Graphene oxide modified hole transport layer for CH3NH3PbI3 planar heterojunction solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 131, Issue , 2016, Pages 176-182

  Li, Dan ^a   Cui, Jin ^a   Li, Hao ^a   Huang, Dekang ^a   Wang, Mingkui ^a   Shen, Yan ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Electron blocking; Graphene oxide; Interlayer; Perovskite; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE FILMS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HOLE MOBILITY; PEROVSKITE; PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRON BLOCKING; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; HOLE TRANSPORT LAYERS; INTERLAYER; POLY(STYRENE SULFONATE); POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

GRAPHENE;

ELECTRON; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NANOPARTICLE; OXIDE; PEROVSKITE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 84959509466     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2016.02.049     Document Type: Article

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