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a-Si:H TFTs Made on Polyimide Foil by PE-CVD at 150°C

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

H. Gleskova ,
S. Wagner  and
Z. Suo
H. Gleskova
Affiliation:
Princeton University, Department of Electrical Engineering
S. Wagner
Affiliation:
Princeton University, Department of Electrical Engineering
Z. Suo
Affiliation:
Princeton University, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton, NJ 08544
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Abstract

We have fabricated high-performance amorphous silicon thin-film transistors (a-Si:H TFTs) on 2 mil. (51 µm) thick polyimide foil substrates. The TFT structure was deposited by r.f.-excited plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). All TFT layers, including the gate silicon nitride, the undoped, and the n+ amorphous silicon were deposited at a substrate temperature of 150°C. The transistors have inverted-staggered back-channel etch structure. The TFT off-current is ∼ 10−12 A, the on-off current ratio is > 107, the threshold voltage is 3.5 V, the sub-threshold slope is ∼ 0.5V/decade, and the linear-regime mobility is ∼ 0.5 cm2V−1s−1. We compare the mechanical behavior of a thin film on a stiff and on a compliant substrate. The thin film stress can be reduced to one half by changing from a stiff to a compliant substrate. A new equation is developed for the radius of curvature of thin films on compliant substrates.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 508: Symposium B – Flat Panel Display Materials - 1998 , January 1998 , 73
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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