1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is related to a thin film transistor used for various image display devices and to a method for manufacturing the thin film transistor. Further, the present invention is related to a display using the thin film transistor.
2. Description of the Related Art
Conventionally, using a transistor which uses a semiconductor for a substrate and IC technology as a basis, a thin film transistor (TFT) having amorphous silicon (a-Si) or poly silicon (poly-Si) is formed on a glass substrate. Such a thin film transistor is used for a liquid crystal display, electronic paper and an electroluminescence display.
In addition, in recent years, an organic semiconductor or an oxide semiconductor has been developed. (See non-patent document 1.) That is, it was found that TFT could be manufactured at a low temperature of 200° C. or less. Therefore, a flexible display using a plastic substrate is expected. Particularly, since mobility of the oxide semiconductor is high (about 10 cm2/Vs), it is expected that a high performance TFT like poly-Si is realized. That is, it is expected that TFT having the oxide semiconductors are used not only for TFT inside a pixel but also for a circumferentially-arranged drive logic circuit.
However, in a manufactured oxide TFT, the threshold voltage of TFT was shifted when the oxide semiconductor came into contact with general resin (epoxy, acrylic or the like), wherein the shift amount was about (−30) V.
This shift phenomenon becomes a problem not only when the thin film transistor is used as a logic circuit but also when the thin film transistor is used for a display. For example, when the thin film transistor is used as a logic circuit, the thin film transistor is usually buried by an epoxy resin. However, when the oxide semiconductor comes into contact with this epoxy, the characteristics of TFT change, thereby a normal logic operation is not conducted.
In addition, when the thin film transistor is used for a display wherein an interlayer dielectric and an upper pixel electrode are formed, the oxide semiconductor comes into contact with a resin such as epoxy or acrylic which is usually used for the interlayer dielectric, thereby the characteristics of TFT change. When the thin film transistor is used for a display wherein an interlayer dielectric is not formed, the oxide semiconductor comes into contact with a liquid crystal in a case of a liquid crystal display, or the oxide semiconductor comes into contact with an adhesive in a case of electronic paper, thereby the characteristics of TFT change. In whichever case, behavior of a display device becomes abnormal.
[non-patent document] K. Nomura et al., Nature, 432, 488(2004)
The object of the present invention is to provide an oxide thin film transistor with little change in characteristics. Another object of the present invention is to provide a thin film transistor for a pixel suitable for a flexible display or a thin film transistor logic circuit. One embodiment of the present invention is a thin film transistor, comprising a gate electrode formed on an insulating substrate, a gate insulator formed on the gate electrode, and a drain electrode and a source electrode formed on the gate insulator, wherein an oxide semiconductor pattern is formed in a space between the drain electrode and the source electrode, and wherein a sealing layer is provided on the oxide semiconductor pattern.
a)-(g) are cross-sectional views of one example of processes of manufacturing a thin film transistor shown in
a)-(g) are cross-sectional views of one example of processes of manufacturing a thin film transistor shown in
a)-(g) are cross-sectional views of one example of processes of manufacturing a thin film transistor shown in
a)-(e) are cross-sectional views of one example of processes of manufacturing a thin film transistor shown in
a)-(e) are cross-sectional views of one example of processes of manufacturing a thin film transistor shown in
a)-(e) are cross-sectional views of one example of processes of manufacturing a thin film transistor shown in
a)-(g) are cross-sectional views of one example of processes of manufacturing a thin film transistor shown in
a)-(g) are cross-sectional views of one example of processes of manufacturing a thin film transistor shown in
a)-(g) are cross-sectional views of one example of processes of manufacturing a thin film transistor shown in
In these drawings, 1 is an insulating substrate; 2 is a gate electrode; 2′ is a gate wire; 3 is a gate insulator; 3A is an opening of a gate insulator; 3AR is a resist used for forming an opening of a gate insulator; 4 is a source electrode; 5 is a drain electrode; 6 is an oxide semiconductor pattern; 6L is an oxide semiconductor layer; 6R is a resist for patterning an oxide semiconductor; 7 is an interlayer dielectric; 7A is an opening of an interlayer dielectric; 8 is a pixel electrode; 9 is a sealing layer; 9A is an opening of a sealing layer; 10 is a capacitor electrode; 10′ is a capacitor wire; 12 is an upper pixel electrode; 13 is a counter electrode; 14 is a counter electrode; 15 is a liquid crystal; 16 is an electrophoretic capsule; 17 is a black matrix; 18 is an adhesive; 21 is a power source electrode; 22 is a ground electrode; 23 is an input electrode; and 24 is an output electrode.
