perovskite

American  

[puh-rof-skahyt, -rov-] / pəˈrɒf skaɪt, -ˈrɒv- /

noun

Mineralogy.

1. a naturally occurring titanate of calcium, CaTiO 3 , found as yellow, brown, or black cubic crystals, usually in metamorphic rocks.

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perovskite British  

/ pɛˈrɒvskaɪt /

noun

1. a yellow, brown, or greyish-black mineral form of calcium titanate with some rare-earth elements, which is used in certain high-temperature ceramic superconductors

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Etymology

Origin of perovskite

1835–45; < German Perowskit, named after Count Lev Alekseevich Perovskiĭ (1792–1856), Russian statesman; see -ite ¹

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Their findings, published March 3 in Advanced Materials, show that halide perovskite crystals can change their shape when exposed to light and then return to their original form.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026

Their approach supports the development of high efficiency, large area perovskite solar modules.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026

The researchers also combined the CSV pre-seeding method with a slot-die coating process to fabricate a perovskite solar mini-module with an aperture area of 49.91 cm2.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026

It said access to Oxford’s existing and pending patents would advance its development of photovoltaic solar devices which use perovskite semiconductors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

"To tackle this, we utilized a novel passivation layer applied to the perovskite that reduces material defects and improves the performance of the whole cell."

From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2024