A hybrid CMOS-imager with a solution-processable polymer as photoactive layer

Nature Communications

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Baierl, Daniela ^a   Pancheri, Lucio ^b   Schmidt, Morten ^a   Stoppa, David ^b   Dalla Betta, Gian Franco ^c   Scarpa, Giuseppe ^a   Lugli, Paolo ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL OXIDE; POLYMER;

COMPLEXITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLINITY; IMAGING METHOD; PIXEL; POLYMER; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; SILICON; WAVELENGTH;

ARTICLE; COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; IMAGING; PHOTOACTIVATION; SEMICONDUCTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84869455175     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2180     Document Type: Article

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