Self-standing chitosan films as dielectrics in organic thin-film transistors

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 960-965

  Morgado, J ^a   Pereira, A T ^a   Braganca A M ^a   Ferreira, Q ^a   Fernandes, S C M ^b   Freire, C S R ^b   Silvestre, A J D ^b   Pascoal Neto, C ^b   Alcacer L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biocompatible polymers; Chitosan; Dielectric; Organic field effect transistors; Organic thin film transistors

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYMER; CHITOSAN FILM; FIELD-EFFECT MOBILITIES; ON/OFF RATIO; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; PENTACENES; SELF STANDINGS;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CHITOSAN; ORGANIC FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; TRANSISTORS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 84884933055     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2013.94     Document Type: Article

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