TY - JOUR
T1 - Numerical simulation of tunnel effect transistors employing internal field emission of schottky barrier junction
AU - Hattori, Reiji
AU - Shirafuji, Junji
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - Tunnel transistors employing internal field emission of the Schottky barrier junction (SBTT) are expected to be a promising component for high-density and low-cost integrated circuits. In order to characterize the performance of SBTT, we carried out 2-D numerical simulation on four typical device structures. The output characteristics of SBTT are basically triodelike; that is, the drain current increases exponentially with increasing gate voltage, having high and nonlinear transfer performance, as elucidated by the simulation. This triodelike characteristic is observed when the channel layer is thicker than the depletion layer width formed by gate bias near the drain. In the case of a thin channel layer, a saturation feature of the drain current with increasing gate bias appears due to a pinch-off effect, which is favorable for reducing the leakage current in the off state. A prototype n-channel SBTT of crystalline silicon was fabricated and its transistor action was confirmed.
AB - Tunnel transistors employing internal field emission of the Schottky barrier junction (SBTT) are expected to be a promising component for high-density and low-cost integrated circuits. In order to characterize the performance of SBTT, we carried out 2-D numerical simulation on four typical device structures. The output characteristics of SBTT are basically triodelike; that is, the drain current increases exponentially with increasing gate voltage, having high and nonlinear transfer performance, as elucidated by the simulation. This triodelike characteristic is observed when the channel layer is thicker than the depletion layer width formed by gate bias near the drain. In the case of a thin channel layer, a saturation feature of the drain current with increasing gate bias appears due to a pinch-off effect, which is favorable for reducing the leakage current in the off state. A prototype n-channel SBTT of crystalline silicon was fabricated and its transistor action was confirmed.
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U2 - 10.1143/JJAP.33.612
DO - 10.1143/JJAP.33.612
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0028192851
VL - 33
SP - 612
EP - 618
JO - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
JF - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
SN - 0021-4922
IS - 1
ER -