The long-hyped materials may have found their niche
|Phoenix, Arizona|3 min read
The unusual electronic and optical properties of perovskites have long been touted as useful for improving solar cells and television screens, but these materials have never quite hit the big time. Existing approaches have hoovered up all the investment and attention, and perovskites remain confined to specialist applications.
This article appeared in the Science & technology section of the print edition under the headline “Peerless perovskites”
From the February 21st 2026 edition
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