Title :
Automatic control of oscillation phase of a single-electron transistor
Author :
Nishiguchi, Katsuhiko ; Inokawa, Hiroshi ; Ono, Yukinori ; Fujiwara, Akira ; Takahashi, Yasuo
Author_Institution :
NTT Basic Res. Labs., NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
Automatic phase control of the Coulomb-blockade (CB) oscillation of a single-electron transistor (SET) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Charges in the memory node (MN) capacitively coupled to the SET control the phase of the CB oscillation. The output signal of the SET can controls chares in the MN. This feedback mechanism automatically adjusts the amount of charges, so that the output signal is leveled with a requested one for arbitrary input signal of the SET. The electrical phase control realizes the demonstration of a multifunctional Boolean logic.
Keywords :
Coulomb blockade; charge compensation; single electron transistors; Coulomb-blockade oscillation; automatic charge adjustment; automatic oscillation control; capacitive coupling; charges; electrical phase control; feedback mechanism; input signal; memory node; multifunctional Boolean logic; output signal; single-electron transistor; Automatic control; Boolean functions; Character generation; Circuits; Fluctuations; Output feedback; Phase control; Silicon; Single electron transistors; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Electron Device Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LED.2003.819913
