2026 Alejandro Pérez-Rodríguez: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	69	4723	4571	76	74	359	14452

Overview

Alejandro Pérez-Rodríguez is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions in subfields such as materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, biomedical engineering, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
Machine Learning in Materials Science
Semiconductor materials and interfaces
Solar cell performance optimization

Notable recent publications authored or co-authored by Alejandro Pérez-Rodríguez include:

"Carbon quantum dots by submerged arc discharge in water: Synthesis, characterization, and mechanism of formation," 2021, Journal of Applied Physics
"Insights into interface and bulk defects in a high efficiency kesterite-based device," 2020, Energy & Environmental Science
"Rear Band gap Grading Strategies on Sn-Ge-Alloyed Kesterite Solar Cells," 2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials
"Transition-Metal Oxides for Kesterite Solar Cells Developed on Transparent Substrates," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
"Visual temperature sensor and luminescent thermometer based on the complex Tb/Eu-TPTZ incorporated in transparent PMMA film," 2020, Sensors and Actuators A Physical

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Víctor Izquierdo-Roca
Maxim Guc
Robert Fonoll-Rubio
Edgardo Saucedo
Marcel Placidi

Their work has been published extensively in venues such as:

Solar RRL
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications
Advanced Energy Materials

Best Publications

Progress and Perspectives of Thin Film Kesterite Photovoltaic Technology: A Critical Review

Sergio Giraldo;Zacharie Jehl;Marcel Placidi;Victor Izquierdo-Roca

439
Citations
Multiwavelength excitation Raman scattering study of polycrystalline kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films

M. Dimitrievska;A. Fairbrother;X. Fontané;T. Jawhari

344
Citations
Influence of average size and interface passivation on the spectral emission of Si nanocrystals embedded in SiO2

B. Garrido Fernandez;M. López;C. Garcı́a;A. Pérez-Rodrı́guez

332
Citations
Development of a selective chemical etch to improve the conversion efficiency of Zn-rich Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells.

Andrew Fairbrother;Eric García-Hemme;Victor Izquierdo-Roca;Xavier Fontané

315
Citations
In-depth resolved Raman scattering analysis for the identification of secondary phases: Characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 layers for solar cell applications

X. Fontané;L. Calvo-Barrio;V. Izquierdo-Roca;E. Saucedo

303
Citations
Raman analysis of monoclinic Cu2SnS3 thin films

Dominik M. Berg;Rabie Djemour;Levent Gütay;Susanne Siebentritt

302
Citations
Detection of a ZnSe secondary phase in coevaporated Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin films

Alex Redinger;Katja Hönes;Xavier Fontané;Victor Izquierdo-Roca

281
Citations
Vibrational properties of stannite and kesterite type compounds: Raman scattering analysis of Cu2(Fe,Zn)SnS4

X. Fontané;V. Izquierdo-Roca;E. Saucedo;S. Schorr

279
Citations
On the formation mechanisms of Zn-rich Cu2ZnSnS4 films prepared by sulfurization of metallic stacks

Andrew Fairbrother;Xavier Fontané;Victor Izquierdo-Roca;Moises Espíndola-Rodríguez

258
Citations
Large Efficiency Improvement in Cu2ZnSnSe4 Solar Cells by Introducing a Superficial Ge Nanolayer

Sergio Giraldo;Markus Neuschitzer;Thomas Thersleff;Simón López‐Marino

231
Citations
Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting of Hematite Multilayer Nanowires Photoanode with Tuning Surface State via Bottom-up Interfacial Engineering

PengYi Tang;PengYi Tang;HaiBing Xie;Carles Ros;LiJuan Han

224
Citations
Inhibiting the absorber/Mo-back contact decomposition reaction in Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells: the role of a ZnO intermediate nanolayer

Simón López-Marino;Marcel Placidi;Amador Pérez-Tomás;Jordi Llobet

223
Citations
How small amounts of Ge modify the formation pathways and crystallization of kesterites

Sergio Giraldo;Edgardo Saucedo;Markus Neuschitzer;Florian Oliva

215
Citations
Composition Control and Thermoelectric Properties of Quaternary Chalcogenide Nanocrystals: The Case of Stannite Cu2CdSnSe4

Maria Ibáñez;Doris Cadavid;Reza Zamani;Reza Zamani;Nuria García-Castelló

194
Citations
Influence of compositionally induced defects on the vibrational properties of device grade Cu2ZnSnSe4 absorbers for kesterite based solar cells

Mirjana Dimitrievska;Andrew Fairbrother;Edgardo Saucedo;Alejandro Pérez-Rodríguez;Alejandro Pérez-Rodríguez

183
Citations
Raman scattering and disorder effect in Cu2ZnSnS4

M. Y. Valakh;O. F. Kolomys;S. S. Ponomaryov;V. O. Yukhymchuk

181
Citations
Elucidation of the surface passivation role on the photoluminescence emission yield of silicon nanocrystals embedded in SiO2

M. López;B. Garrido;C. Garcı́a;P. Pellegrino

176
Citations
Impact of Sn(S,Se) Secondary Phases in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells: a Chemical Route for Their Selective Removal and Absorber Surface Passivation

Haibing Xie;Yudania Sánchez;Simón López-Marino;Moisés Espíndola-Rodríguez

166
Citations
Carbon quantum dots by submerged arc discharge in water: Synthesis, characterization, and mechanism of formation

F. J. Chao-Mujica;L. Garcia-Hernández;S. Camacho-López;M. Camacho-López

165
Citations
Rapid annealing of reactively sputtered precursors for Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells

Jonathan J. Scragg;Tove Ericson;Xavier Fontané;Victor Izquierdo‐Roca

163
Citations
Secondary phases dependence on composition ratio in sprayed Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films and its impact on the high power conversion efficiency

O. Vigil-Galán;M. Espíndola-Rodríguez;Maykel Courel;X. Fontané

151
Citations