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    Journals >Nano-Micro Letters >Volume 16 >Issue 1 >Page 178 > Article
    • Nano-Micro Letters
    • Vol. 16, Issue 1, 178 (2024)
    Structurally Flexible 2D Spacer for Suppressing the Electron–Phonon Coupling Induced Non-Radiative Decay in Perovskite Solar Cells
    Ruikun Cao1,2,†, Kexuan Sun1,†, Chang Liu1,*, Yuhong Mao4..., Wei Guo1, Ping Ouyang1, Yuanyuan Meng1, Ruijia Tian1, Lisha Xie1, Xujie Lü4 and Ziyi Ge1,3,**|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, People’s Republic of China
  • 2School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, People’s Republic of China
  • 3Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
  • 4Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Shanghai, 201203, People’s Republic of China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01401-9 Cite this Article
    Ruikun Cao, Kexuan Sun, Chang Liu, Yuhong Mao, Wei Guo, Ping Ouyang, Yuanyuan Meng, Ruijia Tian, Lisha Xie, Xujie Lü, Ziyi Ge. Structurally Flexible 2D Spacer for Suppressing the Electron–Phonon Coupling Induced Non-Radiative Decay in Perovskite Solar Cells[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 178 Copy Citation Text show less
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