Carbon nanotube resonant-tunneling diodes as terahertz oscillators

被引:3
作者
Dragoman, M [1 ]
Dragoman, D [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Inst Res & Dev Microtechnol, IMT, Bucharest, Romania
来源
2003 INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CONFERENCE, VOLS 1 AND 2, PROCEEDINGS | 2003年
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D O I
10.1109/SMICND.2003.1251348
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The paper presents the simulation and the implementation of a resonant tunneling diode based on a single-walled carbon nanotube that oscillates at THz frequencies. This device exceeds the performances of similar resonant tunneling devices based on semiconductor heterostructures.
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页数:4
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