Shaik M. Zakeeruddin

110.1k total citations · 41 hit papers
524 papers, 91.4k citations indexed

About

Shaik M. Zakeeruddin is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin has authored 524 papers receiving a total of 91.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 300 papers in Materials Chemistry, 272 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 266 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Shaik M. Zakeeruddin's work include TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (238 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (221 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (212 papers). Shaik M. Zakeeruddin is often cited by papers focused on TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (238 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (221 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (212 papers). Shaik M. Zakeeruddin collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, China and United States. Shaik M. Zakeeruddin's co-authors include Michaël Grätzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Anders Hagfeldt, Robin Humphry‐Baker, Peng Wang, Chenyi Yi, Jacques‐E. Moser, Wolfgang Tress, Jingshan Luo and Michael Saliba and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Shaik M. Zakeeruddin

520 papers receiving 90.1k citations

Hit Papers

Porphyrin-Sensitized Solar Cells with Cobalt (II... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2011 2016 2016 2001 2016 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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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. Porphyrin-Sensitized Solar Cells with Cobalt (II/III)–Based Redox Electrolyte Exceed 12 Percent Efficiency
    2011 5.4k citations Chenyi Yi, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin et al. profile →
  2. Cesium-containing triple cation perovskite solar cells: improved stability, reproducibility and high efficiency
    2016 4.7k citations Michael Saliba, Juan‐Pablo Correa‐Baena et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  3. Incorporation of rubidium cations into perovskite solar cells improves photovoltaic performance
    2016 3.2k citations Michael Saliba, Amita Ummadisingu et al. profile →
  4. Engineering of Efficient Panchromatic Sensitizers for Nanocrystalline TiO2-Based Solar Cells
    2001 2.3k citations Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel et al. profile →
  5. Polymer-templated nucleation and crystal growth of perovskite films for solar cells with efficiency greater than 21%
    2016 1.9k citations Chenyi Yi, Jingshan Luo et al. Nature Energy profile →
  6. A vacuum flash–assisted solution process for high-efficiency large-area perovskite solar cells
    2016 1.7k citations Chenyi Yi, Jingshan Luo et al. profile →
  7. Efficient luminescent solar cells based on tailored mixed-cation perovskites
    2016 1.7k citations Wolfgang Tress, M. Ibrahim Dar et al. profile →
  8. Perovskite solar cells with CuSCN hole extraction layers yield stabilized efficiencies greater than 20%
    2017 1.4k citations M. Ibrahim Dar, Alexander Hinderhofer et al. profile →
  9. A stable quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell with an amphiphilic ruthenium sensitizer and polymer gel electrolyte
    2003 1.3k citations Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Jacques‐E. Moser et al. profile →
  10. Enhance the Optical Absorptivity of Nanocrystalline TiO2 Film with High Molar Extinction Coefficient Ruthenium Sensitizers for High Performance Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
    2008 1.2k citations Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel et al. profile →
  11. Understanding the rate-dependent J–V hysteresis, slow time component, and aging in CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar cells: the role of a compensated electric field
    2015 1.2k citations Wolfgang Tress, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  12. Highly Efficient Light-Harvesting Ruthenium Sensitizer for Thin-Film Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
    2009 1.2k citations Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel et al. profile →
  13. Entropic stabilization of mixed A-cation ABX3 metal halide perovskites for high performance perovskite solar cells
    2015 1.1k citations Chenyi Yi, Jingshan Luo et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  14. Highly efficient planar perovskite solar cells through band alignment engineering
    2015 1.1k citations Wolfgang Tress, Michael Saliba et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  15. Improved performance and stability of perovskite solar cells by crystal crosslinking with alkylphosphonic acid ω-ammonium chlorides
    2015 1.1k citations M. Ibrahim Dar, Chenyi Yi et al. profile →
  16. Acid−Base Equilibria of (2,2‘-Bipyridyl-4,4‘-dicarboxylic acid)ruthenium(II) Complexes and the Effect of Protonation on Charge-Transfer Sensitization of Nanocrystalline Titania
    1999 971 citations Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Nick Vlachopoulos et al. profile →
  17. High‐Efficiency Organic‐Dye‐ Sensitized Solar Cells Controlled by Nanocrystalline‐TiO2 Electrode Thickness
