Solid-state ElectronicsPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-11-19DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2025.109294
H. García , G. Vinuesa , T.del Val , K. Kalam , M.B. González , F. Campabadal , S. Dueñas , H. Castán
{"title":"Multilevel conductance modulation in HfO2, Al2O3, and HfO2/Al2O3 bilayer memristors","authors":"H. García , G. Vinuesa , T.del Val , K. Kalam , M.B. González , F. Campabadal , S. Dueñas , H. Castán","doi":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109294","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109294","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Memristors have drawn interest due to their use as artificial synapses in neuromorphic circuits. This work investigates the multilevel conductance modulation in Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and HfO<sub>2</sub>-based memristors. Specifically, the control of the depression or reset transition when applying identical consecutive voltage pulses was the main objective. Both pulse amplitude and pulse accumulated time can control the reset transition. Voltage required to reset the device is higher for Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, which can lead to higher energy consumption. However, this material showed better reset transition linearity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21909,"journal":{"name":"Solid-state Electronics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 109294"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145569162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Solid-state ElectronicsPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-10-25DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2025.109269
Eric Vandermolen , Philippe Ferrandis , Frédéric Allibert , Emmanuel Augendre , Massinissa Nabet , Martin Rack , Jean-Pierre Raskin , Mikaël Cassé
{"title":"Traps and radio-frequency characterization of polysilicon layer on high resistivity silicon substrate","authors":"Eric Vandermolen , Philippe Ferrandis , Frédéric Allibert , Emmanuel Augendre , Massinissa Nabet , Martin Rack , Jean-Pierre Raskin , Mikaël Cassé","doi":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109269","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109269","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this work, radio-frequency and traps properties of unintentionally doped polycrystalline silicon (polySi) deposited by low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) on high resistivity silicon (HR-Si) substrate are characterized. Both volume (i.e. inside polySi) and interface traps (i.e. near polySi/HR-Si) are detected by photo-induced current transient spectroscopy (PICTS). A thermal budget of 900 °C during 2 h is sufficient to observe trap densities reduction near the polySi/HR-Si interface, affecting the RF performance of the fabricated substrates.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21909,"journal":{"name":"Solid-state Electronics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 109269"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145467747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Band structure-based methodology for analysis of radiation-induced interface traps on reliability of UTB MOS devices","authors":"Nalin Vilochan Mishra, Yogesh Dhote, Aditya Sankar Medury","doi":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109289","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109289","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The impact of Ionizing Radiation (IR) dose on interface trap state generation is critical to consider in Ultra-Thin (UT) Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) MOS devices, where these radiation-induced interface traps are likely to have a significant effect on the reliability of these devices. Additionally, in these devices, the effect of Quantum Confinement also needs to be properly considered to ensure an accurate analysis of device tolerance to radiation. Therefore, in this work, we present a band structure-based simulation approach to accurately quantify the maximum extent of radiation-induced (<span><math><mi>α</mi></math></span>, proton, <span><math><mi>γ</mi></math></span>, X-rays) interface traps and their degradation on these devices for various SOI channel thicknesses. Through this analysis, we then determine the practical radiation tolerance of these devices for various IR, with the consideration of partial recovery when subjected to continuous stress, and show the impact of QCEs on key electrostatic parameters such as threshold voltage and gate capacitance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21909,"journal":{"name":"Solid-state Electronics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 109289"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145467742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Solid-state ElectronicsPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-10-11DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2025.109264
C. Fenouillet-Beranger, O. Rozeau, R. Chouk, O. Cueto, A-S. Royet, M. Charbonneau, B. Mohamad, L. Brévard, Z. Chalupa, A. Bond, F. Baudin, L. Brunet, P. Rodriguez, R. Gassilloud, T. Mota-Frutuoso, P. Pimenta-Barros, S. Beaurepaire, V. Lapras, J. Kanyandekwe, E. Petitprez, D. Noguet
