Experimental I-V and C-V Analysis of Schottky-Barrier Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors with Epitaxial NiSi2 Contacts and Dopant Segregation

We present an experimental analysis of Schottky-barrier metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors （SB- MOSFETs） fabricated on ultrathin body silicon-on-insulator substrates with a steep junction by the dopant implantation into the silicide process. The subthreshold swing of such SB-MOSFETs reaches 69mV/dec. Em- phasis is placed on the capacitance-voltage analysis of p-type SB-MOSFETs. According to the measurements of gate-to-source capacitance Cgs with respect to Vgs at various Vds, we find that a maximum occurs at the accumulation regime due to the most imbalanced charge distribution along the channel. At each Cgs peak, the difference between Vgs and Vds is equal to the Schottky barrier height （SBH） for NiSi2 on highly doped silicon, which indicates that the critical condition of channel pinching off is related with SBH for source/drain on chan- nel. The SBH for NiSi2 on highly doped silicon can affect the pinch-off voltage and the saturation current of SB-MOSFETs.

Effect of depositing PCBM on perovskite-based metal–oxide–semiconductor field effect transistors

In this manuscript,the perovskite-based metal–oxide–semiconductor field effect transistors（MOSFETs） with phenylC61-butyric acid methylester（PCBM） layers are studied.The MOSFETs are fabricated on perovskites,and characterized by photoluminescence spectra（PL）,x-ray diffraction（XRD）,and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS）.With PCBM layers,the current–voltage hysteresis phenomenon is effetely inhibited,and both the transfer and output current values increase.The band energy diagrams are proposed,which indicate that the electrons are transferred into the PCBM layer,resulting in the increase of photocurrent.The electron mobility and hole mobility are extracted from the transfer curves,which are about one order of magnitude as large as those of PCBM deposited,which is the reason why the electrons are transferred into the PCBM layer and the holes are still in the perovskites,and the effects of ionized impurity scattering on carrier transport become smaller.

Low working loss Si/4H-SiC heterojunction MOSFET with analysis of the gate-controlled tunneling effect

A silicon (Si)/silicon carbide (4H-SiC) heterojunction double-trench metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) (HDT-MOS) with the gate-controlled tunneling effect is proposed for the first time based on simulations. In this structure, the channel regions are made of Si to take advantage of its high channel mobility and carrier density. The voltage-withstanding region is made of 4H-SiC so that HDT-MOS has a high breakdown voltage (BV) similar to pure 4H-SiC double-trench MOSFETs (DT-MOSs). The gate-controlled tunneling effect indicates that the gate voltage (V_(G)) has a remarkable influence on the tunneling current of the heterojunction. The accumulation layer formed with positive VG can reduce the width of the Si/SiC heterointerface barrier, similar to the heavily doped region in an Ohmic contact. This narrower barrier is easier for electrons to tunnel through, resulting in a lower heterointerface resistance. Thus, with similar BV (approximately 1770 V), the specific on-state resistance (R_(ON-SP)) of HDT-MOS is reduced by 0.77 mΩ·cm^(2) compared with that of DT-MOS. The gate-to-drain charge (Q_(GD)) and switching loss of HDT-MOS are 52.14% and 22.59% lower than those of DT-MOS, respectively, due to the lower gate platform voltage (V_(GP)) and the corresponding smaller variation (ΔV_(GP)). The figure of merit (Q_(GD)×R_(ON-SP)) of HDT-MOS decreases by 61.25%. Moreover, the heterointerface charges can reduce RON-SP of HDT-MOS due to trap-assisted tunneling while the heterointerface traps show the opposite effect. Therefore, the HDT-MOS structure can significantly reduce the working loss of SiC MOSFET, leading to a lower temperature rise when the devices are applied in the system.

Analysis of the subthreshold characteristics of vertical tunneling field effect transistors

Subthreshold characteristics of vertical tunneling field effect transistors（VTFETs） with an nC-pocket in the pC-source are studied by simulating the transfer characteristics with a commercial device simulator.Three types of subthreshold characteristics are demonstrated for the device with different pocket thicknesses and doping concentrations.Band diagram analysis shows that such a VTFET can be treated as a gate-controlled tunnel diode connected in series with a conventional n-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor FET.This VTFET can work either as a TFET or an n-MOSFET in the subthreshold region,depending on the turn-on sequence of these two components.To our knowledge,this is the first time such a device model has been used to explain the subthreshold characteristics of this kind of VTFET and the simulation results demonstrate that such a device model is convictive and valid.Our results indicate that the design of the nC pocket is crucial for such a VTFET in order to achieve ultra-steep turn-on characteristics.

Air-stable n-type transistors based on assembled aligned carbon nanotube arrays and their application in complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor electronics

Carbon nanotubes(CNTs)are ideal candidates for beyond-silicon nano-electronics because of their high mobility and low-cost processing.Recently,assembled massively aligned CNTs have emerged as an important platform for semiconductor electronics.However,realizing sophisticated complementary nano-electronics has been challenging due to the p-type nature of carbon nanotubes in air.Fabrication of n-type behavior field effect transistors(FETs)based on assembled aligned CNT arrays is needed for advanced CNT electronics.Here in this paper,we report a scalable process to make n-type behavior FETs based on assembled aligned CNT arrays.Air-stable and high-performance n-type behavior CNT FETs are achieved with high yield by combining the atomic layer deposition dielectric and metal contact engineering.We also systematically studied the contribution of metal contacts and atomic layer deposition passivation in determining the transistor polarity.Based on these experimental results,we report the successful demonstration of complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor inverters with good performance,which paves the way for realizing the promising future of carbon nanotube nano-electronics.