Issue 22, 2014

Aqueous zinc ammine complex for solution-processed ZnO semiconductors in thin film transistors

Abstract

We fabricated zinc oxide (ZnO) TFTs using a zinc ammine complex with various zinc oxide sources such as ZnO, intrinsic Zn(OH)2, and precipitated Zn(OH)2. From the analyses of the reaction mechanism, surface morphology, crystal structure, and oxygen vacancy in the ZnO films, we confirmed the same intermediate in ZnO semiconductor films irrespective of the type of zinc oxide source in the zinc ammine complex precursor. The results showed the analogous value of the average field effect mobility, on/off current ratio, and turn-on voltage in all solution-processed ZnO TFTs. In conclusion, we confirmed that directly dissolving pristine ZnO into ammonia water is the most efficient method for preparing the ZnO semiconductor precursor, the zinc ammine complex, for low-temperature, solution-processed, and high performance ZnO TFTs.

Graphical abstract: Aqueous zinc ammine complex for solution-processed ZnO semiconductors in thin film transistors

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Dec 2013
Accepted
31 Jan 2014
First published
03 Feb 2014

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 11295-11299

Aqueous zinc ammine complex for solution-processed ZnO semiconductors in thin film transistors

S. Y. Park, S. Kim, J. Yoo, K. Lim, E. Lee, K. Kim, J. Kim and Y. S. Kim, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 11295 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA47437B

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