Schottky-to-Ohmic Crossover in Carbon Nanotube Transistor Contacts

V. Perebeinos, J. Tersoff, and W. Haensch
Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 236802 – Published 4 December 2013
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Abstract

For carbon nanotube transistors, as for graphene, the electrical contacts are a key factor limiting device performance. We calculate the device characteristics as a function of nanotube diameter and metal work function. Although the on-state current varies continuously, the transfer characteristics reveal a relatively abrupt crossover from Schottky to Ohmic contacts. We find that typical high-performance devices fall surprisingly close to the crossover. Therefore, tunneling plays an important role even in this regime, so that current fails to saturate with gate voltage as was expected due to “source exhaustion.”

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  • Received 12 August 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.236802

© 2013 American Physical Society

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V. Perebeinos, J. Tersoff*, and W. Haensch

  • IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598, USA

  • *Corresponding author. tersoff@us.ibm.com

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Vol. 111, Iss. 23 — 6 December 2013

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