Performance investigation of a Si/Ge Heterojunction Asymmetric Double Gate DLTFET considering Temperature and ITC variations

Suruchi Sharma1, Rikmantra Basu2, Baljit Kaur2
1NIT, 2NIT Delhi


Abstract

This manuscript investigates the effect of variations in temperature and Interface Trap Charges (ITC) on the analog and RF performance parameters of a Si/Ge heterojunction asymmetric double-gate dopingless TFET (HJ-ADG-DLTFET) with high-κ gate dielectric in terms of temperature and interface trap charges (ITC) of negative as well as positive polarity. The HJ-ADG-DLTFET employs a small bandgap material (i.e., Germanium) in the source region instead of Silicon. Consequently, increment in band-to-band tunneling (BTBT) and hence drive current at the source-channel tunneling junction, as the channel is made up of Silicon. The simulation is done by utilizing Silvaco ATLAS device simulator at various ITC density and polarity and for a broad temperature spectrum from 200 – 400 K. The results illustrate that higher PITC (Positive ITC) density degrades device performance enormously. Furthermore, temperature variations for the range from 200 – 400 K demonstrate the degradation of the off-state current of HJ-ADG-DLTFET.