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High-performance rectifiers fabricated on a flexible substrate

Etor, D.; Dodd, L.E.; Wood, D.; Balocco, C.

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Authors

D. Etor

L.E. Dodd

D. Wood



Abstract

We report on the fabrication and testing of metal-insulator-metal (MIM) diodes on a flexible substrate where the thin insulating layer self-assembles as a monolayer sandwiched between the two metal electrodes. The current-voltage characteristic has a strong asymmetry and non-linearity at zero-bias. The diodes have a typical zero-bias resistance of 80 kΩ, a zero-bias curvature coefficient of 5.5 V−1, and a voltage responsivity of 3.1 kV/W at a frequency of 1 GHz. The fabrication yield was over 90%, and an encapsulation method to prevent MIM junction degradation has also been developed. The diodes show no significant degradation in performance when the substrate is stressed in a one-off bending experiment, although extensive testing does produce some loss in quality. The fabrication process is simple, cost effective, and carried out at low temperature, opening up the possibility of roll-to-roll volume manufacturing of fast MIM diodes.

Citation

Etor, D., Dodd, L., Wood, D., & Balocco, C. (2016). High-performance rectifiers fabricated on a flexible substrate. Applied Physics Letters, 109(19), Article 193110. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4967190

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 24, 2016
Online Publication Date Nov 8, 2016
Publication Date Nov 8, 2016
Deposit Date Dec 21, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Applied Physics Letters
Print ISSN 0003-6951
Electronic ISSN 1077-3118
Publisher American Institute of Physics
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 109
Issue 19
Article Number 193110
DOI https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4967190

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© 2016 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Etor, D., Dodd, L.E., Wood, D. & Balocco, C. (2016). High-performance rectifiers fabricated on a flexible substrate. Applied Physics Letters 109(19): 193110 and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4967190






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