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Organic Photovoltaic Cells Based on Molecular Donor-Acceptor Heterojunctions

Ying Zheng Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, PO Box 116400, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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Jiangeng Xue Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, PO Box 116400, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
Pages 420-453 | Received 29 Jul 2010, Accepted 12 Aug 2010, Published online: 06 Nov 2010

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