Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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747493 | Solid-State Electronics | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Bottom-gated n-channel thin-film transistors (TFTs) were fabricated on amorphous silicon (a-Si)/nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si) bilayers, deposited at 230 °C by plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition. The impact of the channel length on the electrical and low-frequency noise characteristics of the TFTs is investigated. The results show that the 1/f noise can be interpreted in terms of carrier number fluctuations, except the long channel devices where the 1/f noise is interpreted in terms of the Hooge’s mobility fluctuations model at low drain currents. The gate insulator trap density has been evaluated, demonstrating that the nc-Si extended underneath the n+ drain contact area contributes to the measured noise.
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Authors
A.T. Hatzopoulos, N. Arpatzanis, D.H. Tassis, C.A. Dimitriadis, F. Templier, M. Oudwan, G. Kamarinos,