High performance In2O3 thin film transistors using chemically derived aluminum oxide dielectric
Author(s) -
Pradipta K. Nayak,
Mohamed Nejib Hedhili,
Dongkyu Cha,
Husam N. Alshareef
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
applied physics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 442
eISSN - 1077-3118
pISSN - 0003-6951
DOI - 10.1063/1.4816060
Subject(s) - materials science , oxide , indium , dielectric , thin film transistor , doping , thin film , equivalent oxide thickness , aluminium , aluminum oxide , electron mobility , annealing (glass) , layer (electronics) , chemical engineering , transistor , field effect transistor , inorganic chemistry , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , gate oxide , composite material , metallurgy , chemistry , electrical engineering , engineering , voltage
We report high performance solution-deposited indium oxide thin film transistors with field-effect mobility of 127 cm2/Vs and an Ion/Ioff ratio of 106. This excellent performance is achieved by controlling the hydroxyl group content in chemically derived aluminum oxide (AlOx) thin-film dielectrics. The AlOx films annealed in the temperature range of 250–350 °C showed higher amount of Al-OH groups compared to the films annealed at 500 °C, and correspondingly higher mobility. It is proposed that the presence of Al-OH groups at the AlOx surface facilitates unintentional Al-doping and efficient oxidation of the indium oxide channel layer, leading to improved device performance
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