WO2022193649A1 - 金属氧化物TFT及制造方法、x射线探测器和显示面板 - Google Patents
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- the present application relates to the field of electronic technology, and in particular, to a metal oxide TFT and a manufacturing method, an x-ray detector and a display panel.
- Metal oxide thin film transistor (English: Thin Film Transistor, abbreviation: TFT) is a device that can realize switching function.
- a method of manufacturing a metal oxide TFT which includes forming an active layer on a base substrate by using a metal oxide semiconductor material.
- Embodiments of the present application provide a metal oxide TFT and a manufacturing method, an x-ray detector and a display panel.
- the technical solution is as follows:
- a method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT comprising:
- the active layer and the functional layer are annealed, the lanthanide metal elements in the functional layer are diffused into the active layer, and the active layer is transformed into an active layer.
- the temperature of the annealing treatment is 200-450 degrees Celsius
- the time is 0.5-3 hours
- the atmosphere includes dry air or oxygen.
- an active layer made of a metal oxide semiconductor material on the base substrate and a functional layer including a lanthanide metal element stacked on the active layer includes:
- the first photoresist pattern is removed.
- the functional layer is removed.
- the removal of the functional layer includes:
- the source-drain metal layer and the functional layer are etched, so that the source-drain metal layer forms a source and drain, and the part of the functional layer outside the first region is etched away, and the first The region is an orthographic projection region of the source and drain electrodes on the active layer, and the source and drain electrodes include a source electrode and a drain electrode.
- an active layer made of a metal oxide semiconductor material on the base substrate and a functional layer including a lanthanide metal element stacked on the active layer includes:
- a thin film including a lanthanide metal element is formed on the base substrate on which the active layer is formed, the active layer is surrounded by a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface connecting the top surface and the bottom surface, the bottom surface toward the base substrate, the thin film including the lanthanide metal element covers the top surface and the side surface of the active layer;
- the annealing treatment of the active layer and the functional layer includes:
- the active layer and the thin film including the lanthanide metal element are annealed to diffuse the lanthanide metal element from the top surface and the side surface of the active layer.
- the material of the functional layer includes unitary or multi-element oxides of lanthanide metals.
- the material of the functional layer includes one or more of praseodymium oxide, samarium oxide, cerium oxide, indium zinc oxide, indium zinc praseodymium oxide, and indium zinc samarium oxide.
- a metal oxide TFT is provided, the metal oxide TFT is manufactured by the method according to any one of the above aspects, and the metal oxide TFT comprises:
- An active layer of a metal oxide semiconductor on a base substrate has a lanthanide metal element.
- the lanthanide metal element is diffused in the material at a specified depth.
- the active layer is a single layer, which is a channel layer of a TFT, and is surrounded by a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface connecting the top surface and the bottom surface, and the active layer is far away from the substrate.
- One side of the substrate includes a top surface and a side surface of the active layer.
- the mass percentage per unit volume of the lanthanide metal element in the active layer gradually decreases from the top surface of the active layer in the direction toward the base substrate.
- the lanthanide metal element includes one or more of praseodymium, samarium, and cerium.
- the specified depth is less than or equal to 10 nanometers.
- the metal oxide TFT further includes a source and drain electrodes, and a metal layer including a lanthanide metal element located between the active layer and the source and drain electrodes, and the source and drain electrodes include a source electrode and a lanthanide metal element.
- the material of the metal layer includes unit or multi-element oxides of lanthanide metals.
- the mass percentage of the lanthanide metal element in the active layer is greater than or equal to 0.5% and less than or equal to 10%.
- an x-ray detector comprising the metal oxide TFT according to any one of the above aspects.
- a display panel in another aspect, includes the metal oxide TFT according to any one of the above aspects.
- metal oxide TFT is provided, the metal oxide TFT is fabricated by the method of any one of the above aspects, and the metal oxide TFT comprises:
- a gate electrode a source electrode, a drain electrode and an active layer on the base substrate
- the active layer is located between the gate and the source or drain;
- the active layer includes a channel layer, and the channel layer is a first metal oxide semiconductor layer;
- the first metal oxide semiconductor layer includes one or more of indium, gallium, zinc, tin, aluminum, tungsten, zirconium, hafnium, and silicon; the channel layer contains a lanthanide metal doped material;
- the upper surface of the channel layer and the position with a certain thickness from the upper surface contain lanthanide metal doping materials; the lanthanide metal content increases with the distance from the upper surface in the channel layer. decreasing trend.
- a source electrode and a drain electrode are provided on the active layer;
- a metal layer is disposed between the channel layer of the active layer and the source electrode, and the metal material of the metal layer is the same material as the lanthanide metal doped material;
- a metal layer is disposed between the channel layer and the drain electrode of the active layer, and the metal layer includes the same lanthanide metal element as the lanthanide metal doped material.
- the thickness of the metal layer between the source electrode and the channel layer is the same as the thickness of the metal layer between the drain electrode and the channel layer.
- the outer sidewall of the metal layer between the source electrode and the channel layer and an outer sidewall of the channel layer are on the same slope, and the slope angle direction is the same, and the drain and the channel layer are on the same slope.
- the outer sidewall of the metal layer between the channel layers and the other outer sidewall of the channel layer are on the same slope, and the slope angle direction is the same;
- the inner sidewall of the metal layer between the source electrode and the channel layer is on the same slope as the inner sidewall of the source electrode, and the slope angle direction is the same.
- the inner sidewall of the metal layer between them is on the same slope as the inner sidewall of the drain electrode, and the slope angle direction is the same.
- the active layer further includes a back channel protection layer, the channel layer is indium gallium tin oxide doped with a lanthanide metal, and the back channel protection layer is located on the channel layer
- the back channel protection layer is crystalline indium gallium zinc oxide, indium gallium zinc oxide doped with lanthanide series metal or indium gallium zinc oxide doped with lanthanide series metal.
- the active layer further includes a light-shielding protective layer
- the light-shielding protective layer includes indium zinc oxide doped with lanthanide metal or indium gallium zinc oxide doped with lanthanide metal
- the light shielding protective layer is located in the the other side of the channel layer away from the back channel protection layer.
- the lanthanide metal is praseodymium.
- a method of manufacturing a metal oxide TFT is provided.
- the active layer and the functional layer are annealed, and the function is
- the lanthanide metal elements in the layer are diffused into the active layer; the lanthanide metal elements diffused into the active layer can form trap states in the active layer, and the photogenerated electrons generated by the light on the active layer can be captured by the trap states , thereby improving the light stability of the active layer.
