Channel Shape Effects on Device Instability of Amorphous Indium-Gallium-Zinc-Oxide FETs Seung Jae Yu, Jae Hyun Ryu, Geun Woo Baek, Jong Hun Hong and Sung Hun Jin* Department of Electronic Engineering, Incheon National University
I II III IV Outlines Introduction (Motivation) Experimental details Asymmetry Effects on S/D Electrodes Vertical Field Effects on Reliability Lateral Field Effects on Reliability III Results and discussion IV Summary
a-IGZO TFTs: Advantages vs. Constraints Advantage of IGZO TFTs Key Limitation Device Reliabilities Issues Bias temperature stress Light induced degradation Local field effects Channel shape (Cgs) VGS(V) IDS(mA) Reliability issues for a-IGZO TFTs are not fully resolved yet.
For Stable Applications, Hojin Lee, et al, J.J.APL, 50 (2011) 074203 TFT parasitic capacitance Kick-back voltage U-type is popular due to the low Cgs of TFTs with the same W/L Importance of channel shape Localized field, Cgs (kick back voltage)
For stable Applications, Importance of channel shape Localized field induced degradation Few study has been reported, but still important.
ZIGZAG Circular U-type Comparative Study Depending on Channel Shape Gate ZIGZAG Drain Source Gate Circular Drain Source Drain Source Gate U-type Bottom gate structure Same channel width and length W/L=100/4 m
Device Geometry for a-IGZO TFTs glass IGZO SiNx/SiOx SiOx Gate SiNx/SiOx=400 nm/50 nm Inverted staggered bottom gate structures
I II III IV Outlines Introduction (Motivation) Experimental details Asymmetry Effects on S/D Electrodes Vertical Field Effects on Reliability Lateral Field Effects on Reliability III Results and discussion IV Summary
Experimental results (Original, S/D Change) Possible reasons for observed behaviors: S/D asymmetry effects are negligibly observed. Transfer length(LT) is large enough compared with the width of gate electrodes. Full gate structures for a-IGZO TFTs Hojin Lee, et al, J.J.APL, 50 (2011) 074203
Experimental results (Original, S/D Change) Possible reasons for observed behaviors: S/D asymmetry effects are negligibly observed. Transfer length(LT) is large enough compared with the width of gate electrodes. Full gate structures for a-IGZO TFTs Hojin Lee, et al, J.J.APL, 50 (2011) 074203
I II III IV Outlines Introduction (Motivation) Experimental details Asymmetry Effects on S/D Electrodes Vertical Field Effects on Reliability Lateral Field Effects on Reliability III Results and discussion IV Summary
Vertical E-field Effects (VDS=0.1V, VGS=25V) Only vertical e-field effects VGS=25V, E=1.2 MV/cm Only charge trapping in the channel
Experimental results (VD=0.1V, VGS=25V) 𝑽 𝒕𝒉 = ∆𝑽 𝒕𝒉 𝟏−𝒆𝒙𝒑 −( 𝒕 𝝉) 𝜷 circular U-type zigzag 𝜷 0.244 0.246 0.256 𝝉 7.87 8.59 7.71 → Negligible error rate, 10%↓ Only vertical e-field effects, VGS=25V, E=1.2 MV/cm Jeong-Min Lee1*, et al, Applied Physics Letters 93, 093504 (2008);
I II III IV Outlines Introduction (Motivation) Experimental details Asymmetry Effects on S/D Electrodes Vertical Field Effects on Reliability Lateral Field Effects on Reliability III Results and discussion IV Summary
Lateral E-field Effects (VGS=VDS=5V; Saturation)
Lateral E-field Effects (VGS=VDS=10V; Saturation)
Experimental results (VDS=VGS=5V) 𝑽 𝒕𝒉 = ∆𝑽 𝒕𝒉 𝟏−𝒆𝒙𝒑 −( 𝒕 𝝉) 𝜷 circular U-type zigzag 𝜷 6.04 5.84 7.57 𝝉 0.531 0.544 0.328 Jeong-Min Lee1*, et al, Applied Physics Letters 93, 093504 (2008);
Experimental results (VDS=VGS=10V) 𝑽 𝒕𝒉 = ∆𝑽 𝒕𝒉 𝟏−𝒆𝒙𝒑 −( 𝒕 𝝉) 𝜷 circular U-type zigzag 𝜷 0.66 0.65 0.64 𝝉 3.14 3.64 3.07 Jeong-Min Lee1*, et al, Applied Physics Letters 93, 093504 (2008);
Lateral E-field Effects (VGS=VDS=15V; Saturation) Vth = 1.5V (zig-zag) Vth = 0.65V (circular, U-type)
Experimental results (VDS=VGS=15V) 𝑽 𝒕𝒉 = ∆𝑽 𝒕𝒉 𝟏−𝒆𝒙𝒑 −( 𝒕 𝝉) 𝜷 circular U-type zigzag 𝜷 0.64 0.48 0.3 𝝉 2.83 3.26 10.42 Lateral e-field: E=15V/4um=3.8 MV/m=0.038 MV/cm S.M. Sze, Physics of Semiconductor device, p.402
Field Conversion Factors 𝜸=𝜷𝑾 𝜸:𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝜷: 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 factor Field conversion factors (relative permittivity (a-IGZO=16) Lateral e-field: E=0.3 MV/cm (Si avalanche breakdown) Lateral e-field: E=15V/4um=3.8 MV/m=0.038 MV/cm