First Time User Guide to OMEN Nanowire**
Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) UC Berkeley, Univ.of Illinois, Norfolk State, Northwestern, Purdue, UTEP First Time User Guide to OMEN Nanowire** Sung Geun Kim*, Saumitra R. Mehrotra, Ben Haley, Mathieu Luisier, Gerhard Klimeck Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) Electrical and Computer Engineering *kim568@purdue.edu ** https://nanohub.org/resources/5359 Outline • Introduction : Device →What is a nanowire? →What is a nanowire FET? →What can be measured in a nanowire FET? • What can be simulated by the OMEN Nanowire? -Input • What if you just hit “Simulate”? - Output • Examples – input-output relationship →What if the length of the channel is changed? →What if the diameter of nanowire is changed? • Limitation of the OMEN Nanowire tool • References Sung Geun Kim What is a nanowire? Nanowire : Wire-like structure with diameter or lateral dimension of nanometer(10-9m) ~10-9m=1nm ~Size of DNA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA → Various material systems can be used to fabricate nanowires e.g.) Silver, Gold, Copper, …, etc. (metal) Si, Ge, GaAs, GaN, …, etc. (semiconductor) Sung Geun Kim What is a nanowire? Application of nanowires Fig. 1 **Nanowire memory cell Fig. 3 Nanowire FET National Institute of Standards and Technology Fig 1. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-04/uosc-spn042004.php Fig 2. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/oct07/5642 Fig. 2 ***Nanowire LED Fig 3. http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/techbeat/tb2005_0630.htm#transistors B. Tian, Lieber Group, Harvard University Sung Geun Kim What is a nanowire FET? Nanowire FET : field effect transistor(FET) using nanowire Gate Drain Off On Current Source Insulator Channel » The current from the source to the drain is turned on and off by the voltage applied to the gate.
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