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New tolerance factor to predict the stability of perovskite oxides and halides

Christopher J. Bartel, Christopher Sutton, Bryan R. Goldsmith and 4 more

Science Advances · 2019

doi:10.1126/sciadv.aav0693

Abstract

Simple and interpretable data-driven descriptor accurately predicts the synthesizability of single and double perovskites.

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