Term: field-effect transistor
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08821

Definition:
Transistor in which the flow of charge carriers from source to drain is controlled by the potential applied to the gate.

Link: 
Related Term: charge carriers (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08775).

Source: 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)

Citation: 'field-effect transistor' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08821

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