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US 8,124,964 · App. 12/311,771 · Granted Feb 28, 2012

Field-effect transistor

Assignees: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha; Hiroshima University
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Patent No.
US 8,124,964
App. No.
12/311,771
Granted
Feb 28, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a field-effect transistor characterized by using a compound represented by the formula (1) below as a semiconductor material. (In the formula (1), X 1 and X 2 independently represent a sulfur atom, a selenium atom or a tellurium atom; and R 1 and R 2 independently represent an unsubstituted or halogeno-substituted C 1 -C 36 aliphatic hydrocarbon group.)

Claims (31)

1. A field-effect transistor characterized by containing a compound represented by formula (1) below as a semiconductor material:

(wherein, X 1 and X 2 are each independently a sulfur atom, a selenium atom or a tellurium atom; and R 1 and R 2 are each independently an unsubstituted or halogeno-substituted C1 to C36 aliphatic hydrocarbon group).

2. The field-effect transistor according to claim 1 , wherein X 1 and X 2 in the formula (1) are each independently a sulfur atom or a selenium atom.

3. The field-effect transistor according to claim 1 , wherein X 1 and X 2 in the formula (1) are each a sulfur atom.

4. The field-effect transistor according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 in the formula (1) are each independently an unsubstituted or halogeno-substituted C2 to C24 aliphatic hydrocarbon group.

5. The field-effect transistor according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 in the formula (1) are each independently an unsubstituted or halogeno-substituted C4 to C20 aliphatic hydrocarbon group.

6. The field-effect transistor according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 in the formula (1) are each independently an unsubstituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group.

7. The field-effect transistor according to claim 6 , wherein R 1 and R 2 in the formula (1) are each independently a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group.

8. The field-effect transistor according to claim 7 , wherein R 1 and R 2 in the formula (1) are each independently a straight-chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group.

9. The field-effect transistor according to claim 1 , having a top-contact type structure, characterized in that the layer containing a compound represented by the formula (1) is provided on an insulating layer provided on a gate electrode, and further a source electrode and a drain electrode are separately provided so as to be in contact with an upper portion of the layer.

10. The field-effect transistor according to claim 1 , characterized in that the layer containing a compound represented by the formula (1) is provided on electrodes of a bottom-contact type structure, which has an insulating layer, a gate electrode isolated by the insulating layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode provided so as to be in contact with the insulating layer.

11. The field-effect transistor according to claim 9 , characterized in that the layer containing a compound represented by the formula (1) is provided by an inkjet recording method.

12. Ink for manufacturing a semiconductor device characterized by containing a compound represented by the formula (1).

13. A method for manufacturing a field-effect transistor characterized by forming a semiconductor layer by applying the ink for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 12 onto a substrate and drying the ink.

14. The method for manufacturing a field-effect transistor according to 13, characterized in that the application of ink is performed by an inkjet recording method.

15. The method for manufacturing a field-effect transistor according to claim 13 , characterized by forming the semiconductor layer in the atmosphere.

16. The method for manufacturing a field-effect transistor according to claim 13 , characterized by performing a heat treatment after the semiconductor layer is formed.

17. The method for manufacturing a field-effect transistor according to claim 16 , characterized in that temperature of the heat treatment is 40 to 120° C.

18. A compound represented by formula (2) below:

(wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently an unsubstituted or halogeno-substituted C1 to C36 aliphatic hydrocarbon group).

19. A compound represented by formula (3) below:

(wherein, R 3 and R 4 are each independently an unsubstituted or halogeno-substituted C1 to C34 aliphatic hydrocarbon group; and X 1 and X 2 are each independently a sulfur atom, a selenium atom or a tellurium atom).

20. The field-effect transistor according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 in the formula (1) are each independently an unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group.

21. The field-effect transistor according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 in the formula (1) are each independently a branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group.

22. The compound according to claim 18 , wherein R 1 and R 2 in the formula (2) are each independently an unsaturated or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group.

23. The compound according to claim 19 , wherein R 3 and R 4 in the formula (3) are each independently an unsaturated or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group.

24. A field-effect transistor according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently an unsubstituted C1 to C36 aliphatic hydrocarbon group.

25. A field-effect transistor according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently an unsubstituted C4 to C20 aliphatic hydrocarbon group.

26. A field-effect transistor according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently an unsubstituted C4 to C14 aliphatic hydrocarbon group.

27. A field-effect transistor according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 are each an n-C8H17 group.

28. A field-effect transistor according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 are each an n-C12H25 group.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2014
From: HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY
To: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 031906/0399 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2009
From: TAKIMIYA, KAZUO; EBATA, HIDEAKI; KUWABARA, HIROKAZU; IKEDA, MASAAKI; YUI, TATSUTO
To: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA; HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 022568/0685 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2006-285872 · Oct 20, 2006 · national
JP 2007-060569 · Mar 9, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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