Novel soluble pentacene and anthradithiophene derivatives for organic thin-film transistors

Organic Electronics

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1363-1375

  Kim, Choongik ^a   Huang, Peng Yi ^b   Jhuang, Jhe Wei ^b   Chen, Ming Chou ^b   Ho, Jia Chong ^c   Hu, Tarng Shiang ^c   Yan, Jing Yi ^c   Chen, Liang Hsiang ^c   Lee, Gene Hsiang ^d   Facchetti, Antonio ^a   Marks, Tobin J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anthradithiophene; Organic semiconductor; Organic thin film transistor; Pentacene; Solution process

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; PHOTOTRANSISTORS; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; THIN FILM CIRCUITS; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANTHRADITHIOPHENE; ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; PENTACENES; PHOTO-OXIDATIVE STABILITY; SINGLE CRYSTAL X-RAY DIFFRACTION; SOLUTION PROCESS; SOLUTION PROCESSABLE; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS (TFTS);

THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

EID: 77954070299     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2010.04.029     Document Type: Article

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