Weihai Sun

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
126 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Weihai Sun is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Weihai Sun has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 90 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 69 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Weihai Sun's work include Perovskite Materials and Applications (123 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (90 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (52 papers). Weihai Sun is often cited by papers focused on Perovskite Materials and Applications (123 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (90 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (52 papers). Weihai Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Australia. Weihai Sun's co-authors include Yunlong Li, Zuqiang Bian, Senyun Ye, Zhiwei Liu, Jihuai Wu, Chunhui Huang, Haixia Rao, Weibo Yan, Zhang Lan and Haitao Peng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Weihai Sun

116 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

CuSCN-Based Inverted Planar Perovskite Solar Cell with an Average PCE of 15.6%

2015 493 citations Weihai Sun, Yunlong Li et al. profile →
Mixed‐Organic‐Cation Tin Iodide for Lead‐Free Perovskite Solar Cells with an Efficiency of 8.12%

2017 444 citations Feidan Gu, Yunlong Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weihai Sun China	34	4.8k	2.9k	2.8k	204	160	126	5.0k
Silver‐Hamill Turren‐Cruz Germany	26	4.8k 1.0×	2.3k 0.8×	3.1k 1.1×	235 1.2×	190 1.2×	52	5.0k
Do Yoon Lee South Korea	10	5.4k 1.1×	2.7k 0.9×	3.2k 1.2×	220 1.1×	201 1.3×	13	5.5k
Qiufeng Ye China	16	6.0k 1.2×	2.8k 1.0×	3.9k 1.4×	208 1.0×	188 1.2×	32	6.2k
Molang Cai China	34	5.4k 1.1×	2.8k 1.0×	3.2k 1.1×	341 1.7×	247 1.5×	91	5.7k
Tongfa Liu China	21	5.3k 1.1×	3.2k 1.1×	3.2k 1.2×	336 1.6×	150 0.9×	31	5.5k
Huanping Zhou China	15	4.5k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	2.9k 1.0×	147 0.7×	216 1.4×	18	4.6k
Shaun Tan United States	28	5.4k 1.1×	2.6k 0.9×	3.2k 1.2×	213 1.0×	218 1.4×	51	5.6k
Cheng Zhu China	30	3.2k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	1.9k 0.7×	204 1.0×	141 0.9×	63	3.3k
Yimhyun Jo South Korea	20	4.3k 0.9×	2.2k 0.7×	2.6k 1.0×	498 2.4×	192 1.2×	33	4.6k
Enbing Bi China	23	5.5k 1.1×	3.0k 1.0×	3.5k 1.3×	453 2.2×	205 1.3×	31	5.8k

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Zhu, Wenhao, et al.. (2025). Interface engineering with KI modifier enhances performance of CsPbBr3 perovskite solar cells. Materials Research Bulletin. 186. 113332–113332. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Yang, et al.. (2025). Bulk and surface defect manipulation of the ZnO ETL for all-inorganic CsPbBr ₃ perovskite solar cells. Nanoscale. 17(19). 12299–12309.

Deng, Chunyan, Jihuai Wu, Yuqian Yang, et al.. (2025). Double-anchored dipole buried interface enabling high-performance perovskite solar cells. Nano Energy. 135. 110681–110681. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Jia, et al.. (2025). Rare earth polyoxometalates for enhanced performance of carbon-based all-inorganic CsPbBr3 perovskite solar cells. Surfaces and Interfaces. 72. 107326–107326.

Fan, Zhen, Chunhong Zhang, Wenhao Zhu, et al.. (2025). Polymer interface engineering for highly stable CsPbBr3 perovskite solar cells. Surfaces and Interfaces. 73. 107503–107503.

Zhu, Wenhao, et al.. (2025). The overlooked hole transport properties of indene-C60 bisadduct in CsPbBr3 perovskite solar cells. Chemical Engineering Journal. 522. 167567–167567.

Chen, Pengxu, et al.. (2024). Synergistic anti-solvent engineering with piperizium salts for highly efficient inverted perovskite solar cells exceeding 25 %. Nano Energy. 131. 110268–110268. 10 indexed citations

Wang, Yang, et al.. (2024). Interfacial modulation by ammonium salts in hole transport layer free CsPbBr3 solar cells with fill factor over 86 %. Materials Today Chemistry. 40. 102228–102228. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Pengxu, Zeyuan Zhao, Jihuai Wu, et al.. (2024). Enhancing performance and stability of perovskite solar cells through interface dipole engineering with perfluorinated ammonium salts. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154603–154603. 3 indexed citations

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Wu, Jihuai, et al.. (2024). Stable and efficient perovskite solar cells based on tert-butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate modified hole transport layer. Materials Today Physics. 44. 101445–101445. 2 indexed citations

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Wu, Jihuai, Weichun Pan, Xia Chen, et al.. (2024). Photo-charging sodium-ion battery by gallium arsenide solar cell generating an overall eﬃciency exceeding 30 %. Journal of Power Sources. 624. 235517–235517. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Weihai, Jihuai Wu, Jia Liu, et al.. (2024). Macrocyclic thiol ligand additive engineering for stable and efficient perovskite solar cells. Chemical Engineering Journal. 494. 152978–152978. 6 indexed citations

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Wu, Jihuai, et al.. (2024). Amidine-based ligand modulation of excess lead iodide facilitating efficient and stable perovskite solar cells. Nano Energy. 131. 110251–110251. 5 indexed citations

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Wu, Jihuai, Lin Gao, Sheng Tang, et al.. (2024). Efficient and stable perovskite solar cells based on multi-active sites 5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thiol modified interface. Materials Today Physics. 48. 101564–101564. 4 indexed citations

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Wu, Jihuai, Qi Chen, Ying Wang, et al.. (2023). Spiro-OMeTAD doped with iodine pentoxide to enhance planar perovskite solar cell performance. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 970. 172749–172749. 6 indexed citations

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Xu, Yuan, Fengli Liu, Ruoshui Li, et al.. (2023). Mxene regulates the stress of perovskite and improves interface contact for high-efficiency carbon-based all-inorganic solar cells. Chemical Engineering Journal. 461. 141895–141895. 44 indexed citations

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Wu, Jihuai, Ruoshui Li, Zhaohui Wu, et al.. (2023). Cage polyamine molecule modulating the buried interface of tin oxide/perovskite in photovoltaic devices. Nano Energy. 118. 108939–108939. 11 indexed citations

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Zhu, Chenwei, Huiying Yan, Chunhong Zhang, et al.. (2023). Defect control for high-efficiency all-inorganic CsPbBr3 perovskite solar cells via hydrophobic polymer interface passivation. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 942. 169084–169084. 32 indexed citations

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Cao, Fengxian, Zeyu Zhang, Pengxu Chen, et al.. (2023). Enhanced moisture-resistant and highly efficient perovskite solar cells via surface treatment with long-chain alkylammonium iodide. Applied Surface Science. 623. 157003–157003. 9 indexed citations

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Li, Yunlong, Weihai Sun, Feidan Gu, et al.. (2019). Soldering Grain Boundaries Yields Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells with Enhanced Open‐Circuit Voltages. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 6(14). 18 indexed citations

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