Sang Il Seok

69.0k total citations · 34 hit papers
235 papers, 61.2k citations indexed

About

Sang Il Seok is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sang Il Seok has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 61.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 175 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 172 papers in Materials Chemistry and 54 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Sang Il Seok's work include Perovskite Materials and Applications (134 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (109 papers) and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (94 papers). Sang Il Seok is often cited by papers focused on Perovskite Materials and Applications (134 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (109 papers) and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (94 papers). Sang Il Seok collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, Switzerland and India. Sang Il Seok's co-authors include Jun Hong Noh, Nam Joong Jeon, Young Chan Kim, Woon Seok Yang, Jangwon Seo, Seungchan Ryu, Sang Hyuk Im, Tarak Nath Mandal, Jin Hyuck Heo and Seong Sik Shin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Sang Il Seok

229 papers receiving 60.4k citations

Hit Papers

Solvent engineering for h... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2014 2015 2015 2017 2013 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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  1. Solvent engineering for high-performance inorganic–organic hybrid perovskite solar cells
    2014 5.9k citations Nam Joong Jeon, Jun Hong Noh et al. profile →
  2. Compositional engineering of perovskite materials for high-performance solar cells
    2015 5.7k citations Nam Joong Jeon, Jun Hong Noh et al. profile →
  3. High-performance photovoltaic perovskite layers fabricated through intramolecular exchange
    2015 5.6k citations Woon Seok Yang, Jun Hong Noh et al. Science profile →
  4. Iodide management in formamidinium-lead-halide–based perovskite layers for efficient solar cells
    2017 4.9k citations Woon Seok Yang, Eui Hyuk Jung et al. Science profile →
  5. Chemical Management for Colorful, Efficient, and Stable Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Nanostructured Solar Cells
    2013 4.2k citations Jun Hong Noh, Sang Hyuk Im et al. Nano Letters profile →
  6. Perovskite solar cells with atomically coherent interlayers on SnO2 electrodes
    2021 2.7k citations Hanul Min, Do Yoon Lee et al. profile →
  7. Efficient inorganic–organic hybrid heterojunction solar cells containing perovskite compound and polymeric hole conductors
    2013 2.4k citations Sang Hyuk Im, Jun Hong Noh et al. profile →
  8. A fluorene-terminated hole-transporting material for highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells
    2018 1.9k citations Nam Joong Jeon, Hyejin Na et al. Nature Energy profile →
  9. Challenges for commercializing perovskite solar cells
    2018 1.7k citations Yaoguang Rong, Yue Hu et al. Science profile →
  10. Controlled growth of perovskite layers with volatile alkylammonium chlorides
    2023 1.6k citations Jaewang Park, Jongbeom Kim et al. profile →
  11. Impact of strain relaxation on performance of α-formamidinium lead iodide perovskite solar cells
    2020 1.1k citations Gwisu Kim, Hanul Min et al. Science profile →
  12. Efficient, stable solar cells by using inherent bandgap of α-phase formamidinium lead iodide
    2019 1.1k citations Hanul Min, Maengsuk Kim et al. Science profile →
  13. Colloidally prepared La-doped BaSnO 3 electrodes for efficient, photostable perovskite solar cells
    2017 1.1k citations Woon Seok Yang, Jino Im et al. Science profile →
  14. Mutual Insight on Ferroelectrics and Hybrid Halide Perovskites: A Platform for Future Multifunctional Energy Conversion
    2019 997 citations Jae Sung Yun, Anita Ho‐Baillie et al. profile →
  15. Fabrication of Efficient Formamidinium Tin Iodide Perovskite Solar Cells through SnF2–Pyrazine Complex
    2016 722 citations Jun Hong Noh, Jangwon Seo et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  16. o-Methoxy Substituents in Spiro-OMeTAD for Efficient Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells
    2014 714 citations Nam Joong Jeon, Do Yoon Lee et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  17. Voltage output of efficient perovskite solar cells with high open-circuit voltage and fill factor
    2014 695 citations Jun Hong Noh, Nam Joong Jeon et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  18. Perovskite precursor solution chemistry: from fundamentals to photovoltaic applications
    2019 673 citations Gwisu Kim, Sang Il Seok et al. profile →
