2026 Edgardo Saucedo: 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	58	7746	7489	130	128	350	11082

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

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

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

344
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
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
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
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
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
Extrinsic Doping of Electrodeposited Zinc Oxide Films by Chlorine for Transparent Conductive Oxide Applications

Jean Rousset;Edgardo Saucedo;Daniel Lincot

151
Citations
ZnSe etching of Zn-rich Cu2ZnSnSe4: an oxidation route for improved solar-cell efficiency.

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

147
Citations
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

147
Citations
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

141
Citations
ZnS grain size effects on near-resonant Raman scattering: optical non-destructive grain size estimation

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

140
Citations
Antimony-based ligand exchange to promote crystallization in spray-deposited Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells.

Alex Carrete;Alexey Shavel;Xavier Fontané;Joana Montserrat

135
Citations