Electronic properties and junction behavior of polyanthranilic acid/metal contacts

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 571-574

  Singh, Arun Kumar ^a   Prakash, Rajiv ^a   Dwivedi, A D D ^a   Chakrabarti, P ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Conducting polymer; Indium tin oxide (ITO); Ohmic contact; Polyanthranilic acid (PANA); Schottky contact

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); MORPHOLOGY; OHMIC CONTACTS; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

INDIUM TIN OXIDE; POLYANTHRANILIC ACID; SCHOTTKY CONTACT;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 44849085655     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LED.2008.922730     Document Type: Article

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