  19. Benefits of very thin PCBM and LiF layers for solution-processed p–i–n perovskite solar cells
    2014 616 citations Jangwon Seo, Nam Joong Jeon et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  20. Highly Improved Sb2S3 Sensitized‐Inorganic–Organic Heterojunction Solar Cells and Quantification of Traps by Deep‐Level Transient Spectroscopy
    2014 520 citations Yong Chan Choi, Dong Uk Lee et al. profile →
  21. Thermal Behavior of Methylammonium Lead-Trihalide Perovskite Photovoltaic Light Harvesters
    2014 503 citations Sang Il Seok et al. profile →
  22. High-Performance Nanostructured Inorganic−Organic Heterojunction Solar Cells
    2010 503 citations Sang Hyuk Im, Tae Whan Kim et al. Nano Letters profile →
  23. Efficient Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells Based on Pyrene Arylamine Derivatives as Hole-Transporting Materials
    2013 502 citations Nam Joong Jeon, Jaemin Lee et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  24. Efficient CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells Employing Nanostructured p‐Type NiO Electrode Formed by a Pulsed Laser Deposition
    2015 487 citations Jangwon Seo, Nam Joong Jeon et al. profile →
  25. Beneficial Effects of PbI2 Incorporated in Organo‐Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells
    2015 427 citations Nam Joong Jeon, Jun Hong Noh et al. profile →
  26. High-performance flexible perovskite solar cells exploiting Zn2SnO4 prepared in solution below 100 °C
    2015 425 citations Woon Seok Yang, Jun Hong Noh et al. Nature Communications profile →
  27. Critical Role of Grain Boundaries for Ion Migration in Formamidinium and Methylammonium Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells
    2016 398 citations Jae Sung Yun, Jan Seidel et al. profile →
  28. Rethinking the A cation in halide perovskites
    2022 391 citations Sang Il Seok et al. Science profile →
  29. Intrinsic Instability of Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Halide Perovskite Materials
    2019 376 citations Byung‐wook Park, Sang Il Seok profile →
  30. Surface Engineering of Ambient-Air-Processed Cesium Lead Triiodide Layers for Efficient Solar Cells
    2020 373 citations Hanul Min, Gwisu Kim et al. Joule profile →
  31. Double-side 2D/3D heterojunctions for inverted perovskite solar cells
    2024 273 citations Sang Il Seok et al. profile →
  32. Stabilization of Perovskite Solar Cells: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives
    2022 187 citations Sang Il Seok et al. profile →
  33. Stabilization of photoactive phases for perovskite photovoltaics
    2023 148 citations Jae Sung Yun, Sang Il Seok et al. profile →
  34. All-perovskite-based unassisted photoelectrochemical water splitting system for efficient, stable and scalable solar hydrogen production
    2024 109 citations Dharmesh Hansora, Jin Wook Yoo et al. Nature Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sang Il Seok South Korea 76 56.9k 39.4k 24.9k 4.5k 2.8k 235 61.2k
Tsutomu Miyasaka Japan 72 44.9k 0.8× 30.7k 0.8× 18.1k 0.7× 4.3k 1.0× 3.5k 1.3× 264 49.0k
Kai Zhu United States 109 37.4k 0.7× 27.9k 0.7× 14.8k 0.6× 5.8k 1.3× 3.4k 1.2× 368 43.8k
Nam‐Gyu Park South Korea 116 57.5k 1.0× 41.0k 1.0× 27.1k 1.1× 12.5k 2.8× 3.6k 1.3× 495 68.4k
Yanfa Yan United States 117 44.0k 0.8× 35.3k 0.9× 12.7k 0.5× 5.5k 1.2× 5.5k 2.0× 647 51.0k
Samuel D. Stranks United Kingdom 84 51.8k 0.9× 37.6k 1.0× 17.3k 0.7× 2.0k 0.4× 2.8k 1.0× 274 53.9k
Jun Hong Noh South Korea 51 40.8k 0.7× 27.4k 0.7× 18.6k 0.7× 2.7k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 144 43.2k
Nripan Mathews Singapore 88 33.0k 0.6× 24.0k 0.6× 10.6k 0.4× 3.5k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 344 36.8k
Qi Chen China 75 32.9k 0.6× 21.4k 0.5× 14.7k 0.6× 2.5k 0.5× 2.1k 0.8× 495 35.9k
Antonio Abate Germany 87 43.9k 0.8× 27.7k 0.7× 21.0k 0.8× 2.4k 0.5× 1.8k 0.6× 246 46.1k
Subodh G. Mhaisalkar Singapore 95 41.4k 0.7× 28.4k 0.7× 13.2k 0.5× 4.9k 1.1× 6.8k 2.5× 510 47.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xu, Tianfei, Shengzhong Liu, Sang Il Seok, & Wanchun Xiang. (2025). Surface chemistry-induced reconstruction of inorganic perovskites for efficient and stable inverted solar cells. Joule. 9(4). 101826–101826. 19 indexed citations
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Nie, Riming, Yiming Dai, Ruiqin Wang, et al.. (2025). Enhanced stability and efficiency in perovskite solar cells via mixed-metal chalcohalide-alloyed formamidinium lead iodide. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7343–7343. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Jianchang, Manman Hu, Qingqing Dai, et al.. (2025). Highly Stable Sn─Pb Perovskite Solar Cells Enabled by Phenol‐Functionalized Hole Transporting Material. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(22). e202424515–e202424515. 10 indexed citations
