Stability of Organic Cations in Solution-Processed CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskites: Formation of Modified Surface Layers

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 37, 2015, Pages 21329-21335

  Calloni, A ^a   Abate, A ^b   Bussetti, G ^a   Berti, G ^a   Yivlialin, R ^a   Ciccacci, F ^a   Duo L ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; PEROVSKITE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BLOCKING ELECTRONS; CRYSTAL SURFACES; MODIFIED SURFACES; ORGANIC-INORGANIC; PEROVSKITE CRYSTAL; PEROVSKITE FILMS; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; VACUUM-ANNEALING;

LEAD COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84941788070     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b05422     Document Type: Article

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