Solar cells based on metal halide perovskites continue to approach their theoretical performance limits thanks to worldwide research efforts. Mastering the materials properties and addressing stability may allow this technology to bring profound transformations to the electric power generation industry.
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H.S. is funded by the EPSRC, UK and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 framework programme for research and innovation under grant agreement no. 653296 of the CHEOPS project. H.S. thanks P. Nayak for providing adaptations to Fig. 1c.
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Snaith, H.J. Present status and future prospects of perovskite photovoltaics. Nature Mater 17, 372–376 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-018-0071-z
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