title: Controlling charge injection in organic field-effect transistors using self-assembled monolayers.
abstract: We have studied charge injection across the metal/organic semiconductor interface in bottom-contact poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) field-effect transistors, with Au source and drain electrodes modified by self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) prior to active polymer deposition. By using the SAM to engineer the effective Au work function, we markedly affect the charge injection process. We systematically examine the contact resistivity and intrinsic channel mobility and show that chemically increasing the injecting electrode work function significantly improves hole injection relative to untreated Au electrodes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy and Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, USA.
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Hamadani
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Corley
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Ciszek
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tour
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Natelson
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008839:Microelectrodes; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D055672:Static Electricity; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D006046:Gold