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Strategic development of stable and efficient lead-free perovskite solar cells

Communications Materials
Lead-free perovskite solar cells have seen rapid growth in recent years and pose a strong contender for future photovoltaic technology due to their non-toxic behavior.
Kamal Prakash, Imtiaz Ahmed, Shaikh M. Mobin   +2 more
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The Evolution of Aerosol Jet Printing, A Review: Enhancing Material Versatility and Improvements for Next‐Generation Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Aerosol Jet Printing (AJP) has emerged as a versatile additive manufacturing technique for high‐resolution, conformal, and multi‐material printing. This review highlights advances in printable materials, substrate compatibility, post‐processing, characterization, and process innovations, while critically discussing current challenges and future ...
Chandrachur Chatterjee, Rocco Lupoi, Michael J. Gibbons   +2 more
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Performance-limiting metastable intragrain impurity nanoclusters in metal halide perovskites

Nature Communications
Impurity control in metal halide perovskite thin films is crucial for advancing the efficiency and long-term stability of perovskite solar cells. While previous efforts have mainly addressed impurities at grain boundaries and heterointerfaces, efforts ...
Weizhen Wang, Mingwei Hao, Xiaofen Li, Du Chen, Kun Zhou, Peijun Guo, Lijun Zhang, Songhua Cai, Yuanyuan Zhou   +8 more
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Turning Water Into a Tool: From Degradation Pathways to Functional Engineering in Halide Perovskites

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Water exhibits a threshold‐dependent dual role in lead halide perovskites, acting either as a degradation trigger or as a powerful tool for defect passivation, recrystallization, and structural engineering. This review discusses how controlled water‐mediated interactions govern stability, dimensionality, and optoelectronic performance, providing ...
Raphaella T. S. Gonçalves, Gabriela O. Gera, Aryane Tofanello, Jose A. Souza, Andre L. M. Freitas   +4 more
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Enhancement of Optical Properties and Stability in CsPbBr3 Using CQD and TOP Doping for Solar Cell Applications

Journal of Nanotechnology
Cesium lead bromide (CsPbBr3) nanocrystals exhibit remarkable optoelectronic properties and exceptional stability. As a result, they have garnered significant interest for their potential applications in various fields, including solar cells, light ...
Chiayee Salih Ajaj, Diyar Sadiq
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Circularly Polarized Red‐NIR Emission With High Dissymmetry Factor From Achiral [Mo6I8(OCOC2F5)6]2− Cluster Anion Embedded in a Bent‐Core Liquid Crystal Host

Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.
Associating a chiral bent core liquid crystal molecule, that self‐assembles into helical nanofilaments, with an achiral red‐NIR phosphorescent octahedral molybdenum cluster produces a hybrid material exhibiting efficient red‐NIR circularly polarized emission under UV excitation.
Jeanne Rebours, Shamima Akhter, Md Kamrul Hasan, Serge Paofai, Maria Amela‐Cortes, Marianne Estelle Prévôt, Yann Molard   +6 more
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The issues on the commercialization of perovskite solar cells

Materials Futures
Perovskite solar cells have aroused a worldwide research upsurge in recent years due to their soaring photovoltaic performance, ease of solution processing, and low cost.
Lixiu Zhang, Yousheng Wang, Xiangchuan Meng, Jia Zhang, Pengfei Wu, Min Wang, Fengren Cao, Chunhao Chen, Zhaokui Wang, Fu Yang, Xiaodong Li, Yu Zou, Xi Jin, Yan Jiang, Hengyue Li, Yucheng Liu, Tongle Bu, Buyi Yan, Yaowen Li, Junfeng Fang, Lixin Xiao, Junliang Yang, Fuzhi Huang, Shengzhong Liu, Jizhong Yao, Liangsheng Liao, Liang Li, Fei Zhang, Yiqiang Zhan, Yiwang Chen, Yaohua Mai, Liming Ding   +31 more
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Effect of Alkyl Chain Length on the Bandgap, Ferroelectric, and Photoelectric Properties of Lead‐Based Molecular Ferroelectrics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study develops a novel 2D molecular ferroelectric [C6N2H18]PbI4 with polarization enhanced photovoltaics. It systematically investigates the effect of alkylamine spacer cation chain lengths on the band gap, ferroelectric, and photoelectric properties, offering new design strategies.
Ganghua Zhang, Jinrong Wen, Ping Chen, Zhibo Chen, Pingying Tang, Dezeng Li, Jingshan Hou, Yongzheng Fang   +7 more
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Phase Diagrams and Piezoelectric Properties of Wurtzite Al1−x−yScxGdyN Heterostructural Alloys

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates ferroelectricity and piezoelectric properties improvement of quaternary wurtzite Al1−x−yScxGdyN${\rm Al}_{1-x-y}{\rm Sc}_x{\rm Gd}_y{\rm N}$ films, guided by density functional theory calculations. Wurtzite Al1−x−yScxGdyN${\rm Al}_{1-x-y}{\rm Sc}_x{\rm Gd}_y{\rm N}$ films have a high optical bandgap, enhanced piezoelectric ...
Julia L. Martin, Cheng‐Wei Lee, Nate S.P. Bernstein, Thi Nguyen, Ande Bryan, Eli Cooper, John S. Mangum, Sage R. Bauers, Andriy Zakutayev, Keisuke Yazawa, Prashun Gorai, Rebecca W. Smaha   +11 more
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Wavy‐Interlocked Stretchable Triboelectric Nanogenerators Enhanced by Liquid Metal Microflowers for Self‐Powered Wearable Motion Monitoring

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Schematic showing a stretchable triboelectric nanogenerator based on interlocked wavy architectures that uses EGaIn microflower‐embedded PVDF‐TrFE and Nylon‐6 nanofiber membranes. The multi‐petaled, electron‐rich EGaIn microflowers enhance interfacial polarization and capacitance, while the interlocked wavy architecture enlarges the effective contact ...
Qianqian Xu, Huimin Li, Hanmin Zeng, Yahui Meng, Yimeng He, Xinke Hu, Senfeng Zhao, Jianxun Zhang, Peiqiong Zhou, Kechao Zhou, Dou Zhang, Chris Bowen, Yan Zhang   +12 more
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