In order to achieve the above stated objectives, a thin film transistor of the present invention has a gate electrode formed on an insulating substrate, a gate insulator formed on the gate electrode, and a drain electrode and a source electrode formed on the gate insulator, wherein an oxide semiconductor pattern is formed between the drain electrode and the source electrode, and wherein a sealing layer is formed on the oxide semiconductor pattern. The sealing layer can control a harmful effect on the oxide semiconductor when a usually used non-fluorinated resin comes into contact with the oxide semiconductor. In particular, if a difference in the threshold voltage of a thin film transistor between before and after applying a resin on an oxide semiconductor is within ±5V, a harmful effect to an oxide semiconductor is small.
In addition, a feature of the sealing layer is that it is an inorganic insulating material. That is, an inorganic insulating material can be used as a sealing layer which does not give a harmful effect to an oxide semiconductor. In addition a feature of the sealing layer is that it is made of silicon oxide nitride. Silicon oxide nitride among inorganic insulating materials can easily become a film superior in insulating properties and sealing performance.
In addition, a thin film transistor having a sealing layer made of a fluorinated resin can be used. A fluorinated resin can be used for a layer since the fluorinated resin does not give a harmful effect to an oxide semiconductor.
In addition, a thin film transistor can have a gate wire connected to a gate electrode, a capacitor electrode and a capacitor wire connected to the capacitor electrode, these elements being in the same layer as a gate electrode. Further, a thin film transistor can have a drain wire connected to a drain electrode and a pixel electrode connected to a source electrode, these elements being in the same layer as a drain electrode and a source electrode. In this case, a sealing layer is not formed over a pixel electrode. In this configuration, the pixel electrode applies a voltage to a liquid crystal layer or to a electrophoretic capsule and the thin film transistor can thereby be used as TFT for a flexible display.
In addition, a thin film transistor can have a gate wire connected to a gate electrode, a capacitor electrode and a capacitor wire connected to the capacitor electrode, these elements being in the same layer as a gate electrode. Further, a thin film transistor can have a drain wire connected to a drain electrode and a pixel electrode connected to a source electrode, these elements being in the same layer as a drain electrode and a source electrode. In this case, a sealing layer is formed on an oxide semiconductor pattern. An interlayer dielectric has an opening which is arranged on the pixel electrode. An upper pixel electrode is connected to the pixel electrode through the opening of the interlayer dielectric. In this configuration, the upper pixel electrode applies a voltage to a liquid crystal layer or to a electrophoretic capsule and the thin film transistor can thereby be used as TFT for a flexible display.
In addition, in a display having the above-mentioned thin film transistor, a flexible display having stable characteristics can be realized.
In addition, a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor of the present invention comprises a step of forming a gate electrode on a insulating substrate, a step of forming a resist pattern at a place to be an opening of a gate insulator, a step of forming films of a gate insulator and an oxide semiconductor, a step of forming the opening of the gate insulator by removing the resist at the place to be the opening of the gate insulator, a step of forming a pattern of the oxide semiconductor before or after forming the opening, a step of forming a drain electrode and a source electrode, and a step of forming a sealing layer before or after forming the drain electrode and the source electrode, wherein, in forming the pattern of the oxide semiconductor, a part near the opening of the insulator is not etched, thereby the gate electrode in the opening is not exposed to a etchant. In this method, a material of the gate electrode can be selected from various kinds of materials.
In addition, a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor of the present invention has a step of forming a gate electrode on a insulating substrate, a step of forming a gate insulator, a step of forming an oxide semiconductor pattern, a step of forming a drain electrode and a source electrode, and a step of forming a sealing layer before or after forming the drain electrode and the source electrode, wherein the step of forming the sealing layer is a reactive sputtering. In a case where the step of forming the sealing layer is a reactive sputtering, the layer having a good performance can be obtained by a simple method with good reproducibility.
