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Materials Science
Estonia
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
62
Citations
11699
World Ranking
6587
National Ranking
2

Chemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
11501
World Ranking
8991
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Estonia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Estonia Leader Award

Overview

Kaupo Kukli is affiliated with the University of Tartu in Estonia and has a research focus primarily in the field of engineering, with extensive work in electrical and electronic engineering. Their academic contributions span several subfields including renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics and optics, as well as biomedical engineering.

Their research topics cover a diverse range of areas including electrocatalysts for energy conversion, semiconductor materials and devices, fuel cells and related materials, advanced memory and neural computing, ferroelectric and negative capacitance devices, advanced battery technologies, and digital holography and microscopy.

Frequent collaborators in Kaupo Kukli's research include Aile Tamm, Jekaterina Kozlova, Kaido Tammeveski, Arvo Kikas, and Vambola Kisand. These coauthors have contributed to numerous joint projects and publications.

They have regularly published their work in several scientific venues. Notably, these include:

  • Preprints.org
  • Nanomaterials
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Electrochimica Acta
  • Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films

Among their recent papers are:

  • Deep Deconvolution of Object Information Modulated by a Refractive Lens Using Lucy-Richardson-Rosen Algorithm, 2022, Photonics
  • Hybrid high-performance oxygen reduction reaction Fe-N-C electrocatalyst for anion exchange membrane fuel cells, 2024, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst based on Fe, Co, and nitrogen co-doped graphene-coated alumina nanofibers for Zn-air battery air electrode, 2024, Applied Surface Science
  • Lignin-Derived Precious Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Application, 2024, ACS Catalysis
  • Enhanced design of multiplexed coded masks for Fresnel incoherent correlation holography, 2023, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Atomic Layer Deposition of Oxide Thin Films with Metal Alkoxides as Oxygen Sources

    Mikko Ritala;Kaupo Kukli;Antti Rahtu;Petri I. Räisänen

  • Tailoring the dielectric properties of HfO2–Ta2O5 nanolaminates

    Kaupo Kukli;Jarkko Ihanus;Mikko Ritala;Markku Leskela

  • Atomic Layer Epitaxy Growth of Tantalum Oxide Thin Films from Ta ( OC 2 H 5 ) 5 and H 2 O

    Kaupo Kukli;Mikko Ritala;Markku Leskelä

  • Method for growing thin oxide films

    Mikko Ritala;Antti Rahtu;Markku Leskela;Kaupo Kukli

  • Controlled Growth of TaN, Ta3N5, and TaOxNy Thin Films by Atomic Layer Deposition

    Mikko Ritala;Pia Kalsi;Diana Riihelä;Kaupo Kukli

  • Properties of Ta2 O 5‐Based Dielectric Nanolaminates Deposited by Atomic Layer Epitaxy

    Kaupo Kukli;Jarkko Ihanus;Mikko Ritala;Markku Leskelä

  • Atomic Layer Deposition of Hafnium Dioxide Films from Hafnium Tetrakis(ethylmethylamide) and Water

    Kaupo Kukli;Mikko Ritala;Timo Sajavaara;Juhani Keinonen

  • Comparison of hafnium oxide films grown by atomic layer deposition from iodide and chloride precursors

    Kaupo Kukli;Mikko Ritala;Timo Sajavaara;Juhani Keinonen

  • Properties of hafnium oxide films grown by atomic layer deposition from hafnium tetraiodide and oxygen

    Kaupo Kukli;Mikko Ritala;Jonas Sundqvist;Jaan Aarik

  • Rare-earth oxide thin films for gate dielectrics in microelectronics

    Markku Leskelä;Kaupo Kukli;Mikko Ritala

  • Influence of atomic layer deposition parameters on the phase content of Ta2O5 films

    Kaupo Kukli;Kaupo Kukli;Mikko Ritala;Raija Matero;Markku Leskelä

  • Phase transformations in hafnium dioxide thin films grown by atomic layer deposition at high temperatures

    Jaan Aarik;Aleks Aidla;Hugo Mändar;Teet Uustare

  • In situ study of atomic layer epitaxy growth of tantalum oxide thin films from Ta(OC2H5)5 and H2O

    Kaupo Kukli;Jaan Aarik;Aleks Aidla;Hele Siimon

  • Atomic Layer Deposition of Titanium Oxide from TiI4 and H2O2

    Kaupo Kukli;Kaupo Kukli;Mikko Ritala;Mikael Schuisky;Markku Leskelä

  • Properties of tantalum oxide thin films grown by atomic layer deposition

    Kaupo Kukli;Jaan Aarik;Aleks Aidla;Oksana Kohan

  • Low‐Temperature Deposition of Zirconium Oxide–Based Nanocrystalline Films by Alternate Supply of Zr[OC(CH3)3]4 and H2O

    Kaupo Kukli;Kaupo Kukli;Mikko Ritala;Markku Leskelä

  • Crystallization in hafnia- and zirconia-based systems

    S. V. Ushakov;A. Navrotsky;Y. Yang;S. Stemmer

  • Atomic Layer Deposition of High-k Oxides of the Group 4 Metals for Memory Applications**

    Jaakko Niinistö;Kaupo Kukli;Kaupo Kukli;Mikko Heikkilä;Mikko Ritala

  • Development of Dielectric Properties of Niobium Oxide, Tantalum Oxide, and Aluminum Oxide Based Nanolayered Materials

    Kaupo Kukli;Kaupo Kukli;Mikko Ritala;Markku Leskelä

  • Recent developments in the MOCVD and ALD of rare earth oxides and silicates

    Anthony C. Jones;Helen C. Aspinall;Paul R. Chalker;Richard J. Potter

Frequent Co-Authors

Mikko Ritala
Mikko Ritala University of Helsinki
Markku Leskelä
Markku Leskelä University of Helsinki
Jaan Aarik
Jaan Aarik University of Tartu
Timo Sajavaara
Timo Sajavaara University of Jyväskylä
Marianna Kemell
Marianna Kemell University of Helsinki
Lauri Niinistö
Lauri Niinistö Aalto University
Juhani Keinonen
Juhani Keinonen University of Helsinki
Jun Lu
Jun Lu Zhejiang University
Anthony C. Jones
Anthony C. Jones University of Liverpool
Väino Sammelselg
Väino Sammelselg University of Tartu

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