Trapped charge-driven degradation of perovskite solar cells

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Ahn, Namyoung ^a,b   Kwak, Kwisung ^a,b   Jang, Min Seok ^c   Yoon, Heetae ^a,b   Lee, Byung Yang ^d   Lee, Jong Kwon ^a   Pikhitsa, Peter V ^a   Byun, Junseop ^a,b   Choi, Mansoo ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^d Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; PEROVSKITE;

CATION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CELL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PEROVSKITE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; MOISTURE;

EID: 84994860026     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13422     Document Type: Article

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