2026 Francesco Priolo: 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	68	4767	4615	62	59	523	21934

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Overview

Francesco Priolo is affiliated with the University of Catania in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with notable contributions in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics including:

Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Nanowire Synthesis and Applications
Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence
Advanced battery technologies research
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication

Frequent publication venues for Francesco Priolo include:

Nanomaterials
Materials Advances
Scientific Reports
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Applied Surface Science

Recent research papers authored or co-authored by Francesco Priolo are:

High intrinsic activity of the oxygen evolution reaction in low-cost NiO nanowall electrocatalysts, 2020, Materials Advances
Physical insights into alkaline overall water splitting with NiO microflowers electrodes with ultra-low amount of Pt catalyst, 2022, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Investigating the charge-discharge behaviour of Ni(OH)2 nanowalls, 2020, Applied Surface Science
New Hybrid Light Harvesting Antenna Based on Silicon Nanowires and Metal Dendrimers, 2020, Advanced Optical Materials
Ultrasensitive Electrochemical Impedance Detection of Mycoplasma agalactiae DNA by Low-Cost and Disposable Au-Decorated NiO Nanowall Electrodes, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

S. Mirabella
Antonio Alessio Leonardi
Alessia Irrera
Maria José Lo Faro
Mario Urso

Best Publications

Optical gain in silicon nanocrystals

L. Pavesi;L. Dal Negro;C. Mazzoleni;G. Franzò

3207
Citations
Silicon nanostructures for photonics and photovoltaics

Francesco Priolo;Tom Gregorkiewicz;Matteo Galli;Thomas F. Krauss

1056
Citations
Room‐temperature electroluminescence from Er‐doped crystalline Si

G. Franzò;F. Priolo;S. Coffa;A. Polman

498
Citations
Crystal grain nucleation in amorphous silicon

Corrado Spinella;Salvatore Lombardo;Francesco Priolo

466
Citations
Light Emitting Silicon for Microphotonics

Stefano Ossicini;Lorenzo Pavesi;Francesco Priolo

433
Citations
Role of the energy transfer in the optical properties of undoped and Er-doped interacting Si nanocrystals

Francesco Priolo;Giorgia Franzò;Domenico Pacifici;Vincenzo Vinciguerra

414
Citations
Formation and evolution of luminescent Si nanoclusters produced by thermal annealing of SiOx films

Fabio Iacona;Corrado Bongiorno;Corrado Spinella;Simona Boninelli

412
Citations
Excitation and nonradiative deexcitation processes of Er 3 + in crystalline Si

Francesco Priolo;Giorgia Franzò;Salvatore Coffa;Alberto Carnera

393
Citations
Will silicon be the photonic material of the third millenium

L Pavesi

391
Citations
Temperature dependence and quenching processes of the intra-4f luminescence of Er in crystalline Si.

S. Coffa;S. Coffa;G. Franzò;F. Priolo;A. Polman

369
Citations
The excitation mechanism of rare-earth ions in silicon nanocrystals

G. Franzò;V. Vinciguerra;F. Priolo

344
Citations
Electroluminescence of silicon nanocrystals in MOS structures

G. Franzò;A. Irrera;E.C. Moreira;M. Miritello

337
Citations
Role of the interface region on the optoelectronic properties of silicon nanocrystals embedded in SiO 2

Nicola Daldosso;M. Luppi;S. Ossicini;E. Degoli

329
Citations
The erbium‐impurity interaction and its effects on the 1.54 μm luminescence of Er3+ in crystalline silicon

F. Priolo;G. Franzò;S. Coffa;A. Polman

309
Citations
Modeling and perspectives of the Si nanocrystals-Er interaction for optical amplification

Domenico Pacifici;Giorgia Franzo;Francesco Priolo;Fabio Iacona

275
Citations
Ion-beam-induced epitaxial crystallization and amorphization in silicon

Francesco Priolo;Emanuele Rimini

259
Citations
Quantum confinement and recombination dynamics in silicon nanocrystals embedded in Si/SiO2 superlattices

Vincenzo Vinciguerra;Giorgia Franzò;Francesco Priolo;Fabio Iacona

257
Citations
Electroluminescence at 1.54 μm in Er-doped Si nanocluster-based devices

F. Iacona;D. Pacifici;A. Irrera;M. Miritello

255
Citations
Mechanism and performance of forward and reverse bias electroluminescence at 1.54 μm from Er-doped Si diodes

Giorgia Franzò;Salvatore Coffa;Francesco Priolo;Corrado Spinella

245
Citations
Sensitizing properties of amorphous Si clusters on the 1.54-μm luminescence of Er in Si-rich SiO2

G. Franzò;S. Boninelli;D. Pacifici;F. Priolo

226
Citations
Optical gain in silicon nanocrystals

Lorenzo Pavesi;Luca Dal Negro;Massimo Cazzanelli;Georg Pucker

3
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