Investigation of CH3NH3PbI3degradation rates and mechanisms in controlled humidity environments using in situ techniques

ACS Nano

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1955-1963

  Yang, Jinli ^a   Siempelkamp, Braden D ^a   Liu, Dianyi ^a   Kelly, Timothy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

decomposition; GIXRD; moisture; perovskites; relative humidity

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MOISTURE; PEROVSKITE; PHOTODEGRADATION; PROCESS CONTROL; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CONTROLLED HUMIDITIES; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; DEGRADATION PROCESS; GIXRD; GRAZING INCIDENCE X-RAY DIFFRACTION; HOLE TRANSPORT LAYERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; SOLUTION PROCESSABLE;

PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84923408129     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn506864k     Document Type: Article

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