Stefan Paetel

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Stefan Paetel is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Paetel has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 55 papers in Materials Chemistry and 7 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Stefan Paetel's work include Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (50 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (43 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (22 papers). Stefan Paetel is often cited by papers focused on Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (50 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (43 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (22 papers). Stefan Paetel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Stefan Paetel's co-authors include Michael Powalla, Roland Wüerz, Dimitrios Hariskos, Wiltraud Wischmann, Philip Jackson, R. Menner, E. Lotter, J. Mannhart, Theresa Magorian Friedlmeier and Erik Ahlswede and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Paetel

60 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

New world record efficiency for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin‐film so... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 500 1000 1.5k
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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. 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 →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stefan Paetel Germany 20 3.1k 3.0k 498 491 144 62 3.5k
G. Contreras‐Puente Mexico 29 2.1k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 170 0.3× 430 0.9× 128 0.9× 165 2.6k
T. A. Gessert United States 31 2.4k 0.8× 2.8k 0.9× 195 0.4× 741 1.5× 55 0.4× 152 3.1k
J. Krustok Estonia 32 3.3k 1.1× 3.2k 1.1× 261 0.5× 638 1.3× 46 0.3× 133 3.5k
Clay DeHart United States 19 3.1k 1.0× 3.2k 1.1× 168 0.3× 536 1.1× 30 0.2× 52 3.4k
Shogo Ishizuka Japan 33 3.6k 1.2× 3.1k 1.0× 180 0.4× 634 1.3× 28 0.2× 174 4.0k
Pablo Palacios Spain 25 1.6k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 174 0.3× 504 1.0× 50 0.3× 75 2.0k
Charlotte Platzer‐Björkman Sweden 39 5.5k 1.8× 5.5k 1.8× 154 0.3× 880 1.8× 32 0.2× 138 5.8k
Nicolas Barreau France 33 3.1k 1.0× 3.3k 1.1× 172 0.3× 758 1.5× 23 0.2× 181 3.6k
Jonathan D. Major United Kingdom 32 2.6k 0.8× 2.7k 0.9× 154 0.3× 501 1.0× 22 0.2× 110 3.0k
S. E. Asher United States 18 1.7k 0.6× 1.9k 0.6× 279 0.6× 447 0.9× 41 0.3× 70 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stefan Paetel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefan Paetel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gutzler, Rico, Dimitrios Hariskos, H. Kempa, et al.. (2025). Assessment of transparent conductive oxides as back contacts for inline-fabricated Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells. Journal of Physics Energy. 7(4). 45018–45018.
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Fonoll‐Rubio, Robert, Jacob Andrade‐Arvizu, Wolfram Witte, et al.. (2025). Explainable Artificial Intelligence Driven Methodology for Accelerated Research of Complex Systems: Case Study of Thin‐Film Photovoltaic Kesterite‐Based Technology. Advanced Energy Materials. 15(35). 1 indexed citations
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Gutzler, Rico, C.F. Almeida Alves, Regan G. Wilks, et al.. (2025). Impact of a Thin Sacrificial Mo Layer on the Formation of the Wide Band Gap ACIGSe Absorber/ITO Thin-Film Solar Cell Interface. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(22). 33027–33035. 1 indexed citations
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Hauschild, Dirk, Ralph Steininger, Wolfram Witte, et al.. (2025). Impact of a RbF post-deposition treatment on the chemical structure of wide-gap CuIn0.1Ga0.9Se2 thin-film solar cell absorber surfaces. Applied Physics Letters. 126(2). 2 indexed citations
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Miller, Michael, Alexandra Bothwell, Ana Kanevce, et al.. (2024). Improved V OC in RbF-Treated Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 Solar Cells via Passivation of Recombination Centers. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 15(1). 67–72.
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Gutzler, Rico, Ana Kanevce, Cordula D. Wessendorf, et al.. (2024). Advantage of Zn(O,S) Over CdS Buffer for Low-Gap (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2in Tandem Applications. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 7(8). 3108–3115. 4 indexed citations
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Witte, Wolfram, Dimitrios Hariskos, Stefan Paetel, et al.. (2024). Effect of Ga Variation on the Bulk and Grain‐Boundary Properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Absorbers in Thin‐Film Solar Cells and Their Impacts on Open‐Circuit Voltage Losses. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 33(2). 265–275. 3 indexed citations
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Witte, Wolfram, Dimitrios Hariskos, Rico Gutzler, et al.. (2024). Role of Ag Addition on the Microscopic Material Properties of (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 Absorbers and Their Effects on Losses in the Open‐Circuit Voltage of Corresponding Devices. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 32(12). 930–940. 4 indexed citations
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Hauschild, Dirk, Wolfram Witte, Dimitrios Hariskos, et al.. (2023). Conduction Band Cliff at the CdS/CuIn0.1Ga0.9Se2 Thin-Film Solar Cell Interface. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 128(1). 339–345. 3 indexed citations
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Weiss, Thomas Paul, Omar Ramírez, Stefan Paetel, et al.. (2023). Metastable Defects Decrease the Fill Factor of Solar Cells. Physical Review Applied. 19(2). 9 indexed citations
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Gutzler, Rico, Wolfram Witte, Ana Kanevce, Dimitrios Hariskos, & Stefan Paetel. (2023). VOC‐losses across the band gap: Insights from a high‐throughput inline process for CIGS solar cells. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 31(10). 1023–1031. 20 indexed citations
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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
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Kanevce, Ana, Alexandra Bothwell, Michael Miller, et al.. (2022). Evaluating Recombination Mechanisms in RbF Treated Cu(In${}_\mathrm{x}$Ga$_\mathrm{1-x}$)Se$_{2}$ Solar Cells. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 12(6). 1400–1405. 7 indexed citations
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Witte, Wolfram, Wolfram Hempel, Stefan Paetel, R. Menner, & Dimitrios Hariskos. (2021). Effects of Sputtered InxSy Buffer on CIGS with RbF Post-Deposition Treatment. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology. 10(5). 55006–55006. 12 indexed citations
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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
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Friedlmeier, Theresa Magorian, Wolfram Hempel, Stefan Paetel, et al.. (2020). Behavior of Na and RbF‐Treated CdS/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells with Stress Testing under Heat, Light, and Junction Bias. physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters. 15(2). 4 indexed citations
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Dottermusch, Stephan, Raphael Schmager, Efthymios Klampaftis, et al.. (2019). Micro‐cone textures for improved light in‐coupling and retroreflection‐inspired light trapping at the front surface of solar modules. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 27(7). 593–602. 21 indexed citations
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Jaysankar, Manoj, Stefan Paetel, Erik Ahlswede, et al.. (2019). Toward scalable perovskite‐based multijunction solar modules. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 27(8). 733–738. 19 indexed citations
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Powalla, Michael, Stefan Paetel, Erik Ahlswede, et al.. (2018). Thin-film solar cells exceeding 22% solar cell efficiency: An overview on CdTe-, Cu(In,Ga)Se2-, and perovskite-based materials. Applied Physics Reviews. 5(4). 200 indexed citations
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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

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