Methylammonium Rotational Dynamics in Lead Halide Perovskite by Classical Molecular Dynamics: The Role of Temperature

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 30, 2015, Pages 17421-17428

  Mattoni, A ^a   Filippetti, A ^a   Saba, M I ^a   Delugas, P ^a,b  

^a IOM CNR LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULES; PEROVSKITE; RELAXATION TIME; STEREOCHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

CLASSICAL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; CLASSICAL POTENTIALS; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; FINITE TEMPERATURES; QUALITATIVE FEATURES; REORIENTATIONAL DYNAMICS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TIME CORRELATION FUNCTIONS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 84938255059     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b04283     Document Type: Article

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