Efficient luminescent solar cells based on tailored mixed-cation perovskites

Science Advances

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Bi, Dongqin ^a   Tress, Wolfgang ^a   Dar, M Ibrahim ^a   Gao, Peng ^a   Luo, Jingshan ^a   Renevier, Clémentine ^a   Schenk, Kurt ^a   Abate, Antonio ^a   Giordano, Fabrizio ^a   Correa Baena, Juan Pablo ^a   Decoppet, Jean David ^a   Zakeeruddin, Shaik Mohammed ^a   Nazeeruddin, Mohammad Khaja ^a   Grätzel, Michael ^a   Hagfeldt, Anders ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; METAL HALIDES; PEROVSKITE; PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POSITIVE IONS; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHARGE CARRIER RECOMBINATION; HALIDE PEROVSKITES; METHYLAMMONIUM CATIONS; OPEN-CIRCUIT PHOTOVOLTAGE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PRECURSOR SOLUTIONS; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION DATA;

SOLAR CELLS;

AMIDINE; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; CATION; FORMAMIDINE; OXIDE; PEROVSKITE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TITANIUM;

CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; LUMINESCENCE; POWER SUPPLY; PROCEDURES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SUNLIGHT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AMIDINES; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CATIONS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRONS; LUMINESCENCE; OXIDES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLUTIONS; SUNLIGHT; TITANIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 85003838983     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23752548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1501170     Document Type: Article

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