    2006 938 citations Shaik M. Zakeeruddin et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  18. Dye-sensitized solar cells for efficient power generation under ambient lighting
    2017 896 citations Marina Freitag, Joël Teuscher et al. profile →
  19. Gelation of Ionic Liquid-Based Electrolytes with Silica Nanoparticles for Quasi-Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
    2003 862 citations Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel et al. profile →
  20. Correlation between Photovoltaic Performance and Impedance Spectroscopy of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Ionic Liquids
    2007 842 citations Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel et al. profile →
  21. CoS Supersedes Pt as Efficient Electrocatalyst for Triiodide Reduction in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
    2009 832 citations Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel et al. profile →
  22. Enhanced electronic properties in mesoporous TiO2 via lithium doping for high-efficiency perovskite solar cells
    2016 777 citations Fabrizio Giordano, Michael Saliba et al. Nature Communications profile →
  23. Highly Efficient Mesoscopic Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Donor–Acceptor‐Substituted Porphyrins
    2010 755 citations Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel et al. profile →
  24. Enhance the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Co-grafting Amphiphilic Sensitizer and Hexadecylmalonic Acid on TiO2 Nanocrystals
    2003 641 citations Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel et al. profile →
  25. Ionic polarization-induced current–voltage hysteresis in CH3NH3PbX3 perovskite solar cells
    2016 640 citations Wolfgang Tress, Michael Saliba et al. Nature Communications profile →
  26. Ultrahydrophobic 3D/2D fluoroarene bilayer-based water-resistant perovskite solar cells with efficiencies exceeding 22%
    2019 615 citations Yuhang Liu, Jovana V. Milić et al. profile →
  27. Efficient CdSe Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells Prepared by an Improved Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reaction Process
    2009 580 citations Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel et al. profile →
  28. Application of Highly Ordered TiO2 Nanotube Arrays in Flexible Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
    2008 573 citations Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel et al. profile →
  29. High-performance dye-sensitized solar cells based on solvent-free electrolytes produced from eutectic melts
    2008 563 citations Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel et al. profile →
  30. A New Ionic Liquid Electrolyte Enhances the Conversion Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
    2003 558 citations Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Jacques‐E. Moser et al. profile →
  31. Control of dark current in photoelectrochemical (TiO2/I––I3–) and dye-sensitized solar cells
    2005 554 citations Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel et al. profile →
  32. High Molar Extinction Coefficient Heteroleptic Ruthenium Complexes for Thin Film Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
    2006 504 citations Jacques‐E. Moser, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin et al. profile →
  33. Predicting the Open‐Circuit Voltage of CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells Using Electroluminescence and Photovoltaic Quantum Efficiency Spectra: the Role of Radiative and Non‐Radiative Recombination
    2014 442 citations Wolfgang Tress, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin et al. profile →
  34. Tailored Amphiphilic Molecular Mitigators for Stable Perovskite Solar Cells with 23.5% Efficiency
    2020 359 citations Hongwei Zhu, Yuhang Liu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  35. Hydroxamic acid pre-adsorption raises the efficiency of cosensitized solar cells
    2022 320 citations Yiming Cao, Felix T. Eickemeyer et al. profile →
  36. Tailoring passivators for highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells
    2023 279 citations Hong Zhang, Lukas Pfeifer et al. profile →
  37. A molecular photosensitizer achieves a Voc of 1.24 V enabling highly efficient and stable dye-sensitized solar cells with copper(II/I)-based electrolyte
    2021 275 citations Marko Stojanović, Yiming Cao et al. Nature Communications profile →
  38. Efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells with very high fill factors via incorporation of star-shaped polymer
    2021 255 citations Hong Zhang, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin et al. profile →
  39. Bifunctional hole-shuttle molecule for improved interfacial energy level alignment and defect passivation in perovskite solar cells
    2023 205 citations Felix T. Eickemeyer, Dan Ren et al. Nature Energy profile →
  40. Tautomeric mixture coordination enables efficient lead-free perovskite LEDs
    2023 204 citations Haizhou Lu, Lukas Pfeifer et al. profile →
  41. Self-assembled bilayer for perovskite solar cells with improved tolerance against thermal stresses
    2025 78 citations Mingyang Wei, Yingguo Yang et al. Nature Energy profile →

