"Plastic" solar cells: Self-assembly of bulk heterojunction nanomaterials by spontaneous phase separation

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1700-1708

  Peet, Jeffrey ^a   Heeger, Alan J ^a   Bazan, Guillermo C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 70350484189     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar900065j     Document Type: Article

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