Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
First Claim
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
- a gate electrode;
a gate insulating film over the gate electrode;
a first oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film;
a second oxide semiconductor film having a crystalline structure over the first oxide semiconductor film; and
a third oxide semiconductor film over the second oxide semiconductor film,a source electrode and a drain electrode which are in contact with the third oxide semiconductor film,wherein a bottom of a conduction band in the second oxide semiconductor film is deeper from a vacuum level than a bottom of a conduction band in the first oxide semiconductor film and a bottom of a conduction band in the third oxide semiconductor film,wherein each of the first oxide semiconductor film, the second oxide semiconductor film, and the third oxide semiconductor film includes indium, zinc, and gallium,wherein the first oxide semiconductor film has a lower degree of crystallinity than the second oxide semiconductor film, andwherein the third oxide semiconductor film has a lower degree of crystallinity than the second oxide semiconductor film.
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Abstract
A highly reliable semiconductor device exhibiting stable electrical characteristics is provided. Further, a highly reliable semiconductor device is provided. Oxide semiconductor films are stacked so that the conduction band has a well-shaped structure. A second oxide semiconductor film having a crystalline structure is provided over the first oxide semiconductor film and a third oxide semiconductor film is provided over the second oxide semiconductor film. The bottom of a conduction band in the second oxide semiconductor film is deeper from a vacuum level than the bottom of a conduction band in the first oxide semiconductor film and the bottom of a conduction band in the third oxide semiconductor film.
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a gate electrode; a gate insulating film over the gate electrode; a first oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film; a second oxide semiconductor film having a crystalline structure over the first oxide semiconductor film; and a third oxide semiconductor film over the second oxide semiconductor film, a source electrode and a drain electrode which are in contact with the third oxide semiconductor film, wherein a bottom of a conduction band in the second oxide semiconductor film is deeper from a vacuum level than a bottom of a conduction band in the first oxide semiconductor film and a bottom of a conduction band in the third oxide semiconductor film, wherein each of the first oxide semiconductor film, the second oxide semiconductor film, and the third oxide semiconductor film includes indium, zinc, and gallium, wherein the first oxide semiconductor film has a lower degree of crystallinity than the second oxide semiconductor film, and wherein the third oxide semiconductor film has a lower degree of crystallinity than the second oxide semiconductor film. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A display device comprising:
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a gate electrode; a gate insulating film over the gate electrode; a first oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film; a second oxide semiconductor film having a crystalline structure over the first oxide semiconductor film; and a third oxide semiconductor film over the second oxide semiconductor film, a source electrode and a drain electrode which are in contact with the third oxide semiconductor film, an insulating film over the third oxide semiconductor film, the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a pixel electrode over the insulating film, wherein a bottom of a conduction band in the second oxide semiconductor film is deeper from a vacuum level than a bottom of a conduction band in the first oxide semiconductor film and a bottom of a conduction band in the third oxide semiconductor film, wherein each of the first oxide semiconductor film, the second oxide semiconductor film, and the third oxide semiconductor film includes indium, zinc, and gallium, wherein the first oxide semiconductor film has a lower degree of crystallinity than the second oxide semiconductor film, and wherein the third oxide semiconductor film has a lower degree of crystallinity than the second oxide semiconductor film. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A display device comprising:
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a gate electrode; a gate insulating film over the gate electrode; a first oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film; a second oxide semiconductor film having a crystalline structure over the first oxide semiconductor film; and a third oxide semiconductor film over the second oxide semiconductor film, a source electrode and a drain electrode which are in contact with the third oxide semiconductor film, an insulating film over the third oxide semiconductor film, the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a pixel electrode over the insulating film, wherein a bottom of a conduction band in the second oxide semiconductor film is deeper from a vacuum level than a bottom of a conduction band in the first oxide semiconductor film and a bottom of a conduction band in the third oxide semiconductor film, wherein each of the first oxide semiconductor film, the second oxide semiconductor film, and the third oxide semiconductor film includes indium, zinc, and gallium, wherein the third oxide semiconductor film is in contact with a side surface of the first oxide semiconductor film and a side surface of the second oxide semiconductor film, wherein the first oxide semiconductor film has a lower degree of crystallinity than the second oxide semiconductor film, and wherein the third oxide semiconductor film has a lower degree of crystallinity than the second oxide semiconductor film. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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