A review of quantum transport in field-effect transistors

Confinement in small structures has required quantum mechanics, which has been known for a great many years. This leads to quantum transport. The field-effect transistor has had no need to be described by quantum transport over most of the century for which it has existed. But, this has changed in t...

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Published inSemiconductor science and technology Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 43001 - 43032
Main Authors Ferry, David K, Weinbub, Josef, Nedjalkov, Mihail, Selberherr, Siegfried
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IOP Publishing 01.04.2022
Subjects
FETs
quantum effects
simulations
transport
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Summary:Confinement in small structures has required quantum mechanics, which has been known for a great many years. This leads to quantum transport. The field-effect transistor has had no need to be described by quantum transport over most of the century for which it has existed. But, this has changed in the past few decades, as modern versions tend to be absolutely controlled by quantum confinement and the resulting modifications to the normal classical descriptions. In addition, correlation and confinement lead to a need for describing the transport by quantum methods as well. In this review, we describe the quantum effects and the methods of treament through various approaches to quantum transport.
Bibliography:SST-108185.R1
ISSN:0268-1242
1361-6641
DOI:10.1088/1361-6641/ac4405