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Informationen zum Autor Hideaki Tsuchiya, Associate Professor, Kobe University, Japan. Professor Tsuchiya received his Ph. D in electronic engineering from Kobe University, Kobe, Japan, in 1993. He has lectured for over ten years to graduate students on the Advanced Theory of Integrated Nanoscale Devices. His research interests focus on quantum transport simulation and atomistic modeling of nanoscale devices. He has co-written over 100 journals articles and Proceedings. Yoshinari Kamakura, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Japan. Professor Kamakura obtained his PhD from Osaka University in 1994 and has worked in various roles at the same institution. His research interests include semiconductor device engineering and he has co-authored a number of journals articles on the subject. He is a member of the IEEE. Klappentext A comprehensive advanced level examination of the transport theory of nanoscale devices* Provides advanced level material of electron transport in nanoscale devices from basic principles of quantum mechanics through to advanced theory and various numerical techniques for electron transport* Combines several up-to-date theoretical and numerical approaches in a unified manner, such as Wigner-Boltzmann equation, the recent progress of carrier transport research for nanoscale MOS transistors, and quantum correction approximations* The authors approach the subject in a logical and systematic way, reflecting their extensive teaching and research backgrounds Zusammenfassung A comprehensive advanced level examination of the transport theory of nanoscale devices* Provides advanced level material of electron transport in nanoscale devices from basic principles of quantum mechanics through to advanced theory and various numerical techniques for electron transport* Combines several up-to-date theoretical and numerical approaches in a unified manner! such as Wigner-Boltzmann equation! the recent progress of carrier transport research for nanoscale MOS transistors! and quantum correction approximations* The authors approach the subject in a logical and systematic way! reflecting their extensive teaching and research backgrounds Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix Acknowledgements xi 1 Emerging Technologies 1 1.1 Moore's Law and the Power Crisis 1 1.2 Novel Device Architectures 2 1.3 High Mobility Channel Materials 5 1.4 Two?-Dimensional (2?-D) Materials 7 1.5 Atomistic Modeling 8 2 First?-principles calculations for Si nanostructures 12 2.1 Band structure calculations 12 2.1.1 Si ultrathin?-body structures 12 2.1.2 Si nanowires 17 2.1.3 Strain effects on band structures: From bulk to nanowire 20 2.2 Tunneling current calculations through Si/SiO2/Si structures 31 2.2.1 Atomic models of Si (001)/SiO2 /Si (001) structures 32 2.2.2 Current?-voltage characteristics 33 2.2.3 SiO2 thickness dependences 35 3 Quasi?-ballistic Transport in Si Nanoscale MOSFETs 41 3.1 A picture of quasi?-ballistic transport simulated using quantum?-corrected Monte Carlo simulation 41 3.1.1 Device structure and simulation method 42 3.1.2 Scattering rates for 3?-D electron gas 44 3.1.3 Ballistic transport limit 46 3.1.4 Quasi?-ballistic transport 50 3.1.5 Role of elastic and inelastic phonon scattering 51 3.2 Multi?-sub?-band Monte Carlo simulation considering quantum confinement in inversion layers 55 3.2.1 Scattering Rates for 2?-D Electron Gas 56 3.2.2 Increase in Dac for SOI MOSFETs 58 3.2.3 Simulated electron mobilities in bulk Si and SOI MOSFETs 59 3.2.4 Electrical characteristics of Si DG?-MOSFETs 61 3.3 Extraction of quasi?-ballistic transport parameters in Si DG?-MOSF...
