Performance improvement of organic thin-film transistors by electrode/pentacene interface treatment using a hydrogen plasma

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 379-382

  Lee, Joo Won ^a   Chang, Jean Won ^b   Kim, Dong Joo ^c   Yoon, Young Soo ^a   Kim, Jai Kyeong ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

H2 plasma; Interface; Mobility; Organic thin film transistor (OTFT); Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS); Surface treatment

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; ETCHING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

FLUX DENSITY; HYDROGEN PLASMA; ORGANIC THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS; PENTACENE;

THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

EID: 34247573031     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LED.2007.895382     Document Type: Article

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