WO2012153365A1 - 薄膜トランジスタ装置の製造方法、薄膜トランジスタ装置および表示装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor device, a thin film transistor device, and a display device.
- a thin film transistor constituting a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL panel.
- the channel portion of the thin film transistor is formed of a-Si which is amorphous silicon or Poly-Si which is crystalline and polycrystalline silicon.
- a-Si layer For the crystalline silicon layer (Poly-Si layer) in the channel portion of the thin film transistor, generally, after forming an amorphous silicon layer (a-Si layer), laser light such as excimer is applied to the amorphous silicon layer. It is formed by irradiating and instantaneously raising the temperature to crystallize.
- the thin film transistor has a bottom gate structure in which the gate metal is disposed on the substrate side as viewed from x-Si (x is a or poly) of the channel portion, and the gate metal and the source / drain metal are in the channel portion.
- the bottom gate structure is mainly used in an a-Si TFT having a channel portion formed of an amorphous silicon layer, and the top gate structure is a Poly-Si having a channel portion formed of a crystalline silicon layer. Mainly used in TFT.
- a bottom gate structure is generally used as a structure of a thin film transistor included in a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL panel used in a large-area display device.
- a Poly-Si TFT is used in a bottom gate structure, and in this case, the manufacturing cost can be suppressed.
- a crystalline silicon layer is formed by crystallizing an amorphous silicon layer by irradiating a laser.
- laser annealing crystallization method the amorphous silicon layer is crystallized by heat based on laser light irradiation.
- a gate electrode is first formed of a metal material having a higher thermal conductivity than silicon or an insulating film, and then an insulating layer and an amorphous silicon layer are formed. The Therefore, when crystallization is performed by irradiating a bottom gate structure amorphous silicon layer with laser light by the laser annealing crystallization method, the heat necessary for crystallization of the amorphous silicon layer is generated by the gate electrode. As a result, the amorphous silicon layer is not sufficiently crystallized, resulting in a decrease in crystallinity and non-uniformity.
- a method in which a dummy gate pattern is disposed in the vicinity of the gate electrode, that is, in the vicinity of the channel, thereby reducing the difference in heat capacity between the gate electrode and the amorphous silicon layer above the dummy gate pattern.
- Patent Document 1 a method for reducing the absorption of heat generated in a silicon thin film by a gate electrode is disclosed.
- the conventional method has the following problems. That is, in the methods disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, as a means for thermally saturating the gate electrode before the laser beam reaches the silicon thin film above the gate electrode, the gate electrode is in contact with the periphery of the gate electrode and the gate electrode. An electrode material is disposed. Therefore, when a higher-definition display device is manufactured using a bottom-gate thin film transistor, there is a problem in that it is difficult to densely arrange gate electrode patterns. Further, the method disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a restriction that the thin film transistor must be arranged so that the channel direction of the thin film transistor is always parallel to the scan direction. This significantly reduces the degree of freedom in designing the circuit pattern in the pixel of the display device, which is a serious problem when a higher-definition display device is manufactured.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing crystal unevenness when the laser annealing crystallization method is performed by scanning a solid-state laser in the visible light region.
- the left figure of FIG. 1 is a figure which shows the crystallization ratio with respect to the amorphous silicon on one gate metal among the several gate metals of the right figure of FIG.
- the crystallization rate of 80% indicates that the crystalline silicon has a particle size of 30 nm to 40 nm.
- the crystallization rate of 40% indicates that the crystalline silicon has a particle size of 10 nm to 20 nm. It represents that. Accordingly, as shown in the left diagram of FIG. 1, it can be seen that crystal unevenness occurs when crystallization is insufficient (not uniform).
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor device capable of forming a crystalline silicon film with stable crystallinity using a laser having a wavelength in the visible light region, a thin film transistor device, An object is to provide a display device using the same.
- a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor device includes a first step of preparing a substrate, a second step of forming a plurality of gate electrodes on the substrate, and the plurality of the plurality of gate electrodes.
- a predetermined laser having a wavelength of 405 nm or more and 488 nm or less is moved relative to the substrate in a certain direction, and the amorphous silicon layer is crystallized using laser light emitted from the predetermined laser.
- a sixth step of forming a source electrode and a drain electrode in a region on the crystalline silicon layer corresponding to each of the plurality of gate electrodes A value obtained by dividing the optical film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer, which is a value obtained by integrating the refractive index of the amorphous silicon layer with the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer, by the wavelength of the laser beam.
- X is an optical film thickness of the silicon oxide layer, which is a value obtained by adding a refractive index of the silicon oxide layer to a film thickness of the silicon oxide layer, and a refractive index of the silicon nitride layer to a film thickness of the silicon nitride layer.
- the integrated value and the optical film thickness of the silicon nitride layer are summed, and a value obtained by dividing the sum by the refractive index of the silicon oxide layer is calculated as the silicon oxide layer equivalent optical film.
- the thickness When the thickness is set, the value obtained by dividing the silicon oxide layer equivalent optical film thickness by the wavelength of the laser beam is Y, the density of the amorphous silicon layer is ⁇ Si, the specific heat is cSi, and the gate electrode
- the film thickness of the gate electrode is dG, the density is ⁇ G, the specific heat is cG, Square of upward free silicon layer of the silicon layer and the gate electrode of the AG the maximum value of the absorption rate of the gate electrode when the respective light absorption rate equal to said laser beam, (A G / d G) ⁇
- the value calculated by the equation ( ⁇ Si ⁇ c Si ) / ( ⁇ G ⁇ c G ) is denoted as ⁇ A ′
- the thickness of the silicon oxide layer, the thickness of the silicon nitride layer, and the amorphous The film thickness of the qualitative silicon layer satisfies X and Y belonging to the range defined by the following formulas 1) to 6).
- Formula 1 Y ⁇ 0.264 + 14.444 ⁇ ⁇ A ′, Formula 2) X ⁇ 0.729 ⁇ 67.777 ⁇ ⁇ A ′, Formula 3) Y ⁇ ⁇ 0.388X + 0.584-21.124 ⁇ ⁇ A ', Formula 4) Y ⁇ 0.427 ⁇ 28.519 ⁇ ⁇ A ′, Formula 5) X ⁇ 0.344 + 32.963 ⁇ ⁇ A ′, Formula 6) Y ⁇ ⁇ 0.388X + 0.457 + 21.212 ⁇ ⁇ A ′ .
- the present invention it is possible to realize a thin film transistor device manufacturing method, a thin film transistor, and a display device using the thin film transistor device capable of forming a crystalline silicon film with stable crystallinity using a laser having a wavelength in the visible light region. It can. Specifically, by forming the silicon thin film and the gate insulating layer so that each film thickness satisfies a predetermined condition, for example, the pattern shape of the gate electrode, etc., in particular, the structure of the thin film transistor device can be changed.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing crystal unevenness when the laser annealing crystallization method is performed by scanning a solid-state laser in the visible light region.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the thin film transistor that constitutes the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an equivalent circuit of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing manufacturing steps of the thin film transistor of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film transistor of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film transistor of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film transistor of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5D is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film transistor of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5E is a cross-sectional view for describing the method for manufacturing the thin film transistor of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5F is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film transistor of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5G is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film transistor of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5H is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film transistor of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5I is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film transistor of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5J is a cross-sectional view for explaining the method for manufacturing the thin film transistor of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing laser annealing in S14 of FIG.
- FIG. 7A is a diagram for explaining the amplitude transmittance and the calculation method of the amplitude transmittance.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing laser annealing in S14 of FIG.
- FIG. 7A is a diagram for explaining the amplitude transmittance and the calculation method of the amplitude transmitt
- FIG. 7B is a diagram for explaining the amplitude transmittance and the calculation method of the amplitude transmittance.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing that there is a preferable film thickness range for the gate insulating layer and the amorphous silicon layer when the crystalline silicon layer is formed by the laser annealing crystallization method.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a value obtained by converting the value on the horizontal axis in FIG. 8 into the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer.
- FIG. 10A is a diagram illustrating an example of values obtained by converting the values on the vertical axis in FIG. 8 into the film thicknesses of the silicon oxide layer and the silicon nitride layer constituting the gate insulating layer 13.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing that there is a preferable film thickness range for the gate insulating layer and the amorphous silicon layer when the crystalline silicon layer is formed by the laser annealing crystallization method.
- FIG. 9 is
- FIG. 10B is a diagram illustrating an example of values obtained by converting the values on the vertical axis in FIG. 8 into the thicknesses of the silicon oxide layer and the silicon nitride layer constituting the gate insulating layer 13.
- FIG. 10C is a diagram illustrating an example of values obtained by converting the values on the vertical axis in FIG. 8 into the thicknesses of the silicon oxide layer and the silicon nitride layer included in the gate insulating layer 13.
- FIG. 10D is a diagram illustrating an example of values obtained by converting the values on the vertical axis in FIG. 8 into the thicknesses of the silicon oxide layer and the silicon nitride layer constituting the gate insulating layer 13.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram used in FIG.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a model used for the simulation.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the film thickness condition portions implemented in this simulation in FIG.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a simulation result of the position dependency of the highest temperature reached on the surface of the amorphous silicon layer in the first region and the second region.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a simulation result of the position dependency of the highest temperature reached on the surface of the amorphous silicon layer in the first region and the second region.
- FIG. 16A is a diagram showing a calculation result of the absorption rate of silicon in the first region and the second region when the amorphous silicon layer is 35 nm.
- FIG. 16B is a diagram showing a calculation result of the absorption rate of silicon in the first region and the second region when the amorphous silicon layer is 37.5 nm.
- FIG. 16C is a diagram showing a calculation result of the absorption rate of silicon in the first region and the second region when the amorphous silicon layer is 47.5 nm.
- FIG. 16D is a diagram illustrating a calculation result of the absorption rate of silicon in the first region and the second region when the amorphous silicon layer is 50 nm.
- FIG. 17A is a diagram illustrating a calculation result of the absorption rate of silicon in the first region and the second region when the thickness of the silicon oxide layer / the thickness of the silicon nitride layer is 110 nm / 18.0 nm.
- FIG. 17A is a diagram illustrating a calculation result of the absorption rate of silicon in the first region and the second region when the thickness of the silicon oxide layer / the thickness of the silicon nitride layer is 110 n
- FIG. 17B is a diagram illustrating a calculation result of the absorption rate of silicon in the first region and the second region when the thickness of the silicon oxide layer / the thickness of the silicon nitride layer is 105 nm / 27.1 nm.
- FIG. 17C is a diagram illustrating a calculation result of the absorption rate of silicon in the first region and the second region when the thickness of the silicon oxide layer / the thickness of the silicon nitride layer is 100 nm / 36.1 nm.
