Triple-cation perovskite solar cells for visible light communications

Natalie A. Mica; Rui Bian; Pavlos Manousiadis; Lethy K. Jagadamma; Iman Tavakkolnia; Harald Haas; Graham A. Turnbull; Ifor D. W. Samuel

doi:10.1364/PRJ.393647

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