Further, a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor has a step for forming a gate electrode, a gate wire, a capacitor electrode and a capacitor wire on an insulating substrate, a step of forming a gate insulator, a step of forming an oxide semiconductor pattern, a step of forming a drain electrode, a drain wire, a source electrode and a pixel electrode, a step of forming a sealing layer before or after forming the drain electrode, the drain wire, the source electrode and the pixel electrode, a step of forming an interlayer dielectric, and a step of forming an upper pixel electrode, wherein the step of forming the upper pixel electrode is a screen printing method. In forming the upper pixel electrode, a screen printing method is used and a thin film transistor can thereby be manufactured by a simple process.
Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention are described in detail by referring to the drawings.
Examples of a thin film transistor of the first embodiment of the present invention are shown in
In addition,
Further,
As shown in
In
Examples of the manufacturing method are shown in
Any conductive material can be used for a gate electrode 2. For example, metals such as Mo, Cr, Au, Ag, Cu, Ni, Al and Ti, or transparent conductive films such as ITO can be used. A photolithography and etching can be used for forming a pattern of the conductive film, however other methods such as a printing method can be used.
Inorganic insulating films such as SiON, SiOx, SiN, Al2O3 and Y2O3 can be used for a gate insulating film 3. A liftoff process is preferable as a method for forming an opening 3A. The liftoff process has a step of forming beforehand a resist pattern 3AR at a place to be an opening, a step of forming a gate insulator 3 and a step of removing an upper film with the resist pattern 3AR. However, other methods such as a usual photolithography with etching can also be used.
InGaZnO, InGaSnO, ZnGaO, GaSnO, InGaZnMgO or the like can be used for an oxide semiconductor pattern 6. A photolithography method with etching is desirable for a method for forming a pattern of the oxide semiconductor, however other methods such as a printing method can be used.
It is important for the resist to be formed over the opening 3A so that the gate electrode 2 inside the opening 3A of the gate insulator is not exposed to an etchant of the oxide semiconductor in a case of forming the pattern of the oxide semiconductor.
In particular, the following method can be used: A resist pattern 3AR is formed at a place to be an opening of a gate insulator (See
The following method can also be used: a resist pattern 3AR is formed at a place to be an opening of a gate insulator; the gate insulator 3 and an oxide semiconductor layer 6L is continuously formed; another resist is applied to the entire surface without a liftoff of the resist 3AR; a pattern 6R for processing the semiconductor is formed (the resist pattern 3AR is also left in the opening.); the oxide semiconductor is etched. (This method is not shown in the figures, however this method is same as the method shown in
Mo, Cu, Al, Ti and ITO which have a low resistance to acid can be used for the gate electrode 2 where these methods are used.
Various conductive materials can be used for a drain electrode 5 and a source electrode 4. For example, metals such as Mo, Cr, Au, Ag, Cu, Ni, Al and Ti, and transparent conductive films such as ITO can be used. In this case, a photolithography with etching, a liftoff, a printing or the like can be used. In a case where drain electrodes 5 and source electrodes 4 are formed before a sealing layer 9 shown in
Inorganic insulating materials such as SiON, SiOx, SiN, Al2O3 and Y2O3 can be used for a sealing layer 9. These inorganic insulating films can be obtained by a sputtering method. In particular, SiON is preferable, since a film having good insulating properties with little defect can be easily obtained by reactive sputtering. In a case where SiN sintered body is used as a target and a flow rate of oxygen is properly controlled (For example, a flow rate of oxygen/(a flow rate of oxygen and argon) is 5%-20%.), good sealing properties can be achieved. In a SiN obtained by usual sputtering using argon, the stress inside the film becomes too large, thereby the film is easily peeled off. In a case where a flow rate of oxygen is big, a rate of depositing becomes very slow.
In addition, a fluorinated polymer in which the hydrogen of a polymer is exchanged for fluorine can be used for a sealing layer 9. Examples of the fluorinated polymer include fluorinated epoxy, fluorinated acryl, fluorinated polyimide, polyvinylidene fluoride, fluorinated olefin/propylene copolymer, fluorinated olefin/vinyl ether copolymer, fluorinated olefin/vinyl ester copolymer and fluorinated ether cyclization polymerization body. Fluorinated polymers include a partially fluorinated polymer in which a part of hydrogen is exchanged for fluorine and a fully fluorinated polymer in which all the hydrogen is exchanged for fluorine, however a fully fluorinated polymer is preferable. A fluorinated polymer is is a stable material and does not give a harmful effect to an oxide semiconductor in contrast to a general polymer (epoxy, acrylic or the like).
