Inexpensive material compresses light, paving the way for photonic microcircuits in the terahertz range

A two-dimensional lamellar crystal composed of atomically thin layers of lead iodide (PbI2) could be used to manufacture a ...
C&EN

Chemistry in Pictures: Lead into gold

These crystals of lead iodide formed from a mixture of lead nitrate and potassium iodide. Yiping Zhang, of Xiamen University prepared the fine, flaky crystals by mixing the reagents in boiling water ...
pv magazine International

Perovskite solar cell based on lead iodide treated with 4-fluorobenzylamine achieves 23.62% efficiency

An international research team has fabricated a perovskite solar cell that reportedly shows lower non-radiative recombination and defect state density. “Our study introduces an innovative lead iodide ...
Nature

Microscopic Mechanisms, Morphology, and Defect Formation in the Thermally Activated Crystallization of Methylammonium Lead Iodide

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...
pv magazine International

How to recycle methylammonium lead iodide from perovskite solar cells

A German research team at Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy, Jülich Institute for Energy, has reported success with the recovery of every layer of a planar methylammonium lead ...