Determination of the charge trap energy distribution in conjugated polymer MDMO-PPV

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Pranaitis, M ^a   Janonis, V ^a   Sakaviius, A ^a   Kaukauskas, V ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRAP; DEFECT STATE; EFFECTIVE ACTIVATION ENERGY; ELECTRICAL FIELD; MDMO-PPV; SELECTIVE EXCITATIONS; SPECTRAL RANGE; THERMALLY STIMULATED CURRENT; TRAP DISTRIBUTIONS; TRAP PARAMETERS;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; CURVE FITTING; DEFECTS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY;

EID: 80051963194     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: 13616641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/26/8/085021     Document Type: Article

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