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Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 46, Issue 5, 052804(2025)

Polyamino acid-mediated crystallization and crystal stabilization in perovskite for efficient and stable photovoltaic devices

Chaoyang Wu¹, Chao Wang¹, Feifan Chen¹, Xinhe Dong¹, Jiajiu Ye³, and Haiying Zheng^1,2、*

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¹Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China

²School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China

³Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China

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Chaoyang Wu, Chao Wang, Feifan Chen, Xinhe Dong, Jiajiu Ye, Haiying Zheng. Polyamino acid-mediated crystallization and crystal stabilization in perovskite for efficient and stable photovoltaic devices[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2025, 46(5): 052804

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Mar. 28, 2025

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Published Online: Jun. 4, 2025

The Author Email: Haiying Zheng (HYZheng)

DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/25030040

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