Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7151255 | Solid-State Electronics | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
In this work we report the main results of a research activity on a novel device concept which aims to achieve a steep switching behavior based on the filtering of high-energy electrons in the FET source region. The filtering function is entrusted to a superlattice in the source extension, which could possibly be fabricated by depositing a number of appropriate semiconductor layers within the manufacturing process of vertical nanowires. Simulation results indicate that a sustained inverse switching slope SS = 26 mV/dec can be achieved using GaAs/AlGaAs as the constituent materials of the superlattice, and that an on-current ION = 0.5 mA/μm can be obtained at VGS = VDS = 0.4 V by a careful optimization of the superlattice geometry. Further improvements are expected by an appropriate choice of the semiconductor pairs.
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Authors
E. Gnani, S. Reggiani, A. Gnudi, G. Baccarani,