Low-Temperature Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition of Tin(IV) Oxide from a Functionalized Alkyl Precursor: Fabrication and Evaluation of SnO2 -Based Thin-Film Transistor Devices
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Abstract
A bottom-up process from precursor development for tin to plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) for tin(IV) oxide and its successful implementation in a working thin-film transistor device is reported. PEALD of tin(IV) oxide thin films at low temperatures down to 60 °C employing tetrakis-(dimethylamino)propyl tin(IV) [Sn(DMP) 4 ] and oxygen plasma is demonstrated. The liquid precursor has been synthesized and thoroughly characterized with thermogravimetric analyses, revealing sufficient volatility and long-term thermal stability. [Sn(DMP) 4 ] demonstrates typical saturation behavior and constant growth rates of 0.27 or 0.42 Å cycle -1 at 150 and 60 °C, respectively, in PEALD experiments. Within the ALD regime, the films are smooth, uniform, and of high purity. On the basis of these promising features, the PEALD process was optimized wherein a 6 nm thick tin oxide channel material layer deposited at 60 °C was applied in bottom-contact bottom-gate thin-film transistors, showing a remarkable on/off ratio of 10 7 and field-effect mobility of μ FE ≈ 12 cm 2 V -1 s -1 for the as-deposited thin films deposited at such low temperatures.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3169-3180 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 23 Jan 2019 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Externally published | Yes |
External IDs
PubMed | 30624887 |
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Keywords
- atomic layer deposition, precursors, thin films, thin-film transistors, tin(IV) oxide