- the problem of poor photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT in the related art is solved, and the effect of improving the photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT is achieved.
- FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT provided in an embodiment of the present application
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart of another method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT provided in an embodiment of the present application
- FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 2;
- FIG. 4 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 2;
- FIG. 5 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 2;
- Fig. 6 is another structural schematic diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in Fig. 2;
- FIG. 7 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 2;
- FIG. 8 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 2;
- Fig. 9 is another structural schematic diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in Fig. 2;
- FIG. 10 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 2;
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart of another method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT provided in an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 12 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 11;
- FIG. 13 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 11;
- FIG. 14 is a flowchart of another method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT provided by an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 15 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 14;
- FIG. 16 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 14;
- FIG. 17 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 14;
- FIG. 18 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 14;
- FIG. 19 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 14;
- FIG. 20 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 14;
- FIG. 21 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 14;
- FIG. 22 is a flowchart of another method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT provided in an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 23 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 22;
- FIG. 24 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 22;
- FIG. 25 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 22;
- FIG. 26 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 22;
- FIG. 27 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 22;
- FIG. 28 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 22;
- 29 is a flowchart of another method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT provided by an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 30 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 29;
- FIG. 31 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 29;
- FIG. 32 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 29;
- FIG. 33 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 29;
- FIG. 34 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 29;
- FIG. 35 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 29;
- FIG. 36 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate in the method shown in FIG. 29;
- FIG. 37 is a schematic structural diagram of a metal oxide TFT according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 38 is a schematic structural diagram of another metal oxide TFT shown in an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 39 is a schematic structural diagram of another metal oxide TFT shown in an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 40 is a schematic structural diagram of another metal oxide TFT shown in an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 41 is a schematic structural diagram of another metal oxide TFT shown in an embodiment of the present application.
- Metal oxide TFT is a new type of TFT, which can be used in liquid crystal displays (English: Liquid Crystal Display; abbreviation: LCD), organic light-emitting semiconductor (English: Organic Light-Emitting Diode; abbreviation: OLED) displays, X-ray sensors (English: X-ray transducer), Mini LED (Mini LED) display, Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diodes (English: Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diodes; abbreviation: QLED) display and low temperature polycrystalline oxide technology (English: Low Temperature Polycrystalline Oxide) ; Abbreviation: LTPO) and so on.
- LCD Liquid Crystal Display
- OLED Organic Light-Emitting Diode
- X-ray sensors English: X-ray transducer
- Mini LED Mini LED
- QLED Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diodes
- QLED Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diodes
- LTPO Low Temperature Polycrystalline Oxide
- the metal oxide TFT When the metal oxide TFT is applied in a display panel, it can be located in an array substrate, and the array substrate is a component in the display panel and is used to control the display panel.
- the display panel may also include other components.
- the display panel when the display panel is a liquid crystal display panel, the liquid crystal display panel may also include a liquid crystal layer and a color filter substrate.
- the organic light emitting diode display panel When used as a panel, the organic light emitting diode display panel may further include organic light emitting diodes.
- the array substrate may include a base substrate and a plurality of thin film transistors arranged in an array on the base substrate.
- the thin film transistors may include a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode and an active layer, and the source electrode and the drain electrode are overlapped on the active layer.
- the voltage applied on the gate can be used to control whether the active layer turns on the source and the drain, so as to realize the function of the thin film transistor.
- FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT according to an embodiment of the present application, and the method may include:
- Step 201 forming an active layer made of a metal oxide semiconductor material on a base substrate and a functional layer including a lanthanide metal element stacked on the active layer.
- Step 202 annealing the active layer and the functional layer, and the lanthanide metal elements in the functional layer are diffused into the active layer.
- the embodiments of the present application provide a method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT.
- the active layer and the functional layer are annealed, and the function is
- the lanthanide metal elements in the layer are diffused into the active layer; the lanthanide metal elements diffused into the active layer can form trap states in the active layer, and the photogenerated electrons generated by the light on the active layer can be captured by the trap states , thereby improving the light stability of the active layer.
- the problem of poor photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT in the related art is solved, and the effect of improving the photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT is achieved.
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart of another method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT provided in an embodiment of the present application, and the method may include:
- Step 301 Obtain a base substrate.
- the material of the base substrate may include glass or polyimide.
- Step 302 forming a gate on the base substrate.
- the gate may be a structure in a thin film transistor.
- a gate metal layer can be formed on the base substrate first (the gate metal layer can be formed by one of deposition, sputtering, etc.), and then the gate metal layer is processed through a patterning process , to get the gate.
- a gate pattern including a plurality of gates may be obtained through a patterning process, and for some or all of the gates in the gate pattern, reference may be made to the gates involved in the embodiments of the present application.
- the patterning process involved may include photoresist coating, exposure, development, etching, and photoresist stripping.
- the gate electrode 112 is formed on the base substrate 111 , and the material of the gate electrode 112 may include metal.
- Step 303 forming a gate insulating layer on the gate pattern.
- the gate insulating layer can be used to avoid short circuits between the gate and other structures in the thin film transistor.
- FIG. 4 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 303 , the gate insulating layer 113 is formed on the base substrate 111 having the gate electrode 112 , and the gate insulating layer
- the material of 113 may include silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, or a mixed material of silicon dioxide and silicon nitride.
- Step 304 forming an active layer made of a metal oxide semiconductor material on the gate insulating layer and a functional layer including a lanthanide metal element stacked on the active layer.
- step 304 may include the following four sub-steps:
- Sub-step 3041 forming a metal oxide semiconductor thin film and a thin film including a lanthanide metal element on the gate insulating layer in sequence.
- Both the metal oxide semiconductor thin film and the thin film including the lanthanide metal element are of a whole-layer structure, and are sequentially covered on the gate insulating layer.
- Metal oxide semiconductor thin films and thin films including lanthanide metal elements can be formed by deposition.
- the material of the metal oxide semiconductor thin film may include indium zinc oxide (IZO), indium gallium oxide (IGO), indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO), indium gallium tin oxide (IGTO), indium tin zinc oxide (ITZO) ) or units composed of indium (In), gallium (Ga), zinc (Zn), tin (Sn), aluminum (Al), tungsten (W), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf) and silicon (Si) or Multiple metal oxides.
- IZO indium zinc oxide
- IGO indium gallium oxide
- IGZO indium gallium zinc oxide
- IGTO indium gallium tin oxide
- ITZO indium tin zinc oxide
- ITZO indium tin zinc oxide
- FIG. 6 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 3041.
