Plastic solar cells: A multidisciplinary field to construct chemical concepts from current research

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 253-258

  Gómez, Rafael ^a   Segura, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; SOLAR CELLS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

MULTIDISCIPLINARY FIELD; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY MATERIALS; SOLAR-CELL TECHNOLOGY;

CHEMISTRY;

EID: 33846697174     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed084p253     Document Type: Article

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