- FIG. 17D is a diagram illustrating a calculation result of the absorption rate of silicon in the first region and the second region when the thickness of the silicon oxide layer / the thickness of the silicon nitride layer is 95 nm / 45.1 nm.
- FIG. 17E is a diagram illustrating a calculation result of the absorption rate of silicon in the first region and the second region when the thickness of the silicon oxide layer / the thickness of the silicon nitride layer is 90 nm / 54.1 nm.
- FIG. 18A is a diagram showing the crystallinity of a crystalline silicon layer when laser annealing crystallization is performed on a structure according to an embodiment of the present invention using a solid-state laser in the visible light region.
- FIG. 18B is a diagram showing the crystallinity of a crystalline silicon layer when a laser annealing crystallization method is performed on a conventional structure using a solid-state laser in the visible light region.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining an effect in the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 20 shows an example of a display device using the thin film transistor of the present invention.
- the method of manufacturing a thin film transistor device includes a first step of preparing a substrate, a second step of forming a plurality of gate electrodes on the substrate, and forming a silicon nitride layer on the plurality of gate electrodes.
- a predetermined laser is moved relative to the substrate in a fixed direction, and the amorphous silicon layer is crystallized using laser light emitted from the predetermined laser to generate a crystalline silicon layer.
- a sixth step and a seventh step of forming a source electrode and a drain electrode in a region on the crystalline silicon layer corresponding to each of the plurality of gate electrodes, and the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer To the above The value obtained by dividing the refractive index of the crystalline silicon layer by the optical film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer divided by the wavelength of the laser beam is set as X, and the film thickness of the silicon oxide layer is oxidized.
- the optical film thickness of the silicon oxide layer which is a value obtained by integrating the refractive index of the silicon layer
- the optical film thickness of the silicon nitride layer which is a value obtained by adding the refractive index of the silicon nitride layer to the film thickness of the silicon nitride layer.
- the value obtained by dividing this value by the refractive index of the silicon oxide layer is the silicon oxide layer equivalent optical film thickness, the silicon oxide layer equivalent optical film
- the value obtained by dividing the thickness by the wavelength of the laser beam is Y.
- the density of the amorphous silicon layer is ⁇ Si
- the specific heat is cSi
- the film thickness of the gate electrode is dG
- the density is ⁇ G
- the specific heat is cG.
- Formula 1 Y ⁇ 0.264 + 14.444 ⁇ ⁇ A ′, Formula 2) X ⁇ 0.729 ⁇ 67.777 ⁇ ⁇ A ′, Formula 3) Y ⁇ ⁇ 0.388X + 0.584-21.124 ⁇ ⁇ A ', Formula 4) Y ⁇ 0.427 ⁇ 28.519 ⁇ ⁇ A ′, Formula 5) X ⁇ 0.344 + 32.963 ⁇ ⁇ A ′, Formula 6) Y ⁇ ⁇ 0.388X + 0.457 + 21.212 ⁇ ⁇ A ′ .
- the film thickness of the silicon nitride layer and the silicon oxide layer as the gate insulating film, and the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer serving as the channel layer satisfy the above-described conditions, 1 ) Amorphous not above the gate electrode (hereinafter referred to as the second region) due to the light absorption rate of the amorphous silicon layer above the gate electrode (hereinafter referred to as the first region). It is possible to set the light absorption rate of the crystalline silicon layer to be large, and 2) to set the heat generation temperature of the silicon layer above the gate electrode to be larger than the melting point of the amorphous silicon layer.
- the heat generation of the amorphous silicon layer in the second region is larger than the heat generation of the amorphous silicon layer in the first region. Accordingly, the heat generated in the amorphous silicon layer in the second region is generated before the laser light emitted from the predetermined laser reaches the start end of the gate electrode where the laser light starts to be emitted. Propagated in advance to the gate electrode, the gate electrode is in a state of being thermally saturated.
- the heat generated from the amorphous silicon layer in the first region from the start end of the gate electrode where irradiation with the laser beam starts to the end of the gate electrode where irradiation with the laser beam ends is generated. Since the proportion absorbed by the gate electrode can be reduced, the heat generation temperature distribution of the amorphous silicon layer in the first region can be controlled almost uniformly. Thereby, the crystal structure generated in the crystalline silicon layer obtained by crystallizing the amorphous silicon layer can be controlled almost uniformly.
- the heat generated from the molten silicon layer in the second region propagates to the molten silicon layer in the first region rather than to the gate electrode through the silicon oxide layer and the silicon nitride layer.
- heat generated from the molten silicon layer in the second region does not excessively propagate to the gate electrode. Therefore, since the distribution of the heat generation temperature of the gate electrode is not deteriorated, the uniformity of the heat generation temperature distribution of the silicon layer in the first region accompanying the deterioration of the heat generation temperature distribution of the gate electrode can be avoided.
- the uniformity of the crystal structure generated in the crystalline silicon layer obtained by crystallizing the amorphous silicon layer is maintained by the combined effect of the above 1) and 2).
- the crystal ratio in the crystalline silicon layer from the crystalline silicon layer corresponding to the start end portion of the gate electrode that has started to be irradiated to the crystalline silicon layer corresponding to the end portion of the gate electrode that has been irradiated with the laser light can be realized.
- the predetermined laser irradiates the laser beam in an oscillation mode of a continuous oscillation mode or a pseudo continuous oscillation mode.
- the predetermined laser is a solid laser device.
- the predetermined laser is constituted by a laser device using a semiconductor laser element.
- the fluctuation of the irradiation energy density of the laser beam on the amorphous silicon layer is less than about 5%.
- the silicon nitride layer and the silicon oxide layer are formed of an electrostatic capacitance and an oxidation of a series capacitor formed by them.
- the silicon single layer is formed to have a film thickness that is equal to the electrostatic capacity when the film thickness is 100 nm to 140 nm.
- the film thickness of the silicon oxide layer, the film thickness of the silicon nitride layer, and the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer are expressed by the following equations 7) and 8): Satisfying X and Y belonging to the range defined by.
- Formula 7) 0.442 ⁇ X ⁇ 0.559
- Formula 8) 0.310 ⁇ Y ⁇ 0.341.
- the gate breakdown voltage of the thin film transistor device can be increased without excessively increasing the fixed charge in the silicon nitride layer constituting the gate insulating film. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the threshold voltage of the thin film transistor device from being greatly shifted from 0V.
- the thickness of the silicon nitride layer is moderately suppressed, problems such as cracks, film peeling, and insufficient dehydrogenation due to the thick silicon nitride layer do not occur, resulting in a decrease in productivity in the manufacture of thin film transistor devices. Can be prevented.
- the insulating layer (gate insulating layer) and the amorphous silicon layer constituting the thin film transistor device are each changed by 10% from the target film thickness, the crystals in the crystalline silicon layer A thin film transistor device in which variation in rate is suppressed can be realized.
- the wavelength of the predetermined laser is 445 nm to 455 nm.
- the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer is not less than 40 nm and not more than 45 nm.
- the film thicknesses of the silicon nitride layer, the silicon oxide layer, and the amorphous silicon layer constituting the thin film transistor are each changed by 10% from the target film thickness, the crystallinity ratio in the crystalline silicon layer is reduced.
- a thin film transistor device in which variation is suppressed can be realized.
- the second step includes a step of forming an undercoat layer made of silicon oxide on the substrate, and a step of forming a plurality of gate electrodes on the undercoat layer. including.
- the thin film transistor of the eleventh aspect is formed by forming a substrate, a plurality of gate electrodes formed on the substrate, a silicon nitride layer formed on the plurality of gate electrodes, and being stacked on the silicon nitride layer A silicon oxide layer; a crystalline silicon layer formed on the silicon oxide layer; and a source electrode and a drain electrode formed in a region on the crystalline silicon layer corresponding to each of the plurality of gate electrodes.
- a predetermined laser having a wavelength of 405 nm or more and 488 nm or less is moved relative to the substrate in a certain direction,
- the amorphous silicon layer is generated by crystallizing the amorphous silicon layer using laser light emitted from the predetermined laser, and the refractive index of the amorphous silicon layer is changed to the thickness of the amorphous silicon layer.
- the value obtained by dividing the optical film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer, which is an integrated value, by the wavelength of the laser beam is X, and the value obtained by integrating the refractive index of the silicon oxide layer to the film thickness of the silicon oxide layer
- Y is the value, and the density of the amorphous silicon layer is ⁇ Si , the specific heat is c Si , the film thickness of the gate electrode is d G , the density is ⁇ G , the specific heat is c G , and the gate electrode Of the silicon layer above and the silicon layer not above the gate electrode,
- the maximum value of the absorption rate of the gate electrode when each of the light absorption rate for Za light equals A G, and, (A G / d G) ⁇ ( ⁇ Si ⁇ c Si) / ( ⁇ G ⁇ c G)
- the value calculated by the equation is ⁇ A ′
- the film thickness of the silicon oxide layer, the film thickness of the silicon nitride layer, and the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer are obtained from the following equation 1):
- the X and Y belonging to the range defined by Equation 6) are satisfied.
- Formula 1 Y ⁇ 0.264 + 14.444 ⁇ ⁇ A ′, Formula 2) X ⁇ 0.729 ⁇ 67.777 ⁇ ⁇ A ′, Formula 3) Y ⁇ ⁇ 0.388X + 0.584-21.124 ⁇ ⁇ A ', Formula 4) Y ⁇ 0.427 ⁇ 28.519 ⁇ ⁇ A ′, Formula 5) X ⁇ 0.344 + 32.963 ⁇ ⁇ A ′, Formula 6) Y ⁇ ⁇ 0.388X + 0.457 + 21.212 ⁇ ⁇ A ′. .
- a display device is a display device including a liquid crystal panel or an EL panel, and the display device includes the thin film transistor according to the eleventh aspect, and the thin film transistor drives the liquid crystal panel or the EL panel.
- the EL panel is an organic EL panel.
- a first step of preparing a substrate, a second step of forming a plurality of gate electrodes on the substrate, and forming a silicon nitride layer on the plurality of gate electrodes A third step, a fourth step of laminating a silicon oxide layer on the silicon nitride layer, a fifth step of forming an amorphous silicon layer on the silicon oxide layer, and a wavelength of 405 nm to 488 nm
- a predetermined laser is moved relative to the substrate in a fixed direction, and the amorphous silicon layer is crystallized using laser light emitted from the predetermined laser to generate a crystalline silicon layer.
- the predetermined laser outside the gate electrode is upstream in the relative movement direction.
