Sub-bandgap absorption in organic solar cells: Experiment and theory

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 39, 2013, Pages 16494-16502

  Beenken, Wichard J D ^a   Herrmann, Felix ^a   Presselt, Martin ^a   Hoppe, Harald ^a   Shokhovets, Sviatoslav ^a   Gobsch, Gerhard ^a   Runge, Erich ^a  

^a ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 84884302902     PISSN: 14639076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3cp42236d     Document Type: Article

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