IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,094,793
Granted Patent B2
US 11,094,793 · App. 16/538,587 · Granted Aug 17, 2021

Thin film transistor substrate, shift register and display device

Inventors: SeHee Park (Paju-si, KR); InTak Cho (Paju-si, KR); DaeHwan Kim (Paju-si, KR); JuHeyuck Baeck (Paju-si, KR); Jiyong Noh (Paju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H01L29/4908G09G3/3225G09G3/3233G09G3/3266G11C19/28H01L27/1225H01L29/78633G09G2300/0408G09G2300/0426G09G2310/0286
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Patent No.
US 11,094,793
App. No.
16/538,587
Granted
Aug 17, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A thin film transistor substrate can include a first buffer layer disposed on a base substrate; a second buffer layer disposed on the first buffer layer; a semiconductor layer disposed on the second buffer layer; and a gate electrode spaced apart from the semiconductor layer, at least a part of the gate electrode overlapping with the semiconductor layer, in which a surface oxygen concentration of the first buffer layer is higher than a surface oxygen concentration of the second buffer layer.

Claims (56)

1. A thin film transistor substrate comprising:

a buffer layer on a base substrate, the buffer layer including a first buffer layer and a second buffer layer;

a semiconductor layer disposed on the buffer layer;

a first gate insulating film disposed on the semiconductor layer;

a second gate insulating film disposed on the first gate insulating; and

a gate electrode spaced apart from the semiconductor layer, at least a part of the gate electrode overlapping with the semiconductor layer,

wherein the first buffer layer is disposed on the base substrate and the second buffer layer is disposed on the first buffer layer,

a surface oxygen concentration of the first buffer layer is higher than a surface oxygen concentration of the second buffer layer, and

the semiconductor layer is between the buffer layer and the gate electrode, and

wherein a surface oxygen concentration of the second gate insulating film is higher than a surface oxygen concentration of the first gate insulating film.

2. The thin film transistor substrate according to claim 1 , wherein a dipole moment is formed between the first buffer layer and the second buffer layer.

3. The thin film transistor substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the first buffer layer includes an ion bond, and the second buffer layer includes a covalent bond, and

wherein a metal is involved in the ion bond of the first buffer layer.

4. The thin film transistor substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor layer includes an oxide semiconductor material.

5. The thin film transistor substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor layer includes a first semiconductor layer disposed on the buffer layer, and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer.

6. The thin film transistor substrate according to claim 1 , wherein a dipole moment is formed between the first gate insulating film and the second gate insulating film.

7. The thin film transistor substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the first gate insulating film includes a covalent bond, and the second gate insulating film includes an ion bond, and

wherein a metal is involved in the ion bond of the first gate insulating film.

8. A display device comprising:

a shift register disposed on a base substrate; and

a pixel connected with the shift register,

wherein the shift register includes a stage connected with the pixel through a gate line,

wherein the stage includes at least one thin film transistor,

wherein the at least one thin film transistor includes:

a buffer layer on the base substrate, the buffer layer including a first buffer layer and a second buffer layer;

a semiconductor layer disposed on the buffer layer;

a first gate insulating film disposed on the semiconductor layer;

a second gate insulating film disposed on the first gate insulating film; and

a gate electrode spaced apart from the semiconductor layer, at least a part of the gate electrode overlapping with the semiconductor layer,

wherein the first buffer layer is disposed on the base substrate and the second buffer layer is disposed on the first buffer layer,

a surface oxygen concentration of the first buffer layer is higher than a surface oxygen concentration of the second buffer layer, and

the semiconductor layer is between the second buffer layer and the gate electrode, and

wherein a surface oxygen concentration of the second gate insulating film is higher than a surface oxygen concentration of the first gate insulating film.

9. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein a dipole moment is formed between the first buffer layer and the second buffer layer.

10. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the first buffer layer includes an ion bond, and the second buffer layer includes a covalent bond, and

wherein a metal is involved in the ion bond.

11. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the semiconductor layer includes an oxide semiconductor material.

12. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein a dipole moment is formed between the first gate insulating film and the second gate insulating film.

13. A display device comprising:

a plurality of pixels disposed on a base substrate,

wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes:

a pixel driver disposed on the base substrate; and

a display element connected with the pixel driver,

wherein the pixel driver includes at least one thin film transistor,

wherein the at least one thin film transistor includes:

a buffer layer on the base substrate, the buffer layer including a first buffer layer and a second buffer layer;

a semiconductor layer disposed on the second buffer layer;

a first gate insulating film disposed on the semiconductor layer;

a second gate insulating film disposed on the first gate insulating film; and

a gate electrode spaced apart from the semiconductor layer, at least a part of the gate electrode overlapping with the semiconductor layer, and

wherein the first buffer layer is disposed on the base substrate and the second buffer layer is disposed on the first buffer layer,

a surface oxygen concentration of the first buffer layer is higher than a surface oxygen concentration of the second buffer layer, and

the semiconductor layer is between the second buffer layer and the gate electrode, and

wherein a surface oxygen concentration of the second gate insulating film is higher than a surface oxygen concentration of the first gate insulating film.

14. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein a dipole moment is formed between the first buffer layer and the second buffer layer.

15. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein a dipole moment is formed between the first gate insulating film and the second gate insulating film.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2019
From: PARK, SEHEE; CHO, INTAK; KIM, DAEHWAN; BAECK, JUHEYUCK; NOH, JIYONG
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050118/0027 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0094458 · Aug 13, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200052085A1 · Feb 13, 2020