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Dependency of Tunneling Field-Effect Transistor(TFET) Characteristics on Operation Regions

  • Lee, Min-Jin;Choi, Woo-Young
    • JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.287-294
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    • 2011
  • In this paper, two competing mechanisms determining drain current of tunneling field-effect transistors (TFETs) have been investigated such as band-to-band tunneling and drift. Based on the results, the characteristics of TFETs have been discussed in the tunneling-dominant and drift-dominant region.

2D Tunneling Effect of Pocket Tunnel Field Effect Transistor (포켓 구조 터널링 전계효과 트랜지스터의 2D 터널링 효과)

  • Ahn, Tae-Jun;Yu, Yun Seop
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2017.10a
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    • pp.243-244
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    • 2017
  • This paper introduces about the difference between the tunneling currents in the 1D and 2D directions for the calculation of the band-to-band tunneling currents of the tunneling field effect transistors. In the two-dimensional tunneling, diagonal tunneling is not calculated in the one-dimensional tunneling so that more accurate tunneling current can be calculated. Simulation results show that the tunneling in the two - dimensional direction has no effect on the voltage above the threshold voltage, but it affects the subthreshold swing below the threshold voltage.

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Elastic and inelastic electron tunneling characteristics in polyimide LB films (Polyimide LB막내의 탄성 및 비탄성 tunneling 전기전도특성)

  • ;;Mitsumasa Iwamoto
    • Electrical & Electronic Materials
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    • v.7 no.6
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    • pp.473-480
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    • 1994
  • The electron tunnel effect in polvimide LB films sandwiched between metal electrodes has been investigated in the present work by a study of both the elastic and inelastic tunneling components. By the results of elastic tunneling experiments in Au/Pl/Au tunneling junction, we can judge the height and thickness of tunnel barrier. The inelastic current in Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy(IETS) is due to the interaction of the tunneling electron with the vibrational modes of the molecular species in the barrier. Measurements are done on Au/PI/Pb tunneling junctions. The spectra obtained are the second derivatives of the current-voltage characteristics of these junctions : specifically, d$^{2}$1/dV$^{2}$ as a function of voltage V. Because the energies measured by IETS can be directly compared to those measured by infrared and Raman spectroscopy, IR-RAS spectroscopy also measured for reference.

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Source-Overlapped Gate Length Effects at Tunneling current of Tunnel Field-Effect Transistor (소스영역으로 오버랩된 게이트 길이 변화에 따른 터널 트랜지스터의 터널링 전류에 대한 연구)

  • Lee, Ju-Chan;Ahn, Tae-Jun;Sim, Un-Sung;Yu, Yun Seop
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2016.10a
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    • pp.611-613
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    • 2016
  • The characteristics of tunnel field-effect transistor(TFET) structure with source-overlapped gate was investigated using a TCAD simulations. Tunneling is mostly divided into line-tunneling and point-tunneling, and line-tunneling is higher performance than point-tunneling in terms of subthreshold swing(SS) and on-current. In this paper, from the simulation results of source-overlapped gate length effects at silicon(Si), germanium(Ge), Si-Ge hetero TFET structure, the guideline of optimal structure with highest performance are proposed.

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Compact Current Model of Single-Gate/Double-Gate Tunneling Field-Effect Transistors

  • Yu, Yun Seop;Najam, Faraz
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • v.12 no.5
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    • pp.2014-2020
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    • 2017
  • A compact current model applicable to both single-gate (SG) and double-gate (DG) tunneling field-effect transistors (TFETs) is presented. The model is based on Kane's band-to-band tunneling (BTBT) model. In this model, the well-known and previously-reported quasi-2-D solution of Poisson's equation is used for the surface potential and length of the tunneling path in the tunneling region. An analytical tunneling current expression is derived from expressions of derivatives of local electric field and surface potential with respect to tunneling direction. The previously reported correction factor with three fitting parameters, compensating for superlinear onset and saturation current with drain voltage, is used. Simulation results of the proposed TFET model are compared with those from a technology computer-aided-design (TCAD) simulator, and good agreement in all operational bias is demonstrated. The proposed SG/DG-TFET model is developed with Verilog-A for circuit simulation. A TFET inverter is simulated with the Verilog-A SG/DG-TFET model in the circuit simulator; the model exhibits typical inverter characteristics, thereby confirming its effectiveness.

