The design and synthesis of fused thiophenes and their applications in organic field-effect transistors

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 779-791

  Liu, Ying ^a   Yu, Gui ^a   Liu, Yun Qi ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Device performance; Fused thiophenes; Oligothienoacenes; Organic field effect transistors

Indexed keywords

DEVICE FABRICATIONS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DEVICE STRUCTURES; FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES; FIELD EFFECTS; FUSED THIOPHENE; INTERFACE ENGINEERING; ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR;

ORGANIC FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; THIOPHENE;

FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS;

EID: 77953319531     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-010-0130-z     Document Type: Article

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