• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.155-161
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• 2019

Understanding charge transport anisotropy at the interface of conjugated nanostructures basically gives insight into structure-property relationship in organic field-effect transistors (OFET). Here, the anisotropy of the field-effect mobility at the interface between 6,13-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl) pentacene (TIPS-pentacene) single crystal with cofacial molecular stacks in a-b basal plane and SiO gate dielectric was investigated. A solvent exchange method has been used in order for TIPS-pentacene single crystals to be grown on the surface of SiO₂ thin film, corresponding to the charge accumulation at the interface in OFET structure. In TIPS-pentacene OFET, the anisotropy ratio between the highest and lowest measured mobility is revealed to be 5.2. By analyzing the interaction of a conjugated unit in TIPS-pentacene with the nearest neighbor units, the mobility anisotropy can be rationalized by differences in HOMO-level coupling and hopping routes of charge carriers. The theoretical estimation of anisotropy based on HOMO-level coupling is also consistent with the experimental result.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.551-554
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• 2011

One of the key issues in the research of organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) is the low-voltage operation. To address this issue, we synthesized poly(styrene-r-benzocyclobutene-r-methyl methacrylate) (P(S-r-BCB-r-MMA)) as a thermally cross-linkable gate dielectrics. The P(S-r-BCB-r-MMA) showed high quality dielectric properties due to the negligible volume change during the cross-linking. The pentacene FETs based on the 34 nm-thick P(S-r-BCB-r-MMA) gate dielectrics operate below 5 V. The P(S-r-BCB-r-MMA) gate dielectrics yielded high device performance, i.e. a field-effect mobility of $0.25cm^2/Vs$, a threshold voltage of -2 V, an sub-threshold slope of 400 mV/decade, and an on/off current ratio of ${\sim}10^5$. The thermally cross-linkable P(S-r-BCB-r-MMA) will provide an attractive candidate for solution-processable gate dielectrics for low-voltage OFETs.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.08a
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• pp.268-268
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• 2010

단일벽 탄소 나노튜브(SWCNT)는 그 뛰어난 전기적, 물리적 특성 때문에 반도체 공정에 있어서 중요한 p-type 채널 물질로 꼽히고 있다. 본 연구에서는 SWCNT를 성장하여 이를 이용한 전계효과 트랜지스터를 제작하고 또한, 부분적인 폴리머의 코팅으로 타입을 변화하는 연구를 보이고자 한다. Ferritin용액을 DI-water에 2000배 희석하여 SiO2 기판 위에 뿌린 뒤 Methanol을 이용하여 기판 표면에 촉매가 붙어있게 한다. 이 기판을 $900^{\circ}C$로 가열하여 유기물질을 제거한 뒤 화학 기상 증착(Chemical Vapor Deposition)방법으로 SWCNT를 성장하게 된다. 이렇게 성장된 SWCNT는 촉매의 농도에 비례하는 밀도를 가지게 되며 이 위에 전극을 증착하고 back-gate를 설치하여 FET를 제작한다. 메탈릭한 SWCNT는 breakdown 공정을 통하여 제거한 뒤, 전자 농도가 높은 NADH를 전체적으로 코팅을 한다. NADH는 기존의 다른 폴리머(polyethyleneimine: PEI)에 비교하여 코팅 후 전자 제공 효과가 크며 그 성질의 재현성이 높고 공기 중에서 안정성을 유지하는 능력이 있다. 이러한 NADH의 코팅으로 n-type으로의 SWCNT FET를 제작하였으며 type conversion 현상을 이용하면 국부적인 NADH의 코팅으로 homojunction-diode의 제작 등 다양한 소자의 제작에 적용될 것으로 예상한다.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.13 no.1 s.38
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• pp.37-42
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• 2006

The preparation and processing of PVP-gate insulators on the device performance have been studied in the fabrication of organic thin film transistors (OTFTs). One of polyvinyl series, poly-4-vinyl phenol(PVP) was used as a solute and propyleneglycol monomethyl etheracetate(PGMEA) as a solvent in the formation of organic gate solutions. The cross-linking of organic insulators was also attempted by adding the thermosetting material, poly (melamine-co-formaldehyde) as a hardener in the compounds. From the measurements of electrical insulating characteristics of metal-insulator-metal (MIM) samples, PVP-based insulating layers showed lower leakage current according to the increase of concentration of PVP and poly (melamine-co-formaldehyde) to PGMEA in the formation of organic solutions. The PVP(20 wt%) copolymer with composition of 20 wt% PVP to PGMEA and cross-linked PVPs in which 5 wt% and 10 wt% poly (melamine-co-formaldehyde) hardeners had been additional]y mixed into PVP(20 wt%) copolymers were used as gate dielectrics in the fabrication of OTFTs, respectively. In our experiments, the maximum field effect mobility of $0.31cm^2/Vs$ could be obtained in the 5 wt% cross-linked PVP(20 wt%) device and the highest on/off current ratio of $1.92{\times}10^5$ in the 10 wt% cross-linked PVP(20 wt%) device.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.43 no.2 s.344
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• pp.13-17
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• 2006

Pentacene channel for organic thin film transistor was deposited on the SiOC film by thermal evaporation. The growth of pentacene is related with the Diels-Alder reaction and the nucleophilic reaction by the thermal induction. The surface is an important factor to control the recursive Diels-Alder reaction for growing of pentacene on SiOC far The terminal C=C double bond of pentacene molecule was broken easily as a result of attack of the nucleophilic reagents on the surface of SiOC film. The nucleophilic reaction can be accelerated by increasing temperature on surface, and it maks pentacene to grow hardly on the SiOC film with a flow rate ratio of $O_2/(BTMSM+O_2)=0.5$ due to its inorganic property. The nucleophlic reaction mechanism is $SN_2(bimolecular nucleophilic substitution)$ type.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.30 no.10
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• pp.665-671
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• 2017

