A real-time study of the benefits of co-solvents in polymer solar cell processing

Jacobus J. van Franeker; Mathieu Turbiez; Weiwei Li; Martijn M Wienk; Rene A.J. Janssen

doi:10.1038/ncomms7229

journal article Feb 06, 2015

A real-time study of the benefits of co-solvents in polymer solar cell processing

Jacobus J. van Franeker Mathieu Turbiez Weiwei Li

Martijn M Wienk Rene A.J. Janssen

Nature Communications Vol. 6 No. 1 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Jacobus J. van Franeker, Mathieu Turbiez, Weiwei Li, et al. (2015). A real-time study of the benefits of co-solvents in polymer solar cell processing. Nature Communications, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7229

A real-time study of the benefits of co-solvents in polymer solar cell processing

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