Perovskite Thin Film Consisting with One-Dimensional Nanowires
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Perovskite Thin Films and Solar Cells Fabrication
2.3. Material and Device Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. TG-DSC Analysis
3.2. X-ray Diffraction Analysis
3.3. Scanning Electron Microscopy Analysis
3.4. Optical Performannce Analysis
3.5. The Transient Photocurrent and J-V Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, X.; Chen, Y.; Li, L.; Huang, J. Perovskite Thin Film Consisting with One-Dimensional Nanowires. Materials 2018, 11, 1759. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091759
Li X, Chen Y, Li L, Huang J. Perovskite Thin Film Consisting with One-Dimensional Nanowires. Materials. 2018; 11(9):1759. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091759
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Xinli, Yongchao Chen, Lihua Li, and Jinliang Huang. 2018. "Perovskite Thin Film Consisting with One-Dimensional Nanowires" Materials 11, no. 9: 1759. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091759