Disclosure of Invention
The technical problem to be solved by the invention is as follows: an oxide thin film transistor array substrate capable of improving capacitance capacity and a method for manufacturing the same are provided.
In order to solve the above technical problems, a first technical solution adopted by the present invention is:
an oxide thin film transistor array substrate comprises a glass substrate and a buffer layer arranged on one side face of the glass substrate, wherein at least one groove is formed in a capacitor area on one side face, far away from the glass substrate, of the buffer layer, a first electrode layer is filled in the groove, and a first insulating layer, a second electrode layer, a first etching barrier layer, a third electrode layer and a first passivation layer are sequentially stacked and covered on one side face, far away from the buffer layer, of the first electrode layer;
a first active layer, a grid electrode insulating layer, a first transparent conducting layer, a grid electrode metal layer, a second etching barrier layer, a second transparent conducting layer, a source drain electrode metal layer and a second passivation layer are sequentially laminated and covered on a TFT region on one side face, away from the glass substrate, of the buffer layer, a first through hole is formed in the second etching barrier layer, the second transparent conducting layer is filled in the first through hole, a second through hole is formed in the second transparent conducting layer, a third through hole is formed in the source drain electrode metal layer, the third through hole and the second through hole are oppositely arranged and communicated, and the second passivation layer is filled in the second through hole and the third through hole;
the material of the first electrode layer is the same as that of the first active layer;
the material of the second electrode layer is the same as that of the first transparent conducting layer;
the material of the third electrode layer is the same as that of the second transparent conducting layer.
The second technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
a preparation method of an oxide thin film transistor array substrate comprises the following steps:
s1, providing a glass substrate, wherein the surface of the glass substrate is covered with a buffer layer; forming at least one groove in a capacitor area on one side surface of the buffer layer, which is far away from the glass substrate;
s2, forming a first electrode layer and a first active layer, wherein the first electrode layer is filled in the groove, and the first active layer covers the TFT area on one side face, far away from the glass substrate, of the buffer layer;
s3, forming a first insulating layer and a grid insulating layer, wherein the first insulating layer covers the surface of the first electrode layer, and the grid insulating layer covers the surface of the first active layer;
s4, forming a second electrode layer and a first transparent conducting layer, wherein the second electrode layer covers the surface of the first insulating layer, and the first transparent conducting layer covers the surface of the gate insulating layer;
s5, forming a grid metal layer and covering the surface of the first transparent conductive layer;
s6, forming a first etching barrier layer and a second etching barrier layer, wherein the first etching barrier layer covers the surface of the second electrode layer, and the second etching barrier layer covers the surface of the gate metal layer; forming a first via hole in the second etch-barrier layer;
s7, forming a third electrode layer and a second transparent conducting layer, wherein the third electrode layer covers the surface of the first etching barrier layer, and the second transparent conducting layer covers the surface of the second etching barrier layer; a second transparent conducting layer is filled in the first via hole; forming a second via hole in the second transparent conductive layer;
s8, forming a source drain metal layer, wherein the source drain metal layer covers the surface of the second transparent conducting layer; forming a third via hole in the source drain metal layer, wherein the third via hole is opposite to and communicated with the second via hole;
and S9, forming a first passivation layer and a second passivation layer, wherein the first passivation layer covers the surface of the third electrode layer, the second passivation layer covers the surface of the source drain electrode metal layer, and the second passivation layer is filled in the second through hole and the third through hole.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
the capacitor comprises a buffer layer, a glass substrate, a capacitor body and a first electrode layer, wherein at least one groove is formed in a capacitor area on one side face, far away from the glass substrate, of the buffer layer, the groove is filled with the first electrode layer, a first insulating layer, a second electrode layer, a first etching barrier layer, a third electrode layer and a first passivation layer are sequentially overlapped on one side face, far away from the buffer layer, of the first electrode layer, the second electrode layer, the third electrode layer and the first passivation layer are respectively used as electrode layers of the capacitor, the first electrode layer, the first insulating layer and the second electrode layer form a capacitor, and the second electrode layer, the first etching barrier layer and the third electrode layer form a capacitor; the TFT region on one side of the buffer layer far away from the glass substrate is sequentially laminated and covered with a first active layer, a grid electrode insulating layer, a first transparent conducting layer, a grid electrode metal layer, a second etching barrier layer, a second transparent conducting layer, a source drain metal layer and a second passivation layer, the material of the first electrode layer is the same as that of the first active layer, the material of the second electrode layer is the same as that of the first transparent conducting layer, and the material of the third electrode layer is the same as that of the second transparent conducting layer, so that the capacitance can be further improved, the occupied area of a capacitor can be reduced, and the TFT LCD panel has the advantages of improving PPI (Pixels on diagonal lines of every Inch) of a panel and reducing the size of a panel frame.
