DocumentCode
1841343
Title
Electrodynamics of multiwall carbon nanotube interconnects
Author
Forestiere, C. ; Miano, G. ; Chiariello, A.G. ; Maffucci, A. ; Maksimenko, S.A. ; Slepyan, G.Ya.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
fYear
2011
fDate
12-16 Sept. 2011
Firstpage
1109
Lastpage
1112
Abstract
This paper provides a transmission line (TL) model for the propagation of electric signals along multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) interconnects in the low frequency regime where interband transitions are forbidden. The electrical parameters of the TL model depend on the number of equivalent conducting channels and the intershell tunneling frequency. The tunneling current is responsible for a strong spatial dispersion and coupling between the shells.
Keywords
carbon nanotubes; electrodynamics; integrated circuit interconnections; nanoelectronics; transmission lines; MWCNT interconnects; TL model; conducting channel; electric signal propagation; electrodynamics; interband transition; intershell tunneling frequency; multiwall carbon nanotube interconnects; spatial dispersion; transmission line model; tunneling current; Carbon nanotubes; Equations; Magnetic tunneling; Mathematical model; Power transmission lines; Quantum capacitance;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Torino
Print_ISBN
978-1-61284-976-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICEAA.2011.6046503
Filename
6046503
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