Active-matrix amorphous-silicon TFTs arrays at 180 °C on clear plastic and glass substrates for organic light-emitting displays

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1789-1796

  Long, K ^a   Kattamis, A Z ^a   Cheng, I C ^a   Gleskova, H ^a   Wagner, S ^a   Sturm, J C ^a   Stevenson, M ^b   Yu, G ^b   O'Regan, M ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active matrix; Amorphous silicon; Flexible; Organic light emitting display; Plastic substrate; Thin film transitor (TFT)

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; DEPOSITION; ELECTRON MOBILITY; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTING GLASS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE;

ACTIVE MATRIX; ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY; PLASTIC SUBSTRATE;

THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

EID: 33746611578     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2006.878028     Document Type: Article

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