Charge mobilities in conjugated polymers measured by pulse radiolysis time-resolved microwave conductivity: From single chains to solids

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 2951-2958

  Grozema, Ferdinand C ^a   Siebbeles, Laurens D A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE HOPPING; CHARGE MOBILITIES; DEVICE MOBILITIES; MICROWAVE CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PLANAR STRUCTURE; POLY (P-PHENYLENE); POLY(P-PHENYLENEVINYLENE); POLYFLUORENES; POLYMER CHAINS; SINGLE CHAINS; SOLID SAMPLES; TIME-RESOLVED MICROWAVE CONDUCTIVITIES;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; PETROLEUM TAR; RADIATION CHEMISTRY;

RADIOLYSIS;

EID: 82655183714     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz201229a     Document Type: Review

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