Ionic transport in hybrid lead iodide perovskite solar cells

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Eames, Christopher ^a   Frost, Jarvist M ^a   Barnes, Piers R F ^b   O'Regan, Brian C ^b   Walsh, Aron ^a   Islam, M Saiful ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALIDE; IODIDE; LEAD IODIDE; ORGANOLEAD COMPOUND; PEROVSKITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; FUEL CELL; HALIDE; IODIDE; REACTION KINETICS;

AMPEROMETRY; ARTICLE; CHRONOPHOTOAMPEROMETRY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DEVICES; ELECTRIC FIELD; ENERGY; HYBRID; ION CURRENT; ION TRANSPORT; KINETICS; MATERIALS; SOLAR CELL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84933046578     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8497     Document Type: Article

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