Detailed description of the invention
Refer to Fig. 1, be the section of structure of the thin film transistor (TFT) 100 manufactured by manufacture method of thin film transistor (TFT) 100 according to the present invention the first better embodiment.Described thin film transistor (TFT) 100 is formed in substrate 200, and this thin film transistor (TFT) 100 includes grid 110, gate insulator 120, intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130, n-type amorphous silicon layer 140, source electrode 151 and drain electrode 152.This grid 110 is positioned in this substrate 200, and this gate insulator 120 is positioned at this grid 110 and away from the side of described substrate 200 and covers this grid 110.This intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 is located on this gate insulator 120 and is positioned at the position corresponding with described grid 110, the width of this intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 is less than or equal to the width of this grid, and this gate insulator 120 is for separating this grid 110 with mutually insulated with this intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130.This n-type amorphous silicon layer 140 is positioned in this intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 and part covers described intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130.This source electrode 151 and this drain electrode 152 are formed in side away from described grid 110 of described gate insulator 120, described intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 and described n-type amorphous silicon layer 140, and this source electrode 151 with this drain electrode 152 in setting separated from one another.This intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 part is revealed between this source electrode 151 and this drain electrode 152.
This trapezoidal structure of intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130, it includes undoped region 131 and doped region 132, wherein, two opposite flanks that this doped region 132 is this intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 process through phosphorus doping or are formed after boron doping treatment, and the thickness of this doped region 132 is equal with the thickness of this n-type amorphous silicon layer 140.This undoped region 131 is formed at the end face of this intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130, and these two ends, undoped region 131 are located on this undoped region 131 and are covered to this n-type amorphous silicon layer 140.This n-type amorphous silicon layer 140 is covered by this source electrode 151 and this drain electrode 152 respectively with this doped region 132.This n-type amorphous silicon layer 140 and this doped region 132 play reduce this intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 and this source electrode 151 and and this drain electrode 152 between the effect of contact impedance, at this thin film transistor (TFT) 100 in off position, when namely described grid 110 not being applied voltage or applies negative voltage, can effectively reduce leakage current.
Refer to the manufacture method flow chart that Fig. 2, Fig. 2 are thin film transistor (TFT)s 100 in Fig. 1.The method comprises the steps:
Step S201, refer to Fig. 3, it is provided that described substrate 200, and sequentially forms described grid 110 and described gate insulator 120 in this substrate 200, makes described gate insulator 120 be covered on this grid 110.Specifically, in this substrate 200, first form the first metal layer, then utilize dry method etch technology that this first metal layer is patterned as described grid 110, form described gate insulator 120 again through Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD).
The material of described substrate 200 can be selected from glass, quartz, organic polymer or other transparent material applicatory.The material of described grid 110 is metal or other conductive material, for instance alloy, metal-oxide, metal nitride or metal oxynitride etc..The material of described gate insulator 120 can be selected from inorganic material (such as silicon oxide, silicon boride and boron silicon oxide etc.), organic material or other material applicatory and combination thereof.
Step S202, refer to Fig. 4, after this gate insulator 120 that completes, sequentially forms the first semiconductor layer 133 and the second semiconductor layer 141 on this gate insulator 120.The material of this first semiconductor layer 133 is intrinsic amorphous silicon, and the material of this second semiconductor layer 141 is n-type non-crystalline silicon.
Step S203, refer to Fig. 5, forms the first photoresist layer (non-icon), and pattern this first photoresist layer to form the first photoresist layer pattern 160 on this second semiconductor layer 141, and the position of this first photoresist layer pattern 160 is just to described grid 110.This second semiconductor layer 141 and this first semiconductor layer 133 of not covered by this first photoresist layer pattern 160 is etched by dry etch process, to form this n-type amorphous silicon layer 140 in this second semiconductor layer 141, this intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 is formed in this first semiconductor layer 133, wherein, two opposite flanks of this intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 are not hidden by this n-type amorphous silicon layer 140.
