Modeling the transition from ohmic to space charge limited current in organic semiconductors

Organic Electronics

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1700-1709

  Lopez Varo P ^a   Jimenez Tejada J A ^a   Lopez Villanueva J A ^a   Carceller, J E ^a   Deen, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Charge transport; Compact device modeling; Device modeling; Organic diodes; Polymeric diodes; Space charge limited conduction

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CARRIER TRANSPORT; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ORGANOMETALLICS; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

COMPACT DEVICE MODELING; DEVICE MODELING; ORGANIC DIODES; POLYMERIC DIODES; SPACE CHARGE LIMITED CONDUCTION;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84863333497     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2012.05.025     Document Type: Article

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