Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) are thin-film transistors with an organic semiconductor channel between source and drain electrodes. OECTs are structured much like organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) with the distinction that OECTs have an electrolyte layer between the channel and the gate electrode instead of a standard dielectric. We develop and validate models that provide quantitative explanations for previously unexplained characteristics. Ultimately, these models inform the design of OECT sensors and circuits, and they provide a way to measure the material properties of the polymer semiconductors used in OECTs, thus aiding the development of new polymers for performance optimization in different applications.
The team
- Megan Renny (PhD Student)
- Natalie Alvarado (Undergraduate Student)
- Brenna Curvey (Undergraduate Student)
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- J. T. Friedlein, J. Rivnay, D. H. Dunlap, I McCulloch, S. E. Shaheen, R. R. McLeod, George G. Malliaras, “,”Applied Physics Letters111, 023301 (2017)
- J. T. Friedlein, M. J. Donahue, S. E. Shaheen, G. G. Malliaras, and R. R. McLeod,“,”Advanced Materials28, 8398–8404, 2016.
- J. T. Friedlein, S. E. Shaheen, G. G. Malliaras, R. R. McLeod,Advanced Electronic Materials2015, pp. 1500189 (9 pages), 2015.
- Jacob Friedlein, Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering,, ֲý, 2017.