Effects of nanoscale contacts to silicon nanowires on contact resistance: Characterization and Modeling
- 1 June 2010
- conference paper
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- p. 139-140
- https://doi.org/10.1109/drc.2010.5551876
Abstract
This paper discusses effects of nanoscale contacts to silicon nanowires on contact resistance. The widely used transmission line model (TLM), which treats the semiconductor as an infinitely thin layer, can only predict the contact resistance by assuming a dynamically varying contact resistivity. The ρ c values must be experimentally obtained for each contact length, rendering the predictive capabilities of the TLM inadequate beyond a very small window. This paper proposes a new depth-depletion (DD) model that includes the critical role of the depletion layer under the contacts and finite depth of the semiconductor, providing a robust solution that maintains constant ρ c and ρ s values.Keywords
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