Solution-Processed Nanoparticle Super-Float-Gated Organic Field-Effect Transistor as Un-cooled Ultraviolet and Infrared Photon Counter

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Yuan, Yongbo ^a   Dong, Qingfeng ^a   Yang, Bin ^a   Guo, Fawen ^a   Zhang, Qi ^a   Han, Ming ^a   Huang, Jinsong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 84884658835     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep02707     Document Type: Article

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