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Twisting the future of two-dimensional halide perovskites

A two-dimensional metal halide perovskite with spontaneous twisted stacking is synthesized through high-throughput experimentation and counterintuitive chemical design, demonstrating the potential of this approach for regulating metal halide perovskite photophysical properties.

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Fig. 1: Twisted 2D MHPs.

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Chen, K., Li, G. Twisting the future of two-dimensional halide perovskites. Nat. Synth (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-025-00783-x

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