Zhengtao Deng

10.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
104 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Zhengtao Deng is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhengtao Deng has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Materials Chemistry, 79 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 18 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zhengtao Deng's work include Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (56 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (52 papers) and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (23 papers). Zhengtao Deng is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (56 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (52 papers) and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (23 papers). Zhengtao Deng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Zhengtao Deng's co-authors include Hao Yan, Aifei Wang, Suchetan Pal, Fangqiong Tang, Shibin Sun, Yan Liu, Dongran Han, Yuan Xu, Dan Yuan and Jeanette Nangreave and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Zhengtao Deng

101 papers receiving 8.8k 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.

DNA Origami with Complex Curvatures in Three-Dimensional Space

2011 984 citations Zhengtao Deng et al. profile →
Ligand-Mediated Synthesis of Shape-Controlled Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals via Reprecipitation Process at Room Temperature

2016 949 citations Aifei Wang, Zhengtao Deng et al. profile →
In Situ Passivation of PbBr₆^4– Octahedra toward Blue Luminescent CsPbBr₃ Nanoplatelets with Near 100% Absolute Quantum Yield

2018 455 citations Wei Shen, Zhengtao Deng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhengtao Deng China	46	5.4k	4.9k	2.6k	1.5k	1.1k	104	9.0k
Mato Knez Germany	46	4.2k 0.8×	3.5k 0.7×	790 0.3×	1.8k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	154	7.9k
So‐Jung Park South Korea	45	2.7k 0.5×	1.9k 0.4×	2.8k 1.1×	2.8k 1.9×	1.6k 1.4×	140	7.8k
Alexander M. Bittner Germany	34	2.5k 0.5×	2.2k 0.4×	865 0.3×	2.0k 1.3×	992 0.9×	90	5.7k
Longhua Tang China	41	4.1k 0.8×	5.0k 1.0×	4.0k 1.5×	3.3k 2.3×	1.9k 1.7×	93	10.1k
Peter Gin United States	8	6.1k 1.1×	2.7k 0.6×	2.4k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	980 0.9×	13	7.7k
Thomas Nann Australia	46	8.0k 1.5×	4.2k 0.8×	2.5k 0.9×	3.0k 2.1×	1.3k 1.1×	162	11.6k
Michael J. Tarlov United States	47	2.1k 0.4×	5.6k 1.1×	5.8k 2.2×	4.1k 2.8×	1.1k 1.0×	86	11.2k
Jilin Tang China	40	1.8k 0.3×	2.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	548 0.5×	141	5.1k
Andreas Terfort Germany	48	4.6k 0.9×	5.3k 1.1×	1.3k 0.5×	2.6k 1.8×	735 0.7×	226	9.3k
Lyudmila M. Bronstein United States	51	4.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.3×	733 0.3×	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	181	7.7k

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Zhu, Rui, Aifei Wang, Xiao‐Chun Hang, et al.. (2025). Recent advances in stable halide perovskite nanocrystals for optoelectronic devices, biological imaging, and X-ray detection. Chemical Society Reviews. 55(2). 1039–1088.

Chang, Yu‐Chu, et al.. (2025). Research Progress on Quantum Dot-Embedded Polymer Films and Plates for LCD Backlight Display. Polymers. 17(2). 233–233. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Chuying, Yacong Li, & Zhengtao Deng. (2025). Emission-tunable manganese( ii ) halides: structure–property relationships and functional applications. Chemical Science. 16(35). 15796–15814. 1 indexed citations

Cao, Fa, Zeyao Han, Li Zhang, et al.. (2025). Zinc halide enables highly monodisperse Ag2Te colloidal quantum dots for short-wave infrared photodetectors. Nano Energy. 140. 111026–111026. 6 indexed citations

Meng, W. J., et al.. (2024). Alkylammonium Halides for Phase Regulation and Luminescence Modulation of Cesium Copper Iodide Nanocrystals for Light-Emitting Diodes. Molecules. 29(5). 1162–1162. 5 indexed citations

