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Lithography-free high-resolution organic transistor arrays on polymer substrate by low energy selective laser ablation of inkjet-printed nanoparticle film

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Inkjet direct writing of functional materials provides a promising pathway towards realization of ultra-low-cost, large-area printed electronics, albeit at the expense of lowered resolution (∼20–50 μm). We demonstrate that selective laser sintering and ablation of inkjet-printed metal nanoparticles enables low-temperature metal deposition as well as high-resolution patterning. Combined with an air-stable carboxylate-functionalized polythiophene, all-inkjet-printed and laser-processed organic field effect transistors with micron to submicron critical feature resolution were fabricated in a fully maskless sequence, eliminating the need for any lithographic processes. All processing and characterization steps were carried out at plastic-compatible low temperatures and in air under ambient pressure.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720-1740, USA

    Seung H. Ko, Heng Pan & Costas P. Grigoropoulos

  2. College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720-1460, USA

    Jean M. J. Fréchet

  3. Material Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195-2120, USA

    Christine K. Luscombe

  4. Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland

    Dimos Poulikakos

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Ko, S.H., Pan, H., Grigoropoulos, C.P. et al. Lithography-free high-resolution organic transistor arrays on polymer substrate by low energy selective laser ablation of inkjet-printed nanoparticle film. Appl. Phys. A 92, 579–587 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-008-4597-9

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