Organic solar cells - At the interface

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1949-1952

  Zacher, Brian ^a   Gantz, Jeremy L ^a   Richards, Robin E ^a   Armstrong, Neal R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 84879211276     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz4009932     Document Type: Review

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