- the metal oxide semiconductor thin film 114 and the substrate containing the gate insulating layer 113 are formed.
- Thin film 115 of lanthanide metal elements are formed on the base substrate 111 on which the gate insulating layer 113 is formed.
- Sub-step 3042 forming a first photoresist pattern on the thin film including the lanthanide metal element.
- the forming process of the first photoresist pattern may include: forming a film layer of photoresist on a thin film including a lanthanide metal element, and then exposing and developing the film layer of the photoresist to form the first photoresist engraving pattern.
- photoresist also known as photoresist
- photoresist is a carrier medium for lithography imaging. Its function is to use the principle of photochemical reaction to convert the diffracted and filtered optical information in the lithography system into chemical energy, and then complete the masking process. Reproduction of die graphics.
- Sub-step 3043 etching the metal oxide semiconductor layer thin film and the thin film including the lanthanide metal element with the same etching solution to form an active layer and a functional layer stacked on the active layer.
- the metal oxide semiconductor layer thin film and the thin film including the lanthanide metal element may be etched by the same etching solution to form the active layer and the functional layer stacked on the active layer.
- the active layer and the functional layer stacked on the active layer are formed through one patterning process.
- the material of the functional layer may include praseodymium (Pr), samarium (Sm), cerium (Ce) and other unitary or multi-element oxides of various lanthanide metals, for example, may include praseodymium oxide, samarium oxide, cerium oxide, indium zinc oxide , one or more of indium zinc praseodymium oxide and indium zinc samarium oxide.
- Pr praseodymium
- Sm samarium
- Ce cerium
- other unitary or multi-element oxides of various lanthanide metals for example, may include praseodymium oxide, samarium oxide, cerium oxide, indium zinc oxide , one or more of indium zinc praseodymium oxide and indium zinc samarium oxide.
- FIG. 7 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 3043.
- the metal oxide semiconductor layer film and the film including lanthanide metal elements are processed to obtain an active layer.
- Sub-step 3044 removing the first photoresist pattern.
- the first photoresist pattern may be removed by lift-off.
- Step 305 annealing the active layer and the functional layer to diffuse the lanthanide metal elements in the functional layer to the active layer.
- the annealing treatment of the active layer and the functional layer can make the lanthanide metal elements in the functional layer diffuse to the active layer on the one hand, and can make the active layer have higher corrosion resistance on the other hand.
- annealing treatment is a metal heat treatment process.
- the metal can be slowly heated to a certain temperature, kept for a sufficient time, and then cooled at a suitable speed.
- the temperature of the annealing treatment may be 200-450 degrees Celsius
- the time may be 0.5-3 hours
- the atmosphere may include dry air or oxygen.
- the annealing process is performed in dry air and oxygen to avoid the influence of impurities such as nitrogen or water vapor on the annealing process.
- the lanthanide metal elements in the functional layer can diffuse to the surface of the active layer, and the lanthanide metal elements diffused into the active layer can form trap states in the active layer, and the active layer is exposed to light.
- the generated photo-generated electrons can be captured by the trap states, so that the photo-generated electrons are greatly reduced, thereby improving the light stability of the active layer.
- Photogenerated electrons refer to the fact that when light irradiates a semiconductor, if the energy of the photons is equal to or greater than the forbidden band width of the semiconductor, the electrons in the valence band absorb the photons and then enter the conduction band to generate photogenerated electron-hole pairs.
- the size of the forbidden band width determines whether the material has semiconductor properties or insulator properties.
- Semiconductors have a small band gap, and when the temperature increases, electrons can be excited to pass to the conduction band, making the material conductive.
- Insulators have large band gaps and are poor conductors of electricity even at higher temperatures.
- the lanthanide metal elements in the functional layer can diffuse into the surface of the active layer with a thickness of less than or equal to 10 nanometers, or the lanthanide metal elements in the functional layer can diffuse into the surface of the active layer.
- the thickness is less than or equal to 5 nanometers, and the mass percentage of lanthanide metal elements in the active layer is greater than or equal to 0.5% and less than or equal to 10%.
- the lanthanide metal element diffused into the active layer can improve the light stability of the active layer.
- FIG. 8 is another schematic diagram of the structure of the base substrate at the end of step 305 .
- the active layer 116 and the functional layer 117 are annealed, so that the lanthanide in the functional layer 117 is annealed.
- the metal element Ln is diffused to the surface of the active layer on the side away from the base substrate 111 .
- Step 306 remove the functional layer.
- the functional layer on the active layer can be removed by an etching process. Since the active layer after annealing has high corrosion resistance, the active layer can be prevented from being etched in the process of etching the functional layer. damaged. Removing the functional layer can prevent the functional layer from affecting the performance of the active layer.
- the etching process may include dry etching or wet etching.
- FIG. 9 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 306 . After all functional layers are etched, an active layer with high corrosion resistance is left.
- Step 307 forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on the active layer.
- forming the source electrode and the drain electrode on the active layer can increase the contact area between the active layer and the source level and the drain level, thereby improving the performance of the metal oxide TFT.
- the process of forming the source and drain electrodes on the active layer may include: forming a source-drain metal layer on the base substrate on which the active layer is formed, and forming a third photoresist pattern on the source-drain metal layer; The metal layer is etched so that the source and drain metal layers form source and drain electrodes.
- step 307 in FIG. 10 ends, another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate is to form a source-drain metal layer on the base substrate 111 on which the active layer 116 is formed, and then the source-drain metal layer is formed on the base substrate 111 formed with the active layer 116 .
- the metal layer is subjected to a patterning process to form the source electrode 118 and the drain electrode 119 .
- the embodiments of the present application provide a method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT.
- the active layer and the functional layer are annealed, and the function is
- the lanthanide metal elements in the layer are diffused into the active layer; the lanthanide metal elements diffused into the active layer can form trap states in the active layer, and the photogenerated electrons generated by the light on the active layer can be captured by the trap states , thereby improving the light stability of the active layer.
- the problem of poor photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT in the related art is solved, and the effect of improving the photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT is achieved.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart of another method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT provided in an embodiment of the present application, and the method may include:
- Step 401 Obtain a base substrate.
- Step 402 forming a gate on the base substrate.
- step 402 reference may be made to the step 302 in the above-mentioned embodiment shown in FIG. 2, which is not repeated in this embodiment of the present application.
- the structure of the base substrate may also refer to FIG. 3.
- Step 403 forming a gate insulating layer on the gate pattern.
- step 403 reference may be made to step 303 in the above-mentioned embodiment shown in FIG. 2, which is not repeated in this embodiment of the present application.
