A Review of the Progress of Thin-Film Transistors and Their Technologies for Flexible Electronics
| Autor: | Robert A. Nawrocki, Mohammad Javad Mirshojaeian Hosseini |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Materials science
Semiconductor device fabrication Bend radius Review 02 engineering and technology engineering.material 01 natural sciences law.invention law 0103 physical sciences TJ1-1570 Electronics flexible TFT Mechanical engineering and machinery Electrical and Electronic Engineering organic semiconductors TFT 010302 applied physics Flexibility (engineering) carbon nanotube (CNT) Mechanical Engineering Transistor 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Engineering physics amorphous Silicon (a-Si) Flexible electronics bending radius (radii) Polycrystalline Silicon (Poly-Si) Polycrystalline silicon Control and Systems Engineering Thin-film transistor oxides engineering 0210 nano-technology total thickness |
| Zdroj: | Micromachines, Vol 12, Iss 655, p 655 (2021) Micromachines |
| ISSN: | 2072-666X |
| Popis: | Flexible electronics enable various technologies to be integrated into daily life and fuel the quests to develop revolutionary applications, such as artificial skins, intelligent textiles, e-skin patches, and on-skin displays. Mechanical characteristics, including the total thickness and the bending radius, are of paramount importance for physically flexible electronics. However, the limitation regarding semiconductor fabrication challenges the mechanical flexibility of thin-film electronics. Thin-Film Transistors (TFTs) are a key component in thin-film electronics that restrict the flexibility of thin-film systems. Here, we provide a brief overview of the trends of the last three decades in the physical flexibility of various semiconducting technologies, including amorphous-silicon, polycrystalline silicon, oxides, carbon nanotubes, and organics. The study demonstrates the trends of the mechanical properties, including the total thickness and the bending radius, and provides a vision for the future of flexible TFTs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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