- the highest temperature of the amorphous silicon layer in the region is such that the amorphous silicon layer in the region on the gate electrode when the amorphous silicon layer is irradiated using the laser light.
- the highest reach of the amorphous silicon layer when the amorphous silicon layer is irradiated with the predetermined laser beam in the region on the gate electrode so as to be higher than the highest temperature. It is configured so that the temperature is substantially constant.
- the amorphous property is obtained using the laser beam in the sixth step.
- the silicon layer is irradiated, the highest temperature of the amorphous silicon layer in the upstream region in the relative movement direction of the predetermined laser outside the gate electrode is the amorphous property using the laser beam.
- the predetermined laser beam is used in the region on the gate electrode so as to be higher than the highest temperature of the amorphous silicon layer in the region on the gate electrode when the silicon layer is irradiated.
- the film thickness of the gate electrode, the film thickness of the silicon nitride layer, and the silicon oxide so that the highest temperature of the amorphous silicon layer when the amorphous silicon layer is irradiated is substantially constant.
- Layer thickness And the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer is formed.
- a manufacturing method of a thin film transistor device includes a first step of preparing a substrate, a second step of forming a gate electrode on the substrate, and a third step of forming a silicon nitride layer on the gate electrode, A fourth step of forming a silicon oxide layer on the silicon nitride layer, a fifth step of forming a layer containing a semiconductor material on the silicon oxide layer, and a wavelength of 405 nm to 488 nm with respect to the semiconductor material layer.
- the sixth step of generating a semiconductor layer by irradiating a predetermined laser beam and crystallizing the semiconductor material is different from the first region which is a region corresponding to the gate electrode, and does not correspond to the gate electrode
- the crystalline silicon layer is formed so that the heat generation amount per unit volume in the second region of the semiconductor material layer is larger than the heat generation amount per unit volume in the first region of the semiconductor material layer.
- the amount of heat generated per unit volume in the second region of the semiconductor material layer Is larger than the amount of heat generated per unit volume in the first region of the semiconductor material layer, and the thickness of the gate electrode, the thickness of the gate insulating film, and the amorphous silicon layer Is formed.
- the second region of the semiconductor material layer is upstream of the first region in the relative movement direction of the predetermined laser beam with respect to the substrate in the sixth step. It corresponds to the region and the downstream region.
- the heat generation amount per unit volume in the second region in the sixth step is larger than the heat generation amount per unit volume of the gate electrode.
- the thin film transistor device is formed in the first region of the semiconductor material layer.
- the size of the portion having the same temperature distribution is configured to be 0.8 or more and 1.0 or less with respect to the first region.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of a thin film transistor constituting the organic light emitting display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- a thin film transistor 100 illustrated in FIG. 2 is a bottom gate thin film transistor, and includes a substrate 10, an undercoat layer 11, a gate electrode 12, a gate insulating layer 13, a crystalline silicon layer 15, and an amorphous silicon layer 16. And an n + silicon layer 17 and source / drain electrodes 18.
- the substrate 10 is an insulating substrate made of, for example, transparent glass or quartz.
- the undercoat layer 11 is formed on the substrate 10 and is composed of, for example, a silicon nitride (SiNx) layer, a silicon oxide (SiOx) layer, and a laminate thereof.
- the undercoat layer 11 is preferably made of silicon oxide (SiOx) of 1.5 ⁇ x ⁇ 2.0 and having a thickness of 300 nm to 1500 nm.
- a more preferable thickness range of the undercoat layer 11 is 500 nm or more and 1000 nm or less. This is because if the thickness of the undercoat layer 11 is increased, the thermal load on the substrate 10 can be reduced, but if it is too thick, film peeling or cracking occurs.
- the gate electrode 12 is formed on the undercoat layer 11 and is typically made of a metal such as molybdenum (Mo) or a metal such as Mo alloy (for example, MoW (molybdenum / tungsten alloy)).
- Mo molybdenum
- Mo alloy for example, MoW (molybdenum / tungsten alloy)
- the gate electrode 12 only needs to be a metal that can withstand the melting point temperature of silicon. Therefore, those containing W (tungsten), Ta (tantalum), Nb (niobium), Ni (nickel), Cr (chromium), and Mo. It may be made of an alloy of
- the thickness of the gate electrode 12 is preferably 30 nm to 300 nm, and more preferably 50 nm to 100 nm.
- the thickness of the gate electrode 12 is small, the transmittance of the gate electrode 12 increases, and the reflection of laser light described below tends to decrease. Further, when the thickness of the gate electrode 12 is large, the coverage of the gate insulating layer 13 described below is lowered. In particular, the gate insulating film is disconnected at the end of the gate electrode, so that the gate electrode 12 and the n + silicon are separated. This is because the characteristics of the thin film transistor 100 are likely to deteriorate, for example, the layer 17 is electrically connected.
- the gate insulating layer 13 is formed so as to cover the gate electrode 12 and has, for example, a laminated structure of a silicon oxide layer and a silicon nitride layer.
- gate insulating layer 13 has a laminated structure of silicon oxide layer 13a and silicon nitride layer 13b, and silicon nitride layer 13b and silicon oxide layer 13a are laminated on gate electrode 12 in this order. Will be described.
- the gate insulating layer 13 is formed to have a film thickness that is, for example, approximately the same as the electrostatic capacitance of the silicon oxide layer 13a having a thickness of 100 nm to 140 nm. That is, the film thickness of the gate insulating layer 13 is in a range suitable for forming the crystalline silicon layer 15 by laser annealing crystallization. This preferable range is expressed by a certain relational expression. Details of this fixed relational expression will be described later.
- the crystalline silicon layer 15 is formed on the gate insulating layer 13 and is formed of a polycrystalline silicon layer (Poly-Si layer).
- the crystalline silicon layer 15 is polycrystalline by irradiating the amorphous silicon layer 14 with a laser after an amorphous silicon layer 14 (not shown) made of a-Si is formed on the gate insulating layer 13. It is formed by crystallization (including microcrystallization).
- polycrystal has a broad meaning including not only a polycrystal in a narrow sense consisting of crystals of 50 nm or more but also a microcrystal in a narrow sense consisting of crystals of 50 nm or less.
- polycrystal is described in a broad sense.
- the polycrystal of the present invention may contain an amorphous component and dangling bonds at each grain boundary.
- the laser light source used for laser irradiation is a laser having a wavelength in the visible light region.
- the laser having a wavelength in the visible light region is a laser having a wavelength of about 380 nm to 780 nm, preferably a laser having a wavelength of 405 nm to 488 nm. More preferable is a blue laser having a wavelength of 445 nm to 455 nm.
- the blue region has a high absorption rate of amorphous silicon.
- the blue laser can be used for annealing efficiently, so the power required for crystallization can be reduced to about half. Means you can.
- a blue laser especially in the wavelength region of 445 nm to 455 nm, even if the film quality of amorphous silicon (a-Si) changes from amorphous to crystalline, the decrease in absorption rate is as small as about 10%. It is. That is, even if the film quality of amorphous silicon (a-Si) varies and its optical constant varies, a high absorption rate can be maintained and stable crystallization can be achieved.
- the output of a single blue light emitting diode laser is as small as the mW order, but it is possible in principle to construct a laser having an output higher than that obtained at other wavelengths by bundling them. In addition, in such a method, an incoherent laser beam is inevitably formed, so that there is an effect that laser beam shaping is easy.
- the laser having a wavelength in the visible light region may be in a continuous oscillation or quasi-continuous oscillation mode. This is because when the laser having a wavelength in the visible light region is in a pulse oscillation mode other than a continuous oscillation mode or a quasi-continuous oscillation mode, the amorphous silicon layer 14 is irradiated with laser light discontinuously. This is because the amorphous silicon layer 14 cannot always be kept in a molten state. The reason why the quasi-continuous oscillation mode is also included is that the amorphous silicon layer 14 can be maintained in its molten state by being reheated by applying a pulse before it is cooled to below its melting point.
- a preferred embodiment of the quasi-continuous oscillation mode is one in which the amorphous silicon layer 14 can be reheated by applying a pulse before the amorphous silicon layer 14 is not cooled below its melting point, and the molten state can be maintained.
- the laser having a wavelength in the visible light region may be a solid-state laser device or a laser device using a semiconductor laser element. In any case, it is preferable because laser light can be controlled with high accuracy.
- the laser having a wavelength in the visible light region forms the crystalline silicon layer 15 without crystal unevenness, if the variation of the irradiation energy density when irradiating the amorphous silicon layer 14 is less than about 5%, preferable.
- the amorphous silicon layer 14 is made of amorphous silicon, that is, a-Si, and is formed on the gate insulating layer 13.
- the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 is preferably 35 nm to 55 nm, and more preferably 40 nm to 45 nm.
- the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 is in a range suitable for forming the crystalline silicon layer 15 by laser annealing crystallization. This preferable range is expressed by a certain relational expression based on the technical idea described below.
- the gate insulating layer 13 is formed by laminating the silicon oxide layer 13a and the silicon nitride layer 13b as described above.
- variables for expressing relational expressions are defined. That is, a value obtained by dividing the optical film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 by the refractive index of the amorphous silicon layer 14 by the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 by the wavelength of the laser beam is X And Subsequently, the optical film thickness of the silicon oxide layer 13a, which is a value obtained by adding the refractive index of the silicon oxide layer 13a to the film thickness of the silicon oxide layer 13a, and the refractive index of the silicon nitride layer 13b to the film thickness of the silicon nitride layer 13b. The integrated value is added to the optical thickness of the silicon nitride layer 13b. And when the value obtained by dividing this value by the refractive index of the silicon oxide layer 13a is taken as the silicon oxide layer equivalent optical film thickness, the silicon oxide layer equivalent optical film thickness is divided by the wavelength of the laser beam. Let Y be the value.
- the density of the amorphous silicon layer 14 is ⁇ Si
- the specific heat is c Si
- the film thickness of the gate electrode 12 is d G
- the density is ⁇ G
- the specific heat is c G.
- the light absorption rate of the amorphous silicon layer 14 above the gate electrode 12 (first region) and the amorphous silicon layer 14 not above the gate electrode 12 (second region) with respect to the laser light are equal.
- suitable ranges are determined for the thickness of the gate insulating layer 13 and the thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14, respectively.
- the film thickness of the silicon oxide layer 13a, the film thickness of the silicon nitride layer 13b, and the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 are within the range defined by the following (formula 1) to (formula 6). It is preferable to form so as to satisfy X and Y to which it belongs.
- the film thickness of the silicon oxide layer 13a, the film thickness of the silicon nitride layer 13b, and the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 are within the range defined by the following (formula 7) and (formula 8). More preferably, it is formed so as to satisfy X and Y.
