Compact DC modeling of organic field-effect transistors: Review and perspectives

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 278-287

  Kim, Chang Hyun ^a   Bonnassieux, Yvan ^a   Horowitz, Gilles ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIQUE DES INTERFACES ET DES COUCHES MINCES   (France)

Author keywords

Circuit simulation; compact modeling; device physics; organic field effect transistors (OFETs)

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT SIMULATION;

BOTTOM LINES; COMPACT MODEL; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DC MODEL; DEVICE PHYSICS; ORGANIC FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR (OFETS); ORIGINAL MODEL; UNIVERSAL MODEL;

ORGANIC FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS;

EID: 84893470414     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2013.2281054     Document Type: Review

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