Step S204, refer to Fig. 6, and two opposite flanks of this intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 revealed are carried out doping treatment to form this doped region 132.The present embodiment adopts the mode of ion implanting to carry out phosphorus doping, and the thickness of Doping Phosphorus is suitable with the thickness of this n-type amorphous silicon layer 140.Certainly also this n-type amorphous silicon layer 140 comparable is slightly thick or slightly thin.In other embodiments, the material of doping is not restricted to phosphorus, it is also possible to be boron or other material.Regardless of being which kind of material that adulterates, doping way is not limited to ion implanting mode, it is also possible to be Cement Composite Treated by Plasma mode etc..Owing to this doped region 132 is that processing technology is simple, saves processing procedure cost by being made directly doping treatment formation on two opposite flanks of this intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130.
Step S205, refer to Fig. 7, after doping treatment completes, removes this first photoresist layer pattern 160.Wherein, this first photoresist layer is positive photoresistance, and its part being irradiated to by light can be dissolved in photoresistance developer solution, and the part do not irradiated by light then will not be dissolved in photoresistance developer solution, in other embodiments, described first photoresist layer can also the contrary negative photoresistance of operating characteristic.
Step S206, refer to Fig. 8, after removing this first photoresist layer pattern 160, described substrate 200 is formed the second metal level 150 covering this gate insulator 120, this n-type amorphous silicon layer 140 and this doped region 132, and on this second metal level 150, forms the second photoresist layer 170.This second metal level 150 and described n-type amorphous silicon layer 140, this doped region 132 and be emerging in the described gate insulator 120 of these intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 both sides and contact.The material of this second metal level 150 is metal or other conductive material, for instance alloy, metal-oxide, metal nitride or metal oxynitride etc..In the present embodiment, described second photoresist layer 170 is positive photoresistance, and its part being irradiated to by light can be dissolved in photoresistance developer solution, and the part do not irradiated by light then will not be dissolved in photoresistance developer solution.In other embodiments, described second photoresist layer 170 can also the contrary negative photoresistance of operating characteristic.
Step S207, refer to Fig. 9, patterning this second photoresist layer 170 to form the second photoresistance pattern 171, this second photoresist layer pattern 171 is covered in this second metal level 150 both sides, and makes second metal level 150 corresponding with the mid portion of this n-type amorphous silicon layer 140 reveal.
Step S208, refer to Figure 10, this second metal level 150 that etching is not covered by this second photoresist layer pattern 171 is to form described source electrode 151 and described drain electrode 152, etch away the n-type amorphous silicon layer 140 between described source electrode 151 and described drain electrode 152 and part intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 simultaneously, finally remove this second photoresist layer pattern 171.So far, this thin film transistor base plate 100 completes.
Refer to the manufacture method flow chart that Figure 11, Figure 11 are the thin film transistor (TFT)s 100 of another better embodiment of the present invention.The method comprises the steps:
Step S1101, refer to Figure 12, it is provided that described substrate 200, and sequentially forms described grid 110 and described gate insulator 120 in this substrate 200, makes described gate insulator 120 be covered on this grid 110.Specifically, in this substrate 200, first form the first metal layer, then utilize dry method etch technology that this first metal layer is patterned as described grid 110, form described gate insulator 120 again through Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD).
The material of described substrate 200 can be selected from glass, quartz, organic polymer or other transparent material applicatory.The material of described grid 110 is metal or other conductive material, for instance alloy, metal-oxide, metal nitride or metal oxynitride etc..The material of described gate insulator 120 can be selected from inorganic material (such as silicon oxide, silicon boride and boron silicon oxide etc.), organic material or other material applicatory and combination thereof.
Step S1102, refer to Figure 13, after this gate insulator 120 that completes, sequentially forms the first semiconductor layer 133 and the second semiconductor layer 141 on this gate insulator 120.The material of this first semiconductor layer 133 is intrinsic amorphous silicon, and the material of this second semiconductor layer 141 is n-type non-crystalline silicon.
