Inorganic−organic hybrid perovskites MAPb(I
The current understanding of the crystallization, morphology evolution, and phase stability of wide‐bandgap hybrid perovskite thin films is very limited, as much of the community's focus is on lower bandgap systems. Herein, the crystallization behavior and film formation of a wide and tunable bandgap MAPbBr3
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10258864
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Solar RRL
- Volume:
- 5
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 2367-198X
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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