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Waldauf, C., Dennler, G., Schilinsky, P., Brabec, C.J. (2009). Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells for Large-Area PV Fabrication on Flexible Substrates. In: Wong, W.S., Salleo, A. (eds) Flexible Electronics. Electronic Materials: Science & Technology, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74363-9_12

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