Z‐shaped gate TFET with horizontal pocket for improvement of electrostatic behavior. (10th September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sahoo, Sasmita; Dash, Sidhartha; Routray, Soumya Ranjan; Mishra, Guru Prasad
• Is Part Of: International journal of numerical modelling. Volume 34:Number 1(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2020-09-10
• Subjects: gate on source -- line‐TFET -- ON current -- subthreshold swing; Electric networks -- Mathematical models -- Periodicals; Electronics -- Mathematical models -- Periodicals; 621.3011
• DOI: 10.1002/jnm.2808
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0894-3370

Abstract

Abstract: In this paper, a new Z‐shaped gate TFET structure is proposed with an n+ horizontal pocket insertion beneath the source. The Z‐TFET structure provides higher ON current by 2‐decades as compared to conventional TFET due to the vertical tunneling and presence of HfO2 gate oxide. Similarly, the ambipolar current reduces by 2‐decades without affecting subthreshold swing (SS) and OFF current significantly. The ON current is further improved by positioning a horizontal pocket layer in the source. The impact of horizontal pocket (HP) concentration and thickness on the analog performance is investigated further using a TCAD device simulator. The simulated results reveal the superiority of the proposed ZHP‐TFET device in terms of ON current (higher by seven times) and average SS (reduces by 13%) as compared to Z‐TFET keeping ambipolar current constant. The ambipolar current can be further reduced by optimizing the length of the back gate. Thus, the proposed device is capable of providing higher ION /IOFF (~10 12 ), ION /IAMB (~10 9 ) ratio, and transconductance with improved average SS of 45 mV/decade.