journal article·2025-12-05

Centimetre-scale fullerene-free tin-based perovskite solar cells with a 14.51% certified efficiency

Tianpeng Li, Feifei He, Tao Shen, Dongsheng Yan, Zuoming Jin, Bin Li, Peilin Wang, Zhiguo Zhang, Zhi Li, Yu Pu, Liangliang Deng, Lang Qin, Wenwu Li, Yiqiang Zhan, Zhen Liu, Qiyi Fang, Yunxi Yao, Yunqi Liu, Yan Zhao, Yang Wang, Jia Liang

Nature Energy· Volume 11· Issue 2
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