Crystalline materials news, September 2012

Scientists discover why cesium and rubidium enhance perovskite solar cells

Scientists have discovered why adding cesium and rubidium to halide perovskite solar cells gives them more uniform characteristics.

Materials Today Bio: First Articles Published

Strain forces growing crystals into a new dimension

The strain created by growing 2D crystals over 3D objects can be used to tailor the crystals' optoelectronic properties.

Acoustic emission

Materials Today Interview with Dr Davide Crivelli from the Politecnico di Milano about acoustic emission.

New computational method goes beyond perovskites

Engineers have developed a high-throughput computational method to design new hybrid organic-inorganic materials for solar cells and LEDs.