Solution chemistry engineering toward high-efficiency perovskite solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 4175-4186

  Zhao, Yixin ^a   Zhu, Kai ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ENGINEERING; EFFICIENCY; PEROVSKITE; QUALITY CONTROL;

CHARGE CARRIER DYNAMICS; CONTROL PARAMETERS; INORGANIC HYBRIDS; MORPHOLOGY AND COMPOSITION; PEROVSKITE FILMS; SOLUTION CHEMISTRY; SOLUTION-PROCESSING; VAPOR PHASE GROWTH;

PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84915804112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz501983v     Document Type: Review

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