Observable Hysteresis at Low Temperature in "hysteresis Free" Organic-Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 3190-3194

  Bryant, Daniel ^a,b   Wheeler, Scot ^a   O'Regan, Brian C ^b   Watson, Trystan ^b   Barnes, Piers R F ^a   Worsley, Dave ^b   Durrant, James ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

JV hysteresis; organic inorganic lead halide perovskite solar cells; solar power generation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; HYSTERESIS; PEROVSKITE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TEMPERATURE;

DEVICE ARCHITECTURES; FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; HALIDE PEROVSKITES; HYSTERESIS BEHAVIOR; LOW TEMPERATURES; ORGANIC-INORGANIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84939814531     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01381     Document Type: Article

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