A model of multi-walled carbon nanotube interconnects

Author

Xu, Yao ; Srivastava, Ashok ; Sharma, Ashwani K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

2-5 Aug. 2009

Firstpage

987

Lastpage

990

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a circuit model of the multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) based on our one-dimensional fluid model, which describes the electron transport in single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT). The performances of MWCNT and SWCNT in high frequency (RF/microwave) applications are then simulated using these models and compared with Cu interconnect. Simulations show that MWCNT interconnects can potentially have higher transmission efficiency and lower reflection losses than that of SWCNTs and Cu interconnects.

Keywords

carbon nanotubes; equivalent circuits; interconnections; microwave circuits; C; circuit model; electron transport; equivalent circuit; interconnects; multi-walled carbon nanotube; one-dimensional fluid model; reflection losses; transmission efficiency; Carbon nanotubes; Circuit simulation; Copper; Distributed parameter circuits; Electronic mail; Electrons; Equivalent circuits; Integrated circuit interconnections; Radio frequency; Transmission line theory; CNT interconnect; CNT transmission line; MWCNT modeling; RF/microwave modeling;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 2009. MWSCAS '09. 52nd IEEE International Midwest Symposium on

Conference_Location

Cancun

ISSN

1548-3746

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4479-3

Electronic_ISBN

1548-3746

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSCAS.2009.5235934

Filename

5235934