Amorphous organic molecule/polymer diodes and transistors - Comparison between predictions based on Gaussian or exponential density of states

Organic Electronics

Volumn 6, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 200-210

  Tessler, Nir ^a   Roichman, Yohai ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diode; FET; Molecule; Organic; Polymer; Transport

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON MOBILITY; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; POLYMERS;

MOLECULE; ORGANIC; TRANSPORT;

SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

EID: 33644542094     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2005.06.006     Document Type: Article

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