High-efficiency robust perovskite solar cells on ultrathin flexible substrates

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Li, Yaowen ^a,b   Meng, Lei ^a   Yang, Yang ^a,a   Xu, Guiying ^b   Hong, Ziruo ^a   Chen, Qi ^a   You, Jingbi ^a   Li, Gang ^a   Li, Yongfang ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; PEROVSKITE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYMER; SILVER;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FILM; INDIUM; OXIDE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PEROVSKITE; POLYMER; SILVER; SOLAR POWER; SUBSTRATE; THIN SECTION;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRODE; ENERGY RESOURCE; FILM; SOLAR CELL; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 84954059327     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10214     Document Type: Article

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