Green fabrication of stable lead-free bismuth based perovskite solar cells using a non-toxic solvent

Jain, Sagar; Edvinsson, Tomas; Durrant, James

doi:10.1038/s42004-019-0195-3

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Green fabrication of stable lead-free bismuth based perovskite solar cells using a non-toxic solvent

Sagar Jain, Tomas Edvinsson, James Durrant

Communications Chemistry, Volume: 2, Issue: 1

Swansea University Authors: Sagar Jain, James Durrant

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The very fast evolution in certified efficiency of lead-halide organic-inorganic perovskite solar cells to 24.2%, on par and even surpassing the record for polycrystalline silicon solar cells (22.3%), bears the promise of a new era in photovoltaics and revitalisation of thin film solar cell technolo...

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Green fabrication of stable lead-free bismuth based perovskite solar cells using a non-toxic solvent

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