Charge-transfer excitons at organic semiconductor surfaces and interfaces

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1779-1787

  Zhu, X Y ^a   Yang, Q ^a   Muntwiler, M ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

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EID: 72849120730     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar800269u     Document Type: Article

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