Display device with silicon-containing adhesion layer
First Claim
1. An apparatus for producing a visual display, said apparatus comprising:
- a substrate;
a dielectric layer over said substrate;
a gate electrode structure including a silicon adhesion layer on said dielectric layer, said silicon adhesion layer being substantially composed of a material selected from the group consisting of nanocrystalline silicon and microcrystalline silicon;
an array of apertures, each extending through said silicon adhesion layer and said dielectric layer;
an array of electron emission structures for emitting electrons upon application of an electric field thereto, each of said electron emission structures being positioned over said substrate and within one of said apertures; and
a display panel over said array of electron emission devices for emitting light in response to electrons emitted from said electron emission structures.
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Abstract
A field emission device having a gate electrode structure in which a nanocrystalline or microcrystalline silicon layer is positioned over a silicon dioxide dielectric layer. Also disclosed are methods for forming the field emission device. The nanocrystalline or microcrystalline silicon layer forms a bond with the dielectric layer that is sufficiently strong to prevent delamination during a chemical-mechanical planarization operation that is conducted during formation of the field emission device. The nanocrystalline or microcrystalline silicon layer is deposited by PECVD in an atmosphere that contains silane and hydrogen at a ratio in a range from about 1:15 to about 1:40. Multiple field emission devices may be formed and included in a flat panel display for computer monitors, telecommunications devices, and the like.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus for producing a visual display, said apparatus comprising:
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a substrate; a dielectric layer over said substrate; a gate electrode structure including a silicon adhesion layer on said dielectric layer, said silicon adhesion layer being substantially composed of a material selected from the group consisting of nanocrystalline silicon and microcrystalline silicon; an array of apertures, each extending through said silicon adhesion layer and said dielectric layer; an array of electron emission structures for emitting electrons upon application of an electric field thereto, each of said electron emission structures being positioned over said substrate and within one of said apertures; and a display panel over said array of electron emission devices for emitting light in response to electrons emitted from said electron emission structures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for producing a visual display, said apparatus comprising:
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a substrate; a dielectric layer over said substrate; a gate electrode structure including; silicon adhesion layer on said dielectric layer, said silicon adhesion layer being composed of a material selected from the group consisting of nanocrystalline silicon and microcrystalline silicon; and a gate conductive layer on said silicon adhesion layer, said gate conductive layer including phosphorus-doped amorphous silicon; an array of apertures, each extending through said silicon adhesion layer, said dielectric layer, and said gate conductive layer; an array of electron emission structures for emitting electrons upon application of an electric field thereto, each of said electron emission structures being positioned over said substrate and within one of said apertures; and a display panel over said array of electron emission devices for emitting light in response to electrons emitted from said electron emission structures. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for producing a visual display, said apparatus comprising:
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a substrate; a dielectric layer over said substrate; a gate electrode structure including; silicon adhesion layer on said dielectric layer, said silicon adhesion layer being composed of a material selected from the group consisting of nanocrystalline silicon and microcrystalline silicon; and a gate conductive layer on said silicon adhesion layer, said gate conductive layer including phosphorus-doped amorphous silicon; a gate metal layer including a metal selected from the group comprising chromium, aluminum, and alloys thereof, said gate metal layer being positioned on said gate conductive layer; a passivation layer including silicon nitride, said passivation layer being positioned on said gate metal layer; an array of apertures, each extending through said silicon adhesion layer, said dielectric layer, and said gate conductive layer; an array of electron emission structures for emitting electrons upon application of an electric field thereto, each of said electron emission structures being positioned over said substrate and within one of said apertures; and a display panel over said array of electron emission devices for emitting light in response to electrons emitted from said electron emission structures. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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