A researcher at Linkoping University in Sweden has invented a fully functional, fast switching printable transistor in cheap plastic.
The transistor is made up of two polymers, one of which acts as a semiconductor and the other as an electrolyte. With the help of polymers, it is possible to manufacture transistors that are fast and can run on small printed batteries, where the drive voltage is around 1V.
Using conventional technology, it would be impossible to achieve such a low drive voltage, however the research shows printing a 100 nanometre thick layer is possible using conventional printing techniques, reports Nanowerk.
There are a number of applications where such a transistor may be of interest, such as large screen televisions, where silicon-based products may prove unable to compete.
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