journal article·2026-02-06

Buried 2D/3D heterojunction in n–i–p perovskite solar cells through solid-state ligand-exchange reaction

Qiangqiang Zhao, Bingqian Zhang, Wei Hui, Kun Gao, Hongpei Ji, Xiuhong Sun, Xiaopeng Feng, Cheng Peng, Kaiyu Wang, Caiyun Gao, Chenyang Zhang, Han Wang, Qi Zhang, Zhenhuang Su, Xiao Wang, Li Wang, Shuping Pang, Stefaan De Wolf, Kai Wang

Nature Energy· Volume 11· Issue 4
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