Vasile Postica

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Vasile Postica is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Vasile Postica has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 42 papers in Materials Chemistry and 14 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Vasile Postica's work include Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (50 papers), ZnO doping and properties (42 papers) and Ga2O3 and related materials (13 papers). Vasile Postica is often cited by papers focused on Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (50 papers), ZnO doping and properties (42 papers) and Ga2O3 and related materials (13 papers). Vasile Postica collaborates with scholars based in Moldova, Germany and France. Vasile Postica's co-authors include Rainer Adelung, Oleg Lupan, Yogendra Kumar Mishra, Vasilii Creţu, Lorenz Kienle, Thierry Pauporté, Fabian Schütt, I. M. Tiginyanu, Franz Faupel and M. Hoppe and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Advanced Functional Materials and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Vasile Postica

53 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Direct Growth of Freestanding ZnO Tetrapod Networks for Multifunctional Applications in Photocatalysis, UV Photodetection, and Gas Sensing

2015 458 citations Yogendra Kumar Mishra, Vasilii Creţu et al. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vasile Postica Moldova	32	2.5k	2.1k	1.1k	930	458	54	3.3k
Masayoshi Yuasa Japan	30	2.5k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	371 0.8×	87	3.1k
Guangyu Chai United States	31	3.1k 1.2×	3.2k 1.6×	867 0.8×	586 0.6×	853 1.9×	46	4.1k
Akash Katoch South Korea	33	2.7k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.4×	225 0.5×	74	3.2k
S.S. Suryavanshi India	36	2.1k 0.8×	2.2k 1.1×	711 0.6×	628 0.7×	1.3k 2.8×	105	3.2k
S.A. Vanalakar India	32	2.7k 1.1×	2.4k 1.1×	623 0.5×	622 0.7×	281 0.6×	70	3.2k
Sun-Woo Choi South Korea	35	3.0k 1.2×	1.8k 0.9×	1.6k 1.4×	1.4k 1.6×	244 0.5×	63	3.4k
Dachi Yang China	29	1.6k 0.6×	930 0.4×	945 0.8×	594 0.6×	280 0.6×	84	2.3k
N.L. Tarwal India	35	2.0k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	481 0.4×	315 0.3×	899 2.0×	104	2.9k
Ing‐Chi Leu Taiwan	29	1.9k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	612 0.5×	320 0.3×	476 1.0×	115	2.9k
Amit Sanger India	29	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	657 0.6×	459 0.5×	627 1.4×	74	2.3k

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Shree, Sindu, Vasile Postica, Yogendra Kumar Mishra, et al.. (2025). Optimization of T-ZnO Process for Gas and UV Sensors. ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 7(9). 3848–3863. 4 indexed citations

Postica, Vasile, Yogendra Kumar Mishra, Ali Shaygan Nia, et al.. (2023). Multifunctional Devices Based on 3D Hybrid Networks of ZnO and 3D Carbon Nanomaterials. University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark). NN01–1.

Lupan, Oleg, Nicolae Magariu, Rasoul Khaledialidusti, et al.. (2021). Comparison of Thermal Annealing versus Hydrothermal Treatment Effects on the Detection Performances of ZnO Nanowires. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(8). 10537–10552. 13 indexed citations

Postica, Vasile, Oleg Lupan, Anna Gapeeva, et al.. (2021). Improved Long‐Term Stability and Reduced Humidity Effect in Gas Sensing: SiO₂ Ultra‐Thin Layered ZnO Columnar Films. Advanced Materials Technologies. 6(5). 40 indexed citations

Vahl, Alexander, Oleg Lupan, David Santos‐Carballal, et al.. (2020). Surface functionalization of ZnO:Ag columnar thin films with AgAu and AgPt bimetallic alloy nanoparticles as an efficient pathway for highly sensitive gas discrimination and early hazard detection in batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8(32). 16246–16264. 49 indexed citations

Lupan, Oleg, Vasile Postica, Julian Strobel, et al.. (2019). Individual CdS-covered aerographite microtubes for room temperature VOC sensing with high selectivity. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 100. 275–282. 9 indexed citations

Ababii, Nicolai, M. Hoppe, Sindu Shree, et al.. (2019). Effect of noble metal functionalization and film thickness on sensing properties of sprayed TiO2 ultra-thin films. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 293. 242–258. 18 indexed citations

Strobel, Julian, Vasile Postica, Oleg Lupan, et al.. (2018). Improving gas sensing by CdTe decoration of individual Aerographite microtubes. Nanotechnology. 30(6). 65501–65501. 12 indexed citations

Lupan, Oleg, Vasile Postica, Nicolai Ababii, et al.. (2018). Ultra-thin TiO2 films by atomic layer deposition and surface functionalization with Au nanodots for sensing applications. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 87. 44–53. 31 indexed citations

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Lupan, Oleg, Fabian Schütt, Vasile Postica, et al.. (2017). Sensing performances of pure and hybridized carbon nanotubes-ZnO nanowire networks: A detailed study. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 14715–14715. 60 indexed citations

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Lupan, Oleg, Vasile Postica, Jorit Gröttrup, et al.. (2017). Enhanced UV and ethanol vapour sensing of a single 3-D ZnO tetrapod alloyed with Fe2O3 nanoparticles. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 245. 448–461. 49 indexed citations

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Lupan, Oleg, Vasile Postica, Niklas Wolff, et al.. (2017). Nanosensors: Localized Synthesis of Iron Oxide Nanowires and Fabrication of High Performance Nanosensors Based on a Single Fe₂O₃ Nanowire (Small 16/2017). Small. 13(16). 2 indexed citations

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Lupan, Oleg, Vasile Postica, Matthias Mecklenburg, et al.. (2017). Individual hollow and mesoporous aero-graphitic microtube based devices for gas sensing applications. Applied Physics Letters. 110(26). 26 indexed citations

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Lupan, Oleg, Niklas Wolff, Vasile Postica, et al.. (2017). Properties of a single SnO2:Zn2SnO4 – Functionalized nanowire based nanosensor. Ceramics International. 44(5). 4859–4867. 31 indexed citations

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Gröttrup, Jorit, Vasile Postica, Daria Smazna, et al.. (2017). UV detection properties of hybrid ZnO tetrapod 3-D networks. Vacuum. 146. 492–500. 29 indexed citations

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Lupan, Oleg, Vasile Postica, Frédèric Labat, et al.. (2017). Ultra-sensitive and selective hydrogen nanosensor with fast response at room temperature based on a single Pd/ZnO nanowire. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 254. 1259–1270. 137 indexed citations

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Hoppe, M., Nicolai Ababii, Vasile Postica, et al.. (2017). (CuO-Cu2O)/ZnO:Al heterojunctions for volatile organic compound detection. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 255. 1362–1375. 55 indexed citations

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Lupan, Oleg, Vasile Postica, Jorit Gröttrup, et al.. (2017). Hybridization of Zinc Oxide Tetrapods for Selective Gas Sensing Applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(4). 4084–4099. 133 indexed citations

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Lupan, Oleg, Vasile Postica, Niklas Wolff, et al.. (2017). Localized Synthesis of Iron Oxide Nanowires and Fabrication of High Performance Nanosensors Based on a Single Fe₂O₃ Nanowire. Small. 13(16). 121 indexed citations

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Creţu, Vasilii, Vasile Postica, Abhishek Kumar Mishra, et al.. (2016). Synthesis, characterization and DFT studies of zinc-doped copper oxide nanocrystals for gas sensing applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 4(17). 6527–6539. 168 indexed citations

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