Title :
Conductance Modeling for Graphene Nanoribbon (GNR) Interconnects
Author :
Naeemi, Azad ; Meindl, James D.
Author_Institution :
Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
fDate :
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), which are single graphene sheets, share many of the fascinating electronic, mechanical, and thermal properties of carbon nanotubes. Compact physical models for conductance of GNRs as functions of chirality, width, Fermi level, and the type of electron scatterings at the edges are presented. For widths below 8 nm, the models demonstrate that single-layer GNRs can potentially outperform copper wires with unity aspect ratio
Keywords :
Fermi level; carbon nanotubes; chirality; electric admittance; electron collisions; interconnections; nanoelectronics; nanowires; semiconductor device metallisation; semiconductor device models; Fermi level; carbon nanotubes; chirality; compact physical models; conductance modeling; electron scatterings; graphene nanoribbon interconnects; molecular electronics; quantum wires; Carbon nanotubes; Contact resistance; Electrons; Fabrication; Integrated circuit interconnections; Mechanical factors; Particle scattering; Silicon carbide; Substrates; Wires; Conductivity; interconnections; modeling; molecular electronics; quantum wires;
Journal_Title :
Electron Device Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LED.2007.895452
