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Analysis of the role of A-cations in lead-free A3SbI3 (A = Ba, Sr, Ca) perovskite solar cells

Md. Harun-Or-Rashid, Lamia Ben Farhat, Ameni Brahmia, Mustafa K. A. Mohammed, Md. Azizur Rahman, Ahmed Azzouz-Rached, Md. Ferdous Rahman

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