Monolayer transition metal dichalcogenide channel-based tunnel transistor

IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society

Volumn 1, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 175-180

  Ghosh, Ram Krishna ^a   Mahapatra, Santanu ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

2 D crystal; Atomistic simulation; Band to band tunneling; Complex band structure; Tunnel field effect transistor

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MONOLAYERS; TENSILE STRAIN; TRANSITION METALS;

2-D CRYSTALS; ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; BAND TO BAND TUNNELING; COMPLEX BAND STRUCTURES; TUNNEL FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR;

FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS;

EID: 84900844152     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21686734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JEDS.2013.2292799     Document Type: Article

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