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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perovskite

To construct the device, the researchers added silver nanoparticles to a layer of customized DNA sequences -- specially designed to be of certain compositions and lengths -- that was integrated with thin films of perovskite.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

Each was deposited on a thin film perovskite oxide electrode and tested for its ability to accelerate oxygen reactions.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

To investigate how these materials respond to light, graduate student Mansha Dubey directed laser light onto perovskite crystals and monitored how their atomic structure shifted using X-ray measurements.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026

Despite these advantages, inverted PSCs have been limited by problems at the bottom interface, also known as the buried interface, where the perovskite layer contacts the hole transport layer.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026

These CSV nanocrystals serve as a structural guide for the perovskite crystals that grow afterward.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026