Enhanced electronic properties in mesoporous TiO2 via lithium doping for high-efficiency perovskite solar cells

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Giordano, Fabrizio ^a   Abate, Antonio ^a   Correa Baena, Juan Pablo ^a   Saliba, Michael ^a   Matsui, Taisuke ^b   Im, Sang Hyuk ^c   Zakeeruddin, Shaik M ^a   Nazeeruddin, Mohammad Khaja ^a   Hagfeldt, Anders ^a   Graetzel, Michael ^a  

^a Chemistry Section   (Switzerland)

^b PANASONIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALIDE; LITHIUM SALT; PEROVSKITE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FILM; HYSTERESIS; LITHIUM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PEROVSKITE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYSTERESIS; LIGHT INTENSITY; MODULATED PHOTOCURRENT SPECTROSCOPY; POROSITY; SOLAR CELL; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84955149129     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10379     Document Type: Article

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