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Solution-based self-aligned hybrid organic/metal-oxide complementary logic with megahertz operation


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Pecunia, V 
Banger, K 
Sou, A 
Sirringhaus, Henning  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9827-6061

Abstract

We have developed a novel solution-based integration scheme featuring organic and metal-oxide semiconductors with a polymeric gate dielectric. The integration relies on a facile subtractive patterning technique for the semiconductors, which, through the selection of an appropriate etch stopper, leads to ideal transistor performance. We utilized this novel integration scheme to fabricate self-aligned transistors and logic circuits with a high-mobility p-type conjugated polymer and an n-type amorphous oxide semiconductor, along with a composite polymeric gate dielectric, all solution-deposited by spin coating. The resulting complementary logic gates are capable of rail-to-rail transitions, low-voltage operation down to a 3.5 V power supply, and ample noise margins. Thanks to the self-aligned-gate approach and the state-of-the-art balanced mobilities of the selected semiconductors, our logic gates achieve megahertz operation, thus demonstrating the strength of our hybrid integration scheme.

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Organic thin-film transistors, Metal-oxide thin-film transistors, Self-aligned-gate transistors, Hybrid complementary logic, Solution-processed electronics

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Organic Electronics

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1566-1199
1878-5530

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21

Publisher

Elsevier BV
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K03099X/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L50516X/1)
We gratefully acknowledge Mike Hurhangee and Iain McCulloch of Imperial College for supplying the IDT-BT conjugated polymer. We also acknowledge financial support from the European Commission through the POINTS project (FP7-NMP- 2010-Small-4).