Liquid Field Effect Transistors

液场效应晶体管。Andrew J. Steckl，首席研究员，电气与计算机工程系，辛辛那提大学，俄亥俄州，45221-0030Tel:(513) 556-4777 e-mail: a.steckl@uc.eduABSTRACTThe本研究的主要目的是建立液体场效应晶体管（liquetet）的基本原理，这是一种使用液体作为有源介质的晶体管结构的新概念。LiquiFET的技术方法涉及竞争性绝缘/导电流体之间的电润湿。智力优势：LiquiFET可以作为一种新型集成电路——液体逻辑的基本构建模块。液体电子学将使大面积（“人体规模”）电路的开发成为可能，适用于各种应用：大型平板或柔性面板显示器、大型阵列天线、扫描仪/打印机/复印机、大面积传感器、全尺寸医学成像系统、光伏阵列、电纺织品、电子报纸。通过使用液体介质，还可以很容易地将额外的功能集成到晶体管中，例如可控制的光学特性（反射率、荧光等）和与生化物质的相互作用（化学/生物传感器）。更广泛的影响：该项目将与纳米科学与工程研究所的教师和研究生进行互动，该研究所包括化学系、物理系、电子工程系、材料工程系、生物医学工程系和分子生物学。LiquiFETs的跨学科生物医学应用将与化学和医学院的同事一起探索。本科生将通过加州大学专门设计的“高级项目”参与该项目。非裔美国人、拉丁裔和美洲原住民学生将通过新兴族裔工程师项目招收，女性工程学生将通过罗妇女中心招收。研究成果将通过期刊出版物和会议报告以及与美国大学的持续合作传播。该技术的应用开发将通过与工业界同事的互动和合作来进行。

Liquid Field Effect TransistorsProf. Andrew J. Steckl, Principal InvestigatorDepartment of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH 45221-0030Tel: (513) 556-4777 e-mail: a.steckl@uc.eduABSTRACTThe main objective of this research is to establish the fundamental principles of liquid field field effect transistors (LiquiFETs), a novel concept for transistor structures using liquids for the active medium. The technical approach for the LiquiFET involves electrowetting between competitive insulating/conducting fluids. Intellectual merit: The LiquiFET could serve as the basic building block for a new type of integrated circuit - liquid logic. Liquid electronics would enable the development of large area ("human-scale") circuits for various applications: large flat or flexible panel displays, large array antennas, scanners/printers/copiers, large area sensors, full-size medical imaging systems, photovoltaic arrays, electrotextiles, electronic newspapers. By using a liquid medium, one can also readily incorporate additional functionality into the transistor, such as controllable optical properties (reflectivity, fluorescence, etc.) and interaction with biochemical species (chem/bio sensors).Broader Impact: This project will provide interactions with faculty and graduate students in the Institute for Nano Science and Engineering, which encompasses the departments of Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology. Cross-disciplinary biomedical applications of LiquiFETs will be explored with colleagues in Chemistry and in the College of Medicine. Undergraduate students will participate in the program through specifically designed "senior projects" at UC. African-American, Latino/a, and Native American students will be recruited through the Emerging Ethnic Engineers Program and female engineering students through the Rowe Center for Women. Research results will be disseminated through journal publications and conference presentations and through ongoing collaborations with US universities. The development of applications for the technology will be pursued by interactions and collaborations with industrial colleagues.