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Chemistry D-index 42 Citations 6,867 163 World Ranking 11804 National Ranking 3246

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1990 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Electron
  • Oxygen

Kirthi Tennakone focuses on Chemical engineering, Photochemistry, Photoelectrochemical cell, Dye-sensitized solar cell and Photocurrent. His Chemical engineering research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Phenol, Oxide, Optics and Crystallite. His work investigates the relationship between Crystallite and topics such as Tin oxide that intersect with problems in Adsorption.

His Photochemistry research incorporates themes from Layer, Zinc, Pigment and Semiconductor. His studies examine the connections between Dye-sensitized solar cell and genetics, as well as such issues in Nanocrystalline material, with regards to Inorganic chemistry, Thin film, Hybrid solar cell, Quantum dot solar cell and Titanium dioxide. His Photocurrent research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Solar cell, Deposition and Energy conversion efficiency.

His most cited work include:

  • A dye-sensitized nano-porous solid-state photovoltaic cell (358 citations)
  • An efficient dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical solar cell made from oxides of tin and zinc (232 citations)
  • Dye-Sensitized Solid-State Solar Cells: Use of Crystal Growth Inhibitors for Deposition of the Hole Collector (207 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Inorganic chemistry, Photochemistry, Optoelectronics, Semiconductor and Photoelectrochemical cell. His Inorganic chemistry research integrates issues from Photocatalysis, Catalysis, Hydrogen, Oxide and Aqueous solution. As a part of the same scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Oxide, focusing on Chemical engineering and, on occasion, Tin oxide and Dye-sensitized solar cell.

His study on Photochemistry also encompasses disciplines like

  • Solar cell, which have a strong connection to Doping,
  • Photocathode and related Methyl violet. His Optoelectronics research includes elements of Thin film and Optics. His study focuses on the intersection of Photoelectrochemical cell and fields such as Nanocrystalline material with connections in the field of Ruthenium and Electron.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Inorganic chemistry (37.86%)
  • Photochemistry (30.58%)
  • Optoelectronics (16.50%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2021)?

  • Optoelectronics (16.50%)
  • Solar cell (10.68%)
  • Chemical engineering (12.14%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Kirthi Tennakone spends much of his time researching Optoelectronics, Solar cell, Chemical engineering, Dye-sensitized solar cell and Semiconductor. Kirthi Tennakone interconnects Porosity, Surface and Irradiation in the investigation of issues within Optoelectronics. In his work, Scanning electron microscope, Sheet resistance, Nanotechnology and Photocurrent is strongly intertwined with Band gap, which is a subfield of Solar cell.

The Chemical engineering study combines topics in areas such as Martian, Ionic liquid, Tin oxide, Activated carbon and Carbon. His Dye-sensitized solar cell research incorporates elements of Yield, Zinc and Oxide. His Semiconductor study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Electron mobility, Energy conversion efficiency, Quantum dot, Photochemistry and Nano crystalline.

Between 2009 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • TiO2 Surface Treatment Effects by Mg2+, Ba2+, and Al3+ on Sb2S3 Extremely Thin Absorber Solar Cells (89 citations)
  • Novel Method to Improve Performance of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells Based on Quasi-solid Gel-Polymer Electrolytes (14 citations)
  • Activated coconut shell charcoal based counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells (12 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen
  • Electron

His main research concerns Inorganic chemistry, Thiocyanate, Chemical engineering, Optoelectronics and Thin film. His Inorganic chemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Doping, Dopant, Iodine, Excess iodine and Ethylene carbonate. His work deals with themes such as Electron mobility, Exciton, Semiconductor, Photochemistry and Casting, which intersect with Thiocyanate.

Within one scientific family, Kirthi Tennakone focuses on topics pertaining to Tin oxide under Chemical engineering, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Crystallite, Molar absorptivity and Passivation. Many of his research projects under Optoelectronics are closely connected to Fabrication with Fabrication, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. Kirthi Tennakone works mostly in the field of Thin film, limiting it down to concerns involving Auxiliary electrode and, occasionally, Dye-sensitized solar cell.

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Best Publications

A dye-sensitized nano-porous solid-state photovoltaic cell

K Tennakone;G R R A Kumara;A R Kumarasinghe;K G U Wijayantha.
Semiconductor Science and Technology (1995)

595 Citations

An efficient dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical solar cell made from oxides of tin and zinc

K. Tennakone;G. R. R. A. Kumara;I. R. M. Kottegoda;V. P. S. Perera.
Chemical Communications (1999)

344 Citations

Dye-Sensitized Solid-State Solar Cells: Use of Crystal Growth Inhibitors for Deposition of the Hole Collector

G. R. A. Kumara;A. Konno;K. Shiratsuchi;J. Tsukahara.
Chemistry of Materials (2002)

303 Citations

Dye-sensitized solar cell with the hole collector p-CuSCN deposited from a solution in n-propyl sulphide

G.R.R.A Kumara;A Konno;G.K.R Senadeera;P.V.V Jayaweera.
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (2001)

297 Citations

A solid-state photovoltaic cell sensitized with a ruthenium bipyridyl complex

K Tennakone;G R R A Kumara;I R M Kottegoda;K G U Wijayantha.
Journal of Physics D (1998)

274 Citations

Fabrication of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Triethylamine Hydrothiocyanate as a CuI Crystal Growth Inhibitor

G. R. A. Kumara;S. Kaneko;and M. Okuya;K. Tennakone.
Langmuir (2002)

264 Citations

Shiso leaf pigments for dye-sensitized solid-state solar cell

G.R.A. Kumara;S. Kaneko;M. Okuya;B. Onwona-Agyeman.
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (2006)

207 Citations

Enhanced Efficiency of a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Made from MgO-Coated Nanocrystalline SnO2

Kirthi Tennakone;Jayasundara Bandara;Priyangi Konara Mudiyanselage Bandaranayake;Gamaralalage Rajanya Asoka Kumara.
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (2001)

196 Citations

Dye-sensitized solid state photovoltaic cell based on composite zinc oxide/tin (IV) oxide films

K Tennakone;V P S Perera;I R M Kottegoda;G R R A Kumara.
Journal of Physics D (1999)

182 Citations

Recombination processes in dye-sensitized solid-state solar cells with CuI as the hole collector

V.P.S. Perera;K. Tennakone.
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (2003)

175 Citations

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