Stability improvement of solution-processed IGZO TFTs by fluorine diffusion from a CYTOP passivation layer
- 29 April 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Vol. 53 (35), 355107
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ab8e7d
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of fluorine (F) diffusion from a CYTOP passivation layer into amorphous indium-gallium-zinc oxide (a-IGZO) thin-film transistors (TFTs). The F contained in the CYTOP passivation layer was diffused into a-IGZO through 350℃ annealing. The similar ionic radii of F and oxygen (O) allowed the passivation of oxygen vacancy (Vo) and weakly bonded oxygen by F. As a result, the a-IGZO TFTs with CYTOP passivation were highly stable under various stresses. The threshold voltage (Vth) shifts of a-IGZO TFTs without CYTOP passivation and with CYTOP passivation under a negative bias stress (NBS) test for 10,000s were -6.7 V and -2.5 V, respectively. In addition, the Vth shifts of each device under a negative bias illumination stress (NBIS) test for 4,000s were -10.9 V and -5.3 V, respectively. This improvement was caused by a reduction of Vo and a widened band gap of a-IGZO through the F diffusion effect. In addition, the CYTOP passivation layer maintained excellent properties as a barrier against moisture after 350℃ annealing.Keywords
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