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Non-Linear Temperature Dependence in Graphene Nanoribbon Tunneling Transistors

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2009-10-01 v1

Abstract

It is usually assumed that tunneling current is fairly independent of temperature. By performing an atomistic transport simulation, we show, to the contrary, that the subthreshold tunneling current in a graphene nanoribbon (GNR) band-to-band tunneling transistor (TFET) should show significant and non-linear temperature dependence. Furthermore, the nature of this non-linearity changes as a function of source/drain doping and vertical electric field, indicating that such non-linearity, if properly understood, may provide important insights into the tunneling phenomena. Finally, by developing a pseudo-analytical method, we predict that such temperature dependence is not unique to GNR but should rather be a general behavior for any band-to-band tunneling transistor independent of the channel material.

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@article{arxiv.0909.5445,
  title  = {Non-Linear Temperature Dependence in Graphene Nanoribbon Tunneling Transistors},
  author = {Youngki Yoon and Sayeef Salahuddin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0909.5445},
  year   = {2009}
}