Semiconducting metal oxide thin-film transistors (TFTs) are promising candidates for functional electronic devices and have attracted considerable attention due to their superior electrical performance, high transparency, excellent stability and uniformity.

This reference text covers the latest developments in the field of semiconducting metal oxide TFTs with functional applications. Details of the design, materials characteristics, device operation principles, specialised device applications and mechanisms are covered, including the latest semiconducting TFT technologies in displays, sensors, logic operations, data storage and neuromorphic computing for artificial intelligence.

The book introduces the concepts and working mechanisms of semiconducting metal oxide TFTs, with a focus on metal oxide thin films that have desirable electrical and optical properties. The relationship between material properties and device performance is analysed, and materials and device challenges, as well as possible strategies, are included to promote the commercial translation of metal oxide TFT-based optoelectronic devices.

Valuable as a reference text for researchers, and graduate students working in the fields of device physics, semiconducting materials and flexible electronics, the book is also essential reading for engineers working with semiconducting metal oxide TFTs in industry, particularly display and memory technologies.

Ye Zhou is an IAS Fellow and a group leader at the Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University. He has published more than 120 papers and serves as the Associate Editor of IEEE Access, Applied Nanoscience and Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. He is Editorial/Community Board Member of Materials Horizons, Multifunctional Materials, Chemistry and PLOS ONE.