Structural and Electrical Properties of Polymorphic Pentacene Thin Films

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5217, Issue , 2003, Pages 112-123

  Stadlober, B ^a   Satzinger, V ^a   Maresch, H ^a   Somitsch, D ^b   Haase, A ^a   Pichler, H ^a   Rom, W ^a   Jakopic, G ^a  

^a JOANNEUM RESEARCH   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Mobility; Organic dielectrics; Organic field effect transistors; Polymorphs; Raman; X ray

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DEPOSITION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; OPTIMIZATION; PLASTIC FILMS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VOLUME FRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MOBILITY; ORGANIC DIELECTRICS; ORGANIC FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; POLYMORPHS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 2342618178     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.505868     Document Type: Conference Paper

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