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Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 46, Issue 5, 050301(2025)

Interface energetics in organic and perovskite semiconductor solar cells

Shaobing Xiong¹, Mats Fahlman^2、*, and Qinye Bao^1、**

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¹School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China

²Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University, Norrköping 60174, Sweden

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Jan. 16, 2025

Accepted: --

Published Online: Jun. 4, 2025

The Author Email: Mats Fahlman (MFahlman), Qinye Bao (QYBao)

DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/25010021

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