Photoconductîon in Langmuir-Blodgett films of octasubstituted metal-free phthalocyanine molecules

IEE Proceedings: Circuits, Devices and Systems

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 44-48

  Ray, A K ^a   Nabok, A ^a   Hassan, A K ^b   Cook, M J ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRON TRAPS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

DEEP-LEVEL TRAPS; OCTASUBSTITUTED METAL-FREE PHTHALOCYANINE MOLECULES;

LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS;

EID: 0032633287     PISSN: 13502409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-cds:19990268     Document Type: Article

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