Microscopic conduction pathways of poly(3-hexylthiophene) nanofibers embedded in polymer film

Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 371-374

  Yoshida, Ken Ichi ^a,b   Kawasaki, Masahiro ^a   Toda, Yuriko ^a   Yamashita, Soko ^a   Shimomura, Takeshi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TDK CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-CONTACT; CHLOROFORM SOLUTIONS; COMBINED SYSTEM; HIGH VOLTAGE; IN-VACUUM; P TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR; PMMA MATRICES; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); PROBE STATIONS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; RR-P3HT; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE; SOLVENT MIXTURES; THRESHOLD GATE VOLTAGE; TOPOGRAPHIC IMAGES; TOPOGRAPHICAL IMAGES; TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ESTERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYMER FILMS; THIN FILMS; THRESHOLD LOGIC;

NANOFIBERS;

EID: 84860714010     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2012.1     Document Type: Article

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