Optical and electrical properties of semi-conducting calix[5,9]arene thin films with potential applications in organic electronics

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Dridi, Chérif ^a,b   Benzarti Ghédira, Maha ^b   Vocanson, Francis ^c   Ben Chaabane, Rafik ^b   Davenas, Joel ^d   Ben Ouada, Hafedh ^b  

^a INSTITUT SUPÉRIEUR DES SCIENCES APPLIQUÉES ET DE TECHNOLOGIE DE SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE FILMS; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; ENERGY GAP; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; THIN FILM CIRCUITS; THIN FILMS; TIN OXIDES;

BIAS VOLTAGE AND FREQUENCY; CALIXARENE DERIVATIVES; CURRENT VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT; EXPONENTIAL TRAP DISTRIBUTION; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INDIUM TIN OXIDE SUBSTRATES; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; SPACE-CHARGE-LIMITED CURRENT;

BIAS VOLTAGE;

EID: 70350655972     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: 13616641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/24/10/105007     Document Type: Article

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