Zinc tin oxide thin-film-transistor enhancement/depletion inverter

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 514-516

  Heineck, Daniel P ^a   McFarlane, Brian R ^a   Wager, John F ^a  

^a 1148 Kelley Engineering Center Corvallis   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous oxide semiconductor (AOS); Enhancement depletion (E D) inverter; Oxide electronics; Thin film transistor (TFT); Zinc tin oxide (ZTO)

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR (AOS); ENHANCEMENT/DEPLETION (E/D) INVERTER; OXIDE ELECTRONICS; THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR (TFT); ZINC TIN OXIDE (ZTO);

SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; TIN; ZINC;

TRANSISTORS;

EID: 67349259175     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LED.2009.2017496     Document Type: Article

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