Title :
High dielectric material dependence of carbon nanotube field effect transistor considering non-ballistic conduction
Author :
Rouf, Nirjhor Tahmidur ; Deep, Ashfaqul Haq ; Binte Hassan, Rusafa ; Khan, Shoab Ahmed ; Hasan, Mohammed ; Mominuzzaman, S.M.
Author_Institution :
Control & Applic. Res. Centre, BRAC Univ., Dhaka, Bangladesh
Abstract :
As a result of this reported research, a simulation model to analyse the behaviour of carbon nanotube field effect transistors (CNTFETs) under non-ballistic conditions is explained and the effect of gate dielectric on the performance of CNTFETs has been explored in detail. For the first time, a thorough study of the combined non-ballistic effect on the performance of CNTFETs has been conducted and the output of the device has been analysed. It has been observed that a gate material with a high dielectric constant leads to higher on-state current and higher on and off state current ratio. In addition, the transconductance, total capacitance, charging energy, subthreshold swing (S), drain-induced barrier lowering (DIBL) and gain with respect to the dielectric constant have been observed and analysed. Transconductance and total capacitance increases by a significant amount, while charging energy and S decrease as the dielectric value increases. The DIBL and gain vary slightly as a higher value dielectric material is used as a gate. Furthermore, the results of this study have been plotted against previously reported ballistic outputs to provide a better perception of the deviation from ideal behaviour. At the same time, the outcomes of this analysis have been compared against some reported experimental values.
Keywords :
carbon nanotube field effect transistors; carbon nanotubes; dielectric devices; dielectric materials; C; CNTFET; DIBL; carbon nanotube field effect transistor; charging energy; dielectric constant; drain-induced barrier lowering; gate dielectric effect; high dielectric material dependence; nonballistic conduction; off state current ratio; on-state current ratio; subthreshold swing;
Journal_Title :
Micro & Nano Letters, IET
DOI :
10.1049/mnl.2014.0268