Thin-film organic polymer phototransistors

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 877-885

  Hamilton, Michael C ^a   Martin, Sandrine ^a   Kanicki, Jerzy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjugated organic polymer; Photodetector; Photosensitivity; Phototransistor; Responsivity; Thin film transistor

Indexed keywords

EXCITONS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; THIN FILMS; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE;

FIELD EFFECT MOBILITY; WHITE LIGHT ILLUMINATION;

PHOTOTRANSISTORS;

EID: 2942691970     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2004.829619     Document Type: Article

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