Zr incorporation into TiO2 electrodes reduces hysteresis and improves performance in hybrid perovskite solar cells while increasing carrier lifetimes

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 669-675

  Nagaoka, Hirokazu ^a   Ma, Fei ^a   Dequilettes, Dane W ^a   Vorpahl, Sarah M ^a   Glaz, Micah S ^a   Colbert, Adam E ^a   Ziffer, Mark E ^a   Ginger, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

organometal halide; photovoltage; pyridine; surface passivation; titania; zirconium

Indexed keywords

CARRIER LIFETIME; ELECTRODES; HYSTERESIS; PASSIVATION; PEROVSKITE; PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS; PYRIDINE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ELECTRODE MODIFICATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORTING LAYER; PHOTO-VOLTAGE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SURFACE PASSIVATION; TITANIA; TITANIUM DIOXIDES (TIO2); TRANSIENT PHOTOVOLTAGE;

ZIRCONIUM;

CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; OXIDE; PEROVSKITE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZIRCONIUM;

CHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; SOLAR ENERGY;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRODES; OXIDES; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 84923353220     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz502694g     Document Type: Article

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