First-principles modeling of mixed halide organometal perovskites for photovoltaic applications

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 27, 2013, Pages 13902-13913

  Mosconi, Edoardo ^a   Amat, Anna ^a   Nazeeruddin, Md K ^b   Grätzel, Michael ^b   De Angelis, Filippo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Chemistry Section   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRST-PRINCIPLES MODELING; INORGANIC COMPONENTS; PERIODIC DFT CALCULATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; RELATIVE STABILITIES; SOLID STATE SOLAR CELLS; STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL VARIABILITY;

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CALCULATIONS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; HYDROGEN BONDS; LEAD; LEAD COMPOUNDS; PEROVSKITE; SOLAR CELLS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84880147648     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4048659     Document Type: Article

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