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Negative capacitance (NC) in ferroelectrics, which stems from the imperfect screening of polarization, is considered a viable approach to lower voltage operation in the field-effect transistors (FETs) used in logic switches. In this paper,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-08-07 Kwok Ng , Steven J. Hillenius , Alexei Gruverman

The pressing quest for overcoming Boltzmann tyranny in low-power nanoscale electronics revived the thoughts of engineers of early 1930-s on the possibility of negative circuit constants. The concept of the ferroelectric-based negative…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-02-27 I. Luk'yanchuk , Y. Tikhonov , A. Sene , A. Razumnaya , V. M. Vinokur

Transient negative differential capacitance (NC), the dynamic reversal of transient capacitance in an electrical circuit is of highly technological and scientific interest since it probes the foundation of ferroelectricity. In this letter,…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-01-17 Sou-Chi Chang , Uygar E. Avci , Dmitri E. Nikonov , Sasikanth Manipatruni , Ian A. Young

The study investigates the influence of negative capacitance on the transfer characteristics of vdW FETs on the heterophase of CIPS ferroelectric. Notably, a less pronounced NC resulting from the spatial distribution of the ferroelectric…

The elegant simplicity of the device concept and the urgent need for a new "transistor" at the twilight of Moore's law have inspired many researchers in industry and academia to explore the physics and technology of negative capacitance…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-03-12 Muhammad A. Alam , Mengwei Si , Peide D. Ye

A topological quantum field effect transistor (TQFET) uses electric field to switch a material from topological insulator ("on", with conducting edge states) to a conventional insulator ("off"), and can have low subthreshold swing due to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-23 Michael S. Fuhrer , Mark T. Edmonds , Dimitrie Culcer , Muhammad Nadeem , Xiaolin Wang , Nikhil Medhekar , Yuefeng Yin , Jared H Cole

We analyze the distributions of electric potential and field, polarization and charge, and the differential capacitance of a silicon metal-oxide-ferroelectric field effect transistor (MOSFET), in which a gate insulator consists of thin…

Applied Physics · Physics 2022-08-30 Eugene A. Eliseev , Anna N. Morozovska , Lesya P. Yurchenko , Maksym V. Strikha

The transient negative capacitance (NC) of solid ferroelectric materials used in field effect transistors can reduce the power dissipation of electronics. Here we show that similar negative capacitance appears in the recently discovered…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-12-30 Netra Prasad Dhakal , Alex Adaka , Robert J. Twieg , Antal Jákli

We present a thorough analysis of the foundations of models of stabilization of negative capacitance (NC) in a ferroelectric (FE) layer by capacitance matching to a dielectric layer, which claim that the FE is stabilized in a low…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-03-03 J. A. Kittl , J. -P. Locquet , M. Houssa , V. V. Afanasiev

The Boltzmann distribution of electrons poses a fundamental barrier to lowering energy dissipation in conventional electronics, often termed as Boltzmann Tyranny. Negative capacitance in ferroelectric materials, which stems from the stored…

We report on measurements and modeling of FE HfZrO/SiO2 Ferroelectric-Dielectric (FE-DE) FETs which indicate that many of the phenomena attributed to Negative Capacitance can be explained by a delayed response of ferroelectric domain…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-12-05 Borna Obradovic , Titash Rakshit , Ryan Hatcher , Jorge Kittl , Mark S. Rodder

The primary mechanism of operation of almost all transistors today relies on electric-field effect in a semiconducting channel to tune its conductivity from the conducting 'on'-state to a non-conducting 'off'-state. As transistors continue…

This paper investigates the thermodynamic driving force of transient negative capacitance (NC) in the series circuit of the resistor and ferroelectric capacitor (R-FEC). We find that the widely used Landau-Khalatnikov (L-K) theory, that is,…

Applied Physics · Physics 2021-07-28 Yuanyuan Zhang , Xiaoqing Sun , Junshuai Chai , Hao Xu , Xueli Ma , Jinjuan Xiang , Kai Han , Xiaolei Wang , Wenwu Wang

It is well known that conventional Field Effect Transistors (FET's) require a change in the channel potential of at least 60 mV at 300K to effect a change in the current by a factor of ten, and this minimum subthreshold slope S puts a lower…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-07-16 Sayeef Salahuddin , Supriyo Datta

Boltzmann tyranny poses a fundamental limit to lowering the energy dissipation of conventional MOS devices, a minimum increase of the gate voltage, i.e. 60 mV, is required for a 10-fold increase in drain-to-source current at 300 K. Negative…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-04-30 Ali Saeidi , Farzan Jazaeri , Igor Stolichnov , Christian C. Enz , Adrian M. ionescu

Transient negative capacitance effects in epitaxial ferroelectric Pb(Zr$_{0.2}$Ti$_{0.8}$)O$_3$ capacitors are investigated with a focus on the dynamical switching behavior governed by domain nucleation and growth. Voltage pulses are…

In 2008, Salahuddin and Datta proposed that a ferroelectric material operating in the negative capacitance region could act as a step-up converter of the surface potential in a MOS structure, opening a new route for the realization of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-03-10 David Jimenez , Enrique Miranda , Andres Godoy

In this paper we propose a modified structure of TFET incorporating ferroelectric oxide as the complementary gate dielectric operating in negative capacitance zone, called the Negative Capacitance Tunnel FET (NCTFET). The proposed device…

General Physics · Physics 2014-05-21 Nadim Chowdhury , S. M. Farhaduzzaman Azad , Quazi D. M. Khosru

Recent experiments on ferroelectric gating have introduced a novel functionality, i.e. nonvolatility, in graphene field effect transistors. A comprehensive understanding in the non-linear, hysteretic ferroelectric gating and an effective…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-12-24 Yi Zheng , Guang-Xin Ni , Chee-Tat Toh , Chin-Yaw Tan , Kui Yao , Barbaros Ozyilmaz

While negative capacitance has been demonstrated in ferroelectric-dielectric heterostructures in the form of capacitance enhancement, all experimental evidence, to date, suggests the existence of domains therein. Here, we address the…

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