Effect of thermal excitation on intermolecular charge transfer efficiency in conducting polyaniline

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1187-1189

  Li, Guofeng ^a   Josowicz, Mira ^b   Janata, Jiří ^b   Semancik, Steve ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONDUCTOMETRIC GAS SENSORS; POLYANILINES; PROTONATION;

BAND STRUCTURE; CARRIER MOBILITY; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ENERGY GAP; FERMI LEVEL; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 4444245097     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1779948     Document Type: Article

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