Multidomain ferroelectricity as a limiting factor for voltage amplification in ferroelectric field-effect transistors

We revise the possibility of having an amplified surface potential in ferroelectricfield-effect transistors pointed out by [S. Salahuddin and S. Datta, Nano Lett.8, 405 (2008)]. We show that the negative-capacitance regime that allows for such amplification is actually bounded by the appearance of m...

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Autores: Cano, Andrés, Jiménez, David|||0000-0002-8148-198X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:115986
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/115986
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1063/1.3494533
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Field effect transistors
Polarization
Ferroelectric phase transitions
Semiconductors
Capacitance
Surface charge
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Sumario:We revise the possibility of having an amplified surface potential in ferroelectricfield-effect transistors pointed out by [S. Salahuddin and S. Datta, Nano Lett.8, 405 (2008)]. We show that the negative-capacitance regime that allows for such amplification is actually bounded by the appearance of multidomain ferroelectricity. This imposes a severe limit to the maximum step-up of the surface potential obtainable in the device. We indicate new device design rules taking into account this scenario.