Mesoscopic features of charge generation in organic semiconductors

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3385-3394

  Savoie, Brett M ^a   Jackson, Nicholas E ^a   Chen, Lin X ^a   Marks, Tobin J ^a   Ratner, Mark A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84911163865     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar5000852     Document Type: Article

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