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  • Effect of Acceleration Time on the Crystal Growth and Electrical Properties in Polythiophene Thin Film during Spin Coating Process

  • Eun Hye Kwon, So Young Park, and Yeong Don Park†

  • Department of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Korea

  • 스핀코팅 시 가속 시간이 폴리티오펜 박막의 결정성장과 전기적 특성에 미치는 영향

  • 권은혜 · 박소영 · 박영돈†

  • 인천대학교 에너지화학공학과

  • Reproduction, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form of any part of this publication is permitted only by written permission from the Polymer Society of Korea.

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This Article

  • 2021; 45(3): 437-442

    Published online May 25, 2021

  • 10.7317/pk.2021.45.3.437
  • Received on Dec 31, 2020
  • Revised on Jan 19, 2021
  • Accepted on Jan 19, 2021

Correspondence to

  • Yeong Don Park

  • Department of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Korea

  • E-mail: ydpark@inu.ac.kr