IP Library Granted Patent US 8,884,272
Granted Patent B2
US 8,884,272 · App. 12/853,338 · Granted Nov 11, 2014

Amorphous oxide semiconductor material, field-effect transistor, and display device

Inventors: Takeshi Hama (Kanagawa, JP); Masayuki Suzuki (Kanagawa, JP); Atsushi Tanaka (Kanagawa, JP); Fumihiko Mochizuki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
H01L29/7869H01L27/3262H01L2251/5338H01L27/3248
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Patent No.
US 8,884,272
App. No.
12/853,338
Granted
Nov 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an amorphous oxide semiconductor material including an amorphous oxide semiconductor including In, Ga and Zn, wherein when In:Ga:Zn=a:b:c denotes an element composition ratio of the oxide semiconductor, the element composition ratio is defined by the range of a+b=2 and b<2 and c<4b−3.2 and c>−5b+8 and 1≦c≦2.

Claims (16)

1. An amorphous oxide semiconductor material comprising an amorphous oxide semiconductor including In, Ga and Zn, wherein when In:Ga:Zn=a:b:c denotes an element composition ratio of the oxide semiconductor, the element composition ratio is defined by the range of a+b=2 and 1.25≦b≦1.5 and c <4b−3.2 and c>−5b+8 and 1≦c≦2, and wherein an optical band gap of the amorphous oxide semiconductor material is equal to or greater than 3.85 eV.

2. A field-effect transistor having an active layer that comprises the amorphous oxide semiconductor material according to claim 1 and whose electrical conductivity σ is 10 −9 ≦σ≦10 −2 (S/cm).

3. The field-effect transistor according to claim 2 , wherein the amorphous oxide semiconductor material is heat-treated.

4. A display device equipped with the field-effect transistor according to claim 2 .

5. An amorphous oxide semiconductor material comprising an amorphous oxide semiconductor including In, Ga and Zn, wherein when In:Ga:Zn=a:b:c denotes an element composition ratio of the oxide semiconductor, the element composition ratio is defined by the range of a+b=2 and c<4b−3.2 and c<−5b+8 and 1≦c and 1.25≦b≦1.5, and an optical band gap of the amorphous oxide semiconductor material is equal to or greater than 3.85 eV.

6. A bottom-emission display device comprising:

a substrate;

the field-effect transistor according to claim 2 which is placed on the substrate and has a bottom-gate structure; and

an organic electroluminescent element that is electrically connected to the field-effect transistor on the substrate,

wherein light emitted from the organic electroluminescent element is produced from the substrate side.

7. A display device comprising:

a light-emitting layer configured to irradiate light at a wavelength of from 380 nm to 440 nm; and

an amorphous oxide semiconductor material comprising In, Ga and Zn, wherein when In:Ga:Zn=a:b:c denotes an element composition ratio of the oxide semiconductor, the element composition ratio is defined by the range of a+b=2 and 1.25≦b≦1.5 and c<4b−3.2 and c>−5b+8 and 1≦c≦2.

8. A display device comprising:

a light-emitting layer configured to irradiate blue light; and

an active layer including an amorphous oxide semiconductor material comprising In, Ga and Zn, wherein when In:Ga:Zn=a:b:c denotes an element composition ratio of the oxide semiconductor, the element composition ratio is defined by the range of a+b=2 and 1.25≦b≦1.5 and c<4b−3.2 and c>−5b+8 and 1≦c≦2.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2022
From: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061486/0083 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2010
From: HAMA, TAKESHI; SUZUKI, MASAYUKI; TANAKA, ATSUSHI; MOCHIZUKI, FUMIHIKO
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024832/0184 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2009-189340 · Aug 18, 2009 · national
JP 2010-002370 · Jan 7, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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