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Analytic model for the surface potential and drain current in negative capacitance field-effect transistors

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In this article, a comprehensive physics-based surface potential and drain current model for the negative capacitance field effect transistor is presented, aimed to evaluate the potentiality of such transistors for low-power switching applications.
Abstract
In 2008, Salahuddin and Datta proposed that a ferroelectric material operating in the negative capacitance region could act as a step-up converter of the surface potential in a MOS structure, opening a new route for the realization of transistors with steeper subthreshold characteristics (S<60 mV/decade). In this letter, a comprehensive physics-based surface potential and drain current model for the negative capacitance field-effect transistor is reported. The model is aimed to evaluate the potentiality of such transistors for low-power switching applications. Moreover it provides a model core for memories devices relying on the hysteretic behavior of the ferroelectric gate insulator.

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Experimental evidence of ferroelectric negative capacitance in nanoscale heterostructures

TL;DR: In this article, a proof-of-concept demonstration of negative capacitance effect in a nanoscale ferroelectric-dielectric heterostructure was presented. But the authors did not consider the effect of temperature on the performance of a bilayer of Pb(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3 and dielectric SrTiO3.
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Negative Capacitance Field Effect Transistor With Hysteresis-Free Sub-60-mV/Decade Switching

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors demonstrate a nearly hysteresis-free sub-60mV/decade subthreshold swing operation in a p-type bulk metaloxide-semiconductor field effect transistor externally connected to a ferroelectric capacitor.
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Ferroelectric negative capacitance

TL;DR: In this article, the physical mechanisms responsible for negative capacitance (NC) in ferroelectrics are discussed, and different approaches for the optimization of the intrinsic NC response to maximize voltage amplification are discussed.
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Effects of the Variation of Ferroelectric Properties on Negative Capacitance FET Characteristics

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of the variation of ferroelectric material properties (thickness, polarization, and coercivity) on the performance of negative capacitance FETs was studied.
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Negative Capacitance in Organic/Ferroelectric Capacitor to Implement Steep Switching MOS Devices.

TL;DR: Negative capacitance, originating from the dynamics of the stored energy in a phase transition of a ferroelectric material, can achieve the step-up conversion of internal voltage in a metal-oxide-semiconductor device by taking advantage of negative capacitance in a MOS gate stack.
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Use of Negative Capacitance to Provide Voltage Amplification for Low Power Nanoscale Devices

TL;DR: By replacing the standard insulator with a ferroelectric insulator of the right thickness it should be possible to implement a step-up voltage transformer that will amplify the gate voltage thus leading to values of S lower than 60 mV/decade and enabling low voltage/low power operation.
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