Threshold Voltage Shift of Flexible P-Type Poly-Silicon Thin Film Transistors Under Illumination Stress

The reliability of flexible p-type low temperature poly-silicon thin film transistors (TFTs) under sole illumination stress was investigated. As the TFT was exposed to illumination, the transfer characteristic curves of the TFTs shifted positively, accompanied by an increase in the off-state current...

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Main Authors: Weipeng Ji, Huaisheng Wang, Mingxiang Wang, Dongli Zhang, Nannan Lv, Qi Shan
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11112689/
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Huaisheng Wang
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Dongli Zhang
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Qi Shan
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description The reliability of flexible p-type low temperature poly-silicon thin film transistors (TFTs) under sole illumination stress was investigated. As the TFT was exposed to illumination, the transfer characteristic curves of the TFTs shifted positively, accompanied by an increase in the off-state current. Through altering the wavelength and intensity of the light, the degradation mechanism for TFTs under illumination stresses can be attributed to photoexcited carriers and residual hydrogen diffusion from the Si3N4 layer to air, leading to a forward shift in the threshold voltage. Moreover, TFTs exposed to the air for an extended period can also effectively remove residual hydrogen in the silicon nitride layer, thereby effectively suppressing photoinduced degradation of the device and improving its reliability.
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spelling doaj-art-a4daaed2191c43f6af63b029d32129d82025-08-22T23:09:18ZengIEEEIEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society2168-67342025-01-011396997510.1109/JEDS.2025.359580811112689Threshold Voltage Shift of Flexible P-Type Poly-Silicon Thin Film Transistors Under Illumination StressWeipeng Ji0Huaisheng Wang1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4672-6678Mingxiang Wang2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6087-4979Dongli Zhang3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0556-5532Nannan Lv4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9318-1805Qi Shan5School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaThe reliability of flexible p-type low temperature poly-silicon thin film transistors (TFTs) under sole illumination stress was investigated. As the TFT was exposed to illumination, the transfer characteristic curves of the TFTs shifted positively, accompanied by an increase in the off-state current. Through altering the wavelength and intensity of the light, the degradation mechanism for TFTs under illumination stresses can be attributed to photoexcited carriers and residual hydrogen diffusion from the Si3N4 layer to air, leading to a forward shift in the threshold voltage. Moreover, TFTs exposed to the air for an extended period can also effectively remove residual hydrogen in the silicon nitride layer, thereby effectively suppressing photoinduced degradation of the device and improving its reliability.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11112689/Thin-film transistors (TFTs)hydrogenilluminationphoto-induced instability
spellingShingle Weipeng Ji
Huaisheng Wang
Mingxiang Wang
Dongli Zhang
Nannan Lv
Qi Shan
Threshold Voltage Shift of Flexible P-Type Poly-Silicon Thin Film Transistors Under Illumination Stress
IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society
Thin-film transistors (TFTs)
hydrogen
illumination
photo-induced instability
title Threshold Voltage Shift of Flexible P-Type Poly-Silicon Thin Film Transistors Under Illumination Stress
title_full Threshold Voltage Shift of Flexible P-Type Poly-Silicon Thin Film Transistors Under Illumination Stress
title_fullStr Threshold Voltage Shift of Flexible P-Type Poly-Silicon Thin Film Transistors Under Illumination Stress
title_full_unstemmed Threshold Voltage Shift of Flexible P-Type Poly-Silicon Thin Film Transistors Under Illumination Stress
title_short Threshold Voltage Shift of Flexible P-Type Poly-Silicon Thin Film Transistors Under Illumination Stress
title_sort threshold voltage shift of flexible p type poly silicon thin film transistors under illumination stress
topic Thin-film transistors (TFTs)
hydrogen
illumination
photo-induced instability
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11112689/
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