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Journal of Semiconductors
Vol. 44, Issue 3, 032201 (2023)

Pinning energies of organic semiconductors in high-efficiency organic solar cells

Xian’e Li^1、*, Qilun Zhang^1、2, Xianjie Liu¹, and Mats Fahlman^1、2

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¹Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology (ITN), Linköping University, SE-60174, Norrköping, Sweden

²Wallenberg Wood Science Center, Department of Science and Technology (ITN), Linköping University, SE-60174, Norrköping, Sweden

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Xian’e Li, Qilun Zhang, Xianjie Liu, Mats Fahlman. Pinning energies of organic semiconductors in high-efficiency organic solar cells[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2023, 44(3): 032201 Copy Citation Text

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