Perovskite Solar Cells: Potentials, Challenges, and Opportunities

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Ahmed, Muhammad Imran ^a   Habib, Amir ^a   Javaid, Syed Saad ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b School of Avionics and Electrical Engineering   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROLYTES; LEAD COMPOUNDS; PEROVSKITE; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILICON WAFERS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THIN FILMS;

CELL POTENTIAL; ENERGY; HALIDE PEROVSKITES; OPTIMISATIONS; ORGANIC/INORGANIC; PHOTOPHYSICS; POTENTIAL GAMES; SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH; SINGLE CRYSTAL SILICON; THIN-FILMS;

PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84945298487     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/592308     Document Type: Review

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