Title :
Characteristics of a Novel Poly-Si P-Channel Junctionless Thin-Film Transistor With Hybrid P/N-Substrate
Author :
Ya-Chi Cheng ; Hung-Bin Chen ; Jun-Ji Su ; Chi-Shen Shao ; Thirunavukkarasu, Vasanthan ; Chun-Yen Chang ; Yung-Chun Wu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. & Syst. Sci., Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
This letter for the first time proposes a hybrid P/N substrate as a poly-Si p-channel for junctionless thin-film transistor (JL-TFT) with nanowires and omega-gate structures. The hybrid P/N JL-TFT exhibits a high ION/IOFF current ratio (>107), a steep subthreshold swing of 64 mV/dec, and a low drain-induced barrier lowering value of 3 mV/V by reducing the effective channel thickness that is caused by the channel/substrate junction. In addition, the series resistance for novel P/N JL-TFT with channel thickness (Tch) of 24 nm is 50 times smaller than conventional JL-TFT with Tch = 12 nm. This hybrid P/N structure can break through the strict limitation of JL-TFT channel thickness.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; nanowires; silicon; thin film transistors; JL-TFT channel thickness; Si; hybrid P-N substrate; nanowires; omega-gate structures; poly-Si p-channel junctionless thin-film transistor; size 24 nm; substrate junction; Doping; Junctions; Logic gates; Nanowires; Performance evaluation; Substrates; Thin film transistors; Junctionless (JL); nanowires (NWs); omega-gate; thin-film transistor (TFT);
Journal_Title :
Electron Device Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LED.2014.2379673