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Output Characteristics: Gate
9.
On
Measurement Settings and Device Parameters
, in the
Output Characteristics (IV)
section,
enter the
Gate SMU Name
and
Channel
.
SMU Name
is the SMU alias name specified in MAX
(
KeithleyO
or
SMUA
), while channel is
a
for Keithley SMU or
0
for PXI.
10.
Define the family of IV curves to sweep by choosing
V
GS
Start
,
V
GS
End
and
Gate Sweeps
.
Gate Sweeps is the number of IV curves to sweep at constant gate voltage, with the first
curve swept at
V
Gate
=
V
GS Start
and the last at
V
Gate
=
V
GS End
. The other curves are then swept at
a constant gate voltage given by
V
Gate
= V
GS Start
+nΔV
,
Eq. 18
with
,
Eq. 19
and
n
=1, 2, 3…(Gate Sweeps-1).
Note:
Remember that p-type transistors are switched ON with negative voltage, while n-type require
positive voltage to operate.
11.
Enter the
Delay
, the gate source settling time. For Organic OFETs, typical settling time can
vary from a few tens of milliseconds to hundreds of milliseconds. See Application
Settings:
Measurement: Advanced Settings
for further information on the choice of the settling time.
Note:
The unit of measure of
Delay
is seconds. Enter 0.1 or 100 m to set a 100 milliseconds
gate source settling time. Do not enter a very large delay time, such as 10 seconds,
otherwise Keithley will return a timeout error.
12.
Enter
Current Limit
. Current Limit, in Ampere, specifies the maximum current that the SMU
is expecting to measure during the current session. Therefore, the SMU determines the
measurement
current range
from this value. For more information on
Current Limit
,
measurement range and the implication of the latter on resolution and accuracy, refer to
Acquisition Settings: Output Characteristics (IV), Gate
and
Calculation of the Measurement
Accuracy
, as well as the SMU Data Sheet.
13.
Enter the maximum leakage current, in Ampere, using
Max Gate Current
.
Note:
If the measured gate (leakage) current is greater than Max Gate Current, SuperFACT
will stop the DUT acquisition and start the acquisition of the successive device, if any.