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Alkyl-Chain Branching of Non-Fullerene Acceptors Flanking Conjugated Side Groups toward Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells

Journal Article · · Advanced Energy Materials
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  1. Department of Chemistry Guangdong‐Hong Kong‐Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials Energy Institute and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong 999077 China
  2. Department of Physics and Organic and Carbon Electronics Laboratories (ORaCEL) North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 27695 USA
  3. State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials Center for Advanced Low‐dimension Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Donghua University Shanghai 201620 China
  4. State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Donghua University Shanghai 201620 China
  5. Department of Chemistry Guangdong‐Hong Kong‐Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials Energy Institute and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong 999077 China; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology‐Shenzhen Research Institute No. 9, Yuexing 1st RD, Hi‐tech Park, Nanshan Shenzhen Guangdong Province 518057 China; Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong Province 510640 China

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Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1981372
Journal Information:
Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 11, Issue 47; ISSN 1614-6832
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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