Kong, Lijun, et al.. (2024). Recent Advances in DNA Origami-Enabled Optical Biosensors for Multi-Scenario Application. Nanomaterials. 14(23). 1968–1968. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Chuying, Guangyong Xu, Min Peng, et al.. (2024). RGB tri-luminescence in organic–inorganic zirconium halide perovskites. Chemical Science. 15(8). 2954–2962. 19 indexed citations

Yang, Zhibin, et al.. (2024). Emerging New-Generation Semiconductor Single Crystals of Metal Halide Perovskites for Radiation Detection. Inorganics. 12(11). 278–278. 2 indexed citations

Ruan, Longfei, Dapeng Cui, Zhengyi Sun, et al.. (2024). Ultra-stable Mn-doped perovskite-related tetragonal CsPb2Cl5 nanosheets with bright luminescence and strong antiferromagnetism. Applied Surface Science. 685. 162103–162103. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, Guangyong, Chuying Wang, Yacong Li, et al.. (2023). Solid-state synthesis of cesium manganese halide nanocrystals in glass with bright and broad red emission for white LEDs. Chemical Science. 14(20). 5309–5315. 24 indexed citations

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Meng, W. J., Chuying Wang, Yacong Li, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of Efficient and Stable Tetrabutylammonium Copper Halides with Dual Emissions for Warm White Light‐Emitting Diodes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(10). e202202675–e202202675. 13 indexed citations

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Ge, Junjun, Xufeng Chen, Jianrong Zhang, et al.. (2023). Surface passivation of intensely luminescent all-inorganic nanocrystals and their direct optical patterning. Nature Communications. 14(1). 49–49. 63 indexed citations

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Shen, Wei, Wenbo Yuan, Aifei Wang, et al.. (2021). Precise, sensitive, and reversible thermochromic luminescent sensing facilitated via bright high-temperature luminescent PEAMnBr_xI_3−x (x = 0/1/2/3). Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 9(8). 2729–2737. 16 indexed citations

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Wu, Yanan, Lihui Liu, Wei Wang, et al.. (2020). Enhanced stability and performance of light-emitting diodes based on in situ fabricated FAPbBr₃ nanocrystals via ligand compensation with n-octylphosphonic acid. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 8(29). 9936–9944. 16 indexed citations

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Wang, Aifei, Yanyan Guo, Zhaobo Zhou, et al.. (2019). Aqueous acid-based synthesis of lead-free tin halide perovskites with near-unity photoluminescence quantum efficiency. Chemical Science. 10(17). 4573–4579. 124 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jie, et al.. (2019). Controlled synthesis of zero-dimensional phase-pure Cs4PbBr6 perovskites crystals with high photoluminescence quantum yield. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 797. 1151–1156. 20 indexed citations

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Ouyang, Yixin, Yajuan Li, Pengchen Zhu, et al.. (2018). Photo-oxidative degradation of methylammonium lead iodide perovskite: mechanism and protection. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(5). 2275–2282. 135 indexed citations

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Ruan, Longfei, et al.. (2018). Ligand-mediated synthesis of compositionally related cesium lead halide CsPb₂X₅ nanowires with improved stability. Nanoscale. 10(16). 7658–7665. 31 indexed citations

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Chen, Allen Y., Zhengtao Deng, Urartu Özgür Şafak Şeker, et al.. (2014). Synthesis and patterning of tunable multiscale materials with engineered cells. Nature Materials. 13(5). 515–523. 320 indexed citations

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Samanta, Anirban, Zhengtao Deng, & Yan Liu. (2012). Aqueous Synthesis of Glutathione-Capped CdTe/CdS/ZnS and CdTe/CdSe/ZnS Core/Shell/Shell Nanocrystal Heterostructures. Langmuir. 28(21). 8205–8215. 87 indexed citations

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