Charge transport and electrochemical response of poly(3,4- ethylenedioxypyrrole) films improved by noble-metal nanoparticles

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 115, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 7321-7331

  Deepa, Melepurath ^a   Kharkwal, Aneeta ^b   Joshi, Amish G ^b   Srivastava, Avanish Kumar ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD   (India)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SILVER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; AG NANOPARTICLE; CHARGE-CARRIER MOBILITY; COLORATION EFFICIENCIES; DEVICE APPLICATION; DIFFUSION RATE; DONOR DENSITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARGE; ELECTROCHEMICAL RESPONSE; ELECTROCHEMICAL SWITCHING; ELECTROCHROMIC SWITCHING; HIGH VOLTAGE; LOW VOLTAGES; NOBLE METAL NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL STUDY; REDOX SWITCHING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPACE-CHARGE-LIMITED CURRENT; VALENCE BAND SPECTRA;

GOLD;

EID: 79958228574     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp201055y     Document Type: Article

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