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Title: Influence of Defects on Excited-State Dynamics in Lead Halide Perovskites: Time-Domain ab Initio Studies

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
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  1. College of Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, People’s Republic of China
  2. College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People’s Republic of China
  3. Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States

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Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0014429
OSTI ID:
1529426
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1531344
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 10; ISSN 1948-7185
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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