Effect of carrier thermalization dynamics on light emission and amplification in organometal halide perovskites

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 153-158

  Chen, Kai ^a   Barker, Alex J ^a   Morgan, Francis L C ^a   Halpert, Jonathan E ^a   Hodgkiss, Justin M ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CHARGE; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTICAL GAIN; PHOTONS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

AMPLIFIED STIMULATED EMISSIONS; BROAD-BAND PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; FREE CHARGE CARRIERS; HALIDE PEROVSKITES; LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES; OSCILLATORY BEHAVIORS; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIES;

PEROVSKITE;

EID: 84939144517     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz502528c     Document Type: Article

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