Aligning all-inorganic perovskite nanocrystals enhances solar-cell efficiency and LED performance

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-techniques-aligning-nanocrystals-solar-cell.html

"cubic cesium lead bromide nanocrystals arranged single-layer on APS-coated quartz substrate... substrates bonded with bottom face of each nanocrystal, disrupting material's symmetry causing electronic states to be vertically aligned, improving adhesion/ altering transition dipole moment orientation in monolayer, achieving high uniformity/ anisotropic behavior... lasers, electronic devices, bioimaging, solar cells with optimized light absorption, LEDs with precisely controlled light polarization enhancing displays"