Development of n-type polymer semiconductors for organic field-effect transistors

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Choi, Jongwan ^a   Song, Heeseok ^b   Kim, Nakjoong ^a   Kim, Felix Sunjoo ^b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

electron transporting property; n type polymer; organic field effect transistor; organic semiconductor

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; COPOLYMERS; ELECTRON MOBILITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRONS; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; ORGANIC FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; TRANSISTORS;

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER; ELECTRON TRANSPORTING; FRONTIER MOLECULAR ORBITAL ENERGIES; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY; LARGE-SCALE DEPLOYMENT; N-TYPE POLYMERS; PRINTED ELECTRONICS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS;

FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS;

EID: 84930199191     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: 13616641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/30/6/064002     Document Type: Review

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