Unsymmetric Side Chains of Indacenodithiophene Copolymers Lead to Improved Packing and Device Performance
- Corresponding author: Hong-Liang Zhong, hlzhong@sjtu.edu.cn Yun-Xiang Xu, yxxu@scu.edu.cn † These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Ying Yang, Tong Shan, Jian Cao, Hua-Chun Wang, Ji-Kang Wang, Hong-Liang Zhong, Yun-Xiang Xu. Unsymmetric Side Chains of Indacenodithiophene Copolymers Lead to Improved Packing and Device Performance[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science,
;2020, 38(4): 342-348.
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10.1007/s10118-020-2342-9
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