Field-effect transistor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004412",
  "term": "Field-effect transistor",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A semiconductor device that controls the flow of current between two electrodes, the source and the drain, by applying a voltage to a third electrode, the gate. The gate voltage creates an electric field that modulates the conductivity of a channel in the semiconductor material. In organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), the semiconductor is a conjugated polymer or small molecule, and the device is used to study charge transport properties.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "charge carrier"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2022, 94, 15. 'Glossary of terms relating to electronic, photonic and magnetic properties of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 33 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-0501)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/field-effect-transistor/"
}