To investigate the effects of metal penetration into organic semiconductors on the electrical properties of organic thin film transistors, gold was deposited onto pentacene films at various deposition rates. The sharp interface between the gold electrode and the pentacene film that results from a fast deposition rate was found to produce lower contact resistance and an increase in the field-effect mobility.

Topics
Contact impedance, Display devices, Electrical properties and parameters, Field effect transistors, Organic semiconductors, Photodiodes, Thin film transistors, Thermodynamic states and processes, Metal deposition, X-ray absorption spectroscopy
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