In a case of using an inorganic insulating film, patterning is preferably performed by a liftoff.
In a case of a fluorinated polymer, patterning can be performed by a printing method (a screen printing, a flexo printing, a reverse printing or an inkjet printing). Or, only a contact part can be peeled off using tweezers after a polymer is applied to the entire surface.
Channel widths are determined according to widths of semiconductor patterns 6. In a case where source electrodes 4 and drain electrodes 5 are formed before a sealing layer 9 (See
In addition, the thin film transistors shown in
Examples of a thin film transistor of the second embodiment of the present invention are shown in
In addition,
Further,
As shown in
A part of the oxide semiconductor pattern 6 which is not covered by the source electrode 5 and the drain electrode 5, is covered by a sealing layer 9. The pixel electrode 8 applies a voltage to a display showing an image. Therefore, it is desirable that the pixel electrode 8 is not covered by a sealing layer 9.
In
Examples of the manufacturing method are shown in
Any conductive film can be used for a gate electrode 2, a gate wire 2′, a capacitor electrode 10 and a capacitor wire 10′. For example, metals such as Mo, Cr, Au, Ag, Cu, Ni, Al and Ti, and transparent conductive films such as ITO can be used. A photolithography and etching can be used for forming a pattern of the conductive film, however other methods such as a printing method can be used.
Inorganic insulating films such as SiON, SiOx, SiN, Al2O3 and Y2O3 can be used for a gate insulating film 3.
InGaZnO, InGaSnO, ZnGaO, GaSnO or the like can be used for an oxide semiconductor pattern 6. A photolithography method with etching is desirable for a method for forming a pattern of the oxide semiconductor, however other methods such as a printing method can be used.
Various conductive materials can be used for a drain electrode 5, a drain wire 5′, a source electrode 4 and a pixel electrode 8. For example, metals such as Mo, Cr, Au, Ag, Cu, Ni, Al and Ti, or transparent conductive films such as ITO can be used. In this case, a photolithography with etching, a liftoff, a printing method or the like can be used. In a case where a drain electrode 5 and a source electrode 4 are formed before a sealing layer 9 shown in
Inorganic insulating materials such as SiON, SiOx, SiN, Al2O3 and Y2O3 can be used for a sealing layer 9. These inorganic insulating films can be obtained by a sputtering method. In particular, SiON is preferable, since a film having good insulating properties with little defect can be easily obtained by reactive sputtering. In a case where a SiN sintered body is used as a target and a flow rate of oxygen is properly controlled (For example, a flow rate of oxygen/a flow rate of oxygen and argon is 5%-20%.), good sealing properties can be achieved. In a case of SiN obtained by usual sputtering using argon, the stress inside the film is too large, thereby the film is easily peeled off. In a case where a flow rate of oxygen is large, a rate of depositing becomes very slow.
In addition, a fluorinated polymer in which the hydrogen of a polymer is exchanged for fluorine can be used for a sealing layer 9. Examples of the fluorinated polymer include fluorinated epoxy, fluorinated acryl, fluorinated polyimide, polyvinylidene fluoride, fluorinated olefin/propylene copolymer, fluorinated olefin/vinyl ether copolymer, fluorinated olefin/vinyl ester copolymer and fluorinated ether cyclization polymerization body. Fluorinated polymers include a partially fluorinated polymer in which a part of hydrogen is exchanged for fluorine and a fully fluorinated polymer in which all hydrogen is exchanged for fluorine, however a fully fluorinated polymer is preferable. A fluorinated polymer is a stable material and does not give a harmful effect to an oxide semiconductor in contrast to a general polymer (epoxy, acrylic or the like).
In a case of an inorganic insulating film, patterning is preferably performed by a liftoff.
In a case of a fluorinated polymer, patterning can be performed by a printing method (a screen printing, a flexo printing, an inverted printing or an inkjet printing).
