Uncovering the Veil of the Degradation in Perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 upon Humidity Exposure: A First-Principles Study

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 3289-3295

  Tong, Chuan Jia ^a   Geng, Wei ^a   Tang, Zhen Kun ^a   Yam, Chi Yung ^a   Fan, Xiao Li ^b   Liu, Jiang ^c   Lau, Woon Ming ^a,c   Liu, Li Min ^a  

^a BEIJING COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER   (China)

^b NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Chengdu Green Energy and Green Manufacturing Technology R and D Center   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; IODINE COMPOUNDS; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PEROVSKITE;

FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; HUMIDITY CONDITIONS; HUMIDITY EXPOSURES; PEROVSKITE STRUCTURES; SOLID STATE SOLAR CELLS; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; WATER ADSORPTION;

PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84939779732     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01544     Document Type: Article

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