Research Article

Long Channel Carbon Nanotube as an Alternative to Nanoscale Silicon Channels in Scaled MOSFETs

Table 1

Device model input and output parameter at  V.

ParameterCNTMOSFET

Type ZigzagNMOS
StructureQ1DQ2D
Gate insulator thickness, 1.1 nm 1.1 nm
Channel length, 60 nm45 nm
Channel width, 67.5 nm90 nm
Channel area,  m2  m2
Tube diameter, 1.5437 nm
Chiral vector ( , )(20, 0)
Maximum electric field, 0.75 
Maximum current, 59.43 µA65.2 µA
Carrier density, /( or )42.8 µA/nm0.8 µA/nm
DIBL39.41 mV/V56.23 mV/V
Subthreshold swing, SS74.44 mV/dec32.37 mV/dec
On-off ratio