Suppressed Ion Migration by Heterojunction Layer for Stable Wide-Bandgap Perovskite and Tandem Photovoltaics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Methods
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, T.; Zhang, W.; Yang, W.; Yu, Z.; Xu, G.; Xu, F. Suppressed Ion Migration by Heterojunction Layer for Stable Wide-Bandgap Perovskite and Tandem Photovoltaics. Molecules 2024, 29, 4030. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174030
Wang T, Zhang W, Yang W, Yu Z, Xu G, Xu F. Suppressed Ion Migration by Heterojunction Layer for Stable Wide-Bandgap Perovskite and Tandem Photovoltaics. Molecules. 2024; 29(17):4030. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174030
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Taoran, Weiwei Zhang, Wenjuan Yang, Zeyi Yu, Gu Xu, and Fan Xu. 2024. "Suppressed Ion Migration by Heterojunction Layer for Stable Wide-Bandgap Perovskite and Tandem Photovoltaics" Molecules 29, no. 17: 4030. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174030