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Fullerene-Based FETs

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Fullerene transistors; Thin film transistors

Definition

Fullerene-based field-effect transistors are a certain kind of electronic switches in which fullerenes or fullerene derivatives serve as active semiconductor material.

Introduction

Fullerenes and especially C60,their most famous, most stable, and most abundant representative, offer intriguing electronic properties. A very high electron affinity, and the ability to accept up to six electrons, makes them appealing materials for application as n-type semiconductor. This entry focuses on a certain application for fullerenes, as semiconducting material in field-effect transistors (FETs). Starting with a short theoretical part in which the general setup and working principle of FETs will be discussed, the entry will give an overview about methods on how to incorporate fullerenes into transistor devices and results which were obtained in those systems. Looking at different aspects, from chemically unmodified fullerenes to...

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  1. Organic Materials & Devices (OMD), Institute of Polymer Materials, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Martensstraße 7, 91058, Erlangen, Germany

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Schmaltz, T., Halik, M. (2014). Fullerene-Based FETs. In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36199-9_331-1

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