We demonstrate an enhanced electrical stability through a Ti oxide (TiOx) layer on the amorphous InGaZnO (a-IGZO) back-channel; this layer acts as a surface polarity modifier. Ultrathin Ti deposited on the a-IGZO existed as a TiOx thin film, resulting in oxygen cross-binding with a-IGZO surface. The electrical properties of a-IGZO thin film transistors (TFTs) with TiOx depend on the surface polarity change and electronic band structure evolution. This result indicates that TiOx on the back-channel serves as not only a passivation layer protecting the channel from ambient molecules or process variables but also a control layer of TFT device parameters. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.This work was supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MEST) (No. 2011-0015436) and was also supported by the Basic Science Program (NRF-2012R1A1A1005014) through the National Research Foundation (NRF) of MEST, Republic of Korea
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