Rubrene crystal field-effect mobility modulation via conducting channel wrinkling

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Reyes Martinez, Marcos A ^a   Crosby, Alfred J ^a   Briseno, Alejandro L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RUBRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CRYSTAL; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; MOBILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR; SEMICONDUCTOR; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 84929193446     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7948     Document Type: Article

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