Thin-film transistor as a probe to study carrier transport in amorphous organic semiconductors

Journal of Photonics for Energy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  So, Shu K ^a   Choi, Wing H ^a   Cheung, Chi H ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hole transports, 4,4' N,N' dicarbazole biphenyl (CBP); Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs); Thin film transistors; Tris(2 phenylpyridine) iridum Ir(ppy)3

Indexed keywords

4 ,4' N ,N' DICARBAZOLE BIPHENYLS; ARYL AMINES; DYE MOLECULE; FIELD EFFECTS; GATE DIELECTRIC LAYERS; HOLE TRANSPORTS; IR(PPY)3; ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES(OLEDS); TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT MEASUREMENTS; THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR (TFTS); TIME-OF-FLIGHT TECHNIQUES;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; GATE DIELECTRICS; HOLE MOBILITY; IRIDIUM; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84870616775     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19477988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3534200     Document Type: Article

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