Step S1103, refer to Figure 14, forms the first photoresist layer (non-icon), and pattern this first photoresist layer to form the first photoresist layer pattern 160 on this second semiconductor layer 141, and the position of this first photoresist layer pattern 160 is just to described grid 110.This second semiconductor layer 141 and this first semiconductor layer 133 of not covered by this first photoresist layer pattern 160 is etched by dry etch process, to form this n-type amorphous silicon layer 140 in this second semiconductor layer 141, form this intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 in this first semiconductor layer 133.Wherein, two opposite flanks of this intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 are not hidden by this n-type amorphous silicon layer 140.This first photoresist layer is positive photoresistance, and its part being irradiated to by light can be dissolved in photoresistance developer solution, and the part do not irradiated by light then will not be dissolved in photoresistance developer solution, and in other embodiments, described first photoresist layer can also the contrary negative photoresistance of operating characteristic.
Step S1104, refer to Figure 15, removes this first photoresist layer pattern 160, makes this doped region 132 and this n-type amorphous silicon layer 140 reveal.
Step S1105, refer to Figure 16, and two opposite flanks and this n-type amorphous silicon layer 140 to this intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 revealed carry out doping treatment, and two opposite flanks of this intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 define this doped region 132 after doping treatment.Owing to not having blocking of this first photoresist layer pattern 160, this n-type amorphous silicon layer 140 also have passed through doping treatment, also contribute to reducing this intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 and this source electrode 151 and and this drain electrode 152 between contact impedance, thus reducing leakage current.The present embodiment adopts the mode of ion implanting to carry out phosphorus doping process.In other embodiments, the material of doping is not restricted to phosphorus, it is also possible to be boron or other material.Regardless of being which kind of material that adulterates, doping way is not limited to ion implanting mode, it is also possible to be Cement Composite Treated by Plasma mode etc..Owing to this doped region 132 of the present invention is that processing technology is simple, saves processing procedure cost by being made directly doping treatment formation on the doped region 132 of this intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130.
Step S1106, refer to Figure 17, after removing this first photoresist layer pattern 160, described substrate 200 is formed the second metal level 150 covering this gate insulator 120, this n-type amorphous silicon layer 140 and this doped region 132, and on this second metal level 150, forms the second photoresist layer 170.This second metal level 150 and described n-type amorphous silicon layer 140, this doped region 132 and be emerging in the described gate insulator 120 of these intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 both sides and contact.The material of this second metal level 150 is metal or other conductive material, for instance alloy, metal-oxide, metal nitride or metal oxynitride etc..In the present embodiment, described second photoresist layer 170 is positive photoresistance, and its part being irradiated to by light can be dissolved in photoresistance developer solution, and the part do not irradiated by light then will not be dissolved in photoresistance developer solution.In other embodiments, described second photoresist layer 170 can also the contrary negative photoresistance of operating characteristic.
Step S1107, refer to Figure 18, patterning this second photoresist layer 170 to form the second photoresistance pattern 171, this second photoresist layer pattern 171 is covered in this second metal level 150 both sides, and makes second metal level 150 corresponding with the mid portion of this n-type amorphous silicon layer 140 reveal.
Step S1108, refer to Figure 19, this second metal level 150 that etching is not covered by this second photoresist layer pattern 171 is to form described source electrode 151 and described drain electrode 152, etch away the n-type amorphous silicon layer 140 between described source electrode 151 and described drain electrode 152 and part intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 130 simultaneously, finally remove this second photoresist layer pattern 171.So far, this thin film transistor base plate 100 completes.
Above example is only in order to illustrate technical scheme and unrestricted, although the present invention being described in detail with reference to preferred embodiment, it will be understood by those within the art that, technical scheme can be modified or equivalent replacement, without deviating from the spirit and scope of technical solution of the present invention.