Real-space observation of unbalanced charge distribution inside a perovskite-sensitized solar cell

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Bergmann, Victor W ^a   Weber, Stefan A L ^a   Javier Ramos, F ^b   Nazeeruddin, Mohammad Khaja ^c   Grätzel, Michael ^c   Li, Dan ^a   Domanski, Anna L ^a   Lieberwirth, Ingo ^a   Ahmad, Shahzada ^b   Berger, Rüdiger ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b ABENGOA RESEARCH   (Spain)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; METHYLAMMONIUM; PEROVSKITE;

ELECTRIC FIELD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INTERFACE; LIGHT EFFECT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PEROVSKITE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRONICS; ILLUMINATION; MICROSCOPY; PEROVSKITE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL;

EID: 84923290008     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6001     Document Type: Article

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