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Perovskite Puzzle for Revolutionary Functional Materials
Nikolai Belich1, Natalia Udalova1, Anna Semenova1
1Department of Materials Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
Abstract:
Widely spread crystal lattices of perovskites represent a natural flexible platform for chemical design of various advanced functional materials with unique features. An interplay between chemical bonding, defects and crystallochemical peculiarities makes the perovskite structure a "LEGO designer" utilizing natural features of chemical elements of the renowned Mendeleev's Periodic Table (PTE) celebrating its 150-year anniversary. In this mini-review, crystal chemistry and bonding features, physical and functional properties, preparation methods and tuning functional properties with periodicity "tools" of the PTE will be exemplified for legendary families of high-temperature superconductive cuprates, colossal magnetoresistive manganites and hybrid lead halides for a new generation of solar cells.
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