THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE
First Claim
1. A thin-film transistor substrate comprising a base substrate and a thin-film transistor,the thin-film transistor including:
- a gate electrode disposed on the base substrate;
a gate insulating layer covering the gate electrode;
a source electrode and a drain electrode facing each other and disposed above the gate electrode via the gate insulating layer; and
an oxide semiconductor layer which faces the gate electrode via at least the gate insulating layer and whose first end and second end respectively overlap the source electrode and the drain electrode and are thereby respectively connected to the source electrode and the drain electrode,the source electrode and the drain electrode each including a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer covering the first conductive layer,the second conductive layer containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tantalum, tungsten, and nickel,the gate insulating layer in a region between the source electrode and the drain electrode having a smaller thickness than in a region below the source electrode and in a region below the drain electrode.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a thin-film transistor substrate including a base substrate and a thin-film transistor, the thin-film transistor including: a gate electrode; a gate insulating layer; a source electrode and a drain electrode; and an oxide semiconductor layer in this order. The source electrode and the drain electrode each include a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer covering the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tantalum, tungsten, and nickel. The gate insulating layer in a region between the source electrode and the drain electrode has a smaller thickness than in a region below the source electrode and in a region below the drain electrode.
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1. A thin-film transistor substrate comprising a base substrate and a thin-film transistor,
the thin-film transistor including: -
a gate electrode disposed on the base substrate; a gate insulating layer covering the gate electrode; a source electrode and a drain electrode facing each other and disposed above the gate electrode via the gate insulating layer; and an oxide semiconductor layer which faces the gate electrode via at least the gate insulating layer and whose first end and second end respectively overlap the source electrode and the drain electrode and are thereby respectively connected to the source electrode and the drain electrode, the source electrode and the drain electrode each including a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer covering the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tantalum, tungsten, and nickel, the gate insulating layer in a region between the source electrode and the drain electrode having a smaller thickness than in a region below the source electrode and in a region below the drain electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for producing a thin-film transistor substrate, comprising in the following order:
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first patterning including forming a gate electrode conductive film on a base substrate and patterning the gate electrode conductive film using a first photomask to form a gate electrode; formation of a gate insulating layer including forming a gate insulating layer so as to cover the gate electrode; second patterning including forming a first conductive film so as to cover the gate insulating layer and patterning the first conductive film using a second photomask; third patterning including forming a second conductive film containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tantalum, tungsten, and nickel and patterning the second conductive film using a third photomask to form a source electrode and a drain electrode; hydrofluoric acid treatment including treating a gate insulating layer side surface of the base substrate with hydrofluoric acid; and fourth patterning including forming an oxide semiconductor film so as to cover the source electrode and the drain electrode and patterning the oxide semiconductor film using a fourth photomask to form an oxide semiconductor layer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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