Impermeable flexible liquid barrier film for encapsulation of DSSC metal electrodes

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Yang, Junghee ^a   Min, Misook ^a,c   Yoon, Yeoheung ^a   Kim, Won Jung ^b   Kim, Sol ^b   Lee, Hyoyoung ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Hyundai Motor Co   (South Korea)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84973525478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep27422     Document Type: Article

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