Field-effect transistor with at least two different semiconductive organic channel compounds

Claim 2

A field effect transistor comprising: a gate electrode; a source electrode; a drain electrode; and a channel electrically connecting the source electrode and the drain electrode and comprising a mixture of a first organic compound and a second organic compound, said first organic compound and said second organic compound being two different organic compounds, said first organic compound having semiconductor properties, said second organic compound having an electrical conductivity greater than or equal to that of a semiconductor, the gate electrode being electrically coupled with the channel to control the electrical conductivity of the channel, wherein said first organic compound is a π-conjugated polymer.

Claim 3

A field effect transistor as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first organic compound has an ionization potential higher than an ionization potential of said second organic compound.

Claim 4

A field effect transistor comprising: a gate electrode; a source electrode; a drain electrode; and a channel electrically connecting the source electrode and the drain electrode and comprising a π-conjugated block copolymer of at least two types of monomers, the gate electrode being electrically coupled with the channel to control electrical conductivity of the channel.

Claim 5

A field effect transistor comprising: a gate electrode; a source electrode; a drain electrode; and a channel electrically connecting the source electrode and the drain electrode and comprising a π-conjugated block copolymer of at least two types of monomers, the gate electrode being electrically coupled with the channel to control electrical conductivity of the channel.

Claim 6

A liquid crystal display comprising: a field effect transistor having a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a channel electrically connecting the source electrode and the drain electrode and comprising a π-conjugated block copolymer of at least two types of monomers, the gate electrode being electrically coupled with the channel to control electrical conductivity of the channel; a pair of electrodes, wherein a first electrode of said pair is connected to one of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the field effect transistor, a liquid crystal layer is disposed on said first electrode, and a second electrode of said pair is disposed on said liquid crystal layer, such that said liquid crystal layer is disposed between said pair of electrodes.

Claim 7

A liquid crystal display comprising: a field effect transistor having a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a channel electrically connecting the source electrode and the drain electrode and comprising a π-conjugated block copolymer of at least two types of monomers, the gate electrode being electrically coupled with the channel to control electrical conductivity of the channel; a pair of electrodes, wherein a first electrode of said pair is connected to one of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the field effect transistor, a liquid crystal layer is disposed on said first electrode, and a second electrode of said pair is disposed on said liquid crystal layer, such that said liquid crystal layer is disposed between said pair of electrodes.

Claim 8

A field effect transistor comprising: a gate electrode; a source electrode; a drain electrode; and a channel electrically connecting the source electrode and the drain electrode and comprising a lamination of a first film of a π-conjugated polymer and a second film of an organic compound, said second film is a different organic compound than said first film, the gate electrode being electrically coupled with the channel to control electrical conductivity of the channel.

Claim 9

A field effect transistor comprising: a gate electrode; a source electrode; a drain electrode; and a channel electrically connecting the source electrode and the drain electrode and comprising a lamination of a first film of a π-conjugated polymer and a second film of an organic compound, said second film is a different organic compound than said first film, the gate electrode being electrically coupled with the channel to control electrical conductivity of the channel.

Claim 10

A field effect transistor as claimed in claim 5 wherein the first film is in direct contact with the source electrode and the drain electrode, and the second film is separated from the source electrode and the drain electrode by the first film and has a higher electrical conductivity than an electrical conductivity of the first film.

Claim 11

A field effect transistor as claimed in claim 6 wherein the first film has a higher ionization potential than an ionization potential of the second film.

Claim 12

A field effect transistor as claimed in claim 5 wherein the second film is a π-conjugated polymer.

Claim 13

A liquid crystal display comprising: a filed effect transistor having a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a channel electrically connecting the source electrode and the drain electrode and comprising a lamination of a first film of a π-conjugated polymer and a second film of an organic compound, said second film being a different organic compound than said first film, the gate electrode being electrically coupled with the channel to control electrical conductivity of the channel; a pair of electrodes, wherein a first electrode of said pair is connected to one of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the field effect transistor, a liquid crystal layer is disposed on said first electrode, and a second electrode of said pair is disposed on said liquid crystal layer, such that said liquid crystal layer is disposed between said pair of electrodes.

Claim 14

A liquid crystal display comprising: a filed effect transistor having a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a channel electrically connecting the source electrode and the drain electrode and comprising a lamination of a first film of a π-conjugated polymer and a second film of an organic compound, said second film being a different organic compound than said first film, the gate electrode being electrically coupled with the channel to control electrical conductivity of the channel; a pair of electrodes, wherein a first electrode of said pair is connected to one of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the field effect transistor, a liquid crystal layer is disposed on said first electrode, and a second electrode of said pair is disposed on said liquid crystal layer, such that said liquid crystal layer is disposed between said pair of electrodes.

Claim 15

A liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 9 wherein the first film is in direct contact with the source electrode and the drain electrode, and the second film is separated from the source electrode and the drain electrode by the first film and has a higher electrical conductivity than an electrical conductivity of the first film.

Claim 16

A liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 10 wherein the first film has a higher ionization potential than an ionization potential of the second film.

Claim 17

A field effect transistor as claimed in claim 11 wherein the second film is a π-conjugated polymer.

Claim 18

A liquid crystal display comprising: a field effect transistor having a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a channel electrically connecting the source electrode and the drain electrode and comprising a mixture of a first organic compound and a second organic compound, said first organic compound and said second organic compound being two different organic compounds, said first organic compound having semiconductor properties, said second organic compound having an electrical conductivity greater than or equal to that of a semiconductor, the gate electrode being electrically coupled with the channel to control the electrical conductivity of the channel, wherein said first organic compound is a π-conjugated polymer; a pair of electrodes, wherein a first electrode of said pair is connected to one of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the field effect transistor, a liquid crystal layer is disposed on said first electrode, and a second electrode of said pair is disposed on said liquid crystal layer, such that said liquid crystal layer is disposed between said pair of electrodes.

Claim 19

A liquid crystal display comprising: a field effect transistor having a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a channel electrically connecting the source electrode and the drain electrode and comprising a mixture of a first organic compound and a second organic compound, said first organic compound and said second organic compound being two different organic compounds, said first organic compound having semiconductor properties, said second organic compound having an electrical conductivity greater than or equal to that of a semiconductor, the gate electrode being electrically coupled with the channel to control the electrical conductivity of the channel, wherein said first organic compound is a π-conjugated polymer; a pair of electrodes, wherein a first electrode of said pair is connected to one of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the field effect transistor, a liquid crystal layer is disposed on said first electrode, and a second electrode of said pair is disposed on said liquid crystal layer, such that said liquid crystal layer is disposed between said pair of electrodes.

Claim 20

A liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 13, wherein said first organic compound has an ionization potential higher than an ionization potential of said second organic compound.