Hexaaqua Metal Complexes for Low-Temperature Formation of Fully Metal Oxide Thin-Film Transistors

  • You Seung Rim
  • , Huajun Chen
  • , Tze Bin Song
  • , Sang Hoon Bae
  • , Yang Yang

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Abstract

We investigated aqueous metal complex-based oxide semiconductor films formed with various ligands, such as chloride, acetate, fluoride, and nitrate. Nitrate ligand-based indium(III) precursor was easily decomposed at low temperature due to the replacement of all nitrate ions with water during solvation to form the hexaaqua indium(III) cation ([In(H2O)6]3+). Hexaaqua indium(III) cation was a key complex to realize high-quality oxide films at low temperature. Additionally, Al2O3-based high-k dielectric was also employed by using a nitrate precursor, and the hexaaqua aluminum(III) cation ([Al(H2O)6]3+) was confirmed. This complex-based Al2O3 film showed high breakdown voltage and stable capacitance under high frequency operation compared to organic solvent-based Al2O3 films. We successfully demonstrated aqueous-based In2O3 TFTs with Al2O3 high-k gate dielectrics formed at 250 °C with a wide gate voltage operation and high saturation mobility and on/off ratio of 36.31 ± 2.29 cm2 V-1 s-1 and over 107, respectively. (Graph Presented).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5808-5812
Number of pages5
JournalChemistry of Materials
Volume27
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 25 2015

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