High mobility p-channel tin monoxide thin-film transistors with hysteresis-free like behavior

In this Letter, we report a demonstration of p-channel tin monoxide (SnO) thin-film transistors (TFTs) with high field-effect mobility (μFE) exceeding 10 cm2/Vs and hysteresis-free like behavior. We demonstrate that maintaining metallic states before encapsulation is a key process to enhance μFE in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied physics letters 2022-10, Vol.121 (14)
Hauptverfasser: Kim, Taikyu, Lee, Hochang, Kim, Se Eun, Kim, Jeong-Kyu, Jeong, Jae Kyeong
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Zusammenfassung:In this Letter, we report a demonstration of p-channel tin monoxide (SnO) thin-film transistors (TFTs) with high field-effect mobility (μFE) exceeding 10 cm2/Vs and hysteresis-free like behavior. We demonstrate that maintaining metallic states before encapsulation is a key process to enhance μFE in p-type SnO thin-films. Sustaining this meta-stability involves the following two processes during fabrication: (1) postdeposition annealing (PDA) in two steps and (2) encapsulation in the middle of each PDA. This simple process not only suppresses creation of oxidized states such as adverse Sn4+ but also facilitates the lateral growth of crystals with improved crystallinity by interfacial energy stabilization. The resultant SnO TFT reveals a record-high μFE up to 15.8 cm2/Vs with a negligible hysteresis of 0.1 V. This study suggests a practical route to grant high μFE to p-channel SnO TFTs without any dopant or complex postdeposition treatment.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/5.0115893