- step 403 ends reference may also be made to FIG. 4 for the structure of the base substrate.
- Step 404 forming an active layer made of a metal oxide semiconductor material on the gate insulating layer and a functional layer stacked on the active layer.
- step 404 reference may be made to step 304 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, which is not repeated in this embodiment of the present application.
- step 404 ends reference may also be made to FIG. 7 for the structure of the base substrate.
- step 405 the active layer and the functional layer are processed to diffuse the lanthanide metal elements in the functional layer to the active layer.
- step 405 reference may be made to step 305 in the above-mentioned embodiment shown in FIG. 2, which is not repeated in this embodiment of the present application.
- step 404 ends, reference may also be made to FIG. 8 for the structure of the base substrate.
- Step 406 forming a source-drain metal layer on the base substrate on which the functional layer is formed.
- a source-drain metal layer is formed on the base substrate on which the functional layer is formed.
- FIG. 12 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 406 , and the source-drain metal layer 211 is formed on the base substrate 111 on which the functional layer 117 is formed.
- Step 407 forming a second photoresist pattern on the source-drain metal layer.
- Step 408 Etch the source-drain metal layer and the functional layer, so that the source-drain metal layer forms the source-drain, and etch away the part of the functional layer outside the first area, where the source-drain is in the area.
- the orthographic projection region on the source layer, the source and drain electrodes include a source electrode and a drain electrode.
- the source-drain metal layer and the functional layer may be etched with the same etchant, so that the source-drain metal layer forms the source-drain electrode.
- the etching treatment methods include dry etching and wet etching.
- the first region is an orthographic projection region of the source and drain electrodes on the active layer.
- the active layer after the annealing treatment has high resist properties; the active layer can be kept from being damaged in the process of etching the functional layer.
- FIG. 13 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 408 , and a patterning process is performed on the source and drain metal layer 211 to form the source electrode 212 and the drain electrode 213 .
- Part of the functional layer outside the first region is etched to remove part of the functional layer outside the first region.
- a metal layer 1171 including a lanthanide metal element exists between the active layer 116 and the source and drain electrodes.
- the source-drain metal layer is formed on the functional layer, and then the source-drain metal layer and the functional layer are processed to achieve the effect of forming the source-drain level and removing the functional layer in one process, saving the manufacturing process of the metal oxide TFT.
- Step 409 removing the second photoresist.
- the embodiments of the present application provide a method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT.
- the active layer and the functional layer are annealed, and the function is
- the lanthanide metal elements in the layer are diffused into the active layer; the lanthanide metal elements diffused into the active layer can form trap states in the active layer, and the photogenerated electrons generated by the light on the active layer can be captured by the trap states , thereby improving the light stability of the active layer.
- the problem of poor photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT in the related art is solved, and the effect of improving the photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT is achieved.
- FIG. 14 is a flowchart of another method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT provided in an embodiment of the present application, and the method may include:
- Step 501 Obtain a base substrate.
- Step 502 forming a gate on the base substrate.
- step 502 reference may be made to the step 302 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, which is not repeated in this embodiment of the present application.
- the structure of the base substrate may also refer to FIG. 3.
- Step 503 forming a gate insulating layer on the gate pattern.
- step 503 reference may be made to step 303 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, which is not repeated in this embodiment of the present application.
- step 503 ends reference may also be made to FIG. 4 for the structure of the base substrate.
- Step 504 forming an active layer made of metal oxide semiconductor material on the gate insulating layer.
- the active layer can be formed by first forming a metal oxide semiconductor film on the gate insulating layer, and forming a fourth photoresist pattern on the metal oxide semiconductor film; The etching solution etches the metal oxide semiconductor thin film to form an active layer, and then removes the fourth photoresist.
- step 504 may include the following two sub-steps:
- Sub-step 5041 forming a metal oxide semiconductor thin film on the gate insulating layer.
- the metal oxide semiconductor thin film is a whole-layer structure and covers the gate insulating layer. Metal oxide semiconductor thin films can be formed by deposition.
- FIG. 16 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 5041 , and the metal oxide semiconductor thin film 311 is formed on the base substrate 111 on which the gate insulating layer 113 is formed.
- Sub-step 5042 processing the metal oxide semiconductor thin film to obtain an active layer.
- FIG. 17 is another schematic diagram of the structure of the base substrate at the end of step 5042.
- the metal oxide semiconductor thin film is processed through a patterning process to obtain the active layer 312.
- the active layer 312 is surrounded by a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface connecting the top surface and the bottom surface, and the bottom surface faces the base substrate 111 .
- Step 505 forming a thin film including a lanthanide metal element on the base substrate on which the active layer is formed.
- the material of the thin film including the lanthanide metal element may include unit or multiple oxides of lanthanide metal such as praseodymium (Pr), samarium (Sm), and cerium (Ce);
- the thin film of lanthanide metal element, the thin film includes a functional layer, the material of the thin film including lanthanide metal element can include praseodymium oxide, samarium oxide, cerium oxide, indium zinc oxide, indium zinc praseodymium oxide, indium zinc samarium oxide one or more of.
- FIG. 18 is another schematic diagram of the structure of the base substrate at the end of step 505, and a thin film 313 including a lanthanide metal element is formed on the base substrate 111 on which the active layer 312 is formed. , the thin film 313 including the lanthanide metal element covers the top surface and the side surface of the active layer 312 .
- Step 506 annealing the active layer and the thin film including the lanthanide metal element, so that the lanthanide metal element is diffused from the thin film including the lanthanide metal element to the top surface and the side surface of the active layer.
- An annealing process is performed on the active layer and the thin film including the lanthanide metal element.
- the annealing process For the specific implementation of the annealing process, reference may be made to the implementation of the annealing process in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 .
- the thin film including the lanthanide metal element covers the top surface and the side surface of the active layer, so that the lanthanide metal element in the thin film including the lanthanide metal element can diffuse to the top surface and the side surface of the active layer, thereby improving the active layer. Light stability on the sides of the layer.
- FIG. 19 is another structural schematic diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 506.
- the active layer and the thin film 313 including the lanthanide metal element are annealed, so that the thin film including the lanthanide metal element is annealed.
- the lanthanide metal elements in 313 diffuse to the active layer 312 .
- Step 507 performing a removal process on the thin film including the lanthanide metal element.
- Removing the lanthanide metal-containing thin film may include etching the entire lanthanide metal-containing thin film.
- FIG. 20 is another schematic diagram of the structure of the base substrate at the end of step 507. All thin films including lanthanide metal elements are etched, and the active layer 312 with high corrosion resistance is retained. .
