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PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS

Hydrogen freedom linked to perovskite efficiency

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First-principles calculations on a prototypical hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite reveal an unexpected role for hydrogen defects in the optoelectronic properties of this material.

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Fig. 1: MAPbI3 and defects within it.

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    Leeor Kronik

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Andrew M. Rappe

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Kronik, L., Rappe, A.M. Hydrogen freedom linked to perovskite efficiency. Nat. Mater. 20, 914–915 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-021-01010-6

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