Protonic transistors from thin reflectin films

Ionic transistors from organic and biological materials hold great promise for bioelectronics applications. Thus, much research effort has focused on optimizing the performance of these devices. Herein, we experimentally validate a straightforward strategy for enhancing the high to low current ratio...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David D. Ordinario, Long Phan, Jonah-Micah Jocson, Tam Nguyen, Alon A. Gorodetsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2015-01-01
Series:APL Materials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4901296
Description
Summary:Ionic transistors from organic and biological materials hold great promise for bioelectronics applications. Thus, much research effort has focused on optimizing the performance of these devices. Herein, we experimentally validate a straightforward strategy for enhancing the high to low current ratios of protein-based protonic transistors. Upon reducing the thickness of the transistors’ active layers, we increase their high to low current ratios 2-fold while leaving the other figures of merit unchanged. The measured ratio of 3.3 is comparable to the best values found for analogous devices. These findings underscore the importance of the active layer geometry for optimum protonic transistor functionality.
ISSN:2166-532X