Low threshold voltage ZnO thin film transistor with a Zn0.7Mg0.3O gate dielectric for transparent electronics

Dhananjay, * and Krupanidhi, SB (2007) Low threshold voltage ZnO thin film transistor with a Zn0.7Mg0.3O gate dielectric for transparent electronics. In: Journal of Applied Physics, 101 (12). p. 123717.

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Abstract

A highly transparent all ZnO thin film transistor (ZnO-TFT) with a transmittance of above 80% in the visible part of the spectrum, was fabricated by direct current magnetron sputtering, with a bottom gate configuration. The ZnO-TFT with undoped ZnO channel layers deposited on 300 nm Zn0.7Mg0.3O gate dielectric layers attains an on/off ratio of 104 and mobility of 20 cm2/V s. The capacitance-voltage (C−V) characteristics of the ZnO-TFT exhibited a transition from depletion to accumulation with a small hysteresis indicating the presence of oxide traps. The trap density was also computed from the Levinson’s plot. The use of Zn0.7Mg0.3O as a dielectric layer adds additional dimension to its applications. The room temperature processing of the device depicts the possibility of the use of flexible substrates such as polymer substrates. The results provide the realization of transparent electronics for next-generation optoelectronics.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Applied Physics
Publisher:	American Institute of Physics
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to American Institute of Physics.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Materials Research Centre Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Instrumentation Appiled Physics
Date Deposited:	27 Feb 2012 11:28
Last Modified:	27 Feb 2012 11:28
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/42985

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