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International Journal of Photoenergy
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 897595, 5 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/897595
Research Article
Airbrush Spray Coating of Amorphous Titanium Dioxide for Inverted Polymer Solar Cells
Department of Electronic Engineering, (Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy), CHOSE, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Received 25 September 2012; Revised 17 October 2012; Accepted 18 October 2012
Academic Editor: Vincenzo Augugliaro
Copyright © 2012 Luca La Notte et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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