Towards high frequency performances of ultra-low voltage OTFTs: Combining self-alignment and hybrid, nanosized dielectrics

Organic Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 754-761

  Lai, S ^a   Cosseddu, P ^a,b   Gazzadi, G C ^b   Barbaro, M ^a   Bonfiglio, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

High frequency applications; Organic thin film transistors; Photolithographic self alignment; Ultra low voltage devices

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; CAPACITANCE; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CUTOFF FREQUENCY; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; PHOTORESISTS; PHOTOTRANSISTORS; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; THIN FILM CIRCUITS; THIN FILMS;

FREQUENCY CHARACTERIZATION; HIGH FREQUENCY PERFORMANCE; HIGH-FREQUENCY APPLICATIONS; ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; SELF ALIGNMENT; SELF-ALIGNING PROCESS; SELF-ALIGNMENT TECHNIQUES; ULTRA-LOW-VOLTAGE;

THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

EID: 84872925600     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2012.11.032     Document Type: Article

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