Solution-processed inorganic bulk nano-heterojunctions and their application to solar cells

Nature Photonics

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 529-534

  Rath, Arup K ^a   Bernechea, Maria ^a   Martinez, Luis ^a   Pelayo Garcia De Arquer, F ^a   Osmond, Johann ^a   Konstantatos, Gerasimos ^a  

^a ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

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EID: 84864555799     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2012.139     Document Type: Article

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