A model for tunneling current in multi-layer tunnel dielectrics

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1045-1053

  Govoreanu, Bogdan ^a,b   Blomme, Pieter ^a,b   Rosmeulen, Maarten ^a,b   Van Houdt, Jan ^a   De Meyer, Kristin ^a,b  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Airy functions; Multi layer tunnel dielectrics; Non volatile memory devices; Tunneling current

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FUNCTIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA;

AIRY FUNCTIONS;

ELECTRON TUNNELING;

EID: 0037408991     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-1101(02)00514-2     Document Type: Article

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