AMORPHOUS-SILICON THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS WITH SILICON DIOXIDE GATE GROWN IN NITRIC-ACID GAS

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ZHANG, H
KANOH, H
YAMAJI, S
SUGIURA, O
MATSUMURA, M
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[1] Department of Physical Electronics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo
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Amorphous-silicon; MOS structure; Silicon; Silicon dioxide; Thermal oxidation; Thin-film transistor;
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10.1143/JJAP.29.58
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A low-temperature thermal-oxidation method of silicon wherein nitric acid in gas phase is used as an oxidizing agent has been developed. Five nanometers-thick oxide was grown within 24 h at temperatures below 350°C. Interface and bulk characteristics were as good as those of high-temperature thermal oxide grown by conventional methods. The new oxide has been applied successfully to the gate insulator of amorphous-silicon thin-film transistors. It was found that the transistor had stabler characteristics than the conventional one with plasma-deposited silicon nitride. © 1990 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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