Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2009. MWSCAS '09. 52nd IEEE International Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Cancun
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4479-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1548-3746
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2009.5235934
