Quantum Transport in Semiconductors

Abstract

This final report describes a program of research investigating quantum effects which become important in ultra-small semiconductor devices, and the manner in which these effects may limit down-scaling of individual feature sizes. These structures are important for both dense VLSI and millimeter wave usage. In such small devices, where individual feature sizes may be only a few tens of nanometers, significant device performance is dependent upon dynamic transient response effects which become quantum mechanical in nature. Both the time scale and the space scale involved is such that the quantum nature of the transport can greatly modify the normally expected semiclassical response.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA244101

Entities

People

  • David K. Ferry

Organizations

  • Arizona State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Electrons
  • Energy Bands
  • Equations
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Power Electronics
  • Quantum Tunneling
  • Scientists
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Electronics
  • Transistors
  • Transport Properties

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing
  • Space