Influence of the Preparation Method on Planar Perovskite CH3NH3PbI3-xClx Solar Cell Performance and Hysteresis

Ivanova, A.; Tokmakov, A.; Lebedeva, K.; Roze, M.; Kaulachs, I.

Influence of the Preparation Method on Planar Perovskite CH3NH3PbI3-xClx Solar Cell Performance and Hysteresis

Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences

Volume 54 (2017): Issue 4 (August 2017)

By: A. Ivanova, A. Tokmakov, K. Lebedeva, M. Roze and I. Kaulachs

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|Sep 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/lpts-2017-0027 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8896 | Journal ISSN: 0868-8257

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Published on: Sep 23, 2017

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Keywords:

inverted structure,

mixed halide cells,

perovskite solar cells,

planar heterojunction

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Physics,

Technical and applied physics

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