Themed collection Halide Perovskites: Emerging Materials and Innovative Applications

Sustainable perovskite light emitters
This review highlights the balance across Pb-based, low-Pb, and Pb-free perovskite light emitters, focusing on sustainable applications from the perspectives of performance, toxicity, and ESG management.
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CS00620A
Molecular-level understandings and device strategies for FAPbI3-based perovskite solar cells
The interaction between FA+ and PbI6− octahedral frameworks is investigated, where the chemical bonding nature of inorganic framework determines the optoelectronic properties and structural stability.
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CS00474H
Dynamic control of halide perovskite structures for tailored ferroelectric and second-order nonlinear optical functionalities
This review highlights the structural tunability of halide perovskites, strategies to enhance ferroelectric and second-order nonlinear optical properties, device integration, challenges in stability, scalability, and future research.
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025,54, 8845-8887
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CS00475F
An AI-accelerated pathway for reproducible and stable halide perovskites
The development of reproducible and stable halide perovskites for optoelectronic devices can be accelerated with artificial intelligence, via automated synthesis and characterization and machine learning-assisted data analysis.
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CS00715A

Single-crystal perovskites for photovoltaic and high-energy detection applications
This review discusses single-crystal metal halide perovskites, including their growth methods, superior optoelectronic properties, applications in photovoltaics and high-energy radiation detection, and challenges toward commercialization.
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CS00625B

Lattice strain inhomogeneity in halide perovskite films: its origins and regulations
Since perovskite solar cells reached an astonishing power conversion efficiency of 27%, the persistent stability issue has received significant attention, paving the way for a major step up in commercialization.
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025,54, 7870-7912
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CS00480B

Sustainable decommissioning of perovskite solar cells: from waste to resources
In this review, we discuss implications of the decommissioning of perovskite-based photovoltaics (PVs) from a sustainable perspective, reviewing current PSC recycling strategies as general guidelines for their end-of-life (EoL) management.
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025,54, 7252-7270
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CS00359H
Tin-halide perovskites for light-emitting diodes
Tin-halide perovskites have demonstrated exceptional potential in light-emitting diodes. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the fundamental mechanisms underlying the efficiency limitations and stability issues in these devices.
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025,54, 6697-6725
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CS00340G
Decoding recombination dynamics in perovskite solar cells: an in-depth critical review
This review systematically analyses the recombination pathways in PSCs, unveils cutting-edge suppression strategies, and underscores the potential of ML in optimizing device performance and expediting commercial integration.
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025,54, 3962-4034
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CS01231C
About this collection
Hybrid halide perovskites have emerged as one of the most promising semiconductors in optoelectronics over the past decade, from solar energy conversion in photovoltaics to innovative technologies for neuromorphic computing. This has been made possible by the versatility of their structure and composition tunability. At the same time, the advancement of characterization techniques growth processing methodologies, have enabled the emergence of innovative and unexpected phenomena and applications.
In this themed collection, guest edited by Aurora Rizzo (CNR NANOTEC, Italy), Annalisa Bruno (NTU, Singapore) and Jovana V. Milić (Adolphe Merkle Institute), we showcase the recent developments in hybrid halide perovskites across disciplines of chemistry, material science, physics, and engineering globally, highlighting fundamental research advancements and perspectives for innovative future applications. The scope of the collection includes, but is not limited to, synthesis of new materials, lead-free perovskites, their state-of-the-art characterization and control, as well as application.