Pentacene-based radio-frequency identification circuitry

Pentacene-based thin-film integrated circuits patterned only with polymeric shadow masks and powered by near-field coupling at radio frequencies of 125 kHz and above 6 MHz have been demonstrated. Sufficient amplitude modulation of the rf field was obtained to externally detect a clock signal generated by the integrated circuit. The circuits operate without the use of a diode rectification stage. This demonstration provides the basis for more sophisticated low-cost rf transponder circuitry using organic semiconductors.

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