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Highly Conductivity and Transparent Carbon-Nanotube and Organic Semiconductor Hybrid Films: Exploiting Organic Semiconductor Energy Levels and Growth Mode

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The previous chapters have focused on understanding and controlling organic semiconductor growth for high performance organic transistors. In this chapter, the lessons learned from studying organic semiconductor nucleation and growth for transistors are applied to improve the conductivity of carbon nanotube (CNT) networks for transparent electrode applications.

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Virkar, A. (2012). Highly Conductivity and Transparent Carbon-Nanotube and Organic Semiconductor Hybrid Films: Exploiting Organic Semiconductor Energy Levels and Growth Mode. In: Investigating the Nucleation, Growth, and Energy Levels of Organic Semiconductors for High Performance Plastic Electronics. Springer Theses. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9704-3_7

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