Light-Induced Increase of Electron Diffusion Length in a p-n Junction Type CH3NH3PbBr3 Perovskite Solar Cell

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 2469-2476

  Kedem, Nir ^a   Brenner, Thomas M ^a   Kulbak, Michael ^a   Schaefer, Norbert ^b   Levcenko, Sergiu ^b   Levine, Igal ^a   Abou Ras, Daniel ^b   Hodes, Gary ^a   Cahen, David ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

perovskite

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CLADDING (COATING); DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ENERGY GAP; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PEROVSKITE; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SOLAR ABSORBERS;

CAPACITANCE VOLTAGE MEASUREMENTS; CARRIER DIFFUSION LENGTH; CROSS-SECTION PROFILE; DOPING CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON DIFFUSION LENGTH; ELECTRON-BEAM-INDUCED CURRENT; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS; SPACE CHARGE REGIONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84938699626     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00889     Document Type: Article

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