Very large photoconduction enhancement upon self-assembly of a new triindole derivative in solution-processed films

Advanced Functional Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 738-745

  Gallego Gõmez, Francisco ^b,c   García Frutos, Eva M ^a   Villalvilla, José M ^b   Quintana, José A ^b   Gutierrez Puebla, Enrique ^a   Monge, Angeles ^a   Díaz García, María A ^b   Gõmez Lor, Berta ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

flexible electronics; molecular electronics; photovoltaic devices; self assembly

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS STATE; AROMATIC CORES; BEST VALUE; CAST FILM; CHARGE PHOTOGENERATION; FOUR-ORDER; LIGHT INTENSITY; LOW FIELD; ON/OFF RATIO; ORDERED NANOSTRUCTURES; ORGANIC SYSTEMS; PHOTOCONDUCTION; PHOTOGENERATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; SMALL MOLECULES; SOLUTION-PROCESSED;

MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULES; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS;

EID: 79951634551     PISSN: 1616301X     EISSN: 16163028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201000956     Document Type: Article

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