Effect of dual gating on electrical characteristics of amorphous indium-tin-gallium-zinc-oxide TFTs

  • Heesung Kong
  • , Kyoungah Cho
  • , Mingu Kang
  • , Jaybum Kim
  • , Sunhee Lee
  • , Junhyung Lim
  • , Sangsig Kim*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    In this study, the effect of dual gating on the electrical characteristics of amorphous indium-tin-gallium-zinc-oxide (a-ITGZO) thin-film transistors (TFTs) is investigated. The composition (In:Sn:Ga:Zn = 1.4:0.2:2.0:1.0 at.) of the a-ITGZO channel layer sputtered at 20°C is close to that (In:Sn:Ga:Zn = 1.6:0.2:2.0:1.0 at.) of the ceramic target. The electrical characteristics of a dual-gated TFT are superior to those of top- and bottom-gated TFTs. This dual-gating effect is analyzed with vertical electric fields, electron concentrations, and potential contours in the gated channels obtained by performing technology computer-aided design (TCAD) simulations. The relatively higher mobility and on-current are attributed to the reduction of a vertical electric field in the channel induced by the dual gating. Moreover, the relatively steeper subthreshold swing of the dual-gated TFT is associated with bulk accumulation formed by the dual gating.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article numbere12890
    JournalElectronics Letters
    Volume59
    Issue number14
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2023 Jul

    Bibliographical note

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2023 The Authors. Electronics Letters published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Institution of Engineering and Technology.

    Keywords

    • semiconductor thin films
    • technology CAD (electronics)
    • thin film transistors

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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