Enhanced Performance and Stability of Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Cells Using Solution-Processed Thiol-Functionalized Cationic Surfactant as Cathode Buffer Layer

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 20, 2015, Pages 7119-7127

  Chang, Chih Yu ^a   Chang, Yu Chia ^a   Huang, Wen Kuan ^a   Lee, Kuan Ting ^a   Cho, An Chi ^a   Hsu, Chao Chun ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER LAYERS; CATHODES; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; DYES; ELECTRODES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PEROVSKITE; SOLAR CELLS; SOLVENTS; STABILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

AMBIENT STABILITY; CATHODE BUFFER LAYERS; DODECYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDES; HIGH POWER CONVERSION; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; VISIBLE TRANSPARENCIES;

SILVER;

EID: 84945329093     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b03137     Document Type: Article

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