Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.513, 256-261, 2009
Effect of Electrode Area on High Speed Characteristics over 1 MHz of Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) Diode with Inkjet-Printed Ag Electrode
We report the electrode-area dependence of the high-frequency characteristics of polymer diodes fabricated on a flexible poly(ether sulfone) (PES) substrate with inkjet-printed Ag electrode as an anode. Active layer of poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) layer was spin-coated on the Ag anode and then Al cathode was evaporated on the P3HT layer. The rectifying characteristics of P3HT diodes with different area sizes were compared, and their frequency response was analyzed for the sinusoidal input of different frequencies. The diode with smaller area exhibited higher breakdown voltage and operating frequency: The diode with a small area of 0.05 mm(2) showed a 3 dB point at 1.8 MHz.