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Switzerland
2026

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Materials Science

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103
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Shaik M. Zakeeruddin is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research is primarily focused within the fields of engineering and materials science, with significant contributions to electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, polymers and plastics, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

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

  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research

Among recent publications are several notable papers:

  • "Pseudo-halide anion engineering for α-FAPbI3 perovskite solar cells" (2021), published in Nature
  • "Consensus statement for stability assessment and reporting for perovskite photovoltaics based on ISOS procedures" (2020), published in Nature Energy
  • "Vapor-assisted deposition of highly efficient, stable black-phase FAPbI 3 perovskite solar cells" (2020), published in Science
  • "Low-loss contacts on textured substrates for inverted perovskite solar cells" (2023), published in Nature
  • "Hydroxamic acid pre-adsorption raises the efficiency of cosensitized solar cells" (2022), published in Nature

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

  • Michaël Grätzel
  • Felix T. Eickemeyer
  • Anders Hagfeldt
  • Ursula Röthlisberger
  • Michael Gräetzel

Their work is often published in leading venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Best Publications

  • Porphyrin-Sensitized Solar Cells with Cobalt (II/III)–Based Redox Electrolyte Exceed 12 Percent Efficiency

    Aswani Yella;Hsuan-Wei Lee;Hoi Nok Tsao;Chenyi Yi

  • Cesium-containing triple cation perovskite solar cells: improved stability, reproducibility and high efficiency

    Michael Saliba;Taisuke Matsui;Ji Youn Seo;Konrad Domanski

  • Incorporation of rubidium cations into perovskite solar cells improves photovoltaic performance

    Michael Saliba;Taisuke Matsui;Taisuke Matsui;Konrad Domanski;Ji-Youn Seo

  • Engineering of Efficient Panchromatic Sensitizers for Nanocrystalline TiO2-Based Solar Cells

    Mohammad K. Nazeeruddin;Peter Péchy;Thierry Renouard;Shaik M. Zakeeruddin

  • Pseudo-halide anion engineering for α-FAPbI3 perovskite solar cells.

    Jaeki Jeong;Jaeki Jeong;Minjin Kim;Jongdeuk Seo;Haizhou Lu

  • Polymer-templated nucleation and crystal growth of perovskite films for solar cells with efficiency greater than 21%

    Dongqin Bi;Chenyi Yi;Jingshan Luo;Jean-David Décoppet

  • A stable quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell with an amphiphilic ruthenium sensitizer and polymer gel electrolyte.

    Peng Wang;Shaik M. Zakeeruddin;Jacques E. Moser;Mohammad K. Nazeeruddin

  • Efficient luminescent solar cells based on tailored mixed-cation perovskites

    Dongqin Bi;Wolfgang Tress;M Ibrahim Dar;Peng Gao

  • Perovskite solar cells with CuSCN hole extraction layers yield stabilized efficiencies greater than 20

    Neha Arora;M. Ibrahim Dar;Alexander Hinderhofer;Norman Pellet

  • A vacuum flash-assisted solution process for high-efficiency large-area perovskite solar cells.

    Xiong Li;Dongqin Bi;Chenyi Yi;Jean-David Décoppet

  • Entropic stabilization of mixed A-cation ABX3 metal halide perovskites for high performance perovskite solar cells

    Chenyi Yi;Jingshan Luo;Simone Meloni;Ariadni Boziki

  • Highly Efficient Light-Harvesting Ruthenium Sensitizer for Thin-Film Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

    Chia Yuan Chen;Mingkui Wang;Jheng Ying Li;Nuttapol Pootrakulchote

  • Understanding the rate-dependent J–V hysteresis, slow time component, and aging in CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar cells: the role of a compensated electric field

    W. Tress;N. Marinova;T. Moehl;S. M. Zakeeruddin

  • Enhance the optical absorptivity of nanocrystalline TiO2 film with high molar extinction coefficient ruthenium sensitizers for high performance dye-sensitized solar cells

    Feifei Gao;Yuan Wang;Dong Shi;Jing Zhang

  • Gelation of Ionic Liquid-Based Electrolytes with Silica Nanoparticles for Quasi-Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

    Peng Wang;Shaik M. Zakeeruddin;Pascal Comte;Ivan Exnar

  • Highly efficient planar perovskite solar cells through band alignment engineering

    Juan Pablo Correa Baena;Ludmilla Steier;Wolfgang Tress;Michael Saliba

  • High-Efficiency Organic-Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Controlled by Nanocrystalline-TiO2 Electrode Thickness

    Seigo Ito;Shaik M. Zakeeruddin;Robin Humphry-Baker;Paul Liska

  • Improved performance and stability of perovskite solar cells by crystal crosslinking with alkylphosphonic acid ω-ammonium chlorides.

    Xiong Li;M. Ibrahim Dar;Chenyi Yi;Jingshan Luo

  • Acid-Base Equilibria of (2,2'-Bipyridyl-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid)ruthenium(II) Complexes and the Effect of Protonation on Charge-Transfer Sensitization of Nanocrystalline Titania.

    Md. K. Nazeeruddin;S. M. Zakeeruddin;R. Humphry-Baker;M. Jirousek

  • Dye-sensitized solar cells for efficient power generation under ambient lighting

    Marina Freitag;Marina Freitag;Joël Teuscher;Yasemin Saygili;Xiaoyu Zhang

  • Correlation between Photovoltaic Performance and Impedance Spectroscopy of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Ionic Liquids

    Francisco Fabregat-Santiago;Juan Bisquert;Emilio Palomares;Luis Otero

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Grätzel
Michael Grätzel École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Anders Hagfeldt
Anders Hagfeldt Uppsala University
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Jacques-E. Moser
Jacques-E. Moser École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
M. Ibrahim Dar
M. Ibrahim Dar University of Cambridge
Mingkui Wang
Mingkui Wang Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Jingshan Luo
Jingshan Luo Nankai University
Pascal Comte
Pascal Comte École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Daniel Prochowicz
Daniel Prochowicz Polish Academy of Sciences
Michael Saliba
Michael Saliba University of Stuttgart

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