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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Mingyuan Liu, Hyeonghun Kim, Xingyu Wang, Han Wook Song, Kwangsoo No, Sunghwan Lee
Summary: The introduction of a conducting IZO buffer has successfully reduced the energy barrier for charge carriers and specific contact resistance, leading to an enhanced field effect mobility in amorphous IZO thin-film transistors.
ACS APPLIED ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Mingyuan Liu, Xingyu Wang, Han Wook Song, Hyeonghun Kim, Michael Clevenger, Dong-Kyun Ko, Kwangsoo No, Sunghwan Lee
Summary: This study investigates the origin of carrier density modulation in InAlZnO (IAZO), finding that the carrier density of IAZO can be significantly increased through low temperature annealing. Additionally, high-pressure oxidation experiments reveal that the equilibrium carrier density of IAZO is much higher than those typically used in TFT channel applications.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yuhang Guan, Yuqing Zhang, Jinxiong Li, Jiye Li, Yuhan Zhang, Zhenhui Wang, Yuancan Ding, Mansun Chan, Xinwei Wang, Lei Lu, Shengdong Zhang
Summary: In recent years, high-k gate dielectrics have received increasing attention in amorphous oxide semiconductor (AOS) thin-film transistors (TFTs) due to the need for stronger gate controllability. This study developed an ultra-thin top-gate insulator of atomic-layer-deposited (ALD) HfOx for amorphous indium-gallium-zinc oxide (a-IGZO) TFTs. However, the reliability of the 4-nm HfOx-gated a-IGZO transistor is poor due to interface defects caused by the interface reaction between HfOx and a-IGZO during the ALD process. To improve stability, the a-IGZO channel is pre-treated with strong oxidizing plasma. However, further reducing HfOx thickness increases gate leakage current.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Subhranu Samanta, Kaizhen Han, Chen Sun, Chengkuan Wang, Annie Kumar, Aaron Voon-Yew Thean, Xiao Gong
Summary: The study found that in the sub-10-nm regime, TFT devices with a channel thickness of 3.6 nm can achieve low subthreshold swing and the highest effective mobility. The effective mobility does not degrade significantly as the alpha-IGZO thickness is reduced from 6 to 3.6 nm.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Jusin Lee, Min Jae Kim, Heewon Yang, Sunjin Kim, Seongoh Yeom, Gunwoo Ryu, Yoonsoo Shin, Onejae Sul, Jae Kyeong Jeong, Seung-Beck Lee
Summary: In this study, a stable and sensitive biochemical sensor based on amorphous indium-gallium-zinc-oxide (a-IGZO) thin-film transistors (TFTs) with a versatile extended-gate electrode was reported. The sensor demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity for protein detection, and could be potentially used for future multifunctional biomolecular sensing and analysis.
IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Taehoon Sung, Min-Kyu Song, Se-Yeon Jung, Sein Lee, Young-Woong Song, Solah Park, Jang-Yeon Kwon
Summary: This research presents a method to reduce the resistance of amorphous indium-gallium-zinc-oxide (a-IGZO) using a vacuum-free solution-based metallization (VSM) process. By dipping the a-IGZO into trimethyl aluminium (TMA) solution, the conductivity of a-IGZO can be significantly enhanced. Self-aligned top-gate (SATG) a-IGZO thin-film-transistors (TFTs) were successfully fabricated using the VSM process, and the mechanism was explained using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).
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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Maria Isabel Pintor-Monroy, Martin Gregorio Reyes-Banda, Carlos Avila-Avendano, Manuel A. Quevedo-Lopez
Summary: In this study, a simple and cost-effective method for fabricating thin film transistors (TFTs) based on undoped amorphous Ga2O3 thin films deposited at room temperature by magnetron sputtering is discussed. The control of Ga2O3 thin film resistivity over a wide range is demonstrated by controlling the deposition power and pressure. These TFTs exhibit promising characteristics and have been evaluated as phototransistors under DUV radiation, showing high rejection ratio, responsivity, gain, detectivity, and photosensitivity.
IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Li Yuan, Shasha Li, Guoxiang Song, Xian wen Sun, Xinan Zhang
Summary: Gallium oxide thin films prepared using the solution process method were studied as gate dielectric for thin-film transistors, showing excellent dielectric performance. The optimized Ga2O3 thin film demonstrated high bias stress stability and impressive performance metrics for low-voltage operation oxide TFTs.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Kareem Mansour, Samar Elsaegh, Ute Zschieschang, Hagen Klauk, Ghada H. Ibrahim
Summary: A floating-gate (FG) cell is presented as a circuit-level approach to control the threshold voltage of organic thin-film transistors (TFTs) operated in the transdiode configuration. The concept demonstrates versatility by achieving systematic tuning of threshold voltage values and improved performance in rectifiers and inverters.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xinyi Zhang, Kuankuan Lu, Zhuohui Xu, Honglong Ning, Zimian Lin, Tian Qiu, Zhao Yang, Xuan Zeng, Rihui Yao, Junbiao Peng
Summary: The study optimized NdIZO film as the active layer of TFT by adjusting oxygen concentration, sputtering pressure, and annealing temperature, resulting in improved semiconductor characteristics at an optimal annealing temperature of 250 degrees Celsius.
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Materials Science, Ceramics
Ram Narayan Chauhan, Nidhi Tiwari
Summary: ZIWO thin film transistors fabricated by RF magnetron sputtering exhibit better device performance compared to IWO and ZnO counterparts.
JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Coatings & Films
Zecheng Wu, Yu Zhang, Shiqiang Lu, Rongxu Bai, Na Gao, Kai Huang, Hao Zhu, Shen Hu, Qingqing Sun, David Wei Zhang, Xingwei Ding, Jack C. Lee, Li Ji
Summary: This study demonstrated a method of semi-insulating doping In2O3 via atomic layer deposition, fabricating indium-aluminum-oxide (IAO) transistors. By controlling the concentration of Al, it achieved high current, excellent mobility, and adjustable threshold voltage by varying Al concentrations.
JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A
(2022)
Article
Physics, Condensed Matter
Rongkai Lu, Siqin Li, Jianguo Lu, Bojing Lu, Ruqi Yang, Yangdan Lu, Wenyi Shao, Yi Zhao, Liping Zhu, Fei Zhuge, Zhizhen Ye
Summary: AOS have unique advantages in transparent and flexible TFTs, but obtaining higher mu (FE) than LTPS has been difficult. In this study, ZnAlSnO homojunction TFTs were designed to achieve mu (FE) = 113.8 cm(2)/(V center dot s). The device exhibited optimized electrical properties with low off-current, threshold voltage, and subthreshold swing. The homojunction active layer, with a combination of micro-crystallization and carrier suppressor concentration gradient distribution, allowed for reduced off-current and positive shift in threshold voltage while maintaining high field-effect mobility. This research points to a promising direction for high-performance AOS TFTs.
JOURNAL OF SEMICONDUCTORS
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Nazar Farid, Adam Brunton, Phil Rumsby, Scott Monaghan, Ray Duffy, Paul Hurley, Mingqing Wang, Kwang-Leong Choy, Gerard M. O'Connor
Summary: A new process of crystallizing amorphous silicon without melting is proposed, which includes adding a molybdenum layer to control crystallite size and achieve high-quality crystallization at low temperature. Simulations show that the transfer of energy from the molybdenum layer to the silicon film can lead to crystallization of amorphous silicon at temperatures lower than its melting point.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Kun Liang, Dingwei Li, Huihui Ren, Momo Zhao, Hong Wang, Mengfan Ding, Guangwei Xu, Xiaolong Zhao, Shibing Long, Siyuan Zhu, Pei Sheng, Wenbin Li, Xiao Lin, Bowen Zhu
Summary: Metal oxide thin-films transistors (TFTs) produced from solution-based printing techniques can lead to large-area electronics with low cost. Through reducing the film thickness down to nanometers scale, ITO can be used as active channels in transistors, exhibiting high performance and stability. Fully printed n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS) inverters based on ITO TFTs show extremely high gain, promising for advanced electronics applications.
