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One of the most appealing aspects of machine learning for material design is its high throughput exploration of chemical spaces, but to reach the ceiling of ML-aided exploration, more than current model architectures and processing…
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We investigate the charge-transfer interfaces between metal and redox arylamine molecular films through studying the current-voltage characteristics of single-layer organic diodes with the aid of anode interfacial engineering method. The…