Ferroelectric Graphene-Perovskite Interfaces

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 2496-2502

  Volonakis, George ^a   Giustino, Feliciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ferroelectricity; first principles calculations; graphene; intefaces; organometallic halide perovskite; photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRONS; ENERGY CONVERSION; FERROELECTRICITY; ORGANOMETALLICS; PEROVSKITE; SOLAR ABSORBERS;

ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; FERROELECTRIC DISTORTION; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; HALIDE PEROVSKITES; INTEFACES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLUTION PROCESSABLE; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84940378003     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01099     Document Type: Article

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