Alkyl chain length dependence of the field-effect carrier mobility in regioregular poly(3-alkylthiophene)s

Synthetic Metals

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 169-173

  Babel, Amit ^a   Jenekhe, Samson A ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkyl chain length; Carrier mobility; Organic transistors; Poly(3 alkylthiophene)s; Poly(3 hexylthiophene) transistors; Structure mobility relationship

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMERS; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

ALKYL CHAIN LENGTH; ORGANIC TRANSISTORS; POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE) S; POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE) TRANSISTORS; STRUCTURE-MOBILITY RELATIONSHIP;

CARRIER MOBILITY;

EID: 25844436656     PISSN: 03796779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2004.09.033     Document Type: Article

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