Increased Static Charge–Induced Threshold Voltage Shifts and Memristor Activity in Pentacene OFETs Comprising Polystyrene–Based Gate Dielectrics Containing Electroactive Small Molecule Crystallites

Bond, Christopher R.; Reich, Daniel H.; Katz, Howard E.

doi:10.1002/adfm.202410763

Increased Static Charge–Induced Threshold Voltage Shifts and Memristor Activity in Pentacene OFETs Comprising Polystyrene–Based Gate Dielectrics Containing Electroactive Small Molecule Crystallites

Journal Article · Wed Sep 18 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Advanced Functional Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202410763· OSTI ID:2447090

Bond, Christopher R. ^[1]; Reich, Daniel H. ^[2]; ^[3]

Department of Materials Science and Engineering Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD 21218 USA; Johns Hopkins University
Department of Physics and Astronomy Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD 21218 USA
Department of Materials Science and Engineering Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD 21218 USA

Top-contact bottom-gate pentacene OFETs are fabricated with single layer dielectrics comprised of either polystyrene (PS), poly(4-methylstyrene) (P4MS), or poly(4-tert-butylstyrene) (P4TBS). The polystyrenes are blended with varying concentrations of two different small molecules, dibenzotetrathiafulvalene (DBTTF) and 2,8-difluoro-5,11-bis(triethylsilylethynyl)anthradithiophene (diF-TES-ADT), to form small, separated crystallites contained throughout the polymer dielectric layer. The OFET characteristics of these devices are investigated and their threshold voltage shifts are measured after –70 V static charging for 5 min. Two-terminal measurements are conducted using multiple different gate biases in the range of –50 to +50 V to investigate memristor behavior in the devices. OFETs containing DBTTF exhibited ΔVth increases as large as 330% relative to control OFETs containing no DBTTF, while OFETs containing at least 7.5 wt.% DBTTF exhibited memristor activity, with currents ranging from 20 nA to 44 µA depending on the applied bias. Furthermore, this work demonstrates that including small, separated crystallites in polymer dielectrics enhances their charge storage ability and can be promising for creating nonbinary memory devices for data processing. Additionally, the observed memristor activity indicates the OFETs in this work can be used in development of neuromorphic systems that aim to mimic the synaptic behavior of the human nervous system.

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Research Organization:: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Office of Naval Research (ONR); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-07ER46465

OSTI ID:: 2447090

Journal Information:: Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Functional Materials Journal Issue: 52 Vol. 34; ISSN 1616-301X

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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