We herein report on the development of an extended-gate type organic field-effect transistor (OFET)-based immunosensor for the detection of human immunoglobulin A (IgA). The titration results of IgA exhibited shifts in the transfer characteristics of the OFET sensor device with increasing IgA concentration. A linear detection range from 0 to 10 μg/mL was realized with a detection limit of 2.1 μ...

A multifunctional sensor that responds to all – static/quasi-static or dynamic temperature or force – is reported. The sensor is based on a ferroelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride trifluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE)) capacitor connected to the gate of organic field-effect transistor (OFET). Both, the P(VDF-TrFE) capacitance and the output voltage of the P(VDF-TrFE)/OFET sensor exhibit a logarithmic ...

Nonvolatile organic field-effect transistor (OFET) memory devices based on pentacene/N,N'-ditridecylperylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic diimide (P13)/pentacene trilayer organic heterostructures have been proposed. The discontinuous n-type P13 embedded in p-type pentacene layers can not only provide electrons in the semiconductor layer that facilitates electron trapping process; it also works as c...

A high-performance organic active matrix pixel was fabricated by using a metal oxide sV2O5d coupling layer that effectively integrates an organic light-emitting diode sOLEDd on top of an organic field-effect transistor sOFETd. The field-effect mobility of the OFET approached 0.5 cm2 V−1 s−1 and the ON/OFF current ratio was .103. The brightness of the OLED was on the order of 2000 cd/m2, with an...

The active element of an organic field effect transistor (OFET) is a polycrystalline transport layer. crystallites are interrupted by grain boundaries (GB) that can act as traps or barriers to the charge-carriers. Their impact on charge and hence performance OFET still not fully understood. Employing kinetic Monte Carlo studies, authors set up well-defined test systems explore how parameters sy...

Biosystems integration into an organic field-effect transistor (OFET) structure is achieved by spin coating phospholipid or protein layers between the gate dielectric and the organic semiconductor. An architecture directly interfacing supported biological layers to the OFET channel is proposed and, strikingly, both the electronic properties and the biointerlayer functionality are fully retained...

Herein we report the synthesis and characterization of a series of 6,12-diarylindeno[1,2-b]fluorenes (IFs). Functionalization with electron donor and acceptor groups influences the ability of the IF scaffold to undergo two-electron oxidation and reduction to yield the corresponding 18- and 22-π-electron species, respectively. A single crystal of the pentafluorophenyl-substituted IF can serve as...

Novel OFET materials showing high mobility (0.77 cm2 V(-1) s(-1)) and good air-stability were developed using a benzobis(thiadiazole) (BBT) unit and the high FET performance was attributed to the low LUMO level and the film morphology.

A dual-gate organic field effect transistor (DG-OFET)-based pH sensor is proposed that will be able to detect the variations in aqueous (electrolyte) medium. In this structure, a source-sided underlap technique with sensing approach has been used. The change ON-current (ION) was observed due parallel examination of electrolytes two gates underlapping region structure. For evaluation sensitivity...

Title of Document: EXPLORATION OF NOVEL METHODS FOR THE FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ORGANIC FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS AND EXAMINATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING OFET PERFORMANCE Adrian Southard, Doctor of Philosophy, 2009 Directed By: Professor Michael S. Fuhrer, Department of Physics This thesis explores novel methods for fabricating organic field effect transistors (OFETs) and characterizi...