- Step 508 forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on the active layer.
- step 508 reference may be made to step 307 in the above-mentioned embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and details are not described herein again in this embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 21 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 508 .
- a source/drain metal layer is formed on the base substrate 111 on which the active layer 312 is formed, and then the source/drain metal layer is formed on the base substrate 111 on which the active layer 312 is formed.
- the drain metal layer is subjected to a patterning process to form the source electrode 118 and the drain electrode 119 .
- the embodiments of the present application provide a method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT.
- the active layer and the functional layer are annealed, and the function is
- the lanthanide metal elements in the layer are diffused into the active layer; the lanthanide metal elements diffused into the active layer can form trap states in the active layer, and the photogenerated electrons generated by the light on the active layer can be captured by the trap states , thereby improving the light stability of the active layer.
- the problem of poor photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT in the related art is solved, and the effect of improving the photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT is achieved.
- FIG. 22 is a flowchart of another method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT provided in an embodiment of the present application, and the method may include:
- Step 601 Obtain a base substrate.
- Step 602 forming a buffer layer, a metal oxide semiconductor thin film and a thin film including a lanthanide metal element on the base substrate in sequence.
- the buffer layer, the metal oxide semiconductor film and the film including the lanthanide metal element are all of the whole layer structure, and are sequentially covered on the substrate substrate.
- the buffer layer can be formed of silicon nitride material.
- the buffer layer, the metal oxide semiconductor film And thin films including lanthanide metal elements can be formed by means of deposition.
- FIG. 23 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 602 .
- a buffer layer 411 On the base substrate 111 , a buffer layer 411 , a metal oxide semiconductor film 412 and a lanthanide metal film are formed. Elemental film 413.
- Step 603 processing the metal oxide semiconductor thin film and the thin film including lanthanide metal elements to obtain an active layer and a functional layer.
- step 603 reference may be made to the sub-step 3042, the sub-step 3043, and the sub-step 3044 in the above-mentioned embodiment shown in FIG. 2, which are not described again in this embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 24 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 603.
- the metal oxide semiconductor thin film and the thin film including lanthanide metal elements are processed through a patterning process to obtain the active layer 414 and functional layer 415.
- Step 604 annealing the active layer and the functional layer to diffuse the lanthanide metal elements in the functional layer to the active layer.
- step 604 reference may be made to step 305 in the above-mentioned embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and details are not described herein again in this embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 25 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 604 .
- the active layer and the functional layer 415 are annealed, so that the lanthanide metal in the functional layer 415 is annealed.
- the elements diffuse to the active layer 414 .
- Step 605 remove the functional layer.
- step 605 reference may be made to step 306 in the above-mentioned embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and details are not described herein again in this embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 26 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 605 , all functional layers are etched away, and the active layer 414 with high etching resistance is retained.
- Step 606 forming a gate insulating structure on the active layer.
- the material of the gate insulating structure can be silicon dioxide, silicon nitride or a mixed material of silicon dioxide and silicon nitride, a gate insulating material layer can be formed on the active layer by deposition, and then the gate insulating material can be formed on the active layer by deposition. layer performs a patterning process to form a gate insulating structure.
- FIG. 27 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 606 .
- a gate insulating material layer is formed 414 on the active layer, and then a patterning is performed on the gate insulating material layer.
- the process forms gate insulating structures 416 .
- Step 607 forming a gate on the gate insulating structure.
- the gate can be formed of a metal material, a gate metal layer can be formed on the gate insulating structure by deposition, and then a patterning process is performed on the gate metal layer to form the gate.
- FIG. 28 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 607 .
- a gate metal layer is formed on the gate insulating structure 416 , and then the gate metal layer is executed once.
- a patterning process forms gate 417 .
- the embodiments of the present application provide a method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT.
- the active layer and the functional layer are annealed, and the function is
- the lanthanide metal elements in the layer are diffused into the active layer; the lanthanide metal elements diffused into the active layer can form trap states in the active layer, and the photogenerated electrons generated by the light on the active layer can be captured by the trap states , thereby improving the light stability of the active layer.
- the problem of poor photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT in the related art is solved, and the effect of improving the photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT is achieved.
- FIG. 29 is a flowchart of another method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT provided in an embodiment of the present application, and the method may include:
- Step 701 Obtain a base substrate.
- Step 702 sequentially forming a buffer layer and a metal oxide semiconductor thin film on the base substrate.
- Both the buffer layer and the metal oxide semiconductor thin film are of whole-layer structure, and are sequentially covered on the base substrate.
- the buffer layer can be formed of silicon nitride material, and the buffer layer and the metal oxide semiconductor thin film can be formed by deposition.
- FIG. 30 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 702 .
- the buffer layer 411 and the active layer thin film 512 are formed on the base substrate 111 .
- Step 703 processing the metal oxide semiconductor thin film to obtain an active layer.
- the metal oxide semiconductor thin film can be processed by one patterning process to form the active layer.
- FIG. 31 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 703 .
- the metal oxide semiconductor thin film is processed by one patterning process to obtain the active layer 513 .
- Step 704 forming a thin film including a lanthanide metal element on the base substrate on which the active layer is formed.
- step 704 reference may be made to step 505 in the above-mentioned embodiment shown in FIG. 14, and details are not described herein again in this embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 32 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 704 .
- a thin film 514 including a lanthanide metal element is formed on the base substrate 111 on which the active layer 513 is formed.
- Step 705 annealing the active layer and the thin film including the lanthanide metal element, so that the lanthanide metal element in the thin film including the lanthanide metal element diffuses to the active layer.
- step 705 reference may be made to step 506 in the above-mentioned embodiment shown in FIG. 14, and details are not described herein again in this embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 33 which is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 705 , the active layer 513 and the thin film 514 including the lanthanide metal element are annealed, so that the film including the lanthanide metal element is annealed.
- the lanthanide metal elements in the thin film 514 diffuse to the top and side surfaces of the active layer 513 .
- Step 706 performing a removal process on the thin film including the lanthanide metal element.
- step 706 reference may be made to step 507 in the above-mentioned embodiment shown in FIG. 14, and details are not described herein again in this embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 34 is another schematic diagram of the structure of the base substrate at the end of step 706. All the thin films including lanthanide metal elements are etched, and the active layer 513 with high corrosion resistance is retained. .
- Step 707 forming a gate insulating structure on the active layer.
- step 707 reference may be made to step 606 in the above-mentioned embodiment shown in FIG. 22, and details are not described herein again in this embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 35 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 706 .
