Ionic charge transfer complex induced visible light harvesting and photocharge generation in perovskite

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 36, 2015, Pages 20280-20284

  Ng, Tsz Wai ^a,b   Thachoth Chandran, Hrisheekesh ^a   Chan, Chiu Yee ^a   Lo, Ming Fai ^a,b   Lee, Chun Sing ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

charge transfer complex; energy level offsets; interface energetics; perovskite solar cells; photoemission spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENERGY GAP; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PEROVSKITE; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS;

CHARGE EXCHANGES; CHARGE TRANSFER COMPLEX; EXCITON DISSOCIATION; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; INTERFACE ENERGETICS; LIGHT-HARVESTING; PEROVSKITE LATTICE; PHOTO-CHARGE GENERATION;

PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84941770786     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b05847     Document Type: Article

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