Free charge photogeneration in a single component high photovoltaic efficiency organic semiconductor.

Free charge photogeneration in a single component high photovoltaic efficiency organic semiconductor.
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DOI:
10.1038/s41467-022-30127-8
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发表时间:
2022-05-20
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Hodgkiss, Justin M.
Hodgkiss, Justin M.
中科院分区:
综合性期刊1区
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作者:
Price, Michael B.;Hume, Paul A.;Ilina, Aleksandra;Wagner, Isabella;Tamming, Ronnie R.;Thorn, Karen E.;Jiao, Wanting;Goldingay, Alison;Conaghan, Patrick J.;Lakhwani, Girish;Davis, Nathaniel J. L. K.;Wang, Yifan;Xue, Peiyao;Lu, Heng;Chen, Kai;Zhan, Xiaowei;Hodgkiss, Justin M.

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