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Reaction Processes for Low Temperature (<150°C) Plasma Enhanced Deposition of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Thin Film Transistors on Transparent Plastic Substrates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Gregory N. Parsons ,
Chien-Sheng Yang ,
Tonya M. Klein  and
Laura Smith
Gregory N. Parsons
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7905
Chien-Sheng Yang
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7905
Tonya M. Klein
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7905
Laura Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7905
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Abstract

This article presents mechanisms for low temperature (<150°C) rf plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of silicon and silicon nitride thin films that lead to sufficient electronic quality for thin film transistor (TFT) fabrication and operation. For silicon deposition, hydrogen abstraction and etching, and silicon disproportionation reactions are identified that can lead to optimized hydrogen concentration and bonding environments at <150°C. Nitrogen dilution of SiH4/NH3 mixtures during silicon nitride deposition at low temperatures helps promote N-H bonding, leading to reduced charge trapping. Good quality amorphous silicon TFT's fabricated with a maximum processing temperature of 110°C are demonstrated on flexible transparent plastic substrates. Transistors formed with the same process on glass and plastic show linear mobilities of 0.33 and 0.12 cm2/Vs, respectively, with ION/IOFF ratios > 106.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 507: Symposium A – Amorphous & Microcrystalline Silicon Technology 1998 , 1998 , 19
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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