Paper field effect transistor

E. Fortunato; Nuno Correia; Pedro Barquinha; Cláudia Costa; Luís Pereira; Gonçalo Gonçalves; Rodrigo Martins

doi:10.1117/12.816547

12 February 2009 Paper field effect transistor

E. Fortunato, Nuno Correia, Pedro Barquinha, Cláudia Costa, Luís Pereira, Gonçalo Gonçalves, Rodrigo Martins

Proceedings Volume 7217, Zinc Oxide Materials and Devices IV; 72170K (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.816547
Event: SPIE OPTO: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

In this paper we report the use of a sheet of cellulose fiber-based paper as the dielectric layer used in oxide based semiconductor thin film field-effect transistors (FETs). In this new approach we are using the cellulose fiber-based paper in an "interstrate" structure since the device is build on both sides of the cellulose sheet. Such hybrid FETs present excellent operating characteristics such as high channel saturation mobility (>30 cm²/Vs), drain-source current on/off modulation ratio of approximately 10⁴, near-zero threshold voltage, enhancement n-type operation and sub-threshold gate voltage swing of 0.8 V/decade. The cellulose fiber-based paper FETs characteristics have been measured in air ambient conditions and present good stability. The obtained results outpace those of amorphous Si TFTs and rival with the same oxide based TFTs produced on either glass or crystalline silicon substrates. The compatibility of these devices with large-scale/large-area deposition techniques and low cost substrates as well as their very low operating bias delineates this as a promising approach to attain high-performance disposable electronics like paper displays, smart labels, smart packaging, RFID and point-of-care systems for self analysis in bio-applications, among others.

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E. Fortunato, Nuno Correia, Pedro Barquinha, Cláudia Costa, Luís Pereira, Gonçalo Gonçalves, and Rodrigo Martins "Paper field effect transistor", Proc. SPIE 7217, Zinc Oxide Materials and Devices IV, 72170K (12 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.816547

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