ENLARGEMENT OF POLY-SI FILM GRAIN-SIZE BY EXCIMER LASER ANNEALING AND ITS APPLICATION TO HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLY-SI THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR

被引:144
作者
KURIYAMA, H [1 ]
KIYAMA, S [1 ]
NOGUCHI, S [1 ]
KUWAHARA, T [1 ]
ISHIDA, S [1 ]
NOHDA, T [1 ]
SANO, K [1 ]
IWATA, H [1 ]
KAWATA, H [1 ]
OSUMI, M [1 ]
TSUDA, S [1 ]
NAKANO, S [1 ]
KUWANO, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] SANYO ELECT CO LTD,HIRAKATA,OSAKA 573,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1991年 / 30卷 / 12B期
关键词
POLY-SI; EXCIMER LASER; LASER ANNEALING; GRAIN SIZE; FIELD-EFFECT MOBILITY; UNIFORMITY; SOLIDIFICATION VELOCITY;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.30.3700
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
By both numerical simulation and experimental investigation, we found it possible to enlarge the grain size (approximately 3000 angstrom) of polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) films by excimer laser annealing, using a new method to control the solidification process of molten Si - low-temperature (less-than-or-equal-to 400-degrees-C) substrate heating during laser annealing. Poly-Si thin-film transistors (TFTs) fabricated by this new excimer laser annealing method showed a high field-effect mobility of 230 cm2/V.s, and good uniformity of field-effect mobility (+/- 10%) within the effective laser irradiation area.
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页码:3700 / 3703
页数:4
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