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A dense phase of a post-layered perovskite Sr3Co2O6 was created by a high-pressure and high-temperature synthetic route and quenched to ambient conditions. The structure of Sr3Co2O6 was determined by synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction.…
We report the (111) facet-engineered cubic phase SnO2 (C-SnO2) as a novel electron transport layer (ETL) for triple-cation mixed-halide Cs0.05(FA0.83MA0.17)0.95Pb(I0.83Br0.17)3 perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The C-SnO2 layer was prepared…
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting offers an elegant approach for solar energy conversion into hydrogen fuel. Large-scale hydrogen production requires stable and efficient photoelectrodes and scalable PEC cells that are fitted for…
An idealized high entropy oxide is characterized by perfect chemical disorder and perfect positional order. In this work, we investigate the extent to which short-range order (SRO) and local structural distortions impede that idealized…
This manuscript presents a working model linking chemical disorder and transport properties in correlated-electron perovskites with high-entropy formulations and a framework to actively design them. We demonstrate this new learning in…
We have investigated the structure of Co$_2$CO$_3$(OH)$_2$ using Density Functional Theory (DFT) simulations as well as Powder X-Ray Diffraction (PXRD) measurements on samples synthesized via deposition from aqueous solution. We consider…
The complex perovskite Pb2CoTeO6 (PCTO) has been prepared as polycrystalline powders by solid state reaction route, and the crystal structure and magnetic properties have been investigated using a combination of X-ray and neutron powder…
A series of composites based on (100-x)wt.%Ce0.9Pr0.1O2-{\delta}-xwt.%Pr0.6Ca0.4FeO3-{\delta} (x = 25, 40 and 50) doped with the cheap and abundant alkaline earth metal Ca2+ at the A-site has been successfully designed and fabricated. The…
Epitaxial III-V semiconductor heterostructures are key components in modern microelectronics, electro-optics and optoelectronics. With superior semiconducting properties, halide perovskite materials are rising as promising candidates for…
La-Co-Ni oxides were fabricated in the form of thin-film materials libraries by combinatorial reactive co-sputtering and analyzed for structural and functional properties over large compositional ranges: normalized to the metals of the film…
It is shown that producing PrBaCo2O5 and Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3 nanoparticle by a scalable synthesis method leads to high mass activities for the oxygen evolution reaction with outstanding improvements by 10 and 50 times, respectively,…
Thin (approximately 10 nm) oxide buffer layers grown over lead-halide perovskite device stacks are critical for protecting the perovskite against mechanical and environmental damage. However, the limited perovskite stability restricts the…
Halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) offer high efficiency and low costs, making them key for future photovoltaics. Optimizing charge transport layers is crucial, with porous TiO$_2$ widely used as electron transport layers (ETL) due to its…
Hybrid organic/inorganic perovskites have emerged as efficient semiconductor materials for applications in photovoltaic solar cells with conversion efficiency above 20 \%. Recent experiments have synthesized ultra-thin two-dimensional (2D)…
Next-generation low-cost semiconductors such as halide perovskites exhibit optoelectronic properties dominated by nanoscale variations in their structure, composition and photophysics. While microscopy provides a proxy for ultimate device…
Organic-inorganic halide perovskite solar cells have recently attracted much attention due to their low-cost fabrication, flexibility, and high-power conversion efficiency. The reduction from three- to two-dimension (2D) promises an…
The mechanical properties of hybrid perovskite materials are important for device flexibility, resistance to fracture, epitaxial growth, surface energetics of quantum dots, and induction or relief of stress in thin films due to thermal…
Methylammonium lead iodide (CH3NH3PbI3) perovskite solar cell has produced a remarkable breakthrough in the photovoltaic history of solar cell technology because of its outstanding device based performance as a light-harvesting…
Vacancy-ordered double perovskites K2SnX6 (X = I, Br, Cl) attract significant research interest due to their potential application as light-absorbing materials in perovskite solar cells. However, a deep insight into their material…
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are the most promising technology for advancing current photovoltaic performance. However, the main challenge for their practical deployment and commercialization is their operational stability, affected by…