TFT SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME
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Abstract
A high-performance TFT substrate (100) for a flat panel display includes a substrate (110), a first conductive layer (130) on the substrate (110), a semiconductor layer (103) positioned on the first conductive layer (130), and a second conductive layer (150) positioned on the semiconductor layer (103). The first conductive layer (130) defines a gate electrode (101). The second conductive layer (150) defines a source electrode (105) and a drain electrode (106) spaced apart from the source electrode (105). The second conductive layer (150) includes a first layer (151) on the semiconductor layer (103) and a second layer (152) positioned on the first layer (151). The first layer (151) can be made of metal oxide. The second layer (152) can be made of aluminum or aluminum alloy.
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24 Claims
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15. A TFT substrate comprising:
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a substrate; a semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, the semiconductor layer having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to and facing away from the top surface; a first conductive layer formed on the bottom surface of the semiconductor layer, the first conductive layer defining a gate electrode; and a second conductive layer formed on the top surface of the semiconductor layer opposite to the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer defining a source electrode and a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode; wherein the second conductive layer comprises a first layer positioned on the semiconductor layer, a second layer positioned on the first layer, and a third layer positioned on the second layer;
the second layer is made of aluminum or aluminum alloy;
both the third layer and the first layer are made of a same metal oxide;
an etching rate of the third layer is greater than an etching rate of the first layer when the second conductive layer is etched by a single etching solution or a single etching gas. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for making a TFT substrate comprising:
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forming a gate electrode on a substrate; forming a gate insulating layer on the substrate and covering the gate electrode; forming a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer; forming a first layer on the semiconductor layer, the first layer being made of a metal oxide; forming a second layer on the first layer, the second layer being made of aluminum or aluminum alloy; forming a third layer on the second layer, the third layer being made of a same metal oxide with the first layer; and etching the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer to form a source electrode and a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode;
wherein an etching rate of the third layer is greater than an etching rate of the first layer. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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