A channel width is determined according to a width of a semiconductor pattern 6. In a case where a source electrode 4 and a drain electrode 5 are formed before a sealing layer 9 (See
Examples of a thin film transistor of the third embodiment of the present invention are shown in
In addition,
Further,
As shown in
As shown in
Examples of the manufacturing method are shown in
Any conductive material can be used for a gate electrode 2, a gate wire 2′, a capacitor electrode 10 and a capacitor wire 10′. For example, metals such as Mo, Cr, Au, Ag, Cu, Ni, Al and Ti, or transparent conductive films such as ITO can be used. A photolithography and etching can be used for forming a pattern of the conductive film, however other methods such as a printing method can be used.
Inorganic insulating films such as SiON, SiOx, SiN, Al2O3 and Y2O3 can be used for a gate insulating film 3.
InGaZnO, InGaSnO, ZnGaO, GaSnO or the like can be used for an oxide semiconductor pattern 6. A photolithography method with etching is desirable for a method for forming a pattern of the oxide semiconductor, however other methods such as a printing method can be used.
Various conductive materials can be used for a drain electrode 5, a drain wire 5′, a source electrode 4 and a pixel electrode 8. For example, metals such as Mo, Cr, Au, Ag, Cu, Ni, Al and Ti, and transparent conductive films such as ITO can be used. In this case, a photolithography with etching, a liftoff, a printing method or the like can be used. In a case where a drain electrode 5 and a source electrode 4 are formed before a sealing layer 9 shown in
Inorganic insulating materials such as SiON, SiOx, SiN, Al2O3 and Y2O3 can be used for a sealing layer 9. These inorganic insulating films can be obtained by a sputtering method. In particular, SiON is preferable, since a film having good insulating properties with little defect can be easily obtained by reactive sputtering. In a case where a SiN sintered body is used as a target and a flow rate of oxygen is properly controlled (For example, a flow rate of oxygen/a flow rate of oxygen and argon is 5%-20%.), good sealing properties can be achieved. In a case of SiN obtained by usual sputtering using argon, the stress inside the film is too large, thereby the film is easily peeled off. In a case where a flow rate of oxygen is large, a rate of depositing becomes very slow.
In addition, a fluorinated polymer in which the hydrogen of a polymer is exchanged for fluorine can be used for a sealing layer 9. Examples of the fluorinated polymer include fluorinated epoxy, fluorinated acryl, fluorinated polyimide, polyvinylidene fluoride, fluorinated olefin/propylene copolymer, fluorinated olefin/vinyl ether copolymer, fluorinated olefin/vinyl ester copolymer and fluorinated ether cyclization polymerization body. Fluorinated polymers include a partially fluorinated polymer in which a part of hydrogen is exchanged for fluorine and a fully fluorinated polymer in which all hydrogen is exchanged for fluorine, however a fully fluorinated polymer is preferable. A fluorinated polymer is a stable material and does not give a harmful effect to an oxide semiconductor in contrast to a general polymer (epoxy, acrylic or the like).
In a case of an inorganic insulating film, patterning is preferably performed by a liftoff. In a case of a fluorinated polymer, patterning can be performed by a printing method (a screen printing, a flexo printing, a reverse printing or an inkjet printing).
A channel width is determined according to a width of a semiconductor pattern 6. In a case where a source electrode 4 and a drain electrode 5 are formed before a sealing layer 9 (See
Organic insulating materials such as epoxy or acrylic are preferably used for an interlayer dielectric 7. The following methods are preferable: an interlayer dielectric having an opening is directly formed by a screen printing method; or a photosensitive material is formed on the entire surface, thereafter an opening is formed by exposure and development.
Any conductive materials can be used for an upper pixel electrode 12. For example, metals such as Mo, Cr, Au, Ag, Cu, Ni, Al and Ti, or transparent conductive films such as ITO can be used. This upper pixel electrode 12 applies a voltage to a display showing an image. The method for manufacturing the upper pixel electrode 12 is described below. After a film has been formed on the entire surface, photolithography and etching may be performed. However, a printing method (especially a screen printing method) is preferable, since a film formation and a patterning can be simultaneously performed by a simple process.
