GaN-based double-gate (DG) sub-10-nm MOSFETs: effects of gate work function

Ibrahim Mustafa Mehedi, Abdulaziz M. Alshareef, Md Rafiqul Islam, Md Tanvir Hasan*

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Abstract

Double-gate (DG) metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) with GaN channel material are very promising for use in future high-performance low-power nanoscale device applications. In this work, GaN-based sub-10-nm DG-MOSFETs with different gate work function, Φ, were designed and their performance evaluated. Short-channel effects (SCEs) were significantly reduced by introduction of gates made of dual metals. Use of gold at the source side, having higher Φ (ΦAu=5.11eV) compared with aluminum (ΦAl=4.53eV), at the drain side enhanced the gate control over the channel and screened the effect of the drain on the channel. Dual-metal (DM) DG-MOSFETs showed better results in the nanoscale regime and were more robust to SCEs. Therefore, GaN-based sub-10-nm DM DG-MOSFETs are suitable candidates for use in future complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) technology.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)663-669
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Computational Electronics
Volume17
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • DG-MOSFETs
  • Dual-metal double gate (DMDG)
  • GaN
  • Gate work function
  • Nanoscale device
  • Short-channel effects (SCEs)

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