Electrical Characteristics of the Junction between PEDOT:PSS and Thiophene-Functionalized Silicon Microwires

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 49, 2015, Pages 27160-27166

  Bruce, Jared P ^a   Oliver, Derek R ^a   Lewis, Nathan S ^b   Freund, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

artificial photosynthesis; electrical characteristics; microwires; PEDOT:PSS; silicon; surface functionalization

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; SILICON; THIOPHENE;

ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; MICRO WIRE; PEDOT:PSS; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84950246953     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b07725     Document Type: Article

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