{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Tang W"],"funding":["China Scholarship Council","Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung","Royal Society"],"pagination":["525-536"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11744799"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["16(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Halide perovskites have attracted recent attention as thermoelectric materials due to their low thermal conductivity combined with good charge transport characteristics. The tin halide perovskites hold the highest <i>zT</i> within metal halide perovskites and offer lower toxicity than lead-containing perovskites that are well-known for photovoltaics. In this study, we partially substitute Sn (II) with Ge (II) to form mixed metal CsSn<sub>1-<i>x</i></sub>Ge<sub><i>x</i></sub>I<sub>3</sub> perovskite thin films that have substantially improved stability, remaining in the black orthorhombic phase after hours of ambient air exposure. We find Ge (II) at the surface seems to be oxidized in preference to Sn (II), and this retards oxidation of the bulk of the film. Moreover, Ge substitutions drama"],"journal":["The journal of physical chemistry letters"],"pubmed_title":["Reduced Thermal Conductivity and Improved Stability by B-Site Doping in Tin Halide Perovskites."],"pmcid":["PMC11744799"],"funding_grant_id":["URF/R/201013","UF140372"],"pubmed_authors":["Yue S","Kim SH","Scheu C","Fenwick O","Tang W","Zhang S","Liu T","Jung C"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Reduced Thermal Conductivity and Improved Stability by B-Site Doping in Tin Halide Perovskites.","description":"Halide perovskites have attracted recent attention as thermoelectric materials due to their low thermal conductivity combined with good charge transport characteristics. The tin halide perovskites hold the highest <i>zT</i> within metal halide perovskites and offer lower toxicity than lead-containing perovskites that are well-known for photovoltaics. In this study, we partially substitute Sn (II) with Ge (II) to form mixed metal CsSn<sub>1-<i>x</i></sub>Ge<sub><i>x</i></sub>I<sub>3</sub> perovskite thin films that have substantially improved stability, remaining in the black orthorhombic phase after hours of ambient air exposure. We find Ge (II) at the surface seems to be oxidized in preference to Sn (II), and this retards oxidation of the bulk of the film. Moreover, Ge substitutions drama","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Jan","modification":"2025-04-05T09:30:55.696Z","creation":"2025-04-05T09:30:55.696Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11744799","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39760754"],"doi":["10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c02618"]}}