Low temperature solution-processed zinc tin oxide thin film transistor with O2 plasma treatment

Jeong Soo Lee, Yong Jin Kim, Yong Uk Lee, Seung Hwan Cho, Yong Hoon Kim, Jang Yeon Kwon, Min Koo Han

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Abstract

We fabricated solution-processed ZTO TFTs at annealing temperature of 350 °C with employing O2 plasma treatment on active layer in order to improve the electrical characteristics of ZTO TFTs fabricated at low temperature. Threshold voltage of solution-processed ZTO TFTs without plasma treatment was larger than 35 V but reduced to 20.74 V with 15 ml/min and 300 W of O2 plasma treatment since oxygen vacancies in ZnO·SnO 2 and SnO2 would increase and then electron concentration are also increased by ion bombardment from O2 plasma treatment. Saturation mobility and Subthreshold Swing (S.S) of TFTs without plasma treatment was 0.09 cm2/V·sec and 1.65 V/decade respectively, but saturation mobility increased to 0.58 cm2/V·sec and S.S decreased to 1.20 V/decade, respectively, with 15 ml/min and 300 W of O 2 plasma treatment, since ZnO·SnO2 is produced which could work as semiconducting material, rather Zn(OH)Cl is vanished which could work as impurity by O2 plasma treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThin Film Transistors 10, TFT 10
PublisherElectrochemical Society Inc.
Pages283-288
Number of pages6
Edition5
ISBN (Electronic)9781607681748
ISBN (Print)9781566778244
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Publication series

NameECS Transactions
Number5
Volume33
ISSN (Print)1938-5862
ISSN (Electronic)1938-6737

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Engineering(all)

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