Shallow trap states in pentacene thin films from molecular sliding

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Kang, Joo H ^a   Da Silva Filho, Demetrio ^b   Bredas, Jean Luc ^b   Zhu, X Y ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE PACKING; ORGANIC THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS (OTFT); PENTACENE; SLIDING DEFECTS;

BAND STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRON TRAPS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; ULTRAHIGH VACUUM; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 20844439693     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1900944     Document Type: Article

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