A new class of Thin-film transistors for Printed Electronics (Printed Electronics Europe 2005)

Amorphous heavy-metal cation multicomponent oxides constitute a new class of channel materials for transparent thin-film transistors (TTFTs). Several examples from this material class are demonstrated to yield high-performance TTFTs. In addition to transparent electronics, these materials are very attractive for other transparent and non-transparent applications because of their chemical and physical properties, as well as their inherent manufacturability. These attributes bode well for printed electronics applications.

 

John F. Wager is a Professor of EECS at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A. specializing in semiconductor materials & devices and whose current research focus is transparent electronics, printed electronics, and photovoltaics.

Oregon State University is Oregon's land grant, sea grant, and space grant university, with nearly 19,000 students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.