WO2013168774A1 - 薄膜トランジスタ、表示装置、イメージセンサ及びx線センサ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a thin film transistor, a display device, an image sensor, and an X-ray sensor.
- Field effect transistors are used in unit elements of semiconductor memory integrated circuits, high frequency signal amplifying elements, liquid crystal driving elements, and the like, and particularly thin-film transistors are used in a wide range of fields as thin film transistors (TFTs).
- TFTs thin film transistors
- IGZO amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film
- the transistor characteristics do not change as much as possible at the above wavelength.
- the TFT characteristics are changed by the light having the above wavelength, it is necessary to form a light shielding layer in order to prevent the light from the blue light emitting layer or the backlight from being directly irradiated to the TFT, leading to an increase in manufacturing cost.
- it becomes difficult to produce a transparent display that completely transmits visible light. From the above situation, it is insensitive to visible light, for example, when a monochromatic light of ⁇ 420 nm or more is irradiated at 10 ⁇ W / cm 2 for 10 minutes, the threshold shift amount is 1 V or less, more preferably 0.2 V or less. It is required to be.
- V g 0
- V th a small threshold voltage
- high mobility and a small threshold voltage can be realized by reducing the film thickness of the IGZO layer in a TFT using a high In composition ratio, that is, an In-rich IGZO layer. Proposed.
- the present invention uses an In-rich oxide semiconductor layer with extremely high electron mobility as an active layer, has both high mobility and light stability, is highly practical, and has excellent display characteristics or sensitivity characteristics. It is an object to provide a display device, an image sensor, and an X-ray sensor.
- an active layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode wherein the active layer is an amorphous oxide semiconductor layer containing at least In as a metal element.
- the composition ratio of In to all metal elements contained in the active layer is 50% or more
- the thickness of the active layer is 25 nm or less
- each of the source electrode and the drain electrode includes two or more layers.
- the layer closest to the active layer in the thickness direction is an oxide layer containing at least Ga as a metal element
- the oxide layer includes the oxide layer.
- a thin film transistor in which a composition ratio of Ga to all metal elements is 30% or more.
- ⁇ 2> The thin film transistor according to ⁇ 1>, wherein the active layer includes In and at least one element selected from Zn, Ga, and Sn as a metal element.
- ⁇ 3> The thin film transistor according to ⁇ 1> or ⁇ 2>, wherein in the oxide layer, a composition ratio of Ga to all metal elements contained in the oxide layer is 50% or more.
- ⁇ 4> The thin film transistor according to any one of ⁇ 1> to ⁇ 3>, wherein the oxide layer includes In, Ga, Zn, and O.
- ⁇ 5> The thin film transistor according to any one of ⁇ 1> to ⁇ 4>, wherein the oxide layer is amorphous.
- ⁇ 6> The thin film transistor according to any one of ⁇ 1> to ⁇ 5>, wherein the oxide layer has a thickness of 10 nm to 100 nm.
- ⁇ 7> The thin film transistor according to any one of ⁇ 1> to ⁇ 6>, wherein a protective layer is formed on a surface of the active layer exposed between the source electrode and the drain electrode.
- ⁇ 8> The thin film transistor according to any one of ⁇ 1> to ⁇ 7>, wherein the active layer is formed by sputtering.
- a display device comprising the thin film transistor according to any one of ⁇ 1> to ⁇ 8>.
- An image sensor comprising the thin film transistor according to any one of ⁇ 1> to ⁇ 8>.
- An X-ray sensor comprising the thin film transistor according to any one of ⁇ 1> to ⁇ 8>.
- an In-rich oxide semiconductor layer having an extremely high electron mobility is used as an active layer, a thin film transistor having both high mobility and light stability and high practicality, and display characteristics or sensitivity characteristics. It is possible to provide a display device, an image sensor, and an X-ray sensor excellent in the above.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a bottom gate structure-top contact type TFT. It is a schematic diagram showing an example of a bottom gate structure-bottom contact type TFT. It is a schematic block diagram of the electrical wiring of the liquid crystal display device provided with TFT of this invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the cross section of a part of liquid crystal display device shown in FIG. It is a schematic block diagram of the electrical wiring of the organic electroluminescence display provided with TFT of this invention.
- FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the TFT shown in FIG. 8A.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing Vg-Id characteristics under monochrome light irradiation for the TFT according to Example 1;
- the inventors of the present invention can obtain high mobility by using an IGZO film having a higher In composition ratio than IGZO that is generally used, and reduce the film thickness, thereby stabilizing the light stability with respect to visible light.
- the source and drain electrodes each have a laminated structure of two or more layers, and each layer on the active layer side is an oxide layer containing Ga, so that the threshold can be controlled without impairing mobility, and normally-off drive Was found to be feasible.
- the thin film transistor of the present invention is an amorphous oxide semiconductor layer having an active layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode, and the active layer includes at least In as a metal element.
- the composition ratio of In to all metal elements contained in the active layer is 50% or more
- the thickness of the active layer is 25 nm or less
- each of the source electrode and the drain electrode is 2 or more.
- the layer closest to the active layer in the thickness direction is an oxide layer containing at least Ga as a metal element.
- the oxide The composition ratio of Ga to all metal elements contained in the layer is 30% or more.
- the TFT of the present invention is used as an organic EL or LCD driving TFT, it is not necessary to provide a light blocking layer for the TFT, and the manufacturing cost can be greatly reduced. Further, since the threshold voltage is small in normally-off driving, a TFT element suitable for power saving can be obtained.
- the element structure of the TFT according to the present invention may be either a so-called inverted stagger structure (also referred to as a bottom gate type) or a stagger structure (also referred to as a top gate type) based on the position of the gate electrode. Further, based on the contact portion between the active layer and the source and drain electrodes (referred to as “source / drain electrodes” as appropriate), either a so-called top contact type or bottom contact type may be used.
- the top gate type is a form in which a gate electrode is disposed on the upper side of the gate insulating film and an active layer is formed on the lower side of the gate insulating film.
- the bottom gate type is a gate electrode on the lower side of the gate insulating film.
- the bottom contact type is a mode in which the source / drain electrodes are formed before the active layer and the lower surface of the active layer is in contact with the source / drain electrodes.
- the top contact type is the type in which the active layer is the source / drain. In this embodiment, the upper surface of the active layer is in contact with the source / drain electrodes.
- FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram showing an example of a top contact type TFT according to the present invention having a top gate structure.
- the above-described oxide semiconductor thin film is stacked as an active layer 14 on one main surface of the substrate 12.
- a source electrode 16 and a drain electrode 18 each having a two-layer laminated structure are disposed on the active layer 14 so as to be separated from each other, and a gate insulating film 20 and a gate electrode 22 are sequentially laminated thereon. ing.
- FIG. 1B is a schematic view showing an example of a bottom contact type TFT according to the present invention having a top gate structure.
- a source electrode 16 and a drain electrode 18 each having a two-layer structure are disposed on one main surface of the substrate 12 so as to be separated from each other. Then, the above-described oxide semiconductor thin film, the gate insulating film 20, and the gate electrode 22 are sequentially stacked as the active layer.
- FIG. 1C is a schematic view showing an example of a top contact type TFT according to the present invention having a bottom gate structure.
- the gate electrode 22, the gate insulating film 20, and the above-described oxide semiconductor thin film as the active layer 14 are sequentially stacked on one main surface of the substrate 12.
- a source electrode 16 and a drain electrode 18 each having a two-layer laminated structure are disposed apart from each other.
- FIG. 1D is a schematic view showing an example of a bottom contact type TFT according to the present invention having a bottom gate structure.
- the gate electrode 22 and the gate insulating film 20 are sequentially stacked on one main surface of the substrate 12.
- a source electrode 16 and a drain electrode 18 each having a two-layered structure are provided on the surface of the gate insulating film 20 so as to be separated from each other, and further, the above-described oxide semiconductor thin film is formed thereon as the active layer 14.
- the layers 16A and 18A are closer to the active layer 14 than the layers 16B and 18B, and correspond to the “layer closest to the active layer”.
- the TFT according to this embodiment can have various configurations, and may appropriately have a configuration including a protective layer on the active layer 14 and an insulating layer on the substrate. .
- each component including the substrate on which the TFT of the present invention is formed will be described in detail.
- the case of manufacturing a top contact type TFT 10 with the top gate structure shown in FIG. 1A will be specifically described.
- the present invention can be similarly applied to the case of manufacturing other types of TFTs. it can.
- the shape, structure, size and the like of the substrate 12 on which the thin film transistor 10 of the present invention is formed are not particularly limited and can be appropriately selected according to the purpose.
- the structure of the substrate 12 may be a single layer structure or a laminated structure.
- an inorganic substrate such as glass or YSZ (yttrium stabilized zirconium), a resin substrate, a composite material thereof, or the like can be used.
- a resin substrate and a composite material thereof are preferable in terms of light weight and flexibility.
- the resin substrate is preferably excellent in heat resistance, dimensional stability, solvent resistance, electrical insulation, workability, low air permeability, low moisture absorption, and the like.
- the resin substrate may include a gas barrier layer for preventing permeation of moisture and oxygen, an undercoat layer for improving the flatness of the resin substrate and adhesion with the lower electrode, and the like.
- the thickness of the substrate 12 is not particularly limited, but is preferably 50 ⁇ m or more and 500 ⁇ m or less. When the thickness of the substrate is 50 ⁇ m or more, high flatness of the substrate itself can be secured. Moreover, when the thickness of the substrate is 500 ⁇ m or less, the flexibility of the substrate itself is high, which is advantageous for use as a substrate for a flexible device.
- the active layer 14 is an amorphous oxide semiconductor layer containing at least In as a metal element, the In composition ratio (atomic ratio) to all metal elements contained in the active layer 14 is 50% or more, and the thickness is 25 nm or less.
- the active layer 14 is in contact with the source / drain electrodes 16 and 18 to enable conduction between the source / drain electrodes 16 and 18 (between SD).
- the active layer 14 includes, for example, In—Ga—Zn—O, In—Zn—O, In—Ga—O, In—Sn—O, In—Sn—Zn—O, and In—Ga—Sn. It is composed of an amorphous oxide semiconductor film such as —O or In—O.
- the active layer 14 preferably contains In and at least one element selected from Zn, Ga, and Sn from the viewpoint of obtaining high transmission characteristics.
- the composition ratio of In to all metal elements in the active layer 14 is preferably 90% or less from the viewpoint of easily obtaining an amorphous film. If it is 90% or more, the film tends to be crystallized, and the device characteristic variation due to the grain boundary density tends to increase.
- a wet method such as a printing method or a coating method
- a physical method such as a vacuum deposition method, a sputtering method, or an ion plating method, or a chemical method such as CVD or plasma CVD method
- a chemical method such as CVD or plasma CVD method
- the active layer 14 can be formed according to a method appropriately selected in consideration of suitability with the material to be used, but the sputtering method is preferable from the viewpoint of the film formation rate, the film density, and the like.
- the film thickness of the oxide semiconductor layer 14 formed using a film formation method such as sputtering is 25 nm or less, but is preferably 5 nm or more from the viewpoint of the flatness of the thin film.
- the In composition ratio (atomic ratio) to all metal elements in the formed oxide semiconductor layer 14 can be 50% or more.
- single sputtering of a composite oxide target containing two or more kinds of metal elements constituting the oxide semiconductor layer 14 may be used, and an oxide of each constituent element or a combination of these composite oxide targets The co-sputtering used may be used.
- the conductivity of the obtained oxide semiconductor film can be controlled.
- a method for controlling the oxygen partial pressure in the film formation chamber a method of changing the amount of O 2 gas introduced into the film formation chamber may be used, or a method of changing the introduction amount of oxygen radicals or ozone gas may be used.
- a reducing gas such as H 2 or N 2 may be introduced.
- the oxide semiconductor film is formed, it is patterned into the shape of the active layer 14.
- the patterning can be performed by, for example, photolithography and etching. Specifically, a resist pattern is formed by photolithography on the portion where the oxide semiconductor film remains as the active layer 14, and etching is performed with an acid solution such as hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, dilute sulfuric acid, or a mixed solution of phosphoric acid, nitric acid and acetic acid. Thus, a pattern of the active layer 14 is formed.
- a protective layer for protecting the exposed surface between the source / drain electrodes 16, 18 of the oxide semiconductor layer 14 when the source / drain electrodes 16, 18 are formed and etched (Not shown) is preferably formed.
