Volatile ammonium-driven perovskite phase reconstruction for high-performance quasi-CW lasing

Xinyang Wang; Guochao Lu; Qiuting Cai; Jing Li; Haoran Zhang; Zaishang Long; Meiyi Zhu; Yun Gao; Qingli Cao; Hanyan Huang; Xingliang Dai; Zhizhen Ye; Haiping He

doi:10.1117/1.AP.7.5.056006

Advanced Photonics, Volume. 7, Issue 5, 056006(2025)

Volatile ammonium-driven perovskite phase reconstruction for high-performance quasi-CW lasing

Xinyang Wang¹, Guochao Lu¹, Qiuting Cai¹, Jing Li^2、*, Haoran Zhang¹, Zaishang Long¹, Meiyi Zhu³, Yun Gao¹, Qingli Cao¹, Hanyan Huang¹, Xingliang Dai^1,3,4,5、*, Zhizhen Ye^1,3,4,5, and Haiping He^1,3,4,5、*

Author Affiliations

¹Zhejiang University, School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Hangzhou, China

²Zhejiang University of Technology, Science and Education Integration College of Energy and Carbon Neutralization, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Conversion and Utilization, Hangzhou, China

³Zhejiang University, Institute of Wenzhou, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Optoelectronic and Nano Materials, Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center, Wenzhou, China

⁴Shanxi‐Zheda Institute of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan, China

⁵Wenzhou Xinxin Taijing Technology Co., Wenzhou, China

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Xinyang Wang, Guochao Lu, Qiuting Cai, Jing Li, Haoran Zhang, Zaishang Long, Meiyi Zhu, Yun Gao, Qingli Cao, Hanyan Huang, Xingliang Dai, Zhizhen Ye, Haiping He, "Volatile ammonium-driven perovskite phase reconstruction for high-performance quasi-CW lasing," Adv. Photon. 7, 056006 (2025)

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Received: Mar. 27, 2025

Accepted: Jul. 24, 2025

Published Online: Aug. 19, 2025

The Author Email: Jing Li (lijing23@zjut.edu.cn), Xingliang Dai (shanfeng@zju.edu.cn), Haiping He (hphe@zju.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1117/1.AP.7.5.056006

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