背栅型纳米真空沟道晶体管阵列的电学特性及其高频小信号等效电路模型研究

Electrical Characteristics and High-frequency Small-signal Equivalent Circuit Model of Back-gated Nanoscale Vacuum Channel Transistor Arrays

  • 摘要: 在后摩尔时代,传统固态电子器件面临着由于尺寸压缩而触及物理极限的挑战。而与固态器件工作机制截然不同的纳米真空沟道晶体管(NVCTs),成为新一代最具潜力的电子器件之一,其低功耗、高可靠性的特性,引起了研究者的广泛关注。由于单阴极结构的NVCTs通常表现出较小的工作电流,将其扩展为阵列结构是一种有效提高工作电流的方式。本文基于背栅型晶体管结构设计,提出了一种背栅型纳米真空沟道晶体管阵列,并深入研究了其电学特性;具体探讨了阴极阵列中发射尖端间距对发射特性的影响,以及栅极介质层厚度和材料(特别是高k材料)等潜在因素对其电学特性的影响。并提出了两种基于纳米真空沟道晶体管阵列的高频小信号等效电路模型:共阴极高频小信号等效电路和共栅极高频小信号等效电路。这些研究为纳米真空沟道晶体管在新一代电子器件中的应用提供了新的思路和参考。

     

    Abstract: In the post-Moore era, traditional solid-state electronic devices face the challenge of reaching physical limits due to size reduction. In contrast, nanoscale vacuum channel transistors (NVCTs), which operate based on a mechanism fundamentally different from that of solid-state devices, have emerged as one of the most promising electronic devices for the next generation. Their low power consumption and high reliability have attracted significant attention from researchers. However, NVCTs with a single cathode structure typically demonstrate low operating currents, and extending them into an array structure has been identified as an effective method for enhancing the operating current. Based on a back-gate transistor structure, a back-gate nanoscale vacuum channel transistor array is proposed in this study, and its electrical characteristics are systematically investigated through parametric optimization. The systematic investigation focuses on three critical design parameters governing device performance: Firstly, emission tip spacing within cathode arrays is optimized to minimize the electric field shielding effect. Secondly, gate dielectric layer thickness is correlated with electrostatic control performance, revealing thickness-dependent performance tradeoffs. Thirdly, the effect of High-k dielectric materials applied to our proposed NVCT on its electrical characteristics. These parametric studies establish quantitative relationships between structural configurations and device functionality. Furthermore, this study proposes two high-frequency small-signal equivalent circuit models based on nanoscale vacuum channel transistor arrays: the common-cathode high-frequency small-signal equivalent circuit and the common-gate high-frequency small-signal equivalent circuit. The simulation results of these two equivalent circuit models show that the common gate high-frequency small-signal equivalent circuit model is able to regulate the output current more significantly and efficiently than the common cathode high-frequency small-signal equivalent circuit model under the same DC bias conditions. These findings offer new insights and guidance for the application of nanoscale vacuum channel transistors in next-generation electronics requiring ultra-low power consumption and radiation-hardened reliability.

     

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