Self Assembly and Pyroelectric Poling for Organics

Abstract

Insulating, dipolar and semiconducting molecular phosphonic acid (PA) self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) have been developed for applications in organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) and graphene transistors for low-power, low-cost flexible electronics. Multifunctional SAMs on ultrathin metal oxides, such as hafnium oxide and aluminum oxide, are shown to realize (1) enhanced performance of self-assembled monolayer field-effect transistors (SAMFETs) , (2) bottom-contact small-molecule n-type organic field effect transistors , (3) low operational voltage and high performance organic field effect memory transistors , and (4) systematic doping control of CVD graphene transistors. Key strategies of using electric field generated by pyroelectricity have been explored to efficiently pole highly efficient organic electro-optic (OEO) materials in thin films and nanophotonic waveguides. Through surface modification, novel pyroelectric elements such as pyroelectric crystals and ceramics are modified as conformal and detachable electric field source to study basic electrostatics and develop new device concepts for hybrid OEO nanophotonic platforms.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 06, 2015
Accession Number
AD1013312

Entities

People

  • Alex K. Jen

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charge Carriers
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Dielectrics
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Metal Oxides
  • Monomolecular Films
  • Self Assembled Monolayers
  • Self Assembly
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Small Molecules
  • Thin Film Transistors
  • Thin Films

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics