Top-gate ZnO thin-film transistors with a polymer dielectric designed for ultraviolet optical gating

Kimoon Lee; Jeong M. Choi; D. K. Hwang; Min Suk Oh; J. K. Kim; Y. Jung; K. Oh; Seongil Im

doi:10.1016/j.sna.2008.01.012

Top-gate ZnO thin-film transistors with a polymer dielectric designed for ultraviolet optical gating

Kimoon Lee, Jeong M. Choi, D. K. Hwang, Min Suk Oh, J. K. Kim, Y. Jung, K. Oh, Seongil Im

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Abstract

We report on the fabrication of ultraviolet (UV)-sensing top-gate ZnO thin-film transistors (TFTs) with a poly-4-vinylphenol (PVP) polymer gate dielectric on glass substrate. Our top-gate ZnO-TFT showed a field-effect mobility of 0.05 cm²/V s, maximum saturation current of 0.11 μA at a gate bias of 10 V and an on/off ratio of ∼10³ in the dark. Under UV illumination with a wavelength of 364 nm the ZnO-TFT exhibited ∼4.7 μA for a drain current (at the same gate bias of 10 V), which is ∼50 times higher than without UV. Such photo-transistor action appeared more pronounced under a depletion regime of 0 V gate bias and the photo-to-dark current ratio was more than about 10⁴. By adopting this high UV-sensitivity, our inverter device with the top-gate ZnO-TFT and a load resistance well demonstrated its optical gating behavior.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	69-73
Number of pages	5
Journal	Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical
Volume	144
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2008.01.012
Publication status	Published - 2008 May 28

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) grant funded by the Korea government (MOST) (No. 2002-03177 & R01-2006-000-11277-0), KITECH, and Brain Korea 21 Program.

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Condensed Matter Physics
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Metals and Alloys
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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