Aerosol‐jet printing of polymer‐sorted (6,5) carbon nanotubes for field‐effect transistors with high reproducibility

Abstract: Single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are a promising material for flexible and printed electronics. Efficient dispersion and sorting methods facilitate the production of large quantities of high‐quality semiconducting SWNT inks for direct printing. Here, the suitability of aerosol‐jet pr...

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Main Authors: Rother, Marcel (Author) , Brohmann, Maximilian (Author) , Yang, Shuyi (Author) , Grimm, Stefan (Author) , Schießl, Stefan Patrick (Author) , Graf, Arko (Author) , Zaumseil, Jana (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 24 May 2017
In: Advanced electronic materials
Year: 2017, Volume: 3, Issue: 8
ISSN:2199-160X
DOI:10.1002/aelm.201700080
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.201700080
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Author Notes:Marcel Rother, Maximilian Brohmann, Shuyi Yang, Stefan B. Grimm, Stefan P. Schießl, Arko Graf, Jana Zaumseil
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Summary:Abstract: Single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are a promising material for flexible and printed electronics. Efficient dispersion and sorting methods facilitate the production of large quantities of high‐quality semiconducting SWNT inks for direct printing. Here, the suitability of aerosol‐jet printing of polymer‐sorted (6,5) SWNTs for top‐gate field‐effect transistors is investigated. Despite the sonication involved in the printing process, almost no impact on the quality of the SWNTs in terms of defects and length is found. Printed network transistors show reproducible device performance over extended printing periods and for different ink batches with constant printing parameters. Deposition of multiple SWNT layers to obtain thicker and optically dense films increases the effective mobility and on‐conductance, while also decreasing hysteresis. Aerosol‐jet printing of SWNTs is thus suitable for the fabrication of integrated circuits based on nanotube transistors.
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ISSN:2199-160X
DOI:10.1002/aelm.201700080