High-Performance OTFTs Using Surface-Modified Alumina Dielectrics

We show novel and selective means to modify the dielectric surfaces in organic TFTs. Modification schemes include alkylphosphonic acid monolayers that have a strong affinity for alumina surfaces. Monolayers form robust, extremely uniform thin films and are deposited through simple spin-coating with a dilute solution of the monolayer precursor in solvent. Adding monolayers to organic TFTs has resulted in polycrystalline devices with mobilities nearly equal to single-crystal values while maintaining acceptable values of other device parameters (for example, the threshold voltage, on/off ratio, and subthreshold slope) required for fully functional integrated circuits.