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Title: Reliably obtaining white light from layered halide perovskites at room temperature

Addition of bromide to 2D lead-chloride perovskites appears to be a general and reliable strategy for obtaining white light at room temperature from 2D perovskites, regardless of templating effects of the organic cations.

 
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Award ID(s):
1904443
PAR ID:
10476262
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Chemical Science
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Chemical Science
Volume:
13
Issue:
34
ISSN:
2041-6520
Page Range / eLocation ID:
9973 to 9979
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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