High mobility top-gate and dual-gate polymer thin-film transistors based on diketopyrrolopyrrole-naphthalene copolymer

Abstract

In this letter, the performance characteristics of top-gate and dual-gate thin-film transistors (TFTs) with active semiconductor layers consisting of diketopyrrolopyrrole-naphthalene copolymer are described. Optimized top-gate TFTs possess mobilities of up to 1 cm2/V s with low contact resistance and reduced hysteresis in air. Dual-gate devices possess higher drive currents as well as improved subthreshold and above threshold characteristics compared to single-gate devices. We also describe the reasons that dual-gate devices result in improved performance. The good stability of this polymer combined with their promising electrical properties make this material a very promising semiconductor for printable electronics.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jun 20, 2011
Source ID
10.1063/1.3601928

Entities

People

  • Ananth Dodabalapur
  • Prashant Sonar
  • Tae-jun Ha

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Institute of Materials Research and Engineering
  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics