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Systematic computational investigation of pressure-driven innovations in the physical characteristics of LaGaO3 perovskite oxide for next-generation solar cells: a DFT and SCAPS-1D study

Muhammad Adnan Samhi, Shafaat Hussain Mirza, Muhammad Waqas Yousuf, Salah Knani, Amna Parveen

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 60· Issue 38
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