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Silicon surface tunnel transistor

William M. Reddick, +1 more
- 24 Jul 1995 - 
- Vol. 67, Iss: 4, pp 494-496
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A silicon surface tunneling transistor structure, based on lateral band-to-band tunneling, is presented in this article, which is controlled by the bias on the gate of the device which modulates the width of the tunneling barrier.
Abstract
A silicon surface tunneling transistor structure, based on lateral band‐to‐band tunneling, is presented The theory, fabrication, and operation of the device is described Band‐to‐band tunneling is controlled by the bias on the gate of the device which modulates the width of the tunneling barrier The operation of the device is confirmed in both experimental results and two‐dimensional computer simulations Dramatic differences in drain current are observed for different gate bias

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Tunnel field-effect transistors as energy-efficient electronic switches

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Low-Voltage Tunnel Transistors for Beyond CMOS Logic

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Double-Gate Tunnel FET With High- $\kappa$ Gate Dielectric

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Tunnel field-effect transistor without gate-drain overlap

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High-speed semiconductor devices

Simon M. Sze
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