Zichun Zhou

6.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
35 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Zichun Zhou is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zichun Zhou has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 22 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 5 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zichun Zhou's work include Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (26 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (22 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (17 papers). Zichun Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (26 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (22 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (17 papers). Zichun Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Zichun Zhou's co-authors include Feng Liu, Xiaozhang Zhu, Shengjie Xu, Guanqing Zhou, Haiming Zhu, Lei Zhu, Wenkai Zhong, Ming Zhang, Yongming Zhang and Xiaonan Xue and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Nature Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zichun Zhou

32 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

Single-junction organic solar cells with ov... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2022 2018 2021 2019 2024 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Single-junction organic solar cells with over 19% efficiency enabled by a refined double-fibril network morphology
    2022 2.1k citations Lei Zhu, Ming Zhang et al. Nature Materials profile →
  2. High-efficiency small-molecule ternary solar cells with a hierarchical morphology enabled by synergizing fullerene and non-fullerene acceptors
    2018 585 citations Zichun Zhou, Shengjie Xu et al. profile →
  3. Organic Solar Cells with 18% Efficiency Enabled by an Alloy Acceptor: A Two‐in‐One Strategy
    2021 423 citations Feng Liu, Liang Zhou et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  4. Subtle Molecular Tailoring Induces Significant Morphology Optimization Enabling over 16% Efficiency Organic Solar Cells with Efficient Charge Generation
    2019 409 citations Zichun Zhou, Wenrui Liu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  5. Achieving 20.8% organic solar cells via additive-assisted layer-by-layer fabrication with bulk p-i-n structure and improved optical management
    2024 304 citations Lei Zhu, Ming Zhang et al. profile →

Peers

Zichun Zhou
Bowei Gao China
Jinqiu Xu China
Yunke Li China
Liuyang Zhou China
Guanqing Zhou China
Yamin Zhang China
Fuwen Zhao China
Sarah Holliday United Kingdom
Wenkai Zhong China
Runnan Yu China
Bowei Gao China
Zichun Zhou
Citations per year, relative to Zichun Zhou Zichun Zhou (= 1×) peers Bowei Gao

Countries citing papers authored by Zichun Zhou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zichun Zhou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zichun Zhou

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zichun Zhou. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zichun Zhou based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Zichun Zhou. Zichun Zhou is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhou, Zichun, Jiaxin Zhuang, Lixuan Kan, et al.. (2025). Enhancing small-area and module device performance in organic photovoltaics through insulating polymer-induced manipulation of active layer morphology. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 13(24). 12451–12459.
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Teng, Yuan, et al.. (2024). Dual atom-bridge effect promoting interfacial charge transfer in 2D/2D Cs3Bi2Br9/BiOBr epitaxial heterojunction for efficient photocatalysis. Chinese Chemical Letters. 36(2). 110430–110430. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yi, Zehong Wang, Jin Li, et al.. (2024). Solution‐Processed Efficient Organic Upconversion Device for Direct NIR Imaging. Advanced Optical Materials. 12(23). 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ming, Zaiyu Wang, Lei Zhu, et al.. (2024). Jamming Giant Molecules at Interface in Organic Photovoltaics to Improve Performance and Stability. Advanced Materials. 36(52). e2407297–e2407297. 23 indexed citations
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Zhu, Lei, Ming Zhang, Zichun Zhou, et al.. (2024). Progress of organic photovoltaics towards 20% efficiency. 1(9). 581–596. 54 indexed citations
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Wang, Suyan, Jingnan Song, Panpan Guan, et al.. (2024). Nanostructures and multi-scale aggregation of high ion exchange capacity short-side-chain perfluorosulfonic acid dispersion. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 672. 805–813. 11 indexed citations
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Teng, Yuan, Jing-Hua Chen, Yuhua Huang, et al.. (2023). Atom-triggered epitaxial growth of Bi-based perovskite heterojunctions for promoting interfacial charge transfer. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 335. 122889–122889. 25 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zichun, et al.. (2023). Research on DC Component Disturbance Suppression Strategy of Islanded T-Type Three-Level Inverter Based on Improved Backstepping Control Theory. Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology. 19(3). 1369–1378.
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Zhu, Lei, Ming Zhang, Jinqiu Xu, et al.. (2022). Single-junction organic solar cells with over 19% efficiency enabled by a refined double-fibril network morphology. Nature Materials. 21(6). 656–663. 2057 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Feng, Liang Zhou, Wenrui Liu, et al.. (2021). Organic Solar Cells with 18% Efficiency Enabled by an Alloy Acceptor: A Two‐in‐One Strategy. Advanced Materials. 33(27). e2100830–e2100830. 423 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yue, Qihui, Hao Wu, Zichun Zhou, et al.. (2019). 13.7% Efficiency Small‐Molecule Solar Cells Enabled by a Combination of Material and Morphology Optimization. Advanced Materials. 31(51). e1904283–e1904283. 121 indexed citations
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Liu, Feng, Jianyun Zhang, Yuming Wang, et al.. (2019). Modulating Structure Ordering via Side-Chain Engineering of Thieno[3,4-b]thiophene-Based Electron Acceptors for Efficient Organic Solar Cells with Reduced Energy Losses. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(38). 35193–35200. 8 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zichun, Cheng Zhang, Jianyun Zhang, et al.. (2017). Efficient Semitransparent Solar Cells with High NIR Responsiveness Enabled by a Small‐Bandgap Electron Acceptor. Advanced Materials. 29(21). 273 indexed citations
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Liu, Feng, Jianyun Zhang, Zichun Zhou, et al.. (2017). Poly(3-hexylthiophene)-based non-fullerene solar cells achieve high photovoltaic performance with small energy loss. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 5(32). 16573–16579. 39 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhongbo, Zichun Zhou, Qin Hu, et al.. (2017). 1,3-Bis(thieno[3,4-b]thiophen-6-yl)-4H-thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6(5H)-dione-Based Small-Molecule Donor for Efficient Solution-Processed Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(7). 6213–6219. 18 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zichun, Wuyue Liu, Zhongbo Zhang, et al.. (2017). A Twisted Thieno[3,4‐b]thiophene‐Based Electron Acceptor Featuring a 14‐π‐Electron Indenoindene Core for High‐Performance Organic Photovoltaics. Advanced Materials. 29(43). 201 indexed citations
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Liu, Feng, Zichun Zhou, Cheng Zhang, et al.. (2016). A Thieno[3,4-b]thiophene-Based Non-fullerene Electron Acceptor for High-Performance Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 138(48). 15523–15526. 286 indexed citations
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Xu, Shengjie, Zichun Zhou, Haijun Fan, et al.. (2016). An electron-rich 2-alkylthieno[3,4-b]thiophene building block with excellent electronic and morphological tunability for high-performance small-molecule solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 4(44). 17354–17362. 33 indexed citations

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