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Hybrid organic inorganic formate perovskites, AB(HCOO)$_3$, is a large family of compounds which exhibit variety of phase transitions and diverse properties. Some examples include (anti)ferroelectricity, ferroelasticity,…
In recent years, halide perovskite materials have been used to make high performance solar cell and light-emitting devices. However, material defects still limit device performance and stability. Here, we use synchrotron-based Bragg…
Lead (Pb) halide perovskites have achieved great success in recent years due to their excellent optoelectronic properties, which is largely attributed to the lone-pair s orbital-derived antibonding states at the valence band edge. Guided by…
Using density-functional theory calculations, we analyze the optical absorption properties of lead (Pb)-free metal halide perovskites (AB$^{2+}$X$_3$) and double perovskites (AB$^+$B$^{3+}$X$_6$) (A = Cs or monovalent organic ion, B$^{2+}$…
Low-dimensional organic-inorganic perovskites synergize the virtues of two unique classes of materials featuring intriguing possibilities for next-generation optoelectronics: they offer tailorable building blocks for atomically thin,…
Halide perovskites are currently under intense investigation due to their potential applications in optoelectronics and solar cells. Among them several crystallize in low symmetry lattice structures like trigonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic…
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The 2D/3D construction of hybrid perovskite interfaces is gaining increasing attention due to their enhanced stability towards degradation without compromising the corresponding solar cell efficiency. Much of it is due to the interfacial…
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…
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Owing to the increasing popularity of lead-based hybrid perovskites for photovoltaic (PV) applications, it is crucial to understand their defect physics and its influence on their optoelectronic properties. In this work, we simulate various…
Defects are generally regarded to have negative impacts on carrier recombination, charge-transport and ion migration in materials, which thus lower the efficiency, speed and stability of optoelectronic devices. Meanwhile, lots of efforts…
Organic-inorganic halide perovskite solar cells have attracted much attention due to their low-cost fabrication, flexibility, and high-power conversion efficiency. More recent efforts show that the reduction from three- to two-dimensions…
Metal halide perovskites possess many physical properties amenable to optoelectronic applications, whereas the realization of these potentials has been hampered by their environmental and electronic instabilities. The morphological and…
We propose Auger-like process assisted by quantum defects in metal halide perovskite quantum dots, where a charge carrier in the ground state of the quantum dot is trapped by quantum defects, resulting in another charge carrier in defect is…
Lead-halide perovskites attracted attention as materials for high-efficiency solar cells and light emitting applications. Among their attributes are solution processability, high absorbance in the visible spectral range and defect…
Hydroxyapatite (HAp) is an important component of mammal bones and teeth, being widely used in prosthetic implants. Despite the importance of HAp in medicine, several promising applications involving this material e.g. in photo-catalysis),…
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