Solution-Processed Organic and ZnO Field-Effect Transistors in Complementary Circuits
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Fabrication and Characterization of FET Devices
2.2. FET and Inverter Model
3. Results
3.1. P-Type FETs
3.2. N-Type FETs
3.3. Inverter Characteristics
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | P-Type | N-Type |
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L | 1000 μm | 1000 μm |
W | 50 μm | 50 μm |
VT | −3.2 V | 17.9 V |
μ | 0.38 cm2/Vs | 0.02 cm2/Vs |
λ | 0.005 V−1 | 0.0005 V−1 |
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Barron, J.; Pickett, A.; Glaser, J.; Guha, S. Solution-Processed Organic and ZnO Field-Effect Transistors in Complementary Circuits. Electron. Mater. 2021, 2, 60-71. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/electronicmat2020006
Barron J, Pickett A, Glaser J, Guha S. Solution-Processed Organic and ZnO Field-Effect Transistors in Complementary Circuits. Electronic Materials. 2021; 2(2):60-71. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/electronicmat2020006
Chicago/Turabian StyleBarron, John, Alec Pickett, James Glaser, and Suchismita Guha. 2021. "Solution-Processed Organic and ZnO Field-Effect Transistors in Complementary Circuits" Electronic Materials 2, no. 2: 60-71. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/electronicmat2020006