Electron-phonon coupling in hybrid lead halide perovskites

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Wright, Adam D ^a   Verdi, Carla ^a   Milot, Rebecca L ^a   Eperon, Giles E ^a   Pérez Osorio, Miguel A ^a   Snaith, Henry J ^a   Giustino, Feliciano ^a   Johnston, Michael B ^a   Herz, Laura M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMAMIDINIUM; HALIDE; IODIDE; LEAD; LEAD IODIDE; METHYLAMMONIUM; PEROVSKITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BROMIDE; ELECTRON; EMISSION; HALIDE; HYBRID; IODIDE; PEROVSKITE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; ELECTRON; HYBRID; PHASE TRANSITION; PHONON; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMICONDUCTOR; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 84971221990     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11755     Document Type: Article

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