OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing is 41. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Recent progress on visible-light-driven metal and non-metal doped ZnO nanostructures for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants	143
Photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange by Ag/TiO2/biochar composite catalysts in aqueous solutions	101
Visible-light-responsive photocatalyst based on ZnO/CdS nanocomposite for photodegradation of reactive red azo dye and ofloxacin antibiotic	97
The dawn of Ga2O3 HEMTs for high power electronics - A review	95
Review of experimental approaches for improving zT of thermoelectric materials	93
Probing of mechanical, optical and thermoelectric characteristics of double perovskites Cs2GeCl/Br6 by DFT method	89
Cobalt ferrite nanoparticles and nanocomposites: Photocatalytic, antimicrobial activity and toxicity in water treatment	89
Green synthesis of Fe-ZnO nanoparticles with improved sunlight photocatalytic performance for polyethylene film deterioration and bacterial inactivation	83
Photodegradation of methylene blue and methyl orange with CuO supported on ZnO photocatalysts: The effect of copper loading and reaction temperature	76
3D printed CuO semiconducting gas sensor for ammonia detection at room temperature	71
Advancement and challenges in MOSFET scaling	67
Effect of heat treatment on electrical and surface properties of tungsten oxide thin films grown by HFCVD technique	67
Band gaps of the solar perovskites photovoltaic CsXCl3 (X=Sn, Pb or Ge)	67
Polypyrrole and associated hybrid nanocomposites as chemiresistive gas sensors: A comprehensive review	62
Hollow direct Z‒Scheme CdS/BiVO4 composite with boosted photocatalytic performance for RhB degradation and hydrogen production	61
The influence of Ag and Cu on the electronic and optical properties of ZrO from first-principles calculations	61
Physical properties of lead-free double perovskites A2SnI6 (A= Cs, Rb) using ab-initio calculations for solar cell applications	61
Adsorption of metal atoms on MoSi2N4 monolayer: A first principles study	60
Visible-light-responsive K-doped g-C3N4/BiOBr hybrid photocatalyst with highly efficient degradation of Rhodamine B and tetracycline	60
Recent progress on photocatalytic evolution of hydrogen gas over TiO2-x-based emerging nanostructures	56
Molecularly imprinted N-doped TiO2 photocatalysts for the selective degradation of o-phenylphenol fungicide from water	54
Pristine NiCo2O4 nanorods loaded rGO electrode as a remarkable electrode material for asymmetric supercapacitors	53
Increasing oxygen vacancies at room temperature in SnO2 for enhancing ethanol gas sensing	52
Photocatalytic degradation of Congo red dye using magnetic silica-coated Ag2WO4/Ag2S as Type I heterojunction photocatalyst: Stability and mechanisms studies	52
Resistive-type VOCs and pollution gases sensor based on SnO2: A review	49

Recent advances in graphitic carbon nitride semiconductor: Structure, synthesis and applications	49
Effect of Ag on the ZnO nanoparticles properties as an ethanol vapor sensor	49
Kinetically controlled selective synthesis of Cu2O and CuO nanoparticles toward enhanced degradation of methylene blue using ultraviolet and sun light	48
Rare earth metal co-doped Zn0·9La0.05M0.05O (M = Yb, Sm, Nd) nanocrystals; energy gap tailoring, structural, photocatalytic and antibacterial studies	47
Ab initio exploration of the structural, elastic, electronic and optical properties of a new layered perovskite-type oxyﬂuoride: CsSrNb2O6F	47
First-principles investigations of Na2CuMCl6 (M = Bi, Sb) double perovskite semiconductors: Materials for green technology	46
Facile formation of SnO2–TiO2 based photoanode and Fe3O4@rGO based counter electrode for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells	45
Influence of deposition time on the properties of ZnS/p-Si heterostructures	45
Surfactant-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of Zr doped SnO2 nanoparticles with photocatalytic and supercapacitor applications	44
Investigations on effect of graphitic carbon nitride loading on the properties and electrochemical performance of g-C3N4/TiO2 nanocomposites for energy storage device applications	44
Enhanced photocatalytic characteristics and low selectivity of a novel Z-scheme Ti	42
Facile synthesis of Fe3O4/ZnO/GO photocatalysts for decolorization of acid blue 113 under solar, visible and UV lights	42
Enhanced room temperature ammonia gas sensing properties of strontium doped ZnO thin films by cost-effective SILAR method	41
Review of titanium trisulfide (TiS3): A novel material for next generation electronic and optical devices	41
A Copper(I) oxide-zinc oxide nano-catalyst hybrid: Brief characterization and study of the kinetic of its photodegradation and photomineralization activities toward methylene blue	41
Tuning the optoelectronic properties of dibenzochrysene (DBC) based small molecules for organic solar cells	41
Influence of Mg and Cu dual-doping on phytogenic synthesized ZnO for light induced antibacterial and radical scavenging activities	41
Investigations of structural, electronic and optical properties of YInO3 (Y = Rb, Cs, Fr) perovskite oxides using mBJ approximation for optoelectronic applications: A first principles study	41