Impedance Spectroscopic Indication for Solid State Electrochemical Reaction in (CH3NH3)PbI3 Films

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 191-197

  Zohar, Arava ^a   Kedem, Nir ^a   Levine, Igal ^a   Zohar, Dorin ^a   Vilan, Ayelet ^a   Ehre, David ^a   Hodes, Gary ^a   Cahen, David ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

contact potential difference; halide perovskite solar cells; impedance spectroscopy; surface photovoltage

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; GAS ADSORPTION; SOLAR CELLS; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CONTACT POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIVITY; HALIDE PEROVSKITES; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGES;

PEROVSKITE;

EID: 84953873513     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b02618     Document Type: Article

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