Herein, we report the fabrication of low-voltage N-type organic field-effect transistors by using high capacitance fluorinated polymer gate dielectrics such as P(VDF-TrFE), P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE), and P(VDF-TrFE-CFE). Electron-withdrawing functional groups in PVDF-based polymers typically cause the depletion of negative charge carriers and a high contact resistance in N-channel organic semiconductors. Therefore, we incorporated intermediate layers of a low-k polymerto prevent the formation of a direct interface between PVDF-based gate insulators and the semiconducting active layer. Consequently, electron depletion is inhibited, and the high charge resistance between the semiconductor and source/drain electrodes is remarkably improved by the in corporation of solution-processed charge injection layers.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.91-97
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• 2021

By introducing an organic interlayer on the Parylene C dielectric surface, the electrical device performances and the operating stabilities of organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) were improved. To achieve this goal, hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) and octadecyltrichlorosilane (ODTS), as the organic interlayer materials, were used to control the surface energy of the Parylene C dielectrics. For the bare case used with the pristine Parylene C dielectrics, the field-effect mobility (μ_FET) and threshold voltage (V_th) of dinaphtho[2,3-b:2',3'-f ]thieno[3,2-b]- thiophene (DNTT) FET devices were measured at 0.12 cm²V^-1s^-1 and - 5.23 V, respectively. On the other hand, the OFET devices with HMDS- and ODTS-modified cases showed the improved μ_FET values of 0.32 and 0.34 cm²V^-1s^-1, respectively. More important point is that the μ_FET and V_th of the DNTT FET device with the ODTS-modified Parylene C dielectric presented the smallest changes during a repeated measurement of 1000 times, implying that it has the most stable operating stability. The results could be meaned that the organic interlayer, especially ODTS, effectively covers the Parylene C dielectric surface with alkyl chains and reduces the charge trapping at the interface region between active layer and dielectric, thereby improving the electrical operating stability.

• Clean Technology
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.13-22
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• 2024

In this study, blended 6,13-Bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl)pentacene (TP):2-Decyl-7-phenyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1] benzothiophene (BT):Poly styrene (PS) TFT at different ratios were explored for their potential application as light absorption sensors. Due to the mixing of BT, both off current reduction and on/off ratio improvement were achieved at the same time. In particular, the TP:BT:PS (1:0.25:1 w/w) sample showed excellent light absorption characteristics, which proved that it is possible to manufacture a high-performance light absorption device. Through analysis of the crystal structure and electrical properties of the various mixing ratios, it was confirmed that the TP:BT:PS (1:0.25:1 w/w) sample was optimal. The results of this study outline the expected effects of this innovation not only for the development of light absorption devices but also for the development of mixed organic semiconductor (OSC) optoelectronic systems. Through this study, the potential to create a multipurpose platform that overcomes the limitations of using a single OSC and the potential to fabricate a high-performance OSC TFT with a fine-tuned optical response were confirmed.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.53-58
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• 2022

Here, the surface characteristics of the dielectric were controlled by introducing the self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) as the intermediate layers on the surface of the AlOx dielectric, and the electrical performances of the organic charge modulated transistor (OCMFET) were significantly improved. The organic intermediate layer was applied to control the surface energy of the AlOx gate dielectric acting as a capacitor plate between the control gate (CG) and the floating gate (FG). By applying the intermediate layers on the gate dielectric surface, and the field-effect mobility (μ_OCMFET) of the OCMFET devices could be efficiently controlled. We used the four kinds of SAM materials, octadecylphosphonic acid (ODPA), butylphosphonic acid (BPA), (3-bromopropyl)phosphonic acid (BPPA), and (3-aminopropyl)phosphonic acid (APPA), and each μ_OCMFET was measured at 0.73, 0.41, 0.34, and 0.15 cm2V-1s-1, respectively. The results could be suggested that the characteristics of each organic SAM intermediate layer, such as the length of the alkyl chain and the type of functionalized end-group, can control the electrical performances of OCMFET devices and be supported to find the optimized fabrication conditions, as an efficient sensing platform device.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.379.1-379.1
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• 2014

그래핀은 뛰어난 기계적, 화학적, 광학적, 전기적 특성을 가지고 있는 2차원 물질로써, 화학기상증착법을 이용한 대면적 합성법과 전사 공정을 통해 다양한 기판에서 사용이 가능해지면서 차세대 전자소재로 활용하기 위한 활발한 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 상온 대기에서 간편하게 적용 가능한 고분자용액공정을 도입하여, 그래핀과 폴리에틸렌이민(polyethyleneimine)의 다양한 적층구조를 제작하였다. 폴리에틸렌이민의 높은 밀도의 극성 기능기와 그래핀의 가스배리어 특성을 이용한 상호 보완적인 구조를 형성하여 외부 환경에 장시간 안정적이고 효과적인 n형 도핑 효과를 유지하였다. 그래핀에 결함 형성없이 도핑 농도 조절이 가능하며, 그래핀 고유의 선형적인 상태밀도를 이용한 일함수 조절효과를 확인하였다. 그래핀 p-n 접합 소자를 제작을 통해 베젤라고 렌즈 효과, 반정수 양자 홀 효과를 이용한 기초 연구에 접근이 가능할 것으로 보이며, 응용 분야에서는 태양광전지, 유기 전자 소자 분야 등 그래핀을 이용한 전기적 접촉 개선에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 보인다.