METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT TRANSISTOR
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An optically transparent field effect transistor situated on an insulating substrate, comprising:
- a substantially transparent gate electrode consisting of indium tin oxide nanoparticles or antimony tin oxide nanoparticles;
a substantially transparent dielectric layer in contact with the substantially transparent gate electrode, comprising aluminum oxide or silicon dioxide nanoparticles dispersed in a polymer;
a substantially transparent semiconducting layer in contact with the substantially transparent dielectric layer, comprising nanoparticles of a wide bandgap doped or undoped material selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide, tin oxide, zinc sulfide and gallium nitride;
a substantially transparent source electrode in contact with the substantially transparent semiconducting layer, consisting of indium tin oxide nanoparticles or antimony tin oxide nanoparticles; and
a substantially transparent drain electrode in contact with the substantially transparent semiconducting layer, consisting of indium tin oxide nanoparticles or antimony tin oxide nanoparticles.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method and apparatus for an optically transparent field effect transistor on a substrate. The gate electrode, the dielectric, the semiconducting layer, the source electrode, and the drain electrode are optically transparent layers of nanoparticles that are formed using one or more graphic arts printing processes. The dielectric layer is in contact with the gate electrode, the semiconducting layer is in contact with the dielectric layer, and the source and drain electrodes are in contact with the semiconducting layer.
-
Citations
19 Claims
-
1. An optically transparent field effect transistor situated on an insulating substrate, comprising:
-
a substantially transparent gate electrode consisting of indium tin oxide nanoparticles or antimony tin oxide nanoparticles; a substantially transparent dielectric layer in contact with the substantially transparent gate electrode, comprising aluminum oxide or silicon dioxide nanoparticles dispersed in a polymer; a substantially transparent semiconducting layer in contact with the substantially transparent dielectric layer, comprising nanoparticles of a wide bandgap doped or undoped material selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide, tin oxide, zinc sulfide and gallium nitride; a substantially transparent source electrode in contact with the substantially transparent semiconducting layer, consisting of indium tin oxide nanoparticles or antimony tin oxide nanoparticles; and a substantially transparent drain electrode in contact with the substantially transparent semiconducting layer, consisting of indium tin oxide nanoparticles or antimony tin oxide nanoparticles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. An optically transparent field effect transistor situated on an insulating substrate, comprising:
-
a substantially transparent gate electrode consisting of a thin film of vacuum deposited indium tin oxide or antimony tin oxide; a substantially transparent dielectric layer in contact with the substantially transparent gate electrode, comprising aluminum oxide or silicon dioxide nanoparticles dispersed in a polymeric binder; a substantially transparent semiconducting layer in contact with the substantially transparent dielectric layer, comprising nanoparticles of a doped or undoped material selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide, tin oxide, zinc sulfide and gallium nitride; a substantially transparent source electrode in contact with the substantially transparent semiconducting layer, consisting of indium tin oxide nanoparticles or antimony tin oxide nanoparticles; and a substantially transparent drain electrode in contact with the substantially transparent semiconducting layer, consisting of indium tin oxide nanoparticles or antimony tin oxide nanoparticles; and wherein the dielectric layer, the gate electrode, the semiconducting layer, the source electrode, and the drain electrode are in any sequence as long as the gate electrode and the semiconducting layer both contact the dielectric layer, and the source electrode and the drain electrode both contact the semiconducting layer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. A method of forming an optically transparent field effect transistor on an insulating substrate, utilizing graphic arts printing processes, comprising:
-
forming a substantially transparent gate electrode by printing a suspension of indium tin oxide or antimony tin oxide nanoparticles in a carrier solvent; forming a substantially transparent dielectric layer by printing a suspension of aluminum oxide or silicon dioxide nanoparticles dispersed in a polymeric binder; forming a substantially transparent semiconducting layer by printing a suspension of nanoparticles selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide, tin oxide, zinc sulfide and gallium nitride in a carrier solvent; forming substantially transparent source and drain electrodes by printing a suspension of indium tin oxide or antimony tin oxide nanoparticles in a carrier solvent; baking the transistor to substantially remove the carrier solvents; and wherein forming the gate electrode, forming the dielectric layer, forming the semiconducting layer, forming the source and drain electrodes, and baking the transistor are in any sequence as long as the gate electrode and the semiconducting layer both contact the dielectric layer, and the source electrode and the drain electrode both contact the semiconducting layer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
-
Specification