Investigation of Trap-Assisted-Tunneling Mechanism in L-Shaped Tunneling Field-Effect-Transistor (L형 터널 트랜지스터의 트랩-보조-터널링 현상 조사)

  • Najam, Faraz;Yu, Yun Seop
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2018.10a
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    • pp.512-513
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    • 2018
  • Trap-assisted-tunneling (TAT) degrades subthreshold slope of real-world tunneling field-effect-transistors (TFET) and it should be considered in the simulation. However, its mechanism is not very well understood in line tunneling type L-shaped TFET (LTFET). This study investigates TAT mechanism in LTFETs using dynamic nonlcoal Schenk model. Both phonon assisted and direct band to trap tunneling events are considered in this study.

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Analysis of Tunnelling Rate Effect on Single Electron Transistor

  • Sheela, L.;Balamurugan, N.B.;Sudha, S.;Jasmine, J.
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • v.9 no.5
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    • pp.1670-1676
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    • 2014
  • This paper presents the modeling of Single Electron Transistor (SET) based on Physical model of a device and its equivalent circuit. The physical model is derived from Schrodinger equation. The wave function of the electrode is calculated using Hartree-Fock method and the quantum dot calculation is obtained from WKB approximation. The resulting wave functions are used to compute tunneling rates. From the tunneling rate the current is calculated. The equivalent circuit model discuss about the effect of capacitance on tunneling probability and free energy change. The parameters of equivalent circuit are extracted and optimized using genetic algorithm. The effect of tunneling probability, temperature variation effect on tunneling rate, coulomb blockade effect and current voltage characteristics are discussed.

Gate Tunneling Current and QuantumEffects in Deep Scaled MOSFETs

  • Choi, Chang-Hoon;Dutton, Robert W.
    • JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.27-31
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    • 2004
  • Models and simulations of gate tunneling current for thinoxide MOSFETs and Double-Gate SOIs are discussed. A guideline in design of leaky MOS capacitors is proposed and resonant gate tunneling current in DG SOI simulated based on quantum-mechanicalmodels. Gate tunneling current in fully-depleted, double-gate SOI MOSFETs is characterized based on quantum-mechanical principles. The simulated $I_G-V_G$ of double-gate SOI has negative differential resistance like that of the resonant tunnel diodes.

Tunneling Current Calculation in HgCdTe Photodiode (HgCdTe 광 다이오드의 터널링 전류 계산)

  • 박장우;곽계달
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics A
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    • v.29A no.9
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    • pp.56-64
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    • 1992
  • Because of a small bandgap energy, a high doping density, and a low operating temperature, the dark current in HgCdTe photodiode is almost composed of a tunneling current. The tunneling current is devided into an indirect tunneling current via traps and a band-to-band direct tunneling current. The indirect tunneling current dominates the dark current for a relatively high temperature and a low reverse bias and forward bias. For a low temperature and a high reverse bias the direct tunneling current dominates. In this paper, to verify the tunneling currents in HgCdTe photodiode, the new tunneling-recombination equation via trap is introduced and tunneling-recombination current is calculated. The new tunneling-recombination equation via trap have the same form as SRH (Shockley-Read-Hall) generation-recombination equation and the tunneling effect is included in recombination times in this equation. Chakrabory and Biswas's equation being introduced, band to band direct tunneling current are calculated. By using these equations, HgCdTe (mole fraction, 0.29 and 0.222) photodiodes are analyzed. Then the temperature dependence of the tunneling-recombination current via trap and band to band direct tunneling current are shown and it can be known what is dominant current according to the applied bias at athe special temperature.

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