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Unlocking the lead-free new all inorganic cubic halide perovskites of Ba3MI3 (M = P, As, Sb) with efficiency above 29%

Md. Monirul Islam, Md. Ferdous Rahman, Md. Hafizur Rahman, Mutasem Z. Bani-Fwaz, Rahul Pandey, Md. Harun-Or-Rashid

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 59· Issue 48
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