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Effect of Bending on the Electrical Characteristics of Flexible Organic Single Crystal-based Field-effect Transistors
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Novel small molecules for organic field-effect transistors: towards processability and high performance.
Marta Mas-Torrent1, Concepció Rovira
1Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain. mmas@icmab.es
Chemical Society Reviews
|March 26, 2008
Summary
Organic semiconductors enable low-cost, flexible electronics. This review covers new small molecules for organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), detailing their operation, fabrication, and emerging applications like electronic paper and sensors.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Organic Electronics
- Semiconductor Physics
Background:
- Organic semiconductors offer advantages for low-cost, flexible electronic applications.
- Processing characteristics are key for their widespread adoption.
- Organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) are a primary application area.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a critical review of recent advancements in processable small molecules for OFETs.
- To detail the device operation and charge transport mechanisms in organic semiconductors.
- To overview fabrication strategies for p-type, n-type, and ambipolar OFETs.
Main Methods:
- Literature review focusing on processable small molecules for organic semiconductors.
- Analysis of OFET device operation and charge transport mechanisms.
- Compilation of fabrication strategies and materials for different OFET types.
Main Results:
- Identification of new processable small molecules as promising organic semiconductors.
- Explanation of fundamental transport mechanisms governing organic semiconductors.
- Overview of successful fabrication approaches for various OFET functionalities.
Conclusions:
- Processable small molecules are advancing organic semiconductor technology for OFETs.
- Understanding transport mechanisms is crucial for optimizing OFET performance.
- OFETs are enabling novel applications such as electronic paper, sensors, and light-emitting transistors.
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