Improved uniformity of sequential lateral solidification thin-film transistors

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 767-769

  Kang, Myung Koo ^a   Kim, Si Joon ^b   Kim, Hyun Jae ^b  

^a Samsung Mobile Display   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Crystallization; semiconductor thin films; silicon; thin film transistors (TFTs)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MATRIX ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILMS; SEQUENTIAL LATERAL SOLIDIFICATIONS; THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS (TFTS);

ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOLIDIFICATION; TRANSISTORS;

THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

EID: 79957603880     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LED.2011.2131112     Document Type: Article

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