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In recent times, scientists have produced a wide range of smart materials known as “mechanoresponsive materials” (MRMs), which respond to mechanical stimuli through fluorescence, coloring, self-healing, and even self-strengthening.
Recent research by Tokyo Tech investigators indicated that a-FAPbI3, a promising solar cell material with a cubic perovskite structure that is metastable at room temperature, can be stabilized by introducing a pseudo-halide ion like thiocyanate (SCN-) into its structure.
A cubic perovskite α-formamidinium lead iodide known as 'α-FAPbI3' would be a promising solar cell material if it did not gradually turn into useless
α-FAPbI3, a promising solar cell material with a cubic perovskite structure that is metastable at room temperature, can be stabilized by introducing a pseudo-halide ion like thiocyanate (SCN–) into its structure, demonstrated by Tokyo Tech researchers in a new study. Their finding provides new insights into the stabilization of the α-phase via grain boundary and pseudo-halide engineering.
Biological cells undergo a process known as "heat stress response" when exposed to excessively high temperatures.