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New Perovskite Material shows Early Promise as an Alternative to Silicon

Perovskite materials are gaining popularity in the photovoltaic world due to their high efficiency and low cost. Light excites electrons in the material that can then flow as electricity. “Dancing atoms in perovskite materials provide insight into how solar cells work” by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

CsPbI3 is an inorganic perovskite, a group of materials gaining popularity in the solar world due to their high efficiency and low cost. This configuration is noteworthy as stabilizing these materials has historically been a challenge.

Silicon dominates solar energy products – it is stable, cheap, and efficient at turning sunlight into electricity. Any new material taking on silicon must compete, and win, on those grounds...

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