Incidentally, in an oxide semiconductor, an oxygen vacancy acts an n type carrier. Therefore, many oxide semiconductors act as n type. In a case where a general non-fluorinated polymer is applied on an oxide semiconductor, the non-fluorinated polymer is oxidized, and the oxide semiconductor is reduced, thereby the number of oxygen vacancies (a carrier) inside the oxide semiconductor is increased. In the case of ITO used as a transparent electrode or a P-N junction element, semiconductors are inherently used in a state where many carriers exist. Therefore, in ITO or a P-N junction element, even if the number of carriers is slightly increased, there are not any problems. However, in the case of thin film transistors where carriers are few in a basic state, the increase of carriers due to an outside factor causes a shift in threshold. This causes a large problem.
An inorganic insulating film or a fluorinated polymer manufactured in a good condition has a small function of taking oxygen. Therefore, if the inorganic insulating film or the fluorinated polymer is formed on an oxide semiconductor, it does not increase the carriers. Even if a usual polymer is applied on the inorganic insulating film or the fluorinated polymer, the inorganic insulating film or the fluorinated polymer blocks a function of taking oxygen. Therefore, carriers are not increased.
In addition, since TFT is used for a display, TFT shown in
In a thin film transistor of the present invention, a sealing layer is formed on an oxide semiconductor. Therefore, even if a usual non-fluorinated polymer is applied to the sealing layer, the change of the characteristics of TFT can be decreased. Therefore, in a display using such a thin film transistor, a high quality image display can be realized because of the stabilized TFT characteristics.
In addition, in a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor of the present invention, when an oxide semiconductor is etched, a resist is left over an opening of a gate insulator. Therefore, unintentional etching of a gate electrode can be prevented. In addition, a sealing layer is formed by a reactive sputtering, thereby a sealing layer having a good performance can be obtained. Further, the upper pixel electrode is formed by a screen printing, thereby manufacturing becomes easy.
A method for manufacturing a logic circuit shown in
PEN was used for an insulating substrate 1, and Al having a thickness of 30 nm was formed on the entire surface thereof. Gate electrodes 2 were formed by photolithography and wet etching. Next, a resist pattern 3AR was formed at a place to be an opening of a gate insulator by photolithography (See
Next, ITO pattern having a thickness of 50 nm was formed as drain electrodes 5 and source electrodes 4 by a liftoff method (See
Input-Output characteristics shown in
A method for manufacturing a logic circuit shown in
PEN was used for an insulating substrate 1, and Al having a thickness of 30 nm was formed on the entire surface thereof. Gate electrodes 2 were formed by photolithography and wet etching. Next, a resist pattern 3AR was formed at a place to be an opening of a gate insulator by photolithography (See
Next, SiON pattern having a thickness of 200 nm was formed as a sealing layer 9 by a liftoff method (See
Input-Output characteristics similar to
A method for manufacturing a logic circuit shown in
PEN was used for an insulating substrate 1, and Al having a thickness of 30 nm was formed on the entire surface thereof Gate electrodes 2 were formed by photolithography and wet etching. Next, a resist pattern 3AR was formed at a place to be an opening of a gate insulator by photolithography (See
Next, SiON pattern having a thickness of 200 nm was formed as a sealing layer 9 by a liftoff method (See
Input-Output characteristics similar to
A method for manufacturing TFT shown in
PEN was used for an insulating substrate, and Al having a thickness of 30 nm was formed on the entire surface thereof A gate electrode 2, a gate wire 2′, a capacitor electrode 10 and a capacitor wire 10′ were formed by photolithography and wet etching (See
Next, ITO pattern having a thickness of 100 nm was formed as a drain electrode 5, a drain wire 5′, a source electrode 4, and a pixel electrode 8 by a liftoff method (See
A guest-host liquid crystal 15 was put between the obtained TFT array and a counter electrode(ITO) 14/a counter substrate 13 to manufacture a black-and-white liquid crystal display shown in
A method for manufacturing TFT shown in
