Randy J. Ellingson

18.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
223 papers, 14.3k citations indexed

About

Randy J. Ellingson is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Randy J. Ellingson has authored 223 papers receiving a total of 14.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 202 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 170 papers in Materials Chemistry and 36 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Randy J. Ellingson's work include Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (165 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (149 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (85 papers). Randy J. Ellingson is often cited by papers focused on Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (165 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (149 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (85 papers). Randy J. Ellingson collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Mexico. Randy J. Ellingson's co-authors include Arthur J. Nozik, Matthew C. Beard, Joseph M. Luther, Justin C. Johnson, Yanfa Yan, Pingrong Yu, Matt Law, Niraj Shrestha, O. I. Mićić and Zhaoning Song and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Randy J. Ellingson

207 papers receiving 14.1k 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 Efficient Multiple Exciton Generation in Colloidal PbSe and PbS Quantum Dots

2005 1.4k citations Randy J. Ellingson et al. profile →
Semiconductor Quantum Dots and Quantum Dot Arrays and Applications of Multiple Exciton Generation to Third-Generation Photovoltaic Solar Cells

2010 1.1k citations Randy J. Ellingson et al. profile →
Schottky Solar Cells Based on Colloidal Nanocrystal Films

2008 784 citations Qing Song, Randy J. Ellingson et al. profile →
Low-bandgap mixed tin–lead iodide perovskite absorbers with long carrier lifetimes for all-perovskite tandem solar cells

2017 674 citations Dewei Zhao, Yue Yu et al. Nature Energy profile →
Multiple Exciton Generation in Colloidal Silicon Nanocrystals

2007 660 citations Qing Song, Randy J. Ellingson et al. profile →
PbTe Colloidal Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Characterization, and Multiple Exciton Generation

2006 593 citations Randy J. Ellingson et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Randy J. Ellingson United States	55	11.4k	10.3k	2.6k	1.8k	1.7k	223	14.3k
Michael J. Heben United States	53	6.5k 0.6×	9.9k 1.0×	1.8k 0.7×	793 0.4×	1.6k 0.9×	306	13.5k
Nikos Kopidakis United States	59	12.1k 1.1×	7.5k 0.7×	5.9k 2.2×	3.2k 1.8×	1.2k 0.7×	140	15.7k
Dong Shi China	40	7.3k 0.6×	7.4k 0.7×	2.4k 0.9×	3.6k 2.0×	752 0.5×	84	12.2k
Run Long China	59	7.5k 0.7×	8.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	3.2k 1.8×	1.2k 0.7×	266	11.5k
Shengye Jin China	57	7.3k 0.6×	8.3k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	3.2k 1.8×	606 0.4×	199	11.2k
Jao van de Lagemaat United States	50	5.5k 0.5×	7.6k 0.7×	2.1k 0.8×	6.7k 3.8×	1.2k 0.7×	114	12.8k
Kaifeng Wu China	60	9.0k 0.8×	11.4k 1.1×	749 0.3×	4.4k 2.5×	1.4k 0.8×	218	14.2k
Zhen Yao China	42	5.3k 0.5×	9.6k 0.9×	833 0.3×	1.9k 1.1×	2.3k 1.4×	192	13.8k
Dongchen Qi Australia	50	5.4k 0.5×	5.4k 0.5×	885 0.3×	1.9k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	214	8.7k
David O. Scanlon United Kingdom	77	12.3k 1.1×	16.4k 1.6×	2.0k 0.8×	4.3k 2.4×	1.4k 0.8×	312	21.0k

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Abudulimu, Abasi, Chungho Lee, Deng‐Bing Li, et al.. (2025). Bias‐Dependent Quantum Efficiency Reveals Recombination Pathways in Thin Film Solar Cells. Advanced Energy Materials. 15(36).

Karade, Vijay C., Mingrui He, Zhaoning Song, et al.. (2025). Opportunities and challenges for emerging inorganic chalcogenide–silicon tandem solar cells. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(14). 6899–6933. 2 indexed citations

Karade, Vijay C., Kuldeep Singh Gour, Mingrui He, et al.. (2025). Machine Learning Drives a Path to Defect Engineering for Suppressing Nonradiative Recombination Losses in Cu₂ZnSn(S,Se)₄ Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(24). 35382–35395.

