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| Author |
Verreck, D.; Verhulst, A.S.; Van de Put, M.L.; Sorée, B.; Collaert, N.; Mocuta, A.; Thean, A.; Groeseneken, G. |
Title  |
Uniform strain in heterostructure tunnel field-effect transistors |
Type |
A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2016 |
Publication |
IEEE electron device letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ieee Electr Device L |
| Volume |
37 |
Issue |
37 |
Pages |
337-340 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
| Abstract |
Strain can strongly impact the performance of III-V tunnel field-effect transistors (TFETs). However, previous studies on homostructure TFETs have found an increase in ON-current to be accompanied with a degradation of subthreshold swing. We perform 30-band quantum mechanical simulations of staggered heterostructure p-n-i-n TFETs submitted to uniaxial and biaxial uniform stress and find the origin of the subthreshold degradation to be a reduction of the density of states in the strained case. We apply an alternative configuration including a lowly doped pocket in the source, which allows to take full benefit of the strain-induced increase in ON-current. |
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Wos |
000372372100026 |
Publication Date |
2016-01-27 |
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Edition |
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| ISSN |
0741-3106 |
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Additional Links |
UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
3.048 |
Times cited |
17 |
Open Access |
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| Notes |
; This work was supported by the imec Industrial Affiliation Program. The work of D. Verreck was supported by the Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders. The review of this letter was arranged by Editor Z. Chen. ; |
Approved |
Most recent IF: 3.048 |
| Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:133207 |
Serial |
4271 |
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| Author |
Vandenberghe, W.; Sorée, B.; Magnus, W.; Groeseneken, G. |
| Title |
Zener tunneling in semiconductors under nonuniform electric fields |
Type |
A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Journal of applied physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Appl Phys |
| Volume |
107 |
Issue |
5 |
Pages |
054520,1-054520,7 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |
| Abstract |
Recently, a renewed interest in Zener tunneling has arisen because of its increasing impact on semiconductor device performance at nanometer dimensions. In this paper we evaluate the tunnel probability under the action of a nonuniform electric field using a two-band model and arrive at significant deviations from the commonly used Kanes model, valid for weak uniform fields only. A threshold on the junction bias where Kanes model for Zener tunneling breaks down is determined. Comparison with Kanes model particularly shows that our calculation yields a higher tunnel probability for intermediate electric fields and a lower tunnel probability for high electric fields. When performing a current calculation comparing to the WKB approximation for the case of an abrupt p-n junction significant differences concerning the shape of the I-V curve are demonstrated. |
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American Institute of Physics |
Place of Publication |
New York, N.Y. |
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Wos |
000275657500136 |
Publication Date |
2010-03-11 |
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| ISSN |
0021-8979; |
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Additional Links |
UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
2.068 |
Times cited |
22 |
Open Access |
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| Notes |
; William Vandenberghe gratefully acknowledges the support of a Ph. D. stipend from the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation through Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT-Vlaanderen). These authors acknowledge the support from IMEC's Industrial Affiliation Program and the authors would like to thank Anne Verhulst for useful comments. ; |
Approved |
Most recent IF: 2.068; 2010 IF: 2.079 |
| Call Number |
UA @ lucian @ c:irua:82450 |
Serial |
3929 |
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