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Heinz von Seggern 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 Heinz von Seggern sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 279 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heinz von Seggern 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 Heinz von Seggern sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Heinz von Seggern is affiliated with the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany, where their research is focused primarily within the field of engineering. Their published work contributes to various subfields including biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, and biomaterials.

Themes central to von Seggern's research encompass advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, dielectric materials and actuators, innovative energy harvesting technologies, high voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena, energy harvesting in wireless networks, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, and nanomaterials and printing technologies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by von Seggern include:

  • "Biodegradable cellular polylactic acid ferroelectrets with strong longitudinal and transverse piezoelectricity," 2020, Applied Physics Letters
  • "High performance fluorinated polyethylene propylene ferroelectrets with an air-filled parallel-tunnel structure," 2020, Smart Materials and Structures
  • "Biodegradable and Bioabsorbable Polylactic Acid Ferroelectrets with Prominent Piezoelectric Activity," 2023, Advanced Electronic Materials
  • "Cantilever-based ferroelectret energy harvesting," 2020, Applied Physics Letters
  • "Highly Efficient Piezoelectrets through Ultra-Soft Elastomeric Spacers," 2021, Polymers

Von Seggern frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, including:

  • Mario Kupnik
  • G. M. Sessler
  • Xiaoqing Zhang
  • Sergey Zhukov
  • Omar Ben Dali

Their work appears predominantly in journals such as Applied Physics Letters, IET Nanodielectrics, Advanced Electronic Materials, IEEE Sensors Journal, and Smart Materials and Structures.

Best Publications

  • Light-emitting field-effect transistor based on a tetracene thin film.

    Aline Hepp;Holger Heil;Wieland Weise;Marcus Ahles

  • Luminescence properties of nanocrystalline Y2O3:Eu3+ in different host materials

    R. Schmechel;M. Kennedy;H. von Seggern;H. Winkler

  • Mechanisms of injection enhancement in organic light-emitting diodes through an Al/LiF electrode

    H. Heil;J. Steiger;S. Karg;M. Gastel

  • Physical model of photostimulated luminescence of x-ray irradiated BaFBr:Eu2+

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  • Confinement of CdSe Nanoparticles Inside MCM‐41

    H. Parala;H. Winkler;M. Kolbe;A. Wohlfart

  • Position-sensitive detector system OBI for High Resolution X-Ray Powder Diffraction using on-site readable image plates

    M Knapp;V Joco;C Baehtz;H.H Brecht

  • Electronic traps in organic transport layers

    Roland Schmechel;Heinz von Seggern

  • Photostimulable x-ray storage phosphors: a review of present understanding

    Heinz von Seggern

  • A pentacene ambipolar transistor: Experiment and theory

    Roland Schmechel;Marcus Ahles;Heinz von Seggern

  • Light emission from a polymer transistor

    Marcus Ahles;Aline Hepp;Roland Schmechel;Heinz von Seggern

  • Highly efficient energy transfer to a novel organic dye in OLED devices

    A. Hepp;G. Ulrich;R. Schmechel;H. von Seggern

  • Dynamics of polarization reversal in virgin and fatigued ferroelectric ceramics by inhomogeneous field mechanism

    Sergey Zhukov;Yuri A. Genenko;Ofer Hirsch;Julia Glaum

  • n-type organic field-effect transistor based on interface-doped pentacene

    Marcus Ahles;Roland Schmechel;Heinz von Seggern

  • Order induced charge carrier mobility enhancement in columnar liquid crystal diodes.

    Juliana Eccher;Gregório C. Faria;Harald Bock;Heinz von Seggern

  • Quantum-Confined Gallium Nitride in MCM-41

    H. Winkler;A. Birkner;V. Hagen;I. Wolf

  • Identification of TSC peaks and surface-voltage stability in Teflon FEP

    Heinz von Seggern

  • Universal Polarization Switching Behavior of Disordered Ferroelectrics

    Yuri A. Genenko;Sergey Zhukov;Sergey V. Yampolskii;Jörg Schütrumpf

  • Creation of photostimulable centers in BaFBr:Eu2+ single crystals by vacuum ultraviolet radiation.

    H. H. Rüter;H. v. Seggern;R. Reininger;V. Saile

  • Nondestructive Laser Method for Measuring Charge Profiles in Irradiated Polymer Films

    Gerhard M. Sessler;James E. West;Reimund Gerhard-Multhaupt;Heinz von Seggern

  • Pentacene field-effect transistors with sub-10-nm channel lengths

    Liang Wang;Daniel Fine;Taeho Jung;Debarshi Basu

  • Thermal Evaporation versus Spin-Coating: Electrical Performance in Columnar Liquid Crystal OLEDs

    Juliana Eccher;Juliana Eccher;Wojciech Zajaczkowski;Gregório C. Faria;Harald Bock

  • Influence of intensive light exposure on polymer field-effect transistors

    J. Ficker;H. von Seggern;H. Rost;W. Fix

  • Complementary inverter based on interface doped pentacene

    Marcus Ahles;Roland Schmechel;Heinz von Seggern

  • Charge-carrier trapping in polyfluorene-type conjugated polymers

    A. Kadashchuk;R. Schmechel;H. von Seggern;U. Scherf

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerhard M. Sessler
Gerhard M. Sessler Technical University of Darmstadt
Matthias Rehahn
Matthias Rehahn Technical University of Darmstadt
Mario Kupnik
Mario Kupnik Technical University of Darmstadt
Albrecht Winnacker
Albrecht Winnacker University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Torsten Granzow
Torsten Granzow Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Ananth Dodabalapur
Ananth Dodabalapur The University of Texas at Austin
Bai-Xiang Xu
Bai-Xiang Xu Technical University of Darmstadt
Andreas Klein
Andreas Klein Technical University of Darmstadt
Jürgen Rödel
Jürgen Rödel Technical University of Darmstadt
Michele Muccini
Michele Muccini National Research Council (CNR)

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