Performance enhancement of armchair graphene nanoribbon resonant tunneling diode using V-shaped potential well

We study the electron transport in armchair graphene nanoribbon (AGNR) resonant tunneling diode (RTD) using square and V-shaped potential well profiles. We use non-equilibrium Green’s function formalism to analyze the transmission and I-V characteristics. Results show that an enhancement in the peak current (Ip ) can be obtained by reducing the well width (Ww ) or barrier width (Wb ). As Ww decreases, Ip shifts to a higher peak voltage (Vp ), while there is almost no change in Vp with decreasing Wb . It is gratifying to note that there is an enhancement in Ip by about 1.6 times for a V-shaped well over a square well. Furthermore, in the case of a V-shaped well, the negative differential resistance occurs in a shorter voltage range, which may beneficial for ultra-fast switching and high-frequency signal generation. Our work anticipates the suitability of graphene, having better design flexibility, to develop ideally 2D RTDs for use in ultra-dense nano-electronic circuits and systems.

Investigation of Robustness of Nanoelectronic Structures Based on Resonant Tunneling Elements

Multi-input logic gates based on two-level logic cells MOBILE have short (picosecond) switching times and higher functionality due to the ability to implement logic functions with fewer gates. This creates good prospects for the development of ultra-high-speed FPGAs with a high degree of integration, which are required for organizing high-performance computing. However, the extremely high sensitivity of resonant tunneling elements to changes in the energies of quantum states requires an assessment of the stability of such structures to external influences in real operation. In this work, the problem of assessing the stability of nanoelectronic structures that include resonant tunneling elements is considered. The method for studying the robustness of logic cells MOBILE based on a resonant tunneling diode and an НВТ transistor was proposed, making it possible to find an external interval estimate of the output voltage of the device under study for given interval models of the initial components. The technique is based on the use of systems of topological and parametric equations written in finite increments. It was shown that the proposed decomposition principle for the initial interval model ensures the algorithmic solvability of the problem posed. A computational algorithm for calculating processes in a two-level logical cell MOBILE has been developed. The algorithm provides for step-by-step integration of interval differential equations and solution of interval nonlinear algebraic equations at each step of integration using Kaucher interval arithmetic. The obtained results of the study of processes in a two-level logic cell MOBILE create prerequisites for expanding the field of application of resonant tunneling devices in high-speed monolithic integrated circuits.

Passive mode-locking and terahertz frequency comb generation in resonant-tunneling-diode oscillator

Optical frequency combs in the terahertz frequency range are long-awaited frequency standards for spectroscopy of molecules and high-speed communications. However, a terahertz frequency comb based on a compact, efficient and room-temperature-operating device remains unavailable especially in the frequency range of 0.1 to 3 THz. In this paper, we show that the resonant-tunneling-diode oscillator can be passively mode-locked by optical feedback and generate a terahertz frequency comb. The standard deviation of the spacing between the comb lines, i.e., the repetition frequency, is reduced to less than 420 mHz by applying external bias modulation. A simulation model successfully reproduces the mode-locking behavior by including the nonlinear capacitance of RTD and multiple optical feedback. Since the mode-locked RTD oscillator is a simple semiconductor device that operates at room temperature and covers the frequency range of 0.1 to 3 THz, it can be used as a frequency standard for future terahertz sensing and communications.

Design of unknown input observer for discrete time nonlinear generalized Markov jump systems under fault conditions

In this paper, the design problem of unknown input observer for a class of nonlinear discrete time Markov jump systems has been studied. The state equation of the system with unknown input and actuator faults is considered. The unknown input observer has a relatively novel structure and can be applied to nonlinear discrete time Markov jump systems to estimate the system state and fault at the same time. Second, the design feasibility conditions of the unknown input observer based on Lyapunov function are given. Furthermore, the conditions are transformed into a set of linear matrix inequality conditions, which can be used to solve the parameters easily by using the related software toolbox. Finally, an example of nonlinear tunneling diode circuit is given to verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method.