- the method for forming the protective layer is not particularly limited, and the protective layer may be formed continuously with the formation of the oxide semiconductor layer 14, or the protective layer may be formed after the patterning of the oxide semiconductor layer 14. Alternatively, vapor phase film formation or liquid phase film formation may be used.
- the protective layer When forming the protective layer in a vapor phase, it is preferable to perform the deposition under conditions that do not damage the surface exposed between the source / drain electrodes 16 and 18 of the oxide semiconductor layer 14.
- the vapor deposition method which is not can be used suitably.
- the protective layer may be a metal oxide layer or may be formed of an organic material such as a resin.
- the protective layer may be removed after forming the source / drain electrodes.
- the thickness of the protective layer is not particularly limited, and is, for example, 5 nm or more and 200 nm or less.
- the source electrode 16 and the drain electrode 18 are arranged to be conductive through the oxide semiconductor layer 14.
- Each of the source / drain electrodes 16 and 18 has a laminated structure of two or more layers, and is a layer closest to the oxide semiconductor layer 14 in the thickness direction, that is, a layer in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer 14 in the TFT 10 shown in FIG. 16A and 18A are oxide layers containing at least Ga as a metal element, and the composition ratio (atomic ratio) of Ga to all metal elements including Ga is 30% or more.
- Each of the oxide layers 16A and 18A of the source / drain electrodes 16 and 18 closest to the oxide semiconductor layer 14 is formed of Ga with respect to all metal elements from the viewpoint that normally-off driving is easily obtained when the TFT is formed.
- the composition ratio is preferably 50% or more, and more preferably 90% or less.
- each of the oxide layers 16A and 18A of the source / drain electrodes 16 and 18 closest to the oxide semiconductor layer 14 contains In, Ga, Zn, and O, respectively, from the viewpoint that a heterogeneous phase is hardly formed at the interface.
- the thickness of each oxide layer 16A, 18A is preferably 10 nm or more and 100 nm or less, and more preferably 30 nm or more and 70 nm or less, from the viewpoint of easily obtaining normally-off drive when TFTs are formed.
- the oxide layers 16A and 18A of the source / drain electrodes 16 and 18 closest to the oxide semiconductor layer 14 are preferably amorphous from the viewpoint of suppressing the scattering of electrons by the crystal grain boundaries. Whether the active layer 14 and the oxide layers 16A and 18A are amorphous can be confirmed by X-ray diffraction measurement. That is, when a clear peak indicating a crystal structure is not detected by X-ray diffraction measurement, it can be determined that the oxide layers 16A and 18A are amorphous.
- the other layers 16B and 18B constituting the source / drain electrodes 16 and 18 are not particularly limited as long as they function as a part of the electrodes 16 and 18, but are preferably made of a material having high conductivity.
- metals such as Al, Mo, Cr, Ta, Ti, Au, Ag, Al—Nd, Ag alloys, tin oxide, zinc oxide, indium oxide, indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), In It can be formed using a conductive film of a metal oxide such as -Ga-Zn-O.
- the source / drain electrodes 16 and 18 each have a laminated structure of two or more layers and can be three or more layers, but a two-layer structure is preferable from the viewpoint of manufacturing cost and the like.
- the total film thickness of the source / drain electrodes 16 and 18 is preferably 10 nm or more and 1000 nm or less, preferably 50 nm or more and 100 nm or less in consideration of film forming property, patterning property by etching or lift-off method, conductivity, and the like. More preferred.
- the source / drain electrodes 16 and 18 are formed by, for example, a wet method such as a printing method or a coating method, a physical method such as a vacuum deposition method, a sputtering method, or an ion plating method, or a chemical method such as CVD or plasma CVD method.
- the film may be formed by a method appropriately selected in consideration of suitability with the material to be used, and different film forming methods may be used depending on each material constituting the laminated structure.
- the source / drain electrodes 16 and 18 are formed by patterning a conductive layer having a laminated structure into a predetermined shape by etching or a lift-off method. At this time, it is preferable that all the layers constituting the source / drain electrodes 16 and 18 and the wiring connected to each electrode are simultaneously patterned. Note that each layer may be etched separately depending on the material used.
- the gate insulating film 20 is disposed so as to separate the active layer 14 and the source / drain electrodes 16 and 18 from the gate electrode 22.
- the gate insulating film 20 preferably has a high insulating property.
- an insulating film such as SiO 2 , SiN x , SiON, Al 2 O 3 , Y 2 O 3 , Ta 2 O 5 , HfO 2 , or a compound thereof is used.
- An insulating film including two or more kinds may be used.
- the gate insulating film 20 is formed by a wet method such as a printing method or a coating method, a physical method such as a vacuum deposition method, a sputtering method or an ion plating method, CVD, plasma.
- the film is formed according to a method appropriately selected in consideration of suitability with a material to be used among chemical methods such as a CVD method.
- the gate insulating film 20 is patterned into a predetermined shape by photolithography and etching.
- the gate insulating film 20 needs to have a thickness for reducing the leakage current and improving the voltage resistance. On the other hand, if the thickness of the gate insulating film 20 is too large, the driving voltage is increased.
- the thickness of the gate insulating film 20 is preferably 10 nm to 10 ⁇ m, more preferably 50 nm to 1000 nm, and particularly preferably 100 nm to 400 nm.
- the gate electrode 22 is disposed so as to face the active layer 14 with the gate insulating film 20 interposed therebetween.
- the gate electrode 22 is made of a material having high conductivity.
- metals such as Al, Mo, Cr, Ta, Ti, Au, Ag, Al—Nd, Ag alloy, tin oxide, zinc oxide, indium oxide, indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), IGZO It can be formed using a conductive film of a metal oxide or the like.
- these conductive films can be used in a single layer structure or a stacked structure of two or more layers.
- the gate electrode 22 is formed by a wet method such as a printing method or a coating method, a physical method such as a vacuum deposition method, a sputtering method, or an ion plating method, or a chemical method such as CVD or plasma CVD method.
- the film is formed according to a method appropriately selected in consideration of suitability with the material to be used from among other methods.
- the gate electrode 22 is formed by patterning into a predetermined shape by etching or a lift-off method. At this time, it is preferable to pattern the gate electrode 22 and the gate wiring simultaneously.
- the film thickness of the conductive film constituting the gate electrode 22 is preferably 10 nm or more and 1000 nm or less, and preferably 50 nm or more and 200 nm or less in consideration of film forming properties, patterning properties by etching or lift-off methods, conductivity, and the like. More preferred.
