Journal
CRYSTALS
Volume 12, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cryst12111609
Keywords
bending strain; device dimension; flexible electronics; thin-film transistors
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- [61871285]
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In this study, a flexible silicon thin-film transistor (TFT) on a plastic substrate was fabricated to analyze the major influencing factors of flexible devices under bending conditions. Experimental and modeling results showed that the bending radius and device dimensions significantly affected the radio-frequency (RF) performance of the flexible TFT. The carrier mobility and electric field increased with larger bending strains, leading to better RF performance.
We fabricate a flexible silicon thin-film transistor (TFT) on a plastic substrate as a key component and representative example to analyze the major influencing factors of flexible devices under bending conditions. Experimental and two-dimensional device modeling results reveal that bending radius and device dimensions have a significant influence on the radio-frequency (RF) performance of the flexible silicon nanomembrane (SiNM) TFT under bending conditions. Carrier mobility and electric field extracted from the model, together with theoretical analysis, were employed to study the performance dependence and the operation mechanisms of the bended TFTs. The carrier mobility and electric field are increased monotonically with larger bending strains, which lead to better RF performance. They also showed a consistent change trend with different device parameters (e.g., gate length, oxide thickness). Flexible SiNM TFTs with a smaller gate length and a larger gate dielectric thickness are shown to have better RF performance robustness with bending strains. The analysis provides a guideline for the study of flexible electronics under bending conditions.
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