Molecular reorganization in organic field-effect transistors and its effect on two-dimensional charge transport pathways

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1257-1264

  Liscio, Fabiola ^a   Albonetti, Cristiano ^b   Broch, Katharina ^c   Shehu, Arian ^b   Quiroga, Santiago David ^b   Ferlauto, Laura ^a   Frank, Christian ^c   Kowarik, Stefan ^d   Nervo, Roberto ^e   Gerlach, Alexander ^c   Milita, Silvia ^a   Schreiber, Frank ^c   Biscarini, Fabio ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

molecular organization; organic electronics; organic field effect transistors; perylene derivatives; thin film growth

Indexed keywords

CHARGE MOBILITIES; CRYSTALLINE ORDER; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; EX SITU; GROWTH CONDITIONS; MOLECULAR LAYER; MOLECULAR ORGANIZATION; MOLECULAR REORGANIZATIONS; N-TYPE ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; ORIENTATIONAL DEFECTS; PERYLENE DERIVATIVES; REAL TIME; RESIDUAL DEFECTS; TRANSPORT PATHWAYS;

FILM GROWTH; GATE DIELECTRICS; MONOLAYERS; ORGANIC FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; THIN FILMS;

DEFECTS;

EID: 84874433367     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn304733w     Document Type: Article

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