Electric-Field Modulation of Trap-Induced Energy Barriers at Single-Grain Boundaries in Monolayer C 10 -DNTT Transistors
Abstract
Energy fluctuations caused by traps within organic semiconductor films present a significant challenge to intrinsic charge transport, severely impairing the efficiency, stability, and uniformity of organic electronic devices. Here, we propose a precise electric-field engineering strategy to actively modulate trap-induced localized energy barriers, thereby improving the charge transport in organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs). Our results demonstrate that charge transport in monolayer C 10 -DNTT polycrystals is highly sensitive to the applied electric field. By increasing the lateral electric field, we effectively reduce the trap-induced barrier height to the thermal voltage level ( k B T q ) and increase the carrier velocity by more than 2 orders of magnitude. We also demonstrate an OTFT array with mobility uniformity of 97.1%, as well as an enhancement–depletion mode amplifier featuring a voltage gain exceeding 3200 and power consumption below 0.5 nW. These performance metrics hold significant promise for applications in flexible amplifiers and ultralow-power analog circuits.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
Conducting polymers and applications
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Nano Letters
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 3274–3281
- Publication date
- 25 February 2026
- Language
- EN