Patent ID: 7633087

Claim:
A semiconductor thin film comprising a self-assembled monolayer, an inorganic seed layer and a semiconductor layer on an insulating layer wherein the self-assembled monolayer is formed on the insulating layer, the inorganic seed layer is formed on the self-assembled monolayer and the semiconductor layer is formed on the inorganic seed layer and wherein the self-assembled monolayer is formed from a precursor compound represented by Formula 1 below: wherein X is selected from the group consisting of —SH, —NH 2 , —SO 3 H, —SeH, —C 5 H 4 N, —COSeH, —COSH, —SH, —OH, —COOH, —CONHOH, —C 6 H 4 N 3 , —NH—C 6 H 4 N 3 , —O—C 6 H 4 N 3 , —OC(═O)C 6 H 4 N 3 , —OPO 3 H 2 , —PO 3 H 2 , amino, and phosphinyl; Y is selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted C 1 -C 10 alkylene, substituted and unsubstituted C 1 -C 10 alkenylene, substituted and unsubstituted C 1 -C 10 alkynylene, substituted and unsubstituted C 6 -C 20 arylene, and substituted and unsubstituted C 6 -C 20 arylalkylene groups; and R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, substituted and unsubstituted C 1 -C 3 alkyl groups, substituted and unsubstituted C 1 -C 10 alkoxy groups, and a halogen atom, with the proviso that at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a hydrolyzable group.