Low-temperature-processed efficient semi-transparent planar perovskite solar cells for bifacial and tandem applications

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Fu, Fan ^a   Feurer, Thomas ^a   Jäger, Timo ^a   Avancini, Enrico ^a   Bissig, Benjamin ^a   Yoon, Songhak ^a   Buecheler, Stephan ^a   Tiwari, Ayodhya N ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GALLIUM; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; PEROVSKITE;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRODE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GALLIUM; HYSTERESIS; INDIUM; LOW TEMPERATURE; PEROVSKITE; SOLAR ACTIVITY; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM;

ARTICLE; BIFACIAL PLANAR PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRODE; EVAPORATION; ILLUMINATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; RADIO FREQUENCY MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMI TRANSPARENT PLANAR PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL; STEADY STATE; THERMAL EVAPORATION SPIN COATING TECHNIQUE;

EID: 84947568709     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9932     Document Type: Article

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