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Ioannis Spanopoulos is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their primary research field is Materials Science, with a specific focus on Materials Chemistry. They have contributed extensively to subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, as well as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics central to materials science and its applications. Main research themes include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

Spanopoulos has published a significant number of papers related to perovskite materials, which are notable for their applications in energy and radiation detection. Recent publications include:

  • "CsPbBr3 perovskite detectors with 1.4% energy resolution for high-energy γ-rays" (2020, Nature Photonics)
  • "Triple-Cation and Mixed-Halide Perovskite Single Crystal for High-Performance X-ray Imaging" (2021, Advanced Materials)
  • "Conventional Solvent Oxidizes Sn(II) in Perovskite Inks" (2020, ACS Energy Letters)
  • "Two-dimensional perovskitoids enhance stability in perovskite solar cells" (2024, Nature)
  • "Recent Development of Halide Perovskite Materials and Devices for Ionizing Radiation Detection" (2023, Chemical Reviews)

These publications are featured in high-impact journals, showcasing a concentration in both fundamental materials characterization and applied perovskite research.

Spanopoulos frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, who have contributed significantly alongside them. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
  • Jacky Even
  • Mikaël Képénékian
  • Eugenia S. Vasileiadou
  • Qing Tu

The scholar's work is published regularly in several notable venues, with the highest number of publications in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Chemistry of Materials
  • ACS Energy Letters

This publication pattern reflects a balanced expertise in crystallographic databases, chemistry, and applied materials science.

Best Publications

  • MOF Crystal Chemistry Paving the Way to Gas Storage Needs: Aluminum-Based soc-MOF for CH4, O2, and CO2 Storage.

    Dalal Alezi;Youssef Belmabkhout;Mikhail Suyetin;Prashant M. Bhatt

  • Enhanced photovoltaic performance and stability with a new type of hollow 3D perovskite {en}FASnI3

    Weijun Ke;Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Menghua Zhu;Lingling Mao

  • CsPbBr3 perovskite detectors with 1.4% energy resolution for high-energy γ-rays

    Yihui He;Matthew Petryk;Zhifu Liu;Daniel G. Chica

  • Myths and reality of HPbI3 in halide perovskite solar cells.

    Weijun Ke;Ioannis Spanopoulos;Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Mercouri G. Kanatzidis

  • Triple-Cation and Mixed-Halide Perovskite Single Crystal for High-Performance X-ray Imaging

    Yucheng Liu;Yucheng Liu;Yunxia Zhang;Xuejie Zhu;Jiangshan Feng

  • Efficient Lead-Free Solar Cells Based on Hollow {en}MASnI3 Perovskites

    Weijun Ke;Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Ioannis Spanopoulos;Lingling Mao

  • Uniaxial Expansion of the 2D Ruddlesden–Popper Perovskite Family for Improved Environmental Stability

    Ioannis Spanopoulos;Ido Hadar;Weijun Ke;Qing Tu

  • Compositional and Solvent Engineering in Dion–Jacobson 2D Perovskites Boosts Solar Cell Efficiency and Stability

    Weijun Ke;Lingling Mao;Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Justin Hoffman

  • Conjugated Organic Cations Enable Efficient Self-Healing FASnI3 Solar Cells

    Chenxin Ran;Weiyin Gao;Jingrui Li;Jun Xi

  • Conventional Solvent Oxidizes Sn(II) in Perovskite Inks

    Makhsud I. Saidaminov;Ioannis Spanopoulos;Jehad Abed;Weijun Ke

  • Two-dimensional Perovskitoids Enhance Stability in Perovskite Solar Cells.

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  • Reticular Synthesis of HKUST-like tbo-MOFs with Enhanced CH4 Storage

    Ioannis Spanopoulos;Constantinos Tsangarakis;Emmanuel Klontzas;Emmanuel Tylianakis

  • Recent Development of Halide Perovskite Materials and Devices for Ionizing Radiation Detection.

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  • Dopant-Free Tetrakis-Triphenylamine Hole Transporting Material for Efficient Tin-Based Perovskite Solar Cells

    Weijun Ke;Pragya Priyanka;Sureshraju Vegiraju;Constantinos C. Stoumpos

  • Unraveling the Chemical Nature of the 3D "hollow" Hybrid Halide Perovskites

    Ioannis Spanopoulos;Weijun Ke;Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Emily C. Schueller

  • A Straight Forward Route for the Development of Metal–Organic Frameworks Functionalized with Aromatic −OH Groups: Synthesis, Characterization, and Gas (N2, Ar, H2, CO2, CH4, NH3) Sorption Properties

    Ioannis Spanopoulos;Pantelis Xydias;Christos D. Malliakas;Pantelis N. Trikalitis

  • Diammonium Cations in the FASnI3 Perovskite Structure Lead to Lower Dark Currents and More Efficient Solar Cells

    Weijun Ke;Constantinos C. Stoumpos;Ioannis Spanopoulos;Michelle Chen

  • Improved Environmental Stability and Solar Cell Efficiency of (MA,FA)PbI3 Perovskite Using a Wide-Band-Gap 1D Thiazolium Lead Iodide Capping Layer Strategy

    Lili Gao;Lili Gao;Ioannis Spanopoulos;Weijun Ke;Sheng Huang

  • Cation Engineering in Two-Dimensional Ruddlesden-Popper Lead Iodide Perovskites with Mixed Large A-Site Cations in the Cages.

    Yongping Fu;Xinyi Jiang;Xiaotong Li;Boubacar Traore

  • Insight on the Stability of Thick Layers in 2D Ruddlesden-Popper and Dion-Jacobson Lead Iodide Perovskites.

    Eugenia S. Vasileiadou;Bin Wang;Ioannis Spanopoulos;Ido Hadar

  • Reticular Chemistry at Its Best: Directed Assembly of Hexagonal Building Units into the Awaited Metal-Organic Framework with the Intricate Polybenzene Topology, pbz-MOF.

    Dalal Alezi;Ioannis Spanopoulos;Constantinos Tsangarakis;Aleksander Shkurenko

  • Narrow-Bandgap Mixed Lead/Tin-Based 2D Dion-Jacobson Perovskites Boost the Performance of Solar Cells.

    Weijun Ke;Cong Chen;Ioannis Spanopoulos;Lingling Mao

  • Ethylenediammonium-Based "hollow" Pb/Sn Perovskites with Ideal Band Gap Yield Solar Cells with Higher Efficiency and Stability

    Weijun Ke;Ioannis Spanopoulos;Qing Tu;Ido Hadar

Frequent Co-Authors

Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis Northwestern University
Weijun Ke
Weijun Ke Wuhan University
Vinayak P. Dravid
Vinayak P. Dravid Northwestern University
Constantinos C. Stoumpos
Constantinos C. Stoumpos University of Crete
Chris Wolverton
Chris Wolverton Northwestern University
Jacky Even
Jacky Even University of Rennes
Yubo Luo
Yubo Luo Nanyang Technological University
Aditya D. Mohite
Aditya D. Mohite Rice University
Christos D. Malliakas
Christos D. Malliakas Northwestern University
George E. Froudakis
George E. Froudakis University of Crete

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