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Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 27, 2018
Applicant:

Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Seong Jin Koh, Mansfield, TX (US);

Pradeep Bhadrachalam, Arlington, TX (US);

Liang-Chieh Ma, Arlington, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/76 (2006.01); H01L 29/08 (2006.01); B82Y 10/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); H01L 29/12 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 29/24 (2006.01); H01L 29/41 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 29/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/66977 (2013.01); B82Y 10/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); H01L 29/068 (2013.01); H01L 29/0673 (2013.01); H01L 29/0676 (2013.01); H01L 29/0895 (2013.01); H01L 29/122 (2013.01); H01L 29/127 (2013.01); H01L 29/24 (2013.01); H01L 29/413 (2013.01); H01L 29/66439 (2013.01); H01L 29/66666 (2013.01); H01L 29/7613 (2013.01); H01L 29/7827 (2013.01); H01L 29/882 (2013.01); Y10S 977/774 (2013.01); Y10S 977/937 (2013.01);
Abstract

Energy-filtered cold electron devices use electron energy filtering through discrete energy levels of quantum wells or quantum dots that are formed through band bending of tunneling barrier conduction band. These devices can obtain low effective electron temperatures of less than or equal to 45K at room temperature, steep electrical current turn-on/turn-off capabilities with a steepness of less than or equal to 10 mV/decade at room temperature, subthreshold swings of less than or equal to 10 mV/decade at room temperature, and/or supply voltages of less than or equal to 0.1 V.


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