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Sarmelion t1_jc0r4jp wrote

>“One of the biggest drawbacks of using perovskite solar cells is
their impact on the environment. By enabling zinc and other non-toxic
metals to be used in the capping layer, our innovation potentially
solves a major obstacle that prevents the widespread use of perovskite
solar cells,” explained Dr Ye Senyun, research fellow from the NTU,
School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, a lead researcher of the
study.

Hm, doesn't this just delay the environmental impact or slow it down?

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gold79 OP t1_jc0ry1s wrote

What do you mean, are you referring to perovskite?

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Sarmelion t1_jc20xaq wrote

My understanding is that they didn't get rid of the lead that was being used along the perovskite, they just sealed it with zinc and other materials too, or did I misunderstand?

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