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Spotlight on organic transistors

The use of carbon nanotube electrodes and new device geometries is enhancing the performance of organic light-emitting transistors.

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Figure 1: Device structure and working principle.

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Santato, C., Cicoira, F. & Martel, R. Spotlight on organic transistors. Nature Photon 5, 392–393 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2011.131

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