The manipulation of magnetic properties by an electric field in magnetoelectric multiferroic
materials has driven significant research activity, with the goal of realizing their …

There are only few semiconducting materials that have been sha** the progress of third
generation photovoltaic cells as much as perovskites. Although they are deceivingly simple …

Organolead trihalide perovskite (OTP) materials are emerging as naturally abundant
materials for low-cost, solution-processed and highly efficient solar cells,,,,,,,,. Here, we show …

Ferroelectrics are a class of materials that possess a variety of interactions between
electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties that have enabled a wealth of functionalities …

Low-toxic bismuth-based perovskites are prepared for the possible replacement of lead
perovskite in solar cells. The perovskites have a hexagonal crystalline phase and light …

Semiconductor p–n junctions provide rectification behaviour and act as building blocks in
many electronic devices. However, the typical junction configuration restricts the potential …

Ferroelectric materials, because of their robust spontaneous electrical polarization, are
widely used in various applications. Recent advances in modelling, synthesis and …

Ferroelectrics have recently attracted attention as a candidate class of materials for use in
photovoltaic devices, and for the coupling of light absorption with other functional …

This review provides a detailed overview of the energy harvesting technologies associated
with piezoelectric materials along with the closely related sub-classes of pyroelectrics and …

In conventional solid-state photovoltaics, electron–hole pairs are created by light absorption
in a semiconductor and separated by the electric field spaning a micrometre-thick depletion …