Polymer solar cells

Advances in Polymer Science

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-86

  Hoppe, Harald ^a   Sariciftci, N Serdar ^b  

^a ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

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EID: 54249110643     PISSN: 00653195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/12_2007_121     Document Type: Review

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