OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing is 46. 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Recent progress on visible-light-driven metal and non-metal doped ZnO nanostructures for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants	178
Review of experimental approaches for improving zT of thermoelectric materials	115
Cobalt ferrite nanoparticles and nanocomposites: Photocatalytic, antimicrobial activity and toxicity in water treatment	111
The dawn of Ga2O3 HEMTs for high power electronics - A review	109
Visible-light-responsive photocatalyst based on ZnO/CdS nanocomposite for photodegradation of reactive red azo dye and ofloxacin antibiotic	107
Green synthesis of Fe-ZnO nanoparticles with improved sunlight photocatalytic performance for polyethylene film deterioration and bacterial inactivation	95
Advancement and challenges in MOSFET scaling	91
Photodegradation of methylene blue and methyl orange with CuO supported on ZnO photocatalysts: The effect of copper loading and reaction temperature	88
Microwave assisted green synthesis of p-type Co3O4@Mesoporous carbon spheres for simultaneous degradation of dyes and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction	88
3D printed CuO semiconducting gas sensor for ammonia detection at room temperature	85
Physical properties of lead-free double perovskites A2SnI6 (A= Cs, Rb) using ab-initio calculations for solar cell applications	80
Band gaps of the solar perovskites photovoltaic CsXCl3 (X=Sn, Pb or Ge)	76
Polypyrrole and associated hybrid nanocomposites as chemiresistive gas sensors: A comprehensive review	74
Adsorption of metal atoms on MoSi2N4 monolayer: A first principles study	73
Recent progress on photocatalytic evolution of hydrogen gas over TiO2-x-based emerging nanostructures	73
Effect of heat treatment on electrical and surface properties of tungsten oxide thin films grown by HFCVD technique	70
First-principles investigations of Na2CuMCl6 (M = Bi, Sb) double perovskite semiconductors: Materials for green technology	67
Photocatalytic degradation of Congo red dye using magnetic silica-coated Ag2WO4/Ag2S as Type I heterojunction photocatalyst: Stability and mechanisms studies	64
The influence of Ag and Cu on the electronic and optical properties of ZrO from first-principles calculations	64
Hollow direct Z‒Scheme CdS/BiVO4 composite with boosted photocatalytic performance for RhB degradation and hydrogen production	63
Resistive-type VOCs and pollution gases sensor based on SnO2: A review	62
Ab initio exploration of the structural, elastic, electronic and optical properties of a new layered perovskite-type oxyﬂuoride: CsSrNb2O6F	61
Recent advances in graphitic carbon nitride semiconductor: Structure, synthesis and applications	61
Challenges in material processing and reliability issues in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs on silicon wafers for future RF power electronics & switching applications: A critical review	59
Kinetically controlled selective synthesis of Cu2O and CuO nanoparticles toward enhanced degradation of methylene blue using ultraviolet and sun light	58

Effect of Ag on the ZnO nanoparticles properties as an ethanol vapor sensor	56
Structural, optoelectronic and thermoelectric properties of Cs-based fluoroperovskites CsMF3 (M= Ge, Sn or Pb)	55
Rare earth metal co-doped Zn0·9La0.05M0.05O (M = Yb, Sm, Nd) nanocrystals; energy gap tailoring, structural, photocatalytic and antibacterial studies	54
Influence of deposition time on the properties of ZnS/p-Si heterostructures	53
Gas sensing based on organic composite materials: Review of sensor types, progresses and challenges	53
Tuning the optoelectronic and thermoelectric characteristics of narrow bandgap Rb2AlInX6(X= Cl, Br, I) double perovskites: A DFT study	53
Investigations on effect of graphitic carbon nitride loading on the properties and electrochemical performance of g-C3N4/TiO2 nanocomposites for energy storage device applications	53
Structural, elastic, thermodynamic, electronic, optical and thermoelectric properties of MgLu2X4 (X= S, Se) spinel compounds from ab-initio calculations	52
Effect of fluorine doping on the structural, optical, and electrical properties of spray deposited Sb2O3 thin films	51
Defective perovskites Cs2SeCl6 and Cs2TeCl6 as novel high temperature potential thermoelectric materials	50
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	50
Facile formation of SnO2–TiO2 based photoanode and Fe3O4@rGO based counter electrode for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells	49
Influence of Mg and Cu dual-doping on phytogenic synthesized ZnO for light induced antibacterial and radical scavenging activities	48
Facile synthesis of Fe3O4/ZnO/GO photocatalysts for decolorization of acid blue 113 under solar, visible and UV lights	48
Enhanced dielectric and piezoelectric properties of Fe-doped ZnO/PVDF-TrFE composite films	47
Modeling structural, elastic, electronic and optical properties of ternary cubic barium based fluoroperovskites MBaF3 (M = Ga and In) compounds based on DFT	47
Influence of heat treatment on H2S gas sensing features of NiO thin films deposited via thermal evaporation technique	47
Fabrication of low-cost and fast-response visible photodetector based on ZnS:Mn/p-Si heterojunction	47
Review of titanium trisulfide (TiS3): A novel material for next generation electronic and optical devices	46
Poly(eriochrome black T) modified electrode for electrosensing of methdilazine	46
Effect of RF sputtering power and vacuum annealing on the properties of AZO thin films prepared from ceramic target in confocal configuration	46