A non-symmetrical C100 Fullerene molecule enclosed by three electrodes (source, drain, gate) made of gold has been chosen as the test configuration for single electron device (SET). Quantum transport of single electrons, under direct control of external electrodes has been rigorously simulated by density functional theory (DFT). The importance and the potential of the above device include operation at low power, and uniquely high charge sensitivity due to Coulomb blockade, possibly observable up to the room temperature
Ab-initio simulation of single carbon-cluster electron device / Pierantoni, L.; Socchi, M.; Mencarelli, D.. - ELETTRONICO. - (2018), pp. 1-3. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2018 IEEE MTT-S International Conference on Numerical Electromagnetic and Multiphysics Modeling and Optimization, NEMO 2018 tenutosi a Reykjavik, Iceland nel 8-10 Aug. 2018) [10.1109/NEMO.2018.8503189].
Ab-initio simulation of single carbon-cluster electron device
Pierantoni L.
;Mencarelli D.
2018-01-01
Abstract
A non-symmetrical C100 Fullerene molecule enclosed by three electrodes (source, drain, gate) made of gold has been chosen as the test configuration for single electron device (SET). Quantum transport of single electrons, under direct control of external electrodes has been rigorously simulated by density functional theory (DFT). The importance and the potential of the above device include operation at low power, and uniquely high charge sensitivity due to Coulomb blockade, possibly observable up to the room temperatureI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
