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Enhanced mobility of organic thin film transistors by water absorption of collagen hydrolysate gate dielectric
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Enhanced mobility of organic thin film transistors by water absorption of collagen hydrolysate gate dielectric

Chao-Ying Hsieh, Jenn-Chang Hwang, Ting-Hao Chang, Jiun-Yi Li, Shih-Han Chen, Lung-Kai Mao, Li-Shiuan Tsai, Yu-Lun Chueh, Ping-Chiang Lyu and Shawn S. H. Hsu
Applied Physics Letters, Vol.103(2), 023303
08/07/2013

Abstract

Collagen hydrolysate is a nature protein, which works well as the gate dielectric for organic thin film transistors (OTFTs). The pentacene OTFTs exhibit a field-effect mobility (μ FE ) value of 0.8 cm 2 V -1 s -1 and an on/off ratio of 10 5 in vacuum. The drain current is greatly enhanced and the μ FE value increases to ca. 15.5 cm 2 V -1 s -1 when OTFTs are exposed to air. The enhancement of μ FE is attributed to the interaction of water and OH-groups in collagen hydrolysate in air ambient. © 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.

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