Air-stable complementary-like circuits based on organic ambipolar transistors

Thomas D. Anthopoulos*, Sepas Setayesh, Edsger Smits, Michael Cölle, Eugenio Cantatore, Bert De Boer, Paul W.M. Blom, Dago M. De Leeuw

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Abstract

The dynamic operation of integrated complementary-like circuits based on solution-processes ambipolar transistors was studied. A soluble, near-infrared-absorbing dye bis(4-dimethylaminodithiobenzyl)nickel (nickel dithiolene) was employed as an organic semiconductor. Cyclic voltametry measurements in solution revealed that the bandgap of the nickel dithiolene was on the order of 0.9 eV with the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) at 5.2 and 4.3 eV, respectively. Nickel dithiolene transistors were also been fabricated on flexible polymer substrates using a photoimageable polymer gate dielectric and gold source/drain electrodes under ambient conditions. The circuits are found to be stable in air and light, and capable of operating without any encapsulation even after exposure to ambient air for several months.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1900-1904
Number of pages5
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume18
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 18 2006
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • General Materials Science

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