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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300532403321

Autore

Fu Mengqi

Titolo

Electrical Properties of Indium Arsenide Nanowires and Their Field-Effect Transistors [[electronic resource] /] / by Mengqi Fu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

981-13-3444-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (113 pages)

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5053

Disciplina

620.5

Soggetti

Engineering

Surfaces (Physics)

Optical materials

Nanoscale Science and Technology

Nanotechnology and Microengineering

Semiconductors

Characterization and Evaluation of Materials

Electronic Circuits and Devices

Optical and Electronic Materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Preparation, characterization and parameter extraction of InAs nanowire-based devices -- Size effect on the electrical properties of InAs nanowires -- Crystal phase- and orientation-dependent electrical properties of InAs nanowires -- Influence of growth methods on the electrical properties of InAs nanowires -- Summary.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the impacts of important material parameters on the electrical properties of indium arsenide (InAs) nanowires, which offer a promising channel material for low-power electronic devices due to their small bandgap and high electron mobility. Smaller diameter nanowires are needed in order to scale down electronic devices and improve their performance. However, to date the properties of thin InAs nanowires and their sensitivity to various factors were not known. The book presents the first study of ultrathin InAs



nanowires with diameters below 10 nm are studied, for the first time, establishing the channel in field-effect transistors (FETs) and the correlation between nanowire diameter and device performance. Moreover, it develops a novel method for directly correlating the atomic-level structure with the properties of individual nanowires and their device performance. Using this method, the electronic properties of InAs nanowires and the performance of the FETs they are used in are found to change with the crystal phases (wurtzite, zinc-blend or a mix phase), the axis direction and the growth method. These findings deepen our understanding of InAs nanowires and provide a potential way to tailor device performance by controlling the relevant parameters of the nanowires and devices.