NANO-MICRO LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Pyo Jin Jeon, Jin Sung Kim, June Yeong Lim, Youngsuk Cho, Atiye Pezeshki, Hee Sung Lee, Sanghyuck Yu, Sung-Wook Min, Seongil Im
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2015)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Seyed Hossein Hosseini Shokouh, Pyo Jin Jeon, Atiye Pezeshki, Kyunghee Choi, Hee Sung Lee, Jin Sung Kim, Eun Young Park, Seongil Im
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2015)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Woojin Yoon, Yonggeun Lee, Hongje Jang, Myungsu Jang, Jin Sung Kim, Hee Sung Lee, Seongil Im, Doo Wan Boo, Jiwoong Park, Sang-Yong Ju
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Kyung Yong Ko, Hyemin Kang, Wonseon Lee, Chang-Wan Lee, Jusang Park, Hee Sung Lee, Seongil Im, Han-Gil Kim, Soo-Hyun Kim, Byung-Wook Min, Hyungjun Kim
MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING
(2015)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jin Sung Kim, Pyo Jin Jeon, Junyeong Lee, Kyunghee Choi, Hee Sung Lee, Youngsuk Cho, Young Tack Lee, Do Kyung Hwang, Seongil Im
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hee Sung Lee, Jae Min Shin, Pyo Jin Jeon, Junyeong Lee, Jin Sung Kim, Hyun Chul Hwang, Eunyoung Park, Woojin Yoon, Sang-Yong Ju, Seongil Im
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hyong Seo Yoon, Hang-Eun Joe, Sun Jun Kim, Hee Sung Lee, Seongil Im, Byung-Kwon Min, Seong Chan Jun
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2015)
Letter
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jin Sung Kim, Hee Sung Lee, Seongil Im
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Seyed Hossein Hosseini Shokouh, Atiye Pezeshki, Syed Raza Ali Raza, Hee Sung Lee, Sung-Wook Min, Pyo Jin Jeon, Jae Min Shin, Seongil Im
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2015)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Seyed Hossein Hosseini Shokouh, Syed Raza Ali Raza, Hee Sung Lee, Seongil Im
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2014)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Kyung Yong Ko, Hyemin Kang, Jusang Park, Byung-Wook Min, Hee Sung Lee, Seongil Im, Ji Yeon Kang, Jae-Min Myoung, Jae-Hun Jung, Soo-Hyun Kim, Hyungjun Kim
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL
(2014)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jin Sung Kim, Hee Sung Lee, Pyo Jin Jeon, Young Tack Lee, Woojin Yoon, Sang-Yong Ju, Seongil Im
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Young Tack Lee, Kyunghee Choi, Hee Sung Lee, Sung-Wook Min, Pyo Jin Jeon, Do Kyung Hwang, Hyoung Joon Choi, Seongil Im
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Minseong Park, Yuan Yuan, Yongmin Baek, Andrew H. Jones, Nicholas Lin, Doeon Lee, Hee Sung Lee, Sihwan Kim, Joe C. Campbell, Kyusang Lee
Summary: The proposed resistive time-of-flight sensor mimics the biological process of spike-timing-dependent plasticity to measure depth information in an analog domain, achieving accurate 3D imaging and classification. This system opens up new possibilities for energy-efficient neuromorphic vision engineering in various fields such as LiDAR, automotive, medical imaging, and augmented/virtual reality.
ADVANCED INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Hee Sung Lee, Yongmin Baek, Qiubao Lin, Joseph Minsu Chen, Minseong Park, Doeon Lee, Sihwan Kim, Kyusang Lee
Summary: Efficient defect identification is demonstrated through morphological image processing with minimal power consumption, utilizing an oxide transistor and memristor-based crossbar array for neuromorphic computing. A co-designed neuromorphic system with dynamic Gaussian blur kernel operation shows enhanced defect detection performance, achieving about 10^4 times more power-efficient computation compared to conventional CMOS-based digital implementation. The all-oxide-based memristive crossbar array offers unique potential for universal AIoT applications where conventional hardware is not suitable.
ADVANCED INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
(2021)