Alkyl side chain length modulates the electronic structure and electrical characteristics of poly(3-alkylthiophene) thin films

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 11764-11769

  Lee, Hwa Sung ^a   Cho, Jeong Ho ^b   Cho, Kilwon ^c   Park, Yeong Don ^d  

^a Hanbat National University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^d SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAIN LENGTH; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOWIRES; SELF ASSEMBLY; SOLVENTS; VAPOR PRESSURE;

ALKYL SIDE-CHAIN LENGTHS; CONJUGATED BACKBONES; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR (FETS); INSULATING BARRIERS; NANOWIRE STRUCTURES; POLY(3-ALKYLTHIOPHENE); SOLVENT VAPOR PRESSURE;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84879380885     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp400171u     Document Type: Article

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