MrRobinGoodfellow t1_jacbr5c wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:24 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in New quantum state boosts material's conductivity by a billion percent by Goliatheos

>1990s in a class of materials called perovskite manganites

Isn't that the stuff used in solar panels also? Does this have application in solar too?

Similar-Afternoon567 t1_jaceh9k wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:51 PM

Perovskite refers to the arrangement of the atoms within the crystal structure. There are lots of different perovskites with a widely divergent chemical compositions and physical properties.

MrRobinGoodfellow t1_jadb3vz wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:49 PM

thanks for the explanation!

RecognitionOwn4214 t1_jacctow wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:35 PM

Perovskite solar cells already exist, but come with some disadvantages as it's brittle.

Goliatheos OP t1_jae9b1l wrote on February 28, 2023 at 8:25 PM

Perovskite manganites are a type of material that has been studied for their potential use in solar cells, but they are not currently used in commercial solar panels. They are typically made using silicon.