Rigid- and soft-block-copolymerized conjugated polymers enable high-performance intrinsically stretchable organic solar cells

Lee, Jin-Woo; Lee, Heung-Goo; Oh, Eun Sung; Lee, Sun-Woo; Phan, Tan Ngoc-Lan; Li, Sheng; Kim, Taek-Soo; Kim, Bumjoon J.

doi:10.1016/j.joule.2023.11.005

Rigid- and soft-block-copolymerized conjugated polymers enable high-performance intrinsically stretchable organic solar cells

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2023.11.005· OSTI ID:2503985

Lee, Jin-Woo; Lee, Heung-Goo; Oh, Eun Sung; Lee, Sun-Woo; Phan, Tan Ngoc-Lan; Li, Sheng; Kim, Taek-Soo;

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