Self-Aligned Organic Field-Effect Transistors on Plastic with Picofarad Overlap Capacitances and Megahertz Operating Frequencies
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Journal Article
Abstract
Using a combination of nanoimprint lithography, gate-source/drain self-alignment, and gravure and inkjet printing, we fabricate organic field-effect transistors on flexible plastic substrates with gate-source and gate-drain electrode overlap capacitances of COL < 1 pF, equivalent to channel-width normalised capacitances of C*OL = 0.15–0.23 pF mm−1. We compare photopatterned and nanoimprint lithography patterned channels of L ≈ 3.8 μm and L ≈ 800 nm, respectively. The reduction in L was found on average to result in order of magnitude greater switching frequencies. Gravure printing the dielectric (versus photo-patterning) was found to yield an order of magnitude lower overlap capacitanceC*OL = 0.03 pF mm−1, at the expense of greater processing variation. Inkjet printed p- and n-type polymeric organic semiconductors were used to fabricate organic-field effect transistors with a peak cutoff frequencies of fS = 9.0 ± 0.3 MHz at VGS = 30 V, and transition frequencies of fT = 3.3 ± 0.2 MHz at VGS = 30 V.
Date Issued
2016-01-12
Date Acceptance
2015-12-15
Citation
Applied Physics Letters, 2016, 108
ISSN
0003-6951
Publisher
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Journal / Book Title
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
108
Copyright Statement
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Sponsor
Commission of the European Communities
Grant Number
247978
Subjects
Applied Physics
09 Engineering
02 Physical Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
023302