- a gate insulating material layer is formed 513 on the active layer, and then a patterning is performed on the gate insulating material layer. The process forms a gate insulating structure 515 .
- Step 708 forming a gate on the gate insulating structure.
- step 708 reference may be made to step 607 in the above-mentioned embodiment shown in FIG. 22, and details are not described herein again in this embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 36 is another schematic structural diagram of the base substrate at the end of step 706 , a gate metal layer is formed on the gate insulating structure 515 , and then the gate metal layer is executed once. A patterning process forms gate 516 .
- the embodiments of the present application provide a method for manufacturing a metal oxide TFT.
- the active layer and the functional layer are annealed, and the function is
- the lanthanide metal elements in the layer are diffused into the active layer; the lanthanide metal elements diffused into the active layer can form trap states in the active layer, and the photogenerated electrons generated by the light on the active layer can be captured by the trap states , thereby improving the light stability of the active layer.
- the problem of poor photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT in the related art is solved, and the effect of improving the photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT is achieved.
- the embodiment of the present application further provides a metal oxide TFT, and the metal oxide TFT can be manufactured by the manufacturing method of the metal oxide TFT in the above embodiment.
- the metal oxide TFT may include an active layer of a metal oxide semiconductor on a base substrate, the active layer having a lanthanide metal element therein.
- FIG. 10 for the structure of the metal oxide TFT, reference may be made to FIG. 10 , FIG. 13 , FIG. 21 , FIG. 28 and FIG. 36 .
- an active layer 116 is provided on the base substrate 111 , and the lanthanide metal element Ln in the active layer 116 can improve the light stability of the active layer 116 .
- the embodiments of the present application provide a metal oxide TFT.
- the metal oxide TFT may include an active layer of a metal oxide semiconductor on a base substrate, and the active layer has a lanthanide metal element. ;
- the lanthanide metal elements in the active layer can form trap states in the active layer, and the photogenerated electrons generated by the active layer under illumination can be captured by the trap states, thereby improving the illumination stability of the active layer.
- the problem of poor photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT in the related art is solved, and the effect of improving the photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT is achieved.
- FIG. 37 is a schematic structural diagram of another metal oxide TFT shown in the embodiment of the present application.
- Lanthanide metal element Ln The lanthanide metal element Ln diffused in the material of the specified depth D can reduce the irradiation of the active layer from above the active layer 611 (in the upper direction shown in FIG. 37 , the direction may be the direction of the display panel displaying images) The effect of light on the active layer 611 on the active layer 611 .
- the side of the active layer away from the base substrate is the side that is in contact with the functional layer having lanthanide metal elements, so the lanthanide metal elements will also start to diffuse into the active layer from this side, and then lanthanum
- the metalloid elements are also mainly distributed on the side of the active layer away from the base substrate.
- FIG. 38 is a schematic structural diagram of another substrate shown in the embodiment of the present application.
- the active layer is a single layer, which is a channel layer of a TFT, consisting of a top surface S1 and a bottom surface S2 and the side surface S3 connecting the top surface and the bottom surface is enclosed, and the side of the active layer away from the base substrate includes the top surface S1 and the side surface S3 of the active layer.
- the mass percentage per unit volume of the lanthanide metal element in the active layer gradually decreases from the top surface of the active layer in the direction toward the base substrate.
- the lanthanide metal elements start to diffuse from the surface of the active layer away from the substrate substrate to the inside of the active layer, the mass percentage of the lanthanide metal elements per unit volume in the active layer, along the direction toward the substrate The direction of the base substrate gradually decreases.
- the lanthanide metal elements include one or more of praseodymium, samarium, and cerium.
- Lanthanide metal elements can also include one or more of all lanthanide metal elements.
- the specified depth D is less than or equal to 10 nanometers, and within this range, the light stabilization layer can improve the light stability of the active layer.
- the specified depth D is greater than or equal to 5 nanometers, the light stabilization layer can better improve the light stability of the active layer.
- the metal oxide TFT further includes a source and drain electrodes, and a metal layer including a lanthanide metal element located between the active layer and the source and drain electrodes, the source and drain electrodes include a source electrode and a drain electrode, and the material of the metal layer includes Unitary or multicomponent oxides of lanthanide metals.
- a metal layer 1171 including a lanthanide metal element is located between the active layer 116 and the source and drain electrodes, and the source and drain electrodes include the source electrode 212 and the drain electrode 213 .
- the mass percentage of lanthanide metal elements in the active layer is greater than or equal to 0.5% and less than or equal to 10%.
- the light stabilization layer can function to improve the light stability of the active layer.
- the metal oxide TFT further includes a gate electrode 112 and a gate insulating layer 113 , the gate electrode 112 is located on the base substrate 111 , and the gate insulating layer 113 is located on the base substrate 111 provided with the gate electrode 112 . upper; the active layer 611 is located on the gate insulating layer 113 .
- the embodiments of the present application provide a metal oxide TFT.
- the metal oxide TFT may include an active layer of a metal oxide semiconductor on a base substrate, and the active layer has a lanthanide metal element. ;
- the lanthanide metal elements in the active layer can form trap states in the active layer, and the photogenerated electrons generated by the active layer under illumination can be captured by the trap states, thereby improving the illumination stability of the active layer.
- the problem of poor photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT in the related art is solved, and the effect of improving the photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT is achieved.
- the embodiment of the present application further provides an x-ray detector, and the x-ray detector may include the metal oxide TFT of FIG. 10 , FIG. 13 , FIG. 21 , FIG. 28 , or FIG. 36 .
- the X-ray detector may include a substrate, a plurality of detection units disposed on the substrate, and a scintillation layer disposed on the plurality of detection units, each detection unit may include a metal oxide TFT and a photosensitive structure, and the photosensitive structure is disposed on the metal oxide On the drain of the TFT, and is electrically connected to the metal oxide TFT, the scintillation layer is used to convert X-rays into visible light, the photosensitive structure is used to convert the visible light into electrical signals, and the metal oxide TFT is used to read the electrical signals. switch.
- An embodiment of the present application further provides a display panel, and the display panel may include the metal oxide TFT shown in FIG. 10 , FIG. 13 , FIG. 21 , FIG. 28 or FIG. 36 .
- the display panel can be incorporated into various products or components with display functions, such as liquid crystal panels, electronic paper, mobile phones, tablet computers, televisions, notebook computers, digital photo frames, and navigators.
- FIG. 39 is a schematic structural diagram of another metal oxide TFT shown in an embodiment of the present application.
