Emerging Thin-Film Transistor Technologies and Applications

Abstract

Thin-film transistors (TFTs) have radically transformed the way we think and interact with electronics and they are now a mainstay of almost every aspect our lives from personal use to big industries, healthcare, security and beyond. It is hard to overstate the importance of TFT technologies in modern day electronics and their broader societal impact. TFTs have single handedly created a new electronics industry that deviates significantly from the traditional form of small chip-size, monolithic silicon electronics. This rapidly expanding technology strand, often referred to as large-area electronics, has traditionally relied on established semiconductor technologies, but the past decade has witnessed the emergence of a library of new materials for an increasing range of applications in different technology sectors.