From polymer transistors toward printed electronics

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1963-1973

  Clemens, W ^a   Fix, W ^a   Ficker, J ^a   Knobloch, A ^a   Ullmann, A ^a  

^a Biotronik GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENCAPSULATION; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; MICROELECTRONICS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PRINTED CIRCUITS; PRINTING; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMER TRANSISTOR; INTEGRATED POLYMER CIRCUITS; ORGANIC RING OSCILLATORS; PRINTED ELECTRONICS;

SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 4143146414     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2004.0263     Document Type: Article

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