Possible transition from space-charge-limited to injection-limited conduction in poly(3-hexylthiophene) thin films

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 252, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4023-4025

  Zheng, Yi ^a   Kunardi, Linda ^b   Troadec, Cedric ^b   Wee, Andrew T S ^a   Chandrasekhar, N ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Charge injection; Metal organic interface; P3HT thin films; SCLC to ILC transition

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

CHARGE INJECTION; METAL-ORGANIC INTERFACES; P3HT THIN FILMS; SCLC TO ILC TRANSITION;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33645234000     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2005.09.036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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