- the metal oxide TFT includes:
- the metal oxide TFT also includes a gate insulating layer 716 .
- the first metal oxide semiconductor layer includes indium (In), gallium (Ga), zinc (Zn), tin (Sn), aluminum (Al), tungsten (W), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), One or more of silicon (Si); the channel layer 7151 contains a lanthanide metal doped material, and the lanthanide element in the lanthanide metal doped material can form trap states in the active layer, and the active layer Photogenerated electrons generated by illumination can be captured by the trap states, thereby improving the illumination stability of the active layer.
- a lanthanide metal dopant material is contained on the upper surface in the channel layer and at a thickness from the upper surface; the lanthanide metal content increases with distance from the upper surface in the channel layer has a decreasing trend.
- the active layer 715 may include the top surface and the side surface away from the base substrate, due to the annealing process Before proceeding, the functional layer including the lanthanide metal element can be stacked on the top surface of the side of the active layer 715 away from the base substrate, then during the annealing process, the lanthanide metal element can move away from the base substrate from the active layer.
- the top surface of the active layer begins to diffuse to the inside of the active layer, and the sides on both sides of the active layer can contain less lanthanide metals, that is, the channel layer 7151 can be formed so that the content of lanthanide metals near the middle of the channel layer 7151 Greater than the lanthanide metal content in the middle position away from the channel layer 7151 .
- the embodiments of the present application provide a metal oxide TFT, and the active layer of the metal oxide TFT may include a channel layer containing a lanthanide metal doped material;
- the lanthanide metal elements can form trap states in the active layer, and photogenerated electrons generated by the active layer under illumination can be captured by the trap states, thereby improving the illumination stability of the active layer.
- the problem of poor photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT in the related art is solved, and the effect of improving the photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT is achieved.
- the active layer 814 is provided with a source electrode 815 and a drain electrode 816 ;
- a metal layer 817A is disposed between the channel layer 8141 and the source electrode 815 , and the metal layer 817A includes the same lanthanide metal element as the lanthanide metal dopant material; between the channel layer 8141 and the drain electrode 816 of the active layer 814
- a metal layer 817B is provided, and the metal layer 817B includes the same lanthanide metal element as the lanthanide metal dopant material.
- the metal oxide TFT may further include a base substrate 811 , a gate electrode 812 and a gate insulating layer 813 .
- the film layer including the two metal layers and the source-drain metal layer including the source electrode and the drain electrode can be processed by one patterning process.
- the active layer There is a metal layer between the channel layer and the source electrode, and there is also a metal layer between the channel layer and the drain electrode of the active layer, and the one-time patterning process can reduce the manufacturing process steps of the metal oxide TFT.
- the metal layer under the source electrode and the drain electrode can be made of the same film layer, the thickness of the metal layer between the source electrode and the channel layer is the same as that of the metal layer between the drain electrode and the channel layer. The thickness of the metal layer is the same, which can make the performance of the source stage and the drain stage more balanced.
- the outer sidewall S4 of the metal layer 817A between the source electrode 815 and the channel layer 8141 (the outer sidewall of the metal layer may refer to one side along the outward direction from the center of the channel layer) Sidewall) and one outer sidewall S6 of the channel layer 8141 are on the same slope, and the slope angle direction is the same, the outer sidewall S5 of the metal layer 817B between the drain 816 and the channel layer 8141 and the other side of the channel layer.
- One outer side wall S7 is on the same slope, and the slope angle direction is the same.
- This setting can avoid poor contact between the source level and the drain level and the active layer due to the irregularity of the outer side surface of the active layer and the metal block, and further The performance of the metal oxide TFT can be improved.
- the outer sidewall S6 and the outer sidewall S4 may be formed in one patterning process, and the outer sidewall S7 and the outer sidewall S5 may also be formed in one patterning process.
- the inner sidewall S8 of the metal layer 817A between the source electrode 815 and the channel layer 8141 is on the same slope as the inner sidewall S9 of the source electrode 815, and the slope angle direction is the same.
- the inner sidewall S10 of the metal layer 817B and the inner sidewall S11 of the drain 816 are on the same slope, and the slope angle direction is the same. This setting can avoid the irregularity of the source, drain and inner sides of the metal layer.
- the source and drain levels are cracked with the metal layer, which in turn can improve the performance of the metal oxide TFT.
- the active layer 914 further includes a back channel protection layer 9141 , and the channel layer 9142 may be doped Amorphous indium gallium tin oxide (a-IGTO) doped with lanthanide metals can have a high mobility (eg greater than 30), the back channel protection layer 9141 is located on the channel layer 9142, and the back channel protection layer 9141 can be polycrystalline indium gallium zinc oxide (p-IGZO), lanthanide doped indium zinc oxide (Ln-IZO) or lanthanide doped indium gallium zinc oxide (Ln-IGZO). It has acid corrosion resistance and can improve the stability of the active layer.
- a-IGTO Amorphous indium gallium tin oxide
- Ln-IZO lanthanide doped indium zinc oxide
- Ln-IGZO lanthanide doped indium gallium zinc oxide
- the active layer 914 further includes a light-shielding protective layer 9143
- the light-shielding protective layer 9143 includes indium zinc oxide (Ln- IZO) or lanthanide-doped indium gallium zinc oxide (Ln-IGZO)
- the light-shielding protective layer 9143 is located on the other side of the channel layer 9142 away from the back channel protective layer 9141, and can be irradiated with light from the back side to the channel layer, which can further improve the light stability of the active layer and reduce the leakage current.
- the embodiments of the present application provide a metal oxide TFT, and the active layer of the metal oxide TFT may include a channel layer containing a lanthanide metal doped material;
- the lanthanide metal elements can form trap states in the active layer, and photogenerated electrons generated by the active layer under illumination can be captured by the trap states, thereby improving the illumination stability of the active layer.
- the problem of poor photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT in the related art is solved, and the effect of improving the photostability of the active layer of the metal oxide TFT is achieved.
