Title: Simulation, modelling and characterisation of quasi-ballistic transport in nanometer sized field effect transistors: from TCAD to atomistic simulation

Authors: Stephan Roche, Thierry Poiroux, Gilles Lecarval, Sylvain Barraud, Francois Triozon, Martin Persson, Yann Michel Niquet

Addresses: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, INAC, SP2M, L_sim 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble, France. ' Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Leti-MINATEC, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble, France. ' Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Leti-MINATEC, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble, France. ' Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Leti-MINATEC, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble, France. ' Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Leti-MINATEC, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble, France. ' Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, INAC, SP2M, L_sim, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble, France. ' Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, INAC, SP2M, L_sim, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble, France

Abstract: In this paper, we review and contrast some computational methodologies to investigate charge transport in low dimensional materials and devices. This includes ultra-scaled MOS devices as well as nanowires-based field effects transistors or carbon nanotubes-based emerging devices. After presenting the context of nanodevice simulation, the focus will be made on the limits for ballistic transport in these several types of nanodevices.

Keywords: charge transport; transistor simulation; Monte Carlo simulation; tight binding; non equilibrium green functions; Kubo approach; Landauer-Buttiker method; modelling; field effect transistors; ultra-scaled MOS devices; nanowires; carbon nanotubes; nanodevices; nanotechnology.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2010.031724

International Journal of Nanotechnology, 2010 Vol.7 No.4/5/6/7/8, pp.348 - 366

Published online: 21 Feb 2010 *

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