It is highly desirable for exploring and discovering new materials and outcome‐based
approaches to exceed the Shockley–Queisser limit for single‐junction photovoltaic cells …

Bulk photovoltaic effect (BPVE), a second-order nonlinear optical effect governed by the
quantum geometric properties of materials, offers a promising approach to overcome the …

Nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals have become a hot topic in chemical science and material
physics, due to their essential role in laser technology, optical information, optoelectronics …

Direct utilization of abundantly available solar energy is a promising way to create a
sustainable society. Here, we report a ferroelectric-semiconductor (BaTiO 3@ BiVO 4) hybrid …

The interplay between spin-orbit interaction and magnetic order is one of the most active
research fields in condensed matter physics and drives the search for materials with novel …

Ferroelectric semiconductors represent an exciting branch of new‐generation optoelectronic
devices. However, regarding severe polarization deterioration caused by leakage current, it …

Ferroelectric semiconductors, combining semiconduction, spontaneous polarization, and
photoinduced excitation, show great promise to enhance the performance of solar cells …

Photoexcitation in solids brings about transitions of electrons/holes between different
electronic bands. If the solid lacks an inversion symmetry, these electronic transitions …

The bulk photovoltaic effect in noncentrosymmetric materials is an intriguing physical
phenomenon that holds potential for high-efficiency energy harvesting. Here, we study the …

The bulk photovoltaic effect (BPVE) refers to current generation due to illumination by light in
a homogeneous bulk material lacking inversion symmetry. In addition to the intensively …