Journal Publications


    1. R. Shikler, M.Heiblum, and V. Umansky, “Spatial correlation of ionized donors and its effect on scattering time and spin splitting in a two-dimensional electron gas”, Phys. Rev. B, 55, 15427-15430 (1997).
    2. R. Shikler, T. Meoded, N. Fried, and Y. Rosenwaks, “Potential Imaging of Operating Light Emitting Devices using Kelvin Force Microscopy”, Appl. Phys. Lett, 74, 2972-2974 (1999).
    3. R. Shikler, T. Meoded, N. Fried, B. Mishori and Y. Rosenwaks, “Two Dimensional Surface Band Structure of Operating Semiconductor Devices”, J. Appl. Phys. 86, 107-113 (1999).
    4. T. Meoded, R. Shikler, N. Fried, and Y. Rosenwaks, “Direct Measurement of Minority Carrier Diffusion Length using Atomic Force Microscopy”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 75, 2435-2437 (1999).
    5. R. Shikler, T. Meoded, N. Fried, N. Ashkenazy, and Y. Rosenwaks, “Novel application of Kelvin force microscopy”, J. Elec. Mater. 28, 1024 (1999).
    6. R. Shikler, T. Meoded, N. Fried, and Y. Rosenwaks, “Measuring Minority-Carrier Diffusion Length using a Kelvin Probe Force Microscope”, Phys. Rev. B., 61, 11041-11046, (2000).
    7. R. Shikler, and Y. Rosenwaks, “Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy Using Near-field Optical Force Sensors”, Appl. Surf. Sci., 157, 256-262 (2000).
    8. R. Shikler, and Y. Rosenwaks, “Near-Field Surface Photovoltage”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 77, 836-839, (2000).
    9. S. Saraf, R. Shikler, and Y. Rosenwaks, “Microscopic Surface Photovoltage Spectroscopy.” ,Appl. Phys. Lett., 80, 2586 (2002) .
    10. M. Lesnykh, M. Molotski, P. Urenski, R. Shikler, G. Rosenman and Y. Rosenwaks, “Scanning Probe Microscopy of Well-Defined Ferroelectric Domain Structure.” Appl. Phys. Lett.,80, 1806 (2002).
    11. G. Lubarsky, R.Shikler, N. Ashkenasy, and Y. Rosenwaks, “Quantitative evaluation of local charge trapping in dielectric stacked gate structures using Kelvin probe force microscopy” J. Vacuum. Sci. Technol. B.,20 1914 (2002).
    12. S. Sadewasser, T. Glatzel, R. Shikler, Y. Rosenwaks, M.C. Lux-Steiner, “Resolution of Kelvin probe force microscopy in ultrahigh vacuum: comparison of experiment and simulation”, Appl. Surf. Sci., 210 , 32 (2003).
    13. T. Glatzel, S. Sadewasser, R. Shikler, Y. Rosenwaks, M.C. Lux-Steiner, “Kelvin probe force microscopy on III-V semiconductors: the effect of surface defects on the local work function”, Mater. Sci. & Eng. B., B102, 138 (2003).
    14. N. Duhayon, P. Eyber, M. Fouchier, T. Clarysee, W. Vandervorst, D. Alvarez, S. Schoemann, M. Ciappa, M. Stangoni, W. Fichtner, P, Formanek, M. Kittler, V. Raineri, F. Giannazzo, D. Goghero, Y. Rosenwaks, R. Shikler, S. Saraf, S. Sadewasser, N. Barreau, T. Glatzel, M. Verheijen, S. A. Mentink , M. von Sprekelsen, T. Maltezopoulos, R. Wiesendanger, L. Hellemans, “Assessing the performance of two-dimensional dopant profiling techniques.”, J. Vacuum. Sci. Technol. B., 22, 385 (2004).
    15. Y. Rosenwaks, R. Shikler, T. Glatzel, S. Sadewasser,“Kelvin probe force microscopy of semiconductor surface defects”, Phys. Rev. B., 70, 85320 (2004).
    16. M. Chiesa, L. Bürgi, Ji-S. Kim, R. Shikler, R. H. Friend and H. Sirringhaus, “Correlation between Surface Photovoltage and Blend Morphology in Polyflourene-Based Photodiodes”, Nano Lett. 4, 559 (2005).
    17. R. Shikler, M. Chiesa, and R. H. Friend, “Photovoltaic Performance and Morphology of Polyfluorene Blends: the influence of phase separation evolution”, Macromolecules, 39, 5393 (2006).
