Spectrum-Dependent Spiro-OMeTAD Oxidization Mechanism in Perovskite Solar Cells

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 44, 2015, Pages 24791-24798

  Wang, Shen ^a   Yuan, Wen ^b   Meng, Ying Shirley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

charge recombination; impedance spectroscopy; p doping; perovskite solar cells; solid state; spectrum

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; GOLD; OXIDATION; PEROVSKITE;

CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; HOLE TRANSPORT LAYERS; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDIZATION MECHANISM; P-DOPING; PEROVSKITE LAYERS; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; SPECTRUM;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84947065585     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b07703     Document Type: Article

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