Memory stabilities and mechanisms of organic bistable devices with a phase-separated poly(methylmethacrylate)/poly(3-hexylthiophene) hybrid layer

Organic Electronics

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2485-2488

  Song, Woo Seung ^a   Yang, Hee Yeon ^a   Yoo, Chan Ho ^a   Yun, Dong Yeol ^a   Kim, Tae Whan ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electrical bistability; Memory stability; Organic bistable devices; P3HT; PMMA; Self separation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CARRIER MOBILITY;

ELECTRICAL BISTABILITY; MEMORY STABILITIES; ORGANIC BISTABLE DEVICE; P3HT; PMMA; SELF SEPARATIONS;

SEPARATION;

EID: 84865053846     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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