Gated-four-probe a-Si:H TFT structure: a new technique to measurethe intrinsic performance of a-Si:H TFT

In this letter, a new technique based on gated-four-probe hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) thin-film transistor (TFT) structure is proposed. This new technique allows the determination of the intrinsic performance of a-Si:H TFT without any influence from source/drain series resistances. In this method, two probes within a conventional a-Si:H TFT are used to measure the voltage difference within a channel. By correlating this voltage difference with the drain-source current induced by applied gate bias, the a-Si:H TFT intrinsic performance, such as mobility, threshold voltage, and field-effect conductance activation energy, can be accurately determined without any influence from source/drain series resistances     

Schottky-contact gated-four-probe a-Si:H TFT structure: a newstructure to investigate the electrical instability of a-Si:H TFT

In this letter, we describe a new device structure, the Schottky-contact (SC) gated-four-probe (GFP) hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) thin-film transistor (TFT) structure, that can be used to study the electrical instability of a-Si:H TFTs induced by bias-temperature-stress (BTS). In this SC-GFP TFT structure, the evolution of both electron and hole conduction characteristics can he studied before and after BTS without the influence of source-drain contacts. We observed that low-bias negative stress induces a reduction in the deep-gap state density, while high-bias negative stress mainly causes trapping of holes in the gate-insulator. On the other hand, positive BTS induces mainly the trapping of electrons in the gate-insulator, which causes positive shifts of both electron and hole conduction characteristics     

a-Si∶H TFT的寄生效应

a-Si∶H TFT的栅源几何交迭会引起几何寄生电容,实验研究表明它并不能完全表征TFT的寄生效应,研究发现由栅极和源极形成的电场的电力线交迭也会导致物理寄生效应且这种效应始终存在.从LCD的结构、材料、制备工艺等普遍性出发,依据交迭电力线建立了物理寄生效应模型并对其进行了详细的分析和计算,实验结果表明该方法是有效可行的,从而使LCD寄生效应有了一个较完美的理论表征和分析计算方法.     

a-Si∶HTFT的寄生效应

a- Si∶ H TFT的栅源几何交迭会引起几何寄生电容 ,实验研究表明它并不能完全表征 TFT的寄生效应 ,研究发现由栅极和源极形成的电场的电力线交迭也会导致物理寄生效应且这种效应始终存在 .从 L CD的结构、材料、制备工艺等普遍性出发 ,依据交迭电力线建立了物理寄生效应模型并对其进行了详细的分析和计算 ,实验结果表明该方法是有效可行的 ,从而使 L CD寄生效应有了一个较完美的理论表征和分析计算方法.     

一种非晶硅薄膜晶体管栅极驱动电路

非晶硅薄膜晶体管(Amorphous Silicon Thin Film Transistors,a-Si TFT)具有器件性能均匀、成本低、适用于大面积显示的优点,是平板显示技术的主流基板材料。近年来由于集成栅极驱动电路(Gate Drivers Integrated in Array,GIA)在非晶硅薄膜晶体管液晶显示器中的应用,不仅能节省工艺步骤,降低成本,而且边框美观对称,使非晶硅薄膜晶体管液晶显示屏更加受到消费者的欢迎。但是由于非晶硅电子迁移率相对较低,栅极驱动电路仍占用较大空间,尤其是随着显示产品解析度的增加,产品边框变窄,驱动电路的版图空间变小,导致驱动电路的设计越来越困难。文章提出了一种新型栅极驱动电路,有效提高了a-Si TFT GIA的驱动能力,降低了版图面积,增加了a-Si TFT在高分辨、窄边框产品市场的竞争力。     

高性能a-Si:H TFT开关器件的研制

介绍了ａ－Ｓｉ：ＨＴＦＴ开关器件的有源层、栅绝缘层、欧接触层以及界面特性的研究工作。研制了ａ－Ｓｉ：ＨＴＦＴ单管器件,其开关电流达到６个数量级,为最终研制ａ－Ｓｉ：ＨＴＦＴＡＭＬＣＤ在奠定了坚实的基础。     

a-Si:H TFT亚阈值区SPICE模型的研究

研究了将非晶硅薄膜晶体管（a-Si：H TFT）在电路模拟程序（SPICE）中使用的亚阈值区模型,将亚阈值区分为亚阈值前区和亚阈值后区并建立了模型,对比了不同模型下的模拟结果,发现亚阈值区的TFT特性依赖于材料性质,而且亚阈值前区和亚阈值后区的特性受栅源电压Vcs和漏源电压V DS的影响,呈指数变化。提出的新模型考虑了前界面态、后界面态、局域态、材料及制作工艺等因素,体现了该区域电流对漏源电压Vvs强烈的依赖关系。使用新模型对实验数据的拟合结果优于以往的模型,能够比较精确地模拟亚阈值区的特性,可用来预测a-Si：H TFT的性能．对TFT阵列的模拟设计具有重要价值。     

