Abstract:Hybrid organic-inorganic halide perovskite (HOIHP) is a new class of semiconducting material which has proved to be a promising candidate for solar based devices. The efftciency of this perovskite material on harvesting solar energy has increased from 3% in 2006 to over 24% in 2019. The ability of HOIHP to absorb both visible and nearinfrared light has made new research attempts towards the development of photodetectors, light emitting diodes, magneto-optic effects and scintillators. In contrast, silicon which has been in commercial use for many decades has reached a limiting point beyond which improvement of quantum ef- ftciency has become drastically saturated. Moreover, unlike hybrid perovskite materials silicon for solar cell applications requires processing at high tempera- ture. The additional advantages of HOIHP material are the high cross section for photo-electron generation and the long diffusion length of charge carriers.