Emerging Perovskite Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Diverse Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Perovskite is a calcium titanium oxide mineral with the crystal structure of ABX₃. Any materials having a similar crystal structure of CaTiO₃ are known as perovskite-structured materials. From the discovery of perovskite minerals in the 18^th century, numerous perovskite-structured materials ranging from ceramic oxides to hybrid organic–inorganic semiconductors have been discovered. These specific crystal-structured materials have intriguing physical properties ranging from insulation to superconducting properties, which have been used for various applications including photovoltaic, optical, electrical, superconductors, magnetic, catalytic, and environmental applications.

This Special Issue will bring together high-quality research and review articles on synthesis, properties, and diverse applications of perovskite-structured materials. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite (HOIP) solar cells and perovskite tandem solar cells;
• Optoelectronic applications including light-emitting diodes (LEDs), imaging, photochromic, electrochromic, image storage, X-ray sensing and luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) devices;
• Piezoelectric, dielectric, ferroelectric, thermoelectric, pyroelectric, and superconducting applications;
• Ferromagnetic, antiferromagnetic and superparamagnetic applications;
• Photocatalytic water splitting, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), solid oxide electrolyzer cells (SOECs), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), water–gas shift reaction, electrochemical sensing, biosensors, and vehicle exhaust emission control reactions including, diesel soot oxidation, N₂O decomposition, low-temperature CO oxidation, automobile exhaust purification, oxidation of volatile organic compounds, etc.

Prof. Dr. Yongseok Jun
Dr. Suresh Kannan Balasingam
Guest Editors

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