Study of Electron Injection of Pentacene Field Effect Transistor with Au Electrodes by C-V and SHG Measurements

Study of Electron Injection of Pentacene Field Effect Transistor with Au Electrodes by C-V and SHG Measurements

Using pentacene field effect transistors (FETs) with Au source and drain electrodes, electron injection from the Au electrodes into the pentacene was investigated. The capacitance-voltage (C-V) and optical second harmonic generation (SHG) measurements were employed. Electron injection from the Au electrodes was suggested by the hysteresis behavior with the C-V characteristics and slowly decaying SHG signal under DC biasing, A mechanism of hole-injection assisted by trapped electrons is proposed. To confirm electron injection process, light-emitting behavior under the application of AC applied voltage was observed.