A new a-Si:H TFT pixel circuit compensating the threshold voltage shift of a-Si:H TFT and OLED for active matrix OLED

We propose a new hydrogenated amorphous silicon thin-film transistor (a-Si:H TFT) pixel circuit for an active matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) employing a voltage programming. The proposed a-Si:H TFT pixel circuit, which consists of five switching TFTs, one driving TFT, and one capacitor, successfully minimizes a decrease of OLED current caused by threshold voltage degradation of a-Si:H TFT and OLED. Our experimental results, based on the bias-temperature stress, exhibit that the output current for OLED is decreased by 7% in the proposed pixel, while it is decreased by 28% in the conventional 2-TFT pixel.     

塑料基底a-Si∶H TFT制备技术

采用PECVD工艺,在300℃下在50μm厚的Kapton E高分子塑料片上制备了底栅结构a-Si∶H TFT阵列(20×20)。用傅里叶变换红外光谱仪表征了a-Si∶H薄膜的结构,用二探针法和四探针法分别表征了a-Si∶H薄膜和n+a-Si∶H薄膜的电导率。a-Si∶H薄膜中的H(原子数分数)约为15.6%,H主要以Si H和Si H2基团的形式存在,其电导率为8.2×10-7~8.8×10-6S/cm;n+a-Si∶H薄膜的电导率为3.8×10-3S/cm。所制备的TFT具有以下性能:Ioff≈1×10-14A,Ion≈1×10-9A,Ion/Ioff≈105,Vth≈5V,μ≈0.113cm2/(V.s),S≈2.5V/dec,满足TFT-LCD等平板显示器件的开关寻址电路要求。     

a—Si：H TFT自对准工艺的研究

实验研究了自对准结构的ａ－Ｓｉ：Ｈ ＴＦＴ的制备工艺，对其中关键的底部曝光和顶胶工艺进行了详细的研究和分析，对制备工艺和结构参数进行了合理的优化，成功地制备出自对准结构的ａ－Ｓｉ：Ｈ ＴＦＴ。对影响自对准结构ａ－Ｓｉ：Ｈ ＴＦＴ特性的主要因素进行了详细的分析，提出了一种新颖的双有源层结构的ａ－Ｓｉ：Ｈ ＴＦＴ，可以有效地改善ａ－Ｓｉ：Ｈ ＴＦＴ的开态特性，其通断电流比ＩＯＮ／ＩＯＦＦ〉１０＾５。     

An accurate CAD model for the ambipolar a-Si: H TFT

The ambipolar output drain current versus drain voltage characteristics of hydrogenated amorphous silicon thin-film transistors are modeled by a method intended for use in computer-aided design programs. An accurate model has been developed that uses a modified experimental sheet conductivity curve to predict the output drain characteristics over many orders of magnitude of the drain current in both the n-channel and p-channel modes of operation. Analytical expressions for the drain current are developed.     

High field-effect-mobility a-Si:H TFT based on high deposition-ratePECVD materials

The hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) thin-film transistors (TFT's) having a field-effect mobility of 1.45 ±0.05 cm² /V·s and threshold voltage of 2.0±0.2 V have been fabricated from the high deposition-rate plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposited (PECVD) materials. For this TFT, the deposition rates of a-Si:H and N-rich hydrogenated amorphous silicon nitride (a-SiN_1.5 :H) are about 50 and 190 nm/min, respectively. The TFT has a very high ON/OFF-current ratio (of more than 10⁷), sharp subthreshold slope (0.3±0.03 V/decade), and very low source-drain current activation energy (50±5 meV). All these parameters are consistent with a high mobility value obtained for our a-Si:H TFT structures. To our best knowledge, this is the highest field-effect mobility ever reported for an a-Si:H TFT fabricated from high deposition-rate PECVD materials     

