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Methylammonium Lead Trihalide Perovskite Solar Cell Semiconductors Are Not Organometallic: A Perspective
Author(s) -
Varadwaj Pradeep R.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
helvetica chimica acta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.74
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1522-2675
pISSN - 0018-019X
DOI - 10.1002/hlca.201700090
Subject(s) - trihalide , chemistry , perovskite (structure) , nanotechnology , solar cell , perovskite solar cell , engineering physics , organic chemistry , physics , materials science , optoelectronics , halide
Methylammonium lead trihalide perovskite solar cells (CH 3 NH 3 PbY 3 , where Y = I (3 − x ) Br x = 1 – 3 , I (3 − x ) Cl x = 1 – 3 , Br (3 − x ) Cl x = 1 – 3 , and IBrCl) are photonic semiconducting materials. Researches on various fundamental and technological aspects of these materials are extensively on‐going to make them stable environmentally and for commercialization. Research studies addressing these materials as organometallic are massively and repeatedly appearing in reputable and high‐profile peer‐reviewed journal publications ( viz . Energy and Environmental Science , Nature Chemistry , Nature Communication , Advanced Materials , Science , ACS Nano , ACS Energy Letters , and in many other chemistry and materials based international journals). Herein, I candidly addresses the question: whether should scientists in the perovskite and nanomaterials science communities refer CH 3 NH 3 PbY 3 , as well as other perovskite derivatives falling into the same category, as organometallic?