Antagonism between Spin-Orbit Coupling and Steric Effects Causes Anomalous Band Gap Evolution in the Perovskite Photovoltaic Materials CH3NH3Sn1-xPbxI3

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 3503-3509

  Im, Jino ^a   Stoumpos, Constantinos C ^a   Jin, Hosub ^b   Freeman, Arthur J ^a   Kanatzidis, Mercouri G ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; INFRARED DEVICES; LEAD COMPOUNDS; PEROVSKITE; PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; TIN COMPOUNDS; LEAD; TIN;

FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; INDUCED PHASE TRANSITION; NEAR INFRARED REGION; PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SEMI-CONDUCTING PROPERTY; STRUCTURE ENGINEERING; SPIN-ORBIT COUPLINGS;

ENERGY GAP;

EID: 84940910858     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01738     Document Type: Article

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