Surface Modification of a Polyimide Gate Insulator with an Yttrium Oxide Interlayer for Aqueous-Solution-Processed ZnO Thin-Film Transistors

We report a simple approach to modify the surface of a polyimide gate insulator with an yttrium oxide interlayer for aqueous-solution-processed ZnO thin-film transistors. It is expected that the yttrium oxide interlayer will provide a surface that is more chemically compatible with the ZnO semiconductor than is bare polyimde. The field-effect mobility and the on/off current ratio of the ZnO TFT with the YO x /polyimide gate insulator were 0.456 cm2/V·s and 2.12 × 106, respectively, whereas the ZnO TFT with the polyimide gate insulator was inactive.