Modified PEDOT-PSS conducting polymer as S/D electrodes for device performance enhancement of P3HT TFTs

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1982-1987

  Xue, Fengliang ^a   Su, Yi ^a   Varahramyan, Kody ^a  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inkjet printing; P3HT; PEDOT PSS; Series resistance; Thin film transistors (TFTs)

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; POLYETHYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GATE VOLTAGE; INKJET PRINTING; PARASITIC SERIES RESISTANCE; POLYETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE (PEDOT); POLYHEXYLTHIOPHENE (PHT); POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE (PSS);

THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

EID: 26244437096     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2005.855062     Document Type: Article

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