Title :
Effects of disorder on transport properties of extremely scaled graphene nanoribbons
Author :
Poljak, M. ; Song, E.B. ; Wang, M. ; Suligoj, T. ; Wang, K.L.
Abstract :
Influence of different disorders on the transport properties of extremely-scaled graphene nanoribbons is investigated using atomistic quantum transport simulations. We report the effects of different disorder strengths on quantum transmission, local density of states, and room-temperature ON-and OFF-state conductance. We find that transport gap could increase by up to 269% for realistic lattice defect densities. In the case of edge defects, ON-OFF conductance ratio increases up to 105 as defect density increases.
Keywords :
graphene; nanoelectronics; nanoribbons; transport processes; C; OFF-state conductance; ON-state conductance; atomistic quantum transport simulation; disorder strength; extremely scaled graphene nanoribbon; lattice defect density; quantum transmission; transport property; CMOS integrated circuits; Educational institutions; Fluctuations; Green´s function methods; Lattices; Photonic band gap;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Device Research Conference (ESSDERC), 2012 Proceedings of the European
Conference_Location :
Bordeaux
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1707-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1930-8876
DOI :
10.1109/ESSDERC.2012.6343392