A comprehensive study of the effect of reactive end groups on the charge carrier transport within polymerized and nonpolymerized liquid crystals

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Baldwin, R J ^a   Kreouzis, T ^a   Shkunov, M ^b   Heeney, M ^b   Zhang, W ^b   McCulloch, I ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Merck Chemicals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLARONS; POLYMERIZATION; SELF ASSEMBLY;

CHARGE CARRIER TRANSPORTS; MESOPHASE TRANSPORT; REACTIVE END GROUPS; REACTIVE MESOGENS (RM);

CARRIER TRANSPORT;

EID: 33847708712     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2432045     Document Type: Article

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