2026 Celso de Mello Donegá: 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	66	5275	5104	67	61	202	18163

Overview

Celso de Mello Donegá is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and is active in research fields related to materials science and engineering. Their work encompasses a variety of specialized topics within these disciplines, illustrating a focus on nanoscale materials and their properties.

The primary fields of study for this researcher are:

Materials Science
Engineering

The subfields of study highlight more specific domains within the broader fields:

Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

The main topics covered in Celso de Mello Donegá's research include:

Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Perovskite Materials and Applications
Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Among recent scientific contributions, the following papers stand out:

"Fröhlich interaction dominated by a single phonon mode in CsPbBr3", 2021, published in Nature Communications
"Extended Nucleation and Superfocusing in Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystal Synthesis", 2021, published in Nano Letters
"Luminescent Colloidal InSb Quantum Dots from In Situ Generated Single-Source Precursor", 2020, published in ACS Nano
"Unusual Spectral Diffusion of Single CuInS₂ Quantum Dots Sheds Light on the Mechanism of Radiative Decay", 2021, published in Nano Letters
"Magic-Size Semiconductor Nanostructures: Where Does the Magic Come from?", 2022, published in ACS Materials Au

Frequent publication venues for this researcher include:

ACS Nano
Nano Letters
Solar RRL
Nature Communications
ACS Materials Au

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

Daniël Vanmaekelbergh
P. Tim Prins
Freddy T. Rabouw
Serena Busatto
Chenghui Xia

Best Publications

Spectroscopic properties and design of highly luminescent lanthanide coordination complexes

G.F de Sá;O.L Malta;C de Mello Donegá;A.M Simas

1868
Citations
Synthesis and properties of colloidal heteronanocrystals

Celso de Mello Donegá

858
Citations
Highly Emissive Divalent Ion Doped Colloidal CsPb1–xMxBr3 Perovskite Nanocrystals through Cation Exchange

Ward van der Stam;Jaco J. Geuchies;Thomas Altantzis;Karel H. W. van den Bos

723
Citations
Physicochemical evaluation of the hot-injection method, a synthesis route for monodisperse nanocrystals.

Celso de Mello Donegá;Peter Liljeroth;Daniel Vanmaekelbergh

646
Citations
Luminescent Solar Concentrators - A review of recent results

Wilfried G.J.H.M. van Sark;Keith W.J. Barnham;Lenneke H. Slooff;Amanda J. Chatten

615
Citations
Quantum dots with a paramagnetic coating as a bimodal molecular imaging probe

Willem J. M. Mulder;Rolf Koole;Ricardo J. Brandwijk;Gert Storm

587
Citations
Highly Luminescent Water-Soluble CdTe Quantum Dots

Sander F. Wuister;Ingmar Swart;Floris Van Driel;Stephen G. Hickey

567
Citations
Photooxidation and Photobleaching of Single CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots Probed by Room-Temperature Time-Resolved Spectroscopy

Wilfried G. J. H. M. van Sark;Patrick L. T. M. Frederix;and Dave J. Van den Heuvel;Hans C. Gerritsen

504
Citations
Single-step synthesis to control the photoluminescence quantum yield and size dispersion of CdSe nanocrystals

Celso de Mello Donegá;Stephen G. Hickey;Sander F. Wuister;and Daniel Vanmaekelbergh

476
Citations
Size- and temperature-dependence of exciton lifetimes in CdSe quantum dots

C. de Mello Donegá;M. Bode;A. Meijerink

443
Citations
High-Temperature Luminescence Quenching of Colloidal Quantum Dots

Yiming Zhao;Charl Riemersma;Francesca Pietra;Rolf Koole

440
Citations
On the Incorporation Mechanism of Hydrophobic Quantum Dots in Silica Spheres by a Reverse Microemulsion Method

Rolf Koole;Matti M. van Schooneveld;Jan Hilhorst;Celso de Mello Donegá

373
Citations
Electronic coupling and exciton energy transfer in CdTe quantum-dot molecules.

Rolf Koole;Peter Liljeroth;Celso De Mello Donega;Daniël Vanmaekelbergh

300
Citations
Direct Observation of Electron-to-Hole Energy Transfer in CdSe Quantum Dots

Euan Hendry;Euan Hendry;Mattijs Koeberg;Mattijs Koeberg;F. Wang;H. Zhang

294
Citations
Size Dependence of the Spontaneous Emission Rate and Absorption Cross Section of CdSe and CdTe Quantum Dots

Celso de Mello Donegá;Rolf Koole

272
Citations
Experimental and theoretical emission quantum yield in the compound Eu(thenoyltrifluoroacetonate)3.2(dibenzyl sulfoxide)

O.L. Malta;H.F. Brito;J.F.S. Menezes;F.R. Gonçalves e Silva

242
Citations
Non-radiative relaxation processes of the Pr3+ ion in solids

C. De Mello Donegá;A. Meijerink;G. Blasse

234
Citations
Tailoring ZnSe-CdSe colloidal quantum dots via cation exchange: from core/shell to alloy nanocrystals.

Esther Groeneveld;Leon Witteman;Merel Lefferts;Xiaoxing Ke

210
Citations
Temperature antiquenching of the luminescence from capped CdSe quantum dots.

Sander F. Wuister;Arie van Houselt;Celso de Mello Donegá;Daniël Vanmaekelbergh

187
Citations
Luminescence Temperature Antiquenching of Water-Soluble CdTe Quantum Dots: Role of the Solvent

Sander F Wuister;Celso de Mello Donegá;Andries Meijerink

184
Citations
Electronic Coupling and Exciton Energy Transfer in CdTe Quantum-Dot Molecules [J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 10436−10441].

Rolf Koole;Peter Liljeroth;Celso de Mello Donegá;and Daniël Vanmaekelbergh

5
Citations
Single‐Step Synthesis to Control the Photoluminescence Quantum Yield and Size Dispersion of CdSe Nanocrystals.

Celso de Mello Donega;Stephen G. Hickey;Sander F. Wuister;Daniel Vanmaekelbergh

2
Citations