journal article·2025-06-04

Efficient and luminescent perovskite solar cells using defect-suppressed SnO2 via excess ligand strategy

Gabkyung Seo, Jason J. Yoo, Seongsik Nam, Da Seul Lee, Shanshan Gao, Bo Kyung Kim, Sae Jin Sung, Bong Joo Kang, Dane W. deQuilettes, Junho Park, Ji-Sang Park, In Sun Cho, Fabian Rotermund, Sang Il Seok, Seong Sik Shin

Nature Energy· Volume 10· Issue 6
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