Simultaneous application of mechanical and chemical effects during materials synthesis can increase control of crystallization, but use of this strategy in preparing halide perovskite films is underexplored. Now, a method that integrates rapid chemical crystallization with mechanical shearing enables the fabrication of perovskite films with long-range crystalline order and enhanced optoelectronic properties.
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This is a summary of: Liu, H. et al. Simultaneous mechanical and chemical synthesis of long-range-ordered perovskites. Nat. Synth. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-024-00687-2 (2024).
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Coupling of mechanical and chemical effects to synthesize highly oriented perovskite films. Nat. Synth 4, 154–155 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-024-00688-1
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