IP Library Granted Patent US 10,403,760
Granted Patent B2
US 10,403,760 · App. 15/058,330 · Granted Sep 3, 2019

Oxide semiconductor film, semiconductor device including the oxide semiconductor film, and display device including the semiconductor device

Inventors: Kenichi Okazaki (Tochigi, JP); Junichi Koezuka (Tochigi, JP); Toshimitsu Obonai (Tochigi, JP); Satoru Saito (Tochigi, JP); Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L29/7869H01L27/1225H01L27/1248H01L29/045H01L29/24H01L29/34H01L29/4908H01L29/66969H01L29/78648H01L29/78693H01L29/78696
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Patent No.
US 10,403,760
App. No.
15/058,330
Granted
Sep 3, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A novel oxide semiconductor film. An oxide semiconductor film with a small amount of defects. An oxide semiconductor film in which a peak value of the density of shallow defect states at an interface between the oxide semiconductor film and an insulating film is small. The oxide semiconductor film includes In, M (M is Al, Ga, Y, or Sn), Zn, and a region in which a peak value of a density of shallow defect states is less than 1E13 per square cm per volt.

Claims (32)

1. An oxide semiconductor film comprising:

In;

M;

Zn;

a first region overlapping with a first conductive film with a first insulating film positioned therebetween; and

a second region overlapping with a second conductive film with a second insulating film positioned therebetween,

wherein the first region comprises a region in which a peak value of a first density of shallow defect states at an interface between the oxide semiconductor film and the first insulating film is less than 1×10 13 cm −2 eV −1 ,

wherein the second region comprises a region in which a peak value of a second density of shallow defect states at an interface between the oxide semiconductor film and the second insulating film is less than 1×10 13 cm −2 eV −1 ,

wherein the first region comprises a region in which the peak value of the first density of the shallow defect states is substantially equal to the peak value of the second density of the shallow defect states, and

wherein M is Al, Ga, Y, or Sn.

2. The oxide semiconductor film according to claim 1 ,

wherein the peak value of the first density of the shallow defect states and the peak value of the second density of the shallow defect states are measured by a high-frequency C-V method.

3. The oxide semiconductor film according to claim 2 ,

wherein in the high-frequency C-V method, an alternating voltage at higher than or equal to 0.1 kHz and lower than or equal to 10 MHz and a direct-current voltage are applied to the first conductive film or the second conductive film.

4. The oxide semiconductor film according to claim 1 , wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises a region with c-axis alignment.

5. A semiconductor device comprising:

the oxide semiconductor film according to claim 1 ;

a source electrode electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film; and

a drain electrode electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film.

6. A semiconductor device comprising the oxide semiconductor film according to claim 1 ,

wherein an argon molecule at 1×10 14 cm −2 or less is detected in the first insulating film by thermal desorption spectroscopy.

7. A semiconductor device comprising the oxide semiconductor film according to claim 1 ,

wherein an oxygen molecule at 1×10 15 cm −2 or less is detected in the first insulating film by thermal desorption spectroscopy.

8. A display device comprising:

the semiconductor device according to claim 5 ; and

a display element.

9. A display module comprising:

the display device according to claim 8 ; and

a touch sensor.

10. An electronic device comprising:

the display module according to claim 9 ; and

one of an operation key and a battery.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2016
From: OKAZAKI, KENICHI; KOEZUKA, JUNICHI; OBONAI, TOSHIMITSU; SAITO, SATORU; YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-040974 · Mar 3, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160260836A1 · Sep 8, 2016
Cited By (1)
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