Title :
A Novel Approach for Stability Analysis in Carbon Nanotube Interconnects
Author :
Fathi, Davood ; Forouzandeh, Behjat
Author_Institution :
Nanoelectron. Center of Excellence, Univ. of Tehran, Tehran
fDate :
5/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This letter introduces a new method for stability analysis of carbon nanotube (CNT) interconnects based on transmission line modeling and using the Nyquist stability criterion for the first time. Using this new method, the degree of relative stability for CNT bundle interconnects, versus the length of bundle and the diameter of each individual CNT, has been obtained. The obtained results show that with increasing the length of the CNT bundle and the diameter of each individual CNT interconnect, the relative stability increases, and the system becomes more stable.
Keywords :
Nyquist stability; carbon nanotubes; stability criteria; Nyquist stability criterion; carbon nanotube interconnects; relative stability; stability analysis; transmission line modeling; Carbon nanotubes; Contact resistance; Electrons; Electrostatics; Inductance; Integrated circuit interconnections; Kinetic theory; Particle scattering; Quantum capacitance; Stability analysis; Carbon nanotube (CNT); Nyquist; interconnect; stability;
Journal_Title :
Electron Device Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LED.2009.2017388
