Moisture induced surface polarization in a poly(4-vinyl phenol) dielectric in an organic thin-film transistor
- 27 October 2005
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 87 (18) , 182109
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2117629
Abstract
Surfacepolarization in a poly(4-vinyl phenol) (PVP) dielectric induced by water molecules has been qualitatively investigated in pentacene thin-film transistors. The magnitudes of drain currents from devices with PVP dielectrics subject to specific surface treatments increased with humidity, whereas the opposite responses were observed from device with SiO 2 dielectrics. The increase in drain current is attributed to the accumulation of extra charge carriers induced by the surfacepolarization in addition to that by the vertical electric field. Such polarization effects should be carefully considered in characterizing organic and polymer thin-film transistors, particularly those with polymeric gate insulators.Keywords
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