Detailed Description
In order to explain technical contents, achieved objects, and effects of the present invention in detail, the following description is made with reference to the accompanying drawings in combination with the embodiments.
Referring to fig. 1, a technical solution provided by the present invention:
an oxide thin film transistor array substrate comprises a glass substrate and a buffer layer arranged on one side face of the glass substrate, wherein at least one groove is formed in a capacitor area on one side face, far away from the glass substrate, of the buffer layer, a first electrode layer is filled in the groove, and a first insulating layer, a second electrode layer, a first etching barrier layer, a third electrode layer and a first passivation layer are sequentially stacked and covered on one side face, far away from the buffer layer, of the first electrode layer;
a first active layer, a grid electrode insulating layer, a first transparent conducting layer, a grid electrode metal layer, a second etching barrier layer, a second transparent conducting layer, a source drain electrode metal layer and a second passivation layer are sequentially laminated and covered on a TFT region on one side face, away from the glass substrate, of the buffer layer, a first through hole is formed in the second etching barrier layer, the second transparent conducting layer is filled in the first through hole, a second through hole is formed in the second transparent conducting layer, a third through hole is formed in the source drain electrode metal layer, the third through hole and the second through hole are oppositely arranged and communicated, and the second passivation layer is filled in the second through hole and the third through hole;
the material of the first electrode layer is the same as that of the first active layer;
the material of the second electrode layer is the same as that of the first transparent conducting layer;
the material of the third electrode layer is the same as that of the second transparent conducting layer.
From the above description, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:
the capacitor comprises a buffer layer, a glass substrate, a capacitor body and a first electrode layer, wherein at least one groove is formed in a capacitor area on one side face, far away from the glass substrate, of the buffer layer, the groove is filled with the first electrode layer, a first insulating layer, a second electrode layer, a first etching barrier layer, a third electrode layer and a first passivation layer are sequentially overlapped on one side face, far away from the buffer layer, of the first electrode layer, the second electrode layer, the third electrode layer and the first passivation layer are respectively used as electrode layers of the capacitor, the first electrode layer, the first insulating layer and the second electrode layer form a capacitor, and the second electrode layer, the first etching barrier layer and the third electrode layer form a capacitor; the TFT area of one side of the buffer layer far away from the glass substrate is sequentially laminated and covered with a first active layer, a grid electrode insulating layer, a first transparent conducting layer, a grid electrode metal layer, a second etching barrier layer, a second transparent conducting layer, a source drain electrode metal layer and a second passivation layer, the material of the first electrode layer is the same as that of the first active layer, the material of the second electrode layer is the same as that of the first transparent conducting layer, and the material of the third electrode layer is the same as that of the second transparent conducting layer, so that the capacitance capacity can be further improved, meanwhile, the occupied area of the capacitor can be reduced, and the PPI of the panel is improved, and the frame size of the panel is reduced.
Furthermore, the first electrode layer is made of indium tin oxide, and the thickness range of the first electrode layer is
As can be seen from the above description, the first electrode layer is made of ITO and has a thickness in the range of
The capacitance capacity can be further improved.
Further, the first electrode layer in the groove is in contact with the glass substrate.
Further, the vertical cross section of the groove is square.
Furthermore, the number of the first via holes is two, and the second via hole and the third via hole are both located between the two first via holes.
