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A molecular sieve boosts perovskite stability

Highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells are fabricated by introducing a molecular sieve which finely controls the 2D/3D heterointerface reactions.

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Fig. 1: Overview of the molecular sieve approach for boosting 2D/3D perovskite interface stability.

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Grancini, G., Sutter-Fella, C.M. A molecular sieve boosts perovskite stability. Nat. Synth 4, 1029–1030 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-025-00808-5

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