Future Prospects of Thin-Film Transistors and Their Applications, 2nd Edition

A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "A:Physics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 641

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College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518061, China
Interests: low-temperature thin-film transistors; reliability; display technology; sensors
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Dear Colleagues,

As we know, thin-film transistors (TFTs) are essential components in various electronic devices, such as displays, sensors, and memory devices, due to their high performance, low power consumption, and flexibility.

We will launch this Special Issue, entitled “Future Prospects of Thin Film Transistors and Their Applications”, to explore the latest advancements in TFTs and their potential applications. This issue would cover a wide range of topics related to TFTs, including TFT materials, TFT fabrication techniques, TFT device architectures, TFT characterization methods, TFT device reliability, and TFT-based applications in various fields. This Special Issue will highlight the importance of collaboration among researchers from different disciplines, including materials science, electrical engineering, and physics, to overcome the technical barriers and bring TFTs to real-world applications.

Overall, this Special Issue will provide a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art in the field of TFTs and highlight the exciting opportunities and challenges in this rapidly evolving field. The papers presented in this Special Issue are expected to stimulate further research and innovation in the field of TFTs and pave the way for future electronic applications. You are more than welcome to submit high-quality reviews or original research papers.

Dr. Meng Zhang
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Thin-film transistor (TFT)
  • TFT-based applications
  • TFTs fabrication techniques

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Study of Vertical Phototransistors Based on Integration of Inorganic Transistors and Organic Photodiodes
by Jui-Fen Chang, Ying-You Lin and Yu-Ming Li
Micromachines 2024, 15(11), 1397; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15111397 - 20 Nov 2024
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We investigate the inorganic/organic hybrid vertical phototransistor (VPT) by integrating an atomic layer deposition-processed ZnO (ALD-ZnO) transistor with a prototype poly(3-hexylthiophene):[6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT:PC61BM) blend organic photodiode (OPD) based on an encapsulated source electrode geometry, and discuss the [...] Read more.
We investigate the inorganic/organic hybrid vertical phototransistor (VPT) by integrating an atomic layer deposition-processed ZnO (ALD-ZnO) transistor with a prototype poly(3-hexylthiophene):[6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT:PC61BM) blend organic photodiode (OPD) based on an encapsulated source electrode geometry, and discuss the device mechanism. Our preliminary studies on reference P3HT:PC61BM OPDs show non-ohmic electron injection between the ALD-ZnO and P3HT:PC61BM layers. However, the ALD-ZnO layer enables the accumulation of photogenerated holes under negative bias, which facilitates electron injection upon illumination and thereby enhances the external quantum efficiency (EQE). This mechanism underpins the photoresponse in the VPT. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the gate field in the VPT effectively modulates electron injection from the ALD-ZnO layer to the top OPD, resulting in the VPT operating as a non-ohmic OPD in the OFF state and as an ohmic OPD in the ON state. Benefiting from the unique transistor geometry and gate modulation capability, this hybrid VPT can achieve an EQE of 45,917%, a responsivity of 197 A/W, and a specific detectivity of 3.4 × 1012 Jones under 532 nm illumination and low drain-source voltage (Vds = 3 V) conditions. This transistor geometry also facilitates integration with various OPDs and the miniaturization of the ZnO channel area, offering an ideal basis for the development of highly efficient VPTs and high-resolution image sensors. Full article
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