{"title":"Pursuing the FD-SOI roadmap down to 10 nm and 7 nm nodes for high energy efficient, low power and RF/mmWave applications","authors":"C. Fenouillet-Beranger, O. Rozeau, R. Chouk, O. Cueto, A-S. Royet, M. Charbonneau, B. Mohamad, L. Brévard, Z. Chalupa, A. Bond, F. Baudin, L. Brunet, P. Rodriguez, R. Gassilloud, T. Mota-Frutuoso, P. Pimenta-Barros, S. Beaurepaire, V. Lapras, J. Kanyandekwe, E. Petitprez, D. Noguet","doi":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109264","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109264","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper will review the device specifications and the key technological boosters that are targeted in view of pursuing the FD-SOI roadmap down to the 10 nm and 7 nm nodes. In order to achieve the electrical specifications for both 10 nm and 7 nm FD-SOI devices the mobility improvement is key. Thanks to the combination of global (at wafer level) and local strain boosters (at device level), the reduction of parasitic (by introduction of low-k spacers) and two original technological options for design flexibility, the targeted performances should be reached.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21909,"journal":{"name":"Solid-state Electronics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 109264"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145419421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Solid-state ElectronicsPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-10-28DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2025.109265
Luigi Balestra , Simone Di Stasi , Elena Gnani , Susanna Reggiani , Mu-Yu Chen , Hiroshi Iwai , Edward Yi Chang
{"title":"Impact of interface traps on the subthreshold performance of InGaAs nanosheet transistors","authors":"Luigi Balestra , Simone Di Stasi , Elena Gnani , Susanna Reggiani , Mu-Yu Chen , Hiroshi Iwai , Edward Yi Chang","doi":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109265","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109265","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The performance of InGaAs based transistors can be significantly affected by the presence of interface traps, particularly in the subthreshold regime. In this study, the role of such defects has been investigated through the fabrication and the characterization of MOSCAP structures and nanosheet transistors. TCAD simulations have been used to extract interface-trap densities. Results reveal that the distributed defect tail into the bandgap is <span><math><mo>∼</mo></math></span>5 × 10<sup>11</sup> cm<span><math><mrow><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></msup><mspace></mspace><msup><mrow><mi>eV</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></math></span> and degrades the subthreshold slope of about 39%, while interface traps inside the conduction band limit g<span><math><msubsup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mi>m</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>MAX</mi></mrow></msubsup></math></span> to 561 <span><math><mi>μ</mi></math></span>S/<span><math><mi>μ</mi></math></span>m. The study emphasizes the need for improved interface engineering to unlock the full potential of nanoscale InGaAs-based devices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21909,"journal":{"name":"Solid-state Electronics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 109265"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145419414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Solid-state ElectronicsPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-10-28DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2025.109281
Jae Woog Jung , Jinho Park , Hyunwoo Kim
{"title":"Investigation on dielectric wall variations in Forksheet FETs","authors":"Jae Woog Jung , Jinho Park , Hyunwoo Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109281","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109281","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Forksheet FET (FSFET) is a promising candidate to replace the nanosheet FET (NSFET) for sub-3-nm technology nodes, offering further scalability. To realize FSFETs, a dielectric wall (DW) must be positioned between the NMOS and PMOS regions. However, the DW thickness (<em>THK</em><sub>DW</sub>) has a significant influence on the electrical performance of FSFETs, including RC delay and power consumption. In this study, the effects of DW variation on FSFET performance were investigated using 3D TCAD simulations, focusing on RC delay and power characteristics. The DW thickness was varied from 5 nm to 25 nm with respect to the device width, and its influence on NMOS and PMOS characteristics and intrinsic RC delay was analyzed. The performance was further evaluated in terms of RC delay, operating frequency, and power using a CMOS inverter configuration. The results indicate that, at a constant active power, the RC delay continuously improves as <em>THK</em><sub>DW</sub> decreases. However, considering practical DW process limitations, the impact of misalignment during FSFET fabrication was also analyzed. It was found that to retain optimal performance, the misalignment should be restricted to less than 3 nm, ensuring more than 95 % preservation of the original device functionality.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21909,"journal":{"name":"Solid-state Electronics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 109281"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145569163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Solid-state ElectronicsPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-11-07DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2025.109287
Tiexin Zhang , Fanyu Liu , Lei Shu , Bo Li , Zhengsheng Han , Tianchun Ye
