India, Feb. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

A novel lead-free, eco-friendly photodetector with self-powered operation that delivers strong and stable performance can be useful for consumer electronics, industrial monitoring, security systems, and biomedical imaging.

Modern cameras, environmental sensors, and smart wearables rely on photodetectors, which are devices that convert light into electrical signals. Many high-performance versions currently utilise lead-based perovskites, which raise toxicity concerns and degrade easily in real-world conditions.

Addressing this challenge, researchers at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI, Hyderabad), an autonomous institute ...