Organic Field-Effect Transistors: A 3D Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulation of the Current Characteristics in Micrometer-Sized Devices
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ArticleKAUST Department
KAUST Solar Center (KSC)Laboratory for Computational and Theoretical Chemistry of Advanced Materials
Material Science and Engineering Program
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
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2017-01-16Online Publication Date
2017-01-16Print Publication Date
2017-03Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/622805
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The electrical properties of organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) are usually characterized by applying models initially developed for inorganic-based devices, which often implies the use of approximations that might be inappropriate for organic semiconductors. These approximations have brought limitations to the understanding of the device physics associated with organic materials. A strategy to overcome this issue is to establish straightforward connections between the macroscopic current characteristics and microscopic charge transport in OFETs. Here, a 3D kinetic Monte Carlo model is developed that goes beyond both the conventional assumption of zero channel thickness and the gradual channel approximation to simulate carrier transport and current. Using parallel computing and a new algorithm that significantly improves the evaluation of electric potential within the device, this methodology allows the simulation of micrometer-sized OFETs. The current characteristics of representative OFET devices are well reproduced, which provides insight into the validity of the gradual channel approximation in the case of OFETs, the impact of the channel thickness, and the nature of microscopic charge transport.Citation
Li H, Li Y, Li H, Brédas J-L (2017) Organic Field-Effect Transistors: A 3D Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulation of the Current Characteristics in Micrometer-Sized Devices. Advanced Functional Materials: 1605715. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201605715.Sponsors
This work was supported by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and ONR Global through Grant No. N62909-15-1-2003. We are very grateful to Prof. Guifang Dong for a critical review of this manuscript and valuable suggestions. We would like to thank Dr. Thomas Theussl for technical support in visualizing the data. We are grateful to the KAUST IT Research Computing Team and Supercomputing Laboratory for providing outstanding assistance and computational and storage resources.Publisher
WileyJournal
Advanced Functional MaterialsAdditional Links
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.201605715/fullae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/adfm.201605715