Fabrication of organic thin-film transistors by spray-deposition for low-cost, large-area electronics

Organic Electronics

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1960-1965

  Azarova, Natalia A ^a   Owen, Jack W ^a   McLellan, Claire A ^a   Grimminger, Marsha A ^b   Chapman, Eric K ^a   Anthony, John E ^b   Jurchescu, Oana D ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

High mobility; Organic semiconductors; Organic thin film transistors; Solution processing; Spray coating

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; DEPOSITS; FABRICATION; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; THIN FILMS;

HIGH MOBILITY; INNOVATIVE COATINGS; LARGE-AREA ELECTRONICS; ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES; ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; ROOM TEMPERATURE PROCESSING; SOLUTION-PROCESSING; SPRAY COATING;

THIN FILM CIRCUITS;

EID: 77957313549     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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