a—SiNx：H薄膜对a—Si：H TFT阈值电压的影响

介绍了测定a－Si：HTFT闽值电压的实验方法。重点研究了改变a－SiNx：H薄膜淀积时反应气体NH3／SiH4流速比以及a－SiNx:H膜厚对a－Si：HTFT阈值电压的影响。对实验结果进行了分析。实验结果表明：a－Si:HTFT的阈值电压随a－SiNx：H的膜厚增加而增大；增大X－SiNx：H薄膜淀积时NH3／SiH4气体流速比，可明显减小a-Si:HTFT的阈值电压。     

a—Si：H TFT有源矩阵制造技术的研究

对ａ：Ｓｉ：Ｈ ＴＦＴ有源矩阵的一些关键制造工艺进行研究。研究了Ｔａ２Ｏ５／ａ－ＳｉＮｘ双绝缘层的制备技术，提出了一种新的双有源层结构ａ－Ｓｉ：Ｈ ＴＦＴ来降低背光源对器件特性的影响，研制的ａ－Ｓｉ：Ｈ ＴＦＴ有源矩阵实现了彩色视频信号的动态显示。     

Dependence of Threshold Voltage of a-Si:H TFT on a-SiN_x:H Film

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Dependence of Threshold Voltage of a-Si:H TFT on a-SiNx:H Film^①

The relation between threshold voltage for hydrogenated amorphous silicon thin film transistors(a-Si:HTFTs)and deposition conditions for hydrogenated amorphous silicon nitride(a-SiNx:H)films is investigated.It is observed that the threshold voltage,Vth,of a-Si:HTFT increases with the increase of the thickness of a-SiNx:H film,and the threshold voltage is reduced apparently with the increase of NH3/SiH4 gas flow rate ratio.     

Improved a-Si:H TFT pixel electrode circuits for active-matrixorganic light emitting displays

Two improved four thin-film-transistors (TFTs) pixel electrode circuits based on hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) technology have been designed. Both circuits can provide a constant output current level and can be automatically adjusted for TFT threshold voltage variations. The circuit simulation results indicate that an excellent linearity between the output current and input current can be established. An output current level higher than ~5 μA can be achieved with these circuits. This current level can provide a pixel electrode brightness higher than 1000 cd/m² with the organic light-emitting device (OLED) having an external quantum efficiency of 1%. These pixel electrode circuits can potentially be used for the active-matrix organic light-emitting displays (AM-OLEDs)     

用于TFT有源层的Ar~+激光结晶a-Si:H的性质(英文)

This paper demonstrates the technological approach to the high performance a-Si:H thin film transistor (TFT) fabricated by the Ar+ laser-crystallization technique on the fused quartz substrates. The a-Si:H films for the active layer of TFT were prepared in a capacitively coupled glow-discharge deposition system. The films were crystallized by CW Ar+ laser scanning at low speeds (3-5 cm/s). The laser power ranges from 2.5W to 5.0W. The TEM cross-section micrograph illustrates that a liquid phase laser crystallization region (LP-LCR) has defect-free of structure with a grain size of the order of handreds of micron. In the Raman spectrum of LP-LCR, 475 cm-1 peak of a-Si:H disappears and 520 cm-1 peak of c-Si becomes stronger and sharper. The value of conductivity in the layer of LP-LCR is five orders of magnitude larger than the one in asepositedd a-Si:H film. We also discussed some problems to be overcome in application of a-Si : H TFTs in LCD.     

薄有源层非晶硅薄膜晶体管特性的研究

本文研究了薄ａ－Ｓｉ：Ｈ有源层结构的ａ－Ｓｉ：Ｈ ＴＦＴ的特性，实验结果表明，当ａ－Ｓｉ：Ｈ层的厚度小于一个临界值时，ａ－Ｓｉ：Ｈ厚度的变化对ａ－Ｓｉ：Ｈ ＴＦＴ静态特性的影响明显增大，本文中详细分析了有源层背面空间电荷层对ａ－Ｓｉ：Ｈ ＴＦＴ特性的影响，从表面有效空间电荷层的概念出发，从理论上分析了有源层厚度与阈值电压的关系，计算的临界有源层厚度为１３０ｎｍ，这与实验结果基本一致。