Referring to fig. 2, another technical solution provided by the present invention:
a preparation method of an oxide thin film transistor array substrate comprises the following steps:
s1, providing a glass substrate, wherein the surface of the glass substrate is covered with a buffer layer; forming at least one groove in a capacitor area on one side surface of the buffer layer, which is far away from the glass substrate;
s2, forming a first electrode layer and a first active layer, wherein the first electrode layer is filled in the groove, and the first active layer covers the TFT area on one side face, far away from the glass substrate, of the buffer layer;
s3, forming a first insulating layer and a grid insulating layer, wherein the first insulating layer covers the surface of the first electrode layer, and the grid insulating layer covers the surface of the first active layer;
s4, forming a second electrode layer and a first transparent conducting layer, wherein the second electrode layer covers the surface of the first insulating layer, and the first transparent conducting layer covers the surface of the gate insulating layer;
s5, forming a grid metal layer and covering the surface of the first transparent conductive layer;
s6, forming a first etching barrier layer and a second etching barrier layer, wherein the first etching barrier layer covers the surface of the second electrode layer, and the second etching barrier layer covers the surface of the gate metal layer; forming a first via hole in the second etch-barrier layer;
s7, forming a third electrode layer and a second transparent conducting layer, wherein the third electrode layer covers the surface of the first etching barrier layer, and the second transparent conducting layer covers the surface of the second etching barrier layer; a second transparent conducting layer is filled in the first via hole; forming a second via hole in the second transparent conductive layer;
s8, forming a source drain metal layer, wherein the source drain metal layer covers the surface of the second transparent conducting layer; forming a third via hole in the source drain metal layer, wherein the third via hole is opposite to and communicated with the second via hole;
and S9, forming a first passivation layer and a second passivation layer, wherein the first passivation layer covers the surface of the third electrode layer, the second passivation layer covers the surface of the source drain electrode metal layer, and the second passivation layer is filled in the second through hole and the third through hole.
From the above description, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:
the capacitor comprises a buffer layer, a glass substrate, a capacitor body and a first electrode layer, wherein at least one groove is formed in a capacitor area on one side face, far away from the glass substrate, of the buffer layer, the groove is filled with the first electrode layer, a first insulating layer, a second electrode layer, a first etching barrier layer, a third electrode layer and a first passivation layer are sequentially overlapped on one side face, far away from the buffer layer, of the first electrode layer, the second electrode layer, the third electrode layer and the first passivation layer are respectively used as electrode layers of the capacitor, the first electrode layer, the first insulating layer and the second electrode layer form a capacitor, and the second electrode layer, the first etching barrier layer and the third electrode layer form a capacitor; the TFT area of one side of the buffer layer far away from the glass substrate is sequentially laminated and covered with a first active layer, a grid electrode insulating layer, a first transparent conducting layer, a grid electrode metal layer, a second etching barrier layer, a second transparent conducting layer, a source drain electrode metal layer and a second passivation layer, the material of the first electrode layer is the same as that of the first active layer, the material of the second electrode layer is the same as that of the first transparent conducting layer, and the material of the third electrode layer is the same as that of the second transparent conducting layer, so that the capacitance capacity can be further improved, meanwhile, the occupied area of the capacitor can be reduced, and the PPI of the panel is improved, and the frame size of the panel is reduced.
Furthermore, the first electrode layer is made of indium tin oxide, and the thickness range of the first electrode layer is
As can be seen from the above description, the first electrode layer is made of ITO and has a thickness in the range of
The capacitance capacity can be further improved.
Further, the first electrode layer in the groove is in contact with the glass substrate.
Further, the vertical cross section of the groove is square.
Furthermore, the number of the first via holes is two, and the second via hole and the third via hole are both located between the two first via holes.
Referring to fig. 1, a first embodiment of the present invention is:
an oxide thin film transistor array substrate comprises a glass substrate 1 and abuffer layer 2 arranged on one side face of the glass substrate 1, wherein at least one groove is formed in a capacitor area 3 on one side face, far away from the glass substrate 1, of thebuffer layer 2, afirst electrode layer 31 is filled in the groove, and a first insulatinglayer 32, asecond electrode layer 33, a firstetching barrier layer 34, athird electrode layer 35 and afirst passivation layer 36 are sequentially stacked and covered on one side face, far away from thebuffer layer 2, of thefirst electrode layer 31;
a firstactive layer 41, agate insulating layer 42, a firsttransparent conducting layer 43, agate metal layer 44, a secondetching barrier layer 45, a secondtransparent conducting layer 46, a sourcedrain metal layer 47 and asecond passivation layer 48 are sequentially laminated and covered on the TFT region 4 on one side surface of thebuffer layer 2, which is far away from the glass substrate 1, wherein a first through hole is formed in the secondetching barrier layer 45, the secondtransparent conducting layer 46 is filled in the first through hole, a second through hole is formed in the secondtransparent conducting layer 46, a third through hole is formed in the source drainmetal layer 47, the third through hole and the second through hole are oppositely arranged and communicated, and thesecond passivation layer 48 is filled in the second through hole and the third through hole;
the material of the
first electrode layer 31 is the same as that of the first
active layer 41; the thickness of the first
active layer 41 is in the range of
Preferably, it is
The material of the
second electrode layer 33 is the same as that of the first transparent
conductive layer 43; the thickness range of the first transparent
conductive layer 43 is
Preferably, it is
The material of the
third electrode layer 35 is the same as that of the second transparent
conductive layer 46; the second transparent
conductive layer 46 has a thickness in the range of
Preferably, it is
The thickness range of the
first electrode layer 31 is
Preferably, it is
The
first electrode layer 31 is made of indium tin oxide, and the thickness of the
first electrode layer 31 is within a range
Thefirst electrode layer 31 in the recess is in contact with the glass substrate 1.
