Overcoming Redox Reactions at Perovskite-Nickel Oxide Interfaces to Boost Voltages in Perovskite Solar Cells

Boyd, Caleb C.; Shallcross, R. Clayton; Moot, Taylor; Kerner, Ross; Bertoluzzi, Luca; Onno, Arthur; Kavadiya, Shalinee; Chosy, Cullen; Wolf, Eli J.; Werner, Jérémie; Raiford, James A.; de Paula, Camila; Palmstrom, Axel F.; Yu, Zhengshan J.; Berry, Joseph J.; Bent, Stacey F.; Holman, Zachary C.; Luther, Joseph M.; Ratcliff, Erin L.; Armstrong, Neal R.; McGehee, Michael D.

doi:10.1016/j.joule.2020.06.004

Overcoming Redox Reactions at Perovskite-Nickel Oxide Interfaces to Boost Voltages in Perovskite Solar Cells

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2020.06.004· OSTI ID:1814221

Boyd, Caleb C.; Shallcross, R. Clayton; Moot, Taylor; Kerner, Ross; Bertoluzzi, Luca; Onno, Arthur; Kavadiya, Shalinee; Chosy, Cullen; Wolf, Eli J.; Werner, Jérémie; Raiford, James A.; de Paula, Camila; Palmstrom, Axel F.; Yu, Zhengshan J.; Berry, Joseph J.; Bent, Stacey F.; Holman, Zachary C.; Luther, Joseph M.; Ratcliff, Erin L.; Armstrong, Neal R. more »

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Stanford University, Stanford, CA (United States); Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308; EE0008167; EE0008551; EE0008552

OSTI ID:: 1814221

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1648181
OSTI ID: 1660143
OSTI ID: 1894511
OSTI ID: 1671785

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA--5900-76515; S2542435120302415; PII: S2542435120302415

Journal Information:: Joule, Journal Name: Joule Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 4; ISSN 2542-4351

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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