Elucidating the charge carrier separation and working mechanism of CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3-x Cl x perovskite solar cells

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Edri, Eran ^a   Kirmayer, Saar ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Sabyasachi ^a   Gartsman, Konstantin ^a   Hodes, Gary ^a   Cahen, David ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; PEROVSKITE; TIN OXIDE; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE; COORDINATION COMPOUND; LEAD; LEAD CHLORIDE; OXIDE; TITANIUM;

CROSS SECTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FUEL CELL; METEORITE; PEROVSKITE;

ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON BEAM INDUCED CURRENT; FILM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SOLAR CELL; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; POWER SUPPLY; SOLAR ENERGY;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORIDES; COORDINATION COMPLEXES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; LEAD; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXIDES; SEMICONDUCTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM;

EID: 84896371689     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4461     Document Type: Article

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