The vertical cross-sectional shape of the groove is square or semi-cylindrical.
The number of the first via holes is two, and the second via holes and the third via holes are located between the two first via holes.
The thickness range of thebuffer layer 2 is 0.2-3 μm, preferably 2 μm; thebuffer layer 2 can be made of organic photosensitive materials, PI, SiOx, SiNx, titanium oxide and the like;
the thickness of the
gate metal layer 44 is in the range of
Preferably, it is
The
gate metal layer 44 may be made of one or more of aluminum, molybdenum, titanium, nickel, copper, silver, chromium and other metals with good conductivity, and alloys;
the thickness of the first insulating
layer 32 is in the range of
Preferably, it is
The
gate insulating layer 42 has a thickness in the range of
Preferably, it is
The first insulating
layer 32 and the
gate insulating layer 42 are made of the same material, and may be made of SiOx, SiNx, titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, or the like;
the thickness range of the
second electrode layer 33 is
Preferably, it is
The
second electrode layer 33 and the first transparent
conductive layer 43 are made of the same material, and may be made of metal oxide such as IGZO, IZO, IGZTO, etc.;
the thickness range of the
third electrode layer 35 is
Preferably, it is
The
third electrode layer 35 and the second transparent
conductive layer 46 are made of the same material, and indium tin oxide can be used;
the thickness of the first
etch stop layer 34 ranges from
Preferably, it is
The thickness of the second
etch stop layer 45 ranges from
Preferably, it is
The first
etching barrier layer 34 and the second
etching barrier layer 45 are made of the same material, and may be selected from SiOx, SiNx, titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, and the like;
the thickness range of the source/
drain metal layer 47 is
Preferably, it is
The source/
drain metal layer 47 may be made of one or more metals with good conductivity, such as aluminum, molybdenum, titanium, nickel, copper, silver, chromium, and alloys;
the thickness of the
first passivation layer 36 ranges from
Preferably, it is
The thickness of the
second passivation layer 48 ranges from
Preferably, it is
The
first passivation layer 36 and the
second passivation layer 48 are made of the same material, and may be made of SiOx, SiNx, titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, or the like;
the second transparentconductive layer 46 is made of indium tin oxide, and the source layer and the source drainmetal layer 47 are connected in a bridging manner by using the indium tin oxide, so that ohmic contact resistance can be reduced, and the electrical performance of the TFT can be improved;
in the actual process, thefirst electrode layer 31 and the firstactive layer 41 are the same film layer distributed in different regions, and are formed simultaneously during the evaporation process;
the first insulatinglayer 32 and thegate insulating layer 42 are the same film layer distributed in different areas, and are formed simultaneously during the evaporation process;
thesecond electrode layer 33 and the first transparentconductive layer 43 are the same film layer distributed in different areas, and are formed simultaneously during the evaporation process;
the firstetching barrier layer 34 and the secondetching barrier layer 45 are the same film layer distributed in different areas, and are formed simultaneously during the evaporation process;
thethird electrode layer 35 and the second transparentconductive layer 46 are the same film layer distributed in different areas, and are formed simultaneously during the evaporation process;
thefirst passivation layer 36 and thesecond passivation layer 48 are the same film layer distributed in different regions, and are formed simultaneously during the evaporation process;
according to the array substrate with the high-capacity capacitor structure, under the condition that the capacity is kept equal, the actually occupied area of the three-dimensional grid-shaped capacitor is smaller than that of a flat capacitor, and the theoretical capacitor area can be further reduced by 50%.
