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Liao, L., Zhang, W., Xiao, Z. et al. Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of two-dimensional conjugated polymers with tunable pendant acceptor groups. Polym J 45, 571–575 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/pj.2012.172
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