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Kim, Jongbeom, et al.. (2024). Data-driven analysis on perovskite solar cell devices. Current Applied Physics. 68. 98–107. 1 indexed citations
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Danaie, Mohsen, Eun Young Choi, Hongjae Shim, et al.. (2024). Benign methylformamidinium byproduct induced by cation heterogeneity inhibits local formation of δ-phase perovskites. Energy & Environmental Science. 17(23). 9134–9143. 9 indexed citations
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Jeong, Inyoung, Jaewang Park, Jaewang Park, et al.. (2024). Efficient and stable CsPbI3 perovskite solar cells with spontaneously formed 2D-Cs2PbI2Cl2 at the buried interface. Cell Reports Physical Science. 5(5). 101935–101935. 10 indexed citations
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Hansora, Dharmesh, Jin Wook Yoo, Rashmi Mehrotra, et al.. (2024). All-perovskite-based unassisted photoelectrochemical water splitting system for efficient, stable and scalable solar hydrogen production. Nature Energy. 9(3). 272–284. 109 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Cheng, Riming Nie, Yiming Dai, et al.. (2024). Enhancing the inherent stability of perovskite solar cells through chalcogenide-halide combinations. Energy & Environmental Science. 17(4). 1368–1386. 20 indexed citations
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Wu, Jianchang, Jiyun Zhang, Manman Hu, et al.. (2023). Integrated System Built for Small-Molecule Semiconductors via High-Throughput Approaches. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(30). 16517–16525. 17 indexed citations
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Lee, Do Yoon, et al.. (2020). Carbazole-Based Spiro[fluorene-9,9′-xanthene] as an Efficient Hole-Transporting Material for Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(25). 28246–28252. 46 indexed citations
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Park, Byung‐wook, Dong Uk Lee, Dae-Sung Jung, et al.. (2019). Long-Term Chemical Aging of Hybrid Halide Perovskites. Nano Letters. 19(8). 5604–5611. 13 indexed citations
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Min, Hanul, Maengsuk Kim, Seungun Lee, et al.. (2019). Efficient, stable solar cells by using inherent bandgap of α-phase formamidinium lead iodide. Science. 366(6466). 749–753. 1079 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jeon, Nam Joong, Hyejin Na, Eui Hyuk Jung, et al.. (2018). A fluorene-terminated hole-transporting material for highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells. Nature Energy. 3(8). 682–689. 1931 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rong, Yaoguang, Yue Hu, Anyi Mei, et al.. (2018). Challenges for commercializing perovskite solar cells. Science. 361(6408). 1685 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Sheng, Xiaoming Wen, Jae Sung Yun, et al.. (2017). Spatial Distribution of Lead Iodide and Local Passivation on Organo-Lead Halide Perovskite. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(7). 6072–6078. 61 indexed citations
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Gödel, Karl C., Yong Chan Choi, Bart Roose, et al.. (2015). Efficient room temperature aqueous Sb2S3 synthesis for inorganic–organic sensitized solar cells with 5.1% efficiencies. Chemical Communications. 51(41). 8640–8643. 87 indexed citations
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Kim, Tae Whan, Tae Whan Kim, Tae Whan Kim, et al.. (2011). Bandgap engineered monodisperse and stable mercury telluride quantum dots and their application for near-infrared photodetection. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 21(39). 15232–15232. 29 indexed citations
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Ahn, Bok Yeop, Sang Il Seok, Nimai Chand Pramanik, Hoon Kim, & Suk-In Hong. (2005). Redispersible rutile TiO2 nanocrystals in organic media by surface chemical modification with an inorganic barium hydroxide. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 297(1). 138–142. 6 indexed citations
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Ahn, Bok Yeop, et al.. (2005). Core/shell silica-based in-situ microencapsulation: A self-templating method. Chemical Communications. 189–190. 26 indexed citations
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Jung, Ha‐Kyun, et al.. (1997). PREPARATION AND PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES OF THE ZNGA2O4 : MN PHOSPHOR BY POLYMERIZED COMPLEX PRECURSOR. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society. 18(6). 608–612.

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