Radiofrequency Schottky diodes based on p-doped copper(I) thiocyanate (CuSCN)
Radiofrequency Schottky diodes based on p-doped copper(I) thiocyanate (CuSCN)
Schottky diodes based on inexpensive materials that can be processed using simple manufacturing methods are of particular importance for the next generation of flexible electronics. Although a number of high-frequency n-type diodes and rectifiers have been demonstrated, the progress with p-type diodes is lagging behind, mainly due to the intrinsically low conductivities of existing p-type semiconducting materials that are compatible with low-temperature, flexible, substrate-friendly processes. Herein, we report on CuSCN Schottky diodes, where the semiconductor is processed from solution, featuring coplanar Al–Au nanogap electrodes (<15 nm), patterned via adhesion lithography. The abundant CuSCN material is doped with the molecular p-type dopant fluorofullerene C60F48 to improve the diode’s operating characteristics. Rectifier circuits fabricated with the doped CuSCN/C60F48 diodes exhibit a 30-fold increase in the cutoff frequency as compared to pristine CuSCN diodes (from 140 kHz to 4 MHz), while they are able to deliver output voltages of >100 mV for a VIN = ±5 V at the commercially relevant frequency of 13.56 MHz. The enhanced diode and circuit performance is attributed to the improved charge transport across CuSCN induced by C60F48. The ensuing diode technology can be used in flexible complementary circuits targeting low-energy-budget applications for the emerging internet of things device ecosystem.
NFC, RFID, high-frequency rectifiers, molecular doping, nanogap electrodes, p-type diodes
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Georgiadou, Dimitra
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Wijeyasinghe, Nilushi
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Solomeshch, Olga
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Tessler, Nir
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Anthopoulos, Thomas D.
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6 July 2022
Georgiadou, Dimitra
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Wijeyasinghe, Nilushi
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Solomeshch, Olga
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Tessler, Nir
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Anthopoulos, Thomas D.
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Georgiadou, Dimitra, Wijeyasinghe, Nilushi, Solomeshch, Olga, Tessler, Nir and Anthopoulos, Thomas D.
(2022)
Radiofrequency Schottky diodes based on p-doped copper(I) thiocyanate (CuSCN).
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14 (26), .
(doi:10.1021/acsami.1c22856).
Abstract
Schottky diodes based on inexpensive materials that can be processed using simple manufacturing methods are of particular importance for the next generation of flexible electronics. Although a number of high-frequency n-type diodes and rectifiers have been demonstrated, the progress with p-type diodes is lagging behind, mainly due to the intrinsically low conductivities of existing p-type semiconducting materials that are compatible with low-temperature, flexible, substrate-friendly processes. Herein, we report on CuSCN Schottky diodes, where the semiconductor is processed from solution, featuring coplanar Al–Au nanogap electrodes (<15 nm), patterned via adhesion lithography. The abundant CuSCN material is doped with the molecular p-type dopant fluorofullerene C60F48 to improve the diode’s operating characteristics. Rectifier circuits fabricated with the doped CuSCN/C60F48 diodes exhibit a 30-fold increase in the cutoff frequency as compared to pristine CuSCN diodes (from 140 kHz to 4 MHz), while they are able to deliver output voltages of >100 mV for a VIN = ±5 V at the commercially relevant frequency of 13.56 MHz. The enhanced diode and circuit performance is attributed to the improved charge transport across CuSCN induced by C60F48. The ensuing diode technology can be used in flexible complementary circuits targeting low-energy-budget applications for the emerging internet of things device ecosystem.
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Accepted/In Press date: 16 May 2022
e-pub ahead of print date: 1 June 2022
Published date: 6 July 2022
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T.D.A. acknowledges the support from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Sponsored Research (OSR) under Award No: OSR-2018-CARF/CCF-3079 and No: OSR-2019-CRG8-4095.3 and from the European Research Council (ERC) AMPRO (Grant No. 280221). D.G.G. acknowledges the financial support from the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement 706707.
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NFC, RFID, high-frequency rectifiers, molecular doping, nanogap electrodes, p-type diodes
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/458022
ISSN: 1944-8244
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