Surface photovoltage spectroscopy study of organo-lead perovskite solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 2408-2413

  Lee, Barnea Nehoshtan ^a   Kirmayer, Saar ^a   Edri, Eran ^a   Hodes, Gary ^a   Cahen, David ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Kelvin probe; organic inorganic lead halide; perovskite solar cell; photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CHARGE INJECTION PROCESS; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; KELVIN PROBE; ORGANIC-INORGANIC; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SELECTIVE CONTACTS; SPECTRAL FEATURE; SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGE SPECTROSCOPY;

PEROVSKITE;

EID: 84904650732     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz501163r     Document Type: Article

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