An improved synthesis of pentacene: Rapid access to a benchmark organic semiconductor

Molecules

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 4625-4633

  Pramanik, Chandrani ^a   Miller, Glen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acene; Organic electronic; Organic semiconductor; Pentacene; Semiconductor; Thin film

Indexed keywords

NAPHTHACENE DERIVATIVE; PENTACENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SYNTHESIS;

NAPHTHACENES; SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84860231408     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules17044625     Document Type: Article

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