmler, B., et al.. (1987). Performance and optimization of heterojunctions based on Cu(Ga,In)Se2. Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. 1454. 5 indexed citations

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Menner, R., et al.. (1985). p-n junctions based on wide bandgap II–VI compounds. Journal of Crystal Growth. 72(1-2). 525–529. 7 indexed citations

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Menner, R., et al.. (1985). Ternary II-VI compound thin films for tandem solar cell applications. Thin Solid Films. 126(1-2). 23–29. 17 indexed citations

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