Despite their compositional versatility, most halide double perovskites feature large band gaps. Herein, we describe a strategy for achieving small band gaps in this family of materials. The new double perovskites Cs2AgTlX6(X=Cl (
Despite their compositional versatility, most halide double perovskites feature large band gaps. Herein, we describe a strategy for achieving small band gaps in this family of materials. The new double perovskites Cs2AgTlX6(X=Cl (
- Award ID(s):
- 1708892
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10073856
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Volume:
- 57
- Issue:
- 39
- ISSN:
- 1433-7851
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 12765-12770
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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