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Tunneling Field-Effect Transistors (TFETs) With Subthreshold Swing (SS) Less Than 60 mV/dec

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In this paper, a 70-nm n-channel tunneling field effect transistor (TFET) with sub-threshold swing (SS) of 52.8 mV/dec at room temperature was demonstrated.
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We have demonstrated a 70-nm n-channel tunneling field-effect transistor (TFET) which has a subthreshold swing (SS) of 52.8 mV/dec at room temperature. It is the first experimental result that shows a sub-60-mV/dec SS in the silicon-based TFETs. Based on simulation results, the gate oxide and silicon-on-insulator layer thicknesses were scaled down to 2 and 70 nm, respectively. However, the ON/ OFF current ratio of the TFET was still lower than that of the MOSFET. In order to increase the on current further, the following approaches can be considered: reduction of effective gate oxide thickness, increase in the steepness of the gradient of the source to channel doping profile, and utilization of a lower bandgap channel material

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TL;DR: In this paper, the subthreshold swing of field effect interband tunnel transistors is not limited to 60 mV/dec as in the MOSFET, but instead is shown to be sub-60 mv/dec.
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Complementary tunneling transistor for low power application

TL;DR: In this paper, the complementary Si-based tunneling transistors are investigated in detail, and it is found that the band-to-band tunneling current is controlled by the gate-tosource voltage.
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I-MOS: a novel semiconductor device with a subthreshold slope lower than kT/q

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