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Title: Morphology optimization via molecular weight tuning of donor polymer enables all-polymer solar cells with simultaneously improved performance and stability

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USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1694272
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nano Energy
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Nano Energy Journal Volume: 64 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 2211-2855
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
Netherlands
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Li, Zhenye, Zhong, Wenkai, Ying, Lei, Liu, Feng, Li, Ning, Huang, Fei, and Cao, Yong. Morphology optimization via molecular weight tuning of donor polymer enables all-polymer solar cells with simultaneously improved performance and stability. Netherlands: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.103931.
Li, Zhenye, Zhong, Wenkai, Ying, Lei, Liu, Feng, Li, Ning, Huang, Fei, & Cao, Yong. Morphology optimization via molecular weight tuning of donor polymer enables all-polymer solar cells with simultaneously improved performance and stability. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.103931
Li, Zhenye, Zhong, Wenkai, Ying, Lei, Liu, Feng, Li, Ning, Huang, Fei, and Cao, Yong. Tue . "Morphology optimization via molecular weight tuning of donor polymer enables all-polymer solar cells with simultaneously improved performance and stability". Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.103931.
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