Pressure-induced robust emission in a zero-dimensional hybrid metal halide (C9NH20)6Pb3Br12

Mengting Chen; Songhao Guo; Kejun Bu; Sujin Lee; Hui Luo; Yiming Wang; Bingyan Liu; Zhipeng Yan; Hongliang Dong; Wenge Yang; Biwu Ma; Xujie Lü

doi:10.1063/5.0058821

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