• 文献标题:   Is quantum capacitance in graphene a potential hurdle for device scaling?
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LEE J, CHUNG HJ, SEO DH, LEE J, SHIN H, SEO S, PARK S, HWANG S, KIM K
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, equivalent circuit, quantum capacitance, intrinsic delay
  • 出版物名称:   NANO RESEARCH
  • ISSN:   1998-0124 EI 1998-0000
  • 通讯作者地址:   Samsung Elect
  • 被引频次:   6
  • DOI:   10.1007/s12274-014-0411-5
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Transistor size is constantly being reduced to improve performance as well as power consumption. For the channel length to be reduced, the corresponding gate dielectric thickness should also be reduced. Unfortunately, graphene devices are more complicated due to an extra capacitance called quantum capacitance (C-Q) which limits the effective gate dielectric reduction. In this work, we analyzed the effect of (C)Q on device-scaling issues by extracting it from scaling of the channel length of devices. In contrast to previous reports for metal-insulator-metal structures, a practical device structure was used in conjunction with direct radio-frequency field-effect transistor measurements to describe the graphene channels. In order to precisely extract device parameters, we reassessed the equivalent circuit, and concluded that the on-state model should in fact be used. By careful consideration of the underlap region, our device modeling was shown to be in good agreement with the experimental data. C-Q contributions to equivalent oxide thickness were analyzed in detail for varying impurity concentrations in graphene. Finally, we were able to demonstrate that despite contributions from C-Q, graphene's high mobility and low-voltage operation allows for graphene channels suitable for next generation transistors.