Chapter 14. Organic Single-Crystal Field-Effect Transistors

  1. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Brütting
  1. R. W. I. de Boer1,
  2. M. E. Gershenson2,
  3. A. F. Morpurgo1,
  4. V. Podzorov2

Published Online: 13 FEB 2006

DOI: 10.1002/3527606637.ch14

Physics of Organic Semiconductors

Physics of Organic Semiconductors

How to Cite

de Boer, R. W. I., Gershenson, M. E., Morpurgo, A. F. and Podzorov, V. (2006) Organic Single-Crystal Field-Effect Transistors, in Physics of Organic Semiconductors (ed W. Brütting), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527606637.ch14

Editor Information

  1. Institute of Physics, University of Augsburg, Germany

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

  2. 2

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 13 FEB 2006
  2. Published Print: 9 MAY 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527405503

Online ISBN: 9783527606634

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Keywords:

  • physics of organic semiconductors;
  • transport and devices;
  • organic single-crystal field-effect transistors (FETs);
  • fabrication;
  • characteristics;
  • crystal characterization;
  • mobility;
  • mobility anisotropy;
  • high-k dielectrics

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Fabrication of single-crystal organic FETs

    • Single-crystal growth

    • Crystal characterization

      • Polarized-light microscopy

      • The time-of-flight experiments

      • Space charge limited current spectroscopy

    • Fabrication of the field-effect structures

      • Electrostatic bonding technique

      • “Direct” FET fabrication on the crystal surface

  • Characteristics of single-crystals OFETs

    • Unipolar operation

    • Field-effect threshold

    • Sub-threshold slope

    • Double-gated rubrene FETs

    • Mobility

    • Mobility anisotropy on the surface of organic crystals.

    • Preliminary results for the OFETs with high-k dielectrics.

  • Conclusion

  • Acknowledgments