PEN was used for an insulating substrate, and Al having a thickness of 30 nm was formed on the entire surface thereof. A gate electrode 2, a gate wire 2′, a capacitor electrode 10 and a capacitor wire 10′ were formed by photolithography and wet etching (See
Next, SiON pattern having a thickness of 200 nm was formed as a sealing layer 9 by a liftoff method (See
A guest-host liquid crystal 15 was put between the obtained TFT array and a counter electrode (ITO) 14/a counter substrate 13 to manufacture a black-and-white liquid crystal display shown in
A method for manufacturing TFT shown in
PEN was used for an insulating substrate, and Al having a thickness of 30 nm was formed on the entire surface thereof. A gate electrode 2, a gate wire 2′, a capacitor electrode 10 and a capacitor wire 10′ were formed by photolithography and wet etching (See
Next, SiON pattern having a thickness of 200 nm was formed as a sealing layer 9 by a liftoff method (See
A guest-host liquid crystal 15 was put between the obtained TFT array and a counter electrode (ITO) 14/a counter substrate 13 to manufacture a black-and-white liquid crystal display shown in
A method for manufacturing TFT shown in
PEN was used as an insulating substrate 1, and Al having a thickness of 30 nm was formed on the entire surface. A gate electrode 2, a gate wire 2′, a capacitor electrode 10 and a capacitor wire 10′ were formed by photolithography and wet etching (See
Next, ITO pattern having a thickness of 50 nm was formed as a drain electrode 5, a drain wire 5′, a source electrode 4, and a pixel electrode 8 by a liftoff method (See
Electronic paper shown in
A method for manufacturing TFT shown in
PEN was used as an insulating substrate 1, and Al having a thickness of 30 nm was formed on the entire surface. A gate electrode 2, a gate wire 2′, a capacitor electrode 10, and a capacitor wire 10′ were formed by photolithography and wet etching (See
Next, SiON pattern having a thickness of 200 nm was formed as a sealing layer 9 by a liftoff method (See
Electronic paper shown in
A method for manufacturing TFT shown in
PEN was used as an insulating substrate 1, and Al having a thickness of 30 nm was formed on the entire surface. A gate electrode 2, a gate wire 2′, a capacitor electrode 10, and a capacitor wire 10′ were formed by photolithography and wet etching (See
Next, SiON pattern having a thickness of 200 nm was formed as a sealing layer 9 by a liftoff method (See
An electronic paper shown in
The performance of a sealing layer 9 was evaluated.
A sealing layer 9 was formed by reactive sputtering of SiON. Flow rate of O2 was 5% base on the flow rate of all gases. Even if a photosensitive acrylic resin was applied thereto, a change of a threshold value of TFT was within ±2V. In addition, the condition of SiON reactive sputtering was as follows: pressure 0.5 Pa; flow rate of Ar 38 sccm; flow rate of O2 2 sccm; electric power 300 W; and a film thickness of 200 nm.
A sealing layer 9 was formed by reactive sputtering of SiON. Flow rate of O2 was 10% base on the flow rate of all gases. Even if a photosensitive acrylic resin was applied thereto, a change of a threshold value of TFT was within ±2V. In addition, the condition of SiON reactive sputtering was as follows: pressure 0.5 Pa; flow rate of Ar 36 sccm; flow rate of O2 4 sccm; electric power 300 W; and a film thickness of 200 nm.
A sealing layer 9 was formed by reactive sputtering of SiON. Flow rate of O2 was 20% base on the flow rate of all gases. Even if a photosensitive acrylic resin was applied thereto, a change of a threshold value of TFT was within ±2V. In addition, the condition of SiON reactive sputtering was as follows: pressure 0.5 Pa; flow rate of Ar 32 sccm; flow rate of O2 8 sccm; electric power 300 W; and a film thickness of 200 nm.
In a case where a fluorinated polymer (CYTOP, a product of ASAHI GLASS co., LTD.) was used for a sealing layer 9, even if a photosensitive acrylic resin was applied thereto, a change of a threshold value of TFT was within ±2V.
Hereinafter, Comparative Examples are described.
In a case of no sealing layer 9, if a photosensitive acrylic resin was applied thereto, a change of a threshold value of TFT was −30 V.
Sputtering of SiN was performed for a sealing layer 9. After having formed the sealing layer, the sealing layer 9 was peeled off. This was because the stress inside a sealing layer 9 was too large. In addition, the condition of sputtering of SiN was as follows: pressure 0.5 Pa; flow rate of Ar 40 sccm; electric power 300 W; and a film thickness of 200 nm.
(The disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. JP2006-126320, filed on Apr. 28, 2006, is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.)