Reconfigurable frequency multipliers based on graphene field-effect transistors

Run-time device-level reconfigurability has the potential to boost the performance and functionality of numerous circuits beyond the limits imposed by the integration density. The key ingredient for the implementation of reconfigurable electronics lies in ambipolarity, which is easily accessible in...

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Autores: Toral-Lopez, Alejandro|||0000-0001-5612-0536, Marin, Enrique G.|||0000-0002-0302-3764, Pasadas, Francisco|||0000-0003-3992-9864, Ganeriwala, M. D., Garcia Ruiz, Francisco J.|||0000-0003-4659-2454, Jiménez, David|||0000-0002-8148-198X, Godoy Medina, Andres|||0000-0002-3014-8765
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:309143
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/309143
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1186/s11671-023-03884-8
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Graphene
Split gate
Frequency multiplier
Reconfigurable
Radio frequency
High frequency
Field-effect transistor
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Sumario:Run-time device-level reconfigurability has the potential to boost the performance and functionality of numerous circuits beyond the limits imposed by the integration density. The key ingredient for the implementation of reconfigurable electronics lies in ambipolarity, which is easily accessible in a substantial number of two-dimensional materials, either by contact engineering or architecture device-level design. In this work, we showcase graphene as an optimal solution to implement high-frequency reconfigurable electronics. We propose and analyze a split-gate graphene field-effect transistor, demonstrating its capability to perform as a dynamically tunable frequency multiplier. The study is based on a physically based numerical simulator validated and tested against experiments. The proposed architecture is evaluated in terms of its performance as a tunable frequency multiplier, able to switch between doubler, tripler or quadrupler operation modes. Different material and device parameters are analyzed, and their impact is assessed in terms of the reconfigurable graphene frequency multiplier performance.