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Organic TFTs: Vacuum-Deposited Small-Molecule Semiconductors

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Thin-film transistors (TFTs) based on conjugated organic semiconductors can usually be manufactured at temperatures below about 100 °C and thus on flexible polymeric substrates. Organic TFTs are therefore a potential alternative to hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H), polysilicon, and metal oxide TFTs for flexible active-matrix displays. This chapter provides a brief overview of some important aspects of organic TFTs based on vacuum-deposited small-molecule semiconductors, such as pentacene.

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Abbreviations

CuPc:

Copper phthalocyanine

DNTT:

Dinaphtho-[2,3-b:2′,3′-f]thieno[3,2-b]thiophene

HOMO:

Highest occupied molecular orbital

LUMO:

Lowest unoccupied molecular orbital

MTR:

Multiple trapping and release

NTCDI:

Naphthalene tetracarboxylic diimide

PEN:

Polyethylene naphthalate

PTCDI:

Perylene tetracarboxylic diimide

TFT:

Thin-film transistor

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Klauk, H. (2016). Organic TFTs: Vacuum-Deposited Small-Molecule Semiconductors. In: Chen, J., Cranton, W., Fihn, M. (eds) Handbook of Visual Display Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14346-0_49

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