Molecular self ordering and charge transport in layer by layer deposited poly (3,3′-dialkylquarterthiophene) films formed by Langmuir-Schaefer technique

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Pandey, Rajiv K ^a   Singh, Arun Kumar ^a,b   Upadhyay, C ^a   Prakash, Rajiv ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MOTILAL NEHRU NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARRIER TRANSPORT; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; CRYSTALLITES; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MOLECULES; MONOLAYERS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRONIC PARAMETERS; NEIGHBORING MOLECULES; ORGANIC SCHOTTKY DIODES; POLYMER AGGREGATIONS; POLYMER CRYSTALLITES; POLYMER-BASED ELECTRONIC DEVICES; SANDWICHED STRUCTURE; SELECTED AREA DIFFRACTION;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 84908175297     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4894515     Document Type: Article

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