The photovoltaics of organic–inorganic lead halide perovskite materials have shown rapid
improvements in solar cell performance, surpassing the top efficiency of semiconductor …

New photovoltaic materials have been searched for in the past decades for clean and
renewable solar energy conversion with an objective of reducing the levelized cost of …

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

Recent breakthroughs in two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals ferroelectrics have been
impressive, with a series of 2D ferroelectrics having been realized experimentally. The …

Lead halide perovskite-based solar cells have developed significantly over the past few
years and have proven to be suitable for photovoltaic applications thanks to several …

Abstract Bismuth ferrite (BiFeO 3, BFO) as one of the few single-phase room-temperature
multiferroics, has aroused ever-increasing enthusiasm in research communities during the …

The past two years have seen the unprecedentedly rapid emergence of a new class of solar
cell based on mixed organic–inorganic halide perovskites. Although the first efficient solid …

At the end of a rush lasting over half a century, in which CMOS technology has been
experiencing a constant and breathtaking increase of device speed and density, Moore's …

The photovoltaic effect in traditional p–n junctions—where ap-type material (with an excess
of holes) abuts an n-type material (with an excess of electrons)—involves the light-induced …

Abstract CH3NH3PbX3 (MAPbX3) perovskites have attracted considerable attention as
absorber materials for solar light harvesting, reaching solar to power conversion efficiencies …