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Carbon Nanotubes (CNTS) and Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors (Cntfets)

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are allotropes of carbon that can be used as channels in carbon nanotube field effect transistors (CNTFETs). CNTFETs have desirable properties such as high current density and strength, and potential to replace silicon-based transistors. However, issues with contact resistance between CNTs and metals, current carrying ability, and large-scale manufacturing need to be addressed. Research is ongoing to reduce contact resistance and develop viable processes for mass production of high-quality CNTs and CNTFETs. If these challenges can be overcome, CNTFETs may provide a promising alternative to MOSFETs.

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Carbon Nanotubes (CNTS) and Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors (Cntfets)

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are allotropes of carbon that can be used as channels in carbon nanotube field effect transistors (CNTFETs). CNTFETs have desirable properties such as high current density and strength, and potential to replace silicon-based transistors. However, issues with contact resistance between CNTs and metals, current carrying ability, and large-scale manufacturing need to be addressed. Research is ongoing to reduce contact resistance and develop viable processes for mass production of high-quality CNTs and CNTFETs. If these challenges can be overcome, CNTFETs may provide a promising alternative to MOSFETs.

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Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) and Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors (CNTFETs)

Muneeb Ahmed Mentor: Albert Liao


Courtesy of Albert and David

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Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs)


Allotrope of carbon Rolled up graphene Can be single-walled or multi-walled (SWNT and MWNT) Graphene SWNT MWNT Desirable electrical properties (can have metallic Source: Kreupl et al. (2004) and/or semiconducting properties depending on the geometry) High current density (109 A/cm) High tensile strength (13-150 GPa) Ballistic transport (in short nanotubes) Major applications: Interconnects and transistors

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Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors (CNTFETs)


Semiconducting CNT is used as a channel in a CNTFET Silicon based technology will reach its limits in 2020 when the channel length of MOSFET is below 10nm* CNT is a potential candidate to replace silicon based FETs and overcome its limitations

Source: Infineon Technologies; Press Release November 22, 2004

*T. Dang, L. Anghel, R. Leveugle CNTFET Basics and Simulation IEEEXplore


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Problems associated with CNTFETs

Contact resistance Current carrying ability Large scale manufacturing

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Contact Resistance*
Contact between carbon nanotubes and metal typically results in a very high resistance This results in high power dissipation along with other undesirable properties which defeats the purpose of using CNTs Ideally the contact resistance should not be any more than 12.6 k. We typically observe : 50-1000 k RC RCNT
CNT SiO2

RC

Pd

Pd

*J. Tersoff Contact resistance of carbon nanotubes


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Large Scale Manufacturability

For CNTFETs to be commercially successful a viable manufacturing process needs to be employed Most of the research on CNTFETs is done using CNTs with fairly long fabrication times (which includes complicated manipulation after CNT growth)*

*L. Rispal Large Scale Fabrication of Field-Effect Devices based on In Situ Grown Carbon Nanotubes

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So What do I do?
I electrically characterize CNTFETs Here is what the device looks like

Courtesy of Albert

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IV Characteristics of CNTFETs

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Metallic CNTFET

Semi-conducting CNTFET
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Conclusion

CNTs are desirable because of their mechanical and electrical properties (i.e. high tensile strength and current density) However, we still need to find practical solutions to reduce contact resistances and formulate a process to make high quality CNTs on a large scale If further research is done in the right direction, CNTFETs can be a promising replacement for MOSFETs

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I would like to thank


Albert Liao Prof. Pop

Enrique Carrion PURE

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