Thesis (Ph. D.)--Catholic University of America. / "Literature cited": p. 21-22.

The specific goal of this investigation was the determination of the self-diffusion coefficient of the divalent lead ion in a fused lead chloride system at several temperatures and the determination of the activation energy for the diffusion process.

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / The organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites such as methyl ammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) or mixed halide MAPbI3-xClx (x is usually very small) have emerged as an interesting class of semiconductor materials for their application in photovoltaic (PV) and other semiconducting devices. A fast rise in PCE of this material observed in just under a decade from 3.8% in 2009 to over 25.2% recently is highly unique compared to other established PV technologies such as c-Si, GaAs, and CdTe. The high efficiency of perovskites solar cells has been attributed to its excellent optical and electronic properties. Perovskites thin film solar cells are usually deposited via spin coating, vacuum thermal evaporation, and chemical vapour deposition (CVD).