• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.129-134
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• 2020

Understanding charge trapping at the interface between conjugated semiconductor and polymer dielectric basically gives insight into the development of long-term stable organic field-effect transistors (OFET). Here, the charge transport properties of OFETs using polymer dielectric with various molecular weights (MWs) have been investigated. The conjugated semiconductor, pentacene exhibited morphology and crystallinity, insensitive to MWs of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) dielectric. Consequently, transfer curves and field-effect mobilities of as-prepared devices are independent of MWs. Under bias stress in humid environment, however, the drain current decay as well as transfer curve shift are found to increase as the MW of PMMA decreases (MW effect). The charge trapping induced by MW effect is irreversible, that is, the localized charges are difficult to be delocalized. The MW effect is caused by the variation in the density of polymer chain ends in the PMMA: the free volumes at the PMMA chain ends act as charge trap sites, corresponding to drain current decay depending on MWs of PMMA.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.86-92
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• 2020

We confirmed the effects on the device performances and the charge injection characteristics of organic field-effect transistor (OFET) by selectively differently controlling the surface energies on the contact region of the substrate where the source/drain electrodes are located and the channel region between the two electrodes. When the surface energies of the channel and contact regions were kept low and increased, respectively, the field-effect mobility of the OFET devices was 0.063 ㎠/V·s, the contact resistance was 132.2 kΩ·cm, and the subthreshold swing was 0.6 V/dec. They are the results of twice and 30 times improvements compared to the pristine FET device, respectively. As the results of analyzing the interfacial trap density according to the channel length, a major reason of the improved device performances could be anticipated that the pi-pi overlapping direction of polymer semiconductor molecules and the charge injection pathway from electrode is coincided by selective surface treatment in the contact region, which finally induces the decreases of the charge trap density in the polymer semiconducting film. The selective surface treatment method for the contact region between the electrode and the polymer semiconductor used in this study has the potential to maximize the electrical performances of organic electronics by being utilized with various existing processes to lower the interface resistance.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.64-66
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• 2009

We obtained high performance of n-type organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) using a solution process. N, N' bis-(octyl-)-dicyanoperylene-3,4:9,10-bis(dicarboximide) (PDI-$8CN_2$) in ambient air. Low work function interlayer on source/drain is needed to enhance the electron injection to low LUMO level of n-type organic semiconductor. By using self-assembled monolayer (SAM) the field-effect mobility of 0.33 $cm^2$/Vs was achieved.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.91-97
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• 2021

By introducing an organic interlayer on the Parylene C dielectric surface, the electrical device performances and the operating stabilities of organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) were improved. To achieve this goal, hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) and octadecyltrichlorosilane (ODTS), as the organic interlayer materials, were used to control the surface energy of the Parylene C dielectrics. For the bare case used with the pristine Parylene C dielectrics, the field-effect mobility (μ_FET) and threshold voltage (V_th) of dinaphtho[2,3-b:2',3'-f ]thieno[3,2-b]- thiophene (DNTT) FET devices were measured at 0.12 cm²V^-1s^-1 and - 5.23 V, respectively. On the other hand, the OFET devices with HMDS- and ODTS-modified cases showed the improved μ_FET values of 0.32 and 0.34 cm²V^-1s^-1, respectively. More important point is that the μ_FET and V_th of the DNTT FET device with the ODTS-modified Parylene C dielectric presented the smallest changes during a repeated measurement of 1000 times, implying that it has the most stable operating stability. The results could be meaned that the organic interlayer, especially ODTS, effectively covers the Parylene C dielectric surface with alkyl chains and reduces the charge trapping at the interface region between active layer and dielectric, thereby improving the electrical operating stability.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.207-210
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• 2001

Metal-organic VPE (MOVPE) epitaxial growth procedure and related device fabrication technique are reported for GaInP-based epitaxial materials and devices. For GaInP/GaInAs two-dimensional electron-gas field-effect transistor (TEGFET), a promising epitaxial stacking structure resulting in enhanced electron mobility is given. In conjunction with this, a new device fabrication technique to improve luminous intensity of GaInP-based LED is also shown.