    18. R. Shikler and R. H. Friend, “Absorption Enhancement in Polymer Photocells using Periodic structures”, J. Appl. Phys. 102, 013105 (2007).
    19. M. Korzov, R. Shikler and D. Andelman “Dreaming in Plastic”, Physics World, 29 (2008).
    20. R. Shikler and Y. Rosenwaks “Response to "Comment on 'Direct measurement of minority carriers diffusion length using Kelvin probe force microscopy' ” Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 216102 (2010).
    21. S. Linde, A. Carella and R. Shikler “New Approach for Analyzing the Vertical Structure of Polymer Thin Films Based on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering” Macromolecules 45, 1476 (2012).
    22. A. Carella, F. Borbonea, A. Rovielloa, G. Roviell, A. Tuzia, A. Kravinsky, R. Shikler, G. Cantelee, D. Ninno ”Benzodifuroxazinones, a new class of heteroacene molecules for possible applications in organic electronics: Synthesis, electronic properties and crystal structure” Dyes and Pigm. 95 116 (2012).
    23. S. Mavila, C. E. Diesendruck, S. Linde, Liron Amir, R. Shikler, N. G. Lemcoff “ Polycyclooctadiene Complexes of Rhodium(I): Direct Access to Organometallic Nanoparticles”, accepted for publication Angewandte Chemie. 52 1 (2013).
    24. M. Rumbak, I. Visloy-Fisher, R. Shikler“Broadband absorption enhancement via light trapping in periodically patterned polymeric solar cells”, J. Appl. Phys. 114 013102 (2013)
    25. S. Linde and R. Shikler “Comprehensive study of the influence of different environments on degradation processes in F8BT: Correlating optoelectronic properties with Raman measurements”, J. Appl. Phys. 114 0164506 (2013).
    26. F. Borbone, U. Caruso, M. Causä , S. Fusco, B. Panunzi, A. Roviello, R. Shikler, A. Tuzi, “Novel series of O,N,O-tridentate ligands zinc(II) complexes with high solid state PL quantum yield” Eur. J. of Inorganic Chem. 16 2695-2703 (2014).
    27. M. Argeri, F. Borbone, U. Caruso M. Causä , S. Fusco, B. Panunzi, A. Roviello, R. Shikler, A. Tuzi,“Color Tuning and Noteworthy Photoluminescence Quantum Yields in Crystalline Mono-/Dinuclear ZnII Complexes”, Eur. J. of Inorganic Chem. 34 5916-5924 (2014).
    28. F. Borbone, U. Caruso, S. Di Palma, S. Fusco, S. Nabha, B. Panunzi, R. Shikler “High Solid State Photoluminescence Quantum Yields and Effective Color Tuning in Polyvinylpyridine Based Zinc (II) Metallopolymers” Macro. Chem. Phys. 216 1516-1522 (2015)
    29. F. Borbone, U. Caruso, S. Concilio, S. Nabha, B. Panunzi, S. Piotto, R. Shikler, A. Tuzi “Mono-, Di-, and Polymeric Pyridinoylhydrazone ZnII Complexes: Structure and Photoluminescent Properties” Eur. J. of Inorganic Chem. 36, 818-825 (2016).
    30. S. K. Bhunia, S. Nandi, R. Shikler, R. Jelinek “Tuneable light-emitting carbon-dot/polymer flexible films prepared through one-pot synthesis”, Nanoscale 8, 3400-3406 (2016)
    31. S. Nabha-Barnea, N. Naman, I. Visoly-Fisher, R. Shikler “Microscopic Investigation of Degradation Processes in a Polyfluorene Blend by Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy” Macromolecules 49, 6439-6444 (2016).
    32. D. Gotlyb, R. Shikler“Size effect in organic solar cell with transparent contacts”, J. Appl. Phys. 121,045502 (2017)
    33. F. Borbone, U. Caruso, S. Concilio, S. Nabha, S.Piotto, R. Shikler, A.Tuzi, B. Panunzi “From cadmium (II)- aroylhydarone complexes to metallopolymers with enhanced photoluminescence. A structural and DFT study”, Inorg. Chimi. Acta, 458, 129-137 (2017)
