Analysis of the Hysteresis Behavior of Perovskite Solar Cells with Interfacial Fullerene Self-Assembled Monolayers

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 22, 2016, Pages 4622-4628

  Valles Pelarda, Marta ^a   Hames, Bruno Clasen ^a   García Benito, Inés ^b   Almora, Osbel ^a   Molina Ontoria, Agustin ^b   Sánchez, Rafael S ^a   Garcia Belmonte, Germà ^a   Martín, Nazario ^b,c   Mora Sero, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FULLERENES; HYSTERESIS; PEROVSKITE; PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

CELL PERFORMANCE; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; FULLERENE MOLECULES; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; HYSTERESIS BEHAVIOR; SELECTIVE CONTACTS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDES;

SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

EID: 84996848433     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02103     Document Type: Article

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