Dependence of the mobility on charge carrier density and electric field in poly(3-hexylthiophene) based thin film transistors: Effect of the molecular weight

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Fumagalli, L ^a   Binda, M ^a   Natali, D ^a   Sampietro, M ^a   Salmoiraghi, E ^b   Di Gianvincenzo, P ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CHARGE CARRIERS; CHARGE DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; THICK FILMS; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; THIN FILMS; TRANSISTORS;

ABSOLUTE VALUES; ACTIVE MATERIALS; CHARGE CARRIER DENSITIES; DENSITY OF STATES; FUNCTIONAL DEPENDENCES; GATE VOLTAGES; LOW MOBILITIES; LOWER MOBILITIES; MEDIUM RANGES; ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; POLYMERS.; TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS;

CARRIER MOBILITY;

EID: 55249126617     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3003526     Document Type: Article

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