- the order of the post-annealing treatment is not particularly limited as long as it is after the formation of the oxide semiconductor layer.
- the post-annealing treatment may be performed immediately after the formation of the oxide semiconductor layer, or the formation and patterning of electrodes and insulating films. You may go after all is finished.
- the post-annealing temperature is preferably 100 ° C. or higher and 500 ° C. or lower in order to suppress variations in electrical characteristics, and more preferably 100 ° C. or higher and 300 ° C. or lower when a resin substrate is used as the flexible substrate.
- the atmosphere during post-annealing is preferably an inert atmosphere or an oxidizing atmosphere. When post-annealing is performed in a reducing atmosphere, oxygen in the oxide semiconductor layer 14 is released, excess carriers are generated, and variations in electrical characteristics are likely to occur.
- the thin film transistor of the present invention is not limited to the top gate type as shown in FIG. As long as the relationship between the source / drain electrodes 16 and 18 is satisfied, a top gate type thin film transistor in which the active layer 14 is formed after the source / drain electrodes 16 and 18 as shown in FIG. It may be a bottom gate type thin film transistor as shown in FIG. 1C or FIG. 1D. It is to be noted that the source / drain electrodes 16 and 18 can be formed more easily in the top contact type shown in FIGS. 1A and 1C than in the bottom contact type shown in FIGS. 1B and 1D, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
- the application of the thin film transistor of the present invention is not particularly limited, but has high mobility and has normally-off TFT characteristics. Therefore, for example, an electro-optical device (for example, a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, an inorganic device) It is preferably used in a driving element in a display device such as an EL display device), particularly in a large area device. Further, since it has high light stability, it can be suitably used for a transparent display device or the like. Furthermore, the thin film transistor of the present invention is particularly suitable for devices that can be produced by a low-temperature process using a resin substrate (for example, a flexible display), and various sensors such as an X-ray sensor, MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System), and the like. It is preferably used as a drive element (drive circuit) in an electronic device.
- an electro-optical device for example, a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, an inorganic device
- a driving element in a display device such as an EL display device
- the electro-optical device of the present invention includes the above-described thin film transistor of the present invention.
- the electro-optical device include a display device (for example, a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display device, an inorganic EL display device, etc.).
- a display device for example, a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display device, an inorganic EL display device, etc.
- an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor), an X-ray sensor, or the like is suitable.
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration diagram of electrical wiring of a liquid crystal display device which is an example of the electro-optical device of the present invention
- FIG. 3 shows a schematic sectional view of a part thereof.
- the liquid crystal display device 100 includes a plurality of gate lines 112 that are parallel to each other and data lines 114 that are parallel to each other and intersect the gate lines 112.
- the gate wiring 112 and the data wiring 114 are electrically insulated.
- the thin film transistor 10 of the present invention is provided in the vicinity of the intersection between the gate wiring 112 and the data wiring 114.
- the gate electrode 22 of the thin film transistor 10 is connected to the gate wiring 112, and the source electrode 16 of the thin film transistor 10 is connected to the data wiring 114.
- the drain electrode 18 of the thin film transistor 10 is connected to the pixel electrode 104 through a contact hole 116, and a liquid crystal 108 is held between the pixel electrode 104 and the counter electrode 106.
- the pixel electrode 104 constitutes a capacitor together with the grounded counter electrode 106.
- polarizing plates 112a and 112b are provided on the substrate 12 side of the TFT 10 and the RGB color filter 110, respectively.
- the thin film transistor 10 in FIG. 3 is a top gate type thin film transistor
- the thin film transistor used in the liquid crystal display device of the present invention is not limited to the top gate type and may be a bottom gate type thin film transistor. Since the thin film transistor of the present invention has very high electron mobility, it is suitable for large screen, high definition and 3D applications in liquid crystal display devices. Further, since it is insensitive to visible light, it is also suitable for a transparent display driving element. In addition, since the TFT of the present invention has high mobility and light stability by annealing treatment at a low temperature, a resin substrate (plastic substrate) can be used as the substrate 12, and it has high definition, large area, and transparency. A flexible liquid crystal display device can be provided.
- a resin substrate plastic substrate
- FIG. 4 shows a schematic configuration diagram of electrical wiring of an active matrix organic EL display device which is an example of the electro-optical device of the present invention
- FIG. 5 shows a schematic sectional view of a part thereof.
- the simple matrix method has an advantage that it can be manufactured at low cost.
- the number of scanning lines and the light emission time per scanning line are inversely proportional. Therefore, it is difficult to increase the definition and increase the screen size.
- the active matrix method has a high manufacturing cost because a transistor and a capacitor are formed for each pixel.
- it is suitable for high definition and large screen.
- the TFT 10 having the top gate structure shown in FIG. 1A is provided on the substrate 12 having the passivation layer 202 as the driving TFT 10a and the switching TFT 10b.
- An organic EL light emitting element 214 composed of an organic light emitting layer 212 sandwiched between the lower electrode 208 and the upper electrode 210 is provided on the TFTs 10 a and 10 b, and the upper surface is also protected by the passivation layer 216.
- the organic EL display device 200 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of gate wirings 220 that are parallel to each other, and a data wiring 222 and a driving wiring 224 that are parallel to each other and intersect the gate wiring 220.
- the gate wiring 220, the data wiring 222, and the drive wiring 224 are electrically insulated.
- the gate electrode 22 of the switching TFT 10 b is connected to the gate wiring 220, and the source electrode 16 of the switching TFT 10 b is connected to the data wiring 222.
- the drain electrode 18 of the switching TFT 10b is connected to the gate electrode 22 of the driving TFT 10, and the driving TFT 10a is kept on by using the capacitor 226.
- the source electrode 16 of the driving TFT 10 a is connected to the driving wiring 224, and the drain electrode 18 is connected to the organic EL light emitting element 214.
- the organic EL device of this embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 includes the top gate TFTs 10a and 10b.
- the TFT used in the organic EL device which is the display device of the present invention has a top gate structure.
- a TFT having a bottom gate structure may be used.
- the TFT manufactured according to the present invention has high stability during light irradiation (threshold fluctuation is small), high mobility, and is suitable for manufacturing a large-screen organic EL display device.
- a resin substrate plastic substrate
- a flexible organic EL display device having a large area, uniform and stable can be provided.
