Low subthreshold slope in junctionless multigate transistors

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作者
Lee, Chi-Woo [1 ]
Nazarov, Alexei N. [2 ]
Ferain, Isabelle [1 ]
Akhavan, Nima Dehdashti [1 ]
Yan, Ran [1 ]
Razavi, Pedram [1 ]
Yu, Ran [1 ]
Doria, Rodrigo T. [1 ,3 ,4 ]
Colinge, Jean-Pierre [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Coll Cork Lee Maltings, Tyndall Natl Inst, Cork, Ireland
[2] Lashkaryov Inst Semicond Phys, Kiev, Ukraine
[3] Ctr Univ FEI, Dept Engn Eletr, Sao Bernardo Do Campo, Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, PSI, LSI, Sao Paulo, Brazil
基金
爱尔兰科学基金会;
关键词
IMPACT IONIZATION; SILICON;
D O I
10.1063/1.3358131
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
The improvement of subthreshold slope due to impact ionization is compared between "standard" inversion-mode multigate silicon nanowire transistors and junctionless transistors. The length of the region over which impact ionization takes place, as well as the amplitude of the impact ionization rate are found to be larger in the junctionless devices, which reduces the drain voltage necessary to obtain a sharp subthreshold slope. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3358131]
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