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Liquid crystal display element and method of manufacturing the same

US6670638B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2001
Grant dateDec 30, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F2202/104
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a polysilicon film adapted for use in a liquid crystal display, and method of manufacturing such film. In manufacturing the film, a native oxide layer formed on a surface of an amorphous silicon film is completely removed by a hydrofluoric acid solution, followed by immersing in an H2O2 solution to newly form an extremely thin oxide layer, prior to a crystallizing processing performed by a laser beam irradiation. The crystallizing processing forms a polysilicon film formed of crystal grains Preferentially oriented on the (111) plane in a direction parallel to the substrate surface, an average crystal grain size being not larger than 300 nm, the standard deviation of the grain sizes being not larger than 30% of the average grain size, and the standard deviation of the roughness being not larger than 10% of the average grain size.

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