DOI: 10.1063/1.2173633. Low-voltage and high-field-effect mobility organic transistors with a polymer insulator

Low-voltage and high-field-effect mobility organic transistors with a polymer insulator

10.1063/1.2173633

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Abstract

A key issue in research into organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) is low-voltage operation. In this study, we fabricated a pentacene thin-film transistor with an ultrathin layer of polyvinyl alcohol (9nm) as a gate insulator, and obtained a device with excellent electrical characteristics at low operating voltages (below 2V). This device was found to have a field-effect mobility of 1.1cm2∕Vs, a threshold voltage of −0.98V, an exceptionally low subthreshold slope of 180mV/decade, and an on/off current ratio of 106. This favorable combination of properties means that such OTFTs can be operated successfully at voltages below 2V.

Bibliography

Jang, Y., Kim, D. H., Park, Y. D., Cho, J. H., Hwang, M., & Cho, K. (2006). Low-voltage and high-field-effect mobility organic transistors with a polymer insulator. Applied Physics Letters, 88(7).

Authors 6

Yunseok Jang (first)
Do Hwan Kim (additional)
Yeong Don Park (additional)
Jeong Ho Cho (additional)
Minkyu Hwang (additional)
Kilwon Cho (additional)

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Deposited	2 years, 2 months ago (June 23, 2023, 5:40 a.m.)
Indexed	3 weeks, 3 days ago (July 30, 2025, 6:46 a.m.)
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Published	19 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 13, 2006)
Published Online	19 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 13, 2006)
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@article{Jang_2006, title={Low-voltage and high-field-effect mobility organic transistors with a polymer insulator}, volume={88}, ISSN={1077-3118}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2173633}, DOI={10.1063/1.2173633}, number={7}, journal={Applied Physics Letters}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Jang, Yunseok and Kim, Do Hwan and Park, Yeong Don and Cho, Jeong Ho and Hwang, Minkyu and Cho, Kilwon}, year={2006}, month=feb }

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