Elusive presence of chloride in mixed halide perovskite solar cells

S Colella, E Mosconi, G Pellegrino… - The journal of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The role of chloride in the MAPbI3–x Cl x perovskite is still limitedly understood, albeit
subjected of much debate. Here, we present a combined angle-resolved X-ray …

Atomistic origins of CH3NH3PbI3 degradation to PbI2 in vacuum

I Deretzis, A Alberti, G Pellegrino, E Smecca… - Applied Physics …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
We study the mechanisms of CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 degradation and its transformation to PbI 2 by
means of X-ray diffraction and the density functional theory. The experimental analysis …

Similar Structural Dynamics for the Degradation of CH3NH3PbI3 in Air and in Vacuum

A Alberti, I Deretzis, G Pellegrino, C Bongiorno… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the degradation path of MAPbI3 (MA= methylammonium) films over flat TiO2
substrates at room temperature by means of X‐ray diffraction, spectroscopic ellipsometry, X …

Flexible pH sensors based on polysilicon thin film transistors and ZnO nanowalls

L Maiolo, S Mirabella, F Maita, A Alberti… - Applied physics …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
A fully flexible pH sensor using nanoporous ZnO on extended gate thin film transistor
(EGTFT) fabricated on polymeric substrate is demonstrated. The sensor adopts the Low …

Hybrid perovskites for photovoltaics: Story, challenges and opportunities

A Alberti, E Smecca, S Sanzaro, G Mannino… - La Rivista del Nuovo …, 2019 - Springer
Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites have been representing a scientific breakthrough in
the photovoltaic field since 2009 when they were applied to replace photoactive dyes in …

Revealing a Discontinuity in the Degradation Behavior of CH3NH3PbI3 during Thermal Operation

A Alberti, I Deretzis, G Mannino, E Smecca… - The Journal of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The advance of innovative photovoltaics based on hybrid perovskites is currently forced to
face their stability and durability through the rationalization of the phenomena occurring into …

Multi-Scale-Porosity TiO2 scaffolds grown by innovative sputtering methods for high throughput hybrid photovoltaics

S Sanzaro, E Smecca, G Mannino, C Bongiorno… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
We propose an up-scalable, reliable, contamination-free, rod-like TiO2 material grown by a
new method based on sputtering deposition concepts which offers a multi-scale porosity …

Suppressing charge recombination in planar perovskite solar cells by using SnO2/TiO2 nanocomposite as electron transfer layer

H Li, G Liu, H Chen, W Du, L Ke, H Li… - Applied Physics Letters, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been paid great attention owing to their excellent
photovoltaic properties. However, the presence of charge recombination at the interface of …

From PbI2 to MAPbI3 through Layered Intermediates

G Pellegrino, S D'Angelo, I Deretzis… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In the present work we describe the process of formation of methylammonium lead iodide
perovskite (MAPbI3) by reaction between [001] oriented PbI2 thin films and MAI. The …

Innovative spongy TiO2 layers for gas detection at low working temperature

A Alberti, L Renna, S Sanzaro, E Smecca… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2018 - Elsevier
The capillary distribution of reliable solutions for gas detections implies identifying high
throughput and up-scalable approaches for the growth of porous active materials with high …