Enhancement of perovskite-based solar cells employing core-shell metal nanoparticles

Nano Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4505-4510

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Saliba, Michael ^a   Stranks, Samuel D ^a   Sun, Yao ^b   Shi, Xian ^b   Wiesner, Ulrich ^b   Snaith, Henry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Au@SiO2 nanoparticles; exciton binding energy; free charge carriers; Perovskites; thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

DEVICE ARCHITECTURES; EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; ENHANCED LIGHT ABSORPTIONS; EXCITON-BINDING ENERGY; FREE CHARGE CARRIERS; NANOPARTICLE (NPS); THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

BINDING ENERGY; EFFICIENCY; EXCITONS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PEROVSKITE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

GOLD;

CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLE; OXIDE; PEROVSKITE; QUANTUM DOT; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TITANIUM;

CHEMISTRY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SUNLIGHT; ARTICLE;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OXIDES; QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTORS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLUTIONS; SUNLIGHT; TITANIUM;

EID: 84884257868     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl4024287     Document Type: Article

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