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Constantinos C. Stoumpos

Constantinos C. Stoumpos

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Chemistry
Greece
2026
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Materials Science
Greece
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
97
Citations
53966
World Ranking
1180
National Ranking
2

Chemistry

D-Index
97
Citations
53956
World Ranking
1431
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Greece Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Greece Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Greece Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Greece Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Greece Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Greece Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Greece Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Greece Leader Award

Overview

Constantinos C. Stoumpos is affiliated with the University of Crete in Greece. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with significant contributions in subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Organic Chemistry.

Their work covers several main topics, notably those related to Perovskite Materials and Applications, Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Solid-state Spectroscopy and Crystallography, 2D Materials and Applications, Optical Properties and Cooling Technologies in Crystalline Materials, and Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials.

Among the recent publications, several papers include:

  • "Semiconductor physics of organic-inorganic 2D halide perovskites," 2020, published in Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Negative Pressure Engineering with Large Cage Cations in 2D Halide Perovskites Causes Lattice Softening," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Three-Dimensional Lead Iodide Perovskitoid Hybrids with High X-ray Photoresponse," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Demonstration of Energy-Resolved γ-Ray Detection at Room Temperature by the CsPbCl3 Perovskite Semiconductor," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Regulating off-centering distortion maximizes photoluminescence in halide perovskites," 2020, National Science Review

The scientist has frequently collaborated with other researchers, including Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Jacky Even, Claudine Katan, Lingling Mao, and Richard D. Schaller. These collaborations have contributed to the multidisciplinary nature of their research output.

Stoumpos's publications have appeared in various venues, with a high volume of work published in The Cambridge Structural Database, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemistry of Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Best Publications

  • Semiconducting tin and lead iodide perovskites with organic cations: phase transitions, high mobilities, and near-infrared photoluminescent properties.

    Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Christos D. Malliakas;Mercouri G. Kanatzidis

  • High-efficiency two-dimensional Ruddlesden–Popper perovskite solar cells

    Hsinhan Tsai;Hsinhan Tsai;Wanyi Nie;Jean Christophe Blancon;Constantinos C. Stoumpos

  • Lead-free solid-state organic–inorganic halide perovskite solar cells

    Feng Hao;Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Duyen Hanh Cao;Robert P. H. Chang

  • 2D Homologous Perovskites as Light-Absorbing Materials for Solar Cell Applications

    Duyen H. Cao;Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Omar K. Farha;Omar K. Farha;Joseph T. Hupp

  • Ruddlesden-Popper Hybrid Lead Iodide Perovskite 2D Homologous Semiconductors

    Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Duyen H. Cao;Daniel J. Clark;Joshua Young;Joshua Young

  • Crystal Growth of the Perovskite Semiconductor CsPbBr3: A New Material for High-Energy Radiation Detection

    Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Christos D. Malliakas;John A. Peters;Zhifu Liu

  • Anomalous Band Gap Behavior in Mixed Sn and Pb Perovskites Enables Broadening of Absorption Spectrum in Solar Cells

    Feng Hao;Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Robert P. H. Chang;Mercouri G. Kanatzidis

  • Two-Dimensional Hybrid Halide Perovskites: Principles and Promises.

    Lingling Mao;Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Mercouri G. Kanatzidis

  • Extremely efficient internal exciton dissociation through edge states in layered 2D perovskites

    Jean Christophe Robert Blancon;Hsinhan Tsai;Hsinhan Tsai;Wanyi Nie;Costas C. Stoumpos

  • Hybrid Germanium Iodide Perovskite Semiconductors: Active Lone Pairs, Structural Distortions, Direct and Indirect Energy Gaps, and Strong Nonlinear Optical Properties

    Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Laszlo Frazer;Daniel J. Clark;Yong Soo Kim;Yong Soo Kim

  • Hybrid Dion–Jacobson 2D Lead Iodide Perovskites

    Lingling Mao;Weijun Ke;Laurent Pedesseau;Yilei Wu

  • The Renaissance of Halide Perovskites and Their Evolution as Emerging Semiconductors.

    Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Mercouri G. Kanatzidis

  • Scaling law for excitons in 2D perovskite quantum wells.

    J.-C. Blancon;A. V. Stier;H. Tsai;H. Tsai;W. Nie

  • Light-induced lattice expansion leads to high-efficiency perovskite solar cells

    Hsinhan Tsai;Hsinhan Tsai;Reza Asadpour;Jean Christophe Blancon;Constantinos C. Stoumpos

  • Solvent-Mediated Crystallization of CH3NH3SnI3 Films for Heterojunction Depleted Perovskite Solar Cells

    Feng Hao;Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Peijun Guo;Nanjia Zhou

  • Air-stable molecular semiconducting iodosalts for solar cell applications: Cs2SnI6 as a hole conductor.

    Byunghong Lee;Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Nanjia Zhou;Feng Hao

  • Anharmonicity and Disorder in the Black Phases of Cesium Lead Iodide Used for Stable Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells

    Arthur Marronnier;Guido Roma;Soline Boyer-Richard;Laurent Pedesseau

  • Local Polar Fluctuations in Lead Halide Perovskite Crystals.

    Omer Yaffe;Yinsheng Guo;Liang Z. Tan;David A. Egger

  • Strong Electron–Phonon Coupling and Self-Trapped Excitons in the Defect Halide Perovskites A3M2I9 (A = Cs, Rb; M = Bi, Sb)

    Kyle M. McCall;Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Svetlana S. Kostina;Mercouri G. Kanatzidis

  • White-Light Emission and Structural Distortion in New Corrugated Two-Dimensional Lead Bromide Perovskites

    Lingling Mao;Yilei Wu;Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Michael R. Wasielewski

  • Extremely efficient internal exciton dissociation through edge-states in layered 2D perovskites for high-efficiency optoelectronic devices

    Jean-Christophe Blancon;Hsinhan Tsai;Wanyi Nie;Andreas Stier

Frequent Co-Authors

Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis Northwestern University
Jacky Even
Jacky Even University of Rennes
Hsinhan Tsai
Hsinhan Tsai University of California, Berkeley
Aditya D. Mohite
Aditya D. Mohite Rice University
Claudine Katan
Claudine Katan University of Rennes
Wanyi Nie
Wanyi Nie Los Alamos National Laboratory
Sergei Tretiak
Sergei Tretiak Los Alamos National Laboratory
Richard D. Schaller
Richard D. Schaller Argonne National Laboratory
Christos D. Malliakas
Christos D. Malliakas Northwestern University
Bruce W Wessels
Bruce W Wessels Northwestern University

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