DEFECT CREATION IN THE ACCUMULATION LAYER OF A-SI-H THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS

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NICKEL, N [1 ]
FUHS, W [1 ]
MELL, H [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MARBURG,WISSENSCHAFTLICHES ZENTRUM MAT WISSENSCH,W-3550 MARBURG,GERMANY
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PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE B-PHYSICS OF CONDENSED MATTER STATISTICAL MECHANICS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES | 1990年 / 61卷 / 02期
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10.1080/13642819008205524
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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Metastable changes in a-Si: H/a-SiNx: H TFTs caused by prolonged application of high gate voltages and by light exposure are studied by measurements of the transfer characteristics and by a transient current spectroscopy (TCS). Voltage stress leads to a strong shift of the threshold voltage due to charge trapping in the nitride and also to the creation of metastable defects in the accumulation layer. This voltage-induced defect generation is thermally activated with an energy near 0.7 eV and therefore, at room temperature, is less effective than defect creation by light soaking. © 1990 Taylor & Francis Ltd.
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