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Performance enhancement of solution-processed InZnO thin-film transistors by Al doping and surface passivation

Wensi Cai, Haiyun Li, Mengchao Li and Zhigang Zang

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 Corresponding author: Zhigang Zang, Email: zangzg@cqu.edu.cn

DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/43/3/034102

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Abstract: Solution-processed oxide semiconductors have been considered as a potential alternative to vacuum-based ones in printable electronics. However, despite spin-coated InZnO (IZO) thin-film transistors (TFTs) have shown a relatively high mobility, the lack of carrier suppressor and the high sensitivity to oxygen and water molecules in ambient air make them potentially suffer issues of poor stability. In this work, Al is used as the third cation doping element to study the effects on the electrical, optoelectronic, and physical properties of IZO TFTs. A hydrophobic self-assembled monolayer called octadecyltrimethoxysilane is introduced as the surface passivation layer, aiming to reduce the effects from air and understand the importance of top surface conditions in solution-processed, ultra-thin oxide TFTs. Owing to the reduced trap states within the film and at the top surface enabled by the doping and passivation, the optimized TFTs show an increased current on/off ratio, a reduced drain current hysteresis, and a significantly enhanced bias stress stability, compared with the untreated ones. By combining with high-capacitance AlOx, TFTs with a low operating voltage of 1.5 V, a current on/off ratio of > 104 and a mobility of 4.6 cm2/(V·s) are demonstrated, suggesting the promising features for future low-cost, low-power electronics.

Key words: thin-film transistors, oxide semiconductors, Al doping, surface passivation



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Fig. 1.  (Color online) (a) Hall mobility and carrier concentration of the IZO:Al films. (b) Absorbance and corresponding bandgap (inset) of the IZO:Al films. Surface morphology of IZO films doped with (c) 0%, (d) 1%, (e) 3% and (f) 5% Al.

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Fig. 2.  (Color online) O 1s spectra of IZO:Al films doped with (a) 0%, (b) 1%, (c) 3% and (d) 5% Al.

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Fig. 3.  (Color online) Transfer characteristics of IZO:Al TFTs (a) without and (b) with an OTES top surface treatment. The insets show images of a water drop on the surface of the IZO:Al films. (c) Schematic diagrams of TFT structures and OTES formation on IZO:Al surface. R represents C18H37.

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Fig. 4.  (Color online) Threshold voltage shift of IZO:Al TFTs under (a) a positive bias stress (PBS) and (b) a negative bias stress (NBS). Transfer characteristics of (c) 0% and (d) 1% Al doped IZO TFTs before and after being stored in ambient air for 4 months.

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Fig. 5.  (Color online) (a) Current density as a function of applied voltage for Si/AlOx/Al capacitors. (b) Surface morphology of AlOx. (c) Output and (d) transfer characteristics of low-voltage IZO:Al TFTs.

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Table 1.   Electrical properties of IZO:Al TFTs.

Al doping percentageTreatment or notCurrent on/off ratio (106)VTH (V)SS (V/dec)μ (cm2/(V·s))Dtotal (1012 cm–2 eV–1)
0%No3.85.670.723.92.38
Yes4.15.50.615.61.98
1%No86.60.643.52.09
Yes106.350.574.21.84
3%No4.810.20.691.782.27
Yes4.87.970.591.871.91
5%No3.912.720.690.812.27
Yes4.39.240.61.321.95
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Table 2.   Electrical performance of low-voltage, solution-processed oxide TFTs.

μ
(cm2/(V·s))		VG range (V)VON (V)ION/IOFFVTH (V)SS
(V/dec)		Dtotal
(1012 cm–2eV–1)		Ref.
4.6–0.5 to 1.5–0.081.4 × 1040.50.171.6This work
0.06–0.5 to 1–0.3>1050.20.08512[33]
0.15–0.5 to 1–0.25~1040.0013//[35]
3.2–1 to 20.18106/0.073/[36]
7.23–1 to 303.06 × 1061.32//[37]
13.4–1 to 3–0.7>1050.44//[38]
1.05–5 to 50.21070.180.105/[39]
5.48–2 to 6/1070.720.339[40]
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      Performance enhancement of solution-processed InZnO thin-film transistors by Al doping and surface passivation

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      • Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & System (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China

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      • Wensi Cai：received her PhD degree from University of Manchester in 2019. She joined Chongqing University as a postdoc researcher since 2020. Her research interests mainly focus on oxide semiconductor- and perovskite-based electron devices
      • Zhigang Zang：received his PhD degree from Kyushu University in 2011. He joined the School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, as a professor since 2014. His research interests mainly focus on the synthesis of II–VI, III–V semiconductor materials and their applications in solarcells, photodetectors and light emitting diodes
      • Corresponding author: Email: zangzg@cqu.edu.cn
      • Received Date: 2021-12-17
      • Revised Date: 2021-11-03
        • Available Online: 2023-11-22

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