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In this article, we will investigate the most promising perovskite applications to improve current technologies. Since their discovery 180 years ago, perovskites have been well researched, and in recent years, applications of perovskites have increased significantly due to their many useful properties.

What is a Perovskite?
First discovered in 1839, perovskite is a mineral formed of calcium, titanium and oxygen with the chemical formula CaTiO₃. Since th

Welcome to Edinburgh Instruments’ monthly blog celebrating our work in Raman, Photoluminescence, and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging. Every month we will highlight our pick for Map of the Month to show how our spectrometers can be used to reveal all the hidden secrets in your samples.

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With much of the world aiming to become completely independent of fossil fuels in the near future, there is an urgent need for alternative energy sources that produce less greenh

Photovoltaic efficiency improvements are key to improving the performance of solar cells.

The photovoltaic effect (the conversion of light to electricity) was discovered in 1839 by Edmond Becquerel, and is the foundation of solar cells. Since the 1950’s the efficiency of solar cells have increased from 4% in the 1950’s to over 20% today, and research is ongoing to further improve photovoltaic efficiency.

Using Perovskites in Solar Cells

Traditionally, in