POLYSILICON THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS WITH CHANNEL LENGTH AND WIDTH COMPARABLE TO OR SMALLER THAN THE GRAIN-SIZE OF THE THIN-FILM

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YAMAUCHI, N [1 ]
HAJJAR, JJJ [1 ]
REIF, R [1 ]
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[1] MIT, DEPT ELECT ENGN & COMP SCI, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 USA
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10.1109/16.65736
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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Poly-Si thin-film transistors with channel dimensions (width, W, and length, L) comparable to or smaller than the grain size of the poly-Si film were fabricated and characterized. The grain size of the poly-Si film was enhanced by Si ion implantation followed by a low-temperature anneal and was typically 1 to 3 μm in diameter. A remarkable improvement was observed in the device characteristics as the channel dimensions decreased to W = L = 2 μm. On the other hand, TFT's with submicrometer channel dimensions were characterized by an extremely abrupt switching in their ID versus VGS characteristics. The improvement was attributed to a reduction in the effect of the grain boundaries and to the effect of the device's floating body. © 1991 IEEE
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