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Electrons in the fast lane

Organic semiconductors that operate through the conduction of positive charges are the first choice for use in printable electronic circuitry. A device that uses electrons instead has just joined the rankings.

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Figure 1: Structure of organic transistors.

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Sirringhaus, H. Electrons in the fast lane. Nature 457, 667–668 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/457667a

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