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    Journals >Nano-Micro Letters >Volume 16 >Issue 1 >Page 224 > Article
    • Nano-Micro Letters
    • Vol. 16, Issue 1, 224 (2024)
    Polymer Fiber Rigid Network with High Glass Transition Temperature Reinforces Stability of Organic Photovoltaics
    Qiao Zhou1, Cenqi Yan1,*, Hongxiang Li1, Zhendong Zhu1..., Yujie Gao1, Jie Xiong1, Hua Tang2, Can Zhu3, Hailin Yu1, Sandra P. Gonzalez Lopez2, Jiayu Wang1, Meng Qin1, Jianshu Li1, Longbo Luo1,**, Xiangyang Liu1, Jiaqiang Qin1, Shirong Lu4, Lei Meng3, Frédéric Laquai2, Yongfang Li3 and Pei Cheng1,***|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China
  • 2KAUST Solar Center, Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • 3Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
  • 4Department of Material Science and Technology, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, People’s Republic of China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01442-0 Cite this Article
    Qiao Zhou, Cenqi Yan, Hongxiang Li, Zhendong Zhu, Yujie Gao, Jie Xiong, Hua Tang, Can Zhu, Hailin Yu, Sandra P. Gonzalez Lopez, Jiayu Wang, Meng Qin, Jianshu Li, Longbo Luo, Xiangyang Liu, Jiaqiang Qin, Shirong Lu, Lei Meng, Frédéric Laquai, Yongfang Li, Pei Cheng. Polymer Fiber Rigid Network with High Glass Transition Temperature Reinforces Stability of Organic Photovoltaics[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 224 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Qiao Zhou, Cenqi Yan, Hongxiang Li, Zhendong Zhu, Yujie Gao, Jie Xiong, Hua Tang, Can Zhu, Hailin Yu, Sandra P. Gonzalez Lopez, Jiayu Wang, Meng Qin, Jianshu Li, Longbo Luo, Xiangyang Liu, Jiaqiang Qin, Shirong Lu, Lei Meng, Frédéric Laquai, Yongfang Li, Pei Cheng. Polymer Fiber Rigid Network with High Glass Transition Temperature Reinforces Stability of Organic Photovoltaics[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 224
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