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Shaik M. Zakeeruddin
Comparison fields: 5 of 141
  • Materials Chemistry 56.8k
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering 51.0k
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 41.9k
  • Polymers and Plastics 25.6k
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3.5k
Anders Hagfeldt Sweden
James R. Durrant United Kingdom
Licheng Sun China
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin Switzerland
Michael Gräetzel Switzerland
Prashant V. Kamat United States
Robin Humphry‐Baker Switzerland
Jacques‐E. Moser Switzerland
Yuliang Li China
Filippo De Angelis Italy
Anders Hagfeldt Sweden View profile →
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Single junction CsPbBr3 solar cell coupled with electrolyzer for solar water splitting
2025 ·Nature Communications ·Jin-Hyun Kim, Jongdeuk Seo, Dongjun Lim, Jaehwi Lee, (unknown), (unknown), J.T. Moon, Jaeki Jeong, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, (unknown), Shinuk Cho, Michael Gräetzel, Hankwon Lim, Jae Sung Lee, Jin Young Kim
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Spiro‐Phenothiazine Hole‐Transporting Materials: Unlocking Stability and Scalability in Perovskite Solar Cells
2025 ·Advanced Materials ·Javier Urieta‐Mora, Seung Ju Choi, Jaeki Jeong, (unknown), Inés García‐Benito, (unknown), Joaquín Calbo, Likai Zheng, (unknown), Seyeong Song, Gi‐Hwan Kim, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, (unknown), Yimhyun Jo, Agustín Molina‐Ontoria, Enrique Ortı́, Nazario Martı́n, Michael Gräetzel
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High‐Performance Perovskite Solar Cells with Zwitterion‐Capped‐ZnO Quantum Dots as Electron Transport Layer and NH4X (X = F, Cl, Br) Assisted Interfacial Engineering
2024 ·Energy & environment materials ·(unknown), Essa A. Alharbi, (unknown), Anurag Krishna, Małgorzata Wolska‐Pietkiewicz, (unknown), Thomas Baumeler, George Kakavelakis, Felix T. Eickemeyer, Mounir Mensi, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michael Gräetzel, Janusz Lewiński
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Stabilization of highly efficient perovskite solar cells with a tailored supramolecular interface
2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Zhiwen Zhou, Masaud Almalki, Michael A. Hope, Jiashang Zhao, Thibaut Gallet, Anurag Krishna, Aditya Mishra, Felix T. Eickemeyer, Jia Xu, Yingguo Yang, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Alex Redinger, Tom J. Savenije, Lyndon Emsley, Jianxi Yao, Hong Zhang, Michaël Grätzel
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Tailored Supramolecular Interactions in Host–Guest Complexation for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules
2024 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Guangyue Yang, Xin Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Bingqian Zhang, Xiaoqing Jiang, Yanfeng Yin, Minhuan Wang, Wenzhe Niu, Likai Zheng, Shitao Yu, Shiwei Liu, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Xin Guo, Shuping Pang, Licheng Sun, Michaël Grätzel, Mingyang Wei
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Improving the operational stability of perovskite solar cells with cesium-doped graphene oxide interlayer
2024 ·Journal of Energy Chemistry ·Masaud Almalki, (unknown), Konstantinos Rogdakis, Felix T. Eickemeyer, (unknown), Minas Μ. Stylianakis, Dimitris Tsikritzis, Anwar Q. Alanazi, (unknown), Lukas Pfeifer, (unknown), Xiaoliang Mo, Christian M. Wolff, Aïcha Hessler‐Wyser, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Hong Zhang, Emmanuel Kymakis, Michaël Grätzel
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Interfacial Modulation through Mixed‐Dimensional Heterostructures for Efficient and Hole Conductor‐Free Perovskite Solar Cells
2023 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·Masaud Almalki, Mohammad Hayal Alotaibi, Anwar Q. Alanazi, Felix T. Eickemeyer, (unknown), (unknown), Laura Piveteau, (unknown), Abdulrahman Albadri, Hamad Albrithen, Jovana V. Milić, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Hong Zhang, Michaël Grätzel
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Ion–Dipole Interaction Enabling Highly Efficient CsPbI3 Perovskite Indoor Photovoltaics
2023 ·Advanced Materials ·Kai‐Li Wang, Haizhou Lu, Meng Li, Chun‐Hao Chen, (unknown), Jing Chen, Junjie Wu, Yuhang Zhou, Xueqi Wang, Zhenhuang Su, Yiran Shi, Qi‐Sheng Tian, Yuxiang Ni, Xingyu Gao, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel, Zhao‐Kui Wang, Liang‐Sheng Liao
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Photoelectrochemical Oxygen Evolution on Mesoporous Hematite Films Prepared from Maghemite Nanoparticles
2022 ·Journal of The Electrochemical Society ·(unknown), Dan Ren, (unknown), (unknown), Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel, Rodnei Bertazzoli
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Naphthalenediimide/Formamidinium-Based Low-Dimensional Perovskites
