High-performance polycrystalline silicon thin-film transistor technology using low-temperature metal-induced unilateral crystallization

被引:14
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作者
Wong, M [1 ]
Kwok, HS [1 ]
机构
[1] Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
关键词
thin-film transistor; polycrystalline silicon; nickel;
D O I
10.1016/S0026-2692(03)00241-6
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Low-temperature metal-induced unilaterally crystallized polycrystalline silicon thin-film transistors (TFTs) have been developed and characterized. These TFTs are better than their solid-phase crystallized counterparts in many process and device performance measures, such as shorter and simpler process flow, higher field-effect mobility, reduced leakage current, better immunity to early drain breakdown and much improved spatial uniformity of device parameters. They have been used to realize active matrices for liquid-crystal (LC) and organic lightemitting diode (OLED) flat-panel displays. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:337 / 341
页数:5
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