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Title: Enhancing performance of non-fullerene organic solar cells via side chain engineering of fused-ring electron acceptors

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Journal Name:
Dyes and Pigments
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Journal Name: Dyes and Pigments Journal Volume: 139 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0143-7208
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Elsevier
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United Kingdom
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English

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Yan, Cenqi, Wu, Yang, Wang, Jiayu, Li, Rong, Cheng, Pei, Bai, Huitao, Zhan, Zhiqiang, Ma, Wei, and Zhan, Xiaowei. Enhancing performance of non-fullerene organic solar cells via side chain engineering of fused-ring electron acceptors. United Kingdom: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2016.12.065.
Yan, Cenqi, Wu, Yang, Wang, Jiayu, Li, Rong, Cheng, Pei, Bai, Huitao, Zhan, Zhiqiang, Ma, Wei, & Zhan, Xiaowei. Enhancing performance of non-fullerene organic solar cells via side chain engineering of fused-ring electron acceptors. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2016.12.065
Yan, Cenqi, Wu, Yang, Wang, Jiayu, Li, Rong, Cheng, Pei, Bai, Huitao, Zhan, Zhiqiang, Ma, Wei, and Zhan, Xiaowei. Sat . "Enhancing performance of non-fullerene organic solar cells via side chain engineering of fused-ring electron acceptors". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2016.12.065.
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title = {Enhancing performance of non-fullerene organic solar cells via side chain engineering of fused-ring electron acceptors},
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year = {Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
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