Understanding Interface Engineering for High-Performance Fullerene/Perovskite Planar Heterojunction Solar Cells

Liu, Yao; Bag, Monojit; Renna, Lawrence A.; Page, Zachariah A.; Kim, Paul; Emrick, Todd; Venkataraman, D.; Russell, Thomas P.

doi:10.1002/aenm.201501606

Understanding Interface Engineering for High-Performance Fullerene/Perovskite Planar Heterojunction Solar Cells

Journal Article · Tue Nov 24 04:00:00 EST 2015 · Advanced Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201501606· OSTI ID:1370310

Liu, Yao ^[1]; Bag, Monojit ^[2]; Renna, Lawrence A. ^[2]; Page, Zachariah A. ^[1]; Kim, Paul ^[1]; Emrick, Todd ^[1]; Venkataraman, D. ^[2]; Russell, Thomas P. ^[1]

Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Conte Center for Polymer Research, 120 Governors Drive, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA 01003 USA
Department of Chemistry, 710 North Pleasant Street, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA 01003-9303 USA

Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Polymer-Based Materials for Harvesting Solar Energy (PHaSE)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE SC Office of Basic Energy Sciences (SC-22)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001087

OSTI ID:: 1370310

Journal Information:: Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Energy Materials Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 6; ISSN 1614-6832

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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