Temperature-dependent field-effect measurements method to illustrate the relationship between negative bias illumination stress stability and density of states of InZnO-TFTs with different channel layer thickness

•Negative bias illumination stability.•Temperature-dependent field-effect study.•Relationship between density of states and bias voltage stability.

We investigate the stability of thin film transistors incorporating sputtered InZnO as the channel layer under negative bias illumination stress. The transfer characteristic for various active layer thicknesses is shifted toward the negative direction under negative bias illumination stress and the device with thicker channel layer shows a slighter VTH negative shift than another device under negative bias illumination stress. In order to investigate channel layer thickness can have a great effect on the trap density and thus affect the VTH shift caused by charge trapping; we use temperature-dependent field-effect measurements method to accurately calculate their trap density. The results show that thicker InZnO channel layer has fewer DOSs, resulting in the decrease of charge trapping and the decrease of photoexcitation generated electron carrier. So the device with thicker channel layer shows a slighter VTH negative shift than another device under negative bias illumination stress.