We report stable, high performance zinc oxide thin film transistors grown by an atmospheric pressure atomic layer deposition system. With all deposition and processing steps kept at or below 200°C, the alumina gate dielectric shows low leakage (below 108Acm2) and high breakdown fields. Zinc oxide thin film transistors in a bottom gate geometry yield on/off ratios above 108, near zero turn-on voltage, little or no hysteresis, and mobility greater than 10cm2Vs. With alumina passivation, shifts in threshold voltage under gate bias stress compare favorably to those reported in the literature.

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