How to Use perovskite in a Sentence

perovskite

noun
  • And why should perovskites be able to surpass the silicon record?
    — Samuel D. Stranks, Scientific American, 1 July 2015
  • This helped ensure the perovskite also formed pyramids to catch light.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 12 July 2023
  • Until recently, little was known about how and where deep traps formed in perovskite cells.
    — Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 15 Apr. 2020
  • But perovskites emit more of the solar spectrum than does silicon.
    — New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2025
  • That may not matter for some applications if the perovskite is much cheaper to make, though.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 June 2022
  • Saule, meanwhile, is using inkjet printing to produce its own perovskite cells on thin plastic sheets.
    — The Economist, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Halide perovskites are hailed as a potential solution.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Tandem solar cells rely on perovskite to boost light absorption.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
  • To make PSCs, the perovskite film has to be heated, which helps the perovskite crystals grow.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
  • To make PSCs, the perovskite film has to be heated, which helps the perovskite crystals grow.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The materials then react to form the perovskite layer.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
  • The idea was to match the light frequency to the vibrations of the perovskite material.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The material Mike had tweaked to such dramatic effect is known as a perovskite.
    — Varun Sivaram, IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2019
  • These can damage the perovskite material, increase costs, or pose safety risks.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Previous outdoor tests on perovskite–silicon tandems, conducted by the same team, were six months long.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The cells are made of a combination of silicon and a material called a perovskite.
    — Dina Genkina, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Atoms in perovskites are normally arranged in a lattice formation.
    — Ahmad Kirmani, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2024
  • The nanocone arrays are deposited on a layer of bismuth vanadate, and these two layers are then placed on a solar cell made of perovskite.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 21 June 2016
  • Enlarge / Samples of the new perovskite photovoltaics, ready for testing.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 June 2022
  • Adding to the problems, perovskites are also not especially stable.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Our findings shed light on a remarkable aspect of perovskites – their tolerance to damage and defects.
    — Ahmad Kirmani, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2024
  • However, the tech faces a challenge in the bottom layer, where the perovskite meets the substrate or hole-transport layer.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The scaffolding around the perovskites didn’t deter from their electrical output either.
    — Molly A. Seltzer, Smithsonian, 18 Sep. 2017
  • However, attempts to do so have failed since perovskites are also susceptible to sudden changes in moisture, heat, or light.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The method allowed researchers to create highly uniform perovskite layers as thin as 10 nanometers.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
  • In any case, the researchers create a device simply by hooking up the perovskite to electrodes in a hydrogen atmosphere.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Researchers are beginning to solve those shortcomings by making perovskites that are more robust and waterproof.
    — The Economist, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Pre-seeding method Inverted perovskite solar cells are the cool younger sibling of existing solar tech.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The research could open the door to usable perovskite devices that can be produced at scale, using a process like that used to make commercial semiconductors.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Scientists have set a new efficiency record for perovskite-silicon solar cells.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Dec. 2020

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