Dynamic electrical characteristics of low-power ring oscillators constructed with inorganic nanoparticles on flexible plastics

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2012 Nov;4(11):5839-43. doi: 10.1021/am301483u. Epub 2012 Oct 23.

Abstract

In this study, we demonstrate for the first time the low-power and stable performance of a ring oscillator constructed on a flexible plastic with solution-processable inorganic nanoparticles (NPs). Our flexible ring oscillator is composed of three inverters based on n- and p-type inorganic NP thin-film transistors. Each of the component inverters exhibits a gain of ∼80 at a voltage of 5 V. For the ring oscillator, the sine waves are generated with a frequency of up to 12 kHz. The waveforms are undistorted under strained conditions and maintained even after 5000 bending cycles. The frequency and waveform of the output waves obtained from our flexible ring oscillator are analyzed and discussed in detail.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Elastic Modulus
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Inorganic Chemicals / chemistry*
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Nanotechnology / instrumentation*
  • Oscillometry / instrumentation*
  • Plastics / chemistry*
  • Semiconductors*

Substances

  • Inorganic Chemicals
  • Plastics