    34. F. Borbone, A. Tuzi, B. Panunzi, S. Piotto, S. Concilio, R. Shikler, S. Nabha, R. Centore, “On-Off Mechano-Responsive Switching of ESIPT Luminescence in Polymorphic N-salicylidene-4-amino-2-methylbenzotriazole” Crys. Growth & Design, 17, 5517-5523 (2017)
    35. N. Wang, L. Zhan, S. Li, M. Shi, T-K. Lau, X. Lu, R. Shikler, C-Z. Li, H. Chen “Enhancement of intra-and inter-molecular π-conjugated effects for the non-fullerene acceptor to achieve high-efficiency organic solar cells with extended photoresponse range and optimized morphology”, Mater. Chem. Front. (2018)
    36. G. Capizzi, G. Lo Sciuto, C. Napoli, R. Shikler, M. Wozniak, “Optimizing the Organic Solar Cell Manufacturing Process by Means of AFM Measurements and Neural Networks”, Energies, 11, 1221 (2018)
    37. B. Panunzi, R. Diana, L. Sessa, R. Shikler, S. Nabha, A. Tuzi, U. Caruso, S. Piotto, “Solid-state highly efficient DR mono and poly-dicyano-phenylenevinylene fluorophores”, Molecules, 23, 1505 (2018).
    38. B. Panunzi, S. Concilio, R. Diana, R. Shikler, S. Nabha, S. Piotto, L. Sessa, A. Tuzi, U. Caruso, “Photophysical Properties of Luminescent Zinc (II)-Pyridinyloxadiazole Complexes and their Glassy Self-Assembly Networks”, Eur. J. of Inorganic Chem. 2018, 2709-2716 (2018)
    39. U. Caruso, B. Panunzi, R. Diana, L. Sessa, R. Shikler, S. Nabha, A. Tuzi, S. Piotto, “AIE/ACQ Effects in Two DR/NIR Emitters: A Structural and DFT Comparative Analysis”,Molecules, 23, 1947 (2018)
    40. H. Manis-Levy, T. Tempelman, N. Maman, R. Shikler, I. Visoly-Fisher, Y. Golan, G. Sarusi,“Electrical and optical characterization of extended SWIR detectors based on thin films of nano-columnar PbSe”, Infra. Phys. Technol. 96, 89-97 (2019)
    41. N. Wang, W. Yang, S. Li, M. Shi, T.-K. Lau, X. Lu, R. Shikler, C.-Z. Li, H. Chen, “A non-fullerene acceptor enables efficient P3HT-based organic solar cells with small voltage loss and thickness insensitivity”, Chine. Chem. Lett. (2019)
    42. S. Bhattacharya, R. S. Phatake, S. N. Barnea, N. Zerby, J.-J. Zhu, R. Shikler, N. G. Lemcoff, R. Jelinek, “Fluorescent Self-Healing Carbon Dot/Polymer Gels”, ACS Nano, 13, 1433-1442 (2019)
    43. R. Diana, B. Panunzi, R. Shikler, S. Nabha, U. Caruso, “Highly efficient dicyano-phenylenevinylene fluorophore as polymer dopant or zinc-driven self-assembling building block”, Inorg. Chem. Comm., 104, 145-149 (2019)
    44. R. Diana, B. Panunzi, R. Shikler, S. Nabha, U. Caruso, “A symmetrical azo-based fluorophore and the derived salen multipurpose framework for emissive layers”, Inorg. Chem. Comm., (2019)
    45. R. Avrahamy, M. Zohar, M. Auslender, Z. Fradkin, B. Milgrom, R. Shikler, S. Hava, “Upmost efficiency, few-micron-sized midwave infrared HgCdTe photodetectors”, Appl. Opt. , 58, F1-F9 (2019).
    46. D. Gotleyb, R. Shikler, “Role of the Dielectric Nature of the Transparent Contact in Charge Injection and Collection in Organic Optoelectronic Devices”, Phys. Rev. Appl., 12, 014029 (2019).
    47. R. Diana, B. Panunzi, F. Marrafino, R. Shikler, T. Caruso, U. Caruso, “The Effect of Bulky Substituents on Two π-Conjugated Mesogenic Fluorophores. Their Organic Polymers and Zinc-Bridged Luminescent Networks”, polymers, 11, 1379 (2019).
    48. G. L. Sciuto, C. Napoli, G. Capizzi, R. Shikler, “Organic solar cells defects detection by means of an elliptical basis neural network and a new feature extraction technique”, Optik, 194, 163038 (2019)

