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Title: Nanoscale characterization of halide perovskite phase stability with scanning electron microscopy
Scanning electron microscopy yields high-resolution insight into the perovskite to non-perovskite phase transformations of materials such as cesium lead iodide and formamidinium lead iodide.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2128632 2117655
PAR ID:
10640454
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Volume:
13
Issue:
33
ISSN:
2050-7488
Page Range / eLocation ID:
27301 to 27307
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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