Flexible pH sensors based on polysilicon thin film transistors and ZnO nanowalls

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Maiolo, L ^a   Mirabella, S ^b   Maita, F ^a   Alberti, A ^a   Minotti, A ^a   Strano, V ^b   Pecora, A ^a   Shacham Diamand, Y ^c   Fortunato, G ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; PH; PH SENSORS; POLYMERS; POLYSILICON; SIGNAL CONDITIONING CIRCUITS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; ZINC OXIDE;

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; LOW TEMPERATURE POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON; NERNSTIAN RESPONSE; POLYMERIC SUBSTRATE; POLYSILICON THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; PROCESS INTEGRATION; SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO;

FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS;

EID: 84907322104     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4894805     Document Type: Article

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