Ellingson, Randy J., et al.. (2025). Optoelectronic and mechanical properties of antimony sulfide selenide ternary Sb2(SxSe1-x)3 alloys using first principles methods. Computational Condensed Matter. 44. e01103–e01103.

Jamarkattel, Manoj K., Tingting Zhu, Vijay C. Karade, et al.. (2025). Process Optimization and Light Soaking to Enhance Photovoltaic Performance of Antimony Sulfide Solar Cells. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 8(10). 6280–6289. 3 indexed citations

Lambright, Scott, Tamara Isaacs‐Smith, Po‐Yu Chen, et al.. (2025). Proton radiation resilience of CdSeTe photovoltaics: High predicted end-of-life performance for space applications. 3(4).

Mathews, N.R., Xavier Mathew, Vijay C. Karade, et al.. (2024). Hydrothermally deposited Sb2S3 absorber, and a Sb2S3/CdS solar cell with VOC approaching 800 mV. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 274. 112995–112995. 10 indexed citations

Abudulimu, Abasi, Adam B. Phillips, Deng‐Bing Li, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive Study of Carrier Recombination in High‐Efficiency CdTe Solar Cells Using Transient Photovoltage. Solar RRL. 8(10). 7 indexed citations

Fu, Sheng, Abasi Abudulimu, Tingting Zhu, et al.. (2024). Four‐Terminal Perovskite–CdSeTe Tandem Solar Cells: From 25% toward 30% Power Conversion Efficiency and Beyond. Solar RRL. 8(21). 9 indexed citations

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Abudulimu, Abasi, Sheng Fu, Stephanie L. Moffitt, et al.. (2023). UV Degradation of Formamidinium-Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells. 1–4.

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Bista, Sandip S., Zhaoning Song, You Li, et al.. (2023). High Open Circuit Voltage with Organic Hole Transport Layers in Group V Doped CdSeTe Solar Cells. 1–4. 1 indexed citations

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Jiang, Zhoufeng, et al.. (2021). Branchless Colloidal PbSe Nanorods: Implications for Solution-Processed Optoelectronic and Thermoelectric Devices. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 4(10). 10708–10712. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Chongwen, Zhaoning Song, Cong Chen, et al.. (2020). Low-bandgap mixed tin–lead iodide perovskites with reduced methylammonium for simultaneous enhancement of solar cell efficiency and stability. Nature Energy. 5(10). 768–776. 209 indexed citations

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Jamarkattel, Manoj K., Adam B. Phillips, Kamala Khanal Subedi, et al.. (2020). Incorporation of Arsenic in CdSe/CdTe Solar Cells During Close Spaced Sublimation of CdTe:As. 2605–2608. 4 indexed citations

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Awni, Rasha A., Zhaoning Song, Sandip S. Bista, et al.. (2019). Influences of buffer material and fabrication atmosphere on the electrical properties of CdTe solar cells. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 27(12). 1115–1123. 29 indexed citations

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Wang, Changlei, Zhaoning Song, Yue Yu, et al.. (2018). Synergistic effects of thiocyanate additive and cesium cations on improving the performance and initial illumination stability of efficient perovskite solar cells. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2(11). 2435–2441. 27 indexed citations

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Koirala, Prakash, Puja Pradhan, Niraj Shrestha, et al.. (2018). Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Investigation of CuInSe<inf>2</inf> as a Narrow Bandgap Component of Thin Film Tandem Solar Cells. 4 indexed citations

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Zhao, Dewei, Yue Yu, Changlei Wang, et al.. (2017). Low-bandgap mixed tin–lead iodide perovskite absorbers with long carrier lifetimes for all-perovskite tandem solar cells. Nature Energy. 2(4). 674 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ge, Jie, Prakash Koirala, Corey R. Grice, et al.. (2016). Oxygenated CdS Buffer Layers Enabling High Open‐Circuit Voltages in Earth‐Abundant Cu₂BaSnS₄ Thin‐Film Solar Cells. Advanced Energy Materials. 7(6). 113 indexed citations

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Ai, Xin, Qi Xu, Marcus Jones, et al.. (2007). Photophysics of (CdSe)ZnS colloidal quantum dots in an aqueous environment stabilized with amino acids and genetically-modified proteins. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 6(9). 1027–1033. 15 indexed citations

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