Microscopic understanding of the anisotropic conductivity of PEDOT:PSS thin films

Advanced Materials

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1196-1200

  Nardes, Alexandre Mantovani ^a   Kemerink, Martijn ^a   Janssen, René A J ^a   Bastiaansen, Jolanda A M ^b   Kiggen, Nicole M M ^b   Langeveld, Bea M W ^b   Van Breemen, Albert J J M ^b   De Kok, Margreet M ^c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SPIN COATING;

ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVITY; POLYSTYRENESULFONATE; SPIN COATED FILMS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 34250661692     PISSN: 09359648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200602575     Document Type: Article

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