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April 11, 2016

Perovskite solar-cell absorbers improved by giving them a squeeze
Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 07, 2016
Solar cells made of artificial metallic crystalline structures called perovskites have shown great promise in recent years. Now Stanford University scientists have found that applying pressure can change the properties of these inexpensive materials and how they respond to light. "Our results suggest that we can increase the voltages of perovskite solar cells by applying external pressure," said Hemamala Karunadasa, an assistant professor of chemistry at Stanford. "We also observed a dramatic incr ... read more

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