Nanotransistor (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Nanotransistor

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Spatial distribution of the electron current flowing through a silicon gate-all-around nanowire field-effect transistor composed of 55,488 atoms. A voltage (V) is applied to the structure. Half of the oxide-capping layer is removed to shed light on the interior of the transistor where the atoms are colored according to the current they carry: green means no current, whereas red indicates a high concentration.

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Mathieu Luisier, ETH Zurich

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