Thin Film Transistor Substrate Having Nickel-Silicide Layer

A thin film transistor substrate for a display device comprising:

• a gate line;
• a data line crossing the gate line and including:
• a nickel-silicide layer formed on an insulating layer including silicon, and
• a metal layer formed on the nickel-silicide layer;
• and
• a thin film transistor including:
• a gate electrode connected to the gate line;
• a source electrode that is connected to the data line and includes the nickel-silicide layer and the metal layer formed on the nickel-silicide layer;
• and
• a drain electrode including the nickel-silicide layer and the metal layer formed on the nickel-silicide layer,
• wherein a thickness of the nickel-silicide layer is in a range of about 10 Å to about 500 Å, and each of the gate line and the gate electrode include the nickel-silicide layer and the metal layer formed on the nickel-silicide layer.

A thin film transistor substrate for a display device comprising:

• a gate line;
• a data line crossing the gate line and including
• a nickel-silicide layer formed on an insulating layer including silicon, and
• a metal layer formed on the nickel-silicide layer;
• and
• a thin film transistor including:
• a gate electrode connected to the gate line;
• a source electrode that is connected to the data line and includes the nickel-silicide layer and the metal layer formed on the nickel-silicide layer;
• and
• a drain electrode including the nickel-silicide layer and the metal layer formed on the nickel-silicide layer,
• wherein the metal layer comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo), molybdenum (Mo—W), tantalum (Ta) and titanium (Ti), and each of the gate line and the gate electrode include the nickel-silicide layer and the metal layer formed on the nickel-silicide layer.

A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor substrate for a display device comprising:

• forming a gate wiring on a substrate;
• etching the gate wiring to form a gate pattern including a gate line, a gate pad and a gate electrode;
• forming a gate insulating layer including silicon;
• forming a semiconductor layer pattern and an ohmic contact layer pattern;
• depositing nickel as a first data wiring material on the ohmic contact layer pattern and depositing a second data wiring material on the first data wiring material transforming nickel into nickel-silicide though a heat treating process;
• forming a photoresist pattern including a first portion, a second portion thicker than the first portion and a third portion thinner than the first portion;
• patterning the semiconductor layer, the ohmic contact layer, the first wiring material and second wiring material by using the photoresist pattern to form a data wiring including a data line crossing the gate line, a data pad connected to the data line, a source electrode adjacent to the gate electrode and connected to the data line and a drain electrode facing the source electrode with respect to the gate electrode;
• forming a passivation layer;
• patterning the gate insulating layer and the passivation layer to form contact holes for respectively exposing the gate pad, the data pad and the drain electrode;
• forming a transparent and conductive layer;
• and
• etching the transparent and conductive layer to form an auxiliary gate pad, an auxiliary data pad and a pixel electrode, respectively connected to the gate pad, the data pad and the drain electrode.

A thin film transistor substrate for a display device comprising:

• a gate line;
• a data line crossing the gate line and including:
• a nickel-silicide layer formed on an insulating layer including silicon, and
• a metal layer formed on the nickel-silicide layer;
• a thin film transistor including:
• a gate electrode connected to the gate line,
• a source electrode connected to the data line, and
• a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode;
• and
• a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode and comprising a transparent and conductive material.