Searching for novel functional materials represents an important direction in the research
and development of renewable energy. Due to their unique structural and compositional …

Ferroelectric materials, because of their robust spontaneous electrical polarization, are
widely used in various applications. Recent advances in modelling, synthesis and …

Metal halide perovskites have revolutionized the field of solution-processable photovoltaics.
Within just a few years, the power conversion efficiencies of perovskite-based solar cells …

Abstract Bismuth ferrite (BiFeO 3, BFO) as one of the few single-phase room-temperature
multiferroics, has aroused ever-increasing enthusiasm in research communities during the …

Low-toxic bismuth-based perovskites are prepared for the possible replacement of lead
perovskite in solar cells. The perovskites have a hexagonal crystalline phase and light …

Among the different types of multiferroic compounds, bismuth ferrite (BiFeO 3; BFO) stands
out because it is perhaps the only one being simultaneously magnetic and strongly …

There are only few semiconducting materials that have been shaping the progress of third
generation photovoltaic cells as much as perovskites. Although they are deceivingly simple …

This review provides a detailed overview of the energy harvesting technologies associated
with piezoelectric materials along with the closely related sub-classes of pyroelectrics and …

Ferroelectrics have recently attracted attention as a candidate class of materials for use in
photovoltaic devices, and for the coupling of light absorption with other functional …

Ferroelectrics carry a switchable spontaneous electric polarization. This polarization is
usually coupled to strain, making ferroelectrics good piezoelectrics. When coupled to …