Silicon Quantum Integrated Circuits - Silicon-Germanium Heterostructure Devices. Basics and Realisations

Quantum size effects are becoming increasingly important in microelectronics, as the dimensions of the structures shrink laterally towards 100 nm and vertically towards 10 nm. Advanced device concepts will exploit these effects for integrated circuits with novel or improved properties. Keeping in mind the trend towards systems on chip, this book deals with silicon-based quantum devices and focuses on room-temperature operation. The basic physical principles, materials, technological aspects, and fundamental device operation are discussed in an interdisciplinary manner. It is shown that silicon-germanium (SiGe) heterostructure devices will play a key role in realizing silicon-based quantum electronics.

List of contents

Material Science.- Resumé of Semiconductor Physics.- Realisation of Potential Barriers.- Electronic Device Principles.- Heterostructure Bipolar Transistors - HBTs.- Hetero Field Effect Transistors (HFETs).- Tunneling Phenomena.- Optoelectronics.- Integration.- Outlook.

Summary

Quantum size effects are becoming increasingly important in microelectronics as the dimensions of the structures shrinks laterally towards 100 nm and vertically towards 10 nm. Advanced device concepts will exploit these effects for integrated circuits with novel or improved properties. Keeping in mind the trend towards systems on chip, this book deals with silicon-based quantum devices and focuses on room temperature operation. The basic physical principles, materials, technological aspects and fundamental device operation are discussed in an interdisciplinary manner. It is shown that silicon-germanium (SiGe) heterostructure devices will play a key role in realizing silicon-based quantum electronics.

Product details

• Authors: Kasper, E Kasper, E. Kasper, Erich Kasper, D J Paul, D. J. Paul, D.J. Paul, Douglas J. Paul
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.04.2005
• EAN: 9783540220503
• ISBN: 978-3-540-22050-3
• No. of pages: 364
• Weight: 744 g
• Illustrations: XII, 364 p.
• Series: NanoScience and Technology; NanoScience and Technology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; Laser, C, Chemistry and Materials Science, Lasers, Circuits and Systems, Optical and Electronic Materials, Condensed Matter Physics, Condensed matter, Materials / States of matter, Nanotechnology, Optical physics, Electronic materials, Optical Materials, Electronics, Microelectronics, Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation, Photonics, Applied optics, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Electronics engineering, Electronic circuits, Electronic Circuits and Systems, Electronics: circuits & components