- the amorphous silicon layer 16 is formed on the crystalline silicon layer 15.
- the thin film transistor 100 has a channel layer having a structure in which the amorphous silicon layer 16 is stacked on the crystalline silicon layer 15.
- n + silicon layer 17 is formed so as to cover the side surfaces of the amorphous silicon layer 16 and the crystalline silicon layer 15 and the gate insulating layer 13.
- the source / drain electrodes 18 are formed on the n + silicon layer 17 and, for example, a metal such as Mo or Mo alloy, a metal such as titanium (Ti), aluminum (Al) or Al alloy, copper (Cu) or Cu alloy, etc. Or a metal material such as silver (Ag), chromium (Cr), tantalum (Ta), or tungsten (W).
- a metal such as Mo or Mo alloy
- a metal such as titanium (Ti), aluminum (Al) or Al alloy, copper (Cu) or Cu alloy, etc.
- a metal material such as silver (Ag), chromium (Cr), tantalum (Ta), or tungsten (W).
- the thin film transistor 100 is configured.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an equivalent circuit of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- a switching transistor 1 includes a switching transistor 1, a driving transistor 2, a data line 3, a scanning line 4, a current supply line 5, a capacitance 6, and an organic EL element 7.
- the switching transistor 1 is connected to the data line 3, the scanning line 4, and the capacitance 6.
- the driving transistor 2 corresponds to, for example, the thin film transistor 100 shown in FIG. 2 and is connected to the current supply line 5, the capacitance 6, and the organic EL element 7.
- the data line 3 is a wiring through which data (the magnitude of the voltage value) that determines the brightness of the pixel of the organic EL element 7 is transmitted to the pixel of the organic EL element 7.
- the scanning line 4 is a wiring through which data for determining the switch (ON / OFF) of the pixel of the organic EL element 7 is transmitted to the pixel of the organic EL element 7.
- the current supply line 5 is a wiring for supplying a large current to the drive transistor 2.
- Capacitance 6 holds a voltage value (charge) for a certain period of time.
- the organic light emitting display device is configured as described above.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a manufacturing process of a thin film transistor of the organic light emitting display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- a plurality of the thin film transistors 100 are manufactured at the same time, but in the following, in order to simplify the description, a method for manufacturing one thin film transistor will be described.
- 5A to 5J are views for explaining a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor of the organic light emitting display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing laser annealing in S14 of FIG.
- the substrate 10 is prepared, the undercoat layer 11 is formed on the substrate 10 (S10), and then the gate electrode is formed on the undercoat layer 11 (S11).
- an undercoat layer 11 is formed on the substrate 10 by plasma CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition), and then a metal film to be a gate electrode is deposited by sputtering, and photolithography is performed. Then, the gate electrode 12 in the thin film transistor 100 is formed by etching (FIG. 5A).
- the gate electrode 12 is typically formed of a metal material such as Mo or an Mo alloy (for example, MoW (molybdenum / tungsten alloy)).
- a gate insulating layer 13 is formed on the gate electrode 12 (S12). Then, an amorphous silicon layer 14 is formed on the gate insulating layer 13 (S13).
- a silicon nitride layer is formed by plasma CVD so as to cover the undercoat layer 11 and the gate electrode 12 on the gate electrode 12, and a silicon oxide layer is stacked on the formed silicon nitride layer.
- the gate insulating layer 13 is formed (FIG. 5B), and the amorphous silicon layer 14 is continuously formed on the formed gate insulating layer 13 (FIG. 5C).
- the film thickness of the gate insulating layer 13 is, for example, such a film thickness that the electrostatic capacitance is approximately the same as the electrostatic capacitance when the silicon oxide layer has a thickness of 100 nm to 140 nm.
- the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 is, for example, 35 nm to 55 nm, and preferably 40 nm to 45 nm.
- the thickness of the silicon oxide layer 13a, the thickness of the silicon nitride layer 13b, and the thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 are defined by (Expression 1) to (Expression 6). Preferably, it is formed so as to satisfy X and Y belonging to a certain range.
- the absorption rate of the amorphous silicon layer 14 above the region where the gate electrode 12 is formed (hereinafter referred to as the first region) is A Si1
- the absorption rate A Si1 is normalized absorptance of those Shosan a thickness d Si of the amorphous silicon layer 14 a Si1 and '.
- the light absorptance of the amorphous silicon layer 14 above the region where the gate electrode 12 is not formed (hereinafter referred to as the second region) with respect to the laser light is A Si2
- the absorptance A Si2 is the amorphous silicon layer.
- the product of the film thickness dSi of 14 is defined as the normalized absorption rate A Si2 ′.
- the difference A Si1 ′ ⁇ A Si2 ′ is equal to or less than a value ⁇ A ′ defined in the description below. That is, in S12 and S13, the gate insulating layer 13 and the amorphous silicon layer 14 having a film thickness that satisfies the relational expression (Formula 9) are formed.
- the absorptance of the amorphous silicon layer 14 depends on the film thickness and optical constant of the amorphous silicon layer 14, the configuration of the gate insulating layer 13, and the film.
- the thickness and optical constant, and the optical constant of the metal material forming the underlying gate electrode 12 and the optical constant of the substrate are used as parameters, and are derived by optical calculation considering multiple interference of laser light.
- the amorphous silicon layer 14 is turned into a crystalline silicon layer 15 by laser annealing (S14). Specifically, a predetermined laser having a wavelength of 405 nm or more and 488 nm or less is moved relative to the substrate 10 in a certain direction, and the amorphous silicon layer 14 is formed using laser light emitted from the predetermined laser. Crystallization produces a crystalline silicon layer 15. More specifically, first, a dehydrogenation process is performed on the formed amorphous silicon layer 14. Thereafter, the amorphous silicon layer 14 is made polycrystalline (including microcrystals) by laser annealing to form a crystalline silicon layer 15 (FIG. 5D).
- the laser light source used for laser irradiation is a laser having a wavelength in the visible light region as described above.
- the laser having a wavelength in the visible light region is a laser having a wavelength of about 380 nm to 780 nm, preferably a laser having a wavelength of 405 nm to 488 nm. More preferable is a blue laser having a wavelength of 445 nm to 455 nm.
- the laser having a wavelength in the visible light region may be in a continuous oscillation mode or a quasi-continuous oscillation mode.
- the laser having a wavelength in the visible light region may be constituted by a solid-state laser device or a laser device using a semiconductor laser element.
- the laser having a wavelength in the visible light region has a variation in irradiation energy density of less than about 5% when irradiated on the amorphous silicon layer 14.
- the crystalline silicon layer 15 is irradiated by irradiating the amorphous silicon layer 14 with a laser beam condensed in a linear shape. Is generated. Specifically, there are two methods. One is that the irradiation position of the linearly focused laser beam is fixed, the substrate 10 on which the amorphous silicon layer 14 is formed is placed on the stage, and the stage moves. The other is a method in which the stage is fixed and the irradiation position of the laser beam is moved. In either method, the laser beam is irradiated while moving relative to the amorphous silicon layer 14. As described above, the amorphous silicon layer 14 irradiated with the laser light absorbs the energy of the laser light and rises in temperature to be crystallized to become the crystalline silicon layer 15.
- a second amorphous silicon layer 16 is formed (S15), and the silicon layer in the channel region of the thin film transistor 100 is patterned (S16).
- a second amorphous silicon layer 16 is formed on the gate insulating layer 13 by plasma CVD (FIG. 5E). Then, the silicon layer film layer (the crystalline silicon layer 15 and the amorphous silicon layer 16) is patterned so that the channel region of the thin film transistor 100 remains, and the amorphous silicon layer 16 and the crystalline silicon layer 15 to be removed are patterned. Are removed by etching (FIG. 5F). Accordingly, a desired channel layer can be formed in the thin film transistor 100.
- n + silicon layer 17 and the source / drain electrodes 18 are formed (S17).
- an n + silicon layer 17 is formed by plasma CVD so as to cover the side surfaces of the amorphous silicon layer 16 and the crystalline silicon layer 15 and the gate insulating layer 13 (FIG. 5G).
- a metal to be the source / drain electrode 18 is deposited on the deposited n + silicon layer 17 by sputtering (FIG. 5H).
- the source / drain electrodes are a metal such as Mo or Mo alloy, a metal such as titanium (Ti), aluminum (Al) or Al alloy, a metal such as copper (Cu) or Cu alloy, or silver (Ag). , Chromium (Cr), tantalum (Ta), or tungsten (W).
- the source / drain electrode 18 is patterned (S18). Then, the n + silicon layer 17 is etched, and in the process, the second amorphous silicon layer 16 is partially etched (S19).
- the source / drain electrodes 18 are formed by photolithography and etching (FIG. 5I). Further, the n + silicon layer 17 is etched, and the amorphous silicon layer 16 in the channel region of the thin film transistor 100 is partially etched (FIG. 5J). In other words, the amorphous silicon layer 16 is channel etched so as to leave a part of the amorphous silicon layer 16 in the channel region of the thin film transistor 100.
- the thin film transistor 100 is manufactured.
- the thin film transistor 100 in the present embodiment is formed as a Poly-Si TFT having a bottom gate structure.
- the gate insulating layer 13 and the amorphous silicon layer 14 are formed to have a film thickness that satisfies the above-described relational expression.
- the amorphous silicon layer 14 made of a-Si film is crystallized by laser annealing using, for example, a blue laser, so that the amorphous silicon layer 14 becomes a crystalline silicon layer 15 made of Poly-Si. .
- the gate electrode 12 can be thermally saturated before the laser light reaches the amorphous silicon layer 14 corresponding to the channel region in which the thin film transistor is formed, and the finally obtained channel region
- the crystalline silicon layer 15 corresponding to can be crystallized uniformly.
- the film thickness of the gate insulating layer 13 and the amorphous silicon layer 14 has a preferable range when the crystalline silicon layer 15 is formed by laser annealing crystallization.
- a gate electrode exists under the amorphous silicon layer with the gate insulating layer interposed therebetween, and the thermal conductivity of the metal constituting the gate electrode is the thermal conductivity of the gate insulating layer. Bigger than Therefore, the heat of the amorphous silicon layer generated by the laser light irradiation is instantaneously propagated to the gate electrode through the gate insulating layer. As a result, a region where heat generation is insufficient is generated in the amorphous silicon layer above the region where the gate electrode is formed, and the reached temperature becomes non-uniform. For this reason, unevenness in crystallinity (crystal unevenness) of the crystalline silicon layer after crystallization as shown in FIG. 1 occurs.
