Polycrystalline In-Ga-O Thin-Film Transistors Coupled with a Nitrogen Doping Technique for High-Performance UV Detectors

Yen Chi Cheng, Sheng Po Chang, Ih Chin Chen, Yen Lin Tsai, Tien Hung Cheng, Shoou Jinn Chang

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Abstract

In this article, thin-film transistors (TFTs) with a polycrystalline indium-gallium-oxide (poly IGO) active layer were fabricated for ultraviolet (UV) detection. To achieve better sensing performance, an in situ nitrogen doping (N-doping) technique was employed to passivate the excessive defect states in the bandgap. Under UV illumination, it is evident that the N-doped IGO TFT exhibited superior photoresponsivity and UV-to-visible rejection ratio (17.4 A/W and 1.0 × 106) as compared to the undoped one (13.1 A/W and 1.2 × 105). More importantly, a sharper responsivity cutoff at 340 nm (Eg∼ 3.65 eV) was observed, suggesting that the N-doped phototransistor had better wavelength selectivity. Through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis, it was shown that N-doping reduced the subgap states and thus suppressed the visible light-induced ionization of oxygen vacancy. Furthermore, the nitrogen incorporation slightly reduced the effective bandgap, which enhanced the band-to-band electron transition and the UV responsivity.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8933340
Pages (from-to)140-145
Number of pages6
JournalIEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
Volume67
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Jan

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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