Field effect transport measurements on single grains of sexithiophene: Role of the contacts

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 104, Issue 51, 2000, Pages 12202-12209

  Chwang, Anna B ^a   Daniel Frisbie, C ^a  

^a University of Minnesota ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GOLD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SILICA; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

SEMICONDUCTOR SEXITHIOPHENES;

SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0034504597     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp002782o     Document Type: Article

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