3-D Simulator of Laser Crystallization for Polycrystalline-Silicon Thin-Film Transistors

被引:2
作者
Matsuki, Kuniaki [1 ]
Kimura, Mutsumi [1 ,2 ]
Ishihara, Ryoichi [3 ]
机构
[1] Ryukoku Univ, Dept Elect & Informat, Otsu, Shiga 5202194, Japan
[2] Ryukoku Univ, Joint Res Ctr Sci & Technol, Otsu, Shiga 5202194, Japan
[3] Delft Univ Technol, Delft Inst Microelect & Submicrontechnol, NL-2600 GB Delft, Netherlands
关键词
3-D simulator; laser crystallization; polycrystalline-silicon (poly-Si); thin-film transistor (TFT); MU-CZOCHRALSKI PROCESS; EXCIMER-LASER; EXPLOSIVE CRYSTALLIZATION; LATERAL-CRYSTALLIZATION; PULSE DURATION; CAPPING LAYER; AMORPHOUS-SI; GROWTH; FIELD; TFTS;
D O I
10.1109/TSM.2012.2205593
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
A 3-D simulator of laser crystallization for polycrystalline-silicon thin-film transistors has been developed. Random nucleation, crystal growth velocity, latent heat emission, and partial crystallization are modeled, and a 2-D algorithm is extended to a 3-D algorithm. The mu-Czochralski technique is analyzed using the 3-D simulator, and it is found that the grain size becomes large when the initial temperature is high after the laser irradiation.
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