Conjugated polyelectrolyte hole transport layer for inverted-type perovskite solar cells

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Choi, Hyosung ^a   Mai, Cheng Kang ^b   Kim, Hak Beom ^c   Jeong, Jaeki ^c   Song, Seyeong ^c   Bazan, Guillermo C ^b   Kim, Jin Young ^c   Heeger, Alan J ^b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDIUM TIN OXIDE; PEROVSKITE; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYMER;

ELECTROLYTE; FUEL CELL; LOW TEMPERATURE; PEROVSKITE; PH;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSPORT; CELLS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENERAL DEVICE; HOLE TRANSPORT LAYER; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LOW TEMPERATURE; OPTICS; PH; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SOLAR CELL; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 84935838123     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8348     Document Type: Article

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