Light-Induced Charge Accumulation in PTCDI/Pentacene/Ag(111) Heterojunctions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Costantini, R.; Cossaro, A.; Morgante, A.; Dell’Angela, M. Light-Induced Charge Accumulation in PTCDI/Pentacene/Ag(111) Heterojunctions. Chemistry 2021, 3, 744-752. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry3030053
Costantini R, Cossaro A, Morgante A, Dell’Angela M. Light-Induced Charge Accumulation in PTCDI/Pentacene/Ag(111) Heterojunctions. Chemistry. 2021; 3(3):744-752. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry3030053
Chicago/Turabian StyleCostantini, Roberto, Albano Cossaro, Alberto Morgante, and Martina Dell’Angela. 2021. "Light-Induced Charge Accumulation in PTCDI/Pentacene/Ag(111) Heterojunctions" Chemistry 3, no. 3: 744-752. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry3030053