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Edgardo Saucedo publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Edgardo Saucedo sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 350 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Edgardo Saucedo D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Edgardo Saucedo sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Edgardo Saucedo is affiliated with the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research in Spain. Their research spans multiple specialized areas within materials science and engineering, with a significant focus on semiconductor materials and thin film technologies.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Within these broad disciplines, Saucedo's work concentrates on several subfields, such as:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Biomedical Engineering

Their research topics cover a range of subjects related to semiconductor materials and nanomaterials, including:

  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Semiconductor materials and interfaces
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials
  • Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies

Edgardo Saucedo has contributed to scientific literature with several recent papers, which include:

  • "Insights into interface and bulk defects in a high efficiency kesterite-based device" (2020), published in Energy & Environmental Science
  • "Emerging inorganic solar cell efficiency tables (version 2)" (2021), published in Journal of Physics Energy
  • "Towards Low Cost and Sustainable Thin Film Thermoelectric Devices Based on Quaternary Chalcogenides" (2022), published in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Rear Band gap Grading Strategies on Sn-Ge-Alloyed Kesterite Solar Cells" (2020), published in ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • "Atomic layer deposition of vanadium oxide films for crystalline silicon solar cells" (2021), published in Materials Advances

Their collaborations frequently involve co-authors such as:

  • Zacharie Jehl Li-Kao
  • Marcel Placidi
  • Sergio Giraldo
  • Yudania Sánchez
  • Joaquim Puigdollers

In terms of publication venues, Saucedo has a presence in a variety of journals and repositories, notably:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Solar RRL
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Best Publications

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

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

  • Multiwavelength excitation Raman scattering study of polycrystalline kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Detection of a ZnSe secondary phase in coevaporated Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin films

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Sergio Giraldo;Edgardo Saucedo;Markus Neuschitzer;Florian Oliva

  • 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

  • Raman scattering and disorder effect in Cu2ZnSnS4

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Extrinsic Doping of Electrodeposited Zinc Oxide Films by Chlorine for Transparent Conductive Oxide Applications

    Jean Rousset;Edgardo Saucedo;Daniel Lincot

  • ZnSe etching of Zn-rich Cu2ZnSnSe4: an oxidation route for improved solar-cell efficiency.

    Simón López-Marino;Yudania Sánchez;Marcel Placidi;Andrew Fairbrother

  • Optimization of CdS buffer layer for high‐performance Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells and the effects of light soaking: elimination of crossover and red kink

    Markus Neuschitzer;Yudania Sanchez;Simon López-Marino;Haibing Xie

  • Raman scattering crystalline assessment of polycrystalline Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films for sustainable photovoltaic technologies: Phonon confinement model

    M. Dimitrievska;A. Fairbrother;A. Pérez-Rodríguez;A. Pérez-Rodríguez;E. Saucedo

  • ZnS grain size effects on near-resonant Raman scattering: optical non-destructive grain size estimation

    Andrew Fairbrother;Victor Izquierdo-Roca;Xavier Fontané;Maria Ibáñez

  • Antimony-based ligand exchange to promote crystallization in spray-deposited Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells.

    Alex Carrete;Alexey Shavel;Xavier Fontané;Joana Montserrat

Frequent Co-Authors

Alejandro Pérez-Rodríguez
Alejandro Pérez-Rodríguez University of Barcelona
Victor Izquierdo-Roca
Victor Izquierdo-Roca Catalonia Energy Research Institute
Joan Ramon Morante
Joan Ramon Morante Catalonia Institute for Energy Research
Susan Schorr
Susan Schorr Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
Daniel Lincot
Daniel Lincot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Thomas Unold
Thomas Unold Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
Andreu Cabot
Andreu Cabot Catalonia Institute for Energy Research
Aron Walsh
Aron Walsh Imperial College London
Susanne Siebentritt
Susanne Siebentritt University of Luxembourg
Jordi Arbiol
Jordi Arbiol Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

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