Measuring the electron affinity of organic solids: An indispensable new tool for organic electronics

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 406, Issue 9-10, 2014, Pages 2231-2237

  Yoshida, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electron affinity; Energy gap; Ionization energy; Low energy inverse photoemission spectroscopy; Organic semiconductor; Unoccupied states

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; ENERGY GAP; INVERSE PROBLEMS; IONIZATION POTENTIAL; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; INVERSE PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; LOW ENERGY ELECTRONS; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RADIATIVE TRANSITIONS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; UNOCCUPIED STATE;

ELECTRON AFFINITY;

EID: 84898046285     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-7659-1     Document Type: Article

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