- the organic EL display device shown in FIG. 5 may be a top emission type using the upper electrode 210 as a transparent electrode, or a bottom emission type by using the lower electrode 208 and the TFTs 10a and 10b as transparent electrodes. Good.
- FIG. 6 shows a schematic configuration diagram of an X-ray sensor which is an example of a sensor provided with the thin film transistor of the present invention, and FIG. Indicates.
- the X-ray sensor 300 includes a plurality of gate lines 320 that are parallel to each other and data lines 322 that are parallel to each other and intersect the gate lines 320.
- the gate wiring 320 and the data wiring 322 are electrically insulated.
- the thin film transistor 10 of the present invention is provided in the vicinity of the intersection between the gate wiring 320 and the data wiring 322.
- the gate electrode of the thin film transistor 10 is connected to the gate wiring 320, and the source electrode 16 of the thin film transistor 10 is connected to the data wiring 322.
- the drain electrode 18 of the thin film transistor 10 is connected to the charge collecting electrode 302, and the charge collecting electrode 302 constitutes a capacitor 310 together with the grounded capacitor lower electrode 312.
- the X-ray sensor 300 includes a thin film transistor 10 and a capacitor 310 formed on the substrate 12, a charge collection electrode 302 formed on the capacitor 310, an X-ray conversion layer 304, and an upper layer electrode 306. .
- a passivation film 308 is provided on the thin film transistor 10.
- the capacitor 310 has a structure in which an insulating film 316 is sandwiched between a capacitor lower electrode 312 and a capacitor upper electrode 314.
- the capacitor upper electrode 314 is connected to one of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the thin film transistor 10 through a contact hole 318 provided in the insulating film 316.
- the charge collection electrode 302 is provided on the capacitor upper electrode 314 in the capacitor 310 and is in contact with the capacitor upper electrode 314.
- the X-ray conversion layer 304 is a layer made of amorphous selenium, and is provided so as to cover the thin film transistor 10 and the capacitor 310.
- the upper electrode 306 is provided on the X-ray conversion layer 304 and is in contact with the X-ray conversion layer 304.
- X-rays are irradiated from the upper part (upper electrode 306 side) in FIG.
- the generated charges are accumulated in the capacitor 310 and read out by sequentially scanning the thin film transistor 10.
- the X-ray sensor 300 of this embodiment includes the TFT 10 having high stability during light irradiation, an image with excellent uniformity can be obtained.
- the thin film transistor 10 in FIG. 7 is a top gate type thin film transistor, but the thin film transistor used in the sensor of the present invention is not limited to the top gate type and may be a bottom gate type thin film transistor.
- FIG. 8A is a plan view of a simplified TFT manufactured in Examples and Comparative Examples
- FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the TFT shown in FIG. 8A.
- a simple TFT 600 using the thermal oxide film 604 having a thickness of 100 nm as a gate insulating film and the p-type Si substrate 602 as a gate electrode was manufactured.
- An In-rich IGZO film 606 was sputtered as an active layer on a p-type Si substrate 602 (1 inch square) with a thermal oxide film 604 under the following conditions.
- a metal mask was used to form a 3 mm ⁇ 4 mm pattern film.
- the film formation was performed by co-sputtering using an In 2 O 3 target, a Ga 2 O 3 target, and a ZnO target, and the composition ratio was adjusted by changing the power ratio applied to each target. .
- Source / drain electrodes 608 and 610 each having a two-layer structure were formed on the In-rich IGZO film 606 by sputtering.
- the source / drain electrodes 608 and 610 were formed by pattern film formation using a metal mask.
- the size of the source / drain electrodes 608 and 610 in plan view was 1 mm square, and the distance between the electrodes was 0.2 mm.
- post-annealing treatment was performed in an electric furnace.
- the post-annealing atmosphere was set to Ar 160 sccm and O 2 40 sccm.
- the temperature was raised to 300 ° C. at 10 ° C./min, held at 300 ° C. for 60 minutes, and then cooled to room temperature by furnace cooling.
- Example 2 to 4 Comparative Examples 1 to 6> In the same manner as in Example 1, simple TFTs with different metal composition ratios and film thicknesses of In-rich active layers, presence / absence of electrode layers (Ga-rich IGZO layers), and metal composition ratios as shown in Table 1 below are produced. did.
- V g -I d characteristics For simplified TFT obtained above, using a semiconductor parameter analyzer 4156C (manufactured by Agilent Technologies) was measured for transistor characteristics at the time and non-irradiated monochromatic light irradiation (V g -I d characteristics). Measurement of V g -I d characteristics, the drain voltage (V d) + 10V to be fixed and the gate voltage (V g) is changed within the range of -30 V ⁇ + 30 V, the drain current at gate voltages (V g) The measurement was performed by measuring (I d ).
- Figure 9 shows a, V g -I d characteristics of the monochrome light irradiation in Example 1.
- V th in an environment where no light irradiation was performed was 3.9V.
- Comparative Example 4 In which an IGZO electrode layer composition having an In-rich composition was used, normally-off driving was not realized.
- Comparative Examples 5 and 6 using an active layer of In: Ga: Zn 1: 1: 1, which is a general composition, showed normally-off and high photostability, but the mobility was low.
- Examples 5 to 10 Comparative Examples 7 and 8> A TFT was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1 by changing the composition ratio of the active layer and the composition ratio of the IGZO electrode layer in contact with the active layer as shown in Table 3. Regarding the fabricated TFT, the TFT characteristics were measured in the same manner as in Example 1, and the results are shown in Table 4.
- the composition of the active layer is such that either IGZO Ga or Zn such as IGO or IZO is 0, or Sn-containing ITO, ITZO (In-Sn— Even with a composition such as Zn—O), the composition ratio of In is 50% or more and the film thickness is 25 nm or less, so that the mobility is 20 cm 2 / Vs or more and high light stability. Furthermore, it can be seen that normally-off driving can be realized by providing a Ga-rich IGZO electrode layer in contact with the active layer in each stacked structure of the source / drain electrodes.
