Large‐Scale Precise Printing of Ultrathin Sol–Gel Oxide Dielectrics for Directly Patterned Solution‐Processed Metal Oxide Transistor Arrays

Ultrathin and dense metal oxide gate di-electric layers are reported by a simple printing of AlOx and HfOx sol-gel precursors. Large-area printed indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) thin-film transistor arrays, which exhibit mobilities >5 cm(2) V(-1) s(-1) and gate leakage current of 10(-9) A cm(-2) at a very low operation voltage of 2 V, are demonstrated by continuous simple bar-coated processes.

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