Improved morphology control using a modified two-step method for efficient perovskite solar cells

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 18751-18757

  Bi, Dongqin ^a   El Zohry, Ahmed M ^a   Hagfeldt, Anders ^a,b   Boschloo, Gerrit ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

dichloromethane; emission lifetime; mesoporous TiO2; methylammonium lead(ii) triiodide; photovoltaic; solution processed semiconductor

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; LEAD COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; PEROVSKITE; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EMISSION LIFETIME; MESOPOROUS TIO2; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; TRIIODIDE;

PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84910134166     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am504320h     Document Type: Article

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