Simultaneous enhancement of electron injection and air stability in N-type organic field-effect transistors by water-soluble polyfluorene interlayers

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 8108-8114

  Kim, Jihong ^a   Khim, Dongyoon ^a   Kang, Rira ^a   Lee, Seung Hoon ^a   Baeg, Kang Jun ^b   Kang, Minji ^a   Noh, Yong Young ^c   Kim, Dong Yu ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI)   (South Korea)

^c Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

air stability; charge injection; conjugated polyelectrolytes; interfacial dipoles; organic field effect transistors

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CHARGE INJECTION; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON INJECTION; ETHYLENE; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

AIR STABILITY; CONJUGATED POLYELECTROLYTES; EFFICIENT ELECTRON INJECTION; INTERFACIAL DIPOLES; ORGANIC FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR (OFETS); POLYFLUORENE DERIVATIVE; TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS; ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPY;

ORGANIC FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS;

EID: 84902532099     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am500466q     Document Type: Article

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