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Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 9, 0900010(2025)

Application Process of Femtosecond Time-Resolved Absorption Spectroscopy in Organic Solar Cell Research

Jianfeng Wang1, Yongpeng Li2, Xiaonan Ma3, and Weigang Zhu1、*
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Organic Integrated Circuits, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 3Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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    Category: Reviews

    Received: Jul. 19, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 2, 2024

    Published Online: May. 6, 2025

    The Author Email: Weigang Zhu (w_zhu10@tju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP241723

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP241723

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