Light Bends Perovskite Crystal Lattice, Opening Way to New Devices

Andy Fell — March 31, 2026 - 4:08pm

New types of semiconductor devices that respond to light could be possible using materials called perovskites, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis. The work, published March 3 in Advanced Materials, shows that halide perovskite crystals reversibly change shape when exposed to light.

Using Machine Learning to Find Reliable and Low-Cost Solar Cells

Andy Fell — April 17, 2023 - 12:04pm

Researchers at the University of California, Davis College of Engineering are using machine learning to identify new materials for high-efficiency solar cells. Using high-throughput experiments and machine learning-based algorithms, they have found it is possible to forecast the materials’ dynamic behavior with very high accuracy, without the need to perform as many experiments.

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Light Bends Perovskite Crystal Lattice, Opening Way to New Devices

Using Machine Learning to Find Reliable and Low-Cost Solar Cells