Investigation of n-Type Pentacene Based MOS Diodes with Ultra-Thin Metal Interface Layer

In order to realize stable n-type characteristics of pentacene for applying to the organic complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (CMOS), we have fabricated pentacene based MOS diodes using ultra-thin Yb layer such as 0.5-3nm between gate insulator and pentacene. From the results of capacitance-voltage (C-V) measurements, excellent n-type C-V characteristics of the devices with 1 and 2nm-thick Yb were observed even though the devices were measured in air. These results suggested that the n-type semiconductor characteristics of pentacene are able to be improved by the thin Yb interfacial layer. Furthermore, the improved n-type characteristics of pentacene will enable the fabrication of flexible complementary logic circuits utilizing one kind organic semiconductor.

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