Slow dynamic processes in lead halide perovskite solar cells. Characteristic times and hysteresis

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 2357-2363

  Sanchez, Rafael S ^a   Gonzalez Pedro, Victoria ^a   Lee, Jin Wook ^b   Park, Nam Gyu ^b   Kang, Yong Soo ^c   Mora Sero, Ivan ^a   Bisquert, Juan ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^d KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

impedance spectroscopy; lead halide perovskite; perovskite solar cell; transient photovoltage decay

Indexed keywords

HYSTERESIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; SPECTROSCOPY;

CHARACTERISTIC TIME; DYNAMICAL BEHAVIORS; HALIDE PEROVSKITES; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; QUANTITATIVE AGREEMENT; RECOMBINATION PROCESS; TRANSIENT PHOTOVOLTAGE DECAY;

PEROVSKITE;

EID: 84903836949     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz5011187     Document Type: Article

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