Two-dimensional MXenes improve perovskite solar cell efficiency
Modified metal-carbide flakes incorporated into existing perovskite solar cells could make perovskite cells a commercially viable part of green energy solutions
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Amanda Carr is a PhD student contributor to Physics World. Amanda is a PhD candidate at Stony Brook University in the US. She is studying self-stratification in nanoparticle films using novel X-ray scattering techniques under the direction of Surita Bhatia and graphene-polymer adhesion and manipulation under the direction of Matthew Eisaman. When she's not thinking about chemistry, Amanda likes to spend time with her wife, work on her Jeep and play ukulele.
Modified metal-carbide flakes incorporated into existing perovskite solar cells could make perovskite cells a commercially viable part of green energy solutions
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