Alternating polyfluorenes collect solar light in polymer photovoltaics

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1731-1739

  Olle, Inganäs ^a   Fengling, Zhang ^a   Andersson, Mats R ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 72849130701     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar900073s     Document Type: Article

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