A solution-processed yttrium oxide gate insulator for high-performance all-solution-processed fully transparent thin film transistors†
Wooseok Yang,Yangho Jung,Sunho Jeong,Jooho Moon
Journal of Materials Chemistry Pub Date : 08/24/2012 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C2JM34162J
Abstract

We studied high-k soluble yttrium oxide dielectrics for high performance oxide thin film transistors (TFTs). The electrical characteristics of yttrium oxide show leakage current density as less than 10−6 A cm−2 at 2 MV cm−1 regardless of annealing temperature and a high dielectric constant of nearly 16. For the first time, all solution-processed fully transparent ZnO-TFTs based on spin-coated YOx gate dielectric layers with a small interfacial trap density and high capacitance were demonstrated, exhibiting a field-effect mobility of 135 cm2 V−1 s−1, a threshold voltage of 1.73 V, and an on–off current ratio of 5.7 × 107 as well as low-voltage operation. In addition to microstructural and electrical analyses for solution-processed YOx dielectrics, we investigated the influences of dielectric–semiconductor interfacial quality on device parameters. Our results suggest that solution-processable fully transparent oxide TFTs have the potential for low-temperature and high-performance application in transparent, flexible devices.

Graphical abstract: A solution-processed yttrium oxide gate insulator for high-performance all-solution-processed fully transparent thin film transistors