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Flexoelectricity is a property of all dielectric materials, where inhomogeneous strain induces electrical polarization. This effect becomes particularly prominent at the nanoscale where larger strain gradients can be obtained. While flexoelectric charges h ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2025

Engineering Symmetry Breaking Interfaces by Nanoscale Structural-Energetics in Orthorhombic Perovskite Thin Films

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The atomic configuration of phases and their interfaces is fundamental to materials design and engineering. Here, we unveil a transition metal oxide interface, whose formation is driven by energetic influences─epitaxial tensile strain versus oxygen octahed ...

2025

Texture-enhanced Mechanical Stability of Transparent Electrodes for Flexible Optoelectronics with Near-infrared Response

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Transparent electrodes with high conductivity and mechanical robustness are essential for flexible opto-electronic applications. Indium tin oxide (ITO) single layers have long been considered as unsuitable for flexible applications due to their brittleness ...

WILEY2025

Metal Doping of Strongly Confined Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals under Ambient Conditions

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Halide perovskite nanocrystals are promising materials for optoelectronic applications. Metal doping provides an avenue to boost their performance further, e.g., by enhancing light emission, or to provide additional functionalities, such as nanoscale magne ...

American Chemical Society (ACS)2025

Localized Tunneling 1D Perovskitoid Passivated Contacts for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Modules

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Interface engineering has proven to be an effective approach for passivating interfacial imperfections to mitigate non-radiative recombination, but the subpar interface quality between the perovskite and the charge transport layer has hindered advancements ...

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Optical assessment of lignin-containing nanocellulose films under extended sunlight exposure

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This study investigates the stability and UV-blocking properties of cellulose nanofibril (CNF) and TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibril (TOCNF) films, with and without lignin, under 1000 h of artificial sunlight. The literature to date provides no quantitat ...

SPRINGER2025

Computational Studies on the Stability of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Halide Lead Perovskites

Mathias Dankl

Perovskite-based solar cells are currently the most rapidly advancing photovoltaic technology but concerns about their long-term stability are still impeding full-scale commercialization. This thesis provides computational insights into some of the stabili ...

EPFL2024

Tracking deep-level defects in degrading perovskite solar cells with a multifactorial approach

Vivek Subramanian

In this work, we provide a mechanistic understanding of the degradation of perovskite solar cells in operation by focusing on methylammonium lead triiodide (CH3NH3PbI3 or MAPbI3) and tracking the evolution of electronic defects via photo-induced current tr ...

Elsevier2024

Synergistic Redox Modulation for High-Performance Nickel Oxide-Based Inverted Perovskite Solar Modules

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Bin Ding, Xianfu Zhang

Nickel oxide (NiOx)-based inverted perovskite solar cells stand as promising candidates for advancing perovskite photovoltaics towards commercialization, leveraging their remarkable stability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. However, the interfacial r ...

Wiley2024

Hydrogen-induced tunable remanent polarization in a perovskite nickelate

Michele Kotiuga

Materials with field-tunable polarization are of broad interest to condensed matter sciences and solid-state device technologies. Here, using hydrogen (H) donor doping, we modify the room temperature metallic phase of a perovskite nickelate NdNiO3 into an ...

Nature Portfolio2024

Highly dispersed nanomaterials in polymer matrix via aerosol-jet-based multi-material 3D printing

Michael James Henry Smith

Polymer-based nanocomposites emerged in the 1960s as a groundbreaking approach to advanced materials. By incorporating robust, durable, and multifunctional nanomaterials into a polymer matrix, the performance of nanocomposites has significantly surpassed t ...

Elsevier2024

Supramolecular interactions using β-cyclodextrin in controlling perovskite solar cell performance

Parnian Ferdowsi, Kevin Sivula, Jun Ho Yum, Jiyoun Seo

In the context of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), enhancing device performance often involves adding a small excess of lead iodide (PbI2) to the precursor solution. However, the presence of unreacted PbI2 can lead to accelerated degradation compromising lon ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2024

A thermotropic liquid crystal enables efficient and stable perovskite solar modules

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Bin Ding, Yong Ding

Perovskite solar cells have seen impressive progress in performance and stability, yet maintaining efficiency while scaling area remains a challenge. Here we find that additives commonly used to passivate large-area perovskite films often co-precipitate du ...

Nature Portfolio2024

Structural divergence of molecular hole selective materials for viable p-i-n perovskite photovoltaics: a comprehensive review

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Peng Gao

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have garnered significant attention within the photovoltaic research community due to their remarkable progress in just one decade. Among the device configurations, the p-i-n structured PSC offers several advantages, including ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2024

Elimination of buried interfacial voids for efficient perovskite solar cells

Bin Ding, Xianfu Zhang

Establishing optimal interfacial contact is crucial for enhancing the efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, formation of voids at buried interface of perovskite films often hinders this critical objective. Our investigation reveals that the ...

Elsevier2024

Molecular intercalation in the van der Waals antiferromagnets FePS3 and NiPS3

Bruce Normand

We have performed electrochemical treatment of the van der Waals antiferromagnetic materials FePS3 and NiPS3 with the ionic liquid EMIM-BF4, achieving significant molecular intercalation. Mass analysis of the intercalated compounds, EMIMx-FePS3 and EMIMx-N ...

Amer Physical Soc2024

Modeling friction and wear using an adaptive discrete-continuum coupling

Manon Eugénie Voisin--Leprince

When two objects slide against each other, wear and friction occur at their interface. The accumulation of wear forms what is commonly referred to as a ``third-body''. Understanding third-body evolution has significant applications in industry, where contr ...

EPFL2024

Interfacial engineering through lead binding using crown ethers in perovskite solar cells

Kevin Sivula, Jun Ho Yum, Jovana Milic, Jiyoun Seo, Yeonju Kim

In the domain of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), the imperative to reconcile impressive photovoltaic performance with lead-related issue and environmental stability has driven innovative solutions. This study pioneers an approach that not only rectifies lea ...

Elsevier2024

Mixed ionic-electronic conduction in Ruddlesden-Popper and Dion-Jacobson layered hybrid perovskites with aromatic organic spacers

Michael Graetzel, Jovana Milic, Joachim Maier, Algirdas Ducinskas

The understanding of mixed ionic-electronic conductivity in hybrid perovskites has enabled major advances in the development of optoelectronic devices based on this class of materials. While recent investigations revealed the potential of using dimensional ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2024

Band Gap Renormalization at Different Symmetry Points in Perovskites

Majed Chergui, Lijie Wang

Using ultrafast broad-band transient absorption (TA) spectroscopy of photoexcited MAPbBr3 thin films with probe continua in the visible and the mid- to deep-ultraviolet (UV) ranges, we capture the ultrafast renormalization at the fundamental gap at the R s ...

Amer Chemical Soc2024