In this work we investigate and compare the electrostatics of fully depleted cylindrical silicon-nanowire (SiCNW) FETs, four-gate rectangular nanowire (4G RNW) FETs, tri-gate rectangular nanowire (3G RNW) FETs and gate-all-around carbon-nanotube (GAA-CNT) FETs at advanced miniaturization limits. In doing so, we rigorously solve the coupled Schroedinger–Poisson equations within the device cross-sections and fully account for quantum-mechanical effects. The investigation, carried out for the 65 and 45 nm technology nodes, leads to the unexpected conclusion that, for an assigned threshold voltage, the gate-all-around CNT-FET offers only a slightly better performance with respect to the SiCNW and the 4G RNW-FETs. This is due to the compensation of two different mechanisms, namely a higher gate efectiveness and a lower density of states. The 3G RNW yields instead an electron density within the channel which is about 25% lower than the SiCNW and 4G RNW-FETs at a given gate voltage. Such a reduced performance is due to its inherent asymmetry, which negatively affects the gate control on the channel charge.

A. Marchi, E. Gnani, S. Reggiani, M. Rudan, G. Baccarani (2006). Investigating the performance limits of silicon-nanowire and carbon-nanotube FETs. SOLID-STATE ELECTRONICS, 50, 78-85 [10.1016/j.sse.2005.10.039].

Investigating the performance limits of silicon-nanowire and carbon-nanotube FETs

MARCHI, ALEX;GNANI, ELENA;REGGIANI, SUSANNA;RUDAN, MASSIMO;BACCARANI, GIORGIO
2006

Abstract

In this work we investigate and compare the electrostatics of fully depleted cylindrical silicon-nanowire (SiCNW) FETs, four-gate rectangular nanowire (4G RNW) FETs, tri-gate rectangular nanowire (3G RNW) FETs and gate-all-around carbon-nanotube (GAA-CNT) FETs at advanced miniaturization limits. In doing so, we rigorously solve the coupled Schroedinger–Poisson equations within the device cross-sections and fully account for quantum-mechanical effects. The investigation, carried out for the 65 and 45 nm technology nodes, leads to the unexpected conclusion that, for an assigned threshold voltage, the gate-all-around CNT-FET offers only a slightly better performance with respect to the SiCNW and the 4G RNW-FETs. This is due to the compensation of two different mechanisms, namely a higher gate efectiveness and a lower density of states. The 3G RNW yields instead an electron density within the channel which is about 25% lower than the SiCNW and 4G RNW-FETs at a given gate voltage. Such a reduced performance is due to its inherent asymmetry, which negatively affects the gate control on the channel charge.
2006
A. Marchi, E. Gnani, S. Reggiani, M. Rudan, G. Baccarani (2006). Investigating the performance limits of silicon-nanowire and carbon-nanotube FETs. SOLID-STATE ELECTRONICS, 50, 78-85 [10.1016/j.sse.2005.10.039].
A. Marchi; E. Gnani; S. Reggiani; M. Rudan; G. Baccarani
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