Indium Hydroxide Ceramic Targets: A Breakthrough in High-Mobility Thin-Film Transistor Technology

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Autori principali: Sadahira, Hikaru, Ghediya, Prashant R., Kong, Hyeonjun, Miura, Akira, Matsuo, Yasutaka, Ohta, Hiromichi, Magari, Yusaku
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author Sadahira, Hikaru
Ghediya, Prashant R.
Kong, Hyeonjun
Miura, Akira
Matsuo, Yasutaka
Ohta, Hiromichi
Magari, Yusaku
author_facet Sadahira, Hikaru
Ghediya, Prashant R.
Kong, Hyeonjun
Miura, Akira
Matsuo, Yasutaka
Ohta, Hiromichi
Magari, Yusaku
contents Thin-film transistors composed of a hydrogen-containing indium oxide active layer are promising candidates for backplane devices in next-generation flat panel displays, offering higher definition and faster operation. However, the hydrogen incorporation process during film deposition poses challenges for scalable and industrial development due to both safety and controllability issues. Here, we demonstrate that using indium hydroxide ceramic as the target material for film deposition overcomes the difficulties associated with hydrogen gas usage. We sintered commercially available indium hydroxide powder using a conventional ceramic process at 150-250°C in air and utilized it for the deposition of hydrogen-incorporated indium oxide films via pulsed laser deposition. The resulting indium oxide films, after thermal annealing, contained a sufficient concentration of hydrogen and exhibited very high electron mobility due to significantly grown grains. Furthermore, we confirmed that the fabricated thin-film transistors exhibited comparably high performance to those produced using the gas-phase hydrogen incorporation method. This approach offers a practical pathway for hydrogen-containing indium oxide-based thin-film transistors in next-generation flat panel displays.
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spellingShingle Indium Hydroxide Ceramic Targets: A Breakthrough in High-Mobility Thin-Film Transistor Technology
Sadahira, Hikaru
Ghediya, Prashant R.
Kong, Hyeonjun
Miura, Akira
Matsuo, Yasutaka
Ohta, Hiromichi
Magari, Yusaku
Materials Science
Applied Physics
Thin-film transistors composed of a hydrogen-containing indium oxide active layer are promising candidates for backplane devices in next-generation flat panel displays, offering higher definition and faster operation. However, the hydrogen incorporation process during film deposition poses challenges for scalable and industrial development due to both safety and controllability issues. Here, we demonstrate that using indium hydroxide ceramic as the target material for film deposition overcomes the difficulties associated with hydrogen gas usage. We sintered commercially available indium hydroxide powder using a conventional ceramic process at 150-250°C in air and utilized it for the deposition of hydrogen-incorporated indium oxide films via pulsed laser deposition. The resulting indium oxide films, after thermal annealing, contained a sufficient concentration of hydrogen and exhibited very high electron mobility due to significantly grown grains. Furthermore, we confirmed that the fabricated thin-film transistors exhibited comparably high performance to those produced using the gas-phase hydrogen incorporation method. This approach offers a practical pathway for hydrogen-containing indium oxide-based thin-film transistors in next-generation flat panel displays.
title Indium Hydroxide Ceramic Targets: A Breakthrough in High-Mobility Thin-Film Transistor Technology
topic Materials Science
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11011