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To obtain an on-to-off output current ratio above 10 for the inte-
grated organic pyroelectric thin-film sensors, an OTFT with a sub-
threshold swing around 0.1 V/decade and an onset voltage around 1 V
is needed. The results reported in the beginning of this section on the
integrated optothermal device clearly meet the aforementioned spec-
ifications.

Abbreviations and Acronyms

CPE constant phase element
DUT device under test
EC equivalent circuit
(O)FET (organic) fi eld-effect transistor
IS impedance spectrum
MIS metal-insulator semiconductor
MPP N, N′-Dimethyl-3,4,:9,10-perylenbis(carboximid)
OLED organic light-emitting diode
OPD organic photo diode
PVP polyvinylphenol

Acknowledgment
This work was supported by the European Commission under Con-
tract No. 215036 as a specific targeted research project with the acro-
nym 3PLAST.

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