Thin-film organic electronic devices

Annual Review of Materials Research

Volumn 39, Issue , 2009, Pages 71-92

  Katz, Howard E ^a   Huang, Jia ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Conducting polymers; Dielectrics; Diodes; Organic semiconductors; Sensors

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRICS; EXEMPLARY MATERIALS; FUTURE PROSPECTS; ORGANIC DEVICES; ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES; ORGANIC MATERIALS; ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; POLYMERIC MATERIAL;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; DIODES; ELECTRON DEVICES; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SENSORS; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 67650951457     PISSN: 15317331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-matsci-082908-145433     Document Type: Review

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