Fabrication and characterisation of suspended narrow silicon nanowire channels for low-power nano-electro-mechanical (NEM) switch applications
Fabrication and characterisation of suspended narrow silicon nanowire channels for low-power nano-electro-mechanical (NEM) switch applications
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DOI:
10.1016/j.mee.2015.02.047
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发表时间:
2015-09-01
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2.3
通讯作者:
Mizuta, H.
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作者:
Boodhoo, L.;Crudgington, L.;Mizuta, H.
Suspended silicon nanowires with narrow (similar to 10 nm) conduction channel are fabricated and characterised for further development of low power nano-electro-mechanical (NEM) switching devices using CMOS compatible fabrication. Double suspension fabrication process using an amorphous silicon sacrificial layer and xenon difluoride etching is employed for thermally-oxidised suspended Si nanowire channels. Device current-voltage characteristics demonstrate depletion mode operation of heavy doped nanowires with an on/off ratio of 10(5) and a threshold voltage of -1.8 V. In plane electromechanical pull-in to side gate is demonstrated and confirmed to be consistent with finite element analysis. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.