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Spin-On Glass as low temperature gate insulator

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2011

Miguel A. Domínguez
Affiliation:
National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), Electronics Department, Luis Enrique Erro No. 1, Puebla, C.P. 72840, Mexico.
Pedro Rosales
Affiliation:
National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), Electronics Department, Luis Enrique Erro No. 1, Puebla, C.P. 72840, Mexico.
Alfonso Torres
Affiliation:
National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), Electronics Department, Luis Enrique Erro No. 1, Puebla, C.P. 72840, Mexico.
Joel Molina
Affiliation:
National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), Electronics Department, Luis Enrique Erro No. 1, Puebla, C.P. 72840, Mexico.
Mario Moreno
Affiliation:
National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), Electronics Department, Luis Enrique Erro No. 1, Puebla, C.P. 72840, Mexico.
Francisco J. De la Hidalga
Affiliation:
National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), Electronics Department, Luis Enrique Erro No. 1, Puebla, C.P. 72840, Mexico.
Carlos Zuñiga
Affiliation:
National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), Electronics Department, Luis Enrique Erro No. 1, Puebla, C.P. 72840, Mexico.
Wilfrido Calleja
Affiliation:
National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), Electronics Department, Luis Enrique Erro No. 1, Puebla, C.P. 72840, Mexico.
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Abstract

In this work, we report the characterization of Spin-On Glass (SOG) as low temperature gate insulator. Our SOG film was deposited at temperature of 200°C, which is compatible to use on flexible substrates. The optical and electrical characterization showed that the refractive index and dielectric constant are very close to those of thermally grown SiO2. Also, analysis of surface roughness by AFM is presented. We demonstrated the use of SOG as gate insulator, fabricating and characterizing inverted staggered a-SiGe:H TFTs. The observed results are promising and suggest that SOG films deposited at 200°C in the Laboratory of Microelectronics of INAOE could be an alternative to improve electrical characteristics of TFTs on low temperature flexible substrates.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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