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Flexible Solution-Processed Memristors

June 3, 2009
Author(s)
Nadine E. Gergel-Hackett, Behrang H. Hamadani, B Dunlap, John S. Suehle, Curt A. Richter, Christina A. Hacker, David J. Gundlach
We have fabricated physically flexible nonvolatile memory devices using inexpensive, room-temperature, solution processing. The behavior of these devices is consistent with that of a memristor device, the missing fourth circuit element theoretically

Semiconducting Thienothiophene Copolymers: Design, Synthesis, Morphology and Performance in Thin Film Organic Transistors

March 1, 2009
Author(s)
Iain McCulloch, Martin Heeney, Michael L. Chabinyc, Dean DeLongchamp, Regis J. Kline, Michael Colle, Warren Duffy, Daniel A. Fischer, David J. Gundlach, Behrang Hamadani, Rick Hamilton, Lee J. Richter, Alberto Salleo, Martin Shkunov, David Sparrowe, Steve Tierney, Weimin Zhang
Organic semiconductors are emerging as a viable alternative to amorphous silicon in a range of thin film transistor devices. , With the possibility to formulate these p-type materials as inks and subsequently print into patterned devices, organic based

The molecular basis of mesophase ordering in a thiophene-based copolymer

February 18, 2009
Author(s)
Dean M. DeLongchamp, Regis J. Kline, Youngsuk Jung, Eric K. Lin, Daniel A. Fischer, David J. Gundlach, Andrew Moad, Lee J. Richter, Michael F. Toney, Martin Heeney, Iain McCulloch
The carrier mobility of poly(2,5-bis(3-alkylthiophen-2-yl) thieno[3,2-b]thiophene) semiconductors can be substantially enhanced after heating through a thermotropic mesophase transition, which causes a significant improvement in thin film structural order

Surface Potential Imaging of Solution Processable Acene-Based Thin Film Transistors

December 2, 2008
Author(s)
Lucile C. Teague, Behrang H. Hamadani, John E. Anthony, David J. Gundlach, James G. Kushmerick, Sanker Subramanian, Thomas Jackson, Curt A. Richter, Oana Jurchescu
We report scanning Kelvin probe microscopy (SKPM) of electrically biased difluoro bis(triethylsilylethynyl) anthradithiophene (diF-TESADT) organic thin film transistors. SKPM reveals the relationship between the diF-TESADT film structure and device

Organic single crystal field-effect transistors of a soluble anthradithiophene

October 22, 2008
Author(s)
Oana Jurchescu, Sankar Subramanian, R J. Kline, Steven D. Hudson, John E. Anthony, Thomas Jackson, David J. Gundlach
We use single crystals (grown by physical vapor transport) of a soluble oligomer to obtain a better understanding of the intrinsic properties, limitations and potential of these materials. Single crystals are well-suited for studies exploring the effects

High Performance Organic Thin-Film Transistors Made Simple Through Molecular Design and Processing

October 17, 2008
Author(s)
Oana Jurchescu, Marina Feric, Behrang H. Hamadani, M. Devin, Sankar Subramanian, Balaji Purushothamanc, John E. Anthony, Thomas Jackson, David J. Gundlach
We report on a simple a method of inducing self-isolation of the thin film transistors via manipulation of the chemical interactions between the organic molecules and the surfaces where they are deposited. We use pentafluorobenzenethiol (PFBT) treatment of

Correlation Between Microstructure, Electronic Properties and Ficker Noise in Organic Thin Film Transistors

March 31, 2008
Author(s)
Oana Jurchescu, Behrang H. Hamadani, Hao Xiong, Sungkyu Park, Sankar Subramanian, Neil M. Zimmerman, John E. Anthony, Thomas Jackson, David J. Gundlach
We report on observations of a direct correlation between the microstructure of the organic thin films and their electronic properties when incorporated in field-effect transistors. We present a simple method to induce enhanced grain growth in solution

Contact-induced crystallinity for high-performance soluble acene-based transistors and circuits

March 8, 2008
Author(s)
David J. Gundlach, James E. Royer, SK Park, Sankar Subramanian, Oana Jurchescu, Behrang H. Hamadani, Andrew Moad, Regis J. Kline, LC Teague, Oleg A. Kirillov, Curt A. Richter, Lee J. Richter, Sean R. Parkin, Thomas Jackson, JE Anthony
The use of organic materials presents a tremendous opportunity to significantly impact the functionality and pervasiveness of large-area electronics. Commercialization of this technology requires reduction in manufacturing costs by exploiting inexpensive

Contact Induced Crystallinity for High Performance Soluble Acene-Based TFTs

February 17, 2008
Author(s)
David J. Gundlach, James Royer, Behrang Hamadani, Lucile C. Teague, Andrew J. Moad, Oana Jurchescu, Oleg A. Kirillov, Lee J. Richter, James G. Kushmerick, Curt A. Richter, Sungkyu Park, Thomas Jackson, Sankar Subramanian, John E. Anthony
Organic electronics present a tremendous opportunity to significantly impact the functionality and pervasiveness of large-area electronics. However, the lack of low-temperature low-cost deposition and patterning techniques limits the potential for the

Undoped polythiophene FETs with field-effect mobility of 1 cm^2 V^-1 s^-1

December 29, 2007
Author(s)
Behrang Hamadani, Iain McCulloch, Martin Heeney, David J. Gundlach
We report on charge transport in organic field-effect transistors based on (2,5-bis(3-tetradecylthiophen-2-yl)thieno[3,2-b]thiophene) as the active polymer layer with saturation field-effect mobilities as large as 1 cm2 V-1 s-1. The dependence of mobility

Distinguishing Between Nonlinear Channel Transport and Contact Effects in Organic FETs

August 30, 2007
Author(s)
Behrang Hamadani, Jeremy LeBoeuf, R J. Kline, Iain McCulloch, Martin Heeney, Curt A. Richter, Lee J. Richter, David J. Gundlach
We investigate charge injection and transport in organic field-effect transistors fabricated by using poly(2,5-bis(3-tetradecylthiophene-2-yl)thieno[3,2-b]thiophene) (pBTTT-C14) as the active polymer layer. We show that in high mobility devices where the

I-NEMI 2007 Organic and Printed Electronics Roadmap

April 2, 2007
Author(s)
Jan Obrzut, Regis J. Kline, Eric K. Lin, David J. Gundlach, Daniel Gamota
This roadmap provides an overview of the most critical technologies necessary for commercial launch and market diffusion of organic & printed electronics based products. To the best of our knowledge, this roadmap is the first of its kind and as such should

Organic Electronics: Low Power, High Impact

March 1, 2007
Author(s)
David J. Gundlach
Reducing the operating voltage and power consumption of organic-based logic circuits for portable applications is a critical step towards organic electronics becoming a commercial technology.

Low-Frequency Noise Characterizations of ZnO Nanowires Field Effect Transistors

February 28, 2007
Author(s)
Wenyong Wang, Hao Xiong, Monica D. Edelstein, David J. Gundlach, John S. Suehle, Curt A. Richter, Woong-Ki Hong, Takhee Lee
Field effect transistors (FETs) of single-crystalline ZnO nanowires have been fabricated and low frequency (f) noise characterizations of the ZnO nanowire FETs have been performed for the first time. The obtained noise power spectra show a pronounced 1/f