This paper examines the electrostatic integrity of ultrathin-body (UTB) germanium-on-nothing (GeON) MOSFET using theoretically calculated subthreshold swing from the analytical solution of Poisson's equation. Our results indicate that UTB GeON MOSFETs with the ratio of channel length ( Lg) to channel thickness ( Tch) around 4 can show comparable subthreshold swing to that of the silicon-on-nothing counterparts. The impact of buried insulator (BI) thickness ( TBI) and BI permittivity on the electrostatic integrity of the UTB germanium channel devices are also examined.
Published in:
Nanotechnology, IEEE Transactions on
(Volume:10
,
Issue:
2
)
Date of Publication: March 2011