Non-Fullerene Electron Acceptors for Use in Organic Solar Cells

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2803-2812

  Nielsen, Christian B ^a   Holliday, Sarah ^a   Chen, Hung Yang ^a   Cryer, Samuel J ^a   McCulloch, Iain ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 84947206423     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00199     Document Type: Article

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