Synergistic effects of thiocyanate additive and cesium cations on improving the performance and initial illumination stability of efficient perovskite solar cells

Wang, Changlei; Song, Zhaoning; Yu, Yue; Zhao, Dewei; Awni, Rasha A.; Grice, Corey R.; Shrestha, Niraj; Ellingson, Randy J.; Zhao, Xingzhong; Yan, Yanfa

doi:10.1039/C8SE00200B

Title: Synergistic effects of thiocyanate additive and cesium cations on improving the performance and initial illumination stability of efficient perovskite solar cells

Journal Article · 24 October 2018 · Sustainable Energy & Fuels

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SE00200B · OSTI ID:1462290

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Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro/Nano Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization, The University of Toledo, Toledo, USA

The combination of Pb(SCN) ₂ and CsPbI ₃ results in high quality perovskite films, leading to high performance PVSCs with a stable power output.

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