Hole mobility for thin-film organic molecular solids in the presence of defects or surface adsorbates: Theory and implications for gas detection

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 114, Issue 28, 2010, Pages 12173-12189

  Rossi, Matthew ^a   Sohlberg, Karl ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL PROCEDURES; GAS DETECTION; MOLECULAR SOLID; PENTACENES; RATE THEORY; SURFACE ADSORBATES; SURFACE LAYERS;

ADSORBATES; DEFECT DENSITY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; NAPHTHALENE; SURFACE DEFECTS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

HOLE MOBILITY;

EID: 77954724430     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp100201q     Document Type: Article

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