Enhancement of the field-effect mobility of solution processed organic thin film transistors by surface modification of the dielectric

Organic Electronics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 344-350

  Jiang, Lin ^a   Zhang, Jie ^b   Gamota, Daniel ^b   Takoudis, Christos G ^a,c  

^a University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

^b Printovate Inc   (United States)

^c University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Organosilanes; OTFT; Solution processing; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARRIER MOBILITY; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SILANES; SILICA; SILICON OXIDES; SILICON WAFERS; SURFACE TREATMENT; THIN FILM CIRCUITS; THIN FILMS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMICAL FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; DIELECTRIC SURFACE MODIFICATIONS; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTOR (OTFTS); ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; ORGANOSILANES; OTFT; SOLUTION-PROCESSING;

THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

EID: 76549097664     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2009.10.015     Document Type: Article

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