Current and conductance modulation at elevated temperature in silicon and InAs-based spin field-effect transistors

Spin field-effect transistors (SpinFETs) are promising candidates for future integrated microelectronic circuits. A SpinFET is composed of two ferromagnetic contacts (source and drain), which sandwich a semiconductor channel. Current modulation is achieved by electrically tuning the gate voltage dep...

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Main Authors: Dmitri Osintsev, Viktor Sverdlov, Alexander Makarov, Siegfried Selberherr
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013
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author Dmitri Osintsev,
Viktor Sverdlov,
Alexander Makarov,
Siegfried Selberherr,
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Alexander Makarov,
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author_sort Dmitri Osintsev,
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description Spin field-effect transistors (SpinFETs) are promising candidates for future integrated microelectronic circuits. A SpinFET is composed of two ferromagnetic contacts (source and drain), which sandwich a semiconductor channel. Current modulation is achieved by electrically tuning the gate voltage dependent strength of the spin-orbit interaction in the semiconductor region. We investigated the properties of SpinFETs for various parameters - the band mismatch, the barrier height between the contacts and the channel and the strength of the spin-orbit coupling, for various temperatures. We demonstrated that the creation of Schottky barriers between the channel and the contacts guarantees a pronounced modulation of the magnetoresistance sufficient to open a possibility to operate SpinFETs at room temperature. We also demonstrated that silicon fins with [100] orientation exhibit a stronger dependence on the value of the spin-orbit interaction and are thus preferable for practical realization of silicon-based SpinFETs.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:59052016-12-14T06:39:49Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5905/ Current and conductance modulation at elevated temperature in silicon and InAs-based spin field-effect transistors Dmitri Osintsev, Viktor Sverdlov, Alexander Makarov, Siegfried Selberherr, Spin field-effect transistors (SpinFETs) are promising candidates for future integrated microelectronic circuits. A SpinFET is composed of two ferromagnetic contacts (source and drain), which sandwich a semiconductor channel. Current modulation is achieved by electrically tuning the gate voltage dependent strength of the spin-orbit interaction in the semiconductor region. We investigated the properties of SpinFETs for various parameters - the band mismatch, the barrier height between the contacts and the channel and the strength of the spin-orbit coupling, for various temperatures. We demonstrated that the creation of Schottky barriers between the channel and the contacts guarantees a pronounced modulation of the magnetoresistance sufficient to open a possibility to operate SpinFETs at room temperature. We also demonstrated that silicon fins with [100] orientation exhibit a stronger dependence on the value of the spin-orbit interaction and are thus preferable for practical realization of silicon-based SpinFETs. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5905/1/13%2520Dmitri%2520Osintsev.pdf Dmitri Osintsev, and Viktor Sverdlov, and Alexander Makarov, and Siegfried Selberherr, (2013) Current and conductance modulation at elevated temperature in silicon and InAs-based spin field-effect transistors. Sains Malaysiana, 42 (2). pp. 205-211. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
spellingShingle Dmitri Osintsev,
Viktor Sverdlov,
Alexander Makarov,
Siegfried Selberherr,
Current and conductance modulation at elevated temperature in silicon and InAs-based spin field-effect transistors
title Current and conductance modulation at elevated temperature in silicon and InAs-based spin field-effect transistors
title_full Current and conductance modulation at elevated temperature in silicon and InAs-based spin field-effect transistors
title_fullStr Current and conductance modulation at elevated temperature in silicon and InAs-based spin field-effect transistors
title_full_unstemmed Current and conductance modulation at elevated temperature in silicon and InAs-based spin field-effect transistors
title_short Current and conductance modulation at elevated temperature in silicon and InAs-based spin field-effect transistors
title_sort current and conductance modulation at elevated temperature in silicon and inas-based spin field-effect transistors
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5905/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5905/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5905/1/13%2520Dmitri%2520Osintsev.pdf