Controlling Charge Injection in Organic Field-Effect Transistors Using Self-Assembled Monolayers
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- 28 April 2006
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Nano Letters
- Vol. 6 (6) , 1303-1306
- https://doi.org/10.1021/nl060731i
Abstract
We have studied charge injection across the metal/organic semiconductor interface in bottom-contact poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) field-effect transistors, with Au source and drain electrodes modified by self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) prior to active polymer deposition. By using the SAM to engineer the effective Au work function, we markedly affect the charge injection process. We systematically examine the contact resistivity and intrinsic channel mobility and show that chemically increasing the injecting electrode work function significantly improves hole injection relative to untreated Au electrodes.Keywords
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