Electronic polarization effects on capacitance-voltage characteristics of metal-SiO/sub 2/-thin film organic semiconductor devices

Abstract

Recently thin film organic semiconductor (OS) materials such as poly-phenylene-vinylene (PPV), pentacene, etc., have attracted the attention of researchers for use in low cost alternatives to existing silicon applications including RFDDs as well as promising new frontiers such as flexible electronic displays. Typically, these films exhibit strong anisotropic electronic polarization effects and possess conduction properties similar to those in p-type amorphous silicon. The capacitance-voltage characteristic can be considered as one of the effective tools for investigating electronic polarization effects on the performance of devices using such films