{"title":"A mathematical model for non-equilibrium body potential of SOI Pseudo-MOS and physical mechanism analysis","authors":"Tiexin Zhang , Fanyu Liu , Lei Shu , Bo Li , Zhengsheng Han , Tianchun Ye","doi":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109287","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109287","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Based on SOI Pseudo-MOS, an equivalent circuit model of non-equilibrium body potential (<em>V</em><sub>neq</sub>) is proposed. The non-equilibrium majority carriers cannot be neglected to interpret the mechanism of <em>V</em><sub>neq.</sub> An accurate mathematical <em>V</em><sub>neq</sub> is determined through bringing non-equilibrium majority carriers into the discrete Poisson equation, which is validated by TCAD simulations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21909,"journal":{"name":"Solid-state Electronics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 109287"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145569166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Solid-state ElectronicsPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-10-29DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2025.109285
Benjamin Bureau , Félix Beaudoin , Pericles Philippopoulos , Salvador Mir , Eva Dupont-Ferrier , Philippe Galy
{"title":"3D simulation of charge defect impact on an industrial 28 nm FD-SOI quantum dot","authors":"Benjamin Bureau , Félix Beaudoin , Pericles Philippopoulos , Salvador Mir , Eva Dupont-Ferrier , Philippe Galy","doi":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109285","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109285","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The emergence of cryo-electronics and quantum applications has shown that experiments involving quantum dots are highly sensitive to disorder and variability. This sensitivity offers the opportunity to detect and classify defects, evaluate process quality in detail, and guide the enhancement of robustness. In this preliminary work, we explore the 3D quantum simulation of an industrial FD-SOI quantum dot device, with and without a charge defect.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21909,"journal":{"name":"Solid-state Electronics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 109285"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145467744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Solid-state ElectronicsPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-11-05DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2025.109291
Thainá G. Guimarães , Welder F. Perina , Joao A. Martino , Paula G.D. Agopian
{"title":"Nanosheet Transistor Applied in a Two-Stage Operational Transconductance Amplifier from 125 °C down to −100 °C","authors":"Thainá G. Guimarães , Welder F. Perina , Joao A. Martino , Paula G.D. Agopian","doi":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109291","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109291","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This work is related to the analysis of Gate-All-Around Nanosheet (GAA-NSH) devices operating from 125 °C down to −100 °C, focusing on their analog potential. The Verilog-A model was developed using experimental data, and the two-stage operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) was designed for transistor efficiency (g<sub>m</sub> ⁄ I<sub>DS</sub>) of around 8 V<sup>−1</sup> and supply voltage (V<sub>DD</sub>) of 1.8 V at room temperature. The OTA temperature influence was analyzed for different temperatures. When the temperature ranges from 125 °C to −100 °C, the OTA voltage gain improved from 63.2 to 72.4 dB and the gain bandwidth product (GBW) also improved from 354 to 460 MHz, considering that the bias circuit (I<sub>SS</sub>) is temperature-compensated (I<sub>SS</sub> and V<sub>CM</sub> are constant in the studied temperature range). The obtained results show that the nanosheet can be used for analog circuits such as OTA, for application in mixed-signal integrated circuits in this temperature range.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21909,"journal":{"name":"Solid-state Electronics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 109291"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145467743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhanced photoresponse in Cu/n-Si Schottky photodetectors via RF sputtering: A comparative study with thermal evaporation","authors":"Rajat Kumar Goyal , Madhuram Mishra , Pragya Kushwaha , Sunil Babu Eadi , Harshit Agarwal","doi":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109268","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sse.2025.109268","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Schottky barrier photodetectors (SBPDs) have low-cost fabrication, CMOS compatibility, and scalability. This work presents a comparative analysis of Cu/n-Si Schottky photodetectors fabricated using two distinct copper deposition techniques: thermal evaporation and RF sputtering. Comparative analyses were conducted using field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), electrical I–V measurements, responsivity analysis, and time-resolved photocurrent studies. Morphological characterization revealed that thermally evaporated films formed larger, anisotropic grains, whereas RF-sputtered films exhibited finer and more uniform grain structures. Devices fabricated via RF sputtering exhibited superior electrical and optoelectronic performance with higher photocurrent, enhanced responsivity (up to 0.146 A/W under 532 nm illumination and 0.038 A/W under 650 nm illumination), and faster, more stable photoresponses—even under zero-bias conditions. These results demonstrate the significant role of deposition technique in tuning microstructure and optimizing photodetector efficiency for low-power sensing applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21909,"journal":{"name":"Solid-state Electronics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 109268"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145467748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}