• DocumentCode
    2375315
  • Title

    Carbon nanotube resonant-tunneling diodes as terahertz oscillators

  • Author

    Dragoman, M. ; Dragoman, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. for Res. & Dev. in Microtechnology, Bucharest, Romania
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    28 Sept.-2 Oct. 2003
  • Abstract
    The paper presents the simulation and the implementation of a resonant tunneling diode based on a single-walled carbon nanotube that oscillates at THz frequencies. This device exceeds the performances of similar resonant tunneling devices based on semiconductor heterostructures.
  • Keywords
    carbon nanotubes; microwave oscillators; resonant tunnelling diodes; C; C nanotube resonant-tunneling diodes; resonant tunneling diode; single-walled carbon nanotube; terahertz oscillators; Carbon nanotubes; Current density; Cutoff frequency; Electrons; Oscillators; Quantum cascade lasers; Resonant tunneling devices; Semiconductor diodes; Temperature; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Semiconductor Conference, 2003. CAS 2003. International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7821-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SMICND.2003.1251348
  • Filename
    1251348