The growth and characterization of α-sexithienyl-based light-emitting diodes

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 355, Issue 1725, 1997, Pages 763-773

  Marks, R N ^a   Biscarini, F ^a   Virgili, T ^a   Muccini, M ^a   Zamboni, R ^a   Taliani, C ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 3043005882     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.1997.0042     Document Type: Article

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