Organic thin film transistors: From theory to real devices

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1946-1962

  Horowitz, Gilles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; SCREEN PRINTING; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

CONTACT RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; OPERATING MODE; ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 4143078056     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2004.0266     Document Type: Article

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