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IGZOはその組成がInリッチ、すなわちInの組成比が高くなるほど電子移動度が高くなることが知られており、上記要求に対してInリッチなIGZOを用いたTFTへの期待が高まっている(例えば、Appl.Phys.Lett.,90(2007) 242114.およびJ.Non-Cryst.Solid,352(2006) 851.参照)。
例えば特開2011-103402号公報では、Inの組成比が高い、すなわちInリッチなIGZO層を用いたTFTにおいてIGZO層の膜厚を薄くすることで高い移動度と小さな閾値電圧を実現することが提案されている。
また、実際にはInリッチなIGZOの膜厚だけで閾値電圧を制御することは極めて困難であり、生産性、再現性、均一性等の観点から実用的な手法ではない。
<1> 活性層と、ソース電極と、ドレイン電極と、ゲート絶縁膜と、ゲート電極とを有し、前記活性層が金属元素として少なくともInを含む非晶質酸化物半導体層であり、前記活性層において、前記活性層に含まれる全金属元素に対するInの組成比が50%以上であり、前記活性層の厚みが25nm以下であり、前記ソース電極及び前記ドレイン電極の各々が2以上の層を含み、前記ソース電極及び前記ドレイン電極の各々において、厚さ方向において前記活性層に最も近い層が金属元素として少なくともGaを含む酸化物層であり、前記酸化物層において、前記酸化物層に含まれる全金属元素に対するGaの組成比が30%以上である、薄膜トランジスタ。
<3> 前記酸化物層において、前記酸化物層に含まれる全金属元素に対するGaの組成比が50%以上である<1>又は<2>に記載の薄膜トランジスタ。
<4> 前記酸化物層がIn、Ga、Zn、及びOを含む<1>~<3>のいずれかに記載の薄膜トランジスタ。
<5> 前記酸化物層が非晶質である<1>~<4>のいずれかに記載の薄膜トランジスタ。
<6> 前記酸化物層の厚みが10nm以上100nm以下である<1>~<5>のいずれかに記載の薄膜トランジスタ。
<7> 前記ソース電極と前記ドレイン電極との間で露出する前記活性層の表面に保護層が形成されている<1>~<6>のいずれかに記載の薄膜トランジスタ。
<8> 前記活性層がスパッタリングによって形成されたものである<1>~<7>のいずれかに記載の薄膜トランジスタ。
<10> <1>~<8>のいずれかに記載の薄膜トランジスタを備えているイメージセンサ。
<11> <1>~<8>のいずれかに記載の薄膜トランジスタを備えているX線センサ。
トップゲート型とは、ゲート絶縁膜の上側にゲート電極が配置され、ゲート絶縁膜の下側に活性層が形成された形態であり、ボトムゲート型とは、ゲート絶縁膜の下側にゲート電極が配置され、ゲート絶縁膜の上側に活性層が形成された形態である。また、ボトムコンタクト型とは、ソース・ドレイン電極が活性層よりも先に形成されて活性層の下面がソース・ドレイン電極に接触する形態であり、トップコンタクト型とは、活性層がソース・ドレイン電極よりも先に形成されて活性層の上面がソース・ドレイン電極に接触する形態である。
また、本実施形態に係るTFTは、上記以外にも、様々な構成をとることが可能であり、適宜、活性層14上に保護層や基板上に絶縁層等を備える構成であってもよい。
本発明の薄膜トランジスタ10が形成される基板12の形状、構造、大きさ等については特に制限はなく、目的に応じて適宜選択することができる。基板12の構造は単層構造であってもよいし、積層構造であってもよい。
基板12の材質として、例えばガラス、YSZ(イットリウム安定化ジルコニウム)等の無機基板、樹脂基板や、その複合材料等を用いることができる。
中でも軽量である点、可撓性を有する点から樹脂基板及びその複合材料が好ましい。具体的には、ポリブチレンテレフタレート、ポリエチレンテレフタレート、ポリエチレンナフタレート、ポリブチレンナフタレート、ポリスチレン、ポリカーボネート、ポリスルホン、ポリエーテルスルホン、ポリアリレート、アリルジグリコールカーボネート、ポリアミド、ポリイミド、ポリアミドイミド、ポリエーテルイミド、ポリベンズアゾール、ポリフェニレンサルファイド、ポリシクロオレフィン、ノルボルネン樹脂、ポリクロロトリフルオロエチレン等のフッ素樹脂、液晶ポリマー、アクリル樹脂、エポキシ樹脂、シリコーン樹脂、アイオノマー樹脂、シアネート樹脂、架橋フマル酸ジエステル、環状ポリオレフィン、芳香族エーテル、マレイミド-オレフィン、セルロース、エピスルフィド化合物等の合成樹脂基板、酸化珪素粒子との複合プラスチック材料、金属ナノ粒子、無機酸化物ナノ粒子、無機窒化物ナノ粒子等との複合プラスチック材料、カーボン繊維、カーボンナノチューブとの複合プラスチック材料、ガラスフレーク、ガラスファイバー、ガラスビーズとの複合プラスチック材料、粘土鉱物や雲母派生結晶構造を有する粒子との複合プラスチック材料、薄いガラスと上記単独有機材料との間に少なくとも1つの接合界面を有する積層プラスチック材料、無機層と有機層を交互に積層することで、少なくとも1つ以上の接合界面を有するバリア性能を有する複合材料、ステンレス基板或いはステンレスと異種金属を積層した金属多層基板、アルミニウム基板或いは表面に酸化処理(例えば陽極酸化処理)を施すことで表面の絶縁性を向上させた酸化皮膜付きのアルミニウム基板等を用いることができる。
なお、樹脂基板は耐熱性、寸法安定性、耐溶剤性、電気絶縁性、加工性、低通気性、又は低吸湿性等に優れていることが好ましい。樹脂基板は、水分や酸素の透過を防止するためのガスバリア層や、樹脂基板の平坦性や下部電極との密着性を向上するためのアンダーコート層等を備えていてもよい。
活性層14は、金属元素として少なくともInを含む非晶質酸化物半導体層であり、活性層14に含まれる全金属元素に対するInの組成比(原子数比)が50%以上であり、厚みが25nm以下である。活性層14はソース・ドレイン電極16,18と接してソース・ドレイン電極16,18間(S-D間)を導通可能にする。
なお、活性層14は、高い伝達特性を得る観点から、金属元素として、Inと、Zn、Ga、及びSnから選ばれる少なくとも1種の元素とを含むことが好ましい。
なお、活性層14における全金属元素に対するInの組成比は、非晶質膜が得られやすい観点から、90%以下であることが好ましい。90%以上の場合、膜が結晶化しやすくなり、結晶粒界密度による素子特性ばらつきが大きくなりやすい。
