Abstract:
A photosensitive metal nanoparticle and a method of forming a conductive pattern using the same, wherein a self-assembled monolayer of a thiol compound or isocyanide compound having a terminal reactive group is formed on a surface of the metal nanoparticle and a photosensitive group is introduced to the terminal reactive group. The photosensitive metal nanoparticles can easily form a conductive film or pattern having excellent conductivity upon exposure to UV, and thus can be applied for antistatic washable sticky mats or shoes, conductive polyurethane printer rollers, electromagnetic interference shielding, etc.
Abstract:
A ZnO-based thin film transistor (TFT) is provided herein. Also provided is a method for manufacturing the TFT. The ZnO-based TFT is very sensitive to the oxygen concentration present in a channel layer. In order to prevent damage to a channel layer of a bottom gate TFT, and to avoid a deep negative threshold voltage resulting from damage to the channel layer, the method for manufacturing the ZnO-based TFT comprises formation of an etch stop layer or a passivation layer comprising unstable or incompletely bonded oxygen, and annealing the layers to induce an interfacial reaction between the oxide layer and the channel layer and to reduce the carrier concentration.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a copolymer, which may include side chains which may decrease the surface energy of an insulating layer, thereby improving the alignment of a semiconductor material, and side chains including photoreactive functional groups having an increased degree of cross-linking, thereby improving the characteristics of an organic thin film transistor manufactured using the same, an organic insulating layer composition including the copolymer, an organic insulating layer, an organic thin film transistor, an electronic device including the same and methods of fabricating the same. According to the copolymer of example embodiments, the surface energy of an insulating layer may be decreased, so that the alignment of a semiconductor material may be improved, thereby improving the threshold voltage and charge mobility and decreasing the generation of hysteresis at the time of driving the transistor.
Abstract:
An organic thin film transistor may comprise an organic semiconductor layer having surface-modified carbon nanotubes and an electrically-conductive polymer. The surfaces of the carbon nanotubes may be modified with curable functional groups, comprising oxirane groups and anhydride groups. A room-temperature solution process may be used to provide a relatively uniform and relatively highly-adhesive organic semiconductor layer in a simple and economical manner. Additionally, the organic thin film transistor having the organic semiconductor layer may have relatively high charge carrier mobility and relatively low threshold voltage.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for fabricating an organic thin film transistor by oxidation and selective reduction of an organic semiconductor material. According to the method, stability of interfaces between a semiconductor layer and source/drain electrodes of an organic thin film transistor may be guaranteed. Therefore, an organic thin film transistor fabricated by the method may exhibit improved performance characteristics, e.g., minimized or decreased contact resistance and increased charge carrier mobility.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a novel aromatic enediyne derivative, an organic semiconductor thin film using the same, and an electronic device. Example embodiments pertain to an aromatic enediyne derivative which enables the formation of a chemically and electrically stable and reliable semiconductor thin film using a solution process, e.g., spin coating and/or spin casting, at about room temperature when applied to devices, an organic semiconductor thin film using the same, and an electronic device including the organic semiconductor thin film. A thin film having a relatively large area may be formed through a solution process, therefore simplifying the manufacturing process and decreasing the manufacturing cost. Moreover, it is possible to provide an organic semiconductor that may be effectively applied to various fields including organic thin film transistors, electroluminescent devices, solar cells, and memory.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of fabricating an organic thin film transistor including a substrate, a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, metal oxide source/drain electrodes, and an organic semiconductor layer, in which the surface of the metal oxide source/drain electrodes or of the metal oxide source/drain electrodes and gate insulating layer is treated with a self assembled monolayer-forming compound containing a dichlorophosphoryl group. According to the method of example embodiments, the work function of the metal oxide of the source/drain electrodes may be increased to be higher than that with no SAM-forming electrode, thus making it possible to fabricate an improved organic thin film transistor having increased charge mobility.
Abstract:
Example embodiments pertain to an organic semiconductor composition, in which low-molecular-weight oligomer compounds are distributed in the spaces of a polymer compound so that the free spaces of the organic semiconductor polymer compound are filled with the low-molecular-weight oligomer compounds upon the formation of an organic semiconductor thin film, thereby increasing π-π stacking effects, and to an organic semiconductor thin film using the same and an organic electronic device employing the thin film. Using the organic semiconductor composition according to example embodiments, a semiconductor thin film and an organic electronic device having improved electrical properties may be manufactured.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a composition comprising an organic insulating polymer in which a photo-reactive functional group showing an increased crosslinking degree is introduced into a side-chain, an organic insulating film comprising the composition, an organic thin film transistor (OTFT) comprising the organic insulating film, an electronic device comprising the organic thin film transistor and methods of fabricating the organic insulating film, the organic thin film transistor and the electronic device. The OTFT comprising the organic insulating film of example embodiments may not show any hysteresis during the driving of the OTFT, and therefore, may exhibit a homogeneous property.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an insulating organic polymer having side chains that enable the formation of a highly hydrophobic insulating layer with decreased surface energy. Decreased surface energy of an organic insulating layer formed using the insulating organic polymer may lead to an increase in the degree of alignment of a semiconductor material. Therefore, the insulating organic polymer may be used to fabricate an organic thin film transistor having improved characteristics, e.g., decreased threshold voltage and increased charge carrier mobility. Further disclosed are an organic insulating layer formed using the insulating polymer, an organic thin film transistor comprising the insulating layer and a method of fabricating the same, and an electronic device comprising the organic thin film transistor.