Abstract
The junctionless nanowire transistor is a promising alternative for a new generation of nanotransistors. In this letter the atomic force microscopy nanolithography with two wet etching processes was implemented to fabricate simple structures as double gate and single gate junctionless silicon nanowire transistor on low doped p-type silicon-on-insulator wafer. The etching process was developed and optimized in the present work compared to our previous works. The output, transfer characteristics and drain conductance of both structures were compared. The trend for both devices found to be the same but differences in subthreshold swing, 'on/off' ratio, and threshold voltage were observed. The devices are 'on' state when performing as the pinch off devices. The positive gate voltage shows pinch off effect, while the negative gate voltage was unable to make a significant effect on drain current. The charge transmission in devices is also investigated in simple model according to a junctionless transistor principal.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 381 |
Pages (from-to) | 2-23 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Nanoscale Research Letters |
Volume | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Funding
The authors gratefully acknowledge that this work was financially supported by the Science Fund from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia, under project no. 03-01-05-SF0384, the USM Short Term Grant under project number 304/PBAHAN/6039035, and UPM FRGS number 5524051.
Keywords
- Atomic force microscopy
- Double gate
- Junctionless transistors
- Local anodic oxidation
- Silicon-oninsulator
- Single gate junctionless silicon nanowire transistor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics