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Published on: December 7, 2015
Key factors for ultra-high on/off ratio thin-film transistors using as-grown carbon nanotube networks
Yun Sun1,2, Pengpeng Li1,2, Esko I Kauppinen3
1Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences 72 Wenhua Road Shenyang 110016 China dmsun@imr.ac.cn.
Abstract:
Approximately 30% of as-grown carbon nanotube (CNT) networks are metallic, usually leading to a trade-off between carrier mobility and on/off ratio in CNT thin-film transistors (TFTs). Figuring out the key factors of ultra-high on/off ratio in CNT TFTs should be considerably essential for the development of large-scale electronic devices in the future. Here ultra-high on/off ratios of 107-108 are realized for CNT TFTs with mobility of ∼500 cm2 V-1 s-1. We propose that one of the key factors to achieve the high on/off ratio is a clean CNT thin film without charge traps and doping due to residual dispersant used in conventional solution processes. Moreover, on/off ratio degradation under operation voltage is significantly suppressed by decreasing the diameter of CNTs.
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