TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantum-effect and single-electron devices
AU - Goodnick, Stephen
AU - Bird, Jonathan
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank students and colleagues whose work contributed to this manuscript, including R, Akis, C. Gerousis, D. K. Ferry, A. Gunther, M. Khoury, J. Wu, and M. N. Wybourne. The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the Office of Naval Research MURI program in this research.
Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2003/12
Y1 - 2003/12
N2 - In this paper, we review the current status of nano-electronic devices based on quantum effects such as quantization of motion and interference, and those based on single electron charging phenomena in ultrasmall structures. In the first part, we discuss wave-behavior in quantum semiconductor structures, and several device structures based on quantum waveguide behavior such as stub tuners, Y-branches, and quantum ratchets. Discussion is also given of proposals for use of interference phenomena in quantum computing followed by the issue of quantum decoherence which ultimately limits utilization of quantum effects. In the second part, we discuss single electron effects such as Coulomb blockade, and associated devices such as the single electron transistor and single electron charge pumps. This is followed by an overview of some recent work focusing on Si based single electron structures. We conclude with a discussion of proposals and realizations for single-electron circuits and architectures including single electron memories, single electron logic, and single electron cellular nonlinear networks.
AB - In this paper, we review the current status of nano-electronic devices based on quantum effects such as quantization of motion and interference, and those based on single electron charging phenomena in ultrasmall structures. In the first part, we discuss wave-behavior in quantum semiconductor structures, and several device structures based on quantum waveguide behavior such as stub tuners, Y-branches, and quantum ratchets. Discussion is also given of proposals for use of interference phenomena in quantum computing followed by the issue of quantum decoherence which ultimately limits utilization of quantum effects. In the second part, we discuss single electron effects such as Coulomb blockade, and associated devices such as the single electron transistor and single electron charge pumps. This is followed by an overview of some recent work focusing on Si based single electron structures. We conclude with a discussion of proposals and realizations for single-electron circuits and architectures including single electron memories, single electron logic, and single electron cellular nonlinear networks.
KW - Ballistic devices
KW - Nanoelectronics
KW - Quantum devices
KW - Single-electron transistors and circuits
KW - Single-electron tunneling
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U2 - 10.1109/TNANO.2003.820773
DO - 10.1109/TNANO.2003.820773
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:3042765879
SN - 1536-125X
VL - 2
SP - 368
EP - 385
JO - IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
JF - IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
IS - 4
ER -