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Helical Resonator Plasma Oxidation of Amorphous and Polycrystalline Silicon for Flat Panel Displays

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Sita R. Kaluri
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa 18105
Robert S. Howell
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa 18015
Dennis W. Hess
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa 18105
Miltiadis K. Hatalis
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa 18015
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Abstract

A low temperature process for the oxidation of amorphous and polycrystalline silicon was studied using a helical resonator plasma source. Constant current anodization of amorphous silicon was performed at 350°C and 30 mtorr in an oxygen plasma. Oxidation rate data were analyzed by both parabolic and power law expressions: parabolic rate coefficient B = 23.45 nm2/min and power law rate coefficients α = 0.3807 and C* = 7.3 nm/minα. Oxidation at substrate floating conditions yielded thin oxides; the growth rate saturated after 20 mins, at a thickness of about 10 nm. For TFr fabrication, a two layer oxide was used. The first layer was grown by plasma oxidation to a thickness of about 10 nm to ensure a good interface, and the second layer deposited by PECVD to the final thickness of 35 nm. Electrical properties of control oxides grown on c-Si at the same conditions were promising, with a fixed oxide charge of 1.98 × 1011 charges/cm2 and a mean breakdown field of 5.3 MV/cm after post metallization anneal. The TF's had an average effective electron mobility of 31.1 V/cm2 and an average threshold voltage of 4.6 V.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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