また、酸化物半導体層14上にはソース・ドレイン電極16,18の成膜時及びエッチング時に酸化物半導体層14のソース・ドレイン電極16,18間で露出する面を保護するための保護層(不図示)を形成することが好ましい。
保護層の成膜方法は特に限定はなく、酸化物半導体層14の成膜と連続して保護層の成膜を行ってもよいし、酸化物半導体層14のパターニング後に保護層を成膜してもよく、気相成膜でも液相成膜でも構わない。
保護層としては金属酸化物層であってもよく、樹脂等の有機材料で形成してもよい。また、保護層はソース・ドレイン電極形成後に除去しても構わない。
保護層の厚みは特に限定されず、例えば、5nm以上200nm以下である。
ソース電極16及びドレイン電極18は酸化物半導体層14を介して導通可能に配置されている。ソース・ドレイン電極16,18は各々2層以上の積層構造を有し、それぞれ厚さ方向において酸化物半導体層14に最も近い層、すなわち、図1Aに示すTFT10では酸化物半導体層14に接する層16A,18Aは、金属元素として少なくともGaを含む酸化物層であり、Gaを含めた全金属元素に対するGaの組成比(原子数比)が30%以上である。
各酸化物層16A,18Aの膜厚は、TFTにした際にノーマリーオフ駆動を得やすくする観点から、10nm以上100nm以下であることが好ましく、30nm以上70nm以下であることがより好ましい。
なお、活性層14や酸化物層16A,18Aが非晶質であるかどうかは、X線回折測定により確認することができる。すなわち、X線回折測定により、結晶構造を示す明確なピークが検出されなかった場合は、その酸化物層16A,18Aは非晶質であると判断することができる。
なお、ソース・ドレイン電極16,18はそれぞれ2層以上の積層構造を有し、3層以上とすることもできるが、製造コスト等の観点から、2層構造とすることが好ましい。
ゲート絶縁膜20は、活性層14及びソース・ドレイン電極16,18をゲート電極22から隔てるように配置されている。ゲート絶縁膜20は高い絶縁性を有するものが好ましく、例えばSiO2、SiNx、SiON、Al2O3、Y2O3、Ta2O5、HfO2等の絶縁膜、又はこれらの化合物を2種以上含む絶縁膜としてもよい。
ソース・ドレイン電極16,18及び酸化物半導体層14を覆うようにゲート絶縁膜20を成膜後、フォトリソグラフィー及びエッチングによって所定の形状にパターニングされる。
ゲート電極22は、ゲート絶縁膜20を介して活性層14と対向するように配置されている。ゲート電極22は高い導電性を有する材料によって構成される。例えば、Al,Mo,Cr,Ta,Ti,Au,Ag等の金属、Al-Nd、Ag合金、酸化錫、酸化亜鉛、酸化インジウム、酸化インジウム錫(ITO)、酸化亜鉛インジウム(IZO)、IGZO等の金属酸化物の導電膜等を用いて形成することができる。ゲート電極22としてはこれらの導電膜を単層構造又は2層以上の積層構造にして用いることができる。
ポストアニール処理は、酸化物半導体層の成膜後であれば、特に順序は限定されず、例えば、酸化物半導体層の成膜直後に行ってもよいし、電極、絶縁膜の成膜及びパターニングが全て終わった後に行ってもよい。
ポストアニール温度は、電気特性のバラツキを抑えるために100℃以上500℃以下であることが好ましく、可撓性基板として樹脂基板を用いる場合は、100℃以上300℃以下であることがより好ましい。
ポストアニール中の雰囲気は不活性雰囲気又は酸化性雰囲気にすることが好ましい。還元性雰囲気中でポストアニールを施すと酸化物半導体層14中の酸素が抜け、余剰キャリアが発生し、電気特性のバラツキが起こり易い。
なお、図1B及び図1Dに示すボトムコンタクト型よりも図1A及び図1Cに示すトップコンタクト型の方がソース・ドレイン電極16,18の形成が容易であり、製造コストを低く抑えることができる。
更に本発明の薄膜トランジスタは、樹脂基板を用いた低温プロセスで作製可能なデバイス(例えばフレキシブルディスプレイ等)に特に好適であり、X線センサ等の各種センサ、MEMS(Micro Electro Mechanical System)等、種々の電子デバイスにおける駆動素子(駆動回路)として、好適に用いられるものである。
本発明の電気光学装置は、前述の本発明の薄膜トランジスタを備えて構成される。
電気光学装置の例としては、表示装置(例えば液晶表示装置、有機EL(Electro Luminescence)表示装置、無機EL表示装置、等)がある。
センサの例としては、CCD(Charge Coupled Device)又はCMOS(Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor)等のイメージセンサや、X線センサ等が好適である。
図2に、本発明の電気光学装置の一例である液晶表示装置の電気配線の概略構成図を示し、図3に、その一部分の概略断面図を示す。
液晶表示装置100は、互いに平行な複数のゲート配線112と、該ゲート配線112と交差する、互いに平行なデータ配線114とを備えている。ここでゲート配線112とデータ配線114は電気的に絶縁されている。ゲート配線112とデータ配線114との交差部付近には、本発明の薄膜トランジスタ10が備えられている。
薄膜トランジスタ10のゲート電極22はゲート配線112に接続されており、薄膜トランジスタ10のソース電極16はデータ配線114に接続されている。また、薄膜トランジスタ10のドレイン電極18はコンタクトホール116を介して画素電極104に接続されており、該画素電極104と対向電極106との間には液晶108が保持されている。更に該画素電極104は、接地された対向電極106とともにキャパシタを構成している。また、TFT10の基板12側およびRGBカラーフィルタ110上にそれぞれ偏光板112a,112bを備えている。
本発明の薄膜トランジスタは電子移動度が非常に高いことから、液晶表示装置における大画面化、高精細化、3D応用に適している。また、可視光に対して鈍感であることから、透明ディスプレイ用駆動素子にも適している。また、本発明のTFTは、低温でのアニール処理によって高い移動度と光安定性を有することから、基板12としては樹脂基板(プラスチック基板)を用いることができ、高精細、大面積で、透明なフレキシブル液晶表示装置を提供できる。
図4に、本発明の電気光学装置の一例であるアクティブマトリックス方式の有機EL表示装置の電気配線の概略構成図を示し、図5に、その一部分の概略断面図を示す。
