Long live(d) CsPbBr3 superlattices: colloidal atomic layer deposition for structural stability† † Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental procedures, photoluminescence spectroscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, STEM-EDS, SEM, TEM, powder X-ray diffraction, and 1H NMR spectra. See DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d3sc06662b
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SUBMITTER: Lapointe V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10952069 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb
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