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1-octadecene monolayers on Si(111) hydrogen-terminated surfaces: effects of substrate doping
We have studied the electronic properties, in relation to their structural
properties, of monolayers of 1-octadecene attached on a hydrogen-terminated
(111) silicon surface. The molecules are attached using the free-radical
reaction between C=C and Si-H activated by an ultraviolet illumination. We have
compared the structural and electrical properties of monolayers formed on
silicon substrate of different types (n-type and p-type) and different doping
concentrations from low-doped (~1E14 cm-3) to highly doped (~1E19 cm-3) silicon
substrates. We show that the monolayers on n-, p- and p+ silicon are densely
packed and that they act as very good insulating films at a nanometer thickness
with leakage currents as low as ~1E-7 A.cm-2 and high quality
capacitance-voltage characteristics. The monolayers formed on n+-type silicon
are more disordered and therefore exhibit larger leakage current densities
(>1E-4 A.cm-2) when embedded in a silicon/monolayer/metal junction. The
inferior structural and electronic properties obtained with n+-type silicon
pinpoint the important role of surface potential and of the position of the
surface Fermi level during the chemisorption of the organic monolayers.Comment: 33 pages, 8 figures, to be published J. Appl. Phy
Toward a better understanding of the doping mechanism involved in Mo(tfd-COCF doped PBDTTT-c
In this study, we aim to improve our understanding of the doping mechanism
involved in the polymer PBDTTT-c doped with(Mo(tfd-COCF3)3. We follow the
evolution of the hole density with dopant concentration to highlight the limits
of organic semiconductor doping. To enable the use of doping to enhance the
performance of organic electronic devices, doping efficiency must be understood
and improved. We report here a study using complementary optical and electrical
characterization techniques, which sheds some light on the origin of this
limited doping efficiency at high dopant concentration. Two doping mechanisms
are considered, the direct charge transfer (DCT) and the charge transfer
complex (CTC). We discuss the validity of the model involved as well as its
impact on the doping efficiency.Comment: Accepted manuscript, J. Appl. Phy
Impact of dopant species on the interfacial trap density and mobility in amorphous In-X-Zn-O solution-processed thin-film transistors
Alloying of In/Zn oxides with various X atoms stabilizes the IXZO structures
but generates electron traps in the compounds, degrading the electron mobility.
To assess whether the latter is linked to the oxygen affinity or the ionic
radius, of the X element, several IXZO samples are synthesized by the sol-gel
process, with a large number (14) of X elements. The IXZOs are characterized by
XPS, SIMS, DRX, and UV-spectroscopy and used for fabricating thin film
transistors. Channel mobility and the interface defect density NST, extracted
from the TFT electrical characteristics and low frequency noise, followed an
increasing trend and the values of mobility and NST are linked by an
exponential relation. The highest mobility (8.5 cm2/Vs) is obtained in
In-Ga-Zn-O, and slightly lower value for Sb and Sn-doped IXZOs, with NST is
about 2E12 cm2/eV, close to that of the In-Zn-O reference TFT. This is
explained by a higher electronegativity of Ga, Sb, and Sn than Zn and In, their
ionic radius values being close to that of In and Zn. Consequently, Ga, Sb, and
Sn induce weaker perturbations of In-O and Zn-O sequences in the sol-gel
process, than the X elements having lower electronegativity and different ionic
radius. The TFTs with X = Ca, Al, Ni and Cu exhibited the lowest mobility and
NST > 1E13 cm2/eV, most likely because of metallic or oxide clusters formation
Non-Arrhenius conduction due to the interface-trap-induced disorder in X-doped amorphous InXZnO thin-film transistors
Thin film transistors, with channels composed of In-X-Zn oxides, IXZO, with X
dopants: Ga, Sb, Be, Mg, Ag, Ca, Al, Ni, and Cu, were fabricated and their I-V
characteristics were taken at selected temperatures in the 77K<T<300K range.
