In this work we model the electrical properties of the junctionless nanowire field-effect transistor, which has recently been proposed as a possible alternative to the junction-based FET. The analytical model worked out here assumes a cylindrical geometry and is meant to provide a physical understanding of the device behavior. Most notably, it aims to clarify the motivation for its nearly-ideal subthreshold slope and its excellent on-state current, while being a depletion device with a lower electron mobility due to impurity scattering. At the same time, the model clarifies a constraint binding the allowable value of the doping density per unit length and its impact on the overall device performance. The device variability and the parasitic S/D resistances are identified as the most important limitations of the junctionless NW-FET.
Theory of the Junctionless Nanowire FET / E. Gnani; A. Gnudi; S. Reggiani; G. Baccarani. - In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES. - ISSN 0018-9383. - STAMPA. - 58:(2011), pp. 2903-2910. [10.1109/TED.2011.2159608]
Theory of the Junctionless Nanowire FET
GNANI, ELENA;GNUDI, ANTONIO;REGGIANI, SUSANNA;BACCARANI, GIORGIO
2011
Abstract
In this work we model the electrical properties of the junctionless nanowire field-effect transistor, which has recently been proposed as a possible alternative to the junction-based FET. The analytical model worked out here assumes a cylindrical geometry and is meant to provide a physical understanding of the device behavior. Most notably, it aims to clarify the motivation for its nearly-ideal subthreshold slope and its excellent on-state current, while being a depletion device with a lower electron mobility due to impurity scattering. At the same time, the model clarifies a constraint binding the allowable value of the doping density per unit length and its impact on the overall device performance. The device variability and the parasitic S/D resistances are identified as the most important limitations of the junctionless NW-FET.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.