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- 一种金属氧化物TFT的制造方法,其特征在于,所述方法包括:在衬底基板上形成金属氧化物半导体材质的有源层以及层叠在所述有源层上的包括镧系金属元素的功能层;对所述有源层以及所述功能层进行退火处理,所述功能层中的镧系金属元素扩散至所述有源层。
- 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述退火处理的温度为200~450摄氏度,时间为0.5~3小时,气氛包括干燥空气或者氧气。
- 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述在衬底基板上形成金属氧化物半导体材质的有源层以及层叠在有源层上的包括镧系金属元素的功能层,包括:在所述衬底基板上依次形成金属氧化物半导体薄膜和包括镧系金属元素的薄膜;在所述包括镧系金属元素的薄膜上形成第一光刻胶图案;通过同一刻蚀液对所述金属氧化物半导体层薄膜以及所述包括镧系金属元素的薄膜进行刻蚀,以形成所述有源层以及层叠在所述有源层上的功能层;去除所述第一光刻胶图案。
- 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述对所述有源层以及所述功能层进行退火处理之后,所述方法还包括:对所述功能层进行去除处理。
- 根据权利要求4所述的方法,其特征在于,所述对所述功能层进行去除处理,包括:在形成有所述功能层的衬底基板上形成源漏金属层;在所述源漏金属层上形成第二光刻胶图案;对所述源漏金属层以及所述功能层进行刻蚀处理,以使所述源漏金属层形成源漏极,并刻蚀掉所述功能层处于第一区域外的部分,所述第一区域为所述 源漏极在所述有源层上的正投影区域,所述源漏极包括源极和漏极。
- 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述在衬底基板上形成金属氧化物半导体材质的有源层以及层叠在所述有源层上的包括镧系金属元素的功能层,包括:在所述衬底基板上形成所述有源层;在形成有所述有源层的衬底基板上形成包括镧系金属元素的薄膜,所述有源层由顶面、底面以及连接所述顶面和所述底面的侧面围成,所述底面朝向所述衬底基板,所述包括镧系金属元素的薄膜覆盖所述有源层的顶面以及侧面;所述对所述有源层以及所述功能层进行退火处理,包括:对所述有源层以及所述包括镧系金属元素的薄膜进行退火处理,以使镧系金属元素从所述包括镧系金属元素的薄膜扩散至所述有源层的顶面以及侧面。
- 根据权利要求1-6任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述功能层的材料包括镧系金属的单元或多元氧化物。
- 根据权利要求1-6任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述功能层的材料包括氧化镨、氧化钐、氧化铈、铟锌氧化物、铟锌镨氧化物、铟锌钐氧化物中的一种或多种。
- 一种金属氧化物TFT,其特征在于,所述金属氧化物TFT包括:位于衬底基板上的金属氧化物半导体的有源层,所述有源层中具有镧系金属元素。
- 根据权利要求9所述的金属氧化物TFT,其特征在于,所述有源层远离所述衬底基板的一面上,指定深度的材料中扩散有所述镧系金属元素。
- 根据权利要求10所述的金属氧化物TFT,其特征在于,所述有源层为单层,为TFT的沟道层,由顶面、底面以及连接所述顶面和所述底面的侧面围成,所述有源层远离所述衬底基板的一面包括所述有源层的顶面以及侧面。
- 根据权利要求10所述的金属氧化物TFT,其特征在于,所述镧系金属元素在所述有源层中单位体积的质量百分比,从所述有源层的顶面沿朝向所述衬底基板的方向逐渐减小。
- 根据权利要求9-12任一所述的金属氧化物TFT,其特征在于,所述镧系金属元素包括镨、钐、铈中的一种或多种。
- 根据权利要求9-12任一所述的金属氧化物TFT,其特征在于,所述指定深度小于或等于10纳米。
- 根据权利要求9-12任一所述的金属氧化物TFT,其特征在于,所述金属氧化物TFT还包括源漏极,以及位于所述有源层和所述源漏极之间的包括镧系金属元素的金属层,所述源漏极包括源极和漏极,所述金属层的材料包括镧系金属的单元或多元氧化物。
- 根据权利要求9-12任一所述的金属氧化物TFT,其特征在于,所述镧系金属元素在所述有源层中的质量百分比大于或等于0.5%,且小于或等于10%。
- 一种x射线探测器,其特征在于,包括权利要求9-16任一所述的金属氧化物TFT。
- 一种显示面板,其特征在于,所述显示面板包括权利要求9至16任一所述的金属氧化物TFT。
- 一种金属氧化物TFT,其特征在于,所述金属氧化物TFT包括:位于衬底基板上的栅极、源极、漏极和有源层;所述有源层位于所述栅极和所述源极或漏极之间;所述有源层包括沟道层,所述沟道层为第一金属氧化物半导体层;所述第一金属氧化物半导体层包括铟、镓、锌、锡、铝、钨、锆、铪、硅 中的一种或多种;所述沟道层中的上表面上以及距离该上表面一定厚度的位置含有镧系金属掺杂材料;所述镧系金属含量随着远离所述沟道层中的上表面的距离增大呈减小的趋势。
- 根据权利要求19所述的金属氧化物TFT,其特征在于,所述有源层上设置有源极和漏极;所述有源层的沟道层与所述源极之间设置有金属层,所述金属层包括与所述镧系金属掺杂材料相同的镧系金属元素;所述有源层的沟道层与漏极之间设置有金属层,所述金属层包括与所述镧系金属掺杂材料相同的镧系金属元素。
- 根据权利要求20所述的金属氧化物TFT,其特征在于,所述源极和所述沟道层之间的金属层与所述漏极和所述沟道层之间的金属层的厚度相同。
- 根据权利要求20所述的金属氧化物TFT,其特征在于,所述源极和所述沟道层之间的金属层的外侧壁与所述沟道层的一个外侧壁在同一个坡面上,且坡度角方向相同,所述漏极和所述沟道层之间的金属层的外侧壁与所述沟道层的另一个外侧壁在同一个坡面上,且坡度角方向相同;所述源极和所述沟道层之间的金属层的内侧壁与所述源极的内侧壁在同一个坡面上,且坡度角方向相同,所述漏极和所述沟道层之间的金属层的内侧壁与所述漏极的内侧壁在同一个坡面上,且坡度角方向相同。
- 根据权利要求19所述的金属氧化物TFT,其特征在于,所述有源层还包括背沟道保护层,所述沟道层为掺杂有镧系金属的铟镓锡氧化物、所述背沟道保护层位于所述沟道层上,所述背沟道保护层为结晶铟镓锌氧化物、掺杂镧系金属的铟锌氧化物或掺杂镧系金属的铟镓锌氧化物。
- 根据权利要求19或23所述的金属氧化物TFT,其特征在于,所述有源层还包括遮光保护层,所述遮光保护层包括掺杂镧系金属的铟锌氧化物或掺杂镧系金属的铟镓锌氧化物,所述遮光保护层位于所述沟道层的远离所述背沟道 保护层的另一侧。
- 根据权利要求24所述的金属氧化物TFT,其特征在于,所述掺杂的镧系金属为镨。
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