Micron scale tin oxide-based semiconductor devices
AssigneeCornell University
InventorJisung Park
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Abstract
Micron scale tin oxide-based semiconductor devices are provided. Reactive-ion etching is used to produce a micron-scale electronic device using semiconductor films with tin oxides, such as barium stannate (BaSnO3). The electronic devices produced with this approach have high mobility, drain current, and on-off ratio without adversely affecting qualities of the tin oxide semiconductor, such as resistivity, electron or hole mobility, and surface roughness. In this manner, electronic devices, such as field-effect transistors (e.g., thin-film transistors (TFTs)), are produced having micron scale channel lengths and exhibiting complete depletion at room temperature.
Claims20
A transparent thin-film transistor (TFT), comprising:
- a substrate;
- and
- a semiconductor film comprising a tin oxide-based active semiconductor layer disposed over the substrate;
- wherein a drain current of the transparent TFT exceeds 0.4 mA/μm, a switching current ratio over 1.5×108, and a subthreshold swing below 0.3V per decade, and wherein the transparent TFT is depleted at room temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.