- the thin film transistor 100 is manufactured so as to have the above-described structure. That is, the amorphous silicon layer 14 and the gate insulating layer 13 are formed so as to satisfy the above X and Y. Accordingly, the heat generation of the amorphous silicon layer 14 above the region where the gate electrode 12 is not formed (second region) causes the amorphous silicon layer 14 above the region where the gate electrode 12 is formed (first region). It can be larger than the heat generation.
- the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 and the film thickness of the gate insulating layer 13 that constitute the thin film transistor 100 according to this embodiment are formed so as to satisfy the above-described X and Y.
- heat generated in the amorphous silicon layer 14 above the region where the gate electrode 12 is not formed (second region) due to laser light irradiation is above the region where the gate electrode 12 is formed (first region).
- the laser beam reaches the amorphous silicon layer 14 in one region
- it is transmitted to the gate electrode 12 and the temperature of the gate electrode 12 is raised. That is, the gate electrode 12 is first preheated before the laser beam reaches.
- the temperature of the second region becomes the temperature of the first region where the laser light has not yet reached due to the above configuration.
- the heat generated in the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the second region is transferred to the gate electrode 12 and increases the temperature of the gate electrode 12 because the temperature is higher.
- the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the first region generates heat, and heat corresponding to the heat generation amount of the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the first region is generated by the gate electrode 12. (Heated by laser light).
- the gate electrode 12 is heated by both the heating by the laser beam and the preliminary heating, so that the gate electrode 12 is thermally saturated.
- thermally saturating the gate electrode 12 means that the temperature of the gate electrode 12 is made uniform in the plane of the gate electrode 12.
- the gate electrode 12 can be thermally saturated when the amorphous silicon layer 14 is crystallized.
- the heat generated by the laser beam for crystallizing the amorphous silicon layer 14 is used to form the crystalline silicon layer 15 without being absorbed by the gate electrode 12.
- the quality silicon layer 15 can be produced.
- the effect according to the present embodiment can be obtained when the difference in chemical absorption is ⁇ A ′ or less.
- the amorphous silicon layer 14 above the region where the gate electrode 12 is formed (first region) will be referred to as the amorphous silicon layer 14 of the first region, and above the region where the gate electrode 12 is not formed ( The amorphous silicon layer 14 in the second region) is referred to as the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the second region.
- the absorption rate of the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the first region with respect to the wavelength of the laser beam is A Si1
- the heat generation amount (per unit area) of the amorphous silicon layer 14 due to the absorption of the laser beam is Q Si1 .
- the absorption rate of the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the second region with respect to the wavelength of the laser beam is A Si2
- the heat generation amount (per unit area) of the amorphous silicon layer 14 due to the absorption of the laser beam is Q Si2 .
- the laser light absorption rate of the gate electrode 12 is A G
- the laser light is calorific value of the gate electrode 12 due to absorbed the (per unit area) and Q G.
- the film thickness, density, and specific heat of the amorphous silicon layer 14 are defined as d Si , ⁇ Si , c Si , respectively, and the film thickness, density, and specific heat of the gate electrode are defined as d G , ⁇ G , c G , respectively.
- the calorific value of the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the first region, the calorific value of the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the second region, and the calorific value of the gate electrode can be expressed as follows.
- Equation 9 indicates the following. That is, the condition that the difference between the normalized absorptance of the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the first region and the normalized absorptance of the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the second region is not more than the value defined by ⁇ A ′.
- the heat generation temperature of the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the second region is higher than the heat generation temperature of the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the first region. become.
- the amorphous silicon layer 14 and the gate insulating layer 13 satisfying this condition are formed, when the amorphous silicon layer is laser annealed (crystallized) using a green laser, for example, Since the influence of heat absorption and propagation by the gate electrode 12 on crystallization can be reduced, the temperature distribution due to heat generation of the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the first region of the thin film transistor can be made uniform.
- the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the first region of the thin film transistor 100 is sufficiently and uniformly formed without depending on the wavelength of the laser beam, the material and the film thickness of the gate electrode. Crystallization can be achieved to produce the crystalline silicon layer 15.
- the gate insulating layer 13 and the amorphous silicon layer 14 so as to satisfy the above-described conditions, the laser light having various wavelengths, the material and the film thickness of the gate electrode can be obtained.
- the crystalline silicon layer 15 without crystal unevenness can be generated. That is, for example, the variation in crystallinity of the crystalline silicon layer formed on the gate electrode 12 can be reduced without changing the pattern shape of the gate electrode 12 or the like, in particular, the structure of the thin film transistor 100, and thus stable. Crystallization becomes possible. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress variation in characteristics of thin film transistors using the thin film transistor, and to improve display quality even when high definition is advanced in a display device such as an LCD or an OLED.
- the amorphous silicon layer 14 and the gate insulating layer 13 satisfy the above-described conditions, so that the amorphous silicon in the first region
- the distribution of the temperature reached by the heat generation of the layer 14 can be made uniform, and the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the first region can be crystallized sufficiently and uniformly.
- 7A and 7B are diagrams for explaining the amplitude transmittance and the calculation method of the amplitude transmittance.
- FIG. 7A and 7B show a model structure of a multilayer structure in which the structure of the thin film transistor 100 shown in FIG. 2 is modeled.
- a layer 401 made of complex refractive index N 1, and 402 made of complex refractive index N 2 a layer 403 made of complex refractive index N 3, a layer 404 made of complex refractive index N 4 , and a substrate layer 405 made of complex refractive index N 5.
- a layer 404, a layer 403, a layer 402, and a layer 401 are stacked on the substrate layer 405 in this order.
- the model structure shown in FIG. 7B is a model structure in the case where the layer 404 in FIG. 7A is not provided.
- the region of the complex refractive index N 0 shown in the figure is outside the model structure and indicates the side on which the laser light is incident on the model structure.
- This region is, for example, air.
- the refractive index is 1 and the extinction coefficient is 0.
- the substrate layer 405 is an insulating substrate made of, for example, transparent glass or quartz, and has a refractive index of 1.47, for example, and corresponds to the substrate 10 shown in FIG. 5A.
- the layer 404 has a refractive index of 3.103, an extinction coefficient of 3.717, and is made of MoW having a thickness of 50 nm, and corresponds to the gate electrode 12 shown in FIG. 5A.
- the layer 403 is made of, for example, silicon nitride (SiNx) having a refractive index of 1.947 and an extinction coefficient of 0, and the layer 402 is made of, for example, silicon oxide (SiOx) having a refractive index of 1.477 and an extinction coefficient of 0. These two laminated films correspond to the gate insulating layer 13 shown in FIG. 5A.
- the layer 401 corresponds to, for example, the amorphous silicon layer 14 having a refractive index of 5.359 and an extinction coefficient of 1.370.
- the layer corresponding to the undercoat layer 11 is omitted. This is because if the undercoat layer 11 is a transparent layer and does not absorb laser light, its film thickness does not affect the results of this calculation. Therefore, hereinafter, the calculation proceeds with a model structure in which the layer corresponding to the undercoat layer 11 is omitted.
- the amplitude reflection coefficient for light incident on the layer 401 from the outside is r 01
- the amplitude reflection coefficient for light incident from the layer 401 to the layer 402 is r 12
- the layer 402 to layer 403 The amplitude reflection coefficient for light incident on the substrate is r 23
- the amplitude reflection coefficient for light incident on the layer 404 from the layer 403 is r 34
- the amplitude transmission coefficient of light incident on the layer 401 from the outside is t 01
- the amplitude transmission coefficient of light incident on the layer 402 from the layer 401 is t 12
- the amplitude transmission of light incident on the layer 402 from the layer 402 The coefficient is t 23
- the amplitude transmission coefficient of light incident from the layer 403 to the layer 404 is t 34
- the amplitude transmission coefficient of light incident from the layer 403 to the substrate layer 405 is t 35 .
- the amplitude reflection coefficients of the entire layers above the region where the layer 404 corresponding to the gate electrode 12 is formed are respectively r 01234 (R1), r 1234 (R2), r 234 (R3). It is said. Specifically, the amplitude reflection coefficient when the layers 404 and 403 are regarded as one layer is r 234 (R3). Similarly, the amplitude reflection coefficient when the layer 404, the layer 403, and the layer 402 are regarded as one layer is r 1234 (R2), and the amplitude when the layer 404, the layer 403, the layer 402, and the layer 401 are regarded as one layer. The reflection coefficient is r 01234 (R1).
- the amplitude transmission coefficients of the entire layers in the first region are t 01234 (T1), t 1234 (T2), and t 234 (T3), respectively.
- the amplitude transmission coefficient when the layers 404 and 403 are regarded as one layer is t 234 (T3).
- t 1234 (T2) is an amplitude transmission coefficient when the layer 404, the layer 403, and the layer 402 are regarded as one layer, and the amplitude when the layer 404, the layer 403, the layer 402, and the layer 401 are regarded as one layer.
- the transmission coefficient is t 01234 (T1).
- the amplitude reflection coefficients of the entire layers (in the second region) above the region where the layer 404 corresponding to the gate electrode is not formed are respectively r 01235 (R1 ′), r 1235 (R2 '), R 235 (R3').
- the amplitude reflection coefficient when the substrate layer 405 and the layer 403 are regarded as one layer is r 235 (R3 ′).
- the amplitude reflection coefficient when the substrate layers 405, 403, and 402 are regarded as one layer is r 1235 (R2 ′), and the substrate layers 405, 403, 402, and 401 are regarded as one layer.
- the amplitude reflection coefficient at this time is r 01235 (R1 ′).
- the amplitude transmission coefficients of the entire layers in the second region are t 01235 (T1 ′), t 1235 (T2 ′), and t 235 (T3 ′), respectively.
- the amplitude transmission coefficient when the substrate layer 405 and the layer 403 are regarded as one layer is t 235 (T3 ′).
- the amplitude transmission coefficient is t 1235 (T2 ′)
- the substrate layer 405, the layer 403, the layer 402, and the layer 401 are regarded as one layer.
- the amplitude transmission coefficient at this time is t 01235 (T1 ′).
- the amplitude reflection coefficient and amplitude transmission coefficient of each layer in the first region can be expressed by the following (Expression 13) to (Expression 18).
- the amplitude reflection coefficient and amplitude transmission coefficient of each layer in the second region can be expressed by the following (Equation 19) to (Equation 24).
- d is the film thickness of each layer
- ⁇ is the incident angle / transmission angle in each layer
- ⁇ is the wavelength of the laser beam.
- ⁇ can be calculated as shown below from Snell's law of the following equation.
- the amplitude reflection coefficients r 01 , r 12 , r 23 , r 34 , r 35 and the amplitude transmission coefficients t 01 , t 12 , t 12 , t 34 , t 35 of each layer are expressed by the following (formula 25) to (formula). 34).
