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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Organic Field Effect Transistor Semiconductor Blends for Advanced Electronic Devices Including UV Phototransistors and Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Enhanced Devices / OFET Semiconductor Blends for Advanced Electronic Devices

Smithson, Chad 11 1900 (has links)
Two major projects involving the use of solution processed blended semiconductors for organic field effect transistors (OFET) were explored. The first incorporated unsorted single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) into a diketopyrrolopyrrole-quarterthiophene (DPP-QT) semiconductor to enhance the mobility of the OFET. 2 wt % SWCNT was found to be the optimal blend ratio, nearly doubling the device mobility (0.6 to 0.98 cm^2/V·s). Beyond this ratio, the metallic content of the SWCNT’s dropped the on/off ratio below acceptable levels. When source drain metals who’s work function poorly matched that of the DPP-QT semiconductors highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) were used, the SWCNT could dramatically reduce the charge injection ratio with best results achieved for Al, dropping the contact resistance from 10^5 to 45 MΩ. The second project explored the addition of small molecule additives into a UV-sensitive semiconductor 2,7-dipentyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1] benzothiophene (C5-BTBT) mixed with a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) polymer binder. We generated a C5-BTBT based phototransistor sensitive to UV-A light. The HOMO and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of C5-BTBT and the various additives were measured and discovered to play a critical role in how the device operates. We discovered if an additive has a LUMO lower in energy than C5-BTBT, it can act as a charge trap for a photogenerated electron. Electron deficient additives were found to retain a trapped electron for an extended period of time, allowing the device to remain in a high current state for an extended period of time (>1 hour). This provides an opportunity for the device to be used as an optical memory system or photoswitch. The best system could detect UV-A with a Pill > 10^5 and a photoresponsivity of 40 A/W at a Pinc of 0.0427 mW/cm^2. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / An emerging field of electronics is the use of organic materials that can be solution processed, to reduce manufacturing costs and make new and interesting products. Here we used unsorted carbon nanotubes blended into the semiconductor layer of a transistor, providing a bridge for the energy mismatch between the electrodes and the semiconductor. This allowed us the freedom to choose different metals to act as our electrodes when making electronic devices. Additionally through the correct choice of semiconductor, we added device functionality, making it responsive to UV-A light. This produced a device that could act as a UV-A sensor, logic switch or memory device. These devices are air stable and solution processable, a necessity if they are to be used in real world applications.

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