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Bottom-up organic integrated circuits

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  • Edsger C. P. Smits

    (Molecular Electronics, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
    Philips Research Laboratories, High Tech Campus 4
    Dutch Polymer Institute, PO Box 902, 5600 AX Eindhoven, The Netherlands)

  • Simon G. J. Mathijssen

    (Philips Research Laboratories, High Tech Campus 4
    Department of Applied Physics,)

  • Paul A. van Hal

    (Philips Research Laboratories, High Tech Campus 4)

  • Sepas Setayesh

    (Philips Research Laboratories, High Tech Campus 4)

  • Thomas C. T. Geuns

    (Philips Research Laboratories, High Tech Campus 4)

  • Kees A. H. A. Mutsaers

    (Philips Research Laboratories, High Tech Campus 4)

  • Eugenio Cantatore

    (Mixed-Signal Microelectronics Group, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands)

  • Harry J. Wondergem

    (Philips Research Laboratories, High Tech Campus 4)

  • Oliver Werzer

    (Institute of Solid State Physics, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 16A, 8010 Graz, Austria)

  • Roland Resel

    (Institute of Solid State Physics, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 16A, 8010 Graz, Austria)

  • Martijn Kemerink

    (Department of Applied Physics,)

  • Stephan Kirchmeyer

    (H. C. Starck GmbH, Chemiepark Leverkusen, Building B202, 51368 Leverkusen, Germany)

  • Aziz M. Muzafarov

    (Enikolopov Institute of Synthetic Polymer Materials, Russian Academy of Sciences, Profsoyuznaya 70, 117393 Moscow, Russia)

  • Sergei A. Ponomarenko

    (Enikolopov Institute of Synthetic Polymer Materials, Russian Academy of Sciences, Profsoyuznaya 70, 117393 Moscow, Russia)

  • Bert de Boer

    (Molecular Electronics, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands)

  • Paul W. M. Blom

    (Molecular Electronics, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands)

  • Dago M. de Leeuw

    (Molecular Electronics, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
    Philips Research Laboratories, High Tech Campus 4)

Abstract

Integrated circuits: organics looking up A long-standing ambition in the field of organic electronics has been to harness the self-organizing properties of certain classes of molecules to assemble key device structures without human intervention — the 'bottom up' approach to microelectronics. Single, self-assembled layers of such molecules have been successfully implemented in the form of SAMFETs (self-assembled-monolayer field-effect transistors), but the properties of the devices have been disappointing, largely due to defects in the monolayers and poor electronic coupling within the layers. Smits et al. now show that these limitations can be overcome by chemically designing the component molecules to ensure dense, highly ordered packing. The good electrical performance and high reproducibility of the resulting SAMFETs is demonstrated by combining over 300 of them into a functional integrated circuit.

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  • Edsger C. P. Smits & Simon G. J. Mathijssen & Paul A. van Hal & Sepas Setayesh & Thomas C. T. Geuns & Kees A. H. A. Mutsaers & Eugenio Cantatore & Harry J. Wondergem & Oliver Werzer & Roland Resel & M, 2008. "Bottom-up organic integrated circuits," Nature, Nature, vol. 455(7215), pages 956-959, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:455:y:2008:i:7215:d:10.1038_nature07320
    DOI: 10.1038/nature07320
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