The effects of H2-plasma followed by O2-plasma treatment on n-channel polysilicon thin-film transistors (TFTs) were investigated. It was found that the H2-O2-plasma treatment is more effective in passivating the trap states of polysilicon films than the H2-plasma or O2-plasma treatment only. Hence, it is more effective in improving the device performance with regard to subthreshold swing, carrier mobility, and the current ON/OFF ratio. It is also found that thermal annealing of plasma-treated devices increases the deep states but has no effect on the tail states of the devices
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Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
(Volume:40
,
Issue:
12
)
Date of Publication: Dec 1993