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The experimentally observed, ambipolar field-effect characteristics of Mott insulators are reproduced in the one-dimensional Hubbard model attached to a tight-binding model for source and drain electrodes. The formation of Schottky…
Making a metal contact to the two-dimensional semiconductor MoS2 without creating a Schottky barrier is a challenge. Using density functional calculations we show that, although the Schottky barrier for electrons obeys the Schottky-Mott…
An inherent difficulty in studying mesoscopic effects in semiconductor--superconductor hybrid structures is the large Schottky barrier which often forms at the interface. A large technological effort has been invested in in improving the…
An atomistic insight into potential barrier formation and band bending at the interface between a metal and an n-type semiconductor is achieved by ab initio simulations and model analysis of a prototype Schottky diode, i.e., niobium doped…
We present an atomistic 3D simulation study of the performance of graphene nanoribbon (GNR) Schottky barrier (SB) FETs and transistors with doped reservoirs (MOSFETs) by means of the self-consistent solution of the Poisson and Schrodinger…
Black phosphorous (BP) is is recently unveiled as a promising two-dimensional direct bandgap semiconducting material. Here, we report the ambipolar field effect transistor behavior of multilayers of BP with ferromagnetic tunnel contacts. We…
A generally applicable model is presented to describe the potential barrier shape in ultra small Schottky diodes. It is shown that for diodes smaller than a characteristic length $l_c$ (associated with the semiconductor doping level) the…
We present a theoretical framework for the calculation of charge transport through nanowire-based Schottky-barrier field-effect transistors that is conceptually simple but still captures the relevant physical mechanisms of the transport…
We demonstrate a vertical field-effect transistor based on a graphene/MoSe2 van der Waals (vdW) heterostructure. The vdW interface between the graphene and MoSe2 exhibits a Schottky barrier with an ideality factor of around 1.3, suggesting…
We performed a comprehensive scaling study of Schottky barrier carbon nanotube transistors using self-consistent, atomistic scale simulations. We restrict our attention to Schottky barrier carbon nanotube FETs whose metal source/drain is…
This paper reports on the modulation of Schottky barrier heights (SBH) on three different orientations of $\beta$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ by insertion of an ultra-thin SiO$_2$ dielectric interlayer at the metal-semiconductor junction, which can…
Charge transport through metal-Mott-insulator interfaces is studied and compared with that through metal-band-insulator interfaces. For band insulators, rectification has been known to occur owing to a Schottky barrier, which is produced by…
In this paper we present studies of the I-V characteristics of CdZnTe detectors with Pt contacts fabricated from high-resistivity single crystals grown by the high-pressure Brigman process. We have analyzed the experimental I-V curves using…
The Schottky barrier heights (SBHs) of defect-free interfaces of ZnO, CdO, MgO and SrO with various metals and different terminations are investigated by density functional supercell calculations. The oxide bands are corrected for their…
Two-dimensional semiconductors are excellent candidates for next-generation electronics and optoelec-tronics thanks to their electrical properties and strong light-matter interaction. To fabricate devices with optimal electrical properties,…
MoS2 is a layered two-dimensional material with strong spin-orbit coupling and long spin lifetime, which is promising for electronic and spintronic applications. However, because of its large band gap and small electron affinity, a…
The electrical contact to two-dimensional (2D)-semiconductor materials are decisive to the electronic performance of 2D-semiconductor field-effect devices (FEDs). The presence of a Schottky barrier often leads to a large contact resistance,…
To investigate the role of the interface state on the physical properties of Schottky contacts, Co/n-Ge Schottky diodes that have undergone various cleaning methods (HF etching and in-situ thermal cleaning) were studied by Transmission…
Here, we report the observation of a hitherto unreported optoelectronic effect, namely a light-induced diode-like response in multi-layered MoSe$_2$ field-effect transistors whose sense of current rectification is controllable through a…
This work presents the design of beta-Ga2O3 schottky barrier diode using high-k dielectric superjunction to significantly enhance the breakdown voltage vs on-resistance trade-off beyond its already high unipolar figure of merit. The device…