Vahid A. Akhavan

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

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Vahid A. Akhavan is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Vahid A. Akhavan has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 19 papers in Materials Chemistry and 5 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Vahid A. Akhavan's work include Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (17 papers), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (16 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (13 papers). Vahid A. Akhavan is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (17 papers), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (16 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (13 papers). Vahid A. Akhavan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Bulgaria. Vahid A. Akhavan's co-authors include Brian A. Korgel, Matthew G. Panthani, Brian W. Goodfellow, Chet Steinhagen, Ananth Dodabalapur, Paul F. Barbara, Johanna P. Schmidtke, Lawrence Dunn, Bonil Koo and Dariya K. Reid and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nano Letters and Energy & Environmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Vahid A. Akhavan

25 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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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.

Synthesis of CuInS₂, CuInSe₂, and Cu(In_xGa_1-x)Se₂(CIGS) Nanocrystal “Inks” for Printable Photovoltaics

2008 829 citations Matthew G. Panthani, Vahid A. Akhavan et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Synthesis of Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Nanocrystals for Use in Low-Cost Photovoltaics

2009 602 citations Chet Steinhagen, Matthew G. Panthani et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vahid A. Akhavan United States	18	2.7k	2.5k	368	256	254	25	3.1k
Graham H. Carey Canada	15	2.6k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	243 0.7×	386 1.5×	226 0.9×	17	2.9k
Huabing Shu China	29	2.5k 0.9×	992 0.4×	227 0.6×	523 2.0×	310 1.2×	82	2.7k
Ayesha Khan Tareen China	19	1.4k 0.5×	940 0.4×	250 0.7×	431 1.7×	282 1.1×	29	1.9k
Jingying Zheng China	22	1.7k 0.6×	901 0.4×	230 0.6×	437 1.7×	204 0.8×	52	2.0k
Ahmad Ranjbar Japan	15	2.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.4×	326 0.9×	487 1.9×	258 1.0×	32	2.8k
Jiaren Yuan China	21	993 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	290 0.8×	354 1.4×	392 1.5×	61	2.0k
Catherine Marichy France	18	846 0.3×	941 0.4×	254 0.7×	262 1.0×	178 0.7×	32	1.4k
Li-Chun Xu China	23	1.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	82 0.2×	246 1.0×	192 0.8×	79	1.9k
Xiang Qi China	19	1.3k 0.5×	959 0.4×	177 0.5×	600 2.3×	252 1.0×	46	1.7k
Shuangying Lei China	23	826 0.3×	736 0.3×	230 0.6×	363 1.4×	200 0.8×	102	1.4k

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Akhavan, Vahid A., et al.. (2024). Photonic curing and soldering to printed silver for enhanced attachment and joint quality. 1–2. 1 indexed citations

Turkani, Vikram S., et al.. (2022). Large-area photonic lift-off process for flexible thin-film transistors. npj Flexible Electronics. 6(1). 13 indexed citations

Turkani, Vikram S., et al.. (2021). Photonic Debonding for Wafer-Level Packaging. 2021(1). 67–73. 2 indexed citations

Turkani, Vikram S., et al.. (2021). Photonic Lift-off Process to Fabricate Ultrathin Flexible Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(37). 44549–44555. 10 indexed citations

Stolle, C. Jackson, Taylor B. Harvey, Douglas R. Pernik, et al.. (2013). Multiexciton Solar Cells of CuInSe₂ Nanocrystals. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 5(2). 304–309. 82 indexed citations

Akhavan, Vahid A., Taylor B. Harvey, C. Jackson Stolle, et al.. (2013). Influence of Composition on the Performance of Sintered Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ Nanocrystal Thin‐Film Photovoltaic Devices. ChemSusChem. 6(3). 481–486. 32 indexed citations

Harvey, Taylor B., C. Jackson Stolle, Timothy D. Bogart, et al.. (2013). Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Photovoltaic Devices Made Using Multistep Selenization of Nanocrystal Films. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 5(18). 9134–9140. 52 indexed citations

Panthani, Matthew G., C. Jackson Stolle, Dariya K. Reid, et al.. (2013). CuInSe₂ Quantum Dot Solar Cells with High Open-Circuit Voltage. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 4(12). 2030–2034. 138 indexed citations

Akhavan, Vahid A., et al.. (2012). Temperature-dependent charge transport in copper indium diselenide nanocrystal films. Journal of Applied Physics. 111(7). 8 indexed citations

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Stolle, C. Jackson, Matthew G. Panthani, Taylor B. Harvey, Vahid A. Akhavan, & Brian A. Korgel. (2012). Comparison of the Photovoltaic Response of Oleylamine and Inorganic Ligand-Capped CuInSe₂ Nanocrystals. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 4(5). 2757–2761. 57 indexed citations

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Heitsch, Andrew T., Vahid A. Akhavan, & Brian A. Korgel. (2011). Rapid SFLS Synthesis of Si Nanowires Using Trisilane with In situ Alkyl-Amine Passivation. Chemistry of Materials. 23(11). 2697–2699. 27 indexed citations

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Akhavan, Vahid A., Brian W. Goodfellow, Matthew G. Panthani, et al.. (2011). Colloidal CIGS and CZTS nanocrystals: A precursor route to printed photovoltaics. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 189. 2–12. 124 indexed citations

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Hessel, Colin M., Michael Rasch, José L. Hueso, et al.. (2010). Alkyl Passivation and Amphiphilic Polymer Coating of Silicon Nanocrystals for Diagnostic Imaging. Small. 6(18). 2026–2034. 127 indexed citations

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Akhavan, Vahid A., Matthew G. Panthani, Brian W. Goodfellow, Dariya K. Reid, & Brian A. Korgel. (2010). Thickness-limited performance of CuInSe_2 nanocrystal photovoltaic devices. Optics Express. 18(S3). A411–A411. 70 indexed citations

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Ostrowski, David P., Micah S. Glaz, Brian W. Goodfellow, et al.. (2010). Mapping Spatial Heterogeneity in Cu(In_1−xGa_x)Se₂ Nanocrystal‐Based Photovoltaics with Scanning Photocurrent and Fluorescence Microscopy. Small. 6(24). 2832–2836. 25 indexed citations

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Ye, Heechang, Hyun S. Park, Vahid A. Akhavan, et al.. (2010). Photoelectrochemical Characterization of CuInSe₂ and Cu(In_1−xGa_x)Se₂ Thin Films for Solar Cells. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 115(1). 234–240. 106 indexed citations

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Akhavan, Vahid A., Brian W. Goodfellow, Matthew G. Panthani, et al.. (2010). Spray-deposited CuInSe2 nanocrystal photovoltaics. Energy & Environmental Science. 3(10). 1600–1600. 128 indexed citations

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Heitsch, Andrew T., Colin M. Hessel, Vahid A. Akhavan, & Brian A. Korgel. (2009). Colloidal Silicon Nanorod Synthesis. Nano Letters. 9(8). 3042–3047. 48 indexed citations

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Steinhagen, Chet, Matthew G. Panthani, Vahid A. Akhavan, et al.. (2009). Synthesis of Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Nanocrystals for Use in Low-Cost Photovoltaics. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 131(35). 12554–12555. 602 indexed citations breakdown →

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Panthani, Matthew G., Vahid A. Akhavan, Brian W. Goodfellow, et al.. (2008). Synthesis of CuInS₂, CuInSe₂, and Cu(In_xGa_1-x)Se₂(CIGS) Nanocrystal “Inks” for Printable Photovoltaics. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 130(49). 16770–16777. 829 indexed citations breakdown →

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