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Perovskite solar cells: Different facets of performance

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The electronic properties of halide perovskites vary significantly between crystalline grains, but the impact of this heterogeneity on solar cell performance is unclear. Now, this variability is shown to limit the photovoltaic properties of solar cells, and its origins are linked to differing properties between crystal facets.

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Figure 1: Schematic of nanoscale current and voltage mapping.
Figure 2: Heterogeneity in hybrid perovskites probed optically.

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  1. Giles E. Eperon and David S. Ginger are in the Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, USA.,

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Eperon, G., Ginger, D. Perovskite solar cells: Different facets of performance. Nat Energy 1, 16109 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nenergy.2016.109

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