図6に、本発明の薄膜トランジスタを備えたセンサの一例であるX線センサの概略構成図を示し、図7に、本発明のセンサの一例であるX線センサの一部を拡大した概略断面図を示す。
X線センサ300は、互いに平行な複数のゲート配線320と、該ゲート配線320と交差する、互いに平行なデータ配線322とを備えている。ゲート配線320とデータ配線322は電気的に絶縁されている。ゲート配線320とデータ配線322との交差部付近には、本発明の薄膜トランジスタ10が備えられている。
薄膜トランジスタ10のゲート電極は、ゲート配線320に接続されており、薄膜トランジスタ10のソース電極16はデータ配線322に接続されている。また、薄膜トランジスタ10のドレイン電極18は電荷収集用電極302に接続されており、更に該電荷収集用電極302は、接地されたキャパシタ用下部電極312とともにキャパシタ310を構成している。
電荷収集用電極302は、キャパシタ310におけるキャパシタ用上部電極314上に設けられており、該キャパシタ用上部電極314に接している。
X線変換層304はアモルファスセレンからなる層であり、薄膜トランジスタ10及びキャパシタ310を覆うように設けられている。
上部電極306はX線変換層304上に設けられており、X線変換層304に接している。
以下のような試料を作製し、評価を行った。
図8Aは実施例及び比較例で作製した簡易型TFTの平面図であり、図8Bは図8Aに示すTFTのA-A線矢視断面図である。
熱酸化膜604付p型Si基板602(1インチ角)上に活性層としてInリッチなIGZO膜606を以下の条件でスパッタ成膜した。成膜の際にはメタルマスクを用い、3mm×4mmのパターン成膜を行った。成膜は、In2O3ターゲット、Ga2O3ターゲット、ZnOターゲットを用いた共スパッタ(co-sputter)により行い、組成比の調整は各ターゲットに投入する電力比を変化させることで行った。
・カチオン組成比 In:Ga:Zn=1.5:0.5:1.0
・膜厚 25nm
・成膜時圧力 4.4×10-1Pa
・Ar流量 30sccm
・O2流量 2sccm
具体的には、InリッチIGZO膜606上にIGZO電極層608A,610A(In:Ga:Zn=0.5:1.5:1.0、成膜時圧力:4.4×10-1Pa、Ar流量:30sccm、O2流量:2sccm)を膜厚50nmで成膜後、IGZO電極層608A,610A上に、それぞれMo層608B,610Bを膜厚40nmで成膜した。
ソース・ドレイン電極608,610の平面視サイズは各々1mm角とし、電極間距離は0.2mmとした。
実施例1と同様の手法で、下記表1に示すようにInリッチ活性層の金属組成比及び膜厚、電極層(GaリッチなIGZO層)の有無及び金属組成比が異なる簡易型TFTを作製した。
Vg-Id特性の測定は、ドレイン電圧(Vd)を+10Vに固定し、ゲート電圧(Vg)を-30V~+30Vの範囲内で変化させ、各ゲート電圧(Vg)におけるドレイン電流(Id)を測定することにより行った。また、モノクロ光源の照射強度は10μW/cm2、波長λの範囲を360~700nmとし、モノクロ光非照射時のVg-Id特性と、10分間モノクロ光を照射した時のVg-Id特性を比較することでΔVthを求め、光照射安定性を評価した。
一方、活性層の膜厚が厚い比較例1,2では移動度は高いもののモノクロ光照射時のΔVthが大きく、光に対して不安定な特性を示し、Vg=0のIdも高くなり、ノーマリーオフは実現されなかった。
IGZO電極層を配置しなかった比較例3においては、移動度は高く、光に対する安定性も良好だが、Vg=0でのIdが高く、ノーマリーオフ駆動が実現されなかった。
IGZO電極層の組成がInリッチな組成の層を用いた場合の比較例4においては、やはりノーマリーオフ駆動が実現しなかった。
また、一般的な組成であるIn:Ga:Zn=1:1:1の活性層を用いた比較例5,6ではノーマリーオフと高い光安定性を示す一方、移動度は低くなった。
活性層の組成比及び活性層に接するIGZO電極層の組成比を表3に示すように変更して実施例1と同様にしてTFTを作製した。作製したTFTについて、実施例1と同様にしてTFT特性を測定し、結果を表4に示した。
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- 活性層と、ソース電極と、ドレイン電極と、ゲート絶縁膜と、ゲート電極とを有し、
前記活性層が金属元素として少なくともInを含む非晶質酸化物半導体層であり、
前記活性層において、前記活性層に含まれる全金属元素に対するInの組成比が50%以上であり、
前記活性層の厚みが25nm以下であり、
前記ソース電極及び前記ドレイン電極の各々が2以上の層を含み、
前記ソース電極及び前記ドレイン電極の各々において、厚さ方向において前記活性層に最も近い層が金属元素として少なくともGaを含む酸化物層であり、
前記酸化物層において、前記酸化物層に含まれる全金属元素に対するGaの組成比が30%以上である、
薄膜トランジスタ。 - 前記活性層が、金属元素として、Inと、Zn、Ga、及びSnから選ばれる少なくとも1種の元素とを含む請求項1に記載の薄膜トランジスタ。
- 前記酸化物層において、前記酸化物層に含まれる全金属元素に対するGaの組成比が50%以上である請求項1又は請求項2に記載の薄膜トランジスタ。
- 前記酸化物層がIn、Ga、Zn、及びOを含む請求項1~請求項3のいずれか一項に記載の薄膜トランジスタ。
- 前記酸化物層が非晶質である請求項1~請求項4のいずれか一項に記載の薄膜トランジスタ。
- 前記酸化物層の厚みが10nm以上100nm以下である請求項1~請求項5のいずれか一項に記載の薄膜トランジスタ。
- 前記ソース電極と前記ドレイン電極との間で露出する前記活性層の表面に保護層が形成されている請求項1~請求項6のいずれか一項に記載の薄膜トランジスタ。
- 前記活性層がスパッタリングによって形成されたものである請求項1~請求項7のいずれか一項に記載の薄膜トランジスタ。
- 請求項1~請求項8のいずれか一項に記載の薄膜トランジスタを備えている表示装置。
- 請求項1~請求項8のいずれか一項に記載の薄膜トランジスタを備えているイメージセンサ。
- 請求項1~請求項8のいずれか一項に記載の薄膜トランジスタを備えているX線センサ。
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