Yaxin Zhai

4.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
83 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Yaxin Zhai is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yaxin Zhai has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 40 papers in Materials Chemistry and 23 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Yaxin Zhai's work include Perovskite Materials and Applications (40 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (12 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (12 papers). Yaxin Zhai is often cited by papers focused on Perovskite Materials and Applications (40 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (12 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (12 papers). Yaxin Zhai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Iran. Yaxin Zhai's co-authors include Z. Valy Vardeny, Chuang Zhang, Matthew C. Beard, Haipeng Lu, Joseph J. Berry, Joseph M. Luther, Dali Sun, E. Ashley Gaulding, Chuanxiao Xiao and Young‐Hoon Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Yaxin Zhai

64 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Chiral-induced spin selectivity enables a room-temperature spin light-emitting diode
    2021 580 citations Yaxin Zhai, Haipeng Lu et al. Science profile →
  2. Reconfiguring the band-edge states of photovoltaic perovskites by conjugated organic cations
    2021 255 citations Jingjing Xue, Rui Wang et al. Science profile →
  3. Enhancing Photovoltaically Preferred Orientation in Wide‐Bandgap Perovskite for Efficient All‐Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells
    2025 34 citations Zhanghao Wu, Yue Zhao et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yaxin Zhai China 25 2.7k 2.2k 496 495 379 83 3.2k
Karolis Kazlauskas Lithuania 32 1.6k 0.6× 1.5k 0.7× 288 0.6× 273 0.6× 320 0.8× 126 2.5k
Girish Lakhwani Australia 22 1.5k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 376 0.8× 304 0.6× 465 1.2× 56 2.1k
Kazuhiro Ema Japan 26 1.8k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 300 0.6× 772 1.6× 390 1.0× 103 2.5k
Ruyi Song United States 13 1.4k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 294 0.6× 179 0.4× 199 0.5× 26 1.7k
Omer Yaffe Israel 25 3.8k 1.4× 3.0k 1.4× 372 0.8× 825 1.7× 450 1.2× 58 4.1k
Haipeng Lu Hong Kong 38 5.2k 1.9× 4.2k 2.0× 927 1.9× 621 1.3× 1.1k 2.8× 106 6.2k
Shimin Hou China 30 1.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 302 0.6× 1.2k 2.5× 180 0.5× 173 2.9k
Emmauelle Deleporte France 36 2.9k 1.1× 2.3k 1.1× 418 0.8× 1.4k 2.8× 392 1.0× 102 3.6k
Jean‐Sébastien Lauret France 35 2.0k 0.8× 2.6k 1.2× 360 0.7× 1.1k 2.1× 302 0.8× 102 3.6k
Zizhou Gong United States 10 2.7k 1.0× 2.2k 1.0× 355 0.7× 644 1.3× 313 0.8× 17 3.1k

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All Works

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Yang, Lvpeng, Yerun Gao, Yaxin Zhai, & Ming Shao. (2025). Unraveling the Impact of Organic Cation Dipole Moment on Rashba Spin‐Splitting in 2D Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Perovskites. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(33). e202507829–e202507829.
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Zhang, Wei‐Guang, Wei‐Guang Zhang, Tong Yang, et al.. (2025). Disordered and Conductive Chiral Spin‐Selective Strategy to Enhance Small‐Molecule‐Based Spintronic Application. Small. 21(32). e2412215–e2412215. 1 indexed citations
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Han, Bing, Huarui He, Jiali Liu, et al.. (2025). Ketyl radical-mediated exfoliation and electron storage for solar hydrogen peroxide production. Nature Communications. 16(1). 11046–11046.
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Ji, Bing, Jingyi Yue, Fang Yao, et al.. (2025). Localized Gradient Conductivity Enabled Ultrasensitive Flexible Tactile Sensors with Ultrawide Linearity Range. Advanced Materials. 38(1). e11275–e11275.
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Zhou, Xinjie, Tianlv Xu, Herbert Früchtl, et al.. (2025). A Geometric Berry Phase Angle Induced in Im-3m H3S at 200 GPa by Ultra-Fast Laser Pulses. Symmetry. 17(2). 299–299.
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Liu, Yuhui, Tianshu Ma, Changlei Wang, et al.. (2025). Synergistic immobilization of ions in mixed tin-lead and all-perovskite tandem solar cells. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3477–3477. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Zuhao, Zhiruo Zhou, Yifan Yao, et al.. (2025). Dual-channel deep-NIR-emissive N-embedded PAHs with hybridized local and charge-transfer excited-state. Chemical Science. 16(36). 16792–16800.
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Zhai, Yaxin, Yanan Shi, Kaiming Yang, et al.. (2025). Fluorination of central cores and end groups in non-fullerene acceptors for efficient organic solar cells. Chemical Engineering Journal. 516. 164193–164193.
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Zhang, Kaihua, Xiaofeng Wang, Zhiruo Zhou, et al.. (2024). Facile Access to Phosphorus Ylide‐fused Heteroarenes Possessing Tunable Optoelectronic Properties and High Nonlinear Optical Performances. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(6). e202418520–e202418520. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Xiaolin, Yuhan Liu, Jingyi Xu, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Built‐in Electric Fields via Molecular Symmetry Modulation in Supramolecular Photocatalysts for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(26). e202405962–e202405962. 70 indexed citations
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Li, Wenting, Bing Han, Yuhan Liu, et al.. (2024). Unsymmetric Protonation Driven Highly Efficient H 2 O 2 Photosynthesis in Supramolecular Photocatalysts via One‐Step Two‐Electron Oxygen Reduction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(10). e202421356–e202421356. 34 indexed citations
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Gao, Weiqi, Zheyi Lu, Zhiwei Li, et al.. (2024). Solid‐State Anion Exchange Enabled by Pluggable vdW Assembly for In Situ Halide Manipulation in Perovskite Monocrystalline Film. Small. 20(35). e2402159–e2402159.
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Wei, Yunfei, Jiaqi Cheng, Hao Yu, et al.. (2024). Asiaticoside alleviated NAFLD by activating Nrf2 and inhibiting the NF-κB pathway. Phytomedicine. 136. 156317–156317. 10 indexed citations
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Zhai, Yaxin, Yuhao Li, Shijun Zhao, et al.. (2023). Weakening the self-trapping of helium by electron density regulation in WTaVCr high-entropy alloys. Scripta Materialia. 242. 115930–115930. 5 indexed citations
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Zhai, Yaxin, Bryon W. Larson, Yi Yao, et al.. (2021). Charge transfer states and carrier generation in 1D organolead iodide semiconductors. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 9(26). 14977–14990. 22 indexed citations
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Xue, Jingjing, Rui Wang, Xihan Chen, et al.. (2021). Reconfiguring the band-edge states of photovoltaic perovskites by conjugated organic cations. Science. 371(6529). 636–640. 255 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhai, Yaxin, Ashish Chanana, Sangita Baniya, et al.. (2018). Color Selective Control of Terahertz Radiation Using Two-Dimensional Hybrid Organic Inorganic Lead-Trihalide Perovskites. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2018.

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