Referring to fig. 2, the second embodiment of the present invention is:
a preparation method of an oxide thin film transistor array substrate comprises the following steps:
s1, providing a glass substrate 1, and covering abuffer layer 2 on the surface of the glass substrate 1; at least one groove is formed in a capacitor area 3 on one side surface of thebuffer layer 2 away from the glass substrate 1;
s2, forming afirst electrode layer 31 and a firstactive layer 41, wherein thefirst electrode layer 31 is filled in the groove, and the firstactive layer 41 covers the TFT area 4 on one side surface of thebuffer layer 2, which is far away from the glass substrate 1;
s3, forming a first insulatinglayer 32 and agate insulating layer 42, wherein the first insulatinglayer 32 covers the surface of thefirst electrode layer 31, and thegate insulating layer 42 covers the surface of the firstactive layer 41;
s4, forming asecond electrode layer 33 and a firsttransparent conducting layer 43, wherein thesecond electrode layer 33 covers the surface of the first insulatinglayer 32, and the firsttransparent conducting layer 43 covers the surface of thegate insulating layer 42;
s5, forming agate metal layer 44 covering the surface of the first transparentconductive layer 43;
s6, forming a firstetching barrier layer 34 and a secondetching barrier layer 45, wherein the firstetching barrier layer 34 covers the surface of thesecond electrode layer 33, and the secondetching barrier layer 45 covers the surface of thegate metal layer 44; forming a first via hole in the secondetch stopper layer 45;
s7, forming athird electrode layer 35 and a secondtransparent conducting layer 46, wherein thethird electrode layer 35 covers the surface of the firstetching barrier layer 34, and the secondtransparent conducting layer 46 covers the surface of the secondetching barrier layer 45; the first via hole is filled with a second transparentconductive layer 46; forming a second via in the second transparentconductive layer 46;
s8, forming a sourcedrain metal layer 47, wherein the source drainmetal layer 47 covers the surface of the secondtransparent conducting layer 46; forming a third via hole in the source-drain metal layer 47, wherein the third via hole is opposite to and communicated with the second via hole;
and S9, forming afirst passivation layer 36 and asecond passivation layer 48, wherein thefirst passivation layer 36 covers the surface of thethird electrode layer 35, thesecond passivation layer 48 covers the surface of the source and drainmetal layer 47, and the second and third via holes are filled with thesecond passivation layer 48.
The
first electrode layer 31 is made of indium tin oxide, and the thickness of the
first electrode layer 31 is within a range
Preferably, it is
Thefirst electrode layer 31 in the recess is in contact with the glass substrate 1.
The vertical cross-sectional shape of the groove is square or semi-cylindrical.
The number of the first via holes is two, and the second via holes and the third via holes are located between the two first via holes.
In summary, according to the oxide thin film transistor array substrate and the preparation method thereof provided by the present invention, at least one groove is formed in a capacitor region on one side surface of the buffer layer away from the glass substrate, the groove is filled with the first electrode layer, the first insulating layer, the second electrode layer, the first etching barrier layer, the third electrode layer and the first passivation layer are sequentially stacked and covered on one side surface of the first electrode layer away from the buffer layer, the first electrode layer, the second electrode layer, the first etching barrier layer and the third electrode layer are respectively used as electrode layers of a capacitor, the first electrode layer, the first insulating layer and the second electrode layer form a capacitor, the second electrode layer, the first etching barrier layer and the third electrode layer form a capacitor, so as to form two capacitors connected in parallel, thereby further increasing the capacitance capacity; the TFT area of one side of the buffer layer far away from the glass substrate is sequentially laminated and covered with a first active layer, a grid electrode insulating layer, a first transparent conducting layer, a grid electrode metal layer, a second etching barrier layer, a second transparent conducting layer, a source drain electrode metal layer and a second passivation layer, the material of the first electrode layer is the same as that of the first active layer, the material of the second electrode layer is the same as that of the first transparent conducting layer, and the material of the third electrode layer is the same as that of the second transparent conducting layer, so that the capacitance capacity can be further improved, meanwhile, the occupied area of the capacitor can be reduced, and the PPI of the panel is improved, and the frame size of the panel is reduced.
The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all equivalent changes made by using the contents of the present specification and the drawings, or applied directly or indirectly to the related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.