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Efficient Organic p-i-n Solar Cells Having Very Thick Codeposited i-Layer Consisting of Highly Purified Organic Semiconductors

Kazuya Sakai Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Masahiro Hiramoto Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 284-289 | Published online: 22 Sep 2010

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