Ab Initio Study of Interaction of Water, Hydroxyl Radicals, and Hydroxide Ions with CH3NH3PbI3 and CH3NH3PbBr3 Surfaces

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 39, 2015, Pages 22370-22378

  Zhang, Linghai ^a   Sit, Patrick H L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DESORPTION; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULES; ORGANIC-INORGANIC MATERIALS; PEROVSKITE; POSITIVE IONS; SOLAR CELLS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

AB INITIO STUDY; DECOMPOSITION MECHANISM; DECOMPOSITION PROCESS; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; DESORPTION PROCESS; HYDROXYL RADICALS; ORGANIC-INORGANIC; VAN DER WAALS CORRECTION;

PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84942782074     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b07000     Document Type: Article

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