• 文献标题:   Negative Differential Resistance in Mono and Bilayer Graphene p-n Junctions
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   FIORI G
  • 作者关键词:   bilayer graphene, esaki diode, monolayer, negf, quantum tunneling
  • 出版物名称:   IEEE ELECTRON DEVICE LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0741-3106 EI 1558-0563
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Pisa
  • 被引频次:   29
  • DOI:   10.1109/LED.2011.2162392
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

In this letter, we study the electrical characteristics of monolayer and bilayer graphene p-n junctions through the self-consistent solution of the 2-D Poisson and Schrodinger equations within the Non-Equilibrium Green's Function (NEGF) formalism. Negative differential resistance is observed in both devices at room temperatures, which opens the possibility of exploiting graphene in analog electronics. An analytical expression, which is suitable for a fast exploration along the parameter space, is provided and compared against the tight-binding model, showing good agreement.