Zhen Cui

4.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
177 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Zhen Cui is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Cui has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Materials Chemistry, 62 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 44 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhen Cui's work include 2D Materials and Applications (86 papers), Ga2O3 and related materials (52 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (52 papers). Zhen Cui is often cited by papers focused on 2D Materials and Applications (86 papers), Ga2O3 and related materials (52 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (52 papers). Zhen Cui collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Australia. Zhen Cui's co-authors include Enling Li, Yingchun Ding, Kaifei Bai, Yang Shen, Deming Ma, Kunqi Yang, Jiangshan Zheng, Kai Ren, Xia Wang and Lu Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Applied Physics Letters and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Cui

166 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

A two-dimensional AlN/Zr2CO2 heterojunction with favorable photocurrent and carrier mobility

2025 44 citations Zhen Cui et al. profile →
Ultra-wideband and multi-frequency switchable terahertz absorber based on vanadium dioxide

2025 34 citations Nan Liu, Zhen Cui et al. profile →
Self-powered photodetector of GaN/Sc₂CCl₂ heterojunction with high carrier mobility and polarization sensitivity

2025 31 citations Zhen Cui, Shuang Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhen Cui China	38	3.1k	1.4k	1.1k	923	602	177	3.9k
Yingchun Ding China	32	2.3k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	512 0.5×	515 0.6×	194 0.3×	103	3.1k
Yu Kumagai Japan	35	3.0k 1.0×	1.7k 1.2×	439 0.4×	1.4k 1.5×	458 0.8×	95	4.1k
Umut Aydemir Türkiye	38	3.8k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	340 0.3×	1.3k 1.4×	346 0.6×	127	4.4k
H. Labrim Morocco	35	2.8k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	288 0.3×	1.4k 1.5×	572 1.0×	210	3.8k
Shunhong Zhang China	29	4.0k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	710 0.7×	426 0.5×	177 0.3×	86	4.6k
Nirpendra Singh United Arab Emirates	31	2.5k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	462 0.4×	916 1.0×	465 0.8×	160	3.5k
Yu Sui China	36	3.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	371 0.4×	2.7k 3.0×	1.1k 1.8×	220	4.8k
Tuan V. Vu Vietnam	35	3.9k 1.2×	2.3k 1.7×	415 0.4×	970 1.1×	191 0.3×	199	4.4k
Cem Sevik Türkiye	39	5.1k 1.6×	2.1k 1.5×	315 0.3×	476 0.5×	181 0.3×	119	5.6k
M. Hamedoun Morocco	37	2.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	365 0.3×	2.1k 2.2×	1.6k 2.6×	275	4.3k

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Qi, Xiang, Enling Li, Yang Shen, et al.. (2025). Study on the photoelectric properties of series heterojunctions based on g-GaN. Chinese Journal of Physics. 95. 890–901. 1 indexed citations

Cui, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Finite element simulation of the effect of particle shape and thermal residual stress on the tensile properties of NbCp/Fe composites. Materials Today Communications. 41. 110381–110381. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Yue, Zhen Cui, & Chunli Zhang. (2024). Vertical heterojunction photodetector of In2Se3/PtS2 with high polarization sensitivity and tunable electronic characteristics. Materials Today Communications. 40. 109857–109857. 3 indexed citations

Zhao, Nana, Jiamin Wang, & Zhen Cui. (2024). S-scheme MoSi2N4/AlN with a 2D heterojunction for photocatalytic water dissociation. Acta Materialia. 285. 120655–120655. 9 indexed citations

Cui, Zhen, et al.. (2024). High sensitivity photodetectors of PtS2/AlN and PtSe2/AlN heterostructures. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 194. 112255–112255. 4 indexed citations

Liŭ, Dan & Zhen Cui. (2024). Broadband terahertz absorber based on patterned slotted vanadium dioxide. Optical Materials. 152. 115478–115478. 40 indexed citations

Cui, Zhen, Hanxiao Wang, Yang Shen, et al.. (2024). The excellent electrocatalytic HER activity and photogalvanic effect of WS2/Ga2O3 based on Density Functional Theory. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 88. 898–905. 43 indexed citations

Ma, Deming, et al.. (2024). Electronic structure and optical properties of BiSI/BiSeI heterojunctions. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 199. 112539–112539. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Nana, et al.. (2024). Electronic and optical properties of two-dimensional MoSi2N4/SiC heterojunction: First-principles study. Ceramics International. 50(9). 15435–15443. 12 indexed citations

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Shen, Yang, Pei Yuan, Zhihao Yuan, et al.. (2024). Modulation of electronic and optical properties of g-CN/XTe2(X=W, Mo) heterojunctions by biaxial strain. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 80. 289–297. 16 indexed citations

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Ma, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Stacking engineering induced Z-scheme MoSSe/WSSe heterostructure for photocatalytic water splitting. Frontiers in Chemistry. 12. 1425306–1425306. 3 indexed citations

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Shen, Yang, Pei Yuan, Zhihao Yuan, et al.. (2024). The g-C3N4/CdO heterojunction as an efficient photo-electron catalyst for hydrogen production. Physica B Condensed Matter. 690. 416269–416269. 9 indexed citations

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Cui, Zhen, Nan Liu, Yize Zhang, & Mingjun Wang. (2024). Tunable dual-broadband terahertz absorber based on vanadium dioxide stacked with multilayer structures. Optics Communications. 570. 130874–130874. 49 indexed citations

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Li, Ma, et al.. (2024). Preparation and formation mechanism of (W) WC/Fe bundle reinforced iron matrix composites. Ceramics International. 50(23). 51152–51161. 1 indexed citations

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Shen, Yang, Pei Yuan, Zhihao Yuan, et al.. (2023). The electronic and optical properties of non-metallic doped g-C3N4/MoS2 heterojunction. Physica B Condensed Matter. 674. 415583–415583. 18 indexed citations

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Cui, Zhen, et al.. (2023). First-principles study on the interfacial electronic structure and analysis of the bonding properties of NbC/Fe composites. Materials Today Communications. 38. 107592–107592. 2 indexed citations

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Dong, Yanbo, Enling Li, Zhen Cui, et al.. (2023). Magnetic and self-doping in g-GaN monolayer adsorbing superhalogens. Vacuum. 215. 112304–112304. 3 indexed citations

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Yang, Kunqi, Zhen Cui, Enling Li, et al.. (2023). Modulation of the magnetic, electronic, and optical behaviors of WS2 after metals adsorption: A first-principles study. Chemical Physics. 571. 111903–111903. 55 indexed citations

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Cui, Zhen, et al.. (2023). Adsorption of gas molecules on intrinsic and defective MoSi2N4 monolayer: Gas sensing and functionalization. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 366. 114954–114954. 48 indexed citations

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Cui, Zhen, Kunqi Yang, Yang Shen, et al.. (2023). WS2 and WSSe bilayer with excellent carrier mobility and power conversion efficiency. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 167. 107820–107820. 19 indexed citations

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