Method of fabricating array substrate

Abstract

A method of fabrication an array substrate which includes foaming an oxide semiconductor layer on a substrate; forming a gate insulating layer corresponding to a central portion of the oxide semiconductor layer; forming a first reactive metallic pattern and second reactive metallic patterns on the gate insulating layer and portions of the oxide semiconductor layer exposed outside the gate insulating layer, respectively; forming a gate electrode on the first reactive metallic pattern; forming source and drain areas having conductive properties in the oxide semiconductor layer by performing heat treatment such that materials of the second reactive metallic patterns are diffused into the oxide semiconductor layer contacting the second reactive metallic patterns; forming an inter insulating layer on the gate electrode and having first contact holes that expose the second reactive metallic patterns; and forming source and drain electrodes on the inter insulating layer and contacting the second reactive metallic patterns through the first contact holes, respectively.