Interplay of orientational order and electronic structure in methylammonium lead iodide: Implications for solar cell operation

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 26, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 6557-6569

  Quarti, Claudio ^a   Mosconi, Edoardo ^a   De Angelis, Filippo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

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ANTIFERROELECTRICITY; CALCULATIONS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; FERROELECTRICITY; IODINE COMPOUNDS; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PEROVSKITE; PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS; POSITIVE IONS; ROTATION; SOLAR CELLS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

AB INITIO MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; CAR-PARRINELLO MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; CARRIER RECOMBINATION; INORGANIC COMPONENTS; ISOTROPIC DISTRIBUTIONS; ORIENTATIONAL ORDERINGS; PHOTOVOLTAIC RESPONSE; PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS;

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EID: 84912550730     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm5032046     Document Type: Article

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