Communications Materials (Oct 2022)

Spherical hydroxyapatite nanoparticle scaffolds for reduced lead release from damaged perovskite solar cells

  • Muhamad Z. Mokhtar,
  • Amal Altujjar,
  • Bing Wang,
  • Qian Chen,
  • Jack Chun-Ren Ke,
  • Rongsheng Cai,
  • Nourdine Zibouche,
  • Ben F. Spencer,
  • Janet Jacobs,
  • Andrew G. Thomas,
  • David Hall,
  • Sarah J. Haigh,
  • David J. Lewis,
  • Richard Curry,
  • M. Saiful Islam,
  • Brian R. Saunders

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-022-00299-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The contamination of water with lead from damaged perovskite solar cells is a key concern. Here, a spherical hydroxyapatite nanoparticle scaffold absorbs lead from a damaged device, keeping lead concentration in water below safe drinking limits.