Improved Electrical Properties of EHD Jet-Patterned MoS2 Thin-Film Transistors with Printed Ag Electrodes on a High-k Dielectric
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Details
2.1. Growth of MoS2 Layers
2.2. Transfer of MoS2 onto Other Substrates
2.3. Device Fabrication
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Printed MoS2 Line Patterns
3.2. Printed Ag Line Patterns
3.3. Printed MoS2 TFTs
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Gate Dielectric | Concentration mM | S-S (V dec−1) | (V) | (cm2 V−1 s−1) | Hysteresis (V) | |
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40 nm Al2O3 | 25 | (2.1 ± 1.7) × 105 | 2.2 ± 0.9 | 13.1 ± 2.4 | 0.29 ± 0.23 | 4.0 ± 0.65 |
50 | (2.7 ± 1.7) × 105 | 1.3 ± 0.4 | 11.0 ± 1.6 | 0.33 ± 0.06 | 4.1 ± 0.15 | |
75 | (7.5 ± 2.1) × 104 | 4.1 ± 0.9 | 10.1 ± 1.5 | 0.42 ± 0.14 | 2.5 ± 0.23 | |
100 | (1.7 ± 1.1) × 105 | 2.5 ± 0.5 | 9.5 ± 2.9 | 0.58 ± 0.3 | 3.2 ± 0.57 |
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Can, T.T.T.; Choi, W.-S. Improved Electrical Properties of EHD Jet-Patterned MoS2 Thin-Film Transistors with Printed Ag Electrodes on a High-k Dielectric. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 194. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13010194
Can TTT, Choi W-S. Improved Electrical Properties of EHD Jet-Patterned MoS2 Thin-Film Transistors with Printed Ag Electrodes on a High-k Dielectric. Nanomaterials. 2023; 13(1):194. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13010194
Chicago/Turabian StyleCan, Thi Thu Thuy, and Woon-Seop Choi. 2023. "Improved Electrical Properties of EHD Jet-Patterned MoS2 Thin-Film Transistors with Printed Ag Electrodes on a High-k Dielectric" Nanomaterials 13, no. 1: 194. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13010194