Solution-processed, self-organized organic single crystal arrays with controlled crystal orientation

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kumatani, Akichika ^a,d   Liu, Chuan ^a   Li, Yun ^a   Darmawan, Peter ^a   Takimiya, Kazuo ^b   Minari, Takeo ^a   Tsukagoshi, Kazuhito ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 84873110329     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00393     Document Type: Article

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