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Perovskites under the Sun

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Mixed-halide organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites are reported to display electron–hole diffusion lengths over 1 μm. This observation provides important insight into the charge-carrier dynamics of this class of semiconductors and increases the expectations for highly efficient and cheap solar cells.

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Figure 1: Crystal structure.
Figure 2: Architectures of perovskite solar cells.

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  1. Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen, 9747, AG, The Netherlands

    Maria Antonietta Loi & Jan C. Hummelen

  2. Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen, 9747, AG, The Netherlands

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Antonietta Loi, M., Hummelen, J. Perovskites under the Sun. Nature Mater 12, 1087–1089 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3815

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