Papers in Hebrew


    1. Korzov M., Shikler R. and Andelman D. (2008) Conducting Polymers: The New Generation of Plastic Electronics Galileo (Jan. 2008)

Book Chapters


    1. Y. Rosenwaks and R. Shikler, "Nanoscale Electronic Measurements of Semicondcutors using Kelvin Probe Force Moicroscopy", NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. Vol 186 2004.
    2. Shikler R. - "Electronic surface properties of semiconductor surfaces and interfaces" In Kelvin probe force microscopy, Sascha Sadewasser and Thilo Glatzel Ed. Springer series in surface science (2012)

Conference Papers


    1. R. Shikler, T. Meoded, N. Fried, and Y. Rosenwaks, “Potential Imaging of Operating Light- Emitting Diodes using Kelvin Force Microscopy”, STM 99, Seoul 1999.
    2. T. Meoded, R. Shikler, and Y. Rosenwaks, “Direct Measurement of Minority Carrier Transport using Atomic Force Microscopy”, STM 99, Seoul 1999.
    3. R. Shikler, G. Lubarsky, and Y. Rosenwaks, “Nanometer Characterization of Semiconductors Using Kelvin probe Force Microscopy”, Proc. 9th Sde Boker Symposium on Solar Electricity Production, Sde Boker July 1999.
    4. R. Shikler and R. H. Friend “Modeling the effect of the structure of polymer photocells on their absorption spectrum” Sede Boker Symposium on Solar Energy 2009.
    5. R. Shikler “Modeling the effect of the structure of polymer photocells on their absorption spectrum” IEEEI 2008 Eilat, Israel
    6. S. Linde and R. Shikler “Degradation study of a polyfluorene F8BT: understanding organic solar cell degradation of the individual component” Sede Boker Symposium on Solar Energy 2011.
    7. M. Rumbak, R. Shikler, I. Visoly Fisher, “Light trapping in P3HT:PCBM solar cells: Towards Improved Spectrum Utilization” Sede Boker Symposium on Solar Energy 2013.
    8. D. Gotleyb, G. L. Sciuto, C. Napoli, R. Shikler, E. Tramontana, M. Wozniak “Characterisation and Modeling of Organic Solar Cells by Using Radial Basis Neural Networks”. In International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing (pp. 91-103). Springer International Publishing. (June 2016)
    9. G. L. Sciuto, F. Bonanno, G. Capizzi, D. Gotleyb, S. Linde, R. Shikler “Extraction parameters and optimization in organic solar cell by solving transcendental equations in circuital models combined with a neuroprocessing-based procedure” to be published in IEEE International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM), Anacapri, Italy (2016)
    10. G. L. Sciuto, G. Capizzi, S. Coco, R. Shikler “Geometric shape optimization of organic solar cells for efficiency enhancement by neural networks” in Lectures notes in mechanical engineering 789-796 (2016)
    11. G. L. Sciuto, G. Capizzi, D. Gotlyb, S. Linde, R. Shikler, M. Wozniak, D. Polap “Combining SVD and co-occurrence matrix information to recognize organic solar cells defects with an elliptical basis function network classifier”. In International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing. Springer International Publishing. (June 2017)
    12. S. Nabha Barnea, G. Lo Sciuto, N. Hai, R. Shikler, G. Capizzi, M. Wozniak, D. Polap “Photo-Electro Characterization and Modeling of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes by Using a Radial Basis Neural Network”, International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing 378-389 Springer 2017.
    13. G. Lo Sciuto, G. Capizzi, C. Napoli, R. Shikler, D. Polap, M. Wozniak,“Exploiting OSC Models by Using Neural Networks with an Innovative Pruning Algorithm”, International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing 711-722 Springer 2018.