An overview of Nanocrystalline Hydrogenated Silicon Thin film Transistor

Year : 2025 | Volume : 27 | Issue : 02 | Page : 1 23
    By

    G. Poovai,

  1. Researcher, Master’s in Nanotechnology , Amity Institute of Nanotechnology, AUUP), Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

This article elaborates and comprehends an overview on nc-Si:H TFT’s, detailing and highlighting the topics like fabrication methodology, properties/stability, modelling, characterization techniques, challenges and futuristic scope/applications.With the growing demands in commercialization of Solar Cells (low-cost photo voltaic devices), Large Area Displays (like OLED’s), Thin film electronics (FPD applications), pixel switches, wearable/flexible electronics and so on, has prompted researchers to develop nc-Si:H TFT’s (an alternative solution) which can out perform the traditional a-Si TFT’s/c-Si TFT’s. In this article we emphasize on the topics like modelling/synthesis, unique characteristic properties and performance of nc-Si:H TFT’s. We mainly focus on electronic and structural properties, mobility/stability, threshold voltage and their impacts on the performance of nc-Si:H TFT’s (influenced by deposition parameters, environmental conditions/constraints, hydrogenation effects, etc…) and also centering our ideologies on uplifting the limitations (like parasitic absorption, and poor charge carrier transport, etc…) faced by traditional a-Si:H/c-Si:H TFT’s. This overview directs an insight on nc-Si:H TFT’s potentials in the fields of thin film electronics (as a next generation electronics), their applications/futuristic views along with the varied challenges.

Keywords: (nc-Si:H TFT’s)- Nanocrystalline Hydrogenated Silicon Thin film Transistor, (a-Si:H TFT’s)- Amorphous Silicon Thin Film Transistors, (OLED’s)Organic Light emitting diodes, (FPD)- Flat Panel Display, (c-Si:H TFT’s)- crystalline Silicon Thin film Transistor, (a-Si:H TFT’s)- amorphous Silicon Thin film Transistor

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Volume 27
Issue 02
Received 18/10/2024
Accepted 12/03/2025
Published 20/03/2025
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