Perovskites: The emergence of a new era for low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 3623-3630

  Snaith, Henry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBODIED ENERGY; EMERGING PHOTOVOLTAICS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR RESEARCH;

COSTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

PEROVSKITE;

EID: 84887735046     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz4020162     Document Type: Review

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