High-performance intrinsically stretchable organic solar cells based on&nbsp;flexible spacer incorporated dimerized small-molecule acceptors

Lee, Jin-Woo; Sun, Cheng; Lee, Seungbok; Kim, Dong Jun; Oh, Eun Sung; Phan, Tan Ngoc-Lan; Nguyen, Trieu Hoang-Quan; Seo, Soodeok; Tan, Zhengping; Lee, Michael J.; Lee, Jung-Yong; Bao, Xichang; Kim, Taek-Soo; Lee, Changyeon; Kim, Yun-Hi; Kim, Bumjoon J.

doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.109541

High-performance intrinsically stretchable organic solar cells based on flexible spacer incorporated dimerized small-molecule acceptors

Journal Article · Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Nano Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.109541· OSTI ID:2369741

Lee, Jin-Woo; Sun, Cheng; Lee, Seungbok; Kim, Dong Jun; Oh, Eun Sung; Phan, Tan Ngoc-Lan; Nguyen, Trieu Hoang-Quan; Seo, Soodeok; Tan, Zhengping; Lee, Michael J.; Lee, Jung-Yong; Bao, Xichang; Kim, Taek-Soo; Lee, Changyeon; Kim, Yun-Hi; Kim, Bumjoon J.

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