Experimental evidence of ballistic transport in cylindrical gate-all-around twin silicon nanowire metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors

We have investigated the electrical characteristics of cylindrical gate-all-around twin silicon nanowire metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect-transistors with 4 nm radius and the gate length ranging from 22 to 408 nm. We observed strong transconductance overshoot in the linear source-drain bias regime in the devices with channel length shorter than 46 nm. The mean free path estimated from the slope of the zero-field one dimensional ballistic resistance measured as a function of device length was almost the same as this length. (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics.