循环门纳米空气通道晶体管:实现超低的下值波动和工作电压
Haiquan Zhao1, Feiliang Chen1, Yazhou Wei1
1School of Electronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
|December 25, 2024
概括
研究人员开发了新的循环门纳米级空气通道晶体管 (CG-NACTs),克服了MOSFET的局限性. 这些晶体管为极端环境电子提供了优越的下值摆动和稳定性.
科学领域:
- 半导体物理 半导体物理
- 先进的材料科学科学 材料科学
- 纳米电子技术纳米电子技术
背景情况:
- 传统的金属氧化物半导体场效应晶体管 (MOSFET) 在极端环境中面临性能限制,原因是像博尔茨曼定律这样的物理约束.
- 纳米级空气通道晶体管 (NACTs) 通过利用真空式通道和福勒-诺德海姆道化提供了一个潜在的解决方案.
研究的目的:
- 提出并制造一个新的循环门纳米级空气通道晶体管 (CG-NACT).
- 评估CG-NACT的性能特征,重点关注下值摆动,电流驱动和稳定性.
主要方法:
- 在4英寸的晶片上制造CG-NACT,使用CMOS兼容的工艺.
- 实施一个创新的门控制机制,以提高晶体管的性能.
- 电气性能的表征,包括下值波动 (SS) 和开/关比.
- 在高温 (高达150°C) 和辐射下测试设备的稳定性.
主要成果:
- 实现了0.15mV/十年的超低下值波动 (SS),在三十年的排水电流中平均为1.5mV/十年.
- 在0.7V的低工作电压下,证明了毫安培级的排水电流.
- 获得了7.82×106的最大开/关比.
- 在高温和辐射下经过确认的高运行稳定性.
结论:
- 开发的CG-NACT与传统的MOSFET相比,表现优越,特别是在下值波动方面.
- 对于在极端环境中要求高性能和可靠性的应用,CG-NACTs显示出有前途.
- 成功演示了使用CG-NACTs设计的第一个逆变器电路,展示了实际应用.
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