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Pure Appl. Chem., 2001, Vol. 73, No. 3, pp. 459-467

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac200173030459

Molecular photovoltaics that mimic photosynthesis

Michael Grätzel

Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

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