Passivation of degradation path enables high performance perovskite nanoplatelet lasers with high operational stability

Guohui Li; Huihui Pi; Yanfu Wei; Bolin Zhou; Ya Gao; Rong Wen; Yuying Hao; Han Zhang; Beng S. Ong; Yanxia Cui

doi:10.1364/PRJ.452620

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