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Title: Molecular Engineering of Chromophores to Enable Triplet–Triplet Annihilation Upconversion
Award ID(s):
1954791
PAR ID:
10223206
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume:
142
Issue:
47
ISSN:
0002-7863
Page Range / eLocation ID:
19917 to 19925
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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