ABSTRACT

The remarkable development of organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) has led to their emerging use in active matrix flat-panel displays, radio frequency identification cards, and sensors. Exploring one class of OTFTs, Organic Field-Effect Transistors provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary survey of the present theory, charge transport studies, synthetic methodology, materials characterization, and current applications of organic field-effect transistors (OFETs).

Covering various aspects of OFETs, the book begins with a theoretical description of charge transport in organic semiconductors at the molecular level. It then discusses the current understanding of charge transport in single-crystal devices, small molecules and oligomers, conjugated polymer devices, and charge injection issues in organic transistors. After describing the design rationales and synthetic methodologies used for organic semiconductors and dielectric materials, the book provides an overview of a variety of characterization techniques used to probe interfacial ordering, microstructure, molecular packing, and orientation crucial to device performance. It also describes the different processing techniques for molecules deposited by vacuum and solution, followed by current technological examples that employ OTFTs in their operation.

Featuring respected contributors from around the world, this thorough, up-to-date volume presents both the theory behind OFETs and the latest applications of this promising technology.

section 1.1|26 pages

Theoretical Aspects of Charge Transport in Organic Semiconductors: A Molecular Perspective

section 2.1|46 pages

Charge Carrier Transport in Single-Crystal Organic Field-Effect Transistors

section 2.2|29 pages

Charge Transport in Oligomers

section 2.3|35 pages

Charge Transport Physics of Solution-Processed Organic Field-Effect Transistors

section 2.4|19 pages

Contact Effects in Organic Field-Effect Transistors

section 3.1|70 pages

Design, Synthesis, and Transistor Performance of Organic Semiconductors

section 3.2|23 pages

Dielectric Materials: Selection and Design

section 4.1|24 pages

Grazing Incidence X-Ray Diffraction (GIXD)

section 4.2|23 pages

Near-Edge X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure (NEXAFS) Spectroscopy

section 4.3|39 pages

Scanning Probe Techniques

section 5.1|29 pages

Vacuum Evaporated Thin Films

section 5.2|31 pages

Solution Deposition of Polymers

section 5.3|16 pages

Solution Deposition of Oligomers

section 5.4|14 pages

Inkjet Printed Organic Thin Film Transistors

section 5.5|56 pages

Soft Lithography for Fabricating Organic Thin-Film Transistors

section 6.1|17 pages

Radio Frequency Identification Tags

section 6.2|22 pages

Organic Transistor Chemical Sensors

section 6.3|22 pages

Flexible, Large-Area e-Skins

section 6.4|44 pages

Organic Thin-Film Transistors for Flat-Panel Displays