Title :
Carbon nanotube-based thin-film transistors on plastic film
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Quantum Eng., Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan
Abstract :
Among various kinds of semiconductor materials, carbon nanotubes can provide high-mobility, low-operation voltage, flexible devices on plastic films at low cost. High-mobility thin-film transistors (TFTs) and functional integrated circuits (ICs) have been fabricated by simple transfer process on a transparent plastic substrate. All-carbon ICs have also been realized for the first time, which has better transparency, flexibility, and stretchability. We also demonstrate high-throughput printing fabrication of high-mobility TFT arrays with flexographic printing technique.
Keywords :
carbon nanotube field effect transistors; flexible electronics; monolithic integrated circuits; printing; semiconductor nanotubes; thin film transistors; transparency; C; all-carbon IC; carbon nanotube-based thin-film transistors; flexible devices; flexographic printing; functional integrated circuits; high-mobility TFT arrays; high-mobility low-operation voltage; high-mobility thin-film transistors; high-throughput printing; plastic film; semiconductor materials; stretchability; transfer process; transparency; transparent plastic substrate; Carbon nanotubes; Electrodes; Logic gates; Plastic films; Printing; Substrates; Thin film transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices (AM-FPD), 2013 Twentieth International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto