Hybrid Perovskites for Photovoltaics: Charge-Carrier Recombination, Diffusion, and Radiative Efficiencies

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 146-154

  Johnston, Michael B ^a   Herz, Laura M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84955281261     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00411     Document Type: Article

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