- the light is monochromatic laser light, and the polarization is assumed to be P-polarized light.
- the amplitude reflection coefficient and amplitude transmission coefficient of the entire layer in the first region are calculated as follows. That is, first, r 234 is calculated by substituting (Equation 27) and (Equation 28) into (Equation 15). Next, r 1234 is calculated by substituting (Equation 26) and r 234 into (Equation 14). Next, r 01234 is calculated by substituting (Equation 25) and r 1234 into (Equation 13). Next, t 234 is calculated by substituting (Expression 27), (Expression 28), (Expression 32), and (Expression 33) into (Expression 18).
- t 1234 is calculated by substituting (Equation 26), (Equation 31), r 234 and t 234 into (Equation 17).
- t 01234 is calculated by substituting (Equation 25), (Equation 30), r 1234 and t 1234 into (Equation 16).
- the amplitude reflection coefficient and the amplitude transmission coefficient of the entire layers in the second region are calculated as follows. That is, first, r 235 is calculated by substituting (Equation 27) and (Equation 29) into (Equation 21). Next, r 1235 is calculated by substituting (Equation 26) and r 235 into (Equation 20). Next, r 01235 is calculated by substituting (Equation 25) and r 1235 into (Equation 19). Next, t 235 is calculated by substituting (Expression 27), (Expression 29), (Expression 32), and (Expression 34) into (Expression 24).
- t 1235 is calculated by substituting (Equation 26), (Equation 31), r 235 and t 1235 into (Equation 23).
- t 01235 is calculated by substituting (Equation 25), (Equation 30), r 1235 and t 1235 into (Equation 22).
- the reflectances R1 ', R2', and R3 'and the transmittances T1', T2 ', and T3' in each layer in the second region are calculated according to (Expression 41) to (Expression 46).
- the light absorption rate A Si2 to the amorphous silicon layer in the second region can be calculated by (Expression 48).
- the normalized absorption rate A of the amorphous silicon layer in the second region is changed from the normalized absorption rate A Si1 ′ of the amorphous silicon layer in the first region using the film thickness d Si of the amorphous silicon layer.
- a value obtained by subtracting Si2 ′ can be calculated.
- laser light mainly blue laser light
- ⁇ (405 nm ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 488 nm) the normalized absorption rate of the laser light to the amorphous silicon layers in the first region and the second region.
- the difference was calculated.
- the calculation result is the same even if the polarization of the laser beam is S polarization.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing that there is a preferable film thickness range for the gate insulating layer and the amorphous silicon layer when the crystalline silicon layer is formed by the laser annealing crystallization method. Specifically, FIG. 8 shows the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 and the laminated film composed of the silicon oxide layer 13a and the silicon nitride layer 13b using the model structure shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B.
- FIG. 9 is a contour diagram showing the calculation result of the normalized absorption difference A Si1 ′ ⁇ A Si2 ′ of the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the first region and the second region when the thickness is changed.
- the horizontal axis the optical thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14, i.e., the value of film thickness multiplied by the d Si of the amorphous silicon layer 14 to the refractive index n Si of the amorphous silicon layer 14, the wavelength of the laser beam A value obtained by dividing by ⁇ , that is, (n Si ⁇ d Si ) / ⁇ is shown.
- the vertical axis represents optical thickness obtained by converting the formed laminated film with a refractive index n SiO silicon oxide layer 13a in the silicon oxide layer 13a and a silicon nitride layer 13b, i.e.
- n SiO ⁇ d SiO + n SiN ⁇ d SiN The value obtained by dividing n SiO by the wavelength ⁇ of the laser beam (n SiO ⁇ d SiO + n SiN ⁇ d SiN ) / n SiO / ⁇ is shown.
- the film thickness d SiO of the silicon oxide layer 13a, the refractive index n SiN of the silicon nitride layer 13b, and the film thickness d SiN of the silicon nitride layer are used.
- the thicknesses of the silicon oxide layer 13a and the silicon nitride layer 13b are changed so that the total capacitance is constant. I am letting.
- SiO epsilon dielectric constant of the silicon oxide layer 13a and the silicon nitride layer 13b and a capacitance, respectively, epsilon SiN when placing the dielectric constant of vacuum and epsilon 0, composed of a silicon oxide layer and a silicon nitride layer
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a value obtained by converting the value on the horizontal axis in FIG. 8 into the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer.
- ⁇ 405 nm
- ⁇ 445 nm
- ⁇ 455 nm
- FIG. 10A to 10D are diagrams showing examples of values obtained by converting the values on the vertical axis in FIG. 8 into the film thicknesses of the silicon oxide layer 13a and the silicon nitride layer 13b constituting the gate insulating layer 13.
- FIG. 10A to 10D are diagrams showing examples of values obtained by converting the values on the vertical axis in FIG. 8 into the film thicknesses of the silicon oxide layer 13a and the silicon nitride layer 13b constituting the gate insulating layer 13.
- the relative dielectric constants of the silicon oxide layer 13a and the silicon nitride layer 13b are calculated as 4.1 and 7.9.
- the normalized absorption difference A Si1 ′ ⁇ A Si2 ′ of the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the first region and the second region is ⁇ A ′ on the contour line represented by ⁇ A ′ and in the inner region.
- the curve indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 8 shows a contour line with a normalized absorption difference of ⁇ 0.0003. That is, the normalized absorption difference between the curve and the inner region is ⁇ 0.0003 or less.
- This region is calculated by the above-described equation (calculation method) from the film thicknesses of the amorphous silicon layer 14 and the gate insulating layer 13, their optical constants, and the optical constants of the gate electrode 12 and the substrate 10. .
- the first region of the thin film transistor 100 satisfies the condition that the calculated normalized absorption difference A Si1 ′ ⁇ A Si2 ′ of the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the first region and the second region is ⁇ A ′ or less.
- the temperature distribution due to the heat generation of the amorphous silicon layer 14 can be made uniform. As a result, the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the first region is sufficiently and uniformly crystallized into the crystalline silicon layer 15.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram used for calculating a preferable film thickness range of the gate insulating layer and the amorphous silicon layer in FIG.
- X is calculated by dividing the optical film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 by the wavelength of the laser beam, and the stack of the silicon oxide layer 13a and the silicon nitride layer 13b is converted by the refractive index of the silicon oxide layer 13a.
- Y is obtained by dividing the optical film thickness by the wavelength of the laser beam.
- ⁇ Si and c Si are the density and specific heat of the amorphous silicon layer 14 respectively
- d G , ⁇ G and c G are the film thickness, density and specific heat of the gate electrode, respectively.
- the density of the amorphous silicon layer 14 is 2340 (kg / m 3), and the specific heat is 1252 (J / (kg ⁇ K)).
- the gate electrode 12 is made of MoW having a film thickness of 50 nm, its density is 11720 (kg / m 3), and its specific heat is 226.4 (J / (kg ⁇ K)).
- the refractive index n SiN of silicon nitride, the refractive index n G of the gate electrode, and the extinction coefficient k G of the gate electrode are used.
- ⁇ A ′ is calculated as 0.0003. Using this value, the product of the set indicated by L1 to L6 above ( ) Is determined.
- FIG. 12 shows a model used for the simulation.
- the model includes a substrate 510, a gate electrode 512, a silicon nitride layer 513b, a silicon oxide layer 513a, and an amorphous silicon layer 514.
- the length of the gate electrode 512 in the laser scanning direction was 30 ⁇ m, and the above-described values were used as the physical property values of the amorphous silicon layer 514 and the gate electrode 512.
- the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 is 30 nm
- the film thickness of the silicon oxide layer 13a / the film thickness of the silicon nitride layer 13b is 100 nm / 36.1 nm.
- the locations of the stars 2 to 7 have amorphous silicon layer thicknesses of 35 nm, 40 nm, 45 nm, 50 nm, 55 nm, and 60 nm, respectively, and the silicon oxide layer thickness / silicon nitride layer thickness is 100 nm / 36. 1 is common.
- the silicon oxide layer thickness / silicon nitride layer thickness is 115.0 nm / 9.0 nm, 110.0 nm / 18.0 nm, 90.0 nm / 54.1 nm, 80 nm, respectively.
- the amorphous silicon layer has a common film thickness of 40nm.
- FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 are diagrams showing the simulation results of the position dependence of the highest temperature reached on the surface of the amorphous silicon layer in the first region and the second region.
- the horizontal axis represents position coordinates
- the vertical axis represents the highest temperature reached on the surface of the amorphous silicon layer 14.
- FIG. 14 shows the simulation results of the film thickness conditions at the locations of star 1 to star 7 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 14 shows a simulation result when the thickness of the gate insulating layer 13 is kept constant and the thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 is changed at the locations of the stars 1 to 7 shown in FIG. Is shown.
- FIG. 15 shows the simulation results of the film thickness conditions at the locations of star 8, star 9, star 3, star 10, star 11, and star 12 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 15 shows a gate insulating film in which the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 is kept constant at the positions of star 8, star 9, star 3, star 10, star 11, star 12 shown in FIG.
- the simulation results when the thicknesses of the silicon oxide layer 13a and the silicon nitride layer 13b constituting the layer 13 are changed are shown.
- the normalized absorption difference A Si1 ′ ⁇ A Si2 of the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the first region and the second region on the contour line represented by ⁇ A ′ and the region inside the contour line is expressed. It can be seen that when the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 and the film thickness of the gate insulating layer 13 are satisfied, the temperature distribution due to heat generation of the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the first region of the thin film transistor 100 can be made uniform. Thereby, it is possible to generate a crystalline silicon layer 15 in which the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the first region of the thin film transistor 100 is sufficiently and uniformly crystallized.
- region F is shown as a more preferable region on the contour line represented by ⁇ A ′ and in the inner region (region surrounded by the dotted line).
- the region F in the range shown in FIG. 11 is a more preferable region in the region surrounded by the dotted line. This is because, in this region F, when the film thicknesses of the silicon nitride layer 13b, the silicon oxide layer 13a and the amorphous silicon layer 14 constituting the thin film transistor 100 are formed within a range satisfying the conditional expression defined in this region F, these films are formed. Even if the thickness changes by about 10% from the target film thickness, the crystalline silicon layer 15 in which the variation in the crystal ratio is suppressed can be generated. That is, a range that satisfies the conditional expression defined in the region F is preferable because there is a process margin.
- the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 / the film thickness of the silicon oxide layer 13a / the film thickness of the silicon nitride layer 13b 35 nm / 100 nm / 36.1 nm is referred to as the center film thickness.
- the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 / the film thickness of the silicon oxide layer 13a / the film thickness of the silicon nitride layer 13b is represented by a-Si / SiO / SiN.