2021 ·Chemistry of Materials ·Aditya Mishra, Paramvir Ahlawat, George C. Fish, Farzaneh Jahanbakhshi, Marko Mladenović, Masaud Almalki, Marco A. Ruiz‐Preciado, María C. Gélvez‐Rueda, Dominik J. Kubicki, Pascal Schouwink, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ferdinand C. Grozema, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Jacques‐E. Moser, Ursula Röthlisberger, Lyndon Emsley, Jovana V. Milić, Michaël Grätzel
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Ti1–graphene single-atom material for improved energy level alignment in perovskite solar cells
2021 ·Nature Energy ·Chunyang Zhang, Suxia Liang, Wei Liu, Felix T. Eickemeyer, Xiangbin Cai, Ke Zhou, Jiming Bian, Hongwei Zhu, Chao Zhu, Ning Wang, Zaiwei Wang, Jiangwei Zhang, Yudi Wang, Jinwen Hu, Hongru Ma, Cuncun Xin, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel, Yantao Shi
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Unravelling the structural complexity and photophysical properties of adamantyl-based layered hybrid perovskites
2020 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Farzaneh Jahanbakhshi, (unknown), (unknown), Lena Merten, María C. Gélvez‐Rueda, Paramvir Ahlawat, Yang Li, Algirdas Dučinskas, Alexander Hinderhofer, M. Ibrahim Dar, Wolfgang Tress, Brian Carlsen, Amita Ummadisingu, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Anders Hagfeldt, Frank Schreiber, Ferdinand C. Grozema, Ursula Röthlisberger, Jovana V. Milić, Michael Gräetzel
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Metal Coordination Complexes as Redox Mediators in Regenerative Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
2019 ·Inorganics ·Yasemin Saygılı, Marko Stojanović, Natalie Flores‐Díaz, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Nick Vlachopoulos, Michaël Grätzel, Anders Hagfeldt
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A partially-planarised hole-transporting quart- p -phenylene for perovskite solar cells
2019 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry C ·Juan P. Mora‐Fuentes, Diego Cortizo‐Lacalle, Silvia Collavini, Karol Strutyński, Wolfgang Tress, Michael Saliba, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Ivet Kosta, Manuel Melle‐Franco, Michaël Grätzel, Juan Luis Delgado, Aurelio Mateo‐Alonso
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A tandem redox system with a cobalt complex and 2-azaadamantane-N-oxyl for fast dye regeneration and open circuit voltages exceeding 1 V
2019 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Natalie Flores‐Díaz, (unknown), Nick Vlachopoulos, Jacques‐E. Moser, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel, Anders Hagfeldt
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Dopant-Free Hole-Transporting Polymers for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells
2019 ·Macromolecules ·(unknown), Silvia Collavini, Sebastian F. Völker, Michael Saliba, Wolfgang Tress, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel, Juan Luis Delgado
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Efficient stable graphene-based perovskite solar cells with high flexibility in device assembling via modular architecture design
2019 ·Energy & Environmental Science ·Chunyang Zhang, Shi Wang, Hong Zhang, Yulin Feng, Wenming Tian, Ying Yan, Jiming Bian, Yuchen Wang, Shengye Jin, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel, Yantao Shi
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Comprehensive control of voltage loss enables 11.7% efficient solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells
2018 ·Energy & Environmental Science ·Weiwei Zhang, Yongzhen Wu, (unknown), Yiming Cao, Chenyi Yi, Yasemin Saygılı, Jingshan Luo, Yuhang Liu, Ladislav Kavan, Jacques‐E. Moser, Anders Hagfeldt, He Tian, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Weihong Zhu, Michaël Grätzel
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Planar Perovskite Solar Cells with High Open‐Circuit Voltage Containing a Supramolecular Iron Complex as Hole Transport Material Dopant
2018 ·ChemPhysChem ·Yasemin Saygılı, Silver‐Hamill Turren‐Cruz, Selina Olthof, (unknown), İlknur Bayrak Pehlivan, Michael Saliba, Klaus Meerholz, Tomas Edvinsson, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michaël Grätzel, Juan‐Pablo Correa‐Baena, Anders Hagfeldt, Marina Freitag, Wolfgang Tress
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Effect of Coordination Sphere Geometry of Copper Redox Mediators on Regeneration and Recombination Behavior in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Applications
2018 ·ACS Applied Energy Materials ·Yasemin Saygılı, Marko Stojanović, Hannes Michaels, Jan Tiepelt, Joël Teuscher, Arianna Massaro, Michele Pavone, Fabrizio Giordano, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Gerrit Boschloo, Jacques‐E. Moser, Michaël Grätzel, Ana B. Muñoz‐García, Anders Hagfeldt, Marina Freitag
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