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What limits the current through a TFET device?
What limits the current through a TFET device?
Rate of BTBT generation
What is more important than gate length in scaling TFETs?
What is more important than gate length in scaling TFETs?
Gate dielectric
How does the ON-current change with gate length reduction in a planar TFET?
How does the ON-current change with gate length reduction in a planar TFET?
Increases logarithmically
What happens to the ON-current when the gate dielectric thickness is reduced?
What happens to the ON-current when the gate dielectric thickness is reduced?
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In a TFET, what modulates the lateral electric field at the tunneling junction?
In a TFET, what modulates the lateral electric field at the tunneling junction?
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What is fundamental to all lateral BTBT devices?
What is fundamental to all lateral BTBT devices?
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What determines the manner in which a device charges/discharges a capacitive load?
What determines the manner in which a device charges/discharges a capacitive load?
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Which type of devices show a normalized Id vs. Vd behavior in Fig. 4?
Which type of devices show a normalized Id vs. Vd behavior in Fig. 4?
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What is the key feature in Ge channel TFETs?
What is the key feature in Ge channel TFETs?
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What kind of device structure changes are important for TFET improvement?
What kind of device structure changes are important for TFET improvement?
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