journal article·2025-05

Coordination-induced bridging polymer enables favorable interface compatibility and vertical phase distribution in efficient organic solar cells

Qianglong Lv, Haoyu Yuan, Chen Zhang, Shihao Sha, Zhiyang Xu, Zhangwei He, Runnan Yu, Zhan’ao Tan

Science China Materials· Volume 68· Issue 5
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