Abstract
In this report, we present a novel approach for fabricating polycrystalline silicon-germanium thin-film transistors at low temperatures (≤550°C). A bottom gate configuration is used for this approach, and an i-Si 1-xGex/i-Si/p+-Si1-yGey multilayer is deposited sequentially on the gate oxide using an ultra-high vacuum chemical vapor deposition technique. The i-Si1-xGex serves as the channel while the i-Si is used as a buffer layer for allowing p+-Si1-yGey to be etched selectively on. p-channel thin-film transistors with a field-effect mobility of 13 cm 2/V s were achieved using this method, which is superior to those grown by low pressure chemical vapor deposition. Our results indicate that the deposition of poly-Si1-xGex/poly-Si multilayer structure would be a promising way for polycrystalline thin-film device applications.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1700-1702 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 65 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Dec 1994 |