Electrical characterization of polymer-based FETs fabricated by spin-coating poly(3-alkylthiophene)s

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1892-1901

  Deen, M Jamal ^a   Kazemeini, Mehdi H ^a   Haddara, Yaser M ^a   Yu, Jianfei ^b   Vamvounis, George ^b   Holdcroft, Steven ^b   Woods, William ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE FILMS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SPIN COATING; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE;

CHARGE TRANSPORT; FIELD EFFECT MOBILITY; ORGANIC TRANSISTORS; POLYMER FET (PFET); POLYMER TRANSISTOR FABRICATION; POLYMER TRANSISTORS; TRAP DENSITY;

FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS;

EID: 8144223888     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2004.837389     Document Type: Article

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