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.17 no.7
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• pp.21-29
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• 2004

절연성 기판 위에 단결정이 아닌 반도체 박막을 이용하여 만든 전계효과 (Field Effect FET) 소자로 일반적으로 정의되는 박막 트랜지스터 (Thin Film Transistor, TFT)는 1962 RCA lab.의 Weimer에 제안되어 지금까지 많은 발전을 거듭해 왔다. ［1］ TFT는 SRAM이나 ROM에도 응용되지만, 주된 사용 분야는 능동구동방식 평판 디스플레이(Active Matrix Flat Panel Display)의 화소 스위칭 소자이다. 액정 디스플레이(Liquid Crystal Display, LCD)나 유기 전계발광 디스플레이(Organic Electro-luminescence Display, OELD) 화소의 스위칭 소자로도 TFT가 널리 사용되고 있다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.16 no.11
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• pp.961-968
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• 2003

In order to reach the high electrical quality of organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) such as high mobility and on-off current ratio, it is strongly desirable to study the enhancement of electrical properties in OTFTs. Here, we report the novel method of hydrogen plasma treatment to improve electrical properties in inverted staggered OTFTs based on pentacene as active layer. To certify the effect of this method, we compared the electrical properties of normal device as a reference with those of device using the novel method. In result, the normal device as a reference making no use of this method exhibited a field effect mobility of 0.055 $\textrm{cm}^2$/Vs, on/off current ratio of 10$^3$, threshold voltage of -4.5 V, and subthreshold slope of 7.6 V/dec. While the device using the novel method exhibited a field effect mobility of 0.174 $\textrm{cm}^2$/Vs, on/off current ratio of 10$\^$6/, threshold voltage of -0.5 V, and subthreshold slope of 1.49 V/dec. According to these results, we have found the electrical performances in inverted staggered pentacene TFT owing to this method are remarkably enhanced. So, this method plays a key role in highly improving the electric performance of OTFTs. Moreover, this method is the first time yet reported for any OTFTs.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.392.1-392.1
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• 2014

Isoindigo based small molecules have attracted much attention in the field of optoelectronic devices due to their broad absorbance and high charge carrier mobilitiies. Herein, we investigate the field effect transistor characteristics of a series of isoindigo based donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) small molecules containing a variable number of thiophene moieties (named IDT, ID2T, and ID3T) which form pi-bridges between the D and A moieites and a different donor moiety (IDED). In order to improve the carrier mobility, 1-chloronaphthalene (CN) and 1,8-diiodooctane (DIO) as solvent additives were used. The film morphology, crystallinity and optical properties of the materials processed with various concentrations of solvent additives were investigated through atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.155-161
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• 2019

Understanding charge transport anisotropy at the interface of conjugated nanostructures basically gives insight into structure-property relationship in organic field-effect transistors (OFET). Here, the anisotropy of the field-effect mobility at the interface between 6,13-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl) pentacene (TIPS-pentacene) single crystal with cofacial molecular stacks in a-b basal plane and SiO gate dielectric was investigated. A solvent exchange method has been used in order for TIPS-pentacene single crystals to be grown on the surface of SiO₂ thin film, corresponding to the charge accumulation at the interface in OFET structure. In TIPS-pentacene OFET, the anisotropy ratio between the highest and lowest measured mobility is revealed to be 5.2. By analyzing the interaction of a conjugated unit in TIPS-pentacene with the nearest neighbor units, the mobility anisotropy can be rationalized by differences in HOMO-level coupling and hopping routes of charge carriers. The theoretical estimation of anisotropy based on HOMO-level coupling is also consistent with the experimental result.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.21 no.10
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• pp.934-937
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• 2008

Organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) are of interest for use in widely area electronic applications. We fabricated a copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) based field-effect transistor with different metal electrode. So we need the effect of the substituent group attached to the phthalocyanine on the surface potential was investigated by Kelvin probe method with varying temperature of the substrate. We were obtained the positive shift of the surface potential for CuPc thin film. We observed the electron displacement at the interface between Au electrode and CuPc layer and we were confirmed by the surface potential measurement.