Low power consumption
is essential for wearable and internet-of-things applications. An effective way of
reducing power consumption is to reduce the operation voltage using
a very thin and high-dielectric gate insulator. In an oxide thin-film
transistor (TFT), the channel layer is an oxide material in which
oxygen reacts with metal to form a thin insulator layer. The interfacial
oxidation between the gate metal and In–Ga–Zn oxide
(IGZO) was investigated with Al, Ti, and Mo. Positive bias was applied
to the gate metal for enhanced oxygen diffusion since the migration
of oxygen is an important factor in interfacial oxidation. Through
interfacial oxidation, a top-gate oxide TFT was developed with low
source–drain voltages below 0.5 V and a gate voltage swing
less than 1 V, which provide low power consumption.
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