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Title: Perovskite Transparent Conducting Oxide for the Design of a Transparent, Flexible, and Self-Powered Perovskite Photodetector
Award ID(s):
1809520
NSF-PAR ID:
10227048
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Volume:
12
Issue:
14
ISSN:
1944-8244
Page Range / eLocation ID:
16462 to 16468
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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