- FIG. 16B is a diagram illustrating the calculation result of the absorption rate of silicon in the first region and the second region when the amorphous silicon layer is 37.5 nm
- FIG. 16C is a diagram illustrating the amorphous silicon layer. It is a figure which shows the calculation result of the absorption factor of the silicon
- FIG. 16D is a diagram showing a calculation result of the absorption rate of silicon in the first region and the second region when the amorphous silicon layer is 50 nm.
- the thickness of the silicon oxide layer 13a / the thickness of the silicon nitride layer 13b 100 nm / 36.1 nm, and the amorphous silicon layer 14 is formed with a thickness of 37.5 nm. It is a figure for verifying the process margin in the case of doing.
- the film thicknesses of the silicon nitride layer 13b and the amorphous silicon layer 14 are changed by ⁇ 10%, the silicon absorption rates in the first region and the second region are calculated.
- the thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 / the thickness of the silicon oxide layer 13a / the thickness of the silicon nitride layer 13b 47.5 nm / 100 nm / 36.1 nm is referred to as the center thickness.
- the thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 / the thickness of the silicon oxide layer 13a / the thickness of the silicon nitride layer 13b 50 nm / 100 nm / 36.1 nm is referred to as the center thickness.
- the thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 / the thickness of the silicon oxide layer 13a / the thickness of the silicon nitride layer 13b 42.5 nm / 100 nm / 36.1 nm is referred to as the center thickness, and the silicon oxide layer 13a.
- the film thicknesses of the silicon nitride layer 13b and the amorphous silicon layer 14 are changed by ⁇ 10% from the center film thickness, the silicon absorption rates in the first region and the second region are calculated.
- FIG. 17C is a diagram showing a calculation result of the absorption rate of silicon.
- the absorption rate of silicon is higher than the first region (on the gate)> second at the film thickness level (three film thickness levels) of the region surrounded by the dotted circle.
- the film thickness level for the region (outside the gate) was calculated.
- the absorption rate of silicon became the first region (on the gate ⁇ second region (outside the gate) at all film thickness levels.
- FIGS. 16B, 16C, and 17B In almost all film thickness levels, the absorption rate of silicon is in the first region (on the gate ⁇ second region (outside the gate). Only one film thickness level (large change) far from the center film thickness (dotted line) The absorption rate of silicon in the region surrounded by a circle of (1) (first region (on the gate))> second region (outside the gate).
- the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 / the film thickness of the silicon oxide layer 13a is 105 nm / 27.1 nm to 95 nm / 45.1 nm, and the film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer 14 is 37.5 nm to 47. It can be seen that there is a process margin in a region that includes .5, that is, a range that satisfies the conditional expression defined by region F. That is, in the preferable region F, even when the film thicknesses of the silicon oxide layer 13a, the silicon nitride layer 13b, and the amorphous silicon layer 14 are changed by about 10% from the target film thickness, the variation in the crystal ratio is suppressed. It can be seen that the crystalline silicon layer 15 can be generated.
- FIG. 18B is a diagram showing the crystallinity of a crystalline silicon layer when a laser annealing crystallization method is performed on a conventional structure using a solid-state laser in the visible light region as a comparison. That is, FIG. 18A is a diagram showing the crystallinity of the crystalline silicon layer when the laser annealing crystallization method is performed on the structure of the embodiment of the present invention using a solid-state laser in the visible light region.
- the crystallized region has a crystal size of 50 nm to 70 nm, a crystallized region of 100 nm to 200 nm, and a crystal size of 200 nm to 500 nm. There are some areas.
- the structure of the embodiment of the present invention is uniformly crystallized with a crystal grain size of 100 nm to 200 nm.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining the effect of the embodiment of the present invention. That is, FIG. 18 focuses on a region other than the gate electrode 12 as a means for thermally saturating the gate electrode 12 and uses the heat generated by the amorphous silicon layer (in the second region) not above the gate electrode 12. It shows that. Specifically, by setting the film thicknesses of the amorphous silicon layer 14 and the gate insulating layer 13 in an appropriate range, the difference in the light interference effect due to the presence or absence of the gate electrode 12 is used.
- the heat generation of the amorphous silicon layer 14 that is not above the gate electrode 12 (in the second region) can be set to be larger than the heat generation of 2), and 2) the heat generation of the silicon thin film above the gate electrode 12 (first region)
- the temperature can be set to be higher than the melting point of silicon.
- the heat generated from the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the second region can be absorbed and propagated to the gate electrode 12.
- the influence of heat absorption / propagation of the gate electrode 12 can be reduced.
- the light absorption rate of the silicon thin film (in the second region) not above the gate electrode 12 is transiently larger than the light absorption rate of the silicon thin film above the gate electrode, that is, the gate electrode 12 can be set to 2).
- the gate electrode 14 Even when the heat generation of the amorphous silicon layer 14 not in the upper part (in the second region) becomes extremely larger than the heat generation in the amorphous silicon layer 14 in the upper part of the gate electrode 12 (in the first region), the gate electrode 14, the amorphous silicon layer 14 in both regions (the first region) above 14 and the amorphous silicon layer 14 (second region) not above the gate electrode 12 are melted. As a result, a molten silicon layer is formed, and its thermal conductivity increases to a value comparable to that of a metal generally used as the gate electrode 12.
- the heat generated from the molten silicon layer (in the second region) that is not above the gate electrode 12 is propagated mainly to the molten silicon layer (in the first region) above the gate electrode 12, so that the gate insulation It is not excessively absorbed by the gate electrode 12 through the layer 13. Therefore, the temperature distribution of the gate electrode 12 is not deteriorated, and the heat generation temperature distribution of the amorphous silicon layer 14 (in the first region) thereabove is not affected.
- the combined effect of the above 1) and 2) can maintain the heat generation temperature distribution of the amorphous silicon layer 14 (in the first region) above the gate electrode 12 uniformly, so that the crystalline silicon obtained at that time can be maintained. There is an effect that the uniformity of the crystal structure generated in the layer 15 can be maintained.
- a thin film transistor device manufacturing method, a thin film transistor, and a display device using the thin film transistor device capable of forming a crystalline silicon film with stable crystallinity using a laser having a wavelength in the visible light region are realized. be able to. Specifically, by forming the silicon thin film and the gate insulating layer so that each film thickness satisfies a predetermined condition, for example, the pattern shape of the gate electrode and the like, in particular, the structure of the thin film transistor is changed. In addition, a thin film transistor device manufacturing method, a thin film transistor, and a display device using the thin film transistor device that can form a crystalline silicon layer with stable crystallinity using a laser having a wavelength in the visible light region can be realized.
- the thin film transistor of the present invention when used for the display device shown in FIG. 19, a high-quality display device having uniform TFT characteristics can be realized. Further, the yield can be improved and the cost can be reduced by improving the display quality.
- the effect can be realized only by taking the film thickness condition within the above range without changing the structure of the thin film transistor, for example, the pattern shape of the gate electrode. Even when a higher-definition display device is manufactured, it can be said that it is superior to the conventional technique in that the design flexibility can be maintained.
- the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. Unless it deviates from the meaning of this invention, the form which carried out the various deformation
- the present invention can be used for a manufacturing method of a thin film transistor device, a thin film transistor, a liquid crystal panel using the thin film transistor, or a display device including an EL panel such as an organic EL panel.
- the gate electrode is present through the gate insulating film, the effect of heat absorption and heat propagation of the gate electrode can be suppressed and stable crystallization can be performed, so that a high-quality liquid crystal panel having homogeneous TFT characteristics or It can be used for manufacturing a display device including an EL panel such as an organic EL panel.