The low field mobility, mu, and the interface defect density, Nst were
extracted from the characteristics for each of the studied IXZOs. At higher T
the mobility follows the Arrhenius law with an upward distortion, increasing as
T was lowered, gradually transforming into the exp [-(T0/T)1/4] variation. We
showed that mu(T, Nst) follows mu0exp[-Eaeff(T,Nst)/kT], with T-dependent
effective activation energy Eaeff(T, Nst) accounts for the data, revealing a
linear correlation between Eaeff and Nst at higher T. Temperature variation of
Eaeff(T, Nst) was evaluated using a model assuming a random distribution of
conduction mobility edge Ec values in the oxides, stemming from spatial
fluctuations induced by disorder in the interface traps distribution. For a
Gaussian distribution of Ec, the activation energy Eaeff(T, Nst) varies
linearly with 1/T, which accounts satisfactorily for the data obtained on all
the studied IXZOs. The model also shows that Eaeff(T, Nst) is a linear function
of Nst at a fixed T, which explains the exponential decrease of mu with NST
Negative Differential Resistance, Memory and Reconfigurable Logic Functions based on Monolayer Devices derived from Gold Nanoparticles Functionalized with Electro-polymerizable Thiophene-EDOT Units
We report on hybrid memristive devices made of a network of gold
nanoparticles (10 nm diameter) functionalized by tailored
3,4(ethylenedioxy)thiophene (TEDOT) molecules, deposited between two planar
electrodes with nanometer and micrometer gaps (100 nm to 10 um apart), and
electropolymerized in situ to form a monolayer film of conjugated polymer with
embedded gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). Electrical properties of these films
exhibit two interesting behaviors: (i) a NDR (negative differential resistance)
behavior with a peak/valley ratio up to 17, and (ii) a memory behavior with an
ON/OFF current ratio of about 1E3 to 1E4. A careful study of the switching
dynamics and programming voltage window is conducted demonstrating a
non-volatile memory. The data retention of the ON and OFF states is stable
(tested up to 24h), well controlled by the voltage and preserved when repeating
the switching cycles (800 in this study). We demonstrate reconfigurable Boolean
functions in multiterminal connected NP molecule devices.Comment: Full manuscript, figures and supporting information, J. Phys. Chem.
C, on line, asap (2017
Physical Study by Surface Characterizations of Sarin Sensor on the Basis of Chemically Functionalized Silicon Nanoribbon Field Effect Transistor
Surface characterizations of an organophosphorus (OP) gas detector based on
chemically functionalized silicon nanoribbon field-effect transistor (SiNR-FET)
were performed by Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM) and ToF-SIMS, and
correlated with changes in the current-voltage characteristics of the devices.
KPFM measurements on FETs allow (i) to investigate the contact potential
difference (CPD) distribution of the polarized device as function of the gate
voltage and the exposure to OP traces and, (ii) to analyze the CPD hysteresis
associated to the presence of mobile ions on the surface. The CPD measured by
KPFM on the silicon nanoribbon was corrected due to side capacitance effects in
order to determine the real quantitative surface potential. Comparison with
macroscopic Kelvin probe (KP) experiments on larger surfaces was carried out.
These two approaches were quantitatively consistent. An important increase of
the CPD values (between + 399 mV and + 302 mV) was observed after the OP sensor
grafting, corresponding to a decrease of the work function, and a weaker
variation after exposure to OP (between - 14 mV and - 61 mV) was measured.
Molecular imaging by ToF-SIMS revealed OP presence after SiNR-FET exposure. The
OP molecules were essentially localized on the Si-NR confirming effectiveness
and selectivity of the OP sensor. A prototype was exposed to Sarin vapors and
succeeded in the detection of low vapor concentrations (40 ppm).Comment: Paper and supporting information, J. Phys. Chem. C, 201
A Silicon Nanowire Ion-Sensitive Field-Effect-Transistor with elementary charge sensitivity
We investigate the mechanisms responsible for the low-frequency noise in
liquid-gated nano-scale silicon nanowire field-effect transistors (SiNW-FETs)
and show that the charge-noise level is lower than elementary charge. Our
measurements also show that ionic strength of the surrounding electrolyte has a
minimal effect on the overall noise. Dielectric polarization noise seems to be
at the origin of the 1/f noise in our devices. The estimated spectral density
of charge noise Sq = 1.6x10-2 e/sqr(Hz) at 10 Hz opens the door to metrological
studies with these SiNW-FETs for the electrical detection of a small number of
molecules.Comment: One file including paper (with 3 figures) and supplementary
information (with 5 figures). Submitte
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