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Improvement in Bias Stress Stability of Solution-Processed Amorphous InZnO Thin-Film Transistors via Low-Temperature Photosensitive Passivation
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Electron Device Letters IEEE Electron Device Lett. Electron Device Letters, IEEE. 41(9):1372-1375 Sep, 2020
Subject
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Passivation
Stress
Thin film transistors
Temperature
Thermal stability
Fabrication
Plasma temperature
Inorganic-organic
low temperature
oxide semiconductors
passivation
solution-process
thin-film transistors
Language
ISSN
0741-3106
1558-0563
Abstract
We report the enhancement in the electrical performance of solution-processed amorphous InZnO ( $a$ -IZO) thin-film transistors (TFTs) through incorporation of low-temperature photosensitive polysilsesquioxane (P-PSQ) passivation. P-PSQ passivated TFTs recorded smaller ${V}_{th}$ shift of 1.5 V after positive bias stress test despite annealing at 180°C. Analysis of secondary ion mass spectrometry and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy showed that higher concentration of hydrogen reduced the amount of oxygen vacancies in the passivated IZO channel which promotes better stability against bias stress. Also, the time evolution of the ${V}_{th}$ was defined in which the activation energy for each sample was extracted. Passivated TFT also showed minimal change upon exposure to humidity test. Overall, low-temperature P-PSQ passivation is an effective barrier against atmospheric effects for solution-processed oxide TFTs.