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X≦0.729-67.777×ΔA’ (式2)
Y≦-0.388X+0.584-21.124×ΔA’ (式3)
Y≦0.427-28.519×ΔA’ (式4)
X≧0.344+32.963×ΔA’ (式5)
Y≧-0.388X+0.457+21.412×ΔA’ (式6)
0.310≦Y≦0.341 (式8)
QSi2=E×ASi2/(dSi×ρSi×cSi)
QG=E×AG/(dG×ρG×cG)
まず、計算方法について説明する。
L2:X≦0.729-67.777×ΔA’
L3:Y≦-0.388X+0.584-21.124×ΔA’
L4:Y≦0.427-28.519×ΔA’
L5:X≧0.344+32.963×ΔA’
L6:Y≧-0.388X+0.457+21.412×ΔA’
2 駆動トランジスタ
3 データ線
4 走査線
5 電流供給線
6 キャパシタンス
7 有機EL素子
10、510 基板
11 アンダーコート層
12、512 ゲート電極
13 ゲート絶縁層
13a、513a 酸化珪素層
13b、513b 窒化珪素層
14、16、514 非晶質シリコン層
15 結晶質シリコン層
17 n+シリコン層
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Claims (20)
- 基板を準備する第1工程と、
前記基板上に複数のゲート電極を形成する第2工程と、
前記複数のゲート電極上に窒化珪素層を形成する第3工程と、
前記窒化珪素層上に酸化珪素層を積層する第4工程と、
前記酸化珪素層上に非晶質性シリコン層を形成する第5工程と、
波長が405nm以上488nm以下である所定のレーザーを前記基板に対して一定の方向に相対移動させて、前記所定のレーザーから照射されるレーザー光を用いて前記非晶質性シリコン層を結晶化させて結晶性シリコン層を生成する第6工程と、
前記複数のゲート電極の各々に対応する前記結晶性シリコン層上の領域にソース電極及びドレイン電極を形成する第7工程と、を含み、
前記非晶質性シリコン層の膜厚に前記非晶質性シリコン層の屈折率を積算した値である前記非晶質性シリコン層の光学膜厚を、前記レーザー光の波長で除算した値をXとし、
前記酸化珪素層の膜厚に前記酸化珪素層の屈折率を積算した値である前記酸化珪素層の光学膜厚と、前記窒化珪素層の膜厚に前記窒化珪素層の屈折率を積算した値である前記窒化珪素層の光学膜厚とを和算し、さらに、この和算により得られた値を前記酸化珪素層の屈折率で除算した値を、前記酸化珪素層換算光学膜厚とした場合において、前記酸化珪素層換算光学膜厚を前記レーザー光の波長で除算した値をYとし、
さらに、前記非晶質性シリコン層の密度をρSi、比熱をcSiとし、前記ゲート電極の膜厚をdG、密度をρG、比熱をcGとし、
前記ゲート電極の上方のシリコン層と前記ゲート電極の上方にないシリコン層の、前記レーザー光に対するそれぞれの光吸収率が等しいときの前記ゲート電極の吸収率の最大値をAGとし、
(AG/dG)×(ρSi×cSi)/(ρG×cG)の式にて算出される値をΔA’とおいたとき、
前記酸化珪素層の膜厚、前記窒化珪素層の膜厚、及び前記非晶質性シリコン層の膜厚は、下記の式1)から式6)により区画される範囲に属する前記X、及び前記Yを満たす
薄膜トランジスタ装置の製造方法。
式1)Y≧0.264+14.444×ΔA’
式2)X≦0.729-67.777×ΔA’
式3)Y≦-0.388X+0.584-21.124×ΔA’
式4)Y≦0.427-28.519×ΔA’
式5)X≧0.344+32.963×ΔA’
式6)Y≧-0.388X+0.457+21.412×ΔA’ - 前記第6工程において、前記所定のレーザーは、連続発振または擬似連続発振モードの発振モードで前記レーザー光を照射する
請求項1に記載の薄膜トランジスタ装置の製造方法。 - 前記所定のレーザーは、固体レーザー装置で構成される
請求項1または2に記載の薄膜トランジスタ装置の製造方法。 - 前記所定のレーザーは、半導体レーザー素子を用いたレーザー装置で構成される
請求項1または2に記載の薄膜トランジスタ装置の製造方法。 - 前記第6工程において、前記レーザー光の前記非晶質性シリコン層上における照射エネルギー密度の変動は、5%程度未満である
請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の薄膜トランジスタ装置の製造方法。 - 前記第3工程、及び、前記第4工程において、前記窒化珪素層及び前記酸化珪素層は、それらが構成する直列キャパシタの有する静電容量と、酸化珪素単層の膜厚が100nm~140nmのときに有する静電容量と等しくなるような膜厚で形成される
請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の薄膜トランジスタ装置の製造方法。 - 前記酸化珪素層の膜厚、前記窒化珪素層の膜厚、及び前記非晶質性シリコン層の膜厚は、下記の式7)および式8)により区画される範囲に属する前記X、及び前記Yを満たす
請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の薄膜トランジスタ装置の製造方法。
式7)0.442≦X≦0.559
式8)0.310≦Y≦0.341 - 前記所定のレーザーの波長は、445nm~455nmである
請求項6または7に記載の薄膜トランジスタ装置の製造方法。 - 前記非晶質性シリコン層の膜厚は、40nm以上45nm以下である
請求項6~8のいずれか1項に記載の薄膜トランジスタ装置の製造方法。 - 前記第2工程は、前記基板上に酸化珪素からなるアンダーコート層を形成する工程と、前記アンダーコート層上に複数のゲート電極を形成する工程とを含む
請求項1~9のいずれか1項に記載の薄膜トランジスタ装置の製造方法。 - 基板と、
前記基板上に形成された複数のゲート電極と、
前記複数のゲート電極上に形成された窒化珪素層と、
前記窒化珪素層上に積層された酸化珪素層と、
前記酸化珪素層上に形成された結晶性シリコン層と、
前記複数のゲート電極の各々に対応する前記結晶性シリコン層上の領域に形成されたソース電極及びドレイン電極とを備え、
前記結晶性シリコン層は、
前記酸化珪素層上に非晶質性シリコン層を形成後、波長が405nm以上488nm以下である所定のレーザーを前記基板に対して一定の方向に相対移動させて、前記所定のレーザーから照射されるレーザー光を用いて前記非晶質性シリコン層を結晶化させて生成され、
前記非晶質性シリコン層の膜厚に前記非晶質性シリコン層の屈折率を積算した値である前記非晶質性シリコン層の光学膜厚を、前記レーザー光の波長で除算した値をXとし、前記酸化珪素層の膜厚に前記酸化珪素層の屈折率を積算した値である前記酸化珪素層の光学膜厚と、前記窒化珪素層の膜厚に前記窒化珪素層の屈折率を積算した値である前記窒化珪素層の光学膜厚とを和算し、さらに、この和算により得られた値を前記酸化珪素層の屈折率で除算した値を、前記酸化珪素層換算光学膜厚とした場合、前記酸化珪素層換算光学膜厚を前記レーザー光の波長で除算した値をYとし、さらに、前記非晶質性シリコン層の密度をρSi、比熱をcSiとし、前記ゲート電極の膜厚をdG、密度をρG、比熱をcGとし、前記ゲート電極の上方のシリコン層と前記ゲート電極の上方にないシリコン層の、前記レーザー光に対するそれぞれの光吸収率が等しいときの前記ゲート電極の吸収率の最大値をAG、とし、(AG/dG)×(ρSi×cSi)/(ρG×cG)の式にて算出される値をΔA’とおいたとき、
前記酸化珪素層の膜厚、前記窒化珪素層の膜厚、及び前記非晶質性シリコン層の膜厚は、下記の式1)から式6)により区画される範囲に属する前記X、及び前記Yを満たす
薄膜トランジスタ装置。
式1)Y≧0.264+14.444×ΔA’
式2)X≦0.729-67.777×ΔA’
式3)Y≦-0.388X+0.584-21.124×ΔA’
式4)Y≦0.427-28.519×ΔA’
式5)X≧0.344+32.963×ΔA’
式6)Y≧-0.388X+0.457+21.412×ΔA’ - 液晶パネルまたはELパネルを含む表示装置であって、
前記表示装置は、請求項11に記載の薄膜トランジスタ装置を備え、
前記薄膜トランジスタ装置は、前記液晶パネルまたはELパネルを駆動させる
表示装置。 - 前記ELパネルは、有機ELパネルである
請求項12に記載の表示装置。 - 基板を準備する第1工程と、
前記基板上に複数のゲート電極を形成する第2工程と、
前記複数のゲート電極上に窒化珪素層を形成する第3工程と、
前記窒化珪素層上に酸化珪素層を積層する第4工程と、
前記酸化珪素層上に非晶質性シリコン層を形成する第5工程と、
波長が405nm以上488nm以下である所定のレーザーを前記基板に対して一定の方向に相対移動させて、前記所定のレーザーから照射されるレーザー光を用いて前記非晶質性シリコン層を結晶化させて結晶性シリコン層を生成する第6工程と、
前記複数のゲート電極の各々に対応する前記結晶性シリコン層上の領域にソース電極及びドレイン電極を形成する第7工程と、を含み、
前記第2工程、前記第3工程、前記第4工程及び前記第5工程では、
前記第6工程において、前記レーザー光を用いて前記非晶質性シリコン層を照射した際の、前記ゲート電極外の前記所定のレーザーの相対移動方向の上流領域での前記非晶質性シリコン層の最高到達温度が、前記レーザー光を用いて前記非晶質性シリコン層を照射した際の前記ゲート電極上の領域での前記非晶質性シリコン層の最高到達温度より高くなるように、且つ、前記ゲート電極上の領域内では、前記所定のレーザー光を用いて前記非晶質性シリコン層を照射した際の前記非晶質性シリコン層の最高到達温度がほぼ一定になるように、構成される
薄膜トランジスタ装置の製造方法。 - 前記第2工程、前記第3工程、前記第4工程及び前記第5工程では、
前記第6工程において、前記レーザー光を用いて前記非晶質性シリコン層を照射した際の、前記ゲート電極外の前記所定のレーザーの相対移動方向の上流領域での前記非晶質性シリコン層の最高到達温度が、前記レーザー光を用いて前記非晶質性シリコン層を照射した際の前記ゲート電極上の領域での前記非晶質性シリコン層の最高到達温度より高くなるように、且つ、前記ゲート電極上の領域内では、前記所定のレーザー光を用いて前記非晶質性シリコン層を照射した際の前記非晶質性シリコン層の最高到達温度がほぼ一定になるように、
前記ゲート電極の膜厚、前記窒化珪素層の膜厚、前記酸化珪素層の膜厚、及び、前記非晶質性シリコン層の膜厚が構成される
請求項14に記載の薄膜トランジスタ装置の製造方法。 - 基板を準備する第1工程と、
前記基板上にゲート電極を形成する第2工程と、
前記ゲート電極上に窒化珪素層を形成する第3工程と、
前記窒化珪素層上に酸化珪素層を形成する第4工程と、
前記酸化珪素層上に半導体材料を含む層を形成する第5工程と、
前記半導体材料層に対して波長が405nm以上488nm以下である所定のレーザー光を照射し、前記半導体材料を結晶化させて半導体層を生成する第6工程と、
前記ゲート電極に対応する領域である第1領域とは異なる、前記ゲート電極に対応しない領域である第2領域における前記半導体層上に、ソース電極及びドレイン電極を形成する第7工程と、を含み、
前記第2工程、前記第3工程、前記第4工程及び前記第5工程において、前記半導体材料層の前記第2領域での単位体積あたりの発熱量が、前記半導体材料層の前記第1領域での単位体積あたりの発熱量よりも大きくなるように前記結晶性シリコン層を形成することにより、前記第6工程において、前記所定のレーザー光が照射されることによって発熱した前記第1領域の前記半導体材料層から、前記ゲート電極に対して熱伝導して、前記ゲート電極に吸収されている熱分を、第2領域の前記半導体材料層に対して熱拡散することを抑えて蓄熱させた状態にさせ、かつ、発熱している前記第1領域の前記半導体材料層において、等しい温度分布を有する部位を形成させて、前記半導体材料を結晶化させる
薄膜トランジスタ装置の製造方法。 - 前記第2工程、前記第3工程、前記第4工程及び前記第5工程では、
前記半導体材料層の前記第2領域での単位体積あたりの発熱量が、前記半導体材料層の前記第1領域での単位体積あたりの発熱量よりも大きくなるように、
前記ゲート電極の膜厚、前記ゲート絶縁膜の膜厚、及び、前記非晶質性シリコン層の膜厚が構成される
請求項16に記載の薄膜トランジスタ装置の製造方法。 - 前記半導体材料層の前記第2領域は、前記第6工程における前記所定のレーザー光の前記基板に対する相対移動方向において、前記第1領域に対して上流領域および下流領域に対応している
請求項16に記載の薄膜トランジスタ装置の製造方法。 - 前記第2工程、前記第3工程、前記第4工程及び前記第5工程では、
前記第6工程において、前記第2領域における単位体積あたりの発熱量が、前記第1領域における単位体積あたりの発熱量に比べて、前記ゲート電極の単位体積あたりの発熱量以上大きくなるように、構成される
請求項16に記載の薄膜トランジスタ装置の製造方法。 - 前記第2工程、前記第3工程、前記第4工程及び前記第5工程では、
前記第6工程において、前記半導体材料層の前記第1領域に形成される前記等しい温度分布を有する部位における大きさが、前記第1領域に対して0.8以上1.0以下となるように構成される
請求項16に記載の薄膜トランジスタ装置の製造方法。
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