Ferroelectric Materials: Synthesis and Application of Ferroelectric P(VDF‐TrFE) Nanoparticles in Organic Photovoltaic Devices for High Efficiency (Adv. Energy Mater. 12/2013). Issue 12 (December 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xiao, Zhengguo; Dong, Qingfeng; Sharma, Pankaj; Yuan, Yongbo; Mao, Baodong; Tian, Wenjing; Gruverman, Alexei; Huang, Jinsong
• Is Part Of: Advanced energy materials. Volume 3:Issue 12(2013:Dec.)
• Page Start: 1672
• Page End: 1672
• Publication Date: 2013-12
• Subjects: Energy harvesting -- Materials -- Periodicals; Energy conversion -- Materials -- Periodicals; Energy storage -- Materials -- Periodicals; Photovoltaics -- Periodicals; Fuel cells -- Periodicals; Thermoelectric materials -- Periodicals; 621.31
• DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201370051
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1614-6832

Abstract

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