Thin film transistors based on organic conjugated semiconductors

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 455-461

  Garnier, Francis ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

6T sexithiophene; DH6T dihexylsexithiophene; TFT thin film transistor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013549880     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0286(97)80089-7     Document Type: Article

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