This thesis describes a novel concept for a field-effect transistor based on metallic channels. Latest research demonstrates that the bulk (3D) properties of many materials begin to change when confined to 2D sheets, or 1D nanowires. Particularly, the bandgap increases and the density of states decreases. In this work, this effect is explored further to demonstrate its application to field-effect transistors. Certain metals such as Gold and Silver in these dimensions have extremely low density of states in particular energy regions and through gate modulation can be partially depleted from electrons thus creating conditions for field-effect. A simulation study of Gold channel FET demonstrates ION/IOFF of 30 and superior current driving capability compared to the state-of-the art 22nm SiGe ETSOI as well as 30nm nanotube transistors.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/42990 |
| Date | 29 November 2013 |
| Creators | Krotnev, Ivan |
| Contributors | Voinigescu, Sorin |
| Source Sets | University of Toronto |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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