Still, some scientists say perovskite could significantly improve solar energy.

尽管如此，一些科学家表示钙钛矿可以提升太阳能。

Thanks to new experi-mineral called perovskite.

这要归功于这种叫做钙钛矿的新矿物。

Malinkiewicz developed a way to print perovskite panels like an inkjet printer.

马林凯维奇发明了一种印刷钙钛矿面板的方法，就像喷墨打印机一样。

But perovskite have other exciting advantages too.

而钙钛矿还有其他令人兴奋的优点。

This is the perovskite material completely synthesized from Earth abundant elements.

这是完全由地球上丰富的元素合成的钙钛矿材料。

Malinkiewicz says perovskite has become a favorite among solar panel researchers.

马林凯维奇说，钙钛矿在太阳能电池板的研究领域炙手可热。

The advantage of the perovskite solar cell is that it can be lightweight and flexible.

用钙钛矿制成的太阳能电池，其优势在于：质量很轻，灵活度高。

But perovskite may be able to help with that last problem because it could make solar panels more efficient.

但钙钛矿可能有助于解决最后的问题，因为它可以使太阳能电池板更有效率。

Oxford PV, a British company, is bringing some of the first perovskite solar cells to market.

英国牛津光伏公司将首批钙钛矿型太阳能电池推向市场。

However, what works in one direction will often work in the other, and so it is with perovskites.

然而，在一个方向起作用的东西通常在另一个方向起作用，钙钛矿也是如此。

The original perovskite is a mineral called calcium titanium oxide.

最初的钙钛矿是一种叫做氧化钙钛矿的矿物。

A new kind of flexible solar cell made with a mineral called perovskite can go almost anywhere, says physicist Olga Malinkiewicz.

有一种新型的柔性太阳能电池是由一种名作钙钛矿的矿物质构成的，这类电池没有安装位置的限制，物理学家奥尔加·马林凯维奇如是说道。

An array of tiny specks of perovskites could therefore work like a grid of LEDs in a display screen.

因此，钙钛矿的微小斑点阵列可以像显示屏上网格状的LED一样工作。

A leader in developing perovskite panels is Oxford PV, a British company.

英国公司 Oxford PV 是开发钙钛矿面板的领先者。

What makes all this possible is an intriguing material called a perovskite.

使这一切成为可能的是一种叫做钙钛矿的有趣材料。

As silicon panels are expected to continue working for 20-25 years, perovskites must demonstrate similar lifespans.

由于硅板预计可持续工作 20-25 年，因此钙钛矿必须具有类似的寿命。

The current world record for a lab-based perovskite tandem cell is 34.6%.

目前实验室钙钛矿串联电池的世界纪录是 34.6%。

There are still durability and other problems to work out, but several companies expect to have perovskite panels on the market this year.

耐久性等问题还需要攻克，但一些公司已经打算今年在市场上出售这类电池板了。

Made with a family of crystalline materials called perovskites, they are capable of delivering panels with practical efficiency rates well above 30%.

它们由一类名为钙钛矿的晶体材料制成，能够提供实际效率远高于 30% 的面板。

The original perovskite, calcium titanium oxide, is a mineral discovered in the Ural mountains in 1839 and named after Count Lev Perovski, a Russian mineralogist.

最初的钙钛矿，钙钛氧化物，是1839年在乌拉尔山脉发现的一种矿物，以俄罗斯矿物学家列夫·钙夫斯基伯爵命名。