Asymmetric Electrical Properties of Corbino a-Si:H TFT and Concepts of Its Application to Flat Panel Displays
- 2 April 2007
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
- Vol. 54 (4), 654-662
- https://doi.org/10.1109/ted.2007.891857
Abstract
Inverted stagger hydrogenated-amorphous-silicon (a-Si:H) Corbino thin-film transistors (TFTs) were fabricated with a five-photomask process used in the processing of the active-matrix liquid-crystal displays (AM-LCD). The authors show that the a-Si:H Corbino TFT has the asymmetric electrical characteristics under different drain-bias conditions. To accommodate for these differences when the electrical device parameters are extracted, the authors developed asymmetric geometric factors. The ON-OFF current ratio can be significantly enhanced by choosing the outer electrode as the drain, while the field-effect mobility and threshold voltage are identical when different drain-bias conditions are used. Finally, the authors developed concepts of its possible application to AM-LCDs and active-matrix organic light-emitting displaysKeywords
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