Carbon-Based Perovskite Solar Cell †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Cell Stack | Voc (V) | Jsc (mA/cm2) | FF (%) | PCE (%) | HI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TiO2/PVSK/Spiro/Carbon | 0.90 | 12.67 | 39 | 4.40 | 1.20 |
TiO2/PVSK/Carbon | 1.01 | 19 | 53 | 10.20 | 1.05 |
TiO2/PVSK/Spiro/Gold | 1.02 | 20.30 | 65 | 13.40 | 1.25 |
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Vesce, L.; Stefanelli, M.; Di Carlo, A. Carbon-Based Perovskite Solar Cell. Mater. Proc. 2023, 14, 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/IOCN2023-14539
Vesce L, Stefanelli M, Di Carlo A. Carbon-Based Perovskite Solar Cell. Materials Proceedings. 2023; 14(1):29. https://doi.org/10.3390/IOCN2023-14539
Chicago/Turabian StyleVesce, Luigi, Maurizio Stefanelli, and Aldo Di Carlo. 2023. "Carbon-Based Perovskite Solar Cell" Materials Proceedings 14, no. 1: 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/IOCN2023-14539
APA StyleVesce, L., Stefanelli, M., & Di Carlo, A. (2023). Carbon-Based Perovskite Solar Cell. Materials Proceedings, 14(1), 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/IOCN2023-14539