Flexible Electronics, Volume 2: Thin-film transistors

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This volume focuses on thin-film transistors (TFTs) and their properties, as well as covering field effect transistors (FETs), including electrolyte-gated field-effect transistors such as EGOFETs and OECFETs. Preface Acknowledgements About the book Author biography Vinod Kumar Khanna Abbreviations, acronyms, chemical symbols and formulae Outline placeholder Greek letters Mathematical symbols and general notation Outline placeholder Roman alphabet Greek letters Chapter 1 Amorphous Si TFT 1.1 Thin-film transistor (TFT) 1.2 TFT configurations and structures 1.3 a-Si TFTs on polyimide foil substrates 1.3.1 TFTs on 51 μm and 25 μm thick polyimide foils 1.3.2 Significance of SiNx passivation layer 1.3.3 Optimization of deposition conditions of SiNx 1.3.4 TFT fabrication 1.3.5 TFT parameters 1.3.6 Effects of bending on TFTs 1.4 Effects of uniaxial and biaxial strain on TFTs 1.4.1 Effects of cylindrical deformation (uniaxial strain) on TFTs 1.4.2 Effects of spherical deformation of TFT islands (biaxial strain) on TFTs 1.5 TFTs on stainless steel foil substrates 1.5.1 Advantages of stainless steel substrates 1.5.2 TFTs on thin stainless steel substrates 1.5.3 TFTs on thin stainless steel substrates 1.6 TFTs on clear plastic (CP) foil substrates 1.6.1 Difficulties with common substrate materials 1.6.2 TFTs on clear plastic with temperature tolerance limit up to 180 °C 1.6.3 TFTs on clear plastic with temperature tolerance limit up to 250 °C–280 °C 1.6.4 TFTs on clear plastic by controlling mechanical stresses in substrate passivation and TFT structural layers 1.7 Minimizing the shift in threshold voltage of TFT for reliable AMOLED operation 1.7.1 Cruciality of high TFT processing temperature for AMOLED luminance stability 1.7.2 Conditions to achieve unwavering TFT characteristics 1.8 Discussion and conclusions Review exercises References Chapter 2 PolySi TFT 2.1 Introduction 2.2 PolySi TFT on PET 2.2.1 Need for process re-optimization 2.2.2 Si crystallization by localized heating 2.2.3 TFT fabrication process 2.2.4 TFT parameters 2.3 PolySi TFT on PES 2.3.1 TFT fabrication 2.3.2 TFT performance 2.4 PolySi TFT on PES or PAR 2.4.1 TFT fabrication 2.4.2 TFT parameters 2.5 PolySi TFT on plastic film